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Ordinary Monsters

Ordinary Monsters

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  • Author：J.M. Miro
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A STUNNING NEW WORK OF HISTORICAL FANTASY， J。 M。 MIRO'S ORDINARY MONSTERS INTRODUCES READERS TO THE DARK， LABYRINTHINE WORLD OF THE TALENTS

England， 1882。 In Victorian London， two children with mysterious powers are hunted by a figure of darkness—a man made of smoke。

Sixteen-year-old Charlie Ovid， despite a brutal childhood in Mississippi， doesn't have a scar on him。 His body heals itself， whether he wants it to or not。 Marlowe， a foundling from a railway freight car， shines with a strange bluish light。 He can melt or mend flesh。 When a jaded female detective is recruited to escort them to safety， all three begin a journey into the nature of difference， and belonging， and the shadowy edges of the monstrous。

What follows is a story of wonder and betrayal， from the gaslit streets of London， and the wooden theatres of Meiji-era Tokyo， to an eerie estate outside Edinburgh where other children with gifts - the Talents - have been gathered。 There， the world of the dead and the world of the living threaten to collide。 And as secrets within the Institute unfurl， Marlowe， Charlie and the rest of the Talents will discover the truth about their abilities， and the nature of what is stalking them: that the worst monsters sometimes come bearing the sweetest gifts。

Riveting in its scope， exquisitely written， Ordinary Monsters presents a catastrophic vision of the Victorian world—and of the gifted， broken children who must save it。

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Reviews

Khrista ，

Ehhhh。 It was ok？

Frank ，

could not finish

Lindsey ，

Reminded me alot of Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children， but for adults。 A very good book。 Creepy with an amazing story。

Mompkin ，

DNFed at like 5%。 really wasn't into the tone。 DNFed at like 5%。 really wasn't into the tone。 。。。more

Rivkah ，

A great fantasy bookDidn't know I liked fantasy till I read Night CircusThis is a big book660 pagesAnd it is to be a trilogyVery exciting A great fantasy bookDidn't know I liked fantasy till I read Night CircusThis is a big book660 pagesAnd it is to be a trilogyVery exciting 。。。more

Matthijs van Soest ，

Not rating it because I could not finish it。I like the general idea of the story， but got way to bogged down， for my current ability to deal with。 Maybe I will try again at some point。

Anne ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Listened to it。 Good reader。 Horrible ending that leaves basically everything hanging， which means I'll be reading the next book so the ending accomplished exactly what the author and publisher were going for。 I really like the characters。 I want to find out what happens to Alice， Charlie， Marlowe， Komiko， Ribs， et al。 I want Walter dead。 Not sure about Jacob。 Interesting world with so much left to explore。 Listened to it。 Good reader。 Horrible ending that leaves basically everything hanging， which means I'll be reading the next book so the ending accomplished exactly what the author and publisher were going for。 I really like the characters。 I want to find out what happens to Alice， Charlie， Marlowe， Komiko， Ribs， et al。 I want Walter dead。 Not sure about Jacob。 Interesting world with so much left to explore。 。。。more

Aster ，

Ordinary Monsters is a long book。 If you are up for 672 pages of paranormal fantasy， then Ordinary Monsters is a good choice for what to read next。 Ordinary Monsters is a steady novel， not something I ever thought I'd say about fantasy， and it is its length that creates that steadiness。 The novel is slow-paced allowing you to discover each nook and cranny within a situation without requiring abrupt and disconnective narrative dialogue that would have been necessary if the novel had lacked a coup Ordinary Monsters is a long book。 If you are up for 672 pages of paranormal fantasy， then Ordinary Monsters is a good choice for what to read next。 Ordinary Monsters is a steady novel， not something I ever thought I'd say about fantasy， and it is its length that creates that steadiness。 The novel is slow-paced allowing you to discover each nook and cranny within a situation without requiring abrupt and disconnective narrative dialogue that would have been necessary if the novel had lacked a couple hundred pages。I found the author was able to utilise each moment to maximum capacity and rarely did a paragraph or event feel unwarranted。 That's the biggest reason why the novel is worth your time， it will draw you in with its comfortable pace and create a world of fantasy and power worth reading 700 pages of。The novel also benefits from strong characters who again， because of the length， are wonderfully developed and always pertinent to the plot。 I think everyone appreciates a fully fleshed character whose past and upbringing are reflected upon who they are currently; I love developed characters and this novel has them。 Combined with the shifting narratives that flow to further create a sense of steadiness within the novel， Ordinary Monsters becomes a read worth your time - it will just take many hours of that time。For my full review of Ordinary Monsters - click here。/a> 。。。more

