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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
Wow. Just...wow. When I first started reading this, I was like, "ok, this is going to be just some story about a girl who is recovering from a plane accident and bammo end of story." Nope. So wrong. What ended up was my mind was blown away by the sheer awesomeness and just, what's the word, oh yeah...magic. The way the story was told just dragged me in, keeping me up until 2am when I finally had to put it down because I was starting to fall asleep from sheer exhaustion, not because the book was so boring.
I'm really not a big fan of physic books I'll say that, but certain books, not matter the story or genre, just grab at me and don't let go, and this is one of those books. And the PLOT TWIST AT THE END!!!!!!!! I LOVE unexpected twist in the story, the ones you don't see coming, and I for sure didn't see this coming! I think it had me reeling almost as much as Tavia...just wow.
So, this is one of those books that I probably won't ever forget and will heartily recommend to readers looking for an intriguing read full of twists and turns of both emotion and plot.
I'm really not a big fan of physic books I'll say that, but certain books, not matter the story or genre, just grab at me and don't let go, and this is one of those books. And the PLOT TWIST AT THE END!!!!!!!! I LOVE unexpected twist in the story, the ones you don't see coming, and I for sure didn't see this coming! I think it had me reeling almost as much as Tavia...just wow.
So, this is one of those books that I probably won't ever forget and will heartily recommend to readers looking for an intriguing read full of twists and turns of both emotion and plot.
Tavia loses her family during a plane crash where she is the only surviver. Her aunt and her take car of her but soon she'll start noticing some things. Like, her therapist is telling her aunt all her secrets, and who is Quinn with his funny clothes?
Together with Benson, her only friend in this new life, she discovers that she can make things appear out of nothing. Is that the reason everything starts to get strange?
I loved Aprilynne Pike's Wings-serie and almost couldn't wait for a new one! As soon as I started it was clear that I had the wrong image in my head and that was good, because the book is better than my expectations. She clearly developped her writing and plot skills!
This book is a magical thriller almost like "Mara Dyer" and my beloved lovetriangle is the cherry on top.
I did think that at some point the story is rushing, but it could just be becoz I read it in one session.
Also that there are all the explanations in one point where i prefered to get information piece by piece, but I'll get the necessary of it by the end. Bensons story was a bit too much predictable and I didn't liked his "I'll do anything for you" attitude after just beeing together for some days.
Really good fantasy with a new idea!
Together with Benson, her only friend in this new life, she discovers that she can make things appear out of nothing. Is that the reason everything starts to get strange?
I loved Aprilynne Pike's Wings-serie and almost couldn't wait for a new one! As soon as I started it was clear that I had the wrong image in my head and that was good, because the book is better than my expectations. She clearly developped her writing and plot skills!
This book is a magical thriller almost like "Mara Dyer" and my beloved lovetriangle is the cherry on top.
I did think that at some point the story is rushing, but it could just be becoz I read it in one session.
Also that there are all the explanations in one point where i prefered to get information piece by piece, but I'll get the necessary of it by the end. Bensons story was a bit too much predictable and I didn't liked his "I'll do anything for you" attitude after just beeing together for some days.
Really good fantasy with a new idea!
Eighteen-year-old Tavia is the only survivor of a plane crash that killed her parents. Grieving and lonely, she starts having strange visions; of a boy she's never met but feels compulsively drawn to. A boy who tells her to do things she never dreamed of.
Tavia begins to suspect that secrets are being kept from her, and that her kindly aunt and uncle know more than they are letting on. Was the plane crash really an accident? Or is Tavia part of something bigger than she ever imagined?
With only her instincts and long-time crush, Benson, to rely on, Tavia must decide where her destiny lies, and who with.
Earthbound has a fantastic premise - of fallen gods who are cursed to live out their lives on Earth, incarnated through generations and forever searching for their soulmates. Tavia is one such god, an Earthbound, and when she survives a plane crash and was the only one to do so, it awakens her powers. She thinks she is picking up the pieces of her life in a town miles away from her hometown, having a friends whom she confides everything in but she is actually in hiding from a rival secret society, which wants to wreak havoc. The other society, whose protection she is in, are not that trust-worthy either and so she goes on the run with her best friend, Benson and they both fall in love with each other. While looking for her past, she realizes her soulmate is out there, and she is torn between him and Benson. The love triangle is quite intense and questions the existence of fate and destiny and all that, but Tavia has bigger fish to fry too. The fate of the world lies in her dormant memories and she has to awaken them and her full powers to take on her enemies.
