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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
What happened to the goal from the other book. The Medusa thing!!! And I still don't like Hester Shaw. Maby it makes sense that she is the way she is given her life, but grow up. No character development at all. Insted it progressively gets wors. Ass well with Tom. He doesn't do anything to validate that he loves his wife. His behavior is so bad although not as bad as the previous book where he did something I felt like he shouldn't ben forgiven for so quickly. He still can't stop commenting on how pretty other women are and how ugly Hester his wife is. Like isn't he supposedly in love with her. And it just the bad characters otherwise I think the world is great and fun. Okey maby I don't like the plot and story that much either but that can depend on the fact that I don't care about the characters.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was surprised with how quickly I finished it. The time jump was cool and a lot does in fact change after 15 years but a lot also stays the same.
Interesting to see how the characters changed-or mostly didn’t!!!-over the years between books. Interesting also how the world had changed, though fairly realistic I’d guess. I liked this one more than the second, but not as much as the first. Gotta see how the main series ends.
Semplicemente io adoro Wren, la amo alla follia, è un po' scema ma posso passarci sopra. Hester, insomma, prova empatia solo per Tom, Wren l'hai letteralmente partorita tu com'è possibile che non ti stia simpatica. Poi amo anche Theo e Shrike.
first his writing style didn’t bother me that much in the first books. but that was probably because there was actually plot in those books and especially a plot that made sense and didn’t seem to be random. but now it bothers me cause the plot was a bit boring and seemed to be like the author desperately tried to add something to the story so it’ll create another book
Ma olin täiesti vapustatud, kui sain aru, et selle raamatu tegevus toimub 16 aastat peale sarja teist osa. Nagu mis mõttes?! Muidugi oli teos seiklusrikas ja põnev ning mind rõõmustas väga osade tegelaste uuesti väljailmumine. Samas oleksin ma tahtnud, et Hester ja Tom mängiksid seiklustes suuremat rolli selle asemel, et lihtsalt oma tütart taga ajada. Mind häiris ka see, kui vähe olid tegelased muutunud. Võiks ju arvata, et 16 aastat on piisavalt pikk aeg, et andestada ja unustada. See, kui suurt rolli viimase raamatu lõpp mängib ka selles teoses, tegi mind natuke kurvaks. Ehkki tegu on lastele mõeldud sarjaga, siis selle teose sünged toonid sobiksid küll rohkem täiskasvanutele. Samas aga hakkab tegelaste muutumatu iseloom tõenäoliselt üsna kiiresti häirima.
Natuke häirisid mind (võimalikud) tõlkeerinevused eelnevate raamatutega. Ütlen võimalikud, sest ma pole originaaltekstit võrdlemiseks ette võtnud ja ei saa seega 100% kindel olla.
Natuke häirisid mind (võimalikud) tõlkeerinevused eelnevate raamatutega. Ütlen võimalikud, sest ma pole originaaltekstit võrdlemiseks ette võtnud ja ei saa seega 100% kindel olla.
Thanks God this book is worth my struggle. I’ve been struggling to finish its first two books, ended up not liking both of them, but I think this book is the savior of the series. Many things are improving, far much better. Let’s say, its plot is fantastic, the action scene is written well, many characters are improving and more new characters fitted perfectly.
First, let’s talk about the plot. It’s actually shocking that the story is set 16 years after Predator’s Gold. How Hester, Tom, their daughter named Wren Natsworthy and people of Anchorage finally settle down peacefully in Vineland. So it called Anchorage-in-Vineland. All things are good until an old friend of Caul aka The Lost Boys came and need to steal something from Anchorage. In a nutshell, from here it all triggered bigger conflict ahead. I like that this book has more complex plot things than before.
I love that many characters are improving. Like Wren, of course. She’s been so innocent but kinda irritating, but after all she’s been through, she’s finally got better and smarter. As for her parents, ouch, idk what to say but I hate them esp Hester.
