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Raising the Horseman by Serena Valentino

kelseyr25's review

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dark 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? Yes

4.0

olsenc's review

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

3.75

mariahroze's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

4.5

jennay's review against another edition

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fast-paced

2.0

geesusbeesus's review

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

4.0

marishkarishh's review

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adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious reflective 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? Yes

4.0

nicoledel91's review

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

3.5

rexb's review

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

abbyloo's review

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adventurous dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

foreverbeautifulbooks's review

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1.0

This was DNF @ 44% I'm sad. I'm disappointed. Wanted this to be great. I wanted this to be the best first book of the year. Alas, it was something akin to lost potential. I don't know what this book was trying to be, but it wasn't what I expected. I wanted a modern retelling of the headless horseman. Instead I got a lesson on internalized misogyny and gaslighting.

I got sick of everyone telling Kat and actual Katrina she needed to just be a good wife and mother with their lives and turned off the audiobook and returned it to the library. Here's hoping my next read is better.