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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
So haunting and we'll written. I was so excited to read this offering from NetGalley simply because it is written in the city that holds my heart but this was a fantastic read and a roller coaster of emotions. I loved it!
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Well, I’m not sure where to begin. I’m torn over my rating and I think that a 3.8 is more accurate, there are a few too many things about the book [minor details,] that bring my rating down from a 4. For instance, how the book starts off fairly slowly and by fairly slowly I mean things don’t begin to pick up until you reach around 200-250. By the time 250 rolls around, if you managed to stay with the book, things begin to rapidly pick up from there.
We begin our story with a sixteen year old Adele Le Moyne who is just moving back from Paris to New Orleans after a devastating [unnamed] storm has hit the state. The state is a ghost place, where a curfew is set in place and looters are on the prowl. Even though the storm is unnamed when you read it you can’t help but think of the devastation Katrina caused and so it was interesting to view it as that being the storm to cause such havoc.
Adele meets new individuals as she begins to settle into her ‘old’ life and she meets new people, people who confuse her. Eventually, we begin to see her abilities surface and what she is capable of in small dribs and drabs. I wasn’t keen on the lack of explanation of her magical abilities but it does come later [a little bit.]
As soon as she comes into the possession of a diary that belongs to an ancestor of hers [around page 250 or so,] the book takes off and you’re plunged into a world where the Casquette Girls formed and you discover an unlikely coven, vampires and more intrigue.
The book ends and it leaves you with questions that make you want to read the second book and I think I really will read the second installment. This book was a quick read once things actually began to happen, I just wasn’t keen on how slow it was in the beginning. It was interesting though, to see the devastation and how the storm and storms in general destroy peoples lives.
Very interesting read.
Well, I’m not sure where to begin. I’m torn over my rating and I think that a 3.8 is more accurate, there are a few too many things about the book [minor details,] that bring my rating down from a 4. For instance, how the book starts off fairly slowly and by fairly slowly I mean things don’t begin to pick up until you reach around 200-250. By the time 250 rolls around, if you managed to stay with the book, things begin to rapidly pick up from there.
We begin our story with a sixteen year old Adele Le Moyne who is just moving back from Paris to New Orleans after a devastating [unnamed] storm has hit the state. The state is a ghost place, where a curfew is set in place and looters are on the prowl. Even though the storm is unnamed when you read it you can’t help but think of the devastation Katrina caused and so it was interesting to view it as that being the storm to cause such havoc.
Adele meets new individuals as she begins to settle into her ‘old’ life and she meets new people, people who confuse her. Eventually, we begin to see her abilities surface and what she is capable of in small dribs and drabs. I wasn’t keen on the lack of explanation of her magical abilities but it does come later [a little bit.]
As soon as she comes into the possession of a diary that belongs to an ancestor of hers [around page 250 or so,] the book takes off and you’re plunged into a world where the Casquette Girls formed and you discover an unlikely coven, vampires and more intrigue.
The book ends and it leaves you with questions that make you want to read the second book and I think I really will read the second installment. This book was a quick read once things actually began to happen, I just wasn’t keen on how slow it was in the beginning. It was interesting though, to see the devastation and how the storm and storms in general destroy peoples lives.
Very interesting read.
I really wanted to like this book more than I did. It was fine, but it could have really used a stricter editor that could have tightened it up. There was definitely a lot going on and that led to times when the plot and characters get too difficult to sort out what's happening and at over 500 pages, I think things could have been streamlined to make it easier to understand
I recieved this book to write an honest review. This book was amazing! I have never read anything like it! So much emotion and so many details are packed into this story. I easily fell in love with the characters, all of them. Adele returns to a Storm ravished New Orleans to find the Storm isn't the only one that destroyed the city. Along with two unlikely friends, can Adele save New Orleans? Fantastic read and the ending fit perfectly! One of my favorites!
adventurous
funny
informative
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
4.5 stars. Only because of the nonsense love triangle, but the rest was stellar. I'm glad the next ones are already out
While this book took me a long time to read I absolutely freaking loved it! Alys literally just took me on the most epic emotional rollercoaster ride! I love Dee and Adele and Ren and they will all forever have a place in my heart. I enjoyed that this book brought in the emotions and feelings and experiences of Hurricane Katrina and I’ve literally been on the edge of my seat the last few nights unable to go to bed because I needed to know what happened next! I cannot wait to read the next book.
