273 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385730556
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The days between Christmas and New Year's Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A lot can happen in the dead days. There is a magician called Valerian who must save his own life o...
Community Reviews Summary of 410 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 46%
adventurous 38%
emotional 30%
sad 15%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 63% | A mix: 36%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Child abuse, DeathModerate
Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse
273 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385730556
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Publication date: Not specified
Description
The days between Christmas and New Year's Eve are dead days, when spirits roam and magic shifts restlessly just beneath the surface of our lives. A lot can happen in the dead days. There is a magician called Valerian who must save his own life o...
Community Reviews Summary of 410 reviews
Moods
dark 69%
tense 46%
adventurous 38%
emotional 30%
sad 15%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 18%
Plot- or character-driven?
Plot: 63% | A mix: 36%Strong character development?
No: 63% | It's complicated: 27% | Yes: 9%Loveable characters?
No: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 9%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 90% | It's complicated: 9%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | No: 20%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Child abuse, DeathModerate
Addiction, Animal death, Drug abuse