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WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD, THE LOCUS AWARD AND THE BRITISH FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2016

From the author of the Temeraire series comes this hugely imaginative, engrossing and vivid fantasy novel, inspired by folk and fairy tales.

"Wild, thrilling, and deeply, darkly magical. An instant classic." Lev Grossman, author of the The Magicians

Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted Wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.

Her people rely on the cold, driven wizard known only as the Dragon to keep its powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as falling to the Wood.

The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows - everyone knows - that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia, all the things Agnieszka isn't, and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her.

But Agnieszka fears the wrong things. For when the Dragon comes, it is not Kasia he will choose.
From the author of the Temeraire series comes this hugely imaginative, engrossing and vivid fantasy novel, inspired by folk and fairy tales. It is perfect reading for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan.

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"Uprooted has everything I love: a great heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists and turns. A delight." Cassandra Clare

"The magic in Uprooted, with its realistic moral dimension, is so vividly believable that it almost seems you could work the spells. But the book will do that for you." Ursula K. Le Guin

"Magical and practical, otherworldly and planted in the real, I could NOT stop reading this book and neither will you!" Tamora Pierce

"Uprooted by Naomi Novik is enchanting, in every sense of that fine old word. A charming and inviting story that looks unflinchingly at the strangling roots of hurt and revenge." Robin Hobb

"I didn't know how much I wanted to read a book like this until it was already in my hands. Uprooted has everything I love about Novik's writing style, with the added bonus of some old world magic and the flavor of a dark faerie story." Patrick Rothfuss

"A beguiling novel" Independent, SFF Books of the Year

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About the Author

Naomi Novik is the acclaimed author of the Temeraire series. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award and has won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, as well as the Locus Award for Best New Writer and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She is also the author of the graphic novel Will Supervillains Be on the Final?

Fascinated with both history and legends, Novik is a first-generation American raised on Polish fairy tales and stories of Baba Yaga. Her own adventures include pillaging degrees in English literature and computer science from various ivory towers, designing computer games, and helping to build the Archive of Our Own for fanfiction and other fanworks. Novik is a co-founder of the Organization for Transformative Works.

She lives in New York City with husband and Hard Case Crime founder Charles Ardai and their daughter, Evidence, surrounded by an excessive number of purring computers.

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From the author of the Temeraire series comes this hugely imaginative, engrossing and vivid fantasy novel, inspired by folk and fairy tales. It is perfect reading for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Naomi Novik is the acclaimed author of the Temeraire series. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award and has won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, as well as the Locus Award for Best New Writer and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She is also the author of the graphic novel Will Supervillains Be on the Final? Fascinated with both history and legends, Novik is a first-generation American raised on Polish fairy tales and stories of Baba Yaga. Her own adventures include pillaging degrees in English literature and computer science from various ivory towers, designing computer games, and helping to build the Archive of Our Own for fanfiction and other fanworks. Novik is a co-founder of the Organization for Transformative Works. She lives in New York City with husband and Hard Case Crime founder Charles Ardai and their daughter, Evidence, surrounded by an excessive number of purring computers. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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"Uprooted has leapt forward to claim the title of Best Book I've Read Yet This Year. . . . Moving, heartbreaking, and thoroughly satisfying, Uprooted is the fantasy novel I feel I've been waiting a lifetime for. Clear your schedule before picking it up, because you won't want to put it down."--NPR

"A very enjoyable fantasy with the air of a modern classic . . . Naomi Novik skillfully takes the fairy-tale-turned-bildungsroman structure of her premise . . . and builds enough flesh on those bones to make a very different animal. . . . The vivid characters around her also echo their fairy-tale forebears, but are grounded in real-world ambivalence that makes this book feel quietly mature, its world lived-in."--The New York Times Book Review

"Novik here delivers a tale that is funny and fast-paced, laced with hair-raising battle scenes and conspiracies; it also touches on deeper ecological concerns we grapple with today."--The Washington Post

"Novik takes us on a surprise-filled journey. . . . The resulting warmth and intimacy provide a nicely nurturing environment for her heroine's unusual adventures."--The Seattle Times

"Drawing on her Polish heritage and fairy-tale tropes, [Novik] has penned an original and fully realized fantastical place guaranteed to enthrall her longtime fans and attract new readers. This exceptional fantasy for adult and teen readers should appeal to those who love fairy-tale influenced stories such as Robin McKinley's Spindle's End."--Library Journal (starred review)

