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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
Um, okay, wow. This book was downright amazing. Meda just jumped the ranks to become one of my favorite female characters of all time. I love how snarky she is, and that she doesn't apologize for it. Sure, she eats people, but she's not exactly evil. I loved that the plot moved quickly, because it made me not want to put this book down. ALL THE STARS.
adventurous
dark
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This was a fun quick read. I give kudos to the writer, it was nice to read something where there is no main character romance, but I just can not get over the fact that reading this felt like reading one of the early 2008 fics. I almost expected to see: A/N please no flames!! r&r
It just had that feel to me, I mean it's not near the atrocity that is My Immortal (*shudders*) but the general feel of it was of a HS AU.
The thing that annoyed me the most (thankfully it ceased mid-way) was the written hahaha's and hehehe's - I cringe when I see the first one out of the texting environment and I just generally cringe at the second one.
The relationship between Meda and Jo was actually really good, I loved reading about it and how they went from I-hate-you to I-don't-hate-you-anymore-wtf.
Overall, a cool read, if a bit predictable.
It just had that feel to me, I mean it's not near the atrocity that is My Immortal (*shudders*) but the general feel of it was of a HS AU.
The thing that annoyed me the most (thankfully it ceased mid-way) was the written hahaha's and hehehe's - I cringe when I see the first one out of the texting environment and I just generally cringe at the second one.
The relationship between Meda and Jo was actually really good, I loved reading about it and how they went from I-hate-you to I-don't-hate-you-anymore-wtf.
Overall, a cool read, if a bit predictable.
My first Young Adult story and it is good and humorous. The plot and twists are predictable and the banter between the sub lead characters are good to read.
Mostly an one time read but I will re-read them after some years...
Mostly an one time read but I will re-read them after some years...
Meda is a princess of Hell. She's half human, half demon and her demonic side feeds on human souls so she's not your average Miss Perfect Blemish Free I Can Do No Wrong type of protagonist, which I adore. She's a walking contradiction but not once did any of her choices seemed force, as in author wanted character to end up in Situation B so author makes her do something unexpected in Situation A.
The book has got wit and fast paced and a badass female protagonist. It's dark and it doesn't shy away from descriptions and have I mention witty banter? Love it. But it's not a 5 star because I couldn't emotionally connect with the character but it's not for lack of trying. Also, along the way some of the twists felt easy to guess but all in all a good ending.
The book has got wit and fast paced and a badass female protagonist. It's dark and it doesn't shy away from descriptions and have I mention witty banter? Love it. But it's not a 5 star because I couldn't emotionally connect with the character but it's not for lack of trying. Also, along the way some of the twists felt easy to guess but all in all a good ending.
I loved Meda's attitude. I found myself laughing a lot at her quips. She's not someone bad ass, but she's not those shy, innocent people either. She can fight, but she'll run away if she has the chance. She's that person who you like hanging out around because she has a sense of humor and because interesting things are always happening around her.
Meda wasn't consistent though. First, when Chi shows up at the asylum, she acts like someone sensitive. Then, somehow, she ends up being Emma the bad ass at the Crusader school. Huh? I think if she'd stuck acting like either one until that part where Jo and Chi find out who she actually is at the Demon headquarters, there would've been a bigger effect. Some parts of the book felt choppy, especially her time at the Crusader school.
One thing I liked about this book was that unexpected things kept happening. Just when you thought that things had settled down to normal... then BAM! Something unexpected happened.
Meda wasn't consistent though. First, when Chi shows up at the asylum, she acts like someone sensitive. Then, somehow, she ends up being Emma the bad ass at the Crusader school. Huh? I think if she'd stuck acting like either one until that part where Jo and Chi find out who she actually is at the Demon headquarters, there would've been a bigger effect. Some parts of the book felt choppy, especially her time at the Crusader school.
One thing I liked about this book was that unexpected things kept happening. Just when you thought that things had settled down to normal... then BAM! Something unexpected happened.
Fan-freakin'-tastic. This is one of my new all-time-favorite young-adult fantasy-monster books and I'm so glad I stumbled across it. This is one of the most effective first-person narrators I've ever encountered. Meda's personality is HILARIOUS and so relatable. I love her 'perspective' on things. The writing here is gorgeous. The way things are described is snappy and fast and EXACTLY as violent as it needs to be. The plot's pacing and amount of exposition is great for this world-building, and the character motivations are well-established and all make sense.
There are a few trope-y things that are still done well here -- without spoiling much, things like the "surprise special half-breed" really do push the story along, and I still found them to be creative and not annoyingly predictable. Even things that might otherwise annoy me like the horribly teenage-y romance tension between Chi and Jo ...are happening to NOT the main character! So the main narrator character can frame it with the same "lol this is dumb, I'm above this" lens that I want to! Very validating. Love it.
A few things stop this from being a completely timeless utter masterpiece in my mind: really, what frustrated me most was that Meda has a great and hilarious and vulgar and self-centered personality in the best ways BUT that personality wouldn't be dampened if we got rid of all of the ableist "cripple" and "gimp" descriptions of Jo. There's ....a llllot of times it happens. It stops being 'Meda's great personality lmao' real fast. She learns to respect Jo as a fighter, but the uses of these pretty-jarring terms don't stop. As a not-spoilery example, there's actually a scene before they get to the 50s motel where Meda points out to us that Chi makes a comment about her leg... Meda/the author might not have remembered how she narrated the first 2/3 of the book to us. ...not in a good way. Cut that gross crap and we've got a top-10 favorite book for me here.
But that's the only stuff that bugged me. LOVE this writing style and the level of description and how nonchalant some of this humor is -- it's smart, fast, unique. Super eager to check out the other stuff in this series.
There are a few trope-y things that are still done well here -- without spoiling much, things like the "surprise special half-breed" really do push the story along, and I still found them to be creative and not annoyingly predictable. Even things that might otherwise annoy me like the horribly teenage-y romance tension between Chi and Jo ...are happening to NOT the main character! So the main narrator character can frame it with the same "lol this is dumb, I'm above this" lens that I want to! Very validating. Love it.
A few things stop this from being a completely timeless utter masterpiece in my mind: really, what frustrated me most was that Meda has a great and hilarious and vulgar and self-centered personality in the best ways BUT that personality wouldn't be dampened if we got rid of all of the ableist "cripple" and "gimp" descriptions of Jo. There's ....a llllot of times it happens. It stops being 'Meda's great personality lmao' real fast. She learns to respect Jo as a fighter, but the uses of these pretty-jarring terms don't stop. As a not-spoilery example, there's actually a scene before they get to the 50s motel where Meda points out to us that Chi makes a comment about her leg... Meda/the author might not have remembered how she narrated the first 2/3 of the book to us. ...not in a good way. Cut that gross crap and we've got a top-10 favorite book for me here.
But that's the only stuff that bugged me. LOVE this writing style and the level of description and how nonchalant some of this humor is -- it's smart, fast, unique. Super eager to check out the other stuff in this series.
Meda's "badness" felt very forced and I didn't feel connected to any of the characters.