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marti1796's review
3.0
Carino, ma niente di così eccezionale come mi aspettavo... non so perché ma un sequel mi pare probabile
natniss's review
3.0
I would have enjoyed this more if it had been just a little shorter because I don't think the premise can bear the weight of a novel of this length. That's not to say it isn't enjoyable and if, like me, you've enjoyed franchises like The Hunger Games, you'll get a thrill from the direct and indirect references. The author absolutely knows her audience and has fun fulfilling and then subverting our expectations. Best enjoyed without trying too hard to figure everything out logically, especially as in one scene a character straight up says they aren't going to explain how it all works. Just enjoy the ride and the company of the very relatable lead.
becca's review
5.0
First reviewed on Pretty Little Memoirs.
Violet can't wait to get to Comic-Con. Along with friends and her younger brother, they anticipate to finally get to meet the actors of their favourite fandom, The Gallows Dance. (Short note: I loved this concept. There are so many teens/young adults that love fandoms and it's never appreciated that much in literature). Despite the actors not being anything close to the characters they play, lifestyle wise, they're still eager to meet the fandom they're all obsessed with. But it's not going easy for Violet and her friends. After meeting their hero, they soon get thrown into the world they love. Like. . .literally. As in, they are in the fandom world they know so well.
Everything comes crashing to a halt for Violet. Soon enough, they find themselves following out the plot as the timeline moves along as they know it. But with the option to change the fearful conclusions, Violet could change the world and risk her friends lives or do everything she can to get them out. Throughout it, we see so many YA Fantasy tropes and a twist on calling out certain over-hyped ones (major plus points) and how putting a contemporary set of characters into a dystopian world worked (brilliantly, of course).
Overall, every single thing that happened in The Fandom was surprising, unpredictable and wild (in the best, best way). I was rooting for the characters as the plot played out, unraveling the storyline and hanging onto my seat in a carousel of amazement and adventure. The relationships between the characters were *perfect* and that's something that just gave The Fandom a little bit of an added edge for me. They were realistic and totally believable down to the sibling bond. Everyone has at some time in their lives been obsessed with something or a Fan of someone and I think that Anna has truly captured the essence of loving something so fiercely - and what can happen when everything goes wrong. I can't think of anything I didn't like about it - it's THAT good. A true must-read this year!
Violet can't wait to get to Comic-Con. Along with friends and her younger brother, they anticipate to finally get to meet the actors of their favourite fandom, The Gallows Dance. (Short note: I loved this concept. There are so many teens/young adults that love fandoms and it's never appreciated that much in literature). Despite the actors not being anything close to the characters they play, lifestyle wise, they're still eager to meet the fandom they're all obsessed with. But it's not going easy for Violet and her friends. After meeting their hero, they soon get thrown into the world they love. Like. . .literally. As in, they are in the fandom world they know so well.
Everything comes crashing to a halt for Violet. Soon enough, they find themselves following out the plot as the timeline moves along as they know it. But with the option to change the fearful conclusions, Violet could change the world and risk her friends lives or do everything she can to get them out. Throughout it, we see so many YA Fantasy tropes and a twist on calling out certain over-hyped ones (major plus points) and how putting a contemporary set of characters into a dystopian world worked (brilliantly, of course).
Overall, every single thing that happened in The Fandom was surprising, unpredictable and wild (in the best, best way). I was rooting for the characters as the plot played out, unraveling the storyline and hanging onto my seat in a carousel of amazement and adventure. The relationships between the characters were *perfect* and that's something that just gave The Fandom a little bit of an added edge for me. They were realistic and totally believable down to the sibling bond. Everyone has at some time in their lives been obsessed with something or a Fan of someone and I think that Anna has truly captured the essence of loving something so fiercely - and what can happen when everything goes wrong. I can't think of anything I didn't like about it - it's THAT good. A true must-read this year!
h_b_reads's review
3.0
2.5 stars. Really wanted to enjoy this one but can’t get too excited about it. On the whole, it was fine. Some of the characters are awful.
moonme's review
3.75
Read this at maybe 14? I would have given it a 4 at that time, but I'll need to reread to see what I think of it now.
islajohnson's review
5.0
This book was so gripping- I was literally walking around with it. The characters had interesting plot developments and were well described so everything seemed very real and hard hitting (even the light bits). Very good novel.
lizaddie13's review
3.0
I have no idea how to feel about this book. In the beginning, the characters did nothing but annoy me (probably because reading about fans of a made-up media property never really works and always feels cringey), but once we got into the bulk of the story I was REALLY pulled in. I love what this book is playing with when it comes to canon and playing your role and how the deviances from the story worked and didn’t work. I anticipated the ending by a mile and it still really worked for me, but the “”explanation”” lost me a little and the denouement was just... silly. So I don’t know! I truly don’t know. I have to ruminate on this one, I guess.
manuinthealps's review against another edition
4.0
POR FAVOR ME ENCANTÓ ESTE LIBRO.
No tengo ganas de ponerme a analizarlo en profundidad porque seguramente le encuentre pequeñas fallas de a poco y no sé si tengo ganas de desilusionarme.
Extrañaba un poquito este tipo de lectura, hace mucho no me pasaba de querer que la 'heroína' logre su cometido y bla bla, como me pasaba con las típicas sagas distópicas.
Me enteré que hay una secuela que sale este año y espero con muchas Ansias que RGA se digne a traerla en español.
Quiero leer más de Ash, @ Anna Day.
No tengo ganas de ponerme a analizarlo en profundidad porque seguramente le encuentre pequeñas fallas de a poco y no sé si tengo ganas de desilusionarme.
Extrañaba un poquito este tipo de lectura, hace mucho no me pasaba de querer que la 'heroína' logre su cometido y bla bla, como me pasaba con las típicas sagas distópicas.
Me enteré que hay una secuela que sale este año y espero con muchas Ansias que RGA se digne a traerla en español.
Quiero leer más de Ash, @ Anna Day.