Greenteeth

Got me out of a reading slump

Lisa am 13.07.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2538288
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

absolutely loved this book! really enjoyed reading from Jennys perspective. the writing style had me catched from the first page on. this book got me out of a reading slump and I'm absolutely happy about it.

Unlikely protagonist on a fairytale-like quest

Johanna am 09.02.2025
Bewertungsnummer: 2407584
Bewertet: Buch (Taschenbuch)

What a wonderful standalone historical fantasy book with an unlikely protagonist, a fairytale-like quest and the question of what is good and what is bad, including a dash of the conflict between the old ways and the new. I listened to this as an audiobook and the narrator Catrin Walker-Booth was fabulous, giving all the characters unique voices and accents and bringing them to life. I loved Jenny as a protagonist because she is very much herself, with simple wants and needs, but open to leaving her comfortable life and helping others. She was portrayed so well throughout the book, always consistent with her nature and more than once with, from a moral standpoint, questionable views and decisions, but that's what made her seem real. I also loved the fun trio of adventurers who have to fulfill the quests at hand to defeat evil - in that way the book was very traditionally fairytale-like, even though their solutions might not always be. The only thing that nagged me a little was the pacing. At times it felt a little slow and it didn't always manage to hold my attention. There's also a little drama inbetween, which wasn't strictly necessary for the plot and annoyed me a little, but it was solved and thus bearable. Overall a wonderful book, especially the audiobook version was great. Everyone who loves historical fantasy combined with folklore and fae creatures, like in Gorse or The Bear and the Nightingale or T. Kingfisher books, will probably want to give this book a go as well, even though it's bit cozier and less dark. Thanks to Hachette UK Audio and Netgalley for the ARC!