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karastotle 's review for:
Seraphina
by Rachel Hartman
4.5 stars. This is the sort of fantasy book that I wish had been around when I was a young adult. Seraphina's feelings of isolation and being different will no doubt resonate with many young people, especially young women, trying to figure out their place in the world (I know it would have with me at the time). At this point in fantasy literature, it can be hard for dragons to feel fresh conceptually, but I loved Hartman's creative take. Stylistically, her prose is delightful and accomplished, and I never felt like the style was "dumbed down" for YA readers, as I sometimes feel when reading other literature in the genre. This style is likely reflective of the integral role that music plays in the book, which I just loved from a personal perspective. I did wish I had gotten a little more insight into certain characters as they could come off a bit flat at moments in comparison to Seraphina's rich interior world. Hopefully we get to learn more about them in the next book (which I have already started)!