Reviews

Long Live the Pumpkin Queen by Shea Ernshaw

lurieta's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

uhhlora's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

xeponine89's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

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

3.5

ijholets's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

amedeslivres's review against another edition

adventurous funny fast-paced

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

5.0

marinarasara's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-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

3.75

mbmartin42's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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? No

3.75

keikoalisha's review against another edition

5.0

Slight spoilers!

I am going to preface this by saying I am a HUGE Nightmare Before Christmas fan...so I'd probably like this no matter what. BUT I LOVED THIS. This "sequel" to the movie was amazing. The descriptions of everything, from the surroundings down to Sally's experience being a ragdoll was done SO WELL. The atmosphere of the different holiday worlds behind each door was everything I had ever wanted it to be. I feel an extreme sense of nostalgic closure now after reading that because all the other holiday doors have had me wondering since I first watched the movie. The plot wasn't too far fetched; the villian was creepy without a lot of description, and I was genuinely interested in the tension as the plot thickened. This book is everything I needed after watching The Nightmare Christmas as a child. I wish I could read it for the first time all over again.

morganraej99's review against another edition

1.0

This book reads like a wattpad fanfiction written by a middle schooler. It made Sally to be an annoying and insufferable main character, who is so different and is ~just a ragdoll there’s simply ~no way she could be a queen!! Like oh my god shut up!

This book tries so hard to have romantic and poetic prose, but it’s just so bad. It’s so “I'm 12 years old and this is deep.” The random italicized words for emphasis were painful to read. Everything is so repetitive—I rolled my eyes every time she reminded us she’s a ragdoll and a queen. Wow thanks! I had no idea!

It’s so annoying reading through an entire chapter, and then a couple of sentences later it just states the obvious. Like yes I understood that thing, I JUST READ IT. I can’t even call this a middle grade novel because middle grade books are so much better. I wasted 5 days of my life reading this.

vaudevillianveteran's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted 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

2.5