Reviews with content warning for War - Sysimetsä

If Narnia and LOTR had a baby it would be this book.

This was a very cute story and a good reminder that a new adventure can be right around the corner anytime and that life can change so suddenly.

I would have liked this book a lot more if it had been 100-150 pages shorter because it did drag tremendously at times, and, truthfully, the ending was kind of 50/50 for me, but, nonetheless, it was a great story.

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catwhisperflubbs's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

It's fun, suspenseful, and will completely change the way you look at everything. It's a great autumn read, although being the extremely long 500+ page book that it is, it'll probably take you longer than just one season to finish.

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cheye13's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book was very long and meandering - quite like a hike through a forest - and not for me. The elements of fantasy felt disappointingly understated, and my brain could not latch on to a purpose for any scene. Had this been shorter, more obviously dual perspective, and pushed some fantasy to the forefront, I think I may have at least liked it. But as it stands, the length and pace overshadowed everything else.

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claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced

3.0

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adventurous dark funny tense medium-paced

3.5

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antimony's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

reread review is that i was in the exact right headspace for this book (having been in an on and off state of fixation with the decemberists for the past 7 ish months and fixation with carson ellis's art for 5 of those) and i enjoyed myself quite a bit. was not as fun as the whiz mob and rthe grenadine kid :( SAD! but i do like these illustrations better. i loved the Wood a lot and i also loved getting to force all my friends to look at the illustrations whenever they asked me what i was reading at lunch :). it did drag a tiny bit in a few places but thats ok. one thing i wish is that i remembered my thoughts from when i read half of this as a kid (i didnt finish it for reasons i can't remember but are probably along the lines of i checked something out from the library and got more excited about that and also it had a due date and this didn't) and my old review felt a bit too much like i was bowing to all the negative reviews and also my friend who hates this book but actually i enjoyed it a lot! sorry for the ramble im not so good at writing reviews sometimes.

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LOVE the cover. world is quite cool. i do think prue doesn't really seem like a 12 year old. also i started this like a billion times as a kid and wasn't able to actually finish until i read it when i was 15, rather past the target audience. maybe if i read it right now when i have been listening to the decemberists i would enjoy it more though.

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