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A review by em_w
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
If I was giving this a star rating based on the fact this is supposedly supposed to be a beauty and the best retelling, I would give is 0 because it took me reading reviews to realize that 😂 However, on being a great introduction to people for Eastern European folklore I would give it 3.5ish.
On basically everything else I give it a 1, this book has so much promise but nothing is really developed! Like am I the only one who was hoping Agnieszka was somehow gonna be Baba Yaga with that little hint about her messing with them? No? Ok 😂 Like, the romance is sidelined by the main story of the evil forest but we don’t really go into WHY until they’re legit killing it, like I would have loved more instances of the forest being evil (esp when Sarkan is expecting the forest to retaliate! I would have liked more physical retaliation than the subterfuge in the capitol). Like I saw Sarkan/Agnieszka coming a mile away but damn they do not really set it up at all like you could zone out and *BAM* they’re kissing!
The first half of the book was interesting but almost as soon as Agnieszka gets to the tower is all goes down hill. A shame really, this book could have been great :(
On basically everything else I give it a 1, this book has so much promise but nothing is really developed! Like am I the only one who was hoping Agnieszka was somehow gonna be Baba Yaga with that little hint about her messing with them? No? Ok 😂 Like, the romance is sidelined by the main story of the evil forest but we don’t really go into WHY until they’re legit killing it, like I would have loved more instances of the forest being evil (esp when Sarkan is expecting the forest to retaliate! I would have liked more physical retaliation than the subterfuge in the capitol). Like I saw Sarkan/Agnieszka coming a mile away but damn they do not really set it up at all like you could zone out and *BAM* they’re kissing!
The first half of the book was interesting but almost as soon as Agnieszka gets to the tower is all goes down hill. A shame really, this book could have been great :(
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship
Moderate: Bullying