From the Bookshelf of The Sword and Laser…

Uprooted

Naomi Novik

Start date: August 1, 2015

Finish date: August 31, 2015

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Mar 28, 2016 Alec rated it it was amazing

These wizards are FAAAAABULOUS! All I want to read for the rest of my life is stories about these magnificent magical bastards fucking shit up, fucking around at court, and straight up fuckin. One of those books where the impending resolution of the plot just makes you sad that you won't be able to hang out in their universe anymore.

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That being said, the resolution of the plot is utterly fantastic, and plays into who Agnieszka is with such perfect symmetry, that it's impossi ...more

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Oct 26, 2017 Melani rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fairytale-retellings

This is fantastic. It's Beauty and the Beast and Sleeping Beauty with a dash of Baba Yaga mixed up with original fantasy to make this amazing story. I loved this so much. Devoured this in one sitting because I could not put it down. ...more

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Jun 11, 2016 Daniel rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

Enchanting. I devoured this book in a single sitting.

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Sep 04, 2017 Mechelle rated it liked it

3.5 to a 4. I was drawn more towards the 4, so I went with it. Yet, parts felt rushed and odd at times.

Basically: This would have been an AMAZING 2-3 book series. Whhhhhhhhy??? It wouldn't have be rushed, sexual tension could have grown deeper and deeper, and just more general awesomeness in this world could be explored. WE COULD HAVE HAD IT ALL. I weep (lol) over the loss of how awesome it could have been as a series. Why God. Why. ...more

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