Uprooted
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- Author：Naomi Novik
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Summary
Agnieszka loves her valley home， her quiet village， the forests and the bright shining river。 But the corrupted wood stands on the border， full of malevolent power， and its shadow lies over her life。
Her people rely on the cold， ambitious wizard， known only as the Dragon， to keep the wood's powers at bay。 But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman must be handed over to serve him for ten years， a fate almost as terrible as being lost to the wood。
The next choosing is fast approaching， and Agnieszka is afraid。 She knows - everyone knows - that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful， graceful， brave Kasia - all the things Agnieszka isn't - and her dearest friend in the world。 And there is no way to save her。
But no one can predict how or why the Dragon chooses a girl。 And when he comes， it is not Kasia he will take with him。
From the author of the Temeraire series comes this hugely imaginative， engrossing and vivid fantasy novel， inspired by folk and fairy tales。 It is perfect reading for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan。
Her people rely on the cold， ambitious wizard， known only as the Dragon， to keep the wood's powers at bay。 But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman must be handed over to serve him for ten years， a fate almost as terrible as being lost to the wood。
The next choosing is fast approaching， and Agnieszka is afraid。 She knows - everyone knows - that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful， graceful， brave Kasia - all the things Agnieszka isn't - and her dearest friend in the world。 And there is no way to save her。
But no one can predict how or why the Dragon chooses a girl。 And when he comes， it is not Kasia he will take with him。
From the author of the Temeraire series comes this hugely imaginative， engrossing and vivid fantasy novel， inspired by folk and fairy tales。 It is perfect reading for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan。
Reviews
Adriana Cardoso
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um livro que não me cativou de todo。achei a escrita demasiado arrastada e nada emocionantenão me consegui ligar às personagens， e achei os acontecimentos muito previsíveis
Camila
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a trama é eletrizante， cheia de aventura e te deixa sempre curioso para ler mais e mais e mais。 tem dilemas um pouco adolescentes， mas achei q a aventura compensa。 tenho dúvidas se é uma boa tradução - tinha hora q me perdia mas descrições。
Daria
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A well executed fantasy novel that is basically an interpretation of a fairy tale written into a novel。 I like that idea and it made a good and entertaining book。 Except it feels like the story would work even better as a short fairy tale and it felt a bit dragged out at times in a form of a novel。
Mela
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I like not enough fantasy/fairy-tale genre/style to want to read it。I do find a few gems reading the genre from time to time， like Chime， A Curse Dark as Gold， Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot， Keturah and Lord Death， Ella Enchanted， Enchanted （and of course the classics like 'Harry Potter'， 'Winnie the Pooh'， 'Alice in Wonderland'， 'The Little Prince'）。But I rather don't appreciate created fantasy world。 Perhaps I am too old， or just simply it is not my cup of tea。 For me， magi I like not enough fantasy/fairy-tale genre/style to want to read it。I do find a few gems reading the genre from time to time， like Chime， A Curse Dark as Gold， Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot， Keturah and Lord Death， Ella Enchanted， Enchanted （and of course the classics like 'Harry Potter'， 'Winnie the Pooh'， 'Alice in Wonderland'， 'The Little Prince'）。But I rather don't appreciate created fantasy world。 Perhaps I am too old， or just simply it is not my cup of tea。 For me， magic is a kind of metaphor or just something to add a bit of spark/flavor。 When I have to understand how the whole world works， or about their politics， etc。， I often lose interest。 And such was with this book。I started to like the Dragon - it was hard not to like the character。 I can see also that Naomi Novik had something to tell - I am just not in the mood to go through the whole book to find out what it was。 Perhaps another time。 。。。more
Hirondelle
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This was excellent， very good in lots of ways， at portraying women， at portraying being a peasant in a medieval society， a feeling of place， and （presumably） hommage to a specific culture。 I loved a lot of this and somehow kept putting it down and not picking it up again。 No fault of its own， just my own personal quirks that I found this a lot grimmer， darker， more full of gory battle scenes than what I was in the mood for （usually am， the older I get the more bored I am by long long battle scen This was excellent， very good in lots of ways， at portraying women， at portraying being a peasant in a medieval society， a feeling of place， and （presumably） hommage to a specific culture。 I loved a lot of this and somehow kept putting it down and not picking it up again。 No fault of its own， just my own personal quirks that I found this a lot grimmer， darker， more full of gory battle scenes than what I was in the mood for （usually am， the older I get the more bored I am by long long battle scenes）。 Still very worth it， just my own personal quirk。 。。。more
