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The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart

chartsh's review against another edition

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

4.0

serafim's review against another edition

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3.0

bit too christian for my tastes, also suffering a liiittle bit from gender essentialism at times but very minor really. very very grounded take on merlin's magic which is pretty cool, but on the downside the man himself has a rather boring personality, i barely care about him. the back half focuses more on large-scale conflicts without much of a personal stake for merlin, which i wasn't very invested in; despite his blandness i am still more interested in him than in how precisely ambrosius conquered britain

steffireadsbooks's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.0

scorched's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

2.0

dangerpants's review against another edition

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adventurous dark reflective sad

3.5

scottishlass's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No

2.0

Having read Bernard Cornwell's Arthur trilogy, this was a complete disappointment.  It felt like a children's book.

carlyboone's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

emberise's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

annettem's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0