Katie W ，

This book was such a struggle to read and enjoy despite technically having everything in it that I like。Victorian setting？ CheckMagic or something like it？ CheckA diverse cast of characters， largely led by strong women？ CheckBut the pacing was miserable， oscillating from anxiety-inducing fast to hundreds of pages of repetitive descriptions of the characters and their miserable surroundings。 It was also confusing AF in the way the author jumped between narrators and years， sometimes in the same p This book was such a struggle to read and enjoy despite technically having everything in it that I like。Victorian setting？ CheckMagic or something like it？ CheckA diverse cast of characters， largely led by strong women？ CheckBut the pacing was miserable， oscillating from anxiety-inducing fast to hundreds of pages of repetitive descriptions of the characters and their miserable surroundings。 It was also confusing AF in the way the author jumped between narrators and years， sometimes in the same paragraph。 I did finish the book （because I’m stubborn） but it wasn’t worth the almost 700 pages。 。。。more

Tfalcone ，

Way way too long， some great parts。

Amy。Lynn ，

Not for me。 Not cohesive。

Rachel ，

Reading this was like reading two different books。 The beginning of this book tried much too hard to be dark， while really only being needlessly harsh and one-dimensional。 I would rate that book one star。 The ending， however， was incredible， with excellent， cinematic descriptions。 I would rate that book five stars。 And the middle was a mix of the two， sometimes great， sometimes disappointing。 So， as a whole， "Ordinary Monsters" sits for me at three stars。 In terms of atmosphere， this book progre Reading this was like reading two different books。 The beginning of this book tried much too hard to be dark， while really only being needlessly harsh and one-dimensional。 I would rate that book one star。 The ending， however， was incredible， with excellent， cinematic descriptions。 I would rate that book five stars。 And the middle was a mix of the two， sometimes great， sometimes disappointing。 So， as a whole， "Ordinary Monsters" sits for me at three stars。 In terms of atmosphere， this book progressed through three major styles。 It began like a badly done hard-boiled detective novel: there was needless over-description， no emotion， excessive cruelty and violence， and gruesomeness。 The author wanted the reader to be clear， right from the get go， that this was a dark and wicked world。 However， some choices made within the first portion of the book seemed harsh simply to be harsh; they did not feel necessary to characterization， world-building， or moving the plot forward。 In fact， they made me uncaring towards and disconnected from the characters。 There were several times in this portion that I nearly DNFed this book。 At some point， thankfully， this style began to change into more of an antihero story that reminded me a bit of "The Umbrella Academy" （the Netflix series; I've not read the graphic novels to compare）。 We got to see characters with unusual talents in a world that didn't understand them。 And we got hints that the idea of good and evil that we were "supposed" to have in this world would prove to be complicated and get flipped on its head。 There were still some poor decisions made in regards to plot and character details that made me shake my head and set the book down for awhile。 But then we got to the third portion of this book。 And that is where it began to truly shine。 The last bit of this book， once Marlowe and Charlie had arrived at Cairndale， layered a slight dark academia vibe over the antihero atmosphere。 This became stronger as we learned more about Dr。 Berghast， his past actions， and his goals。 At this point， I did not want to put the book down。 A quick note - this review will contain some details that may be considered small spoilers。 Any major spoilers will be hidden， but several character details and early or minor plot points that some could consider spoilery will not be hidden。 Now， onward！ The best way for me to review what I loved and what I struggled with in this book is to break it into 3 categories: the good， the bad， and the iffy。The Good:1。 The Plot - Oh my goodness， this plot！ Once we finally got all the details， I was hooked。 And I need to know what will happen with the characters， especially Marlowe and Charlie。2。 The Plot Twists - There were a few that literally made me gasp and say， "No！ That did not just happen。" （view spoiler）[ Coulton coming back as a litch and learning that the drughr was Marlowe's mother， for example。 （hide spoiler）] Unexpected but excellent！3。 Jacob Marber's Backstory - Marber was definitively the best written， most complex character of the bunch。 