Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Mimus
Lilli Thal · 2005
78/100
👍 Worth It
Mimus is a genuinely sophisticated piece of historical fiction — the kind of YA that treats its young protagonist's suffering seriously and earns the emotional payoff. The sustained cruelty is real, not gratuitous, and the moral questions Florin faces are ones that linger. Preview it first if your reader is under 12 or on the sensitive side.
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Verdict receipt0–100
safety62
substance82
craft84
originality76
accuracy88
hype75
age-fit68
human-eye80
Penny’s verdict78
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