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a_very_dyslexic_reader's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
bunnybookslife's review
DNF @ 22 pages
I just could not stand this writing style, I am so freaking confused? I have no idea whats going on or why things are like that? The time thing? The world? I cant picture it in my head and I am just.. like what? This also felt like it was trying to be funny, but for me it was not, not even a little. I don't really have anything good to say about it, there was nothing that made me want to continue reading.
This reminded me of when I read Gideon the Ninth. Same vibe. Not for me at all. So if you loved that one, maybe you will love this? I still think there would be a bunch of people liking this book.
I just could not stand this writing style, I am so freaking confused? I have no idea whats going on or why things are like that? The time thing? The world? I cant picture it in my head and I am just.. like what? This also felt like it was trying to be funny, but for me it was not, not even a little. I don't really have anything good to say about it, there was nothing that made me want to continue reading.
This reminded me of when I read Gideon the Ninth. Same vibe. Not for me at all. So if you loved that one, maybe you will love this? I still think there would be a bunch of people liking this book.
ellakostka's review against another edition
thank you to penguinteen and netgallery for the arc!
DNF... yeah... this one isn’t going to work out. i’m suffocated by the info-dumping and wildly confused...
DNF... yeah... this one isn’t going to work out. i’m suffocated by the info-dumping and wildly confused...
katelynv234's review
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
tense
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
5.0
ventenne's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
odd thebes is every worst part of me. he is completely unloveable, and yet, this book has burrowed under my skin and is now trapped in the cage of my ribs.
theoverflowingbookshelf's review
2.0
DNF at 58%
This book was weird...
The POVs alternate too quickly and it was hard to keep track of what was actually going on since the plot didn’t seem to have one straight direction. It instead felt like a bunch of moments in a world that I didn’t understand.
Speaking of, the languages and words used in this book can be incomprehensible at times. I don’t know if it was just because I was reading an eARC or if the finished book will be just as confusing, but I had trouble figuring out the dynamic of the setting and characters. And the plot summary didn’t really help all that much either...
The book didn’t start to get interesting until about halfway through, but by that point I was so frustrated and tired of reading it that I just had to DNF it for the time being.
I hope to finish this book eventually and give it a fair shot (especially since I’ve dedicated so much time trying to get through it), but for now I’m just not in the mindset to do so...
This book was weird...
The POVs alternate too quickly and it was hard to keep track of what was actually going on since the plot didn’t seem to have one straight direction. It instead felt like a bunch of moments in a world that I didn’t understand.
Speaking of, the languages and words used in this book can be incomprehensible at times. I don’t know if it was just because I was reading an eARC or if the finished book will be just as confusing, but I had trouble figuring out the dynamic of the setting and characters. And the plot summary didn’t really help all that much either...
The book didn’t start to get interesting until about halfway through, but by that point I was so frustrated and tired of reading it that I just had to DNF it for the time being.
I hope to finish this book eventually and give it a fair shot (especially since I’ve dedicated so much time trying to get through it), but for now I’m just not in the mindset to do so...
lazygal's review
4.0
If this hadn't been quite as long (due to padding) it could have been a five star.
Something has happened in this world, something that created a walled off city of mile-high towers, each tower belongs to a guild that makes some product eventually shipped to the greater world once a year. Teens can become runners, living on the rooftops for three(ish) years before serving as an apprentice to one guild or another. Ok, so far, so familiar, right? These runner love to play pranks on each other and one day one of them steals what look like iron knitting needles... and our adventure begins. Why would these needles be so important that the administrator and his goons are prepared to do almost anything to get them back?
Of course there are deep, dark secrets about the city to be discovered, corrupt leaders and interesting side stories to be uncovered. Which we do, mostly. Sometimes things go a little too long (all the life on the roof could have been condensed), and there are things left unresolved, perhaps leading to a second book (it's unclear).
eARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
Something has happened in this world, something that created a walled off city of mile-high towers, each tower belongs to a guild that makes some product eventually shipped to the greater world once a year. Teens can become runners, living on the rooftops for three(ish) years before serving as an apprentice to one guild or another. Ok, so far, so familiar, right? These runner love to play pranks on each other and one day one of them steals what look like iron knitting needles... and our adventure begins. Why would these needles be so important that the administrator and his goons are prepared to do almost anything to get them back?
Of course there are deep, dark secrets about the city to be discovered, corrupt leaders and interesting side stories to be uncovered. Which we do, mostly. Sometimes things go a little too long (all the life on the roof could have been condensed), and there are things left unresolved, perhaps leading to a second book (it's unclear).
eARC provided by publisher via Netgalley.
ceridwyn's review
5.0
Stuffed with myth, love of language, and heroics. A mix of Chaucer, Homer, and Pullman.