"Every so often you come upon a story that seems like a lost tale of Grimm newly come to light. Uprooted is such a novel. Its narrative spell is confidently wrought and sympathetically cast. I might even call it bewitching."--Gregory Maguire, bestselling author of Wicked and Egg & Spoon

"The magic in Uprooted, with its realistic moral dimension, is so vividly believable that it almost seems you could work the spells. But the book will do that for you."--Ursula K. Le Guin, award-winning and bestselling author of The Earthsea cycle

"Uprooted has everything I love: a great heroine, new takes on old myths and legends, and surprising twists and turns. A delight."--Cassandra Clare, New York Times bestselling author of The Mortal Instruments series

"Magical and practical, otherworldly and planted in the real, I could not stop reading this book and neither will you!"--Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen

"Wild, thrilling, and deeply, darkly magical. An instant classic."--Lev Grossman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians Trilogy --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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A DARK ENCHANTMENT BLIGHTS THE LAND

Agnieszka loves her village, set deep in a peaceful valley. But the nearby enchanted forest casts a shadow over her home. Many have been lost to the Wood and none return unchanged. The villagers depend on an ageless wizard, the Dragon, to protect them from the forest's dark magic. However, his help comes at a terrible price. One young village woman must serve him for ten years, leaving all they value behind.

Agnieszka fears her dearest friend Kasia will be picked at the next choosing, for she's everything Agnieszka is not - beautiful, graceful and brave. Yet when the Dragon comes, it's not Kasia he takes.

'So vividly believable that it almost seems you could work the spells'
Ursula K. Le Guin
'New takes on old myths and legends . . . A delight'
Cassandra Clare
'Wild, thrilling and deeply, darkly magical'
Lev Grossman
'Like a lost tale of Grimm newly come to light . . . bewitching'
Gregory Maguire

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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From the author of the Temeraire series comes this hugely imaginative, engrossing and vivid fantasy novel, inspired by folk and fairy tales. It is perfect reading for fans of Robin Hobb and Trudi Canavan. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We hear them sometimes, from travellers passing through. They talk as though we were doing human sacrifice, and he were a real dragon. Of course that's not true: he may be a wizard and immortal, but he's still a man, and our fathers would band together and kill him if he wanted to eat one of us every ten years. He protects us against the Wood, and we're grateful, but not that grateful.

Agnieszka loves her valley home, her quiet village, the forests and the bright shining river. But the corrupted wood stands on the border, full of malevolent power, and its shadow lies over her life.
Her people rely on the cold, ambitious wizard, known only as the Dragon, to keep the wood's powers at bay. But he demands a terrible price for his help: one young woman must be handed over to serve him for ten years, a fate almost as terrible as being lost to the wood.

The next choosing is fast approaching, and Agnieszka is afraid. She knows - everyone knows - that the Dragon will take Kasia: beautiful, graceful, brave Kasia - all the things Agnieszka isn't - and her dearest friend in the world. And there is no way to save her.

But no one can predict how or why the Dragon chooses a girl. And when he comes, it is not Kasia he will take with him.

--This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

From the Author

Naomi Novik is the acclaimed author of the Temeraire series. She has been nominated for the Hugo Award and has won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, as well as the Locus Award for Best New Writer and the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel. She is also the author of the graphic novel Will Supervillains Be on the Final? Fascinated with both history and legends, Novik is a first-generation American raised on Polish fairy tales and stories of Baba Yaga. Her own adventures include pillaging degrees in English literature and computer science from various ivory towers, designing computer games, and helping to build the Archive of Our Own for fanfiction and other fanworks. Novik is a co-founder of the Organization for Transformative Works. She lives in New York City with husband and Hard Case Crime founder Charles Ardai and their daughter, Evidence, surrounded by an excessive number of purring computers. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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Publisher : Tor UK; Air Iri OME edition (1 June 2015)
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Exceptional story-telling makes for a great read

Reviewed in Australia on 24 July 2019

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Dvernik is a remote village at the edge of the Wood, a sentient and malevolent entity containing nightmarish creatures like giant mantises capable of biting off a horse’s head. It is protected by a wizard who, as tribute, selects a young woman of the village as a servant every 10 years. Agnieszka, a naive and awkward girl, is unexpectedly chosen as his servant and proves to have a gift for magic which is tested when her best friend is captured and taken into the heart of the Wood…
I liked this book a lot although it’s not the kind of grimdark fantasy I usually read – the story reads like a modern-day retelling of a folk tale (and in the postscript Naomi Novik describes how her Polish grandmother’s story-telling is an influence). While traditional in style, it is very imaginative and the quality of the writing is consistently high (which is refreshing after some of the recent books I’ve read). It’s also suitable for most – there is sex, violence and horror but it’s not overdone. The ending was also a bit of a surprise and I’ll be looking for more writing from NN who I hadn’t previously heard of.

