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julia_myendlesslibrary
Absolutely loved this! Only reason I’m not giving it 5 stars is because it didn’t manage to make me cry.
4.5 stars
4.5 stars
It took me such a long time to finish this. I wasn’t always in the right headspace, so that didn’t help. The writing style also took me some time to get used to. For whatever reason I just couldn’t read this book as fast as I normally would. Somewhere in the middle of the story I really had to push myself to keep reading. It wasn’t that I lost interest, just that things were getting a bit slow for my taste.
The magic was described in a (at least to me) very unique and refreshing way, which I enjoyed thoroughly. The scenes in which Agnieszka makes illusions are beautiful to read. I could see them taking shape perfectly in my mind. The Wood was just the right amount of creepy and horrible and I appreciate that the author didn’t shy away from writing some gruesome battle details. That kind of stuff makes the story so much more believable. The big creepy fairytale-esque revelation that eventually unfolds the mystery was very well done in my opinion and I loved the sweet ending.
For a long time I was kind of confused by Agnieszka and the Dragon’s relationship. I mean, I could predict where it was going, but I couldn’t really imagine it actually happening. Their banter was great, but I could’ve done with a lot less of him calling her stupid. But hey, apparently that’s okay when you’re a grumpy old man? Anyhoo, I liked both their characters’ development and where they eventually end up.
4 stars
The magic was described in a (at least to me) very unique and refreshing way, which I enjoyed thoroughly. The scenes in which Agnieszka makes illusions are beautiful to read. I could see them taking shape perfectly in my mind. The Wood was just the right amount of creepy and horrible and I appreciate that the author didn’t shy away from writing some gruesome battle details. That kind of stuff makes the story so much more believable. The big creepy fairytale-esque revelation that eventually unfolds the mystery was very well done in my opinion and I loved the sweet ending.
For a long time I was kind of confused by Agnieszka and the Dragon’s relationship. I mean, I could predict where it was going, but I couldn’t really imagine it actually happening. Their banter was great, but I could’ve done with a lot less of him calling her stupid. But hey, apparently that’s okay when you’re a grumpy old man? Anyhoo, I liked both their characters’ development and where they eventually end up.
4 stars
I should’ve know his would be a total sobfest.
Apparently I enjoy books that hurt your soul.
Oh well...
5 stars
Apparently I enjoy books that hurt your soul.
Oh well...
5 stars
Het is niet dat je niet kunt overleven zonder. Het is dat het zonder alleen maar overleven is.
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4 stars
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4 stars
Interessant boek over een weinig of in ieder geval onderbelichte periode uit de geschiedenis. De Graaf gaat tot in detail in op de verschillende aspecten van de geallieerde samenwerking net voor en na de slag van Waterloo en hun collectieve streven van de vier mogendheden naar een stabiel en veilig Europa. Het is soms een beetje droge stof, dus geen boek om in één keer achter elkaar door te lezen