Reviews

The Tale That Twines by Cedar McCloud

himalaya's review against another edition

4.5

I loved this so much!! it's quite slow but that makes sense for the sort of slice of life / academic study / healing from trauma journey. aeronwy is very good.

It's interesting how there's lots of fantasy books set in secondary worlds based on the 1920s or earlier, or the present, but hardly any in between - this is 70s/80s inspired! which is fun and interesting. Obviously it's very much similar to our world but with magic, rather than going deep into how that would inherently change worldbuilding and stuff but like. not an issue for me. the classic scifi fandom stuff is a great addition too!

ALSO hashtag 'calling parents by first name Just Because (not as a sign of emotional neglect or whatever)' representation !

missb_reads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

amtrak12's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

battlepoet's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Death of parent, and Toxic friendship