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The Forest Where the Phoenix Sleeps by Brooke Marley Jones

kirstym25's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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ht92's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

schwanke3's review against another edition

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adventurous dark

4.25

2357aya's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

sarablikes2read's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

Definitely not my cup of tea.
Apologies, but this was a real slog to get through.

snowseau's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-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

3.75

lamppost2003's review against another edition

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slow-paced

2.0

veronicaarose's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 I need more. I'm impatient and do not want to wait. But wait I shall.

Wow was this book a rollercoaster towards the end. I don't think I've had a book surprise me so much in a while. It was twist after twist at the end. A lot of things added up, but I'm also left with so many more questions.

You should read this book if you're into cozy fantasy, with some romance. And by cozy, I mean dark, and creepy yet some how also very comforting.

An amazing debut novel by an amazing person.

Book two needs to be here stat, you hear me Brooke? 

bookwyrm25's review against another edition

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I had to DNF this book. 2 stars if any unfortunately. The writing was muddy and all over the place, I constantly had to re-read parts to see if I missed something, the stereotype of her best friend Sasha was… concerning… and the “romance” wasn’t there at all until suddenly it was “I love you” despite all the fighting. I’m severely disappointed from all the 5 star reviews. This honestly did not seem professionally written to me, which I feel bad about saying but… it was just too hard to get through. 

chelseylucarotti's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0