Reviews

Creatures of Will and Temper by Molly Tanzer

ofliterarynature's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

mckenzie_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.75

Interesting retelling but it really lagged in the middle there 

marpesea's review against another edition

This had so much going for it, but the start was slow and the characters didn't really grip me. Most annoying to me was the waffling back and forth between the two sisters. I found them rather vapid and inconsistent. The writing was good aside from some jarringly modern turns of phrase.

That said, I only read about a hundred pages before I put it down and got distracted. I kept it near me, but felt no desire to pick it back up.

roguereads's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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

4.5

kittykornerlibrarian's review against another edition

5.0

All the reviews will tell you this is a spinoff of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray. It's got the Edwardian setting, the beautiful portrait... but it adds demons and demonology to make it a fascinating story of truth, beauty, and the power of experience. Two sisters, Evadne Gray (the elder, who is a fencer) and the younger, Dorina (see that there?) Gray, who wants to study art and become an art critic, go to London to stay with an artist relation, their painter uncle Basil Hallward. And yes, he's the one with the beautiful portrait. It's not so straightforward as Dorian Gray, though; it's harder to tell how the portrait fits into the plot, and it's harder to know what is good and what is evil as the story unfolds. The author keeps you guessing until very close to the end, so it's suspenseful as well. It's beautifully written and well-paced. Can't wait to see another from this author.

velvetvan's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

4.25

jlandie's review

Kind of silly, but I had fun. Love Evadne but could take or leave the rest of it. It all seemed so obvious and unsubtle. And it seems to play a little fast and loose with Victorian society. 

elfkey's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

• 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

2.5

nursays's review

Just so boring. Some kind of regency setup where a wallflower seems to be the protagonist. I just haven't gotten too far in to call it bad, just not for me at the moment.

sargasso_c's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, and Child death

Minor: Vomit