The whole set up of the gods and all - that was pretty interesting and how it linked to historical events was also quite plausible. It makes for good mythology and I always love a good incarnation story. The romance, however, was quite intense - so intense that I already knew it my head that it was going to go so wrong by the end of the novel. It comes off a bit dramatic when Tavia has to decide who she wants, and the fact that her fate is conflicting with her wants. World or boyfriend? - I am pretty sure world wins in this case. So, yeah, the romance was a bit off-putting; even though they knew each other for months, they declared their feelings just a week ago, which made it too difficult to root for them when they are both so intense. I bet even the adults who came for her were rolling their eyes at it.
The ending, however, left me on a very positive note. I am not really declaring sides here, since soulmate-boy is yet to be known as a character but I feel there is going to be a lot of intensity and angst in the next book. Just, you know, save the world while you are at it, Tavia? Kidding! Tavia seems like a good character and what she is going through is quite difficult too - not to mention the whole survivor's guilt, PTSD and thousand-lives memories. All those things can really wear a girl down but damn, she is brave and surviving. The antagonist (don't wanna spoil who it is) seems a bit complex and I didn't really get what Tavia ever did to screw that person up. The writing keeps the mood quite mysterious, dropping hints at certain points but also inexplicable at others. The book is entertaining as a whole, evident by the fact that I read it in one stretch on a day that I was so down.
Tavia begins to suspect that secrets are being kept from her, and that her kindly aunt and uncle know more than they are letting on. Was the plane crash really an accident? Or is Tavia part of something bigger than she ever imagined?
With only her instincts and long-time crush, Benson, to rely on, Tavia must decide where her destiny lies, and who with.
Earthbound has a fantastic premise - of fallen gods who are cursed to live out their lives on Earth, incarnated through generations and forever searching for their soulmates. Tavia is one such god, an Earthbound, and when she survives a plane crash and was the only one to do so, it awakens her powers. She thinks she is picking up the pieces of her life in a town miles away from her hometown, having a friends whom she confides everything in but she is actually in hiding from a rival secret society, which wants to wreak havoc. The other society, whose protection she is in, are not that trust-worthy either and so she goes on the run with her best friend, Benson and they both fall in love with each other. While looking for her past, she realizes her soulmate is out there, and she is torn between him and Benson. The love triangle is quite intense and questions the existence of fate and destiny and all that, but Tavia has bigger fish to fry too. The fate of the world lies in her dormant memories and she has to awaken them and her full powers to take on her enemies.
The whole set up of the gods and all - that was pretty interesting and how it linked to historical events was also quite plausible. It makes for good mythology and I always love a good incarnation story. The romance, however, was quite intense - so intense that I already knew it my head that it was going to go so wrong by the end of the novel. It comes off a bit dramatic when Tavia has to decide who she wants, and the fact that her fate is conflicting with her wants. World or boyfriend? - I am pretty sure world wins in this case. So, yeah, the romance was a bit off-putting; even though they knew each other for months, they declared their feelings just a week ago, which made it too difficult to root for them when they are both so intense. I bet even the adults who came for her were rolling their eyes at it.
The ending, however, left me on a very positive note. I am not really declaring sides here, since soulmate-boy is yet to be known as a character but I feel there is going to be a lot of intensity and angst in the next book. Just, you know, save the world while you are at it, Tavia? Kidding! Tavia seems like a good character and what she is going through is quite difficult too - not to mention the whole survivor's guilt, PTSD and thousand-lives memories. All those things can really wear a girl down but damn, she is brave and surviving. The antagonist (don't wanna spoil who it is) seems a bit complex and I didn't really get what Tavia ever did to screw that person up. The writing keeps the mood quite mysterious, dropping hints at certain points but also inexplicable at others. The book is entertaining as a whole, evident by the fact that I read it in one stretch on a day that I was so down.
I feel like I’ve read a ton of Aprilynne Pike this year, I guess two books from one author in a year is a bit odd for me. Unfortunately this one didn’t really hit me the way Life After Theft did and parts of it fell a little flat, that being said it was still interesting and unique enough that I enjoyed it.
Earth Bound has a sort of interesting yet hidden concept that relies on the mystery and intrigue to pull you in than outright concept alone. I think this is sort of a double-edged sword. I enjoyed the process of trying to piece together what was happening and seeing the over all reveal, but at the same time I wasn’t as invested as I feel I would have been if I had more to go on initially. There were moments where I hated the plodding pace of the novel and practically begged for something to be given to me, and it was an up and down kind of ride for me that went between warm and lukewarm in terms of interest.
