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Gallant by V.E. Schwab

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kiaras's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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cinder00239's review against another edition

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

4.0

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bookydream's review against another edition

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

3.75

I think that this book could do with another round of editing as many of the word choices or phrasing in the book struck me as odd.  Otherwise, I thought it was very fun.  When I got about 2/3 of the way through I was shocked where we were and confused how it was going to end in just 100 pages, but I think the ending was very satisfying and it made me tear up a little.
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shmayjoy's review against another edition

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

5.0

Gallant took me by the wrist, whispered to me while I slept, and held me in the dark. I'll carry it with me now always.
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vaguelyredhead's review against another edition

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

4.25

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ms_smith's review against another edition

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adventurous dark hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.0

Érdekes történet, szerethető karakterek, de nálam valahogy mégis csak egy közepesre futotta. Akartam szeretni ezt a könyvet, nagyon is, de valahogy nem tudtam annyira értékelni amennyire kellett volna. Olivia karaktere nagyon tetszett, az írónő nagyon szép munkát végzett a süketnéma lány megalkotásával, problémáinak bemutatásával; el sem tudom képzelni mennyire frusztráló lehet, ha valaki nem tud beszélni és az emberek emiatt kevesebbnek tekintik őt. Végig nagyon szurkoltam neki. A háttértörténet maga okés volt, de a befejezés nekem a tipikus "se füle, se farka" kategóriába esett. Picit többet vagy mást vártam tőle, nem tudom, de nem töltött el megelégedéssel, amikor becsuktam a könyvet. Érdekes, hogy bár alapvetően nem szeretem a fantasy-t, mégis mindig adok esélyt egy-egy könyvnek hátha sikerül úgy megszeretni, mint a Harry Potter-sorozatot, de eddig ez még nem jött össze sajnos. Hát ez van.
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silly_snail's review against another edition

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

3.0

I probably would have liked it more if I read it at 15. But I'm 19 and felt a bit "too old" for this book. Not saying it was bad at all ! Some characters were cute, I was just never that attached to them. Most of the plottwists were really easy to guess so yeah. Good book. Not for me tho.
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nicosta_music's review against another edition

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

3.5

Gallant was generally a pretty decent read. The overarching mystery was interesting, if a bit predictable, and the characters were well-written. My biggest issue with this book was that its brevity and fast pace kept me from getting fully immersed, but I don't particularly think it would have benefitted from being longer either.
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florapatricia's review

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dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.75

It's a claustrophobic work with beautiful writing and interesting characters.
I didn't find the conclusion of the story satisfying enough to justify the rest of the book. 
The narrator did a wonderful job, even if I don't understand why it was a man.
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sannesbooks's review against another edition

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

2.0

This is more of a middle grade than a YA story. Be aware of that when starting this book. 

This is a short book with some ilusstrations

I loved that the representation of someone who can't speak. But, I didn't enjoy this story that much. I was bored and read this really slow. I was debating to DNF but something kept me going. It was atmospheric, eerie and creepy, but I still should have DNFd this one. 
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