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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
inspiring
mysterious
fast-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:
Complicated
☆ 1.5 stars ☆
this book had so much potential, but sadly it had the same amount of it as it did flaws
the book is marketed as a fairytale, except this is more of a princess and the frog knockoff with an even more problematic romance, a basic fantasy plot, and predictable plot twists
nothing about this was really giving fairytale, and a lot of the interactions between the main character and other people were repetitive, for example her best friend was turned into a monster and for some reason throughout the entire book the only monster she encounters is her despite the entire town also being turned into monsters (it kinda just happened there wasn't really much of an explanation)
she also mentions her dad like twice despite him dying in like the fifth chapter, she mentions her mom a lot more even though she died like ten years ago
this book had so much potential, but sadly it had the same amount of it as it did flaws
the book is marketed as a fairytale, except this is more of a princess and the frog knockoff with an even more problematic romance, a basic fantasy plot, and predictable plot twists
nothing about this was really giving fairytale, and a lot of the interactions between the main character and other people were repetitive, for example her best friend was turned into a monster and for some reason throughout the entire book the only monster she encounters is her despite the entire town also being turned into monsters (it kinda just happened there wasn't really much of an explanation)
she also mentions her dad like twice despite him dying in like the fifth chapter, she mentions her mom a lot more even though she died like ten years ago
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
rtc
First of all, THE BEAR IS ....(kind of?) FINE. Ugh.
This book isn't ...exactly...bad per se..... but something about it just doesn't work.
It feels like the author had a cool idea for a zombie story but didn't really bother to flesh out anything else about it. Like, I don't think the world building particularly makes sense and I have a feeling that if I stick around long enough to see what the big reveal is, I'll be pretty disappointed. UPDATE: can confirm, book makes no sense. Also, book is annoying to have to slog through.
Thoughts while reading:
This heroine has never seen a horror movie ffs
So whenever your best friend became a zombie in front of you and you're walking with a bear through a haunted ass foggy woods and you hear your friend's voice calling to you....
Katniss everdeen is face palming so hard right now. Bro even Hansel and Gretel think that you're kind of a dumbass.
This book isn't ...exactly...bad per se..... but something about it just doesn't work.
It feels like the author had a cool idea for a zombie story but didn't really bother to flesh out anything else about it. Like, I don't think the world building particularly makes sense and I have a feeling that if I stick around long enough to see what the big reveal is, I'll be pretty disappointed. UPDATE: can confirm, book makes no sense. Also, book is annoying to have to slog through.
Thoughts while reading:
This heroine has never seen a horror movie ffs
So whenever your best friend became a zombie in front of you and you're walking with a bear through a haunted ass foggy woods and you hear your friend's voice calling to you....
Katniss everdeen is face palming so hard right now. Bro even Hansel and Gretel think that you're kind of a dumbass.
adventurous
fast-paced
A very cute and whimsical story! I really enjoyed reading this one.
adventurous
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
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
In the Kingdom of Aloriya there is the daughter of a gardener with blood that has magic, a hungry fox, and a crown that could destroy them all. The Kingdom of Aloriya has been free from droughts, disease, and famines and has had peace for hundreds of years since the first king made a bargain with the Lady who ruled the forest that borders the kingdom. While the kingdom prospers... the woods grow darker and more cursed. Cerys ins the royal gardener’s daughter and knows just how dark the woods are after she barely escaped it when she was younger and it had killed her friends and her mother. She was cursed that day, but only a little bit, and now she still carries the magic in her blood, as a reminder of the bday she lost everything. On the day of her friend’s coronation, the woods unleash themselves onto the kingdom and now Cerys is forced to go on the run with the annoying fox that has followed her. Now it is up to her to use her magic to discover the secrets of the wood and try and find the legendary Lady of the Wilds to beg her to save the kingdom. Cerys blood and magic might be more than she can control, especially when it accidentally turns her fox into a human.. and soon a bear joins their company too. Cerys will have to fight magical beasts in the forests, her past, and even someone she thought she would never see again. This is a story about friendship, survival, magic, romance, and nature. I loved the lush storytelling and the forest and nature feel of the book. I loved Cerys and Fox and their dynamic was just very sweet. The overall story was a nice one and wraps up well (even leaving a little bit open ended for the side characters to possible be given a book (WHICH I WOULD TOTALLY READ).
