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bzliz's review
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Although a bit confusing at times due to the nature of Neverfell’s altered memory, I greatly enjoyed this book. As readers we are kept in the dark about everything our heroine does not know or understand and pick up the pieces as she does.
I only instantly clocked one of the many major twists and turns. The rest were hopelessly out of my reach until they were revealed and many were arguably unclockable by design.
The world is rich with complex characters deeply interwoven with a setting that is a character in itself. I could easily read this again and have an entirely new experience.
I only instantly clocked one of the many major twists and turns. The rest were hopelessly out of my reach until they were revealed and many were arguably unclockable by design.
The world is rich with complex characters deeply interwoven with a setting that is a character in itself. I could easily read this again and have an entirely new experience.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, and Classism
mellojello23's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
Very complex writing style (took me about 4.5 years to finish the book). While the descriptions were amazing, I became confused many times and stopped reading for months at a time as I couldn’t understand.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, and War
fromjuliereads's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I had a lot of thoughts about this book when I finished it... I did enjoy it! I have to say that my absolute favourite character was the Kleptomancer - his energy was just so fun and I loved the chaos he sowed throughout the story!! The story is very whimsical and the premise is so unique!
I didn't see all of the connections to Alice in Wonderland at first, but when you find them it is really interesting! I loved getting more insight on those pieces and others listening to the discussion on Wilde Book Garden's YouTube live with Hana! It was so interesting!
I will say the reason I couldn't rate this higher was because of two things:
1. I feel like we are introduced to so many characters, and then there are only a handful that are actually important to the story or play a large role. Others flit in and out for small scenes. It was a little bit much to keep track of...
2. The thing I struggled with the most was definitely the pacing... this book felt long and I don't want to feel like that reading books. It definitely lost my interest at some points where it dragged on because it took a long time to get to some of the reveals. But I will admit that the reveals were definitely worth it! There were some really good ones!
I didn't see all of the connections to Alice in Wonderland at first, but when you find them it is really interesting! I loved getting more insight on those pieces and others listening to the discussion on Wilde Book Garden's YouTube live with Hana! It was so interesting!
I will say the reason I couldn't rate this higher was because of two things:
1. I feel like we are introduced to so many characters, and then there are only a handful that are actually important to the story or play a large role. Others flit in and out for small scenes. It was a little bit much to keep track of...
2. The thing I struggled with the most was definitely the pacing... this book felt long and I don't want to feel like that reading books. It definitely lost my interest at some points where it dragged on because it took a long time to get to some of the reveals. But I will admit that the reveals were definitely worth it! There were some really good ones!
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder