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Rating 4.5 out of 5. I listened to the audiobook and it was well done by the actress.

I really enjoyed this book. The concept is fairly original and well-executed for a UF Book. The plot has a decent bit of action but there is a good amount of character growth for the main characters. I did not care for one of the minor antagonists. It was fairly easy to see where her story was going but she still fit into the story well.

The main character, Meg is an interesting character as a protagonist. She lacks physical strength, however, she is not weak. She is willing to take a stand and work with people. She is a truly sweet and caring person and it shows. She grows and shows real strength throughout the story and I look forward to seeing where her story heads through the remaining novels.

Overall, I would gladly read this again.

Overall, I enjoyed the story and am looking forward to the next one in the series.

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5.0

Just as compelling on the re-read! What I lived about this book the first time was how well the author plops you down in a world with so much you don't know and keeps the mystery alive the entire time. As you figure out who Meg and the Others are, you discover knew unknowns to puzzle over along with the characters. And the characters are so great.

The only thing I did not love was the prologue. The language really makes it sound like we're talking about our own Earth under slightly different names and comparing Native Americans to the terra indigene. And while the terra indigene are incredibly powerful and I don't think it ends up actually being problematic, that prologue really seems like Native Americans are being paralleled as beasts and predators, which is obviously not cool.

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Overall it’s simplistic and cutesy, despite some darker themes. There’s a lot of repetition, and the worldbuilding is lazy. Characterization can get lazy also. For example, POV characters in the series all describe the ponies with the same words: grumpy faces, barrel chests, clompy dinner-plate sized hooves. No matter who they are or where they’re from they all eat dinner on a plate the size of an elemental pony’s foot, apparently.

I wouldn’t consider this book to have a diverse cast, unless you count the many types of Others as diversity. Among the humans it’s almost exclusively cishet white.

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dark lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

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cleo_wylde's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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