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isabelleverdino's Reviews (368)
For readers who love the eerie atmosphere and fantastical family in A Series of Unfortunate Events, The Swifts is a charming story about family, self discovery, and scrabble to the death.
2.5⭐️
Pretty unsettling, beautiful imagery, very gross.
I think I was hoping for a little more ambiguity. The first few pages suggested a lyrical and wandering horror novella. It became more specific which I think some readers will greatly enjoy, but I wish it had stayed a bit more detached.
I received this arc as part of my bookseller position at Barnes & Noble.
Pretty unsettling, beautiful imagery, very gross.
I think I was hoping for a little more ambiguity. The first few pages suggested a lyrical and wandering horror novella. It became more specific which I think some readers will greatly enjoy, but I wish it had stayed a bit more detached.
I received this arc as part of my bookseller position at Barnes & Noble.
This series is just so funny. Like I audibly laugh out loud.
Some of the long action sequences still make me a little dizzy- just not used to the illustration style.
Some of the long action sequences still make me a little dizzy- just not used to the illustration style.
Moving, lyrical, and important.
Carries the same emotional resonance as Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls.
Carries the same emotional resonance as Patrick Ness’ A Monster Calls.
3.5⭐️
An enjoyable read with a clever premise. While I liked the academia setting for the first half of the book, it feels a little shallow. It felt like a way to introduce us to the 3 deletists and their targets before getting into the thick of it. I guess I wish the school was given more time and energy- so it could feel as flushed out as the final murders turned out to be.
An enjoyable read with a clever premise. While I liked the academia setting for the first half of the book, it feels a little shallow. It felt like a way to introduce us to the 3 deletists and their targets before getting into the thick of it. I guess I wish the school was given more time and energy- so it could feel as flushed out as the final murders turned out to be.
Bumped my review down a bit. The magic system in this was gorgeous but the most interesting relationship was between Agnieszka and Kasia. If it focused on their bond instead if the promised beauty and the beast retelling, I would’ve ranked it higher.
You know what’s interesting? This stayed engaging through the end but there’s so much I still don’t understand. At the same time, I have no idea what the second book could be about.
