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tregina's review
2.0
There are a lot of interesting elements here, and intriguing bits of worldbuilding, but they don't quite add up to a story. So very many threads are left dangling and right from the beginning I had so many questions. Was the world Tayna grew up in meant to be our modern world? It seemed so, with the slang and the level of technology, but not the neo-Victorian orphanage. The same sorts of questions dogged me every step of the way, as people appeared and disappeared from the story and we never quite find out their fates, or in many cases much about them in the first place.
raven_nivhaar's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing!!!!! :D Just, amazing!! :D
I literally just finished it, like, a minute ago so my brain is kind of muddled by the amazing-ness (I can't stop saying that word, and I don't care)and I'm trying not to put spoilers lol.
Tayna is such a brilliant character, so snarky and funny.
I loved all the characters so much, but I think she is my favorite. :D
This was a brilliant book, the writing was fantastic and flowed really well.
The characters were really well developed and each had a unique personality.
I felt really bad for those girls at the orphanage, I really wanted to throttle the Goodies.
There were parts where I had to put the book down simply because I was laughing so hard. (My favorite scene is when she first meets Elicand :D)
The only problem I had with this book (not even with the book itself) was just how long it took me to actually start reading it, and that was entirely my fault. I was in a bit of a reading slump, and this book definitely helped get me out of that, I can tell that immediately :D
I DEFINITELY recommend this book. :D
And now, I am off to start Oath Keeper :D
(there were a lot of ':D's in this review and I don't care :D)
I literally just finished it, like, a minute ago so my brain is kind of muddled by the amazing-ness (I can't stop saying that word, and I don't care)and I'm trying not to put spoilers lol.
Tayna is such a brilliant character, so snarky and funny.
I loved all the characters so much, but I think she is my favorite. :D
This was a brilliant book, the writing was fantastic and flowed really well.
The characters were really well developed and each had a unique personality.
I felt really bad for those girls at the orphanage, I really wanted to throttle the Goodies.
There were parts where I had to put the book down simply because I was laughing so hard. (My favorite scene is when she first meets Elicand :D)
The only problem I had with this book (not even with the book itself) was just how long it took me to actually start reading it, and that was entirely my fault. I was in a bit of a reading slump, and this book definitely helped get me out of that, I can tell that immediately :D
I DEFINITELY recommend this book. :D
And now, I am off to start Oath Keeper :D
(there were a lot of ':D's in this review and I don't care :D)
naseer's review
3.0
A fairy tale of old, wrapped in a modern skin. Stay with it and you'll find a warm, humorous and magical story. Caught me by surprise.
fjordic's review
4.0
The start of this book was fantastic. It kind of lost my attention about the time the characters ended up in the fantasy world, but I kept going as there were so many reviews. I'm glad I did. The end of the book left me wanting more, as I've gotten to really like the characters and the world.
I'm not wildly enthusiastic, but I'd gotten really comfortable and into the story. So: I need to know what happens!
I'm not wildly enthusiastic, but I'd gotten really comfortable and into the story. So: I need to know what happens!
itiselizabeth's review against another edition
3.0
It started off really well but ended up not tying up enough loose ends before the book finished. I understand that it's part of a series but it just felt a bit rushed. Might check out the sequel but only once I read a few more books first...
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