miniingrid's review against another edition
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, Bullying, and Death
Minor: Violence, Child death, Child abuse, Classism, and Suicide
lucarufi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
lawbooks600's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Representation: N/A
Score: Six points out of ten.
First off, as with the last book I read, I couldn't find any representation. Not one. I understand why this is the case though, since it's set in Britain in the 1800s, specifically 1875. That doesn't excuse the fact that I struggled to get through this to the point where I forced myself to finish it, if I didn't, I would've DNF'd this. There's too many flaws. It starts with the main character, Clod Iremonger, or Clod for short, and he lives in this Victorian mansion called Heap House, but here's the catch: objects are alive. (Yes. Really. It's weird, but this is a fantasy novel.) Unfortunately, from there on, the book was incredibly slow and tedious to read, and it didn't help that I didn't connect to any of the characters. They weren't well written anyway, even if one of them, e.g., Tummis, died, I was apathetic (that's the word!) for him. The multiple POVs of the main characters, Clod, and Lucy Pennant, or Lucy for short, made this book more intriguing, but not by a lot, the ending did; it was more action-packed, as the heaps came to life, invaded the house, afterward the novel cuts to a new POV, and that's the end. Wow.
Score: Six points out of ten.
First off, as with the last book I read, I couldn't find any representation. Not one. I understand why this is the case though, since it's set in Britain in the 1800s, specifically 1875. That doesn't excuse the fact that I struggled to get through this to the point where I forced myself to finish it, if I didn't, I would've DNF'd this. There's too many flaws. It starts with the main character, Clod Iremonger, or Clod for short, and he lives in this Victorian mansion called Heap House, but here's the catch: objects are alive. (Yes. Really. It's weird, but this is a fantasy novel.) Unfortunately, from there on, the book was incredibly slow and tedious to read, and it didn't help that I didn't connect to any of the characters. They weren't well written anyway, even if one of them, e.g., Tummis, died, I was apathetic (that's the word!) for him. The multiple POVs of the main characters, Clod, and Lucy Pennant, or Lucy for short, made this book more intriguing, but not by a lot, the ending did; it was more action-packed, as the heaps came to life, invaded the house, afterward the novel cuts to a new POV, and that's the end. Wow.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, and Death
Full trigger warnings: Death of a child, implied Hoarding Disorder, near-death experiences, murder of a personantiheroofmydystopia's review against another edition
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
"Nos llevamos todo lo que estuviera roto. Nosotros, a quienes también se nos rechazaba, los Iremonger, abandonados, una familia despreciada, se llevó su equivalente en términos de objetos"
anarodriiguezgarcia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
lyindis's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
lisalit's review against another edition
3.0
Un livre unique qui évoque un lieu très étrange dont j'aurais aimé connaître les origines dans ce premier tome de la trilogie, donc pas suffisamment de révélations a mon goût.
De plus une mise en place de l'intrigue bien trop longue (150 pages)
Un bon déroulement final malgré tout, qui nous interroge quand même sur la suite des aventures Ferrayors !
En bref un bilan mitigé...
PS : un objet livre superbe, chaque détail est très bien travaillé, beau travail des éditions GRASSET et de l'auteur/illustrateur.
De plus une mise en place de l'intrigue bien trop longue (150 pages)
Un bon déroulement final malgré tout, qui nous interroge quand même sur la suite des aventures Ferrayors !
En bref un bilan mitigé...
PS : un objet livre superbe, chaque détail est très bien travaillé, beau travail des éditions GRASSET et de l'auteur/illustrateur.
momoxshi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
A creative concept and I'm always a sucker for dark tales, especially ones that are aimed for kids but adults can still enjoy.