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kimberlywyatt5's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-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? Yes
4.0
This was such a cute read. I love The Nightmare Before Christmas & this was a cute look into their world that picks up after the ending of the movie. I would love for this to be made into a movie. It was very interesting & I love the focus on Sally.
leslieisnotmyname's review against another edition
4.0
Very cute! I wasn't a big Nightmare before Christmas kid but this expands a lot from the original film, particularly in fleshing out the character of Sally.
Wasn't the biggest fan of the Elizabeth 2 scene but whatcha gonna do about a novel that deals with the theme of "heavy is the head that wears the crown" and real life?
Wasn't the biggest fan of the Elizabeth 2 scene but whatcha gonna do about a novel that deals with the theme of "heavy is the head that wears the crown" and real life?
charlie_1983's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
anatrnd's review against another edition
2.0
i'm a huge fan of The Nightmare Before Christmas, it's one of my favorite animated movies, and i love everything Tim Burton does (though this movie was directed by Henry Selick, but those are still Tim's characters). that's why i was really excited to read this book, but it was just SO bad.
first of all, it's not young adult book. i don't know why it was promoted like that one, but it's actually a middle-grade book. also, it's a really short story, and that's a problem, because everything happens just too fast, but at the same time i was dying from boredom while reading it.
the writing is just bad. it has nothing special, it's too simple, and i felt all the time like i was reading a mediocre fanfiction on wattpad. also, there were too many descriptions of everything (surroundings, characters, actions) and the author kept repeating us some things (like, for example, that Sally is a ragdoll, like we've known that for years, STOP IT).
it felt like the author watched the original animated movie just once and didn't even bother to rewatch it. this book isn't aligned with the original story, canon, at all. there are some things in Sally's backstory that definitely couldn't have happened, and most of the characters are acting completely different. moreover, they are so boring here. i loved all those creatures in the movie, because everyone was somehow special, and here, in this book, they are just blank.
wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially to those people, who actually love the movie and have watched it at least more than once.
first of all, it's not young adult book. i don't know why it was promoted like that one, but it's actually a middle-grade book. also, it's a really short story, and that's a problem, because everything happens just too fast, but at the same time i was dying from boredom while reading it.
the writing is just bad. it has nothing special, it's too simple, and i felt all the time like i was reading a mediocre fanfiction on wattpad. also, there were too many descriptions of everything (surroundings, characters, actions) and the author kept repeating us some things (like, for example, that Sally is a ragdoll, like we've known that for years, STOP IT).
it felt like the author watched the original animated movie just once and didn't even bother to rewatch it. this book isn't aligned with the original story, canon, at all. there are some things in Sally's backstory that definitely couldn't have happened, and most of the characters are acting completely different. moreover, they are so boring here. i loved all those creatures in the movie, because everyone was somehow special, and here, in this book, they are just blank.
wouldn't recommend it to anyone, especially to those people, who actually love the movie and have watched it at least more than once.
loumum's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
sad
tense
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
5.0
treeshaw's review against another edition
2.0
This has potential to be really good. A secret door no one knew about? Super cool concept! But it came across as fan fiction. If you’re reading this book it’s because you’re a fan of the nightmare before Christmas, we get it, you don’t have to describe everything to that degree. We KNOW she’s a rag doll. The whole story line of her parents and how she was kidnapped was weird. And the queen of England? Really? It was just a mess. Very disappointed
anmcfarland04's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
kyjfinn's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5