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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
The premise was good and really interesting (I'm always a slut for ancient conspiracies) but the romance stuff ruined what was good about it.
3.5 stars.
Listened to this on audio book. I really enjoyed the narrator.
Going into this for some reason I thought it was sci-fi or fantasy. So imagine my surprise when it's really not. Sure there are some things, like prophecy's and "Illuminati" type organization, but not what I was envisioning going into this.
For the most part I did like the characters. Avery did one thing that really annoyed me...
This was a fun story, fairly fast paced, the only part that dragged for me was the beginning. I think I'll continue with the series. It's not one that I'm super interested in what could happen next but I'm still curious, so when I'm in the mood I'll pick up the next two.
Listened to this on audio book. I really enjoyed the narrator.
Going into this for some reason I thought it was sci-fi or fantasy. So imagine my surprise when it's really not. Sure there are some things, like prophecy's and "Illuminati" type organization, but not what I was envisioning going into this.
For the most part I did like the characters. Avery did one thing that really annoyed me...
Spoiler
so this whole thing kicks into gear because Avery just decides to go with a strange guy to Paris to supposedly meet her father, who she's never met. Um, I understand the desire to meet her father and I get she's 16, but come on, she seemed pretty smart and then she just said, ok, take me to a foreign country where I have no idea if you're telling the truth about anything but it's fine. I would have gone along with it if Stellan had kept the knife on her. It would have been more believable then.This was a fun story, fairly fast paced, the only part that dragged for me was the beginning. I think I'll continue with the series. It's not one that I'm super interested in what could happen next but I'm still curious, so when I'm in the mood I'll pick up the next two.
I'm not really convinced with the plot. But still it is interesting enough for me to await the sequel.
4 stelline
Davvero carino, sono rimasta colpita!
Peccato che il libro non sia così facilmente reperibile (almeno, qui in Italia devi cercare su Ebay o AbeBooks)
Davvero carino, sono rimasta colpita!
Peccato che il libro non sia così facilmente reperibile (almeno, qui in Italia devi cercare su Ebay o AbeBooks)
This took me a little longer to get into then I was expecting, but once that I happened I could not put it down. I needed to find out how this ended, which of course led to more questions. It was such a fun read and I'm so interested to see what happens next.
just randomly thought about this
reflecting on it...it wasn't for me tbhhhh
also if you read this as a 14-year-old, and hated these people, you're a dirty commie now :3
reflecting on it...it wasn't for me tbhhhh
also if you read this as a 14-year-old, and hated these people, you're a dirty commie now :3
More of a 3.5 rating. I think I would have enjoyed this more if it was a *whisper*movie* Sorry! Sorry! I'm just not that great at following along with conspiracy theories in print and The Conspiracy of Us is very much so like The DaVinci Code with Tom Hanks, which I LOVED! I also really enjoyed this book but I think for me to truly appreciate it I would need to see it played out in front of me which, obviously, makes me, as a bookworm, feel horrible for saying! So really, it's not you book. It's me. You do your thing!
A little preface before you judge this book: the last line of the blurb makes it seem like The Conspiracy of Us is all about a love triangle, but it really isn’t so don’t let that stop you from reading it.
Anyways, the best that I can describe this book is Crazy Rich Asians meets The Heist Society. The world’s most dangerous people are part of an elite organization called the Circle, and it turns out that our narrator, Avery West, is a long lost member as well. Of course she doesn’t know it at the start of the book so there’s the traditional “girl is introduced into secret society” trope, but that’s just what makes this book fun. Avery is swept up into this international mystery and does some sleuthing of her own while learning about the Circle and its history. Really, it’s this pervasive adventure that makes this book so enjoyable.
Okay, so some of the facts about the Circle are pretty unbelievable/too convenient and it was a bit off-putting that Avery and co. basically get everything right on their first try, but I still was intrigued at the “world-building” of this first book. The author took what even Avery calls a “conspiracy theory” and blows it up into this multi-millennium organization that is shown to be still evolving. She managed to take recognizable aspects of our current world as well as important historical events and weave them into the Circle’s history and you can’t help but just go with the flow and think about how fitting it would be if our world were really as influenced by the Circle as it’s made out to be in this book!
