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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this book as a child ten years ago and I think it has aged well! I definitely see it in a new light as an adult that is flawed.
Why I bought it: I stumbled upon it through a review on my tumblr dashboard from a trusted source and even though the corny title made me roll my eyes, the positive reviews convinced me in the end.
Short Spoilerfree Description: Nastasya is over 400 years old, she's an immortal and she's hanging with the wrong crowd. For the past couple of decades she's been best friends with Innocencio (or Incy), who's slowly starting to fall off the deep end. When she witnesses him breaking a man's back with his magick, she realizes she has to regain control over her life. So she takes up an offer she received about 80 years ago and flees to the USA to enter a halfway house for immortals. Here she starts a journey back to herself, back to her roots - and back into her horrible past.
What I liked: Nastasya isn't just any kind of immortal, she's a sarcastic, silly, unapologetic and self-mocking immortal and luckily she's also the first-person narrator. Even though there's not a whole lot going on in the first book - we're more or less simply introduced to the protagonists and their (horrible) pasts and presents - the book basically doesn't have a single boring page. The world from Nasty's point of view is very entertaining. Yes Nastasya is silly, and sometimes a tad too juvenile for a 400 year old, but it's not too distracting and she does have her grown-up side, too. I enjoyed Nastasya's character immensely.
What I didn't like: That Book Two wasn't available for kindle and I had to order the paperback version, which took two days to arrive and I had to start a new book in the meantime that was so good as well that I couldn't decide whether to read Book 2 of that one (available for kindle and thus promptly at hand) or Book 2 of this one first. ^^
What I thunk: This book is not at all what it sounds like, and it actually got me back into reading. Back in 2013 I had a hard time with it, since I couldn't focus on anthing for longer than 2 minutes, so reading was almost impossible. But this book cured me. I breezed through it in two days - something I hadn't done in ages - and immediately ordered Book 2. I don't have the patience for high prose, so this kind of well-written, pleasantly paced and fun read is just my kind of thing.
Short Spoilerfree Description: Nastasya is over 400 years old, she's an immortal and she's hanging with the wrong crowd. For the past couple of decades she's been best friends with Innocencio (or Incy), who's slowly starting to fall off the deep end. When she witnesses him breaking a man's back with his magick, she realizes she has to regain control over her life. So she takes up an offer she received about 80 years ago and flees to the USA to enter a halfway house for immortals. Here she starts a journey back to herself, back to her roots - and back into her horrible past.
What I liked: Nastasya isn't just any kind of immortal, she's a sarcastic, silly, unapologetic and self-mocking immortal and luckily she's also the first-person narrator. Even though there's not a whole lot going on in the first book - we're more or less simply introduced to the protagonists and their (horrible) pasts and presents - the book basically doesn't have a single boring page. The world from Nasty's point of view is very entertaining. Yes Nastasya is silly, and sometimes a tad too juvenile for a 400 year old, but it's not too distracting and she does have her grown-up side, too. I enjoyed Nastasya's character immensely.
What I didn't like: That Book Two wasn't available for kindle and I had to order the paperback version, which took two days to arrive and I had to start a new book in the meantime that was so good as well that I couldn't decide whether to read Book 2 of that one (available for kindle and thus promptly at hand) or Book 2 of this one first. ^^
What I thunk: This book is not at all what it sounds like, and it actually got me back into reading. Back in 2013 I had a hard time with it, since I couldn't focus on anthing for longer than 2 minutes, so reading was almost impossible. But this book cured me. I breezed through it in two days - something I hadn't done in ages - and immediately ordered Book 2. I don't have the patience for high prose, so this kind of well-written, pleasantly paced and fun read is just my kind of thing.
This book just didn't 'WOW' me. I kept waiting for more...for the suspense & action... The edge of your seat thrilling adventure... & it just never came. Even the sequel, it picked up the pace a little, but it just wasn't there. I expected more from the author after having read & loved the sweep series. However I was disappointed to the point that I didn't even care to read the third book. Which is very unlike me, usually when I read a trilogy (even if they aren't the best books ever), I am just too curious & have to know the ending.
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
So viel mehr als nur Romantasy
Diese Trilogie hat meine Jugend geprägt und auch heute lese ich sie immer wieder gerne, vor allem, wenn es mir mal nicht so gut geht. Die Geschichte der 459-jährigen Nastasja, die lernen will das Leben wieder richtig zu leben, ist hauptsächlich eine Geschichte der Selbstfindung und Traumabewältigung. Es ist einfach so toll geschrieben mit Passagen aus der Vergangenheit, die immer mehr Einblicke in den schweren Lebensweg unserer Protagonistin geben. Dabei gibt es auch eine Liebesgeschichte, die Vergangenheit und Gegenwart verbindet, was das Ganze so interessant macht.
Im Grunde kann man die Reihe auch als Therapie für Unsterbliche beschreiben xD Dabei geht aber noch so einiges mehr ab und das wird auch teilweise schon ziemlich brutal. Ist also alles mit dabei: Romance, Action/Magic, Mystery und auch Comedy. Nas haut echt einige tolle Sätze raus, sehr sympathisch xD
Also insgesamt eine tolle Reihe, die mir viel bedeutet und auch lange meine Lieblingstrilogie war (und auch irgendwie immer noch ist, der Platz wird sich geteilt) 😌❤
Diese Trilogie hat meine Jugend geprägt und auch heute lese ich sie immer wieder gerne, vor allem, wenn es mir mal nicht so gut geht. Die Geschichte der 459-jährigen Nastasja, die lernen will das Leben wieder richtig zu leben, ist hauptsächlich eine Geschichte der Selbstfindung und Traumabewältigung. Es ist einfach so toll geschrieben mit Passagen aus der Vergangenheit, die immer mehr Einblicke in den schweren Lebensweg unserer Protagonistin geben. Dabei gibt es auch eine Liebesgeschichte, die Vergangenheit und Gegenwart verbindet, was das Ganze so interessant macht.
Im Grunde kann man die Reihe auch als Therapie für Unsterbliche beschreiben xD Dabei geht aber noch so einiges mehr ab und das wird auch teilweise schon ziemlich brutal. Ist also alles mit dabei: Romance, Action/Magic, Mystery und auch Comedy. Nas haut echt einige tolle Sätze raus, sehr sympathisch xD
Also insgesamt eine tolle Reihe, die mir viel bedeutet und auch lange meine Lieblingstrilogie war (und auch irgendwie immer noch ist, der Platz wird sich geteilt) 😌❤
Loved it! I read it for the bout of book read-a-thon Review to come
this was a good book. it started off slow in the beginning but it picked up. there are a lot of twist and turns that happen in this book. i had me going till the end. it was a new twist on immortals.
I really enjoyed this book. When i saw it i thought it was going to be another vampire book butit wasn't so yay for that. The storyline was interesting and i couldn't waitto see what happened with Nastasya and Reyn. I really liked the characters and the book didn't really get borin and when i did it wasn't for very long.
I read her ~sweep~ series years ago and didn't think much of them, but i enjoyed this.
A story about immortals who had the majority of drama and bloodlust in the past and are now trying to rehabilitate on an organic farm? Yes please! I'm always looking for non-stereotypical portrayals of users of the craft who just want to live daily lives with personal healing and growth. Not every wiccan-esc character has to fall into the temptation of power, right? I can't wait to learn more about this characters, their complicated paths, and how they heal together in the following books!