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Sep 18, 2023jmcgalecooper rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is everything that I want in a story about magic. Agnieszka is believable in her journey of discovering her powers, and the foundation of Polish folktales was really strong and really fun. My only complaint is that the final battle…
Sep 14, 2023Bl0ckbird rated this title 2.5 out of 5 stars
Ok story, but the plot is kind of stretched out and is kinda pointless and boring.
Feb 20, 2023brownmf1 rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
Really good story. But make sure you read it and don’t listen to the audiobook. The narration is wooden, and stilted.
Feb 14, 2023xiaojunbpl12 rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
...can't finish, felt stunted by such a fairy tale.
Jan 31, 2023IndyPL_RachelJ_Archive rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I got sucked into this story, and I did not want to leave the world Novik created around the witch Agnieszka behind. I don't reread a lot of books, but I will be revisiting this one. The use of magic as a way to find dark forces in the…
Jan 11, 2023pdiksit rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
A modern fantasy that goes back to the genres roots in old fairy tales. A wonderful work.
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May 27, 2022LoganLib_Sheridan rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Naomi Novak's books are always denser than I remember them being. I do love the rich imagery she evokes in her story telling. Whether it's texture or colour or lighting I always have a pretty vivid image in my head when reading her…
Dec 06, 2021khristinemarcinowski rated this title 1 out of 5 stars
Uprooted had all the elements I adore in fantasy, but unfortunately those elements were only found in the synopsis at the back of the book. The remainder of the book was underwhelming in its absence of magic and chemistry in what is…
Oct 05, 2021picton rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
It got the tick!
Aug 16, 2021mebacher rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Are there 6 stars? This one needs 6. At a minimum.
Aug 03, 2021
Not interested in teen fiction
Apr 01, 2021Gr33nbird rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Elegant and literary and hard to put down, Uprooted is one of the best fantasy books I've ever read. Novik just might be my new favorite fantasy author.
Jan 27, 2021DianeSeiler rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I loved this book. It (like Ms. Novik's 'Spinning Silver', which I also loved) is a unique adult fairy tale. It isn't a 'Beauty & the Beast' redux, and it isn't "two people who can't stand each other fall in love" (which is a trope I also…
Oct 21, 2020lovemybranch rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Overall, it's a pretty good story but please (SPOILER ALERT) let's get rid of the scenario where two characters can't stand each other until they realize they're in love! In fact, it's such an overused plot device that it's hardly a…
Sep 25, 2020
Recommended by Tor - Sarah Waites and me
Sep 09, 2020JCLAnneG rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This was a great romantic Beauty-and-the-Beast story that doesn't beat you over the head that it was a retelling. Superb world-building that makes me want to visit again.
Aug 15, 2020MissouriMagikarp rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I was hoping there was a sequel to this book, but it ended in a satisfying way. Love the writing. The magic felt so real I could picture it perfectly in my mind's eye.
Jun 04, 2020JCLRachelN rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I love a strong heroine and Agnieszka delivers as she grapples with leaving her family and finding her purpose in a new role. The imagery is so well done that I do not want to find myself in a forest any time soon. Recommended for readers…
May 14, 2020AConsolver rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
3 Stars - I might recommend if you enjoy fantasy novels. Every ten years the Dragon, a wizard, takes a young girl from the village to live with him as payment for his protection from the invasive wood bordering the valley. No one knows…
Apr 24, 2020red_tiger_2354 rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
This is a title that took me a couple of tries to get into, but looking back I can't explain why I had such trouble. I reread Uprooted recently and I was immediately drawn into the story. For anyone that has tried or thought what's the big…
Apr 10, 2020OPL_JacobL rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Part of a growing genre of books rooted in Slavic folk tales, this is a story about the struggle of a young woman to find her place in the world after being chosen by her village to live and work for the terrible local wizard, "The…
Mar 25, 2020JCLJuliaV rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazingly epic fairy tale that puts a spin on a number of classic elements found in folktales. A "dragon" that is actually a surly wizard. A forest that is literally alive and entirely evil. And a romance that is reminiscent of…
Mar 20, 2020littlebadbooks rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Straight to the point: Don't let the first couple of chapters discourage you from finishing this lovely plot-driven, folklore-fantasy embracing beauty of a book. If you like plot-driven books that are steeped in folklore (in this case…
Nov 18, 2019N13m4nd rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
As this story began I was put off by the cliché of a plucky young heroine proving her critics wrong, but Uprooted soon leaves that phase behind and becomes a much more substantial novel. In fact, there’s more plot in this one book than in…
Nov 05, 2019sollati rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I recently reread this book after first having read it several years ago. I'd forgotten several key plot points, and I loved having a second chance to encounter the story and experience that sense of surprise again. It's such a beautifully…