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_emmacairns_'s review against another edition
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
pamfbi's review against another edition
Dnfing @ chapter 10
It’s been more than a year since I’ve been trying to finish this book and I don’t think I ever will.
Also the fact that there are 2 more books after this one. I’m just not into this universe anymore, I don’t think about it and I honestly don’t care about what happens next or how it ends.
It’s been more than a year since I’ve been trying to finish this book and I don’t think I ever will.
Also the fact that there are 2 more books after this one. I’m just not into this universe anymore, I don’t think about it and I honestly don’t care about what happens next or how it ends.
sternenwesen's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
caribourou's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
I LOVE this series so much oh my gooddneeesssss- I love the whole road trip vibe though it did take up too much of the book since the last quarter ended up being way too jam packed... I like H a lot genuinely so heartbroken he dies after 1 book like wtf , Sharon is as great as always. Emma got on my nerves in this book- but that's mainly cause I'm a single idiot and can't understand her pain at all. I think Enoch was a star in this book and Millard kept saying fellows?? Like he was a reddit user?? Weird... Diversity was INCREDIBLE in this one. Love that Noor is Indian and Lilly is I think Korean-
BTW if you are a fan of this series I recommend the band Cloudeater, their music fits the whole feel of the series well I think.
BTW if you are a fan of this series I recommend the band Cloudeater, their music fits the whole feel of the series well I think.
spacepiratequeen's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ineslts's review against another edition
5.0
This book looked so big sitting on the shelf... By the time I made it to the last page I wondered where in the world all those pages had gone!
This was an amazing start of a new peculiar adventure with plenty of very real emotions and issues along the way. What happens to Jacob in between the ending of book 3 and the start of book 4 had me dreading the inevitable and wondering if the world was peculiar enough to let it work.
Sadly, a lot of us know that feeling all too well for being our own brands of... Peculiar.
It does a wonderful job mixing the ever complex peculiar society with not so peculiar issues and of keeping us submerged in the story to the very last page! I don't remember flipping the pages or the chapters, all I know for the first time in a long while, was that I had a big book in front of me and then I had somehow reached the end of it.
In my opinion, these are the best kind of books. And with that in mind, American peculiardom, here I go!!
This was an amazing start of a new peculiar adventure with plenty of very real emotions and issues along the way. What happens to Jacob in between the ending of book 3 and the start of book 4 had me dreading the inevitable and wondering if the world was peculiar enough to let it work.
Sadly, a lot of us know that feeling all too well for being our own brands of... Peculiar.
It does a wonderful job mixing the ever complex peculiar society with not so peculiar issues and of keeping us submerged in the story to the very last page! I don't remember flipping the pages or the chapters, all I know for the first time in a long while, was that I had a big book in front of me and then I had somehow reached the end of it.
In my opinion, these are the best kind of books. And with that in mind, American peculiardom, here I go!!
stevereads61's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
christin3vans's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
ep_reads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
5.0
maddy707's review against another edition
2.0
Actual rating - 1.6/5
Pros
- The kids begin to rebel against the ymbrynes and we see how their method of ruling is becoming less effective. I hope this turns into peculiardom changing the way it governs. I would hope that the children will have more of a say on what happens. It has the potential to create a deeply layered conflict and add independence to these characters.
- I do like the direction this new story is going with the whole "7 children are the future" blah blah blah thing. I hope we get a huge expansion of that in the next book.
Cons
- The subplot with Leo came on so jarringly and made absolutely zero sense. The shift in plot was so confusing, I thought I had missed some pages. Even the POV it's written in is different.
- We don't spend time with or bond with H nearly enough to have his death be impactful in anyway. If he was involved more and Jacob formed more of a relationship with him, perhaps I would've cared more. His death feels like a cop out and only serves as motivation/information for Jacob.
