Reviews

The Language of Ghosts by Heather Fawcett

e_l_smith's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful mysterious tense 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

As always, a delight. 

jnishi's review

4.0

Great book. It was warm hearted yet hit you in the feels. Such a good representation of how a family can pick up the pieces of life when loss happens. So great to see a big brother being a good big brother and not a jerk after bad things happen. Julien is a great grey character.

drtx_bwt's review

adventurous emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent, Murder, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Xenophobia, Torture, and Kidnapping

sechurae's review against another edition

4.0

Opening with caveat that I know this book is marketed as middle-grade; but there are still couple of points/aspects I wished were fleshed out more.

Things I loved about the book: the sibling relationships, and just Mite in general, being a grubby, explosive, yet adorable and straightforward youngest sibling. The worldbuilding: the magical structure were interesting and fun; and the descriptions of the tropical/island settings were an interesting change from the typical fantasy environs.

Things I wished were fleshed out more: Noa's worries about Julian and the revelation of their family's/mother's past. There were a lot of questions raised within the book about grey morality but weren't further explored. The ending felt like a return to the status quo without the necessary effort expended to address these questions. A lot of the book felt like it might have been leading to a sequel.

All in all, quite enjoyable; and I love Heather Fawcett's writing.

breeezzy's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

sp00kyb00ks's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad fast-paced

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

4.75

jnichols'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

luciearan's review against another edition

4.0

Příjemně čtivá fantasy, která i přes to, že je primárně určená pro mladší ročníky, zaujme a nenudí ani ty věkem pokročilé. Příběh tří sourozenců, kteří i když jsou spolu pěvně spjatí, si po smrti rodičů musí najít k sobě znovu cestu a konečně se vidět takoví, jací jsou. A aby toho nebylo málo, návdavkem ještě osvobodit království, které jim bylo převratem ukradeno.
Čtivé, milé a oddechové. Přesně to jsem u knihy hledala.

bethlee's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death

Minor: Murder, Bullying, and Mental illness

magis1105's review against another edition

fast-paced

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

4.5