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ladawson's Reviews (102)

A Winter's Promise

Christelle Dabos

5.0

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Emily Wilde's Map of the Otherlands

Heather Fawcett

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense 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: Yes

Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries

Heather Fawcett

4.5

adventurous dark funny mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Haruki Murakami

1.5

dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Staircase in the Woods

Chuck Wendig

3.75

dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The River Has Roots

Amal El-Mohtar

5.0

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

"But that is the nature of grammar--it is always tense, like an instrument, aching for release, longing to transform present into future, is into was into will."

The writing in this story is beautiful; not to mention clever. It reads like a classic fairytale with everything you could hope for with a story that follows that theming.

It's a quick read if you are looking for something short. Despite the length, it's punchy and doesn't lack depth. The magic system is interesting and lends itself well to the lyrical writing.

The writing was stand out, but the bond between the sisters was my favorite part of the book. Esther and Bel have my whole heart and I only wish we could have seen more of their lives played out. I'm happy with what we received and couldn't recommend this lovely novel enough.

5/5 stars