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Oberoi

A masterpiece

Reviewed in Australia on 10 September 2015

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One of the best mature fantasies I have ever read. I think women who enjoy fantasy will like this one. It is a standalone book. The characters are so well crafted they feel alive. I don't wish to spoil anything for you. The story unfurls itself like a young leaf slowly opening itself to the sky, steady and unhurried. Best of all, not one moment of it is wasted. Every part of this story has something to add to the plot.

Please do yourself a favour and read this book. Better than the exasperating convolutions of game of thrones and far more interesting anyway.

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Emily Jayne

A very enjoyable read, definitely a top pick!

Reviewed in Australia on 12 April 2017

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I can recommend Uprooted to any YA reader who enjoys fantasy, but is looking for something a little less intense than the current bestsellers. The heroine is a textbook Hufflepuff, very relatable and consistent. I really enjoyed the emphasis on friendship and familial bonds alongside romantic plot lines. The romance in this book was very authentic, unforced, almost a secondary concept, which I found refreshing. The more I think about this book, the more I enjoy it for it's subtle yet descriptive writing and well-developed characters.

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Nola

A tour de force from Naomi Novik.

Reviewed in Australia on 1 January 2016

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Naomi Novik has done it again! "Uprooted" is an enchanting novel in every sense of the word: stylistically it strikes exactly the right tone; it's fast paced and dramatic, with very unexpected plot twists; its principal characters are well delineated and alive; and its underlying moral, that evil breeds evil and rigidity breeds sterility, a valuable lesson for our times. Everyone from young adults to seniors can lose themselves in this book, if they give it a chance. I had been so looking forward to the release of the final Temeraire novel, and begrudged the existence of this interloper until I read it. Now I can only agree with all the other reviewers, this is a magnificent book that lingers in the mind after the last words have vanished. It has so much heart.

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Pleasantly surprised

Reviewed in Australia on 25 June 2016

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This was the first of Naomi's books that I have read. I didn't know what to expect but in the end this ended up going in my favourites shelf.

I loved the protagonist Agnieszka and the parallels drawn to Baba Yaga, the Dragon actually reminded me a bit of Howl from Howl's moving castle, and the antagonist was fascinating. Even though the it is portrayed as the source of evil, badness etc, the story behind it was captivating and I actually sympathised as to why it turned out like that.

I would definitely reread this again.

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Rayya

Beautifully written

Reviewed in Australia on 13 June 2017

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Fantastic writing. Truely gorgeous sentences with poetic examples; reading this novel was like tracing a pattern with your finger.
Everything links and makes sense.
A great story in itself; complex but realistically so.
Not so much a romance but you fall in love with the character yourself to make up for it.

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Wonderfully crafted mythology with suble allusions to fairy tales and a message of flawed human nature.

Reviewed in Australia on 23 November 2015

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This is a wonderful mature fantasy book, drawing on subtle elements and imagery of the Beauty of the Beast fairy tale, without feeling like a tired re-writing of the tale. The author builds a compact universe rather than an expansive setting, but details it enough to feel complete and unburdened by heavy descriptions and politics of distant lands. Our heroine, which I at first found slightly charactered and a stereotypical clumsy, 'cant do anything right' typecast, is forgiven as the story progresses and we grow with her in the story. The dragon, the wizard who takes her as the sacrificial maiden is just the right amount of mysterious and flawed for realism. The relationship that ensues between them is believable, which I applaud, with just the right about of sexual tension and initial dislike. The mythology around the darkness and danger of the 'wood' is wonderfully crafted and intriguing and its eventual backstory a beautiful message that things are not always light or dark, but shades of grey. I also loved the fact the author includes a strong female friendship and powerful female figures whose actions/motivations aren't directed/or revolve around men and rather driven by their own intuition. The characters are all realistic in their natures, they all suffer from their limitations, recklessness or arrogance and are reflective of their mistakes, but realistically not magically changing their personalities after an experience.

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Moya Bawden

A clever tale of expectations confounded, both for the protagonist and the overall story

Reviewed in Australia on 4 June 2020

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The first-person storytelling works so well here. Ms Novik tells a delicious and horrifying tale, twists it to make it worse and then twists again for a deliciously surprising and satisfying ending. If Fantasy, stroppy heroines and multiple sources of challenge are your preferred read, then this book is one you'll find hard to put down.

