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stephxsu's review against another edition
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.
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
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
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
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.
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.
aklev13's review against another edition
3.0
This was a straightforward, easy read. I love a good evil faerie and a tortured MMC. Can’t say im desperate to read more though, one was enough.
4saradouglas's review against another edition
3.0
I'm a big Stiefvater fan, but this definitely feels like something she wrote early in her career before she really honed her writing. Not very good, but could appeal to Twilight and the like fans.
catbrainiac's review against another edition
1.0
I really wanted to enjoy this, and it had been on my "to read" shelf for many years. I've enjoyed Steifvater's [b:Shiver|6068551|Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1409283154s/6068551.jpg|6244926] and [b:The Raven Boys|17675462|The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)|Maggie Stiefvater|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1477103737s/17675462.jpg|18970934] series, so assumed I would enjoy this as well. I think that two things combine to make this book seem amateurish to me: I've matured as a reader (hopefully, of course) and Maggie Steifvater has improved as a writer. Honestly, I only finished this book out of force of will and have zero interest in reading more of the series.
cloec's review against another edition
3.0
This was just an okay read for me. I really loved Maggie's Shiver series when I was younger, so I was curious what her other work is like. Saw Lament at my local used book store and figured id give it a try.
I don't feel like I was able to get very attached to any of the characters or get invested into the world because of how short the book was, things felt very surface level.
Diedre's willingness to just blindly trust this boy that randomly shows up, fall head over heels for him without knowing anything about him other than he can play a mean flute baffled me. She just goes along with whatever he's doing and is totally fine with knowing absolutely nothing about him.
I guess coming off of the Fourth Wing ride, it admittedly gave me whiplash, IYKYK.
The romance was super dry, so I guess if you're looking for a fae fantasy read with no spice this could be a decent read.
I don't feel like I was able to get very attached to any of the characters or get invested into the world because of how short the book was, things felt very surface level.
Diedre's willingness to just blindly trust this boy that randomly shows up, fall head over heels for him without knowing anything about him other than he can play a mean flute baffled me. She just goes along with whatever he's doing and is totally fine with knowing absolutely nothing about him.
I guess coming off of the Fourth Wing ride, it admittedly gave me whiplash, IYKYK.
The romance was super dry, so I guess if you're looking for a fae fantasy read with no spice this could be a decent read.
jeconpointe's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75