I also quite enjoyed the many characters we’re introduced to: each is given enough attention so that they’re not one-dimensional and I can’t say I was ever annoyed at any of them (a miracle). There’s Avery, who grew up in the US constantly on the run from the Circle (except she doesn’t know that) and Jack, a British guy who works from one of the families in the Circle and who introduces Avery to the world. These are our two main characters, and they spend this book travelling around Europe solving these clues left by their shared mentor in order to really figure out what the Circle should be trying to do. Yes they end up developing feelings for each other, but it’s cute and I didn’t think there was a love triangle at all.
The side characters also add some spice into the story. From other families in the Circle scheming to gain more power to a group dedicated to stopping the Circle, there’s always something around the corner for Avery and Jack. This nonstop action fest is actually really nice, especially when combined with the international voyeurism.
I would never have found this book if not for a giveaway for the second book I saw last year (no I didn’t win but oh well) and I’m now super excited to read the next book in preparation for the last book coming out this year! Here’s hoping for even more action and sleuthing and fun that this book contained.
Anyways, the best that I can describe this book is Crazy Rich Asians meets The Heist Society. The world’s most dangerous people are part of an elite organization called the Circle, and it turns out that our narrator, Avery West, is a long lost member as well. Of course she doesn’t know it at the start of the book so there’s the traditional “girl is introduced into secret society” trope, but that’s just what makes this book fun. Avery is swept up into this international mystery and does some sleuthing of her own while learning about the Circle and its history. Really, it’s this pervasive adventure that makes this book so enjoyable.
Okay, so some of the facts about the Circle are pretty unbelievable/too convenient and it was a bit off-putting that Avery and co. basically get everything right on their first try, but I still was intrigued at the “world-building” of this first book. The author took what even Avery calls a “conspiracy theory” and blows it up into this multi-millennium organization that is shown to be still evolving. She managed to take recognizable aspects of our current world as well as important historical events and weave them into the Circle’s history and you can’t help but just go with the flow and think about how fitting it would be if our world were really as influenced by the Circle as it’s made out to be in this book!
I also quite enjoyed the many characters we’re introduced to: each is given enough attention so that they’re not one-dimensional and I can’t say I was ever annoyed at any of them (a miracle). There’s Avery, who grew up in the US constantly on the run from the Circle (except she doesn’t know that) and Jack, a British guy who works from one of the families in the Circle and who introduces Avery to the world. These are our two main characters, and they spend this book travelling around Europe solving these clues left by their shared mentor in order to really figure out what the Circle should be trying to do. Yes they end up developing feelings for each other, but it’s cute and I didn’t think there was a love triangle at all.
The side characters also add some spice into the story. From other families in the Circle scheming to gain more power to a group dedicated to stopping the Circle, there’s always something around the corner for Avery and Jack. This nonstop action fest is actually really nice, especially when combined with the international voyeurism.
I would never have found this book if not for a giveaway for the second book I saw last year (no I didn’t win but oh well) and I’m now super excited to read the next book in preparation for the last book coming out this year! Here’s hoping for even more action and sleuthing and fun that this book contained.
"The rightful One and the girl with the violet eyes..."
I'm so sad. This had a really good beginning - it's very fast paced and a great page turner. But, for some reason (and it could just be me), I didn't like the characters. I found them hard to believe. It was all just a little too easy, a little too convenient and I wasn't even half way and I just felt done with it.
I know others love it, and I'm glad they do. I pushed through just to finish it and call it done.
I'm so sad. This had a really good beginning - it's very fast paced and a great page turner. But, for some reason (and it could just be me), I didn't like the characters. I found them hard to believe. It was all just a little too easy, a little too convenient and I wasn't even half way and I just felt done with it.
I know others love it, and I'm glad they do. I pushed through just to finish it and call it done.