Reviews

The School Between Winter and Fairyland by Heather Fawcett

turrean's review

adventurous mysterious slow-paced

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

3.25

The protagonist, stomping about in her muddy boots, was enjoyable. The gwyllions made me laugh out loud, and the boggart was as tricksy and amoral as a creature of faerie should be. The last minute revelation of a character whose knowledge could have made the entire plot unnecessary was irritating. 

It was a bit mystifying that ultimately Autumn’s trust in the boggart is misplaced, since her faith in Cai (another “monster”) is an important plot point.

bethlee's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bookishspider's review

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

cjhh's review

Not nearly as interesting or fun as I found the other MG novels I have read by this author, though I find the writing itself very pleasant. I found that it took a bit for the story to really pull me in. Far enough in that I probably would have put the book down if I didn't know I already liked Heather Fawcett's stories.

booklover160's review

DNF around 10%

I wasn't interested in anything happening and had to return the book to the library. I might return to it, but most likely not.

readsforlove's review against another edition

4.5

I have quickly become a fan of Heather Fawcett's work. Her stories are just so magical. Her world building is on a whole different level. I wish I could have seen some more world building in this book--especially with Hedge Witches and the different magics, but what we did see was so beautiful and fun and rewarding. I just wasn't expecting this story to rip my heart out and crush it, but it did. I will now proceed to get my hands on everything this author has written. 

autumnnovels's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

jaredrlopatin's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

the_ghost_penguin_reader's review

adventurous lighthearted mysterious fast-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

4.0

rmpiano's review against another edition

4.0

A really fun read, thoroughly enjoyed by my magic school-loving self. Absolutely love the main character and her family, would happily read more books about them, but this book is also a satisfying whole story by itself.