Great descriptions of New Orleans. The setting really came alive in this book and had a palpable presence throughout. The teenage problems with school bullies and boys were occasionally annoying but honestly didn't hinder the novel to any great degree. The characters were likeable for the most part and (minor spoilers) I liked how the vampires actually killed people and retained that degree of monstrosity that is sometimes taken away from vampires that are also meant to be romantic interests . Lastly, the treatment of the Black and Native characters in this book was a little stereotypical and they didn't really have any role beyond helping the white characters.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood
Moderate: Slavery
What an interesting read! The Casquette Girls is centered shortly after Hurricane Katrina, and of course, New Orleans, where the unexplainable happens.
Part One is a bit slow, with Adele coming back from Paris, reconstruction in the city after the hurricane, and the occasional unexplainable situation happening (aka dead people on the rise, and I don't mean zombies) but Part Two is when things really pick up.
Part Two and a bit of Part Three actually goes back to the past as Adele is reading her ancestor's diary, trying to figure out what happened in the early 1700s after being lead to a completely shut – and by completely shut, I mean nailed in – attic of the local convent. Of course, she's not lead to the diary until she accidentally "breaks" open a shutter of said convent and unleashes a threat to her entire town.
(I was sort of disappointed when the end of the diary was reached. *sigh*)
What's really neat is said threat is confined within a specific part of the city based on a curse from centuries ago – it's usually either vampires or witches. If they are together, chances are there's a pack of werewolves running around or they're with others. Plus, everyone hates vampires by then, not that it isn't the case here.
The Casquette Girls was a neat read based on a hurricane, centering around vampires and witchcraft, although Alys really could have added in a translation of the many French words used (Italian was no problem for me). I wouldn't have felt as though I'm reading fragments by then, and I'm sure the translation guide would help other non-French speaking readers too!
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Review copy provided by the author via Xpresso Book Tours
Original Rating: 4.5
This review and more can be found over at Bookwyrming Thoughts
Part One is a bit slow, with Adele coming back from Paris, reconstruction in the city after the hurricane, and the occasional unexplainable situation happening (aka dead people on the rise, and I don't mean zombies) but Part Two is when things really pick up.
Part Two and a bit of Part Three actually goes back to the past as Adele is reading her ancestor's diary, trying to figure out what happened in the early 1700s after being lead to a completely shut – and by completely shut, I mean nailed in – attic of the local convent. Of course, she's not lead to the diary until she accidentally "breaks" open a shutter of said convent and unleashes a threat to her entire town.
(I was sort of disappointed when the end of the diary was reached. *sigh*)
What's really neat is said threat is confined within a specific part of the city based on a curse from centuries ago – it's usually either vampires or witches. If they are together, chances are there's a pack of werewolves running around or they're with others. Plus, everyone hates vampires by then, not that it isn't the case here.
The Casquette Girls was a neat read based on a hurricane, centering around vampires and witchcraft, although Alys really could have added in a translation of the many French words used (Italian was no problem for me). I wouldn't have felt as though I'm reading fragments by then, and I'm sure the translation guide would help other non-French speaking readers too!
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Review copy provided by the author via Xpresso Book Tours
Original Rating: 4.5
This review and more can be found over at Bookwyrming Thoughts
Graded By: Jennie
Cover Story: Christopher Pike Would Be Proud
BFF Charm: Yay
Swoonworthy Scale: 6
Talky Talk: Straight up avec une touche paranormal
Bonus Factors: New Orleans, Southern Gothic
Relationship Status: Cemetery Companion
Read the full book report here.
Cover Story: Christopher Pike Would Be Proud
BFF Charm: Yay
Swoonworthy Scale: 6
Talky Talk: Straight up avec une touche paranormal
Bonus Factors: New Orleans, Southern Gothic
Relationship Status: Cemetery Companion
Read the full book report here.