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2.9 AVERAGE
2.9 AVERAGE
This book comes with mixed emotions! It started slow but picked up quickly.
Received an ARC from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
It took me a while to get started on this one - something else came along and pushed it out of the way, and I'm not sure why. I'm glad it happened that way, however, as now I can go straight into Books 2 and 3.
This urban fantasy clearly goes on the list of favorite YA books; told from four points of view, third person, yet no reader confusion. The world building was outstanding, the characters sympathetic.
It took me a while to get started on this one - something else came along and pushed it out of the way, and I'm not sure why. I'm glad it happened that way, however, as now I can go straight into Books 2 and 3.
This urban fantasy clearly goes on the list of favorite YA books; told from four points of view, third person, yet no reader confusion. The world building was outstanding, the characters sympathetic.
I give up. Every time I pick this up, in print or audio, I end up wondering why I did so. It has some great points and potential, but I think it needs massive editing. Like Eragon, if it had been cut, tightened up, and polished, this would be great. Instead its 100 extra pages dragging the whole thing down.
So I'm going to give this book 3 stars, not because I didn't like it but because I'm still so confused by it! I'm confused by the Dreads, the anthame (is that how you spell it?) what exactly John wants to do and where the author is going to go with the second book. I want to read the second, in the hopes that it will help me to understand this series better!
Leuk en origineel boek. Het verhaal is heel uniek en dit maakt het boek erg speciaal. Het leest erg makkelijk. Het boek is zeker een aanrader!
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DNF at 160 pages, end of part one.
I gave Seeker more than one chance in hopes that it would improve. Unfortunately, I can't find anything positive to say and no longer wish to try.
The world building is poor. The main characters, Quin, John, and Shinobu, are training to become Seekers in a rural, medieval Scottish village. They are the apprentices to the only two Seekers left, Quin's father Briac and her uncle Alistair. Shinobu is Alistair's son and Quin's cousin, but he's also one half of the love triangle, which requires him to repeatedly mention that though they were raised together, they're not first cousins! It's gross. John is Quin's boyfriend, though Briac hates him for mysterious mystery reasons.
Seekers are not adequately explained. They fight with magical whipswords, weapons made of a mysterious metal that rearranges itself into a whip or any kind of sword based on how the owner flicks their wrist. Their biggest fear is the Disruptor, a weapon that shoots sparks that invade a person's mind and drives them insane by disrupting the brain's pathways, so anything a victim tries to do, it's turned around.
In addition, the world is revealed to actually be a highly technologically evolved future. There are flying cars, and regular cars, and airships where Seekers can't invade. (Why regular and flying cars? Why trains and airships? Why would Briac keep horses? The travel makes no sense.) But the Chinese healer still uses acupuncture needles with mysterious herbs. *coughracistcough*
Scenes are completely skipped. We jump from Quin discovering the Seekers may not be as good as she was taught, to her vomiting and covered in blood from her first mission. John is told he's going to take a train home, he's on his grandfather's airship two days later. People die off camera. I found the pacing odd enough without sudden jumps a month into the future.
There are too many points of view, too many characters, and not enough motivation. The villain has no depth. Almost 200 pages into a book, I should have a far better idea of the plot. It's not for me.
DNF at 160 pages, end of part one.
I gave Seeker more than one chance in hopes that it would improve. Unfortunately, I can't find anything positive to say and no longer wish to try.
The world building is poor. The main characters, Quin, John, and Shinobu, are training to become Seekers in a rural, medieval Scottish village. They are the apprentices to the only two Seekers left, Quin's father Briac and her uncle Alistair. Shinobu is Alistair's son and Quin's cousin, but he's also one half of the love triangle, which requires him to repeatedly mention that though they were raised together, they're not first cousins! It's gross. John is Quin's boyfriend, though Briac hates him for mysterious mystery reasons.
Seekers are not adequately explained. They fight with magical whipswords, weapons made of a mysterious metal that rearranges itself into a whip or any kind of sword based on how the owner flicks their wrist. Their biggest fear is the Disruptor, a weapon that shoots sparks that invade a person's mind and drives them insane by disrupting the brain's pathways, so anything a victim tries to do, it's turned around.
