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thisbookishbee's review
3.0
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for granting me an ARC for Lionheart Girl.
Summary:
Born into a family of West African witches, Sheba's terrified of her mother who can turn into a crow. But like mother, like daughter – magic runs through her blood and Sheba discovers powers of her own.
Her touch can unravel people's innermost thoughts; their hopes, their fears – their secrets. Sheba too can shape-shift. Through the communion of ancient magic, blood and friendship, she slowly uncovers the murderous truth about her stolen childhood and steels herself for the future. She must protect the hunted from the hunter – her mother.
My thoughts:
Lionheart Girl was an interesting read, although slightly boring. I liked the book, I liked the plot but it fell a little short for me. I wasn't left with a lasting impression, but that's simply my opinion and I'm sure other people will love it. I went in expecting her mother to be this big bad woman and what I found mostly was a woman who stomped around a lot, smoked, and complained about her family. She acted more like a child than an antagonist and I found myself annoyed by her, rather than concerned for Sheba and her family.
Summary:
Born into a family of West African witches, Sheba's terrified of her mother who can turn into a crow. But like mother, like daughter – magic runs through her blood and Sheba discovers powers of her own.
Her touch can unravel people's innermost thoughts; their hopes, their fears – their secrets. Sheba too can shape-shift. Through the communion of ancient magic, blood and friendship, she slowly uncovers the murderous truth about her stolen childhood and steels herself for the future. She must protect the hunted from the hunter – her mother.
My thoughts:
Lionheart Girl was an interesting read, although slightly boring. I liked the book, I liked the plot but it fell a little short for me. I wasn't left with a lasting impression, but that's simply my opinion and I'm sure other people will love it. I went in expecting her mother to be this big bad woman and what I found mostly was a woman who stomped around a lot, smoked, and complained about her family. She acted more like a child than an antagonist and I found myself annoyed by her, rather than concerned for Sheba and her family.
leahtails's review
4.0
Rally enjoyed this book, only gave it 4 stars as a took a little break between reading it and couldn’t remember the beginning to well
mannybeen's review
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
scarcoll's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
beckywilles's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
colorfulleo92's review
4.0
I always browse my local library English YA section in hope for something new and exciting and this eye-catching cover was definitely hard to miss and the blurb sounded really good. I wasn't disappointed one bit the fast pace, the intriguing plot and interesting characters made this to be a very engaging read and hard to put down.