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juliatsang's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
spookylettuce's review against another edition
3.75
Cons: adult/minor relationship, attempted SA that adds nothing to the story, some pacing issues
I loved the elements of Polish folklore, folkmagic, and the woods. Agnieszka discovering and developing her powers was really fun to read. Her magic versus the other kinds shown also reminded me a lot of traditional knowledge versus “western” knowledge comparisons and how powerful/effective yet underestimated traditional knowledge can be. I would have loved to see more about the magic of the valley and have that and its source/origin be explored more.
The creatures of the woods and the woods themself enriched the story and setting, as well as adding an underlying looming presence. I think all of the story involving the woods was richly descriptive. I’m a sucker for some spooky woods.
Agnieszka, Kasia, and Alosha were my favourite characters. i appreciate that they all had deeper/more complex aspects that shone though as the story progressed (
I loathe adult/minor relationships in books, especially the teenage girl and older immortal/long-lived man with a huge power imbalance. This is especially true here given how much he kept from her in the beginning and non-communicative he was. The fact that it’s an adult and minor notwithstanding, the relationship as a romance is also not well-developed and sudden. I think a close friendship would have been better for the plot and their dynamic. Very much a grumpy/well-polished old man and younger/sunshiny/chaotic person friendship.
The attempted SA that happens earlier in the book also felt completely gratuitous. I don’t think it added anything characterization-wise or plot-wise that couldn’t have been done differently or wasn’t done effectively later in the story.
Without the adult/minor romance and attempted SA I think this would have been a five star or close to five star read for me. If you like medium-paced dark fairytales inspired by slavic folklore with interesting magic systems (and can power through the negatives) Uprooted may interest you.
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Sexual assault, and Kidnapping
Minor: Death, Rape, Death of parent, and War
theoldestbennetsister's review against another edition
3.5
The combo of the decent writing but uneven pacing and storytelling, interesting characters besides the boring narrator, cool magic system and cool creepy nature but super weird out of place romance/intimate scenes, made me come out of this with severe whiplash. Overall enjoyable, just some...confusing choices.
Graphic: Sexual content and War
Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, and Sexual assault
Minor: Emotional abuse and Death of parent
acechemicals's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Death, Violence, Vomit, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual content, Trafficking, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Minor: Sexual assault, Slavery, and Alcohol
erikagibson126's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
Moderate: Sexual content, Blood, Grief, and Alcohol
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
glampingwitch's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence
Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual content
Minor: Death of parent
wildflower_magic's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Death, Violence, Kidnapping, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Sexual assault and Grief
Minor: Sexual content
k_fry's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Miscarriage
asahome's review against another edition
4.25
I like how they handled the
Graphic: Animal death, Death, Violence, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, and War
Moderate: Confinement, Gore, Sexual content, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Genocide, Rape, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Pregnancy
Possession: the Woods possesses people, the book calls it corrupting themsehenry20's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Death, Violence, and War
Moderate: Sexual assault, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail