Reviews

Where the Dark Stands Still by A.B. Poranek

featherloom's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

A good supernatural mystery for fans of folklore and Howl’s Moving Castle.

mhouser14's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

marymarymarymarymary's review against another edition

Hmm, not sure what to rate this book. On the one hand, I loved the European folklore/horror element. But the male lead was such a pretentious, patronising prick and the romance was not my cup of tea. And why do we love villainising parents all the time?? What was Liska expecting from her mom?? “Yes dear, keep on doing the very thing that made you kill [spoiler]❤️ Next time, make sure to kill me too

khko's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

lozovensky's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

It was a nice book though the ending kinda threw me off. 

anica_harris's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

pagesofrenae's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

ke14's review

slow-paced

3.5

blums_books's review against another edition

4.0

Liska Radost has dangerous magic. One night, she makes a deal with the demon in the woods: he will get rid of her magic if she serves him for one year. But as time passes, Liska finds concerning evidence there is something greater at play…

I loved reading this! While there were climactic action scenes, there was also calm, cozy moments. The setting reminded me of The Cruel Prince and House of Hollow. I loved all the small mysteries Liska had to piece together to find out what was going on, and the small elements of found family. I want to reread it already!

brechtreintsema's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.5