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4.16 AVERAGE
4.16 AVERAGE
Never flinch. Never fear. Never forget.
[a:Jay Kristoff|4735144|Jay Kristoff|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1310187120p2/4735144.jpg] has an amazing description for his book and it is quite true: "Assassins! Murder! Treachery! Smutty bits!"
You will either find yourself enjoying this book, or find it totally taxing.
I, however, fell in the happy middle. It did take me a month to finish this book for two reasons: one, [b:Empire of Storms|28260587|Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)|Sarah J. Maas|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1463107108s/28260587.jpg|25272004] came out, and two, I got impatient.
The beginning was creatively written enough to make me curious. I was reluctant to read another assassin-in-training story because Celaena Sardothien took a lot of space in my heart. But, Mia Corvere has enough of her spunk to get me intrigued, so I followed.
By the time she gets to the, urm, "academy", I was invested. It is richly written and each scene was very descriptive. I love an author who is generous with words.
Now, here comes the stuff I had problems with... supposedly, this is not a YA book. However, a 16-year-old protagonist is quite problematic as the story deals with mature themes (and I don't just mean the sex scenes). I just couldn't reconcile the two. Then, I found it mildly amusing that they actually had "class lessons" though they were quite deadly. Imagine Snape actually poisoning Neville and now Neville has to create the antidote successfully, or "fail". Plus, Mia's similarity to Arya (from Game of Thrones) just grated at me a little bit. Mia also had a list of names she repeats to herself to remind her why she was taking assassin lessons in the first place. Then, she is told that she has to forget who she was to be the ideal Blade.
I also stumbled quite a bit, trying to remember that a "day" in this book is referred to as a "turn", but I'm just nitpicking now.
The footnotes, I found amusing. It was nice to find some levity amidst the gore and the blood. The characters were fleshed out and Unexpected, but they were trained to be assassins. What did I expect?
Towards the end, it gained the momentum I needed and finishing the book was a great satisfaction. It is written that "this tale is but one of three. Birth and life and death." Nevernight was just Mia's birth, an introduction to her world and her journey.
I'm quite curious where it leads.
[a:Jay Kristoff|4735144|Jay Kristoff|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/authors/1310187120p2/4735144.jpg] has an amazing description for his book and it is quite true: "Assassins! Murder! Treachery! Smutty bits!"
You will either find yourself enjoying this book, or find it totally taxing.
I, however, fell in the happy middle. It did take me a month to finish this book for two reasons: one, [b:Empire of Storms|28260587|Empire of Storms (Throne of Glass, #5)|Sarah J. Maas|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1463107108s/28260587.jpg|25272004] came out, and two, I got impatient.
The beginning was creatively written enough to make me curious. I was reluctant to read another assassin-in-training story because Celaena Sardothien took a lot of space in my heart. But, Mia Corvere has enough of her spunk to get me intrigued, so I followed.
By the time she gets to the, urm, "academy", I was invested. It is richly written and each scene was very descriptive. I love an author who is generous with words.
Now, here comes the stuff I had problems with... supposedly, this is not a YA book. However, a 16-year-old protagonist is quite problematic as the story deals with mature themes (and I don't just mean the sex scenes). I just couldn't reconcile the two. Then, I found it mildly amusing that they actually had "class lessons" though they were quite deadly. Imagine Snape actually poisoning Neville and now Neville has to create the antidote successfully, or "fail". Plus, Mia's similarity to Arya (from Game of Thrones) just grated at me a little bit. Mia also had a list of names she repeats to herself to remind her why she was taking assassin lessons in the first place. Then, she is told that she has to forget who she was to be the ideal Blade.
Spoiler
Mia, indeed, had become The Girl with No Name in the end.I also stumbled quite a bit, trying to remember that a "day" in this book is referred to as a "turn", but I'm just nitpicking now.
The footnotes, I found amusing. It was nice to find some levity amidst the gore and the blood. The characters were fleshed out and
Spoiler
the villain in the end broke my heart.Towards the end, it gained the momentum I needed and finishing the book was a great satisfaction. It is written that "this tale is but one of three. Birth and life and death." Nevernight was just Mia's birth, an introduction to her world and her journey.
I'm quite curious where it leads.
better than I expected! first 25% was difficult to get through, overlapping (past/present) stories and world building.
adventurous
dark
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
DNF 10:26:57 into the audio
It's a bit much.
I was highly recommended by a friend to read this as he liked it a lot, but It wasn't for me.
Gonna Listen to something lighter.
It's a bit much.
I was highly recommended by a friend to read this as he liked it a lot, but It wasn't for me.
Gonna Listen to something lighter.
Did not like the characters and the plot just didn't grip me.
Fast paced, intricate, well developed
This book has smooth pacing with a great character arc. It kept me invested and hooked, making it impossible to put down. The world is full of magic, but it's not used as a Deus Ex Machina, just a tool. There is some really rich illiteration throughout, which may make it difficult for younger readers.
Despite being about a 16ish year old girl, the content is decidedly more adult. That's not bad, just that it's not meant for preteen readers.
Some other reviewers on here have a point about it using a narrator, which is odd, and they usage of world building through bullet points, which reading on a Kindle is jarring. That being said, the one star ratings are completely unjustified, and have me wondering if they're meant to drop the rating of the book to pump some other trash up.
Remove one star if the world building * and narrator style are jarring. Two stars if you don't like big words.
This book has smooth pacing with a great character arc. It kept me invested and hooked, making it impossible to put down. The world is full of magic, but it's not used as a Deus Ex Machina, just a tool. There is some really rich illiteration throughout, which may make it difficult for younger readers.
Despite being about a 16ish year old girl, the content is decidedly more adult. That's not bad, just that it's not meant for preteen readers.
Some other reviewers on here have a point about it using a narrator, which is odd, and they usage of world building through bullet points, which reading on a Kindle is jarring. That being said, the one star ratings are completely unjustified, and have me wondering if they're meant to drop the rating of the book to pump some other trash up.
Remove one star if the world building * and narrator style are jarring. Two stars if you don't like big words.
4.25/5stars
I really enjoyed this! honestly THIS is what i had wanted out of "the Poppy War" - an amazing main female protagonist, a school of assassins, murder at every turn, but also they stayed at the school the entire book which is my fave part I LOVE a school setting. I adored Mia, I adored the majority of this book EXCEPT the ending was a bit... sudden? to me? idk how to explain it - it was like, the plot of the school was over and we needed a big climax for the ending? I understand why it happened cause it definitely set up the next books in the series but I was also like eh it was almost convenient i suppose. but other than that this book was SUPER good
I really enjoyed this! honestly THIS is what i had wanted out of "the Poppy War" - an amazing main female protagonist, a school of assassins, murder at every turn, but also they stayed at the school the entire book which is my fave part I LOVE a school setting. I adored Mia, I adored the majority of this book EXCEPT the ending was a bit... sudden? to me? idk how to explain it - it was like, the plot of the school was over and we needed a big climax for the ending? I understand why it happened cause it definitely set up the next books in the series but I was also like eh it was almost convenient i suppose. but other than that this book was SUPER good
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
What if Gideon The Ninth but straight.
More?! More. I should go to bed. I am not gonna :P Onward into the second book!