I can’t really say too much about the paranormal aspect of the story without giving a ton away, and I fully believe that spoilers for these types of novels would probably ruin some of the positive aspects. I did like the idea once I found out what it was, but it felt rushed since you don’t get the full story until the last third of novel. The lead up to the reveal is interesting and it did have me on a completely different track, so I enjoyed the originality of it. I liked learning more about Tavia and the mysterious boy (whose name escapes me for some reason), and I enjoyed the relationship she had with Benson. I can say I didn’t expect any of the outcomes for the relationships, which was somewhere between a pleasant surprise and an huge sigh of resignation.
While I did enjoy Earth Bound for what it was I didn’t find myself pulled into the story or invested in the characters. I wanted more and I got it way too late in the book. I may check out the second one when it releases because I have hopes for it and maybe with the initial setup out of the way it won’t be weighed down by the extra information.
Earth Bound has a sort of interesting yet hidden concept that relies on the mystery and intrigue to pull you in than outright concept alone. I think this is sort of a double-edged sword. I enjoyed the process of trying to piece together what was happening and seeing the over all reveal, but at the same time I wasn’t as invested as I feel I would have been if I had more to go on initially. There were moments where I hated the plodding pace of the novel and practically begged for something to be given to me, and it was an up and down kind of ride for me that went between warm and lukewarm in terms of interest.
I can’t really say too much about the paranormal aspect of the story without giving a ton away, and I fully believe that spoilers for these types of novels would probably ruin some of the positive aspects. I did like the idea once I found out what it was, but it felt rushed since you don’t get the full story until the last third of novel. The lead up to the reveal is interesting and it did have me on a completely different track, so I enjoyed the originality of it. I liked learning more about Tavia and the mysterious boy (whose name escapes me for some reason), and I enjoyed the relationship she had with Benson. I can say I didn’t expect any of the outcomes for the relationships, which was somewhere between a pleasant surprise and an huge sigh of resignation.
While I did enjoy Earth Bound for what it was I didn’t find myself pulled into the story or invested in the characters. I wanted more and I got it way too late in the book. I may check out the second one when it releases because I have hopes for it and maybe with the initial setup out of the way it won’t be weighed down by the extra information.
Weird insta-love with Quinn kind of put me off but overall I liked the book
Reading a book about a pane crash on a plane is not the smartest thing I’ve ever done. I picked this book up because of the cover and bought it because I’d heard of Miss Pike’s Wings Trilogy. Unfortunately for me I failed to read the description and only realized I had done the unthinkable as I read the first page.
My heart pounding, I glanced wearily at my seat number. I was not in seat E12, the seat of the main character. I sighed in relief and went back to reading, glancing out the window at the slightest sign of turbulence.
Sadly, book wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as the story I’ve just told. For one thing the love triangle was a set up in a way that is used far to often and the main character got on my nerves. I didn’t find her decisions entirely believable.
The other aspect that put me off was the world building. I read this not long after finishing Unremembered by Jessica Broody. The whole “plane crash” scenario is almost eerily similar. The “Earthbound” concept wasn’t all that intriguing once it was explained. It was just too predictable for my taste.
Don’t get the wrong impression, this book was not terrible, but it didn’t meet my expectations. The book is very gripping after the first few chapters and is fairly fast paced.
The moral: Don’t bring books on a plane without reading the description first, or you may just be in for a panic attack.
For a full review please see my blog: http://bluejaybooks.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/earth-bound-by-aprilynne-pike-book-review/
http://bluejaybooks.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/earth-bound-by-aprilynne-pike-book-review/
My heart pounding, I glanced wearily at my seat number. I was not in seat E12, the seat of the main character. I sighed in relief and went back to reading, glancing out the window at the slightest sign of turbulence.
Sadly, book wasn’t nearly as enjoyable as the story I’ve just told. For one thing the love triangle was a set up in a way that is used far to often and the main character got on my nerves. I didn’t find her decisions entirely believable.
The other aspect that put me off was the world building. I read this not long after finishing Unremembered by Jessica Broody. The whole “plane crash” scenario is almost eerily similar. The “Earthbound” concept wasn’t all that intriguing once it was explained. It was just too predictable for my taste.
Don’t get the wrong impression, this book was not terrible, but it didn’t meet my expectations. The book is very gripping after the first few chapters and is fairly fast paced.
