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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
DNF, actually terrible. Worst book I've read in a long time and I read some pretty terrible books
*3.5 Stars*
This was a very interesting and fun read. I absolutely love The Da Vinci Code, The Mummy and National Treasure, so I was very pumped for this YA treasure hunt fuelled with travel, history, and puzzle-solving.
I liked Hall's writing, it was very fast paced and structured. I was a big fan of the plot/story and I really liked the characters. Avery is smart and stubborn, I absolutely loved that about her. Seeing her growth from the naive, trusting girl at the beginning to the strong and smart girl by the end of this first book was awesome. I liked Jack and Stellan as well. The slow-burn romance was done really nicely. All the conspiracy theories are so fascinating to read about and they feel organic, like it could really be happening, which really had me gripped to this story.
I did enjoy The Conspiracy of Us very much, but it lacked a little bit of emotional depth and clarity that I needed. I did get confused a few times so that's the reason I'm docking off 1.5 stars. I will continuing the series, though. Can't wait to get my hands on the sequel, cause cliff-hanger!
This was a very interesting and fun read. I absolutely love The Da Vinci Code, The Mummy and National Treasure, so I was very pumped for this YA treasure hunt fuelled with travel, history, and puzzle-solving.
I liked Hall's writing, it was very fast paced and structured. I was a big fan of the plot/story and I really liked the characters. Avery is smart and stubborn, I absolutely loved that about her. Seeing her growth from the naive, trusting girl at the beginning to the strong and smart girl by the end of this first book was awesome. I liked Jack and Stellan as well. The slow-burn romance was done really nicely. All the conspiracy theories are so fascinating to read about and they feel organic, like it could really be happening, which really had me gripped to this story.
I did enjoy The Conspiracy of Us very much, but it lacked a little bit of emotional depth and clarity that I needed. I did get confused a few times so that's the reason I'm docking off 1.5 stars. I will continuing the series, though. Can't wait to get my hands on the sequel, cause cliff-hanger!
3 1/2 stars
fun read, interesting plot line, VERY VERY unrealistic so you have to just go with it
fun read, interesting plot line, VERY VERY unrealistic so you have to just go with it
I finally finished this book! This book had everything to pease me but I don't know why I was bored almost all the time during my read....
This book promised me a treasure hunt with a mysterious old prophecy and powerful old families. So I was totally excited to read it! But, I had a hard time with Avery. I know she is only a high school student, but sometimes her thought were too immature or contradictory...
Jack was just the typical hero, who has a sad past and who is ready to die for our heroine.
The only one who really was interesting was Stellan. Until the end, we are learning more about him and there is still left things to discover.
Sometimes, all the bling bling stuff was too much that it wasn't convincing.
Even if I had a hard time finishing it, I think I'll read the second book when I have time because I really want to know the prophecy and the cliffhanger was good :)
This book promised me a treasure hunt with a mysterious old prophecy and powerful old families. So I was totally excited to read it! But, I had a hard time with Avery. I know she is only a high school student, but sometimes her thought were too immature or contradictory...
Jack was just the typical hero, who has a sad past and who is ready to die for our heroine.
The only one who really was interesting was Stellan. Until the end, we are learning more about him and there is still left things to discover.
Sometimes, all the bling bling stuff was too much that it wasn't convincing.
Even if I had a hard time finishing it, I think I'll read the second book when I have time because I really want to know the prophecy and the cliffhanger was good :)
I read this in one night so it's a pretty quick read but it just didn't do it for me! It was like the characters and the storyline weren't developed enough for me and it seemed like it was all over the place in the beginning.
I really wanted to like it but I just couldn't. I'd love to know what happens but I don't think I liked it enough to go buy the second book.
I really wanted to like it but I just couldn't. I'd love to know what happens but I don't think I liked it enough to go buy the second book.
Interesting conspiracy theories and assassination plots abound! This had lots of twists and turns. A fun, light read.
Αν και η συγγραφέας είχε μια αρκετά ενδιαφέρουσα ιδέα στα χέρια της δεν την χρησιμοποίησε καθόλου σωστά δημιουργώντας τελικά κάτι πολύ μέτριο.Περίμενα μια έντονη ιστορία μυστηρίου γεμάτη γρίφους και ανατροπές και τελικά πήρα ένα σαχλό εφηβικό βιβλίο με μερικές σκηνές δράσης.Με ενοχλεί πολύ όταν ένας συγγραφέας δεν έχει κάνει καθόλου έρευνα ούτε έχει μελετήσει πηγές σχετικά με το θέμα που καταπιάνεται με αποτέλεσμα να παραποιεί σημαντικά γεγονότα.Δεν με ενοχλεί που η Hall επέλεξε μέσα στην ιστορία να μπλέξει τον Μέγα Αλέξανδρο και τον Ναπολέοντα θέλοντας να τους συσχετίσει με τη δημιουργία του κύκλου, με ενοχλεί που φαίνεται να μην ασχολήθηκε με λεπτομέρειες παρουσιάζοντας λανθασμένα στοιχεία ως αληθινά και τεκμηριωμένα.Επίσης έχω την εντύπωση ότι το παράκανε κάπως με το ρομάντζο το οποίο ήταν αδιάφορο και βαρετό και αν οι σελίδες που αφιερώθηκαν σε αυτό δίνονταν για να αναλυθεί περισσότερο το μυστήριο το αποτέλεσμα θα ήταν πολύ καλύτερο.Το μόνο καλό που βρήκα ήταν οι περιγραφές των τοποθεσιών που μου φάνηκαν αρκετά ζωντανές και γλαφυρές, προφανώς γιατί η συγγραφέας έχει επισκεφτεί αυτά τα μέρη.Χλωμό να διαβάσω το επόμενο αν και το μυθιστόρημα μας αφήνει σε κρίσιμο σημείο.Επιεικώς δύο αστέρια.
yasss bitch!
This book surprised me to no end! The Conspiracy of Us was incredibly action-packed from start to finish, so fast-paced and thrilling that I just couldn't put the bloody thing down! I'm so pissin' excited to read what happens next. Maggie has presented us with a story that's so complex and gripping that I was scrambling to find the next two books in the trilogy because wtf is going to happen, dude we have two more books and so much has happened already
Also, let me just say, Stellan is the best thing about this book. By far. And I love him. Just thought I'd throw that out there.
Highly recommend this book, it's underrated as fuck! READ IT, that is all.
I definitely was not as enthusiastic about this as I was when I read it as a teen, but the story is so wild that it was hard to put down. You definitely need a lot of suspension of disbelief, but it's a lot of fun if you ignore things.
I started removing shelves I had stuck this on as a teen that definitely don't apply anymore, but decided to put them back just for the memories since I never actually wrote a real review lol
I started removing shelves I had stuck this on as a teen that definitely don't apply anymore, but decided to put them back just for the memories since I never actually wrote a real review lol