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Except, apparently, kill themselves or give vital clues to one of the kids. That's easy enough to do.In addition, the world is revealed to actually be a highly technologically evolved future. There are flying cars, and regular cars, and airships where Seekers can't invade. (Why regular and flying cars? Why trains and airships? Why would Briac keep horses? The travel makes no sense.) But the Chinese healer still uses acupuncture needles with mysterious herbs. *coughracistcough*
Scenes are completely skipped. We jump from Quin discovering the Seekers may not be as good as she was taught, to her vomiting and covered in blood from her first mission. John is told he's going to take a train home, he's on his grandfather's airship two days later. People die off camera. I found the pacing odd enough without sudden jumps a month into the future.
There are too many points of view, too many characters, and not enough motivation. The villain has no depth. Almost 200 pages into a book, I should have a far better idea of the plot. It's not for me.
„Poszukiwaczka” to książka z polecenia w ramach wyzwania 12 znajomych 12 książek, na której utknęłam. Intrygowały mnie opis i okładka, ale już pierwsze strony mnie zraziły. Główna bohaterka jest mega naiwna, a fabuła męczyła mnie do tego stopnia, że co dwie strony musiałam sobie zrobić przerwę. Świat też okazał się kompletnie nie trafiać w moje gusta – za dużo elementów, które mogłabym podciągnąć pod sci-fi. Gwoździem do trumny okazał się koleś, któremu od początku kibicowałam – kolejny bohater z problemami z komunikacją. Koniec końców ją domęczyłam i wyobraźcie sobie moje zdziwienie gdy pierwsza myślą po doczytaniu ostatniego zdania było „Ha! Ciekawe co będzie dalej?”. Nie zamierzam jednak serii kontynuować.
Moja ocena 2/10
Moja ocena 2/10
I am amazed I finished this book. Seriously. It was so slow and I am now so confused as to how this is going to be translated into a movie. Quinn is not a female lead to be proud of, I definitely would not want to be friends with her or emulate her. The guys aren't much better. Things go wrong, turn to drugs. For her mother, things go wrong, turn to alcohol. OK. We get it, substance abuse is a part of this book, without really being part of the story.
And the story. So much could have been done with it and I kept waiting for it to come. But no, that didn't happen. As I write this I feel like my 3 star rating is pretty generous, but I don't have a half-point system, so that's that.
No characters to feel for, to story to relate to, no pressing concerns about what would happen, so what's to keep me going to the rest of the series? Well, nothing. I will not continue reading the rest of the books, I can't imagine sitting through a movie for this either, unless the characters are as good looking as we are told time and time again.
Book Received: For free from publisher in exchange for an honest review
Reviewer: Jessica for Book Sake
And the story. So much could have been done with it and I kept waiting for it to come. But no, that didn't happen. As I write this I feel like my 3 star rating is pretty generous, but I don't have a half-point system, so that's that.
No characters to feel for, to story to relate to, no pressing concerns about what would happen, so what's to keep me going to the rest of the series? Well, nothing. I will not continue reading the rest of the books, I can't imagine sitting through a movie for this either, unless the characters are as good looking as we are told time and time again.
Book Received: For free from publisher in exchange for an honest review
Reviewer: Jessica for Book Sake
Actual Rating: 2.5/3 Stars
I'm just going to keep this review short and sweet. I think that Seeker is off to a promising start. It did take me a little while to get into it, but once I did, I did find the story to be enjoyable. I found the world that was created to be interesting. I will warn you that there is a love triangle, so if you're not a fan, you've been warned. This story has a lot of potential, but I'm left with a lot of questions, but not a lot of answers.
Overall, this was an ok read. There were some issues with the story, but I do think that there is potential there. I'm still interested in seeing what will happen next, but will probably wait for the rest of the series to come out before continuing on with it.
I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
I'm just going to keep this review short and sweet. I think that Seeker is off to a promising start. It did take me a little while to get into it, but once I did, I did find the story to be enjoyable. I found the world that was created to be interesting. I will warn you that there is a love triangle, so if you're not a fan, you've been warned. This story has a lot of potential, but I'm left with a lot of questions, but not a lot of answers.
Overall, this was an ok read. There were some issues with the story, but I do think that there is potential there. I'm still interested in seeing what will happen next, but will probably wait for the rest of the series to come out before continuing on with it.
I received a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.