The moral: Don’t bring books on a plane without reading the description first, or you may just be in for a panic attack.
For a full review please see my blog: http://bluejaybooks.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/earth-bound-by-aprilynne-pike-book-review/
http://bluejaybooks.wordpress.com/2014/03/11/earth-bound-by-aprilynne-pike-book-review/
(From www.pingwings.ca)
Goodreads summary:
At first I really liked this book. I was drawn into Tavia’s story and her life in the aftermath of a terrible plane crash that killed everyone else on board, including her parents, leaving her the only survivor. When strange things began to happen to her, I was immediately intrigued, wanting to read on and learn more. I also liked her friend and crush, Benson. They had a nice rapport and I was happy to let the story take its time unfolding, even though I felt like I had no idea what was happening to Tavia.
However, as things went on, I began to feel that the story dragged on, and I was losing interest. Once the idea behind the Earthbound was explained, and the identity of the mysterious boy that Tavia kept seeing was revealed, I was kind of confused. I had to go back and reread the explanation a couple of times before it sunk in.
I also didn’t feel like I ever really connected with any of the characters or that I was very emotionally invested in the story.
Tavia was an interesting character but I never felt like I got to know her. The same goes for Reese and Jay, the distant relatives who have taken her in following the death of her parents, and Quinn, the mystery boy. I did like Benson, what with his cute library-nerdiness, but again, I kept feeling that I was missing something about these characters, which held me back from getting into the story and really caring about them and their well-being. And when some characters died later in the book, I didn’t feel anything. I don’t like that – I like to feel invested in a story, connected to characters, and to have some sort of reaction to the death of a character other than, “Huh”.
I liked the way the book ended though, and where it looks like the story will go in the sequel. That has me interested enough to check that out when the book is released, because I do want to see what happens next.
In the end, I thought this book was good but not great. Even though I didn’t love it, I liked it enough that I will be checking out the sequel whenever it’s released.
Goodreads summary:
Tavia Michaels is the sole survivor of the plane crash that killed her parents. When she starts to see strange visions of a boy she’s never spoken with in real life, she begins to suspect that there’s much about her past that she isn’t being told.
Tavia immediately searches for answers, desperate to determine why she feels so drawn to a boy she hardly knows. But when Tavia discovers that the aunt and uncle who took her in after her parents’ death may have actually been responsible for the plane crash that killed them–and that she may have been the true intended victim–she flees for the safety of Camden, Maine, where the boy she sees in her visions instructs her to go.
Now, Tavia is on the run with no one to trust. No one, that is, except for her best friend and longtime crush, Benson.
Tavia feels torn between the boy who mysteriously comes to her at night and the boy who has been by her side every step of the way. But what Tavia doesn’t know is that the world is literally falling apart and that to save it she will have to unite with the boy in her visions. Only problem? To do so would mean rejecting Benson’s love. And that’s the one thing Tavia Michaels swore she’d never do.
At first I really liked this book. I was drawn into Tavia’s story and her life in the aftermath of a terrible plane crash that killed everyone else on board, including her parents, leaving her the only survivor. When strange things began to happen to her, I was immediately intrigued, wanting to read on and learn more. I also liked her friend and crush, Benson. They had a nice rapport and I was happy to let the story take its time unfolding, even though I felt like I had no idea what was happening to Tavia.
However, as things went on, I began to feel that the story dragged on, and I was losing interest. Once the idea behind the Earthbound was explained, and the identity of the mysterious boy that Tavia kept seeing was revealed, I was kind of confused. I had to go back and reread the explanation a couple of times before it sunk in.
I also didn’t feel like I ever really connected with any of the characters or that I was very emotionally invested in the story.
Tavia was an interesting character but I never felt like I got to know her. The same goes for Reese and Jay, the distant relatives who have taken her in following the death of her parents, and Quinn, the mystery boy. I did like Benson, what with his cute library-nerdiness, but again, I kept feeling that I was missing something about these characters, which held me back from getting into the story and really caring about them and their well-being. And when some characters died later in the book, I didn’t feel anything. I don’t like that – I like to feel invested in a story, connected to characters, and to have some sort of reaction to the death of a character other than, “Huh”.
I liked the way the book ended though, and where it looks like the story will go in the sequel. That has me interested enough to check that out when the book is released, because I do want to see what happens next.
In the end, I thought this book was good but not great. Even though I didn’t love it, I liked it enough that I will be checking out the sequel whenever it’s released.