Reviews

The Boy Who Lost Fairyland by Catherynne M. Valente

keliseb's review

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

4.5

wish it had been longer. held me spellbound though 

applegnreads's review

5.0

wow. I love everything she writes. sometimes I feel lost but I like it anyway.

brendalovesbooks's review

4.0

I liked this, just not as well as the other books in the series. I don't know if the story itself wasn't as good, or if it was just missing the usual characters.

onsafari's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

finalgirlfall's review against another edition

4.0

it took rather longer than i would have liked for all of the threads of the plot to come together, and for it to become clear how september was connected to hawthorn/thomas--but when september came into the story it redeemed itself to me.

naomiatwater49's review

5.0

I have a new rating system to explain my criteria for a good book. A yes to each of the following questions gains the book 1 star.

1. Is the writing style professional, understandable, and entertaining? Yes. ❤️

2. Are the characters relatable, round, deep, and interesting? Yes. I LOVE this new introduction to Hawthorn as the main character. This series needed something to switch it up and this was perfect. He is so lovable and funny.

3. Are there important and interesting themes, motifs, subtext, and lessons learned, whether obvious or subtle?
Yes.

4. Is the plot creative, interesting, well-developed, and unpredictable? Oh my YES. was NOT expecting anything! So good!

5. Is this a book I would want to own or read again? Yes, definitely!

ALSO BONUS POINTS FOR BEING SET IN CHICAGO!

keenanmaree's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

sona1i's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

eletricjb's review

5.0

Aaaahhhhhhhh

I love this series so much that when the narrator called September "my best girl," I burst into tears. It must never end.

therealkathryn's review

3.0

All the whimsy of the other book but without enough story to bolster it.