Reviews

The Marvelous by Claire Kann

lxmns's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious 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

5.0

carrie_e's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.25

Fantastically twisty! I had a great time reading this. The book does require careful attention because there are six main players to get to know and keep track of. The dialogue is really snappy and on occasion very funny. I’d recommend reading as few spoilers as possible and just buckle in and go along for the ride. 

bookishkellyn's review

adventurous mysterious

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

3.0

This was underwhelming and basically a reimagining of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. Nicole & Francis, Luna & Alex, and Stella & Harlow seemed way more mature than your average teenagers/young adults which unintentionally added to the unrealism of the plot. I’d recommend reading this in digital or print, because all of the characters blended together in the audio version–even Stella who was supposed to be a standout character.

colo's review against another edition

fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

I didn’t get it. None of it. 2 stars only because Stella made the read worth it

Why was the word “black” capitalized every single time?

cobaltbookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

It took me a while to get into this book, it has The Inheritance Game vibes and I did like rep and riddles. I enjoyed this book even that beginning was rough.

grae's review against another edition

adventurous 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? Yes

4.5

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

3.5/5

This book was, wow I needed to take a step back after reading it. At first I was excited to read it but as the book went on I got bored but in the final 1/4 of the book it got GOOD. It was definitely unexpected and it got me all excited but sadly it wasn’t enough to really get me to give this book five stars.

erkane's review

adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.0

ssinforshort's review

medium-paced

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

2.75

This wasn't bad, but I also felt like a lot was missing. 

When challenges happened, we got a little description of what was happening before the scene changed.  This would have been way more interesting if we got a full description. 

In the end, I feel like there were plot holes, and it all just didn't come together they way I wanted. 

gmd316's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

It was too complex for it to really make any sense, and the stakes didn’t feel high enough. I did like the character building though