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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
I didn't like Seven until the book was nearly over. Her narration seemed to repeat itself. However, I find Six and Four easy to relate to.
I am enamored with this series. I don't really know why, but there it is.
The first third of the book was a little slow, but then it picked up from there and I like this one a little better than the first book in the series. The audiobook version has one issue and that is the sound engineer turned the bass frequencies up to much, so on a good sound system it's far too bassy.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
La historia es narrada por varios miembros de la Guardia desde sus puntos de vista: Número Cuatro (John Smith) huye junto a Sam, Seis, Bernie Kosar y Número Siete (Marina), la cual está escondida en el Convento de Santa Teresa, España.
Mientras Cuatro, Seis y Sam se mantienen al frente de los Mogadorianos, buscan a otros supervivientes Lóricos. Por su parte, Siete busca información sobre Cuatro tras su heroica batalla de la escuela que tuvo lugar en la anterior novela.
Se me hizo muy interesante tener el punto de vista de Marina (7) Y el de Jonh (4) a la vez y creo que me habría disgustado de no ser por Marina. En este libro se conocen nuevos personajes como Hector (un amigo de Marina) y número 9, también conocemos un poco más de la historia de seis y muchos datos interesantes sobre Sam y su padre. Me gusto mucho los secretos que se descubren en este libro, la rapidez que le da a la lectura. Algo que no me gusto fue ese "cuadrado amoroso" que se mete con calzador entre los protagonistas, se me hace muy increíble, el autor debería trabajar las relaciones sentimentales, otra cosa que no me agrado fue el caracter infantil de cuatro, espero que madure en los próximos libros. Lo recomiendo.
Mientras Cuatro, Seis y Sam se mantienen al frente de los Mogadorianos, buscan a otros supervivientes Lóricos. Por su parte, Siete busca información sobre Cuatro tras su heroica batalla de la escuela que tuvo lugar en la anterior novela.
Se me hizo muy interesante tener el punto de vista de Marina (7) Y el de Jonh (4) a la vez y creo que me habría disgustado de no ser por Marina. En este libro se conocen nuevos personajes como Hector (un amigo de Marina) y número 9, también conocemos un poco más de la historia de seis y muchos datos interesantes sobre Sam y su padre. Me gusto mucho los secretos que se descubren en este libro, la rapidez que le da a la lectura. Algo que no me gusto fue ese "cuadrado amoroso" que se mete con calzador entre los protagonistas, se me hace muy increíble, el autor debería trabajar las relaciones sentimentales, otra cosa que no me agrado fue el caracter infantil de cuatro, espero que madure en los próximos libros. Lo recomiendo.
I received an ARC copy of this book from the publisher for a honest, fair review. This is me being honest; I'm not sure if it's fair...
I did not like the first book of this series, and I had decided not to waste my time on the sequel. I should have gone with my gut reaction and stayed far, far away from this book. Why did I read it? The better question is, why did I bother seeing the movie after disliking the book so greatly? The answer to that question is simpler, the tickets were free. How doth one pass up free stuff? Oh I know, when they lead to crap.
Where was I? Oh yes. So I saw the movie and thought, hey, this didn't suck complete arse, I wonder what is going to happen next?!?! Then we Bookworms got a free copy of The Power of Six from the publisher and I thought, Self, how bad could it really, truly be? Give this series another chance! <-- Damn my curious soul.
5 reasons why I just don't like this book:
1. The Power of Six switches back and forth between two different perspectives (that of Number 4 and Number 7). The only link between the two perspectives is that they are both Lorien. Their stories never coherently messed together and going back and forth was jarring and often took me out of the story.
2. Forced love triangles- I despise them when they are well done, and I loath them when they are forced into a story just for the hell of having one. The love triangle/square in this book was a nightmare.
3. This book lacked passion, tone, voice, and in general, felt like a robot wrote it. It just made me sick to my stomach.
4. Simply stated: NOTHING HAPPENS!! Once again, I spent most of the time I was reading this book literally and figuratively twiddling my thumbs. When things did happen they were so cliche and just empty that I couldn't help the eye rolls not to mention snorts.
5. I NEVER connected with any of the characters. They were all one-dimensional, saying and doing things that just didn't made sense. John (Number 4) might be the worst protagonist ever written. And Hector the drunken pedophile might be the creepiest secondary character/love interest(?) ever written. *shudders*
My biggest beef, however, has to do with the authors (infamous [a:James Frey|822|James Frey|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207412020p2/822.jpg] & unknown Jobie Hughes) . I just feel like there is something wonky about these books, their exploitation of the Twilight craze, and their willingness to be formulaic and barely mediocre just to make a buck. I'm sorta ashamed of myself for reading them.
It is rare that I will "hate" on a book and even rarer that I will do it publicly. I feel that every writer deserves respect, that their stories are their children. I would never walk up to someone, no matter how much I disliked their child, and tell them their son/daughter sucks and they created something terrible. But in this case, I feel that the authors of these books are not only giving a bad name to YA literature, but taking their fans for a ride. They don't seem to have a passion for the craft, but simply a passion for the almighty dollar. This isn't their child, it's their meal ticket. It's shameful. It's sad. And it makes me all ranty and angry. The end.
I did not like the first book of this series, and I had decided not to waste my time on the sequel. I should have gone with my gut reaction and stayed far, far away from this book. Why did I read it? The better question is, why did I bother seeing the movie after disliking the book so greatly? The answer to that question is simpler, the tickets were free. How doth one pass up free stuff? Oh I know, when they lead to crap.
Where was I? Oh yes. So I saw the movie and thought, hey, this didn't suck complete arse, I wonder what is going to happen next?!?! Then we Bookworms got a free copy of The Power of Six from the publisher and I thought, Self, how bad could it really, truly be? Give this series another chance! <-- Damn my curious soul.
5 reasons why I just don't like this book:
1. The Power of Six switches back and forth between two different perspectives (that of Number 4 and Number 7). The only link between the two perspectives is that they are both Lorien. Their stories never coherently messed together and going back and forth was jarring and often took me out of the story.
2. Forced love triangles- I despise them when they are well done, and I loath them when they are forced into a story just for the hell of having one. The love triangle/square in this book was a nightmare.
3. This book lacked passion, tone, voice, and in general, felt like a robot wrote it. It just made me sick to my stomach.
4. Simply stated: NOTHING HAPPENS!! Once again, I spent most of the time I was reading this book literally and figuratively twiddling my thumbs. When things did happen they were so cliche and just empty that I couldn't help the eye rolls not to mention snorts.
5. I NEVER connected with any of the characters. They were all one-dimensional, saying and doing things that just didn't made sense. John (Number 4) might be the worst protagonist ever written. And Hector the drunken pedophile might be the creepiest secondary character/love interest(?) ever written. *shudders*
My biggest beef, however, has to do with the authors (infamous [a:James Frey|822|James Frey|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1207412020p2/822.jpg] & unknown Jobie Hughes) . I just feel like there is something wonky about these books, their exploitation of the Twilight craze, and their willingness to be formulaic and barely mediocre just to make a buck. I'm sorta ashamed of myself for reading them.
It is rare that I will "hate" on a book and even rarer that I will do it publicly. I feel that every writer deserves respect, that their stories are their children. I would never walk up to someone, no matter how much I disliked their child, and tell them their son/daughter sucks and they created something terrible. But in this case, I feel that the authors of these books are not only giving a bad name to YA literature, but taking their fans for a ride. They don't seem to have a passion for the craft, but simply a passion for the almighty dollar. This isn't their child, it's their meal ticket. It's shameful. It's sad. And it makes me all ranty and angry. The end.