Originally posted at PaperbackwonderlandI've just finished reading this story, and to be quite honest i'm not sure what to write about it...there were parts i loved, others that dragged and then there were ones that broke my heart.So yes, i'll admit that the story surprised me. I was expecting somet...
3.75 out of 5Very good - so close to being great! There was a lot to love about this charming tale of magic and death and bargains, but there were some missed chances as well. However, it was a thoroughly original and entertaining tale, one with a talking cat!, and for that, I can rate it no less th...
Rating: 2.5 Stars Plain Kate is, quite honestly, just not the book for me. I know a countless number of my friends and most trusted reviewers have absolutely adored this tale, but despite being an ardent fantasy lover, I somehow could not get into it. Bow's debut follows the tale of Plain Kate, a ta...
in a sentence or so: Plain Kate is mourning the loss of her father when a witch rolls into town and takes her shadow in exchange for giving her cat the ability to speak. since the witch has dark intentions with her shadow, Plain Kate tries to get it back and stop any further acts of harmful sorcery....
Omg, this book DESTROYED ME. Seriously, I haven't cried because of a book like that sense I was 8 and Leslie had died in Bridge to Terabithia...I can't overstate how much I love her writing. Erin Bow's writing is simplistic in the best possible way. Her writing brings to mind authors like Kate DiCam...
2 stars personal feeling3 stars for writing/ style Written quite well, I feel, but it not touch me. I found it to have a smidgeon of that ancient folktale-like quality I associate with DiCamillo's works - a true story, but it never connected to me. I was never invested in the characters, swept away ...
A beautifully poetic tale of one plain girl and some very dark shadows.The one and only Caroline Richmond recommended this book to me. I now owe her a book suggestion and am fearful she will have to wait a very long time for me to find a book that lives up to this one.It may be impossible for me to ...
Sometimes you come across a book that you weren’t particularly keen to read but it blows you away with the sheer beauty of the story contained within its pages. The synopsis of Plain Kate doesn’t set it apart from the rest of the books in the genre. It doesn’t add anything to it that is wholly uniqu...
Most fantasy books for young readers are quite light: they're some kind of wish-fulfillment. Even when difficult tasks and harrowing adventures come up, they're leavened by whimsy. Here the only whimsy is the voice of Taggle, the cat who is Kate's only companion.Not this one. Generally, I wouldn...
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