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I really enjoyed this book. The overarching plot was interesting, and I found the ending very satisfying. However, I can not get over the age gap in the romantic subplot. I did not think the romantic subplot added much at all, they could have done like a father-daughter type dynamic between our main characters without losing any of the stakes or growth that the relationship lends to the plot. This dude is more than a century older than our protagonist. Please stop, she’s like 17, too, so it’s super weird to me. I love the whole concept of a forest that is full of malice and tries to kind of take over the world by force. I like that, in the end, you learn

that the forest is angry for good reason. The being behind the anger was betrayed by those she trusted, and she saw people as just trying to cut down the trees that were actually her family and her people. As such, to defend those trees and in retribution for the damage they had caused, she forced people into the trees.

I also loved the magic in this book, and the way that magic is typically a rigid scientific-type discipline but to others can be a softer more artsy craft.

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adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

I'm so glad I finally got a chance to read this one!

If you enjoy dark fairytales, beautiful prose, and being immersed in new fantasy worlds, I think you'll enjoy this one.

Agnieszka is unexpectedly chosen to be taken by the Dragon, an event that happens in her valley every ten years. The villagers go along with it because the Dragon protects them from the evil Wood, but no one really knows what happens to the girls he takes, besides the fact that when they come out, they always leave the valley.

I feel like I didn't have a very good idea of what this book would be about when I started it; the blurb on the back only covers the first couple chapters. I was intrigued from the start, though, and the depth of the story just built and built from there until I was making all kinds of connections I and couldn't put the book down! I'm willing to bet you'll feel a little breathless by the end, caught up in everything that's happening and thoroughly satisfied by the ending, like I was.

The characters: I loved Agnieszka and Kasia's friendship, and I loved Agnieszka and the Dragon's "rivalry" and his grumpy to her sunshine :)

Like a fairytale, this book was full of rich themes, like the fact that misery and fear can be poisonous, and hate creates monstrosities and can topple societies. I like deep themes, what can I say? 🤷‍♀️

A note about the pace: this book isn't fast-paced like a YA fantasy. The story takes its time, the writing style is rich and prose-heavy, and it reads like a fairytale. I thought it was so beautiful, but I tend to enjoy beautiful language. It took me a lot longer to read this one than most books, but in my opinion it was definitely worth it.

Uprooted was just about everything I could ask for in a fantasy novel. I highly recommend it to lovers of deep, rich fantasy and hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.75

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