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A very interesting concept of for a book, combining the popular and effective diary style of fiction with historical elements. This also obviously has similar themes to The Crucible, hence why I was drawn to read it for my PGCE. However, I felt as though the action and excitement only really picked up towards the end, hence my slightly lower rating.

artyemis's review against another edition

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3.0

'In città vivono nove streghe,
tre vestite di lana,
tre vestite di stracci,
tre del miglior velluto...'

La prima parte del libro sembrava promettere molto bene, più delle tre stelline che alla fine sono stata costretta a dargli.
Il ritmo della storia era più frenetico e la trama più imprevedibile ma poi si è tutto sgonfiato un pò. Il finale era fin troppo facile da indovinare, e se c'è una cosa che proprio non mi va giù in un libro è un finale prevedibile (chiamarlo finale forse è un parola grossa, dato che in realtà un vero e proprio finale neanche c'è visto che la narrazione viene troncata di botto sul più bello).
Libro carino comunque, per passare qualche ora ma niente di speciale.

sasab5's review against another edition

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adventurous dark informative medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

mummybear_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

lehine's review against another edition

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5.0

Read this as a kid and it holds up today as a shockingly complex story of a girl fleeing persecution only to be surrounded by more of it. Lives in that sweet spot of could be magic or not, just believable enough.

lforest_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

wombat_88's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

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