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Maria Kaldvee

Badly written and frankly, quite boring.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 January 2019

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I was eagerly waiting to start this based on some rave reviews and mentions of some prestigious awards that the book has won.
I just recently finished reading The Mirror Visitor and was blown away by that gem, so after one unique fantasy I was dreaming to get into some more magic and romance and adventure and thought that this one would be a perfect book to dive into after the previous one.
Unfortunately, I was very disappointed.
The premise itself ( village at the edge of the woods, magical powers, a dark wizard etc.) is all well and good, and I like that sort of fantasy environment.

Now the writing itself though, I was doing a 'facepalm' after 'facepalm', and yes, yet again, another 'facepalm'. Nothing flows, first-person prose made me cringe so many times.
First-person perspective is hard to get right in the first place and the last book which I found to have believable and comprehensive First-Person view was The Hunger Games book trilogy. However in this one, I honestly thought that I was reading a teenager's attempt at writing fan fiction, instead of a professionally published and edited literary piece composed by a fully grown professional writer.
Sentence structure was choppy and in some places I had to concentrate just to try to understand how the writer was imagining a certain scene since the sentences were not well written, or at least not written in a way that portrays a scene logically. Therefore, it would have been wiser for the writer to opt for third-person perspective.

Character wise, I was disappointed to discover that the main character did indeed embody a cliched female protagonist of a YA novel. I was honestly expecting more.
The 'I'm a 17 year old special girl with magical powers' thing has been overdone to oblivion and frankly I should have known better, but again, was feeling hopeful and optimistic about this one based on all the Awards and marketing.
So maybe, the main protagonist would have appeared more real if she was in her mid 20's instead? In her interests, and the depth of her personality she wasn't developed enough for my liking.
Though I found that I liked the male protagonist, The Dragon and found him interesting enough.
Supporting characters could have been further developed as well.
The romance angle - I have seen this type of romantic story play out ten times better in half a dozen other books with better character development and world building. A mediocre effort in my opinion. A dark romance is refreshing and intriguing, only if done right and well written.

So in conclusion, it felt more to me like the marketing department did a far better job at selling the book then the writer at actually composing it. The cover is beautiful so it'll still look nice on my shelf.
No offense to the writer at all, but I have really read much better fantasy/romance/magic stories.

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J. Barber

A wonderful folktale inspired fantasy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 September 2017

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A wonderful folktale inspored fantasy I thoroughly enjoyed this tale. I will say I can understand why this wouldnt be for everyone as its written like a Young Adult book and the girls in the story dont get to much depth. For me I enjoyed the world to much and could forgive the lack of depth to the characters as its written like a folktale.

One of the things I loved and I saw a reviewer point out is how the two main characters are together its quite like how belle and the beast are in beauty and the beast, where ones stubborn and ones grumpy and the friction between the characters that creates which I loved. I liked that Agnieszka seems to always be a mess, its not even that she cooks and gets most pf it over her its even things like standing in a dress in no time itll have mud on it or get a rip in it, this flaw of hers is a nice constant "flaw" of hers throught the story that has every one around her annoyed/ exasperated. The fact that this is a stand alone works in its favour as the book has a nice fast pace to it though this does sacrifice a little bit of world building with regards to explaing the magic or more about the wider world it really isnt missed. Agnieszka doesnt need to know how the magic works though little bits and peices are revealed to give a bit about how it works which was enough for me i feel the slight mystery of it helps with the folktale vibe of the story.

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Brilliant writing and a beautiful story.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2016

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Uprooted is a brilliant, haunting, lyrical, frightening, complex and stunning fairytale.

It’s a story of someone finding her place in the world, in terms of magic, personality, life, heart and home. It’s a story of a fight against evil and the complex, shifting shades of grey that haunt every moral decision. It’s a love story and a story about change.

Agnieszka is a wonderful narrator, uncertain and afraid, angry and passionate, charming and honest. Her voice is clear throughout the book and even when we only see what she does, the plot is still very clear, and the other characters drawn with enough lines to make them complex and understandable, even as we see them through her eyes. And Sarkan, I love. You never find out too much about him; it’s just drabs, snippets, and he always seems impenetrable and aloof, even when he’s helping or annoyed or there. He’s beautifully written and is a wonderfully solid presence. Kasia is the only one who is less well-rounded of the major characters; she seems uncertain, unable to fight for herself, and we rarely see what she thinks. I would have liked her to be a little stronger, a little more of a presence; but then she could have overshadowed the major characters, so I can appreciate why she is drawn with subtler strokes.

