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emilywemily6 's review for:
The Forgotten Sisters
by Shannon Hale
lighthearted
relaxing
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was definitely my least favorite book of the series. I disliked the premise of the book from the beginning- young girl gets her trip home interrupted to go teach swamp royalty how to be princesses. Stakes were super high and shouldn’t have been Miri’s load to bear. That bothered me, especially because she was very much left high and dry in the swamp to complete this impossible task. The writing style is one I really enjoyed though. But I had no idea what was happening next the entire book! So many twists and turns, so I had a little bit of a hard time following the plot’s direction. The story was much better after the first third, and overall the story was interesting and engaging, but I felt like too many things wrapped up too well considering how impossible any solution was. It is a middle grade novel though, so I have to give it some grace because of the lack of nuance.
Content Warnings
Minor: Animal death, Confinement, Gun violence, Misogyny, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War