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Vasilisa by Julie Mathison
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Vasilisa
Julie Mathison
⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟 (3.5)
Vasilisa lives with her mother, father, and grandma in Pennsylvania (they came from Russia). Her father is away at war (missing) and finances are not good. Mom is considering marrying a man from the town, but he gives Vasilisa bad vibes. She investigates and realizes he's a creature from Old Rus. He's got some kind of voodoo doll of her grandmother and he kidnapped her best friend. Vasilisa meets Ivan who also has some beef with this creature. They have to go back to Old Rus to defeat him, and they have to do this by going through Baba Yaga. During their journey, Vasilisa and Ivan realize they love each other.
I definitely felt like I was listening to someone tell a story, and there were Old World vibes. It was a cute story! I didn't ever feel like DNFing, but it also didn't really leave too much of an impression on me. I did like that all of the characters had different dimensions; aside from the main character all of the characters had good and bad qualities. I found myself sympathizing with all of the characters (but definitely some more than others).
This is book one in a 2-part series, but I think this is the end of the line for me.
Julie Mathison
⭐️⭐️⭐️🌟 (3.5)
Vasilisa lives with her mother, father, and grandma in Pennsylvania (they came from Russia). Her father is away at war (missing) and finances are not good. Mom is considering marrying a man from the town, but he gives Vasilisa bad vibes. She investigates and realizes he's a creature from Old Rus. He's got some kind of voodoo doll of her grandmother and he kidnapped her best friend. Vasilisa meets Ivan who also has some beef with this creature. They have to go back to Old Rus to defeat him, and they have to do this by going through Baba Yaga. During their journey, Vasilisa and Ivan realize they love each other.
I definitely felt like I was listening to someone tell a story, and there were Old World vibes. It was a cute story! I didn't ever feel like DNFing, but it also didn't really leave too much of an impression on me. I did like that all of the characters had different dimensions; aside from the main character all of the characters had good and bad qualities. I found myself sympathizing with all of the characters (but definitely some more than others).
This is book one in a 2-part series, but I think this is the end of the line for me.