The plot is enchanting; dancing from moment to moment, easily transferring between places. I admit I found the middle frustrating, the Court scenes; I nearly stopped reading! It felt like a return to the fantasy tropes, the little woodsy girl trapsing around the court, being made fun of, and eventually she’ll find her place or grow up or…I don’t know, I just raged silently against it. I wanted to return to the interesting part of the story! But I did keep reading, and the story caught me again. It’s got war, love, hatred, evil…it’s exciting and thrilling, had me turning pages and not wanting to stop. And then end is lovely. A really rounded, fitting one.

Love, love, love. A hard copy is on my wishlist and it’ll stay on the bookshelves as a read and re-read; it’s something that I will be happy to go back to, pick up and dip into, read through without wanting to stop. It’s brilliant writing and a beautiful story.

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Louise Marley

Uprooted

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 July 2018

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I chose this book because one of the book bloggers I follow (Chelsea at The Suspense is Thrilling Me) was raving about it and we have similar taste in books. Anyway, I absolutely adored it and now Naomi Novik is one of my favourite authors.

When I began reading Uprooted it reminded me at first of a cross between Beauty and the Beast and Howl's Moving Castle. It starts, very cleverly, with the tale of a village by a wood, guarded by a Dragon who chooses a maiden every ten years to take back to his tower. Our heroine, Agnieszka, is confident he won't choose her, because she's messy and clumsy and outspoken - surely he'll pick her pretty friend Kasia instead?

The first trick the author plays on us is that the Dragon is actually a very powerful wizard, and the plans he has for those girls he's taking from the village are not quite what everyone believes...

As the story develops it grows into something different, into its own fairy tale, about a Wood that corrupts and why, and the battle between what lives there and those who want to raze it to the ground. Rather than having a beginning, middle and end, Uprooted is almost episodic, detailing Agneiszka's adventures as she learns to work with the Dragon to help her people and solve the mystery of the Wood's power.

Uprooted is a YA fantasy with crossover appeal, and while there is a bit of a romance it is mainly about Agneiszka's journey as she learns more about her surroundings and herself. It is a thoroughly enchanting story and I loved the characters, especially Agneiszka and Sarkan, and the unusual ending, which I won't spoil for you. The only parts that left me cold were the battle scenes, because that's not my thing, and sometimes Agneiszka seemed a bit immature - but then Uprooted is YA and I'm not the target audience!

One of my favourite reads this year!

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Iza

Nope

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 May 2020

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I should know better by now. If I pick up a book way too many times, it's a lost cause. Especially since the first picking up happened sometimes in 2019. And it took me six days to read 400 pages - seemed like 800, to be honest.

Let's start with the characters. The reason why I couldn't continue reading was because of the Dragon, the so-called hero of the book. I was perplexed as I saw another reader saying how much they laughed at this book. I have not cracked one smile, my friends, not a one. So he's an a-hole to rival all a-holes - for the hell of it, it seems. No real reason, truly. I think he just woke up in the morning and thought, 'Today, I shall be an even bigger a-hole than yesterday.' That must have been his life goal.

Moving along. Agnieszka. Oh dear, where to start with her? So, she wasn't supposed to get chosen. Why? Because she's not pretty. It's always the pretty ones that get chosen by the Dragon, to live ten years with him - we find out, toward the end why he does it - then go free, like sophisticated butterflies because the Dragon educates them or whatever. Point is, they are no longer simple village girls. So, Agnieszka gets chosen because she has powers the Dragon decides to bring forth.

This is where I would always put it aside, then try continuing, always failing. I think what was really disappointing was the so-called 'love story' between these two. I quickly realized that this author's definition of 'love' differs from mine and hey, to each their own! I think, this time around, I managed to continue reading it - painfully slowly - because I have put aside the silly idea of ever liking these two characters and of falling for them, as a couple. The idea, itself, wasn't the worst I've encountered but by God, the author's writing style makes it seem like I'm reading a never-ending book. I swear, I had one hundred pages left and, even though I kept on reading, it became harder and harder to care, to reach the big conclusion because it felt like more and more pages were magically popping up, after the initial one hundred.

I think the only character I liked was Agnieszka's best friend but her name eludes me, so sorry. Anyway, I can't say I recommend it but you can give it a try, if you like.

2.5 stars.

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