Rich Apple
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MS Novik needs a good editor， or it could be as a former software engineer I exhibit "obsessive-compulsive behavior"。 I do not consider it a “disorder”。 None the less there were too many simple errors that were missed。I also believed it to be too long。 The story was interesting but repetitive。 MS Novik needs a good editor， or it could be as a former software engineer I exhibit "obsessive-compulsive behavior"。 I do not consider it a “disorder”。 None the less there were too many simple errors that were missed。I also believed it to be too long。 The story was interesting but repetitive。 。。。more
Arman Purewal
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for my friends~ uprooted: 5/5 ~i really liked this book。 and so far ive really liked my girl naomi （the author） both the books ive read from her have been very different concepts and a lil long （expected for standalone fantasy tho， world building takes time） and super good。 i legit couldn’t stop reading this book i didnt even take tiktok breaks like i usually do i deadass just read it for like like 5 hours straight as i should。 bro this world building was so well done and the villain was deadass for my friends~ uprooted: 5/5 ~i really liked this book。 and so far ive really liked my girl naomi （the author） both the books ive read from her have been very different concepts and a lil long （expected for standalone fantasy tho， world building takes time） and super good。 i legit couldn’t stop reading this book i didnt even take tiktok breaks like i usually do i deadass just read it for like like 5 hours straight as i should。 bro this world building was so well done and the villain was deadass the woods which was different but really cool when i got into it。 my issue with her last book was that it took me so long to get into it but honestly i did not have that problem at all with this book。 i was immediately into the story （ik surprising for a fantasy book） but it was just very good。 i love crazy love she has for kasia like that’s just pure love and pure friendship it was so refreshing to see。 like it wasn’t perfect but u could see that theyre love for each other came before everything which was so nice。 i also love sarkan （the dragon） and also his relationship with her。 like the weird bickering they have and him constantly insulting her in the most colourful ways while she just continues to annoy him was >>>>。 and *slight spoiler* the gradual change between was very well done！！ none of it felt rushed and that was nice considering how much she hated him at the start *end spoiler* I loved kasia too really most the characters in this book， even the falcon， grew on me （except the fkin prince） and i enjoyed reading about them all。 lowkey wish we got to see more about what happens to the falcon after everything too but it’s a standalone what can i say。 the pace was kinda slow sometimes but i really didn’t mind it esp cause it was easier to keep track of the laws of this world that way。 there were a couple times where i was like “okk it’s just about to end” just to realize i still have like 300 pages left bruh but i didnt mind cause i needed for more time for my ship to sail anyways。 i just really enjoyed the story and the characters and the world and everything so much like the 1000 pages （on ebook， it’s way less as a physical book） were so worth it but i could see how for someone else it wouldn’t be uk。 but for me 5/5！ 。。。more
Gigi
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Paused early on （under 5%）。 Will continue at some point。
Sidra Nabeel
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3。5Okay I have mixed opinions on this one， so I think I'm going to split my review into rote pros and cons to make it easier for myself。 Be warned I have slight spoilers ahead， read at your own risk。TW: sexual assaultPro: I think that the first half of the book was a lot stronger than the second half。 Mostly due to the fact that there were fewer characters， and so I felt it was easier to connect to the plotTherefore， Con: In the second half， it felt as if there were a bunch of new characters int 3。5Okay I have mixed opinions on this one， so I think I'm going to split my review into rote pros and cons to make it easier for myself。 Be warned I have slight spoilers ahead， read at your own risk。TW: sexual assaultPro: I think that the first half of the book was a lot stronger than the second half。 Mostly due to the fact that there were fewer characters， and so I felt it was easier to connect to the plotTherefore， Con: In the second half， it felt as if there were a bunch of new characters introduced but had so little impact that I felt it impacted the movement of the plot significantly - I didn't care so much about the stakes because I didn't care enough about the characters involved with them。 