Reviews

The Odd Sisters: A Villains Novel by Serena Valentino

ivywitch's review

sad medium-paced

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

3.0

headrickjeanne's review

adventurous dark emotional informative fast-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

4.0

darkdiamond8989's review

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing sad 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

4.0

It was cute. It was a darker version of a fairytale retelling compared to others. Serena Valentino writes good, dark fairytale retellings.

The poisoned apple on the cover of The Odd Sisters I thought was very clever and made it that much more exciting to read. 

Spoiler

The Odd Sisters mentioned various characters and situations from the previous Villains books in the Villains series.

Spoiler

With the poisoned apple on the cover and various witches mentioned throughout the plot, The Odd Sisters would be a good book to read during Halloween or Fall. 

toddmm92's review

dark emotional medium-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

4.0

witten82's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

arabellasbooks's review against another edition

4.0

All of the build up so far really paid off in this book for me and I loved learning more of the Odd Sisters and the impacts their interference has had on others and the reaction of those such as Nanny and the Fairy Godmother and I loved following the journey Circe took to further understand them and form her own opinion on them rather than solely listening to the words of others.

gillian0231's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

3.0

Honestly pleasantly surprised by the book. I think a lot of it has do with the fact that I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a great job, but I think this storyline was also much better. 
It's still not the best writing and I think the whole concept of all the Disney villains existing in one world is ridiculous, but since this was more focused on the Odd Sisters, which are an original concept, it was definitely more enjoyable. Also, surprisingly, the Odd Sisters weren't in this story a lot and since they annoyed me so much in the previous books this was a lot better. With the book ending the way it did, I'm more hopeful with the series going forward now that my biggest issues are kind of out of the way.

mar2111's review

mysterious reflective fast-paced

4.75

dilayra's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring

4.0

siriusly_loves_books's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0