You could really see his pain and inner turmoil。 Even though he was set up from the beginning as the "bad guy"， once you learned his story， you really couldn't hate him。 Miro's whole point there was to create empathy for him and bring into question the idea of a black and white dichotomy of good vs。 evil， and he did a great job。4。 The "Monsters" - One overarching theme of this book was how the talents were often viewed as monsters by outsiders simply because they were different， yet true monsters are made by their choices， not their talents。 This concept was well woven into the plot as the younger talents， especially Charlie and Marlowe， learned both to control their talents and not define themselves solely by them。The Bad:1。 Sexual Assault - When you are less than a page into a book， stop， sigh， and say， "A man wrote this， didn't he？" it's generally not a good thing。 That's what happened here， because of the way that sexual assault was handled。 The first character we met was Eliza Grey。 One of the earliest things we learned about her is that she was assaulted and impregnated by her employer。 But did this detail add anything to the story？ No。 It simply was used as a plot device to get her running away so that she could find baby Marlowe on a train。 In fact， the pregnancy itself was a needless detail， because it did not impact Eliza's emotions or actions in any manner。 The baby was stillborn， and Eliza didn't seem to have any reaction either way to this， but continued on as if nothing had happened。 In fact， Eliza disappeared and presumably died at the end of chapter one。 So why even include her， if all she served as was a bridge between the train and Brynt （who could have been written as the one to find Marlowe on the train） and the source of a reminder that he shouldn't be afraid of who he is and that he can always choose his actions （which anyone could have told him， perhaps Brynt again or maybe Alice）？ Unless Eliza is going to pop up unexpectedly in the next book， she feels like an unnecessary character added in just to have a rape subplot。 Not cool。2。 Nudity - Nudity in this book seemed to function as a way to subjugate female characters。 We only ever saw female characters naked。 In the first instance， it was in regards to a talent， Ribs， who could turn herself invisible， but not her clothes。 Thus， when first introduced， she was naked。 She was described as naked and scrawny and pathetic， and the nudity was used to make her seem weak and helpless。 The whole thing was ridiculous for two reasons。 Firstly， Marber， a male talent， could turn to dust， disappear into shadows， and somehow transport himself through things （view spoiler）[ （like when he stood on the tracks and got himself from the outside to the inside of the train taking Alice， Marlowe， and the others to Edinburgh） （hide spoiler）] without disrobing （view spoiler）[ （Yes， his case was different due to his interactions with the drughr， but I don't think that is enough to excuse this， given the story as a whole。） （hide spoiler）] Secondly， the author is building a whole new alternate historical world here， so anything goes。 He could have easily chosen for Ribs to also be able to make her clothing invisible， but he consciously chose not to。The second naked female we encountered， Adra Norn， wasn't shown as weak through nudity， but rather was sexualized in a really odd and uncomfortable way。 She was by all means a tertiary character who only showed up briefly in Alice's memory。 In the scene where she was naked， it was because she was allegedly walking through a fire， and she didn't want her clothes to burn。 That makes sense。 What doesn't make sense is that when she walked out of the fire， three things were described about her: her hair， her eyes， and her "heavy breasts"。 This was so unnecessary。 Adra's breasts and their size were not relevant to the situation or the plot， and it did not fit with Alice's characterization to take such a profound notice of them as to still be thinking on them decades later。 It is also worth noting that while no males were naked in this book， they could have been， because Jacob and his brother were child chimney sweeps。 Historically， chimney sweeps often went up chimneys naked to fit better in the tight spaces。 So there is a historically accurate reason for the Marber boys to have been naked。 But they were instead depicted in ill-fitting clothes。 The decision to make Ribs naked when there was no existing frame of reference dictating that she must be， yet not to make Jacob and Bertolt naked when they historically could have been， reflects how nudity was （however unintentionally it might be） used in this story only in a way that disempowers women。