No geral: acredito que essa história seja boa para um público infanto-juvenil, ou para leitores que só querem uma história bonitinha sem nenhuma complexidade. Pra mim, o ponto forte foi o romance. Apesar de não ser muito bem desenvolvido ao final, foi o único fator que me manteve interessada em terminar a leitura.
Pontos positivos:
O romance e a dinâmica entre o casal é muito fofa. A descrição da floresta, das criaturas e da magia pintam uma imagem muito bonita e criativa. A escrita não é complexa e a história flui muito rápido.
Pontos negativos:
A escrita é repetitiva e muitas vezes parece que a autora deixa de dar detalhes importantes sobre o que esta acontecendo em cena. Exemplo: "Fulano estava sentado à mesa conversando comigo, quando abriu a porta do chalé percebeu...." Em que momento ele parou de conversar e se levantou pra ir até a porta? Em vários momentos parecia que, enquanto a autora descrevia as ações de um personagem, os outros, que estavam na mesma cena, ficavam parados sem fazer nada, só esperando sua vez de entrar em cena.
O final é péssimo, não há uma resolução clara ou explicação dos acontecimentos que houveram durante a história. Assim que chegamos ao climax, a autora encerra o capítulo e inicia o próximo com um avanço no tempo. Exemplo: "dois meses depois do ocorrido". As intrigas, as explicações, as resoluções dos personagens, a forma como o clímax se desenrolou...tudo foi elaborado nesse pulo de tempo fora do conhecimento do leitor como se fossem pontos irrelevantes pra história.
Os personagens não se desenvolvem de forma linear, sempre vão e voltam nas suas mesmas inseguranças. Muitos conflitos não são verbalizados entre os personagens e simplesmente não se resolvem ao final da história. Esses conflitos seriam uma oportunidade perfeita de aprofundar a dinâmica entre os personagens ou trazer mais autenticidade a suas personalidades, mas a autora passa por eles e os esquece logo depois. De um capítulo pro outro, os personagens simplesmente se tornaram maduros e já superaram suas questões (que não foram exploradas ou verbalizadas).
Muitos obstáculos e mistérios durante a história são resolvidos de forma banal ou simplesmente são deixados de lado.
Pontos positivos:
O romance e a dinâmica entre o casal é muito fofa. A descrição da floresta, das criaturas e da magia pintam uma imagem muito bonita e criativa. A escrita não é complexa e a história flui muito rápido.
Pontos negativos:
A escrita é repetitiva e muitas vezes parece que a autora deixa de dar detalhes importantes sobre o que esta acontecendo em cena. Exemplo: "Fulano estava sentado à mesa conversando comigo, quando abriu a porta do chalé percebeu...." Em que momento ele parou de conversar e se levantou pra ir até a porta? Em vários momentos parecia que, enquanto a autora descrevia as ações de um personagem, os outros, que estavam na mesma cena, ficavam parados sem fazer nada, só esperando sua vez de entrar em cena.
O final é péssimo, não há uma resolução clara ou explicação dos acontecimentos que houveram durante a história. Assim que chegamos ao climax, a autora encerra o capítulo e inicia o próximo com um avanço no tempo. Exemplo: "dois meses depois do ocorrido". As intrigas, as explicações, as resoluções dos personagens, a forma como o clímax se desenrolou...tudo foi elaborado nesse pulo de tempo fora do conhecimento do leitor como se fossem pontos irrelevantes pra história.
Os personagens não se desenvolvem de forma linear, sempre vão e voltam nas suas mesmas inseguranças. Muitos conflitos não são verbalizados entre os personagens e simplesmente não se resolvem ao final da história. Esses conflitos seriam uma oportunidade perfeita de aprofundar a dinâmica entre os personagens ou trazer mais autenticidade a suas personalidades, mas a autora passa por eles e os esquece logo depois. De um capítulo pro outro, os personagens simplesmente se tornaram maduros e já superaram suas questões (que não foram exploradas ou verbalizadas).
Muitos obstáculos e mistérios durante a história são resolvidos de forma banal ou simplesmente são deixados de lado.
adventurous
challenging
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-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:
Complicated