I definitely think that the author easily could've combatted this by having the book be a bit longer， or even split into a duology， just to allow the reader to truly care about the characters， and therefore have certain plot points hit harder。Pro: I really enjoyed the atmosphere and world building。 I think that Novik succeeded in creating a fairytale， whimsical， folk-story aesthetic for her novel - it very much felt like an adult take on some classic storybook tropes， in a way that meant the story feel oddly nostalgic and comforting in a way。Con: I dislike how we were meant to empathise with parts of Marek's character。 No matter how tragic a backstory， I'm not going to ever empathise with a character who attempts to sexually assault a woman in the first chapter they're introduced。 Why is he the guy that gets a redemption when Solya is right there， come on。Pro: The character of the Dragon was very interesting， and one of the best aspects of the whole book。 I liked that he was a mysterious figure， and I liked his witty， begrudging sense of humour; but for all his intrigue， I felt like he was underutilised throughout the story - he's missing from the whole second act of the book， despite being one of the biggest factors that drew me into the book。Con: Despite how much I liked the Dragon， I ended up not being sold on the romance involving him and the other party。 I thought their progression seemed clunky， and they had very little chemistry in my opinion。 This was tied to the problem with the Dragon being gone for so long - we got too little interaction between the couple， and so were unable to feel connected and root for their relationship。 They did have a few cute conversations， but they were too few and far between， again， in my opinion。Pro: I liked the magic system。 I'm a sucker for the "magic being tied to the mc's emotions and is based on impulse" trope， so I didnt have too many issues with how vaguely it was explained。 In my opinion， this added to the fantastical atmosphere。Con: I didn't like how the character of Alosha was basically a walking stereotype。 She's described as a dark-skin black woman， and is constantly referred to as wearing more masculine clothing， being muscular， working in forges， and being blunt with her words。 And while there is nothing necessarily wrong with having any of these traits， it felt very weighted that all of those traits were given to the only explicitly non-white character in the book。 Oh yeah， and her mother was a slave and she was raised by her masters？？？ Who she feels fondly towards？？？？？ There was also a line in the book that likened her descendants to being "tea diluted with milk" which felt icky to me。 All of this coming from a white author just really felt uncomfortable to me， in a way that made me knock the rating down a couple stars。Con: I had issues with the "villain"。 Initially the premise of the villain being an unconscious， primordial entity like "the Woods" was super compelling。 But the reveal of who the root villain was was just really underwhelming in comparison。 Like， we're really going for a "woman scorned" as the big bad？ Really？？ Like， yeah that's accurate for fairytales， but I was expecting a writer as skilled as Novik to subvert it somehow， but I guess not lmao。Con: Following on from the last point， the ending wrapped up was too quickly， and with too much of a lack of clarity for my taste。 For such a threatening and destructive battle， for the resolution to be the way it was felt really underwhelming。Pro: Kasia was iconic and I love her。 She honestly carried the second half of the book on her broad wooden shoulders and she did not get the flowers she deserved。 That's all。Overall， would I recommend this book？ Even after writing this novel of a review， I honestly don't know。 Weigh up the pros and cons for yourself lmao I'm not your mum， do what you want xx 。。。more
Ema
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I really enjoyed this book。 Other books that I have liked were: Remake - Illima ToddMistborn & Warbreaker - Brandon SandersonHunger Games/Divergent/The Host/Twilight - Don't pretend like you don't know who wrote theseThe False Prince - Jennifer A。 NielsonThe Once Upon A Curse Series - Kaitlyn DavisThe Selection - Kira CassGraceling/Fire - Kristian CashoreThe Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer I liked Uprooted because I'm a sucker for this trope - the whole kidnapping thing？ Idk - anyhow the commen I really enjoyed this book。 Other books that I have liked were: Remake - Illima ToddMistborn & Warbreaker - Brandon SandersonHunger Games/Divergent/The Host/Twilight - Don't pretend like you don't know who wrote theseThe False Prince - Jennifer A。 NielsonThe Once Upon A Curse Series - Kaitlyn DavisThe Selection - Kira CassGraceling/Fire - Kristian CashoreThe Lunar Chronicles - Marissa Meyer I liked Uprooted because I'm a sucker for this trope - the whole kidnapping thing？ Idk - anyhow the comments are true; the relationship was a little messed up， but not SUPER messed up like some other books （AKA he doesn't hit her and sex really isn't on his mind - but he is a bit of a jerk）。 There was a sex scene in it but that was really easy to skip over， and there was some amount of passionate kissing （One scene）， and an attempted rape at the beginning of the book （not by the male lead and this doesn't happen again in the book - like rape is not a constant theme）。 I think that was it？ I read it a while ago。 。。。more