3。 Women's embodied experiences - The male characters in this book were written much better than the female characters。 The males were made complex， while the females were either one-dimensional or inconsistent without reason to be。 The females were often depicted as cold and unemotional， several were subjected to sexual assault/harassment， and they were shown as either weak or harsh。 While this was less of an issue towards the end of the book， the first half of the book often felt like it was written by someone who has no understanding of or respect for the female experience。4。 Potential love triangle - There are hints in this book of what may become a love triangle later in the series。 It isn't needed。 It doesn't add to the plot。 And it takes two strong female characters and puts them in a male's power due to their emotions。 Noting the problematic depictions of women explained above， we really don't need that here。5。 Mothering Marlowe - I am choosing for my own sanity to believe that this one is an unexplained part of Marlowe's talent， but let's be real， it's probably not。 Why did every adult female character in this book， upon meeting Marlowe， feel deep affection for him and want to mother him？ Regardless of whether or not it fit with the rest of their personality。 Regardless of whether or not they even liked other children on the whole。 It seems to send the message that all women， when presented with a small child， will activate their maternal instincts。 That's not how it works。 And while mothers and mother figures are to be highly commended， depicting all women that way sends a harmful message to those whose strengths lie in other areas。The Iffy:1。 Disabled Rep - There was a good representation here of a character who could not walk （view spoiler）[ Mrs。 Harrogate， after her injury， lost use of her legs but refused to let that stop her。 She didn't give up and wait for the worst。 She stayed strong and did everything she possibly could to try and close the orsine。 （hide spoiler）] There was also a blind character， Miss Davenshaw。 Miro did a good job of describing how she was far from helpless， how she took care to maintain a tidy and put together appearance， how she was just as smart and aware as anyone else （if not more so in some cases）， and how she moved through the world using her other senses。 However， he did one major disservice to Miss Davenshaw's character - he made her feel faces。 I am not blind。 But everything I have heard and read from those who are in regards to face feeling states that it's an untrue stereotype， that nobody they know does it， and that it really wouldn't be helpful。 So I'm not really a fan of its inclusion here。 Even more so given that it was totally unnecessary。 The face touching happened only twice。 First， when Miss。 Davenshaw met Marlowe and Charlie， touched their faces， and said， "Now I see you。" Which was just silly and ridiculous sounding， honestly。 Second， when Miss Davenshaw found and identified Mr。 Bailey's body by feeling his face。 Was the face feeling included in the story just so she could identify him？ Because that could have been accomplished differently。 Perhaps he wore a unique aftershave or always smelled of a certain type of tobacco or furniture polish。 Or perhaps his keyring made a unique sound and Miss Davenshaw's foot bumped into the keys and she heard their jingle。 There are myriad ways she could have identified the body without ever having to touch his face。2。 Fetuses - Yep， you read that right。 There was a character very early in the book who lived in an apartment filled with jars of fetuses。 It felt needlessly gruesome。 Later on， jars of fetuses reappeared in a different context， which did have some meaning behind it。 Does this reframe the meaning of the first fetuses？ I'm undecided。In summary， "Ordinary Monsters" suffered from a writing style that often came across as pointlessly gruesome and disrespectful toward women's embodied experiences。 However， its plot was so captivating that I still need to know what happens next， and I disappointedly report that I probably will read the sequel。Best Quotes:1。 "He thought sometimes about how his flesh could heal from anything， but how the real hurts， the ones deep inside him， never got any better。"2。 "Scared is just your head telling your heart to be careful。 It's not a bad thing。 It's what you do with it that matters。"3。 （view spoiler）[ （Charlie） "'The dead will get through now。 There's no way to close the orsine。 It doesn't matter。'Mrs。 Harrogate's eyes flashed with pain。 'It always matters，' she hissed。" （hide spoiler）]*Please note that I read an ARC of this story。 Some minor details and quotes may have changed prior to publication。 。。。more

