Reviews

Mia and the Lightcasters by Janelle McCurdy

shadowpercy's review against another edition

4.0

Nachdem in der Beschreibung stand, dass das Buch etwas für alle Harry Potter sowie Keeper of the Lost Cities ist, hat es mich als großer Fan der beiden Reihen natürlich neugierig gemacht. Und ich wurde nicht enttäuscht.
Das Cover finde ich wunderschön. Gerade wenn man es sich genauer anschaut nachdem man das Buch gelesen hat und einem die kleinen Details auffallen.
Die Geschichte selbst hat mir auch sehr gut gefallen. Die Idee mit den Umbras hat mich etwas an die Patronusse aus Harry Potter erinnert. hauptsächlich habe ich mir ihr Aussehen so vorgestellt.
Mia ist eine Interessante Protagonistin, und obwohl sie ein Teenager ist, hat mich ihr Verhalten als erwachsene Leserin nicht genervt, was meistens bei jugendlichen Charakteren der Fall ist. Ihre Beziehungen zu den anderen Charakteren waren auch realistisch dargestellt.
Das Buch hatte ein gutes Stück Mystery da es bis zur Hälfte noch sehr viele offene Fragen gab, aber ohne das diese einen "abturnen" weiterzulesen.
Ich muss zugeben ich hätte mir ein kleines bisschen mehr Info sowie Szenen mit der Königin gewünscht.
Im Großen und Ganzen ein toller Einstieg und ich bin sehr gespannt wann die Fortsetzung kommt und wie die Geschichte mit Mia, ihrer Familie und ihren Freunden weitergeht

catreads247's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious tense 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

5.0

The way I devoured this book! It was everything I could have wanted in a middle grade book. It was an interesting plot line and the characters were great! I can’t wait for book two! 

auntie_terror's review against another edition

adventurous slow-paced

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

3.5

jomaerosa's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

2.5

ember12's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I loved this book! I loved the idea of Umbras and how they were born in dark and light. I also loved the world it was set in and the challenge of writing a story in a setting where it was always night. It had me always wanting to read it. Very good book. I think Mia and Luca could have been a little more like regular siblings and how siblings sometimes fight. But I did like their connection just it should have been a little more like normal siblings. But I’m not taking any stars off for that, because overall it was really good. Recommended for anybody who likes reading fantasy books and if you just like books in general. Make sure you read this great book.

girlreading's review

4.0

A brilliantly immersive and action packed magical adventure filled with well developed characters, exciting world building and heaps of imagination. Works fantastically as a standalone but is equally a great start to the new series to come.

kitvaria_sarene's review

4.0

A good fantasy for readers 10+, though not for the faint of heart of that age!

Umbras, sort of spirit animal companions made from starlight, plenty of action, strong friendships & family bonds and an intriguing world to explore made this an engaging and fascinating read.

I really enjoyed the no nonsense girl as a lead, who has a best friend and a young brother to take care off. None of them are a liability, but instead they form a great team who help each other out along the way. Because even a baby brother can be a great anker and added braveness!

The dialogues and relationships between different characters, species and factions definitely are the strong suit of this book, while the plot sometimes felt a bit hammered into shape. This didn't really matter overly much, and I'm still happily giving this 4 solid stars, as I cared enough for the characters to be glued to the story all the way through!

authornikola's review

3.0

This book was a massive dissapointment! The premise sounded amazing and the plot had so much potential, but the writing brought it down. If this had been written by someone more experienced and talented, it would have been a wonderful book.

biblio_lena's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

10lewis2011's review

adventurous dark mysterious

4.25