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cotton_swift's Reviews (52)
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Honestly? I've read better.
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Something very sobering about tragic characters being fully aware of the fact that they're in a tragedy. This particular version has what I can easily say is now one of my favourite discussions about stories and tragedies.
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Beautiful!!!!
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Man, what a book
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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:
Complicated
There's a lot in this book that I really liked. First of all, the main character, Eloise, was perfectly done. From her personality to her inner thoughts, I thought the author got her down perfectly. How would a teenaged future heir would act on their first trip to the outside world after multiple embarrassments? The answer is Princess Eloise Gumball III.
Another thing I adored were the family dynamics. Being royalty would mess up certain aspects of family. A lot of fantasy media tends to show it just by making the family either terribly dysfunctional or abusive. But I liked that the Gumballs were mostly a good family. Slightly dysfunctional, of course, but there was genuine love that was shown and verbalised.
The worldbuilding! God, I loved the worldbuilding. From the difference in terrains, the one main religion having different sects, the fairs, the names. It was wonderful. The random tidbits were lovely.
The side-characters were, of course, a delight. From the small champion to the ever changing party members, there was real grit and life in every character that presented themselves in the scenes.
Reading this book was like watching a TV show. I mean this in a good way. The chapters were structured in such a way that there was a perfect suspense-knowledge ratio.
The start of the book (a solid 20%) was pretty slow. While it helped us understand the dynamics, I do believe certain things could've been fastened up.
Another thing I adored were the family dynamics. Being royalty would mess up certain aspects of family. A lot of fantasy media tends to show it just by making the family either terribly dysfunctional or abusive. But I liked that the Gumballs were mostly a good family. Slightly dysfunctional, of course, but there was genuine love that was shown and verbalised.
The worldbuilding! God, I loved the worldbuilding. From the difference in terrains, the one main religion having different sects, the fairs, the names. It was wonderful. The random tidbits were lovely.
The side-characters were, of course, a delight. From the small champion to the ever changing party members, there was real grit and life in every character that presented themselves in the scenes.
Reading this book was like watching a TV show. I mean this in a good way. The chapters were structured in such a way that there was a perfect suspense-knowledge ratio.
The start of the book (a solid 20%) was pretty slow. While it helped us understand the dynamics, I do believe certain things could've been fastened up.
The second and third half were the obvious better halves. The first one was okay. I like it.
dark
mysterious
tense
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Most of what I read about this book, looks at it through the lens of art and artists and their suffering but truthfully, that particular theme didn't mean much to me. From the first chapter, the only thing I could focus on was the way the rich, old families acted in this book. The refusal to change their ways, the eagerness to abuse someone to earn their fortune, their cruelty.
Misty suffers through the entirety of the novel, and none of the other characters really care, since they need her suffering. Some of her monologues were so rich, I couldn't help but overcome with hatred for everyone surrounding her. Maybe the novel does a better commentary on art but I wouldn't know.
(ps. Misty should be allowed to kill everyone on the island.)
Misty suffers through the entirety of the novel, and none of the other characters really care, since they need her suffering. Some of her monologues were so rich, I couldn't help but overcome with hatred for everyone surrounding her. Maybe the novel does a better commentary on art but I wouldn't know.
(ps. Misty should be allowed to kill everyone on the island.)