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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I spend a lot of time thinking about audience. As in, who is the intended audience for this book? When writers write and intend to publish, they are writing for a certain spectrum of readers. In the case of Seraphina, I think that Hartman's intended audience is ME. If I could give this book higher than 5 stars I would. It will certainly end up a member of my hard copy book collection.
First of all, I loved Phina. I loved her because she has the same issues as most teenagers, but instead of the normal eyerolling "I'm not pretty" angst, we got the thoroughly understandably I'm half hated dragon, half hated human problem. I love the challenges she faces and her interesting choices in how she deals with them.
I love that she and her love interest get together because they have common interests and backgrounds! Not because they feel compelled by some star crossed , but because they genuinely enjoy each other's company. And Kiggs is like my favorite hero ever.
In a lot of ways, this book reminded me of Fire, by Kristin Cashore. The main characters have similar self-hatred and similar love stories. The worlds are enthralling, fascinating and imaginative.
This book left me with such regret over its ending. I wanted to read more and more and I can't wait to read the next book. I just hope that it doesn't take as long as the first one did to get published. :)
First of all, I loved Phina. I loved her because she has the same issues as most teenagers, but instead of the normal eyerolling "I'm not pretty" angst, we got the thoroughly understandably I'm half hated dragon, half hated human problem. I love the challenges she faces and her interesting choices in how she deals with them.
I love that she and her love interest get together because they have common interests and backgrounds! Not because they feel compelled by some star crossed , but because they genuinely enjoy each other's company. And Kiggs is like my favorite hero ever.
In a lot of ways, this book reminded me of Fire, by Kristin Cashore. The main characters have similar self-hatred and similar love stories. The worlds are enthralling, fascinating and imaginative.
This book left me with such regret over its ending. I wanted to read more and more and I can't wait to read the next book. I just hope that it doesn't take as long as the first one did to get published. :)
This was a re-read for me, this time audiobook. It was excellent and I really enjoyed this version!
Now onto Shadow Scale!
Now onto Shadow Scale!
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There's a lot to like in this book: the protagonist is a musician, there are dragons trying to figure out humans, the politics are interesting and the world is engrossing.
To say much of anything at all about Seraphina is a spoiler, so I'll just say that I'll read the next book!
There's a lot to like in this book: the protagonist is a musician, there are dragons trying to figure out humans, the politics are interesting and the world is engrossing.
To say much of anything at all about Seraphina is a spoiler, so I'll just say that I'll read the next book!
This was a tough one. Even though this is a first in a series and the intent is to build the world, there was too much going on for me. Some of the characters were hard to keep track of and the plot had a lot going on. I appreciate the themes throughout though. Even though it’s fantasy, many themes can relate to our own world.
3.5 stars
I had a good time listening to this. Really enjoyed the narrator.
I had a good time listening to this. Really enjoyed the narrator.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Still trying to form my opinions into a coherent review.