Both of Tom and Het are not improving at all. Tom is still that jerk that can’t provide Het security. He’s not that hateful but I certain that you will never like him. As for Hester, she’s becoming so evil and her cold ignorant side is overpowering her. All mixed feelings for Hester, like I keep on switching my feeling between felt sorry for her and hated her. I even go for fast-reading when Hester part is coming. However, I felt glad for Hester’s choice at the end. Somehow, it feels like a right way for both of them. Hope the last book is going to be greater than this!
First, let’s talk about the plot. It’s actually shocking that the story is set 16 years after Predator’s Gold. How Hester, Tom, their daughter named Wren Natsworthy and people of Anchorage finally settle down peacefully in Vineland. So it called Anchorage-in-Vineland. All things are good until an old friend of Caul aka The Lost Boys came and need to steal something from Anchorage. In a nutshell, from here it all triggered bigger conflict ahead. I like that this book has more complex plot things than before.
I love that many characters are improving. Like Wren, of course. She’s been so innocent but kinda irritating, but after all she’s been through, she’s finally got better and smarter. As for her parents, ouch, idk what to say but I hate them esp Hester.
Both of Tom and Het are not improving at all. Tom is still that jerk that can’t provide Het security. He’s not that hateful but I certain that you will never like him. As for Hester, she’s becoming so evil and her cold ignorant side is overpowering her. All mixed feelings for Hester, like I keep on switching my feeling between felt sorry for her and hated her. I even go for fast-reading when Hester part is coming. However, I felt glad for Hester’s choice at the end. Somehow, it feels like a right way for both of them. Hope the last book is going to be greater than this!
EDIT: definitely the weakest one of the whole bunch. All characterizations grated on me so 2 stars.
I’ll make my issues with this very plain. The author doesn’t really know how to write complex characters. Several reviewers have noted this much earlier. I confess to having missed since I assumed he was merely portraying teenagers as impulsive and driven by a few core desires. I thought he knew that even teenagers were more complex than that and this characterization was merely reflecting surface level crests of emotions.
... I was wrong. The way he DIDN’T develop Hester and Tom showcased this excellently. Yes, these thirty-somethings still think EXACTLY the same way they did as teens. If anything, they’ve grown LESS subtle in thinking. Not only that, Caul and Freya are just as bad. It’s impossible to describe how jarring it is to have someone my age and much more experienced in life express a world-view as stupid as Tom and Hester’s. Great Poskitt! And I’m not even going to get into how out of character Hester is behaving. I get that the author was trying to do a “Daenerys” here but the transition is about as internally consistent and well-managed as that in GoT, i.e. it comes across as a complete 180 turn.
The book’s one saving grace is that there are other characters. I disliked Wren intensely but I liked the others, especially the twice-born and Oenone. And the plot was much more interesting than in the previous one.
I’ll make my issues with this very plain. The author doesn’t really know how to write complex characters. Several reviewers have noted this much earlier. I confess to having missed since I assumed he was merely portraying teenagers as impulsive and driven by a few core desires. I thought he knew that even teenagers were more complex than that and this characterization was merely reflecting surface level crests of emotions.
... I was wrong. The way he DIDN’T develop Hester and Tom showcased this excellently. Yes, these thirty-somethings still think EXACTLY the same way they did as teens. If anything, they’ve grown LESS subtle in thinking. Not only that, Caul and Freya are just as bad. It’s impossible to describe how jarring it is to have someone my age and much more experienced in life express a world-view as stupid as Tom and Hester’s. Great Poskitt! And I’m not even going to get into how out of character Hester is behaving. I get that the author was trying to do a “Daenerys” here but the transition is about as internally consistent and well-managed as that in GoT, i.e. it comes across as a complete 180 turn.
The book’s one saving grace is that there are other characters. I disliked Wren intensely but I liked the others, especially the twice-born and Oenone. And the plot was much more interesting than in the previous one.