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308 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416986430
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date: 06 October 2009
Description
When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Now that Cassie is older, she knows the story was a nice way of saying her...
Community Reviews Summary of 772 reviews
Moods
emotional 36%
funny 27%
hopeful 27%
dark 9%
informative 9%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 9%
reflective 9%
tense 9%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Plot: 25% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Confinement, Death, Blood
308 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781416986430
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Publication date: 06 October 2009
Description
When Cassie was a little girl, her grandmother told her a fairy tale about her mother, who made a deal with the Polar Bear King and was swept away to the ends of the earth. Now that Cassie is older, she knows the story was a nice way of saying her...
Community Reviews Summary of 772 reviews
Moods
emotional 36%
funny 27%
hopeful 27%
dark 9%
informative 9%
lighthearted 9%
mysterious 9%
reflective 9%
tense 9%
Pace
fast 40%
slow 10%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 62% | Plot: 25% | Character: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | No: 33%Loveable characters?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 37% | Yes: 37% | It's complicated: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 50% | No: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Minor
Confinement, Death, Blood