Reviews

Wildwood by Colin Meloy

stephpotatapiggy's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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? No

3.25

mizzlroy's review against another edition

3.0

Twelve-year-old Prue’s baby brother has been abducted by crows and taken into the Impassable Wilderness. As any dutiful sister would, Prue goes in pursuit with her friend Curtis not far behind. It doesn’t take long for Prue and Curtis to get separated and they both face different dangers. There are many talking animals to help (or hurt) them on their way, but also a good amount of danger, bloodshed, and violence. Readers of the Grimm fairy tales should enjoy this story.

Price: $15.34
Suitability: Grades 3-6
Illustrations: A few black and white drawings
Genre: Fantasy
Possible Censorship Issues: Mild Violence
Call #: FIC MEL

mattrw88's review against another edition

2.0

Boooooring.

wyvernfriend's review against another edition

4.0

Mythic to a large degree this is an interesting read. Prue goes after her brother who has been kidnapped by crows into the Wildwood where no-one goes in Portland, but she finds that she can go, and her friend Curtis comes with her, they both find that everything is not as they assumed and that things will never be as they were before.

The illustrations added to the enjoyment. And while I enjoyed it I'm not sure where it's supposed to go, it's a bit long for a kid's book and a little childish for an adult. Still I'm looking forward to the next one.

hanland's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

rbz39's review

This story takes a long time to get anywhere, and the plot wasn’t strong enough to get me to keep reading. 

faroreness's review against another edition

Putting this book on hold - was reading to Orin but he thought it a bit scary. We're going to pick a different book for now and I'll at least come back to this on my own in a bit.

maia_with_an_i's review against another edition

3.0

3.75.

I finally finished this book! It was a great adventure book. I really enjoyed the characters. It took me a while to get through it, but that’s because of my aversion to long books, not because of the book itself.

lindadekker's review against another edition

3.0

Erg fantasievol. Voor een jeugdbeweging worden er wel een aantal lastigere woorden gebruikt. Ik vond dit echter geen probleem. Op een gegeven moment duurde het me allemaal wat te lang en vond ik het langdradig worden en ik had geen heel tevreden gevoel toen ik het uitlas. Toch een mooi boek die op een leuke manier verteld over hedendaagse problemen.

celhausske's review against another edition

4.0

i decided to finish this today after it had been untouched on my shelf for months. although i DNF awhile back i was craving cozy fall vibes and this did the trick.

v cute illustrations and a perfect read for middle schoolers/people who like to read children’s lit