deliriah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Blood, Animal cruelty, Child death, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Gun violence
librarymouse's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
I love the characters of the witches, especially in how they (to an extent) are similar to Milton's angels.
It's very easy to get immersed in this world.
Graphic: Gore, Animal death, Gun violence, Grief, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Blood, Child death, Death, and Violence
Moderate: War, Confinement, and Vomit
Minor: Toxic relationship
khakipantsofsex's review against another edition
3.25
Moderate: Misogyny, Child death, and Racism
alicelalicon's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Child death, Confinement, Gaslighting, Grief, War, Animal cruelty, Abandonment, and Death
gentle_garbage_baby's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Child abuse and Violence
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Child death, Animal death, and Death
Minor: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Trafficking
sorkka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Child death and Kidnapping
Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Medical trauma, and Trafficking
Minor: Animal death, Animal cruelty, and Violence
Overall this is a children's book but some children may be disturbed by the child kidnapping andSpoiler
medical trauma / child experimentation that occurs. This leads to some animal and child death.Spoiler
mother and father are revealed to be exploitative of childrenbennoyb's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Graphic: Alcohol, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, Classism, Racism, Child death, Child abuse, and Violence
wemily0's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
Moderate: Violence, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Child abuse, Death, and Child death
vivivi's review against another edition
- 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
Lyra's a very charming child. The story and the characters are magical, especially the bears 😁 I love how much this is truly a children's book and she has so much agency. Children and bears save the world. Wooo!
Graphic: Violence, Kidnapping, Child death, and Animal cruelty
Moderate: Physical abuse
nausicaa's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
This edition, read by the author with characters voiced by a larger cast, is good. It provides a little bit of cinematic flavor while still being the same text.
Moderate: Child death