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trin's review against another edition
4.0
Really lovely fairytale-type YA novel that combines elements of Scheherazade’s story with ruminations about living and dying. Keturah gets lost in the woods and when Death arrives for her, she enchants him with a love story that wins her an extra day of life—and a possible reprieve if she can, in that time, find her true love. Leavitt doesn’t let her tale take the obvious route, and I gobbled it up, very naughtily delaying necessary errands and chores so I could finish it. I wasn’t quite convinced by the ending—possibly because the novel’s prologue seems to set up another, contradictory conclusion; I think the book would have been better without it. But besides that and my minor annoyance with Leavitt’s occasional tendency to slip into ill-placed ’twases and ’tises, I thought this was wonderful
yodamom's review against another edition
3.0
3.9 stars I really am not sure what I think of this book. It was a fairy tale that wove a beautiful tale of death. The wordage was hard to follow at times. The tale intense and riveting, the characters very different.It is a dark, dark tale and yet it is full of life and love. I enjoyed it, I liked the interpretation of death. I developed a new view of death.
lisamchuk's review against another edition
3.0
Very fairy tale-esque if that's what you're looking for. High marks for storytelling, but I wouldn't say our heoine is of the strong-empowered-woman type.
annashiv's review against another edition
5.0
Charming, beautiful, meaningful. I loved it. Might be my favorite book this year. Potentially ever.
icelacs's review against another edition
1.0
Someday maybe I'll get back to this. But for now I have to lay it down on my second-chance shelf and move on. The writing and characterization was just too off for me. Too much affectation and overwhelming reassurance upon reassurance that the protagonist was pure of heart that it just got on my nerves.
Maybe it's just my gut reaction and if I get back to this a year or so for now I may think differently. Let's certainly hope so.
Maybe it's just my gut reaction and if I get back to this a year or so for now I may think differently. Let's certainly hope so.
leviroma's review against another edition
3.0
i wish keturah and death's dynamic was explored more and they had more scenes
lbarsk's review against another edition
4.0
*banging pots and pans while riding your ceiling fan* YEP DEFINITELY! YES! INDEED! HOO BUDDY! MOST CERTAINLY! HERE WE ARE!