A review by bites_of_books
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

I had the expectation that this was an innocent children's fantasy story, and while it can be read that way, it is a lot more than what it seems. The Last Unicorn follows a unicorn who believes that she might be the last of her kind and goes in search of others like her. She finds that the world is perhaps not as kind as she expected and also not aware of her and the things that she can do. Along the way she finds companions but her connection with them is simply that, of companionship. She is very much focused on her goal of finding other unicorns and mostly ignores them, which was sometimes funny and a lot of the times sad. It is a story of hope, resilience, and destiny. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and kind of wish that I had read it when I was way younger since it would definitely have made a big impression.