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I kept wanting to love this book more than I did. I think the 'narrator voice' syndrome may have struck again, unfortunately.
The language was... pretty ... in a way, but I kept finding it too serious for the book. Or like it was TRYING to be very serious. Overly melodromatic. For instance, Hazel says she 'lived' in the witch's eyes for a moment (instead of just saying she met the witch's gaze), and I rolled mine. It very much could have been that the narrator was trying to give all of the lines ...more
The language was... pretty ... in a way, but I kept finding it too serious for the book. Or like it was TRYING to be very serious. Overly melodromatic. For instance, Hazel says she 'lived' in the witch's eyes for a moment (instead of just saying she met the witch's gaze), and I rolled mine. It very much could have been that the narrator was trying to give all of the lines ...more
Beautiful writing, meaningful, thought provoking, and entertaining all in one. A young adult (8 to 12) book deserving of all the awards it won.
Apr 16, 2013
Deedee
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Lexile 720L
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9.0
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 9.0
Sep 07, 2011
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