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4.45 AVERAGE
4.45 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I actually wasn’t going to rate this one five stars UNTIL THE END MY GOD!!! The plot twists in the last bit of this book had me on the edge of my seat!!! While I do favor the original couple more than the ones portrayed mainly in this book, it’s wonderful to find so many characters to love in one series. THE PLOT TWISTS CANNOT BE OVERSTATED. Run, do not walk, for these books. They are masterpieces.
“Гемина” нямаше такъв силен ефект върху мен в сравнение с “Илумине”.
И все пак… да кажем, че от средата на книгата нещата тръгнаха рязко в положителна насока.
Определено най-силният коз на авторите тук беше отиграването с теорията за мултивселената.
3,5⭐️
И все пак… да кажем, че от средата на книгата нещата тръгнаха рязко в положителна насока.
Определено най-силният коз на авторите тук беше отиграването с теорията за мултивселената.
3,5⭐️
ich kann nicht nicht 5 sterne geben weil das das erste buch seit monaten ist, dass ich durchgebinged habe, nimm das reading slump (außerdem liebe ich gerade scifi bücher!)
mir ist erst zwar nach so 2/3 des buches aufgefallen, dass es mit teil 1 verknüpft ist (den ich vor 5 jahren gelesen hab) aber das hat meinen spaß nicht verringert hihi
mir ist erst zwar nach so 2/3 des buches aufgefallen, dass es mit teil 1 verknüpft ist (den ich vor 5 jahren gelesen hab) aber das hat meinen spaß nicht verringert hihi
Same thing as the first book really. Same complaints same acknowledgements. I got really annoyed with the repetition of certain phrases and descriptors, though I will say it was much less than with Illuminae.
There was just enough going on in the plot to keep me going. Nothing spectacular. The writing isn’t anything moving or elephant. But it was fun enough. Fun enough I’ll still read Obsidio, okay? Guilty.
There was just enough going on in the plot to keep me going. Nothing spectacular. The writing isn’t anything moving or elephant. But it was fun enough. Fun enough I’ll still read Obsidio, okay? Guilty.
This feels like the authors forgot what made Illuminae special. I mean, obviously it's AIDAN, and I'd still smash... ok but in all seriousness this just felt like there was less heart. I did not bawl
Another very solid 4-star installment of this series, which I adore!! Picks up like 5 minutes after the conclusion of the previous book. Compared to the tense, claustrophobic zombie horror of [b:Illuminae|23395680|Illuminae (The Illuminae Files, #1)|Amie Kaufman|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1443433956s/23395680.jpg|26653661], this one is more like a military action thriller, as a crack team of military operatives attack a space station and three teenagers wind up being its last defense to fight back. My favourite thing was the dynamic between those three characters -- aloof Hanna, the criminal Nik, and his trolly hacker cousin Ella (who often made me smile with her shenanigans via text. PEWPEWPEWPEWPEW). And this time, there's also the addition of hand-drawn illustrations and notes in the form of Hanna's journal (as executed by Marie Lu), which were really cute. Guys, I just! love! epistolary novels! so much!!
It's maybe not quite as good as the first book, however, because the main villain here is just your standard moustache-twirling psychopath, which is one of my least favourite things, whereas Illuminae had such a strong focus on the joy that was AIDAN. (In fact, he/it remains my favourite character overall.) I think I liked the general cast better here than Kady and Ezra, though, and there's at least one twist that made me gasp aloud and then flip back pages upon pages in order to double-check some earlier details, so kudos to the very tight plotting in this series still!
This is lots of melodrama and action movie cheesiness and some requisite suspension of disbelief due to the epistolary format, though, so you have to have a tolerance for that sort of thing. (Thankfully, I love me some Hollywood cliches and badass one-liners and tropey slow-burn romance.)
And oddly enough, my exact same quibble about the first book still stands here -- that the authors pull their punches too much -- but to say more is spoilery, so I'll leave it at that.
I read the paper version, which absolutely SHOULD NOT BE READ AS AN EBOOK due to the this series' absolutely wild, creative nature of the text design and layout, which is one of the best things I've ever seen in print. I've heard the audiobook version is amazing though, so if found documents & epistolary books are not your jam, give that one a try!
It's maybe not quite as good as the first book, however, because the main villain here is just your standard moustache-twirling psychopath, which is one of my least favourite things, whereas Illuminae had such a strong focus on the joy that was AIDAN. (In fact, he/it remains my favourite character overall.) I think I liked the general cast better here than Kady and Ezra, though, and there's at least one twist that made me gasp aloud and then flip back pages upon pages in order to double-check some earlier details, so kudos to the very tight plotting in this series still!
This is lots of melodrama and action movie cheesiness and some requisite suspension of disbelief due to the epistolary format, though, so you have to have a tolerance for that sort of thing. (Thankfully, I love me some Hollywood cliches and badass one-liners and tropey slow-burn romance.)
And oddly enough, my exact same quibble about the first book still stands here -- that the authors pull their punches too much -- but to say more is spoilery, so I'll leave it at that.
I read the paper version, which absolutely SHOULD NOT BE READ AS AN EBOOK due to the this series' absolutely wild, creative nature of the text design and layout, which is one of the best things I've ever seen in print. I've heard the audiobook version is amazing though, so if found documents & epistolary books are not your jam, give that one a try!
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
1st read: 1/17
1st reread: 4/24/18
2nd reread: 9/28/18
3rd reread: 12/21/20
1st reread: 4/24/18
2nd reread: 9/28/18
3rd reread: 12/21/20
not as good as illuminae because i already knew the basic plot (even though we follow a different cast of characters, which i think was a really smart choice) but i just love this trilogy so much