Reviews

Gold Unicorn by Tanith Lee

rainmisoa's review against another edition

4.0

A fun little story with frightening unicorns!

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ntembeast's review against another edition

2.0

This was not horrible, but it was not what the first book was to me. Mind you, I get it. I get it. I understand everything the story did. And I didn't hate the characters either. In fact, I think the characters are still the strongest part of this book. What you had to go through was a bunch of bollocks, but I understand entirely why we went through it all. It made sense. And I have definitely not been put off from this book even though it was not spectacular. There is a love in my heart even for this book, because it took the path that no one else wanted to travel. And I am glad I walked that path with Tanaquil. I truly am.

allthembooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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

3.75

ana3333's review against another edition

5.0

Well.

I did not expect that the most metal book I've ever read would be a children's book about a unicorn, but here we are.

Overall, this was very different in tone and mood from the first book, and I'm not quite satisfied with the plot. It could've done with less insta-love and far more of the peeve. The first half meandered quite a bit and was somewhat nonsensical in places.

Nonetheless, Gold Unicorn was absolutely fantastic. The really stand-out part was the journey through hell which was classic Tanith Lee at her absolute best. Night-black plains and blood-red mooons and hideous beasts of war clashing together in an endless battle created a spectacularly eerie vibe that made the whole book worth a read. I felt like things concluded very nicely and set the series up for a very interesting ending.

odisparo's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

acstoppelreads's review against another edition

2.0

I had hopes that this would be better than the first because the plot was so much more interesting. However, the characters and the relationships just aren't fleshed out nearly enough. If these books were longer and more detail and time was put into developing characters, relationship and events, I think I could enjoy this series a lot more. The characters are realistic and relatable, but you don't get the chance to get to know them well enough to be invested in them. And the way relationships develop in this series is totally outrageous. I don't understand where these random dynamics come from and I am not on board at all. I love the premise of the story but the execution just didn't work for me.

trickingloki's review against another edition

3.0

Torn between 3 and 3.5, so I'm going with a 3 for now.

Sometimes the narrative style feels lyrical, and sometimes it feels disjointed and broken. Sometimes it made wonderful sense, sometimes I had no idea what was going on. Suuuuch a cliffhanger ending! Guess I'm definitely reading the last book in the series. I do really love the treatment of utopia and dystopia in this series.

ljcostel's review against another edition

3.0

Second in a trilogy. Not as good as the first, but a nice read.

amyjoy's review against another edition

3.0

I continue to enjoy Tanaquil and her peeve and their adventures, and Lee's writing continues to be quite lovely. I've got the third waiting for me.

coffeeandink's review against another edition

6/2015 reread.