TITLE: Uprooted
AUTHOR: Novik, Naomi
GENRE: Fiction/Fantasy
My sister-in-law gave me this book for Christmas (I know, I'm super spoiled!). The cover is absolutely beautiful.
GENRE: Fiction/Fantasy
DATES READ: 2/19/2016 - 3/19/2016
MY RATING: 4/5
My sister-in-law gave me this book for Christmas (I know, I'm super spoiled!). The cover is absolutely beautiful.
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A common young girl, Agnieszka, is whisked away from her home as a sacrifice to the Dragon. But not the type of Dragon one would initially imagine. This Dragon is a studious, cold, and lonesome wizard locked away in a tower, waging a war against the evil Wood. A war in which Agnieszka is about to become very much involved. And through it all, she learns that maybe she's not so common at all.
I really loved this book very much. The fairy tale-like story is mysterious, luscious (a world I very rarely use to describe a book), and beguiling. There's just a kiss of romance. The only thing that stopped me from giving it a complete 5/5 was the pacing. I feel at times, the pacing dragged for my taste, and it could have been pared down a bit (especially court scenes - which I always find to be drawn out).
My favorite character was the Dragon himself. I was also enchanted by the looming villain of the unstoppable Wood. I highly recommend this to fantasy lovers, and lovers of fairy tales!
Will read and write...
***Photo by B. Bumble***