Franchesca Giglio
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Ok so I was very confused by this book 。 I’m not sure if it’s cause I read it in a day but it was not the easiest to follow。 That being said it was an great book 。 I give it such a high rating because I did like it and I think if I really read it a few more times It would be that rating。 I loved the characters ， the story was a bit confusing like when I was reading I was like ok why is this important 。 I think the main problem was that I had no idea what the book was about so I just didn’t know Ok so I was very confused by this book 。 I’m not sure if it’s cause I read it in a day but it was not the easiest to follow。 That being said it was an great book 。 I give it such a high rating because I did like it and I think if I really read it a few more times It would be that rating。 I loved the characters ， the story was a bit confusing like when I was reading I was like ok why is this important 。 I think the main problem was that I had no idea what the book was about so I just didn’t know what to expect。 But over all this was Avery good fantasy book， the setting and overall story was great。 I also think this would of been a great trilogy or something cause it was to packed 。 I think it could of been great to expand on some parts and made it into two or three books 。。。more
Emily
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Wow。 The Polish/Russian mythology is gorgeous here。 The writing is vivid and alive。 The world is tangible。 The characters are loveable， and the relationships， especially between Kasia and Nieshka， are lovely。 The Wood is perfectly horrifying， and the ending is totally justified and perfect。 A couple of chapters were pretty violent， mostly creature-on-human， though there is a bloody war near the end。 I wish the graphic violence had been dialed back some， but that's my biggest complaint。 Definitel Wow。 The Polish/Russian mythology is gorgeous here。 The writing is vivid and alive。 The world is tangible。 The characters are loveable， and the relationships， especially between Kasia and Nieshka， are lovely。 The Wood is perfectly horrifying， and the ending is totally justified and perfect。 A couple of chapters were pretty violent， mostly creature-on-human， though there is a bloody war near the end。 I wish the graphic violence had been dialed back some， but that's my biggest complaint。 Definitely belongs in the adult section at the library！ Two obnoxious， unecessary sex scenes， one decently mild， one I had to skip two pages completely for。 The main character is a bit Mary Sue， but really likeable， so I didn't mind the trope the vast majority of the time。 Sometimes she was just a bit too powerful with no real explanation as to why。 Calm down， sis。I also wish the Dragon hadn't been so verbally abusive before all the romance starts。 Not okay。 Grow as a human first， THEN get the girl， not the other way around。 Altogether， though， I devoured this novel。 I love Russian folklore， so this was right up my alley。 What a ride！ 。。。more
Stevie
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Very charming and an easy read。 I didn't *fully* get the romance， but I got it enough to not be bothered by it。 Very charming and an easy read。 I didn't *fully* get the romance， but I got it enough to not be bothered by it。 。。。more
Clare
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Uprooted was an amazing fantasy story， inspired by Polish folktales and definitely gave off a dark fairytale kind of vibe， which I absolutely loved。 The setting and several of the names were clearly inspired by Poland， which I found really interesting and I thought added to the world。 The plot was great and full of twists and turns， I feel I can’t give anything anyway because I’ll spoil the story。 In the most basic of terms， The Wood is a mysterious evil place and the main characters have to sto Uprooted was an amazing fantasy story， inspired by Polish folktales and definitely gave off a dark fairytale kind of vibe， which I absolutely loved。 The setting and several of the names were clearly inspired by Poland， which I found really interesting and I thought added to the world。 The plot was great and full of twists and turns， I feel I can’t give anything anyway because I’ll spoil the story。 In the most basic of terms， The Wood is a mysterious evil place and the main characters have to stop it from spreading。 The Wood， I kid you not， terrified me。 The way it manifested itself， the way it ensnared and corrupted people… and the fact it seemed inescapable， just made it really really scary to me。 Agnieszka was an really fun character， awkward and constantly managing to somehow get messy even when she’s trying hard not to， and her friendship with Kasia was really heartfelt。 Her relationship with Sarkan aka The Dragon was the main reason why I loved this book。 Sarkan a grumpy， irritable （though strangely lovable） cat of wizard who is increasingly annoyed by Agnieszka’s constant mess when he likes order and neatness and the fact she somehow manages to do magic without ‘following the proper method’。 They’re complete opposites but somehow manage to work together to solve the many problems the Wood causes throughout the course of the book。 As well as accidentally fall in love。 Highly recommend to anyone who loves fantasy with a dark-ish fairytale bent to it！ 。。。more