- The characters in this book (besides Millard and Lily) are incredibly annoying, especially Jacob. These characters have no dimension and anything interesting about them has been forgotten about in this book. They all have 1 trait/serve 1 purpose. Bronwyn is strong, Enoch is annoying/mean, Emma is in love with Abe. There are no dimension/complexity to them. Not the mention, the main character Jacob is so whiny and stupid. His actions and behaviour in this book just made me want to rip my hair out. He's incredibly stubborn and careless. He didn't think things through and instead through himself and his friends head first into a suicide mission for what? How am I supposed to get behind his motivations? Has he learned nothing from the first 3 books?
- The romance between Jacob and Emma is weird and boring. It's weird that Emma fell for Jacob because of his grandfather despite saying it was different. What actual distinction has been provided for why Emma's feeling towards Jacob are different from her feelings towards Abe? Just because she says so? That's not enough. Not to mention that there's no chemistry between them. Their romance is incredibly bland and insta-lovey which I am not a fan of. Jacob just likes her because she's pretty. It needs actual substance. Riggs needs to make me believe that these characters belong together, and so far he hasn't.
- Jacob's conflict with his parents leads nowhere and takes a cop out route of wiping their memories. This plot point with Jacob's parents had the potential the create an incredibly emotional conflict within the family and actually make me feel sympathy for Jacob. But no, instead Riggs uses teenage angst and memory wiping as a cop out instead of trying to come to a proper conclusion to that conflict.
- Pacing was incredibly slow with virtually non-stop filler.
- Any of the potential villains shown were not at all fleshed out. They existed for less than a chapter and again, made no sense.
- The photos weren't even interesting in this one.
Pros
- The kids begin to rebel against the ymbrynes and we see how their method of ruling is becoming less effective. I hope this turns into peculiardom changing the way it governs. I would hope that the children will have more of a say on what happens. It has the potential to create a deeply layered conflict and add independence to these characters.
- I do like the direction this new story is going with the whole "7 children are the future" blah blah blah thing. I hope we get a huge expansion of that in the next book.
Cons
- The subplot with Leo came on so jarringly and made absolutely zero sense. The shift in plot was so confusing, I thought I had missed some pages. Even the POV it's written in is different.
- We don't spend time with or bond with H nearly enough to have his death be impactful in anyway. If he was involved more and Jacob formed more of a relationship with him, perhaps I would've cared more. His death feels like a cop out and only serves as motivation/information for Jacob.
- The characters in this book (besides Millard and Lily) are incredibly annoying, especially Jacob. These characters have no dimension and anything interesting about them has been forgotten about in this book. They all have 1 trait/serve 1 purpose. Bronwyn is strong, Enoch is annoying/mean, Emma is in love with Abe. There are no dimension/complexity to them. Not the mention, the main character Jacob is so whiny and stupid. His actions and behaviour in this book just made me want to rip my hair out. He's incredibly stubborn and careless. He didn't think things through and instead through himself and his friends head first into a suicide mission for what? How am I supposed to get behind his motivations? Has he learned nothing from the first 3 books?
- The romance between Jacob and Emma is weird and boring. It's weird that Emma fell for Jacob because of his grandfather despite saying it was different. What actual distinction has been provided for why Emma's feeling towards Jacob are different from her feelings towards Abe? Just because she says so? That's not enough. Not to mention that there's no chemistry between them. Their romance is incredibly bland and insta-lovey which I am not a fan of. Jacob just likes her because she's pretty. It needs actual substance. Riggs needs to make me believe that these characters belong together, and so far he hasn't.
- Jacob's conflict with his parents leads nowhere and takes a cop out route of wiping their memories. This plot point with Jacob's parents had the potential the create an incredibly emotional conflict within the family and actually make me feel sympathy for Jacob. But no, instead Riggs uses teenage angst and memory wiping as a cop out instead of trying to come to a proper conclusion to that conflict.
- Pacing was incredibly slow with virtually non-stop filler.
- Any of the potential villains shown were not at all fleshed out. They existed for less than a chapter and again, made no sense.
- The photos weren't even interesting in this one.