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kristen527's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
kendallgardt's review against another edition
4.0
I really wanted to love this story but idk. A little too dark for me. I mean it was satisfying to finish but the build at the end draaaaaaagged. Not a bad book.. just not my favorite.
librarycutie's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
4.25
rating: 4 /5
narration: 4 /5
plot: 4 /5
this was a surprisingly intriguing story! Victor and Eli were friends and studying up on EO's, Extra Ordinarys. they have a near death experience and come back with abilities. you would think they would become superheroes, except when you come back from death, you lose a part of yourself, whether its fear or emotions, no one ever comes back as an EO whole.
"victor vale was not a fucking sidekick.
from the moment they came to with their powers, I was questioning who was the villain and who was the hero, and I still don't know. they're both teetering on the line of good and bad. Eli believes what he is doing is God's work, so he believes he is morally good despite the numbers stacking up, and Victor is trying to stop Eli, but how far he will go to do just that might not be considered good either.
“plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human"
narration: 4 /5
plot: 4 /5
this was a surprisingly intriguing story! Victor and Eli were friends and studying up on EO's, Extra Ordinarys. they have a near death experience and come back with abilities. you would think they would become superheroes, except when you come back from death, you lose a part of yourself, whether its fear or emotions, no one ever comes back as an EO whole.
"victor vale was not a fucking sidekick.
from the moment they came to with their powers, I was questioning who was the villain and who was the hero, and I still don't know. they're both teetering on the line of good and bad. Eli believes what he is doing is God's work, so he believes he is morally good despite the numbers stacking up, and Victor is trying to stop Eli, but how far he will go to do just that might not be considered good either.
“plenty of humans were monstrous, and plenty of monsters knew how to play at being human"
kjersti_in_cali's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
manicat_3am's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
As a former anime and manga kid: do you know Death Note? Did you love the rivalry and the two protagonists hunting each other while always being so close? Then you'll love this book.
Never read a book so fast in my life. I just couldn't put it away. The short chapters helped with that a lot as well. It was just such a thrilling read, not one page was boring or felt unnecessary.
LOVE LOVE LOVE and I'll definitely check out more of her books after this one!
Never read a book so fast in my life. I just couldn't put it away. The short chapters helped with that a lot as well. It was just such a thrilling read, not one page was boring or felt unnecessary.
LOVE LOVE LOVE and I'll definitely check out more of her books after this one!
deelight's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
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? Yes
5.0
ssantos's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
carmenpeerezm's review against another edition
3.0
A ver, es una buena historia y muy interesante, pero no para mi.
El estilo de V.E Schwab es siempre muy bueno, sin embargo, yo estoy acostumbrada a leer cosas suyas NA (new adult) y el hecho de que esta novela sea YA (young adult) me hizo perder un poco el gusto. Pero vaya,si eso es por mis preferencias, que prefiera el NA no quiere decir que esta novela esté mal escrita, porque no lo está.
Además, la historia fue muy tipo... superhéroes? Solo que contada desde el punto de vista de los villanos, lo cual fue un plus, pero de nuevo las historias de superhéroes no son para mi.
Y ya para finalizar, toda la trama seguía este cliché de gato persiguiendo a ratón, pues todo el libro es Víctor tratando de “atrapar” a Eli. No tiene nada de malo ese tópico, simplemente a mi se me hace repetitivo.
En conclusión; es un buen libro, bien narrado con personajes interesantes ( sobre todo Víctor) y una trama bien llevada, pero no fue para mi. Se puso interesante a la mitad, pero el final se me hizo predecible, repetitivo y aburrido.
Quizás lea la segunda parte si me encuentro en el mood, pero la verdad es que esta historia me ha dejado igual (V.E Schwab sigue siendo ameisin eh).
El estilo de V.E Schwab es siempre muy bueno, sin embargo, yo estoy acostumbrada a leer cosas suyas NA (new adult) y el hecho de que esta novela sea YA (young adult) me hizo perder un poco el gusto. Pero vaya,si eso es por mis preferencias, que prefiera el NA no quiere decir que esta novela esté mal escrita, porque no lo está.
Además, la historia fue muy tipo... superhéroes? Solo que contada desde el punto de vista de los villanos, lo cual fue un plus, pero de nuevo las historias de superhéroes no son para mi.
Y ya para finalizar, toda la trama seguía este cliché de gato persiguiendo a ratón, pues todo el libro es Víctor tratando de “atrapar” a Eli. No tiene nada de malo ese tópico, simplemente a mi se me hace repetitivo.
En conclusión; es un buen libro, bien narrado con personajes interesantes ( sobre todo Víctor) y una trama bien llevada, pero no fue para mi. Se puso interesante a la mitad, pero el final se me hizo predecible, repetitivo y aburrido.
Quizás lea la segunda parte si me encuentro en el mood, pero la verdad es que esta historia me ha dejado igual (V.E Schwab sigue siendo ameisin eh).