Mighty
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This book was a very interesting read。 It had some twists and turns to it that made it fun。What I liked: Very interesting world， and story， lots of interesting twists， the main character was well written。 The writing was good， good prose， good pacing。 What I disliked: The Dragon character was rather underdeveloped for how much he was involved in the story。 Lot's of events were not well explained leaving some events to seem like convenient plot devices instead of real world stories （like why the This book was a very interesting read。 It had some twists and turns to it that made it fun。What I liked: Very interesting world， and story， lots of interesting twists， the main character was well written。 The writing was good， good prose， good pacing。 What I disliked: The Dragon character was rather underdeveloped for how much he was involved in the story。 Lot's of events were not well explained leaving some events to seem like convenient plot devices instead of real world stories （like why the antagonism from the other nation， motives behind some character's actions， etc。。。）。 The sex scene in the book was overly graphic （the fact that they had sex would have been enough， I didn't need to read all the details about how）。 How the main character's magic seemed to not work like anyone else's seemed to turn her into a Mary Sue。 。。。more
Samantha
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Just about 4 stars！ I have some big beef with parts of this book but really enjoyed it overall。 Teenage me would have absolutely adored it。
Catalina Ojeda Keim
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Necesito masA
Nameera
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DNF at 20%。 Not for me。 I found it to be very slow。 I didn't like the characters and found them annoying。Not curious enough to continue。 DNF at 20%。 Not for me。 I found it to be very slow。 I didn't like the characters and found them annoying。Not curious enough to continue。 。。。more
Lily
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Really beautifully written with a compelling story， reminded me a lot of the fairy tales I was told as a child but with a strong and likeable female protagonist。 The way her growth is written throughout the book is masterful: it wasn’t until I finished and thought back that I realized how Agniezshka brought herself from a supporting character energy to main character。 Im only taking off a star bc I do wish that the romance was given SLIGHTLY more importance。 I think that’s just a personal prefer Really beautifully written with a compelling story， reminded me a lot of the fairy tales I was told as a child but with a strong and likeable female protagonist。 The way her growth is written throughout the book is masterful: it wasn’t until I finished and thought back that I realized how Agniezshka brought herself from a supporting character energy to main character。 Im only taking off a star bc I do wish that the romance was given SLIGHTLY more importance。 I think that’s just a personal preference， I need it to be peppered in a bit more as like a stress reliever bc there is pretty consistent action。 Whenever I got overwhelmed I would go back and read the bits we were given。 。。。more
Taylor
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A bit slower than I'm used to， but excellent story。 Forced me to enjoy the buildup more， like a nice slow burn。 A bit slower than I'm used to， but excellent story。 Forced me to enjoy the buildup more， like a nice slow burn。 。。。more
Abigael Camille Bondoc
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Hands down 🙌！ This is THE BEST book I've read this year。First up， I really didn't think it was a great book at first。 I just liked the plot and that's all。 The story was slow initially， but when I finish Chapters 1-3， everything is starting to get very， very interesting and also totally making sense。I love how Naomi builds up her characters and perfectly inserts them in each scene。 Plus， I love the main character Agnieszka， who was totally flawed even until the end of the book which just makes h Hands down 🙌！ This is THE BEST book I've read this year。First up， I really didn't think it was a great book at first。 I just liked the plot and that's all。 The story was slow initially， but when I finish Chapters 1-3， everything is starting to get very， very interesting and also totally making sense。I love how Naomi builds up her characters and perfectly inserts them in each scene。 Plus， I love the main character Agnieszka， who was totally flawed even until the end of the book which just makes her totally relatable and makes me totally like her。 （view spoiler）[Even with her super amateur magic spells， she was able to do a lot of things within the span of a few months。 （hide spoiler）]Now to our beloved wizard Sarkan， "The Dragon"。 Oh， I just love his coolness and strict demeanor。 Usually， in other novels， you see the leading man's personality softening a bit toward the end of the story。 Or they start professing their undying love for the heroine in the middle of a novel。 But him？ No， he was still cool and stiff up to the very end （not that strict but he's still who he was before） which I totally LOVED。The characters are very lovable and their personality is not overly blown up so it still feels closer to reality。 Even the villain in this story is very likable， which is actually a first for me。 （view spoiler）[The Wood Queen for me actually relates a bit to the world we currently live in and that's what makes it lovable。 It's always not pretty and easy， sometimes we've just got to release that inner demon， and damn everyone， lolz。 🤣 （hide spoiler）]All in all， the originality and creativity of the story， the well-thought-out characters， and the surprising twists and turns made this novel a five-star for me。 It's now on top of my list of books to reread again and again。Lastly， I just really don't know how I could express the LOVE I have for this book more than I'm able to。 I just freakishly LOVE it！！！！ ❤️❤️❤️ 。。。more
Arianne
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Se trata de una historia de fantasía autoconclusiva escrita por la escritora estadounidense Naomi Novik。 El libro está escrito desde el punto de vista de Agnieszka nuestra intrépida protagonista。 Empieza con una historia que avanza de tal modo que nada tiene que ver con lo que la protagonista cree que está ocurriendo en un principio。 Es una historia de magia oscura， con criaturas fantásticas， con traiciones， con bastante tragedia， pero es también una historia de lucha， de aprender， de crecer， de Se trata de una historia de fantasía autoconclusiva escrita por la escritora estadounidense Naomi Novik。 El libro está escrito desde el punto de vista de Agnieszka nuestra intrépida protagonista。 Empieza con una historia que avanza de tal modo que nada tiene que ver con lo que la protagonista cree que está ocurriendo en un principio。 Es una historia de magia oscura， con criaturas fantásticas， con traiciones， con bastante tragedia， pero es también una historia de lucha， de aprender， de crecer， de buscar un mundo mejor。Agnieszka es una protagonista que me ha gustado enormemente， es una chica torpe， que se equivoca， que no siempre sabe que hacer o decir， sin grandes sueños de futuro。 En definitiva， un personaje muy real con el que nos podemos sentir muy identificados。 Pero a su vez es un personaje que según avanza la trama vemos que， aunque duda， se equivoca y es， en cierto modo inocente， es tremendamente inteligente， poderosa， fuerte， valiente， luchadora y fiel a sí misma。 Me ha encantado ver esa dualidad en un mismo personaje， que no es ni de lejos perfecta， que es muy humana。El otro personaje femenino importante en la trama es， su mejor amiga， Kasia。 Un personaje completamente diferente a nuestra protagonista， sería más el prototipo de personaje principal。 Desde un inicio es fuerte， valiente， segura de sí misma y con una gran confianza。La relación entre ambas me ha parecido muy hermosa。 Se quieren， se ayudan， es una amistad muy pura y leal y， sin embargo， la autora vuelve a mostrarnos la imperfección del ser humano， a través de la envidia y los celos。Creo que me ha faltado saber más de Sarkan， me ha parecido un personaje muy interesante y quería saber más y más de él， sin embargo， queda apenas esbozado y solo lo vemos desde lo que Agnieszka sabe o aprende de él。 Me habría encantado conocer más de su pasado que apenas queda mencionado， de sus largos años， etc。 En cuanto al villano/a （no diré nada por posibles spoilers） está lejos de tener una historia tremendamente original， pero es cierto que encaja perfectamente en la historia y la mejora。 No hay redención， aunque si podemos comprender sus motivos y la decisión final de Agnieszka， que es sin duda la necesaria para cerrar el círculo。En cuanto a la construcción de mundo la verdad no es excesivamente compleja， pero está muy bien construida。 El sistema de magia me ha gustado， sobre todo porque me ha parecido muy interesante a la hora de combinar los poderes （de lo más hermoso que he leído en magia） y el contraste entre la magia aprendida y la magia que aflora de manera natural。 El libro en cuanto a la trama está perfectamente estructurado， no siento que nada sobre o falte， y siento que al final todo encaja como en un círculo perfecto。 Ese final que tanto se hizo esperar me dejó contenta pero medio insatisfecha， por la parte en la que una quería fangirlear。Es cierto que no he sentido una gran originalidad ni en la trama ni en algunos de los elementos que la integran y tampoco he sentido que hubiera grandes giros argumentales。 Los personajes están bien pero tampoco me han apasionado。 Y sin embargo la historia me ha gustado muchísimo。 Es difícil de explicar， me ha gustado y si lo recomiendo。 Este ha sido mi primer acercamiento a la autora y he de decir que tiene una manera muy peculiar de escribir， al principio me costó bastante y no acaba de convencerme。 Escasean los diálogos y por ende abundan las descripciones。 A mi me gustan los autores descriptivos， me gusta hacerme una idea lo más clara posible de lo que estoy leyendo， pero creo que si le pusiera una pega， sería esa， junto a la escasa profundidad con la que se analiza a Sarkan que para mí， tenía un enorme potencial。 De todos modos， la escritora tiene una buena pluma que te mete casi de inmediato en la historia。Me parece una buena lectura y la recomiendo bastante。 。。。more
