Reviews

The Quillan Games by D.J. MacHale

nannahnannah's review against another edition

5.0

This is the first time I have lost sleep worrying about what will happen in a book. I should have just read the whole thing and stayed up the whole night! Yeesh!

But this book is just amazing. This whole series is amazing. Each book goes to a new territory that has a problem and each problem is something we can all relate to. This book actually got me terrified--because its situation reminds me of what might happen if a huge company like Wal-mart takes over everything.

And the characters in this series are hugely complex and developed, and really seem like real people. There is no "one-faced" characters. And because of that it's even easier to relate to them and to be gripped by the story.

There are so many things in this book that throw you off-balance. D.J. MacHale includes so many mind-blowing twists and turns you feel positively overwhelmed! I think it's this, the feeling like you are going through the same troubling feelings as Bobby does, that makes this series so popular. It's incredibly addicting, and it does not let you go.

This book is one of the best in the series.

And this series is the best. xD

kbelcher1992's review against another edition

4.0

The series is still going strong. I think there are still a lot of unanswered questions but I'm still intrigued. Overall I thought it was a fascinating book and an interesting look into how an oligarchy system could look like. I would definitely recommend the book and series to those that like YA fantasy/scifi

nerfherder86's review against another edition

4.0

Bobby is forced to play deadly sports games on Quillan, where the whole planet watches and bets on the outcome, and the loser dies! What happens when a corporation controls every aspect of life on a planet? meanwhile, things are not going well for Mark and Courtney back on Earth. Another terrific installment in this series.

dally119's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

bibliophile_394's review against another edition

4.0

Yes! This book lived up to my expectations that was set at the beginning of the series. This was the hunger games edition and all of the puzzle pieces begin to fit in place! Can’t wait to read the next one!

anniehuizinga's review against another edition

4.0

Deserves 4.5 stars. There is just something about 'games' as a theme that makes for such an intriguing read, especially when those games are a matter of life and death. But these kind of games aren't like any I have read about before. These games stem from a territory that the inhabitants themselves have worked to the ground, something a corporation known as BLOK now takes advantage off and uses people as pawns for entertainment. I make it sound like the Hunger Games, but I promise you it's not. Even more interesting about this book is that Bobby is really left on his own for the first time. All prior books had very active travellers helping Bobby along his journey but the traveller in this book is a lot less present as she leads a double, if not triple life (and turns out in the end, a lot more, a plot twist which I definitely did not see coming).

foolishwit13's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

immarit's review

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

bookschief_managed's review against another edition

5.0

I mean... wow. Once I started really reading, I flew through this book. I read 200+ pages in my last sitting alone and man, what a read. This book was so intense from start to finish, I can honestly say whenever I was reading I was on the edge of my seat.

So much happened in this book, but on the flip side, so much was introduced and shit was blown open left and right leaving me with way more questions than I could ever have answers for.

The last little bit of Bobby's journal definitely gave me some hope for the future, but everything Saint Dane talked to him about only left more questions. Aghhh

This book reminded me a lot of a mix of The Hunger Games (which, in all honesty I think borrowed a lot from this book) but also a little with the competition from The Goblet of Fire in the whole last set of games. It's always interesting to see parallels between different books, it's always been something I enjoy.

But, because it was similar to those two books, it goes without saying that there were deaths, and it wasn't a walk in the park. Not that any of Bobby's adventures are, but this one went above and beyond anything he'd had to do before.

I knew there was something fishy about the games and where those two idiots came from, and I also called it with Green, but I won't get into too much of that.

I'm so glad that Courtney is okay, but I'm livid with everything happening with Mark. I want answers and I cannot wait to pick up the next book to hopefully have some stuff explained.

Yet again, I have to thank my boyfriend for introducing me to this series and prompting me to read it.

the_bitextual's review against another edition

5.0

The Games of Quillan are here!
Pendragon too, so don't fear!
We can play some Tock,
Remember the Clock,
The End does draw ever near!