Witty, language and characters, especially the main character. However, I felt something lacking. I couldn't wait to finish it, despite enjoying the story. I liked the past to present day ping-pong and the historical bits. Sadly, I didn't enjoy it as much as I was expecting to.
2*
It's a sad story, but not devastating. It's not a tear-jerker as I feared. It's nice to see a YA dealing with serious illness where no main character dies. But there is dying! I was expecting something more, to be honest. (I see a theme here with Lillian...), but I am glad I finally read it. All the cool kids at my school saw the movie, but I upped them because now I know the original version, ha! #TeacherLife
3*
I am trying to keep up with the series because I feel it keeps me more in tune with the world of middle aged boys, despite the cultural differences.
It's a cute story, but I don't like the main character that much. Honestly, I have a hard time remembering the plot of this one... I don't know if I'll keep up with the whole series.
2*
I loved this one! It was rather slow-paced but I liked reading it in small bits. It's a slow start as the you get familiar with the setting and the characters, but everything is important to get comfortable with the place and people. There's a mysterious and melancholic atmosphere throughout the novel and it kept me interested. The references to fairy tales make you hope the ending will be different, and I hoped that to the very end. The ending is sad, I have to admit, but also appropriate. So glad I read it in a winter month! This got me out of a meh reads lately.
This was also part of Anne Bogel's #mmchallenge for 2020: read a debut novel
5*
This made me miss Jane Austen's novels. By the half point of the novel I finally figured out that the characters respected the Jane Austen novels typology and the couples were references to her novels, but also modern and with a twist.
It was a sweet read that made me miss the classics and the British settings of the novels I enjoyed over the years.
This was an advanced Net Galley file I received for review.
4*
A Good Neighborhood - Therese Anne Fowler
The topics this novel approaches are hot ones! Environmental issues, race, class - it's all in there. The plot enraged me, let me say that! However, for a novel tacking so much, it delivered. Don't expect nice characters and a happy ending tied with a bow - it's not there.
Despite the heavy themes and the way things unfolded, the novel is engrossing and entertaining. Not in a feel good way, obviously, but in a keep-you-interested-and-wanting-to-read-one-more-chapter way. I am glad I read this, and even gladder that it made me see things outside my comfort zone.
This is a Net Galley book, here's the review for it.
5*
The topics this novel approaches are hot ones! Environmental issues, race, class - it's all in there. The plot enraged me, let me say that! However, for a novel tacking so much, it delivered. Don't expect nice characters and a happy ending tied with a bow - it's not there.
Despite the heavy themes and the way things unfolded, the novel is engrossing and entertaining. Not in a feel good way, obviously, but in a keep-you-interested-and-wanting-to-read-one-more-chapter way. I am glad I read this, and even gladder that it made me see things outside my comfort zone.
This is a Net Galley book, here's the review for it.
5*
I LOVE The Snow Child! Everything you mentioned (melancholic tone, fairy tale aspect) were so well executed. It was one of the most atmospheric books I have ever read! I also love her second novel, To The Bright Edge of the World
ReplyDeleteYes, atmospheric is the perfect word for it! I am curious about her other works, but I'm nervous: what if they don't live up to The Snow Child? This novel is still my favourite of the year.
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