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I liked it even better than Hart and Mercy!

Revisado: 04-21-25

This was a delight. It's silly and sweet, and it has a lot of heart. I liked the first, but I loved the second adventure in this world.

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Unexpectedly wholesome, but...

Revisado: 01-07-25

I started to feel like halfway through writing this, the devil on Stephen King's shoulder started going, "No, Stevie, ha-ha, you can't just write a simple adventure about a boy who wants to pay a blessing forward, befriends a lonely old man, and braves a scary, magical new world for a beloved dog. You're Stephen King! Give the protagonist a little more darkness in his heart, Stevie. Nudge up the gruesome violence a few more notches, Stevie. You've got to give the people what they expect, ha-ha!"

Yeah, yeah, a lot of old fairytales are dark, I get it. The theme still would have worked with 25% less angst. Still a solid 4/5 for me, and now I know one time Stephen King came perilously close to writing cozy fantasy, which will be a fun thing to bring up at parties.

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Despite the stakes being as high as the destruction of several whole entire solar systems, this is peak cozy sci-fi.

Revisado: 09-17-24

This is such a hopeful, funny, warm read. Though there are dire situations and some secondary character deaths, the main characters are delightful, the science is fun and interesting, and the big story beats are incredibly satisfying. Highly recommend.

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Adjust your coziness expectations. This is heavier than the first one.

Revisado: 09-11-24

I loved seeing these delightful characters again, but I missed some of the relentlessly hopeful, comforting feel of the first book (which I have read at least 5 times).

The world here feels a little less whimsical and separate from our own, straying out of the realm of metaphor and introducing real prejudices from our world, as well as dedicating a lot more to the traumas touched on in the first book. There is emphasis on taking a stand against injustice. The old feel-good theme of softening and changing minds and hearts is actively challenged here, where we meet villains who are given barely any crumbs of complexity, which I found a tad disappointing in a book about not dehumanizing people...but maybe it's just acknowledging an uglier side of humanity, one that's uncomfortable (and pretty depressing) to think about.

If you're like me, and the first book gave you a dose of hope and a safe escape when you needed it, maybe just adjust your expectations a notch. This has a lot of the same charm and humor, some beautiful moments that made me tear up, and a happy ending, but I regret diving in expecting to have my world-weary heart soothed once again, because listening has left me a little more world-weary than when I started.

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Not As Good As Moving Castle

Revisado: 09-09-24

Unlike Howl's Moving Castle, there are elements to this book that haven't exactly aged like fine wine. In spite of some sensitivity issues, there's a fun story at the core. Weakest of the three but still charming.

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Good read, sometimes seems to be trying a little too hard to be gritty.

Revisado: 05-07-24

I love most of these skeevy, funny characters, but, like... okay we get it, it's disgusting here. If you take a shot every time bodily waste comes up or someone threatens to do something creatively violent to genitals, you'll quickly die of alcohol poisoning.

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Less cozy, still House Witch.

Revisado: 05-07-24

This series has a lot of imperfections, but I still finished it and had a good time. I think this one is a little stronger than the second book. It definitely leans darker than the first two, but the heavier moments felt earned and necessary. I'm so glad Kraken's voice changed.

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Still fun, but the flaws of the first book are amplified here.

Revisado: 05-07-24

I still had a pretty good time with the storyline, but sometimes the prose is quite clumsy. I felt like I was listening to a really good writer's totally unedited rough draft, if that makes sense. It is drowning in unnecessary adverbs and weird (and sometimes downright inaccurate) dialogue tags, and I just about threw my phone across the room when I heard "the redhead" for the 50th time in thirty minutes. I found it extremely distracting. Just say "he"! Just say the character's name! Fin's characterization also shifts a little too quickly for my taste. He went from being a prickly jerk who couldn't get along with anyone in the first book to being so charming he can make friends with everyone. Despite that, I still found myself invested in the characters and their drama. I wish it had gotten a few more rounds of edits or something.

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Very fun read. i wish the prose was a little more polished.

Revisado: 05-07-24

I had a great time. The story is fun and cozy-adjacent. Putting "humorous" in the title feels like an oversell, but there are a few chuckle-worthy moments and it is very charming. I think it could have used a tighter edit. The narrator is wonderful except a small handful of weird choices on character voices.

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Truly delightful.

Revisado: 04-19-23

A light, interesting, funny, delightful story with a charming lore. Perfect if you want a cozy read with just a little bit of adventure.

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