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reyreads's review
4.0
UPDATE** changed to 4 stars cause I Fr don’t know how I want my ranking system to work I just know this isn’t the same level as the dragon republic
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brain on fire. Mstief free me from your hold I finished this in mere hours....there were close to no lull points I was always within the story. More Declan POVs is my only request.
sarahp85's review
3.0
I want to like this so much more but I don't.
I LOVE Ronan. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE th Raven Cycle, my sister actually got me special editions of that series for Christmas and I want to reread them all again.
But if I rec the Raven Cycle to anyone, I'd probably advice them to only read those.
Maybe the next book will wow me but so far these haven't
It also felt like it was written differently, I don't know what it is as like I said I love the Raven Cycle and Scorpio Races is another one of Stiefvaters books that I think is absolutely genius. But this... just doesn't hit the same.
I LOVE Ronan. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE th Raven Cycle, my sister actually got me special editions of that series for Christmas and I want to reread them all again.
But if I rec the Raven Cycle to anyone, I'd probably advice them to only read those.
Maybe the next book will wow me but so far these haven't
It also felt like it was written differently, I don't know what it is as like I said I love the Raven Cycle and Scorpio Races is another one of Stiefvaters books that I think is absolutely genius. But this... just doesn't hit the same.
elffrommars's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
Maggie Stiefvater is good at plots and she's absolutely fantastic at characterization. So good, in fact, that readers are willing to overlook the handful of half-baked ideas she has a tendency to throw into the plot like an oddly shaped puzzle piece.
We've all been there, as writers; so enchanted by an idea we've suddenly had that we just cram it into the story without fully fleshing it out, or even abandoning it as silly.
Every series Stiefvater does has a half-baked idea. Heck, usually more than one! Bryde is that half-baked idea in this series, and the Moderators are the other idea. You'll know what I mean when you get there.
In fact, the entire main plot of Mister Impossible is somewhat half-baked. This is unfortunate, as Call Down the Hawk was tense, and mysterious, and full of promise.
Still, she manages to work in some unexpected plot twists, and she manages to make the predictable non-twists at the very least somewhat interesting. Somewhat.
Is it her best work? No. But it's entertaining and readable, especially if you can sit through the big middle part where nothing happens.
We've all been there, as writers; so enchanted by an idea we've suddenly had that we just cram it into the story without fully fleshing it out, or even abandoning it as silly.
Every series Stiefvater does has a half-baked idea. Heck, usually more than one! Bryde is that half-baked idea in this series, and the Moderators are the other idea. You'll know what I mean when you get there.
In fact, the entire main plot of Mister Impossible is somewhat half-baked. This is unfortunate, as Call Down the Hawk was tense, and mysterious, and full of promise.
Still, she manages to work in some unexpected plot twists, and she manages to make the predictable non-twists at the very least somewhat interesting. Somewhat.
Is it her best work? No. But it's entertaining and readable, especially if you can sit through the big middle part where nothing happens.
rosenym's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
betsy1728's review
4.0
why maggie why must you leave me with that horrible horrible clifffhanger. please let adam and ronan be happy
letamcwilliams's review
5.0
It’s insane to me that this woman plays mind games every single book and every time I’m like “I will not be fooled again” and then I 100% am.
brianna_reading5's review
adventurous
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
i’d pay good money to repeatedly kick bryde in the shins