Justine ，

Hoooooooooooooooly shit this was so good？！？！？！ Like a Victorian era X-men with a healthy sprinkling of gothic horror and found family adorableness。 It’s an insane historical fantasy roller coaster ride that’s basically 600 pages of non stop chaos。 Even with forgetting the book at a friends and not getting it back for a month I was still able to get sucked right back in to the story。 The « school for children with special abilities » trope has been done so many times but I still love it and this Hoooooooooooooooly shit this was so good？！？！？！ Like a Victorian era X-men with a healthy sprinkling of gothic horror and found family adorableness。 It’s an insane historical fantasy roller coaster ride that’s basically 600 pages of non stop chaos。 Even with forgetting the book at a friends and not getting it back for a month I was still able to get sucked right back in to the story。 The « school for children with special abilities » trope has been done so many times but I still love it and this felt like a fresh take that wasn’t just relying on cliche。 The plot doesn’t shy away from the issues of the time such as slavery， racism， and the downfalls of industrialization and it weaves them in perfectly with the fantastical elements without it feeling out of place。 Also everyone is so sassy and clever？！？！ Which I love， it makes the dialogue so fun to read。I am obsessed with the series now！！ Definitely need the next one soon。 。。。more

Kel ，

Before I picked this one up， I read a review that summarized this book as 'Victorian X-men' and I was sold。 It certainly reads like a penny dreadful。 This book was basically written for me because I love all of those things。 There were a whole lot of characters， but each of them felt important and necessary to the story。 I loved the depth of their attachments， though it was hard to really get a complete feel of them because of how many there were。 I enjoyed how morally gray they were。 The pacing Before I picked this one up， I read a review that summarized this book as 'Victorian X-men' and I was sold。 It certainly reads like a penny dreadful。 This book was basically written for me because I love all of those things。 There were a whole lot of characters， but each of them felt important and necessary to the story。 I loved the depth of their attachments， though it was hard to really get a complete feel of them because of how many there were。 I enjoyed how morally gray they were。 The pacing and prose might not be for everyone， but I enjoyed it。 Really wonderful read。 。。。more

Mary ，

4。5 stars I would have given it five stars - some beautiful writing， scene setting， world building and fantastic characters - maybe I should give it 5 stars。 Except… after 600+ thrilling pages， I was left wanting something more， and not in a good way。 I felt a little betrayed and let down by the author in the end。 I was kept engaged and entertained for so long， and then THAT ending？！？ Sigh。

Nicholas Luecking ，

I really enjoyed this although it definitely felt overly-familiar in a few places， and there's the occasional line of dialogue that feels like a first-draft placeholder that just never got updated。 I really enjoyed this although it definitely felt overly-familiar in a few places， and there's the occasional line of dialogue that feels like a first-draft placeholder that just never got updated。 。。。more

sandra mino ，

This was。。。。。 like watching a movie in my mind， at first I thought it was too long but honestly everything was so beautifully described that it only added to the mastery of this book， one of the best fantasies I've ever read， makes me want to to deep dive into epic fantasy。 This was。。。。。 like watching a movie in my mind， at first I thought it was too long but honestly everything was so beautifully described that it only added to the mastery of this book， one of the best fantasies I've ever read， makes me want to to deep dive into epic fantasy。 。。。more

Nanja Beesknees ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Very good， amazing world-building， great characters。Familiar ingredients yet new recipe made for a great read。 Some scenes such as the train-battle and the final orsine-scene will stay with me for a long time， but other scenes felt jumbled and fragmented and more forgettable。 I see reviews that mention unnecc length of book but I enjoyed that， the only criticism I have is that sometimes storylines that were outlined before （eg Susan Crowley rescuing Marlowe by kidnapping him） were returned to to Very good， amazing world-building， great characters。Familiar ingredients yet new recipe made for a great read。 Some scenes such as the train-battle and the final orsine-scene will stay with me for a long time， but other scenes felt jumbled and fragmented and more forgettable。 I see reviews that mention unnecc length of book but I enjoyed that， the only criticism I have is that sometimes storylines that were outlined before （eg Susan Crowley rescuing Marlowe by kidnapping him） were returned to to colour them in， as it were， but it felt like they didn't contribute much to the overall story。 Also， Mss Davenport is mentioned and described and had quite a few scenes but I can't really see the point of that much attention for her。 Overall， only Alice really develops as a character， even Charlie who goes through so much， basically stays the same。 Too bad and hopefully resolved in next installments。 。。。more

Tasha ，

Loved this。 Very well put together。 Love all of the characters。 Adored the world building in this one。 5⭐

J。M。 ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 As other reviewers have mentioned， Ordinary Monsters is an x-men adjacent fantasy story。 I don’t really like rating things on a “star” system but I did give it five because I had no complaints and I can see the series being an easy favorite of mine。I adored this story （probably my childhood x-men obsession peaking through a little） and fell for the characters pretty quickly。 I can see how many reviewers find it hard to get into - it definitely took me about 140ish pages to finally feel like I wa As other reviewers have mentioned， Ordinary Monsters is an x-men adjacent fantasy story。 I don’t really like rating things on a “star” system but I did give it five because I had no complaints and I can see the series being an easy favorite of mine。I adored this story （probably my childhood x-men obsession peaking through a little） and fell for the characters pretty quickly。 I can see how many reviewers find it hard to get into - it definitely took me about 140ish pages to finally feel like I was in the depths of the story and really tracking what was going on。 However， I kept putting the book down and wanting more。 Once I got to the last 200 pages or so， I couldn’t stop。 I needed to know。The book was VERY expositional which I actually appreciated as it is the first in a series and the backstory was critical to understanding the “why。” It took a ‘show don’t tell’ approach until it absolutely needed to tell & I liked the waiting game I played to get to the “Aha！” Moment。 I love a well-rounded antagonist and we got that from Jacob。 I’m dying to learn more about the drughr and the orsine and the map made of dust？！I know there are likely negative opinions on how Miro wrote Charlie， a Black boy， but reading through it I didn’t feel he approached his character inappropriately。 Would he immediately cross the Atlantic and no longer deal with racism？ No， but I’m glad we didn’t hear a story about Charlie being discriminated against the entire time。 I’m tired of that story。 I live that experience in real life。 I’m glad it’s not in my fantasy。 He went to an institute where everyone is different so it is not far-fetched that his blackness isn’t the center of attention。 I mean… a boy has a flesh giant and a girl makes herself invisible。 That is far more interesting。I can see how the story isn’t everyone’s ‘cup of tea’ but it certainly was my own and I cannot wait to hear more。 。。。more