Samantha Ayer
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Cons:I really did not like the beginning and found the main characters very unlikable。 The writing style was not my favorite and some of the dialogue just seemed odd in the first few chapters。 Pros:I loved the story overall once it picked up。 Characters became more likeable and the story was really hashed out by the end。
Caro
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Thought it to be pretty good！ Standalone book not part of a series， although if the author continues in the future I won't be surprised。Village in the middle of nowhere where the forest is evil。 Magician guy comes and takes a girl every 10 years to take care of him。 This year bff was supposed to be taken but obviously mc gets taken instead。 she learns that she is extra good at magic and has skill in it that is beyond magician guy。 Turns out the evil forest took the queen of the kingdom years ago Thought it to be pretty good！ Standalone book not part of a series， although if the author continues in the future I won't be surprised。Village in the middle of nowhere where the forest is evil。 Magician guy comes and takes a girl every 10 years to take care of him。 This year bff was supposed to be taken but obviously mc gets taken instead。 she learns that she is extra good at magic and has skill in it that is beyond magician guy。 Turns out the evil forest took the queen of the kingdom years ago and because of that two countries are about to fight in a war。 the second prince goes to find his momma by making magician guy help him。turns out a bunch of stuff is happening in the behind the scenes and the evil forest has infiltrated everywhere。the magician guy and the magic girl have to go save a bunch of people。 mc's bff becomes groot and loses all personality afterwards。 then they have to save the entire kingdom。 overall i think it was fine， it was a very long book。 there is some underage sex and a huuuuuuuuuuuuuge age gap that i wasn't a big fan of。 the magic was fun to read about and so was the political intrigue。 i loved the villain。 。。。more
Megan Conrad
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Had potential but ultimately the writing was pretty shallow and characters lacked depth and development。 Sarkan is incredibly unlikable。 Almost DNF on this one but in the end it’s just ok。
Hazel
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Wow， this book！！！The writing is so beautiful I could cry。 Multiple times while reading this book I would just smile and laugh， not because anything funny was really happening but because the characters were so genuine and different， if that makes sense。 The magic system was also so different and definitely creepy。 That was one thing I did not expect！ How insanely creepy this book could get。 Anyway， this book is definitely a must read and also one of those books that will stay in your head for a Wow， this book！！！The writing is so beautiful I could cry。 Multiple times while reading this book I would just smile and laugh， not because anything funny was really happening but because the characters were so genuine and different， if that makes sense。 The magic system was also so different and definitely creepy。 That was one thing I did not expect！ How insanely creepy this book could get。 Anyway， this book is definitely a must read and also one of those books that will stay in your head for a while after putting it down。 If you are going to pick this book up make sure to have a lot of free time， you won’t want to put it down！ 。。。more
Chantal
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☆ 3，5
Scott Gardner
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Very slow going ， but not too bad a storyline
Fatima Mrzq
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The first half of the book was exciting and well written but then suddenly the second half it got boring and weird。。 DNF
Miranda Resnikoff
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Really well done， with a sort of surprising ending that grew on me。 One of those stories that goes from one difficulty to a disaster to another and another- and somehow makes it worth reading， and winds up with something much better than you'd have dreamed up yourself， as a reader partway through。 Really well done， with a sort of surprising ending that grew on me。 One of those stories that goes from one difficulty to a disaster to another and another- and somehow makes it worth reading， and winds up with something much better than you'd have dreamed up yourself， as a reader partway through。 。。。more
Reference
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The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Uprooted&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0