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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
mysterious
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
Almost four stars, but I'm knocking it down for a) a fucking cliffhangerish ending and b) an insta-love kind of romance. I seriously dislike books that end feeling incomplete. I've invested all this time and interest in a book and there's not even a halfway decent stopping point at the end. By all means, leave some questions or overarching plot points for future volumes, but please don't end with huge events left dangling. Yes, they (mostly) solved the mystery on Gaia, but . As for the romance, pretty much from the first time they see each other Jules and Mia obsess over how cute/pretty the other is and it just goes downhill from there. Get back to the space archaeology and stop mooning over the person you just met yesterday!
Also, I 100% called the ending. Pretty much the entire book I was thinking.
Spoiler
they just left an impending invasion about to happenAlso, I 100% called the ending. Pretty much the entire book I was thinking
Spoiler
what if this is all an elaborate trap set by that abandoned colony?
Rating: 3.5 stars
I did not think I would like Unearthed as much as I did! The main reason I picked it up was because it was co-written by Amie Kaufman, who wrote Illuminae with Jay Kristoff which I really loved. Going into Unearthed, I had little to no expectations for it, and I was pleasantly surprised.
Unearthed felt very Indiana Jones-ish the whole time, which I am not at all disappointed about.
Our two narrators, Jules and Amelia (Mia), reminded me so much of Carter and Sadie from The Kane Chronicles by Rick Riordan, it was honestly uncanny!
Spoiler
Well, except for the fact that Jules and Mia kissed a couple of times, and Sadie would rather die than kiss her brother.Because I kept seeing Sadie and Carter in Jules and Mia, I do think it helped me to enjoy Unearthed more, along with the overall Indiana Jones feel of the novel.
Básicamente, esto es Indiana Jones en el espacio. Con eso lo digo todo. No sé, tenía muchas ganas de leer este libro porque: 1) el hype parecía ser genuino y, 2) AMIE KAUFMAN CON OTRO LIBRO DEL ESPACIO ES UN GRAN SI DE MI PARTE. Después de Illuminae, sé que quiero leer todos los libros sobre el espacio que esta mujer tenga que escribir. No me gusta la escritura de Maegan Spooner, pero nunca se sabe quién escribe qué en estos libros escritos de a dos.
“I'm improvising, but I've been doing that my whole life.”
¿Por qué Unearthed no funcionó para mi? Primero que nada, no me parece que como libro merezca más de 2 estrellas y tampoco merezca todo el hype que ha recibido. Después, la escritura me dio igual, la ambientación es muy buena pero no me atrapó a mí personalmente, los personajes son geniales pero, de nuevo, no me engancharon y... bueno... eso. No encontré nada de otro mundo en esta novela. La trama me pareció súuuuper predecible y, entre Indiana Jones y esta novela, gana Indiana Jones porque ufff que faltó acción. Los plot twists no me resultaron muy impredecibles que digamos y nada fue sorprendente. No me parece un libro malo. No. Es más, creo que a muchos les va a gustar y entiendo por qué ha recibido las críticas que ha recibido, pero a mí no me pareció gran cosa. Es eso en realidad: me resultó sencillo.
“When we allow ourselves to explore, we discover destinations that were never on our map.”
Aún así quiero leer la secuela xD. (¿Quién me entiende? Ni yo lo sé.) ESE FINAL, OMG. En serio que me gustaría ver cómo sigue todo porque, a fin de cuentas, fue una lectura entretenida. Hay una razón por la que seguí leyendo esto y no lo abandoné por ahí, damas y caballeros. La razón es que me encanto el romance y estaba re humor para un poco de drama adolescente y un poco del espacio. Me atrapó el romance y, de nuevo, OMG ESE FINAL. Unearthed no me pareció gran cosa, pero disfruté la lectura.
“We may be the only ones who think that braving a series of crumbling death traps is proof of good decision making.”
Surprising save there!
Started out quite cheesy, I had to force myself to read the first 10-15%.
After that, it started getting better. And then it got intriguing.
With this set up the sequel has a very high potential!
Started out quite cheesy, I had to force myself to read the first 10-15%.
After that, it started getting better. And then it got intriguing.
With this set up the sequel has a very high potential!
adventurous
mysterious
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
2.5
The traps were boring and I was more interested in the novel beforehand and after the traps were done because when one says traps, my mind tends to run towards Scooby Doo and Lara Croft and Unearthed failed in that aspect. And two aren't enough to hold it, if the traps had been more interesting and had there been a group exploring I could have loved this but the two of them just weren't compelling enough by themselves. That ending though, I am intrigued.
The traps were boring and I was more interested in the novel beforehand and after the traps were done because when one says traps, my mind tends to run towards Scooby Doo and Lara Croft and Unearthed failed in that aspect. And two aren't enough to hold it, if the traps had been more interesting and had there been a group exploring I could have loved this but the two of them just weren't compelling enough by themselves. That ending though, I am intrigued.
WOW. INCREDIBLE.
Two diverse main characters, I loved them both! Jules, a tad bit more because he’s a linguist but Amelia is KICK. ASS.
The middle of this dragged a bit for me but I loved all the adventures and treasure-hunting. Has the same vibes as Lara Croft / The Mummy / Indiana Jones but in space /National Treasure conspiracy-ness. It’s just great. A solid, fun, action-packed read.
AND ALSO. ALL OF THE PLOT TWISTS. Especially near the end.
I ALSO CANNOT BELIEVE THEY GOT AWAY WITH THAT LAST LINE. I CANNOT. HOW.
Two diverse main characters, I loved them both! Jules, a tad bit more because he’s a linguist but Amelia is KICK. ASS.
The middle of this dragged a bit for me but I loved all the adventures and treasure-hunting. Has the same vibes as Lara Croft / The Mummy / Indiana Jones but in space /National Treasure conspiracy-ness. It’s just great. A solid, fun, action-packed read.
AND ALSO. ALL OF THE PLOT TWISTS. Especially near the end.
I ALSO CANNOT BELIEVE THEY GOT AWAY WITH THAT LAST LINE. I CANNOT. HOW.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated