Reviews

The Green Man's Challenge by Juliet E. McKenna

kimu's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

5.0

Enjoyed this one quite a bit. Did a great job of capturing the frustration of the first year of Covid without making the entire story about it. 

wordnerdy's review

adventurous medium-paced

3.75

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the_lady_miaow's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

vae's review

3.0

I absolutely wasn't expecting this book to tackle the pandemic so directly, not sure why. I may need to come back and re-read when I'm more prepared for that.

wenchpixie's review

5.0

Whilst I very much enjoyed this book, it is worth noting that the characters are directly dealing with the affect of the pandemic on their lives. I think it works but if you're not in a place to read that whilst we're still so in the middle of it, with people still getting sick in worrying numbers, perhaps wait to read this book.

dancarey_404's review

adventurous medium-paced

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

4.0

 
Still enjoying the series and hoping for more. 

erinbrenner's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

imyril's review

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Honestly? Just get in on this series for all your contemporary rural fantasy fun.

Southern England’s chalk figures are Dan’s latest headache, along with two sets of reluctant allies with uncertain agendas and Fin’s rather hostile sister. I love this series as a reliably entertaining supernatural thriller which manages to embrace the mundane as well as the downright spooky - and it's getting better and better.

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hteph's review

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.75

It started off really good and the characters and the world building is a treat … but the plot started to feel a bit formulaistic. And the editing is a bit off, there is sentences that feels like fillers and some paragraphs that Ihad to reread because I lost track of was happening.