Reviews

Lament by Maggie Stiefvater

annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

Dit boek (en het tweede deel in deze serie ook) staat al jaren te verstoffen op mijn boekenplank en ik weet eigenlijk niet precies waarom. Maggie Stiefvater is één van mijn favoriete auteurs, omdat ze als geen ander karakters en werelden sfeer en persoonlijkheid mee kan geven, maar haar boeken lezen doorgaans niet altijd even makkelijk.

Aangenaam was dan ook mijn verrassing toen bleek dat ik werkelijk door dit boek heen vloog! Het boek was lekker vlot geschreven, kende een vrij hoog verteltempo en was voor Maggie's doen heel erg YA-YA, om het zo maar eens te omschrijven. Als ik dat eerder had geweten, was het boek al jaren gelezen uit de kast gekomen! (maar dan had ik het nu niet kunnen gebruiken als "eerste boek van je favoriete auteur" voor de Anderwereld reading challenge)

Hoewel je kan merken dat dit al een wat ouder boek van Maggie is, het is overduidelijk jaren geleden geschreven door een jongere Maggie met minder schrijfervaring en in een tijd waar bepaalde cliches nog niet zo'n issue waren, heb ik er toch van begin tot eind intens van genoten.

Net als in veel van haar andere boeken weet ze op een meesterlijke wijze haar personages in dit boek tot leven te brengen. Ik vermoed dat ze nu, jaren later, in staat zou zijn nog meer diepgang en complexiteit aan ze mee te geven, maar binnen de context van dit verhaal werken deze karakters, zowel de hoofdkarakters als de bijfiguren, perfect.

Maar het is vooral het verhaal en de mythologie die het boek maakt. Ik hou van de langzaam in elkaar vallende puzzelstukjes, waardoor je als lezer lang kan blijven raden hoe de vork precies in de steel zit, en alle kleine beetjes informatie die uiteindelijk in de finale allemaal nuttig blijkt te zijn. Het boek heeft een bijna sprookjesachtige sfeer, maar wel met een rauw, donker en wreed randje.

Ik heb nu al zin in het lezen van het andere deel in deze duologie!

halynah's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

I'm afraid even such a genius as Maggie Stiefvater can't make faeries interesting for me. I absolutely adored all her other books, but this one is nothing special, and I don't blame the author - I blame the topic. I've read all the possible books about faeries by different authors and I liked none of it! I guess faeries are the most boring and dull paranormal creatures, in comparison with whom even banshees are charismatic sweethearts!

codymorris's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

3.5

clockworkbook's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

2024 Reads #225/250

leilaxx's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

When I first started reading this, I didn't enjoy it at all, but I forced myself to continue reading because I didn't want to give up so soon. I had a problem with Dee, but Halfway through the book, things started to get exciting and suspenseful. It was a good read, but it took me a little bit to enjoy. Overall, 3.5/5. I loved how the ending wrapped up. But if I am honest majority of the characters pissed me off

tlance93's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

stephxsu's review against another edition

Go to review page

4.0

Maggie Stiefvater is going to be the rising voice of YA faerie fiction, I can tell. She writes brilliantly, the story is intricate yet satisfying, and, most of all, her characters are the kind you’ll want to fall in love with or be.

We are thrown right into the story from the very beginning, which is confusing for about the first half of the book, as we do not know Luke’s unspeakable history or his connection to Deirdre and the amount of danger she is in. Fortunately, Maggie Stiefvater’s writing totally makes up for that: Deirdre’s narrative tone can be described as “irreverent:” she’s a witty and self-deprecating observer who still manages to pull kick-butt abilities out of thin air as if she’d been born to do it all along.

The characters are truly what make this book. Deirdre is your ideal female protagonist, and Luke her heartbreakingly dazzling male counterpart. Even secondary characters—such as James, Deirdre’s wisecracking best friend, and Una, a bold faerie—take on full shape and importance. It didn’t matter how confusing the beginning was, because once I really got into the book, it was impossible to put down, that’s how deep my connection to the characters was.

LAMENT leaves off on a bittersweet note, and I can’t tell you how eager I am for the release of BALLAD, a companion book. If I could devour Maggie’s writing as food all day, I would. Instead, I will be content to reread LAMENT over and over again, desperately waiting for what she has to show us next.

amaezing's review against another edition

Go to review page

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

thelibrarylady42's review against another edition

Go to review page

5.0

I stumbled on this book through Unshelved and I'm so glad I did. I really enjoyed reading it. I was a little disappointed at the aunt's lack of story. I felt like they kept building up her involvement and in the end it was a little anticlimactic. Perhaps there will be more about it in the sequel. An awesome love story. If you liked Twilight you should definitely try this one. I can't wait for the next one.

viviennemorgain's review against another edition

Go to review page

3.0

One star, because it was so bad.
Another star, because you still couldn't put it down.
One more star, because of the character James, the presentation of teenage angst and because it became better in the 2nd half.

Otherwise, it's childish, amateur and cheesy to an unbearable degree.

To those, who love to hate Twilight, this is worse.

Not particularly relevant, but in every scene involving a car the author's infatuation with cars is vividly evident.