Dina

2.5 stars

This started out as 4 star book but ended up with only 3 stars. Maybe 3.5 if I still think about it in a month.

That was a lot of fun!

3.5 stars

This was great! Review to come closer to publication date. But you should put it on your wishlist. :)

4.5 stars
The constant repetitions made me feel like the author thinks I'm stupid, but the story and characters were SO GOOD I couldn't help but love this. Also, I'm crying now.

3.5 stars

3.5 stars

1.5 stars
There's very little of value here. I was bored out of my mind for most of the book. The three (!) potential romances were all weak, there is hardly any plot to speak of and the protagonist remains pale and uninteresting until the end. The one saving grace was that there were some cool ideas about magic.

Well, this was amazing! So many twists, such a great world, and a protagonist who is constantly put through the worst possible situations and has to make the hardest decisions. And then that ending! And the epilogue! Aaaaaah!
I need a sequel right now!!!

3.5 stars

I will do my very best to celebrate Ellsday in 2020. :)

I loved the story but this book seriously needs a copy editor!

That was probably the most meh book ever. I didn't care about any of the characters, the protagonist is a mean bitch, the plot is a mess, and nothing makes sense.
Add to that glaring anachronisms and weirdly contrived dialogue and you've got a pretty lame book.

I don't think I'll read the rest of the trilogy, even though this was at least a quick read.

2.5 stars

Like everything T. Kingfisher writes, this can be summed up as utterly charming.

This was fun albeit very shallow when it comes to the characters and mythology. But excellent for a quick light read in between. 2.5 stars

If someone had told me to expect a middle-grade novel I would have started enjoying this sooner. Very simplistic, yet charming in a way.

2.5 stars
I'm honestly glad this is finally over. Not totally bad but nowhere near as good as everyone is saying.

On a re-read, this still doesn't make it above 3 stars. More like 2.5 stars.
It was a nice story, no question, but I never felt like I was truly in it, like I knew Ged or the other characters. I will continue with the Earthsea books after this, but the first one didn't wow me.

2.5 stars
This was okay, but the world building was very flat, the plot not exactly original, and the characters only mildly interesting.
My favourite was Silas! For him, I may add another star later.
A fun-ish read.

Wow! I finished this way faster than expected.

This was okay. Didn't really engage me but not a bad book either.

Maybe it's because I had very low expectations (I am one of the few people who dislike the Wayward Children series... a lot) but this was surprisingly good.
Fast-paced, fun world building, not the most original plot but highly entertaining from beginning to end. I also quite like Toby as a character and, to my own biggest surprise, I will continue reading this series.

2.5 stars