Bonnie Thrasher ，

Three and a half stars rounded up because of the length。 This story should have been split into two novels or some scenes should have been shortened/omitted。 I am an avid reader who can read very fast。 But I dubbed this one the book that never ends。 The story of gifted children gathered from all over the world for their protection was quite interesting。 The wide cast of characters was intriguing， as well。 Yet once they all avoided the litches， Jacob in particular， who were also trying to get the Three and a half stars rounded up because of the length。 This story should have been split into two novels or some scenes should have been shortened/omitted。 I am an avid reader who can read very fast。 But I dubbed this one the book that never ends。 The story of gifted children gathered from all over the world for their protection was quite interesting。 The wide cast of characters was intriguing， as well。 Yet once they all avoided the litches， Jacob in particular， who were also trying to get the children， and made it to the protection of the institute， they discovered children sometimes went missing。 As they discovered that good guys could be bad and vice versa， their individual quests to save the world seemed difficult and at times hopeless。 Sad at times。 。。。more

Laura ，

I can’t stop thinking about this book… what a fantastic start to the Talents trilogy。 I need the second book， now！ Ordinary Monsters is long as heck， clocking in at 658 pages， yet every page served it’s purpose。 Miro has created a magical world that would thrive as a movie。 Miro’s writing is dark， beautiful， and atmospheric。 Epic in scope， Ordinary Monsters delves into a world with supernatural individuals， or Talents as they are called。 There is a large cast of characters that is overwhelming i I can’t stop thinking about this book… what a fantastic start to the Talents trilogy。 I need the second book， now！ Ordinary Monsters is long as heck， clocking in at 658 pages， yet every page served it’s purpose。 Miro has created a magical world that would thrive as a movie。 Miro’s writing is dark， beautiful， and atmospheric。 Epic in scope， Ordinary Monsters delves into a world with supernatural individuals， or Talents as they are called。 There is a large cast of characters that is overwhelming in the beginning， but worth the investment as Miro fleshes out their backgrounds with phenomenal character development that allows you to feel deeply for them， even those who are morally grey。 This book has been compared to X-Men， The Umbrella Academy， and Miss Peregrine’s， but I couldn’t help but notice some similarities to the magical world of Harry Potter。 Invest the time in this book and you won’t regret it。 Eagerly awaiting part 2 of this trilogy！ 。。。more

Diane ，

Wow。 Deserves the name "blockbuster"。 So well written; the book just flowed and carried me along with it。 Wow。 Deserves the name "blockbuster"。 So well written; the book just flowed and carried me along with it。 。。。more

Kerry ，

Excellent invigorating work。

Kaci Shaw ，

4。5

ivanareadsalot ，

fml， I'm sad as fk 😢 Stars for Marlowe， Charlie， Jacob and Alice。 fml， I'm sad as fk 😢 Stars for Marlowe， Charlie， Jacob and Alice。 。。。more

Erika ，

4。5

lorin ✨ ，

this book is the definition of 'mid'。the vibes were excellent and the potential of the characters was unmatched， but DAMN it fell hard。 found this too long （as a lover of long books） and so anti-climactic。 so sad about it。 this book is the definition of 'mid'。the vibes were excellent and the potential of the characters was unmatched， but DAMN it fell hard。 found this too long （as a lover of long books） and so anti-climactic。 so sad about it。 。。。more

Nzavaye ，

4。5⭐

adventuresinabookshop Jo R ，

2。5 stars I had high hopes for this one but really didn’t enjoy it。 Interesting concept but not executed in a way I liked。 The narrator was fine for the bits when he spoke in his own voice but several of the accents he used for the characters were pretty awful。

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