monarchbooks's Reviews (547)

A Little Mischief

Autumn Publshing

4.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Not the biggest fan of Pochahontas's story, but this was cute

The Christmas Treasure Hunt

Autumn Publishing

3.0

lighthearted fast-paced

The gifts are all sandy and soggy now 😭

All-Action Classics: The Wizard of Oz, Volume 2

L. Frank Baum

See How They Run

Ally Carter

4.0

adventurous emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is not nearly as interesting as Ally Carter's other books

Ghosts of Christmas Past

Autumn Publishing

4.0

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Some incorrect details however a good representation of the aftereffects of Rapunzel's trauma.

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Talia Hibbert

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I wish I was in a better place in my life so I could appreciate this book even more

All Fall Down

Ally Carter

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Plot twist was really good but really sad.

Grace and Jamie's mom was just going to leave them 😭

Mooncakes

Suzanne Walker

5.0

adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very cute & wonderful

The Witch and the Vampire

Francesca Flores

5.0

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very interesting Rapunzel retelling and a vampire book I actually like - not a combo I thought I would like but it worked!

Tuck Everlasting

Natalie Babbitt

4.0

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

This book was very quick and an interesting read, however it was not what I was expecting. From all that I've seen of the movie, I expected it to be more of a romance and the protagonist to be a bit older. However, I am accustomed to inaccurate movie adaptations so it is not that odd.

(Although a 17/104 year old asking to marry a 10 year old??? That's odd)

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