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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
This was a great audiobook! Super job by all three narrators, especially the main one who also narrated [b:We Set the Dark on Fire|37868569|We Set the Dark on Fire (We Set the Dark on Fire, #1)|Tehlor Kay Mejia|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1528832670l/37868569._SX50_.jpg|54785162].
This is the best [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1447303603l/2767052._SX50_.jpg|2792775] read-alike I've read in a while. Nat reminded me strongly of Katniss -- taking care of her little sibling is her number one priority, she kicks ass, she's emotionally detached, it seems like everyone is out to get her, she's beautiful but not vain, she reluctantly takes on very powerful institutions. I could go on and on. Okay, one more: fish = careers.
If this becomes a series, I'll keep reading it.
This is the best [b:The Hunger Games|2767052|The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)|Suzanne Collins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1447303603l/2767052._SX50_.jpg|2792775] read-alike I've read in a while. Nat reminded me strongly of Katniss -- taking care of her little sibling is her number one priority, she kicks ass, she's emotionally detached, it seems like everyone is out to get her, she's beautiful but not vain, she reluctantly takes on very powerful institutions. I could go on and on. Okay, one more: fish = careers.
If this becomes a series, I'll keep reading it.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I was so excited about a new dystopian book. That first chapter was swell then the swelling went down. ( Yes I just used "Tank Girl") So, it's a world where adults have no more emotions well it sure seemed like a lot of emotions were going on.
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So, I want to start off by saying that S. E. Grove has come out with one of the most interesting middle grade trilogies I have ever read, which is saying a lot, so when I got the opportunity to read this ARC I was ecstatic. The concept of this novel is just as interesting as her previous series, plus there’s (kinda sorta) S C I E N C E. I can’t really explain why I really liked this concept of waning, but I think it’s because it deals with people becoming desensitized with not only violence but really everything around them. It had me like flipping through the pages as fast as I could.
I also really enjoyed the main character, Natalia (or Nat). I felt that, for someone who had already undergone the waning process she saw the world through an interesting lens. At one point she saves this elderly woman from a gang of “Fish” (individuals who used waning as an excuse to raise hell and cause trouble to the extreme). What got me was she did it without much emotion, but why would she do it if she didn’t feel something? I don’t know, up until the end that was how I felt about her. Her brother, Cal, is a a literal cinnamon roll and deserves all the love. He’s also a smart cookie and gives us as readers a different look at waning and what it could possibly mean.
Admittedly I felt as though there were some chapters that could’ve been cut in half, especially when one moment there was a bunch of action and then suddenly BAM! We hit this chapter where Nat’s motivation suddenly takes a turn? This may have just been me, but the writing seemed to like stop and go for me depending on the chapter.
Full disclosure (one of my favorite terms), I only received this ARC last week and haven’t completely finished it (I’m about 80% through) because of work/home stuff, but I’m genuinely enjoying the story. Yes there’s a bunch of stopping and going, but it’s not really taking me out of the story entirely. Granted, I suppose there’s still time for me to completely hate it, but for RIGHT NOW I’m really liking it! I’d say if you enjoyed the Firebird Trilogy by Claudia Gray (A Thousand Pieces of You, Ten Thousand Skies Above You, and A Million Worlds With You), Vicious by V.E. Schwab (I’d say this one because with no emotion I feel a lot of the characters are very morally gray), and sci-fi in general, I’d say check this one out! AND IF YOU HAVEN’T I’D definitely recommend S.E. Grove’s other series, The Mapmaker’s Trilogy, it’s interesting and epic.
P.S. Do you guys want me to update you with my like official/final rating when I’ve finished this? (Usually I don’t post reviews before I’m done, buuuut I was scheduled to post today soooo yeah. Also I don’t have a 3.5 star graphic, but as of RIGHT THIS SECOND that’s my rating lol)
I also really enjoyed the main character, Natalia (or Nat). I felt that, for someone who had already undergone the waning process she saw the world through an interesting lens. At one point she saves this elderly woman from a gang of “Fish” (individuals who used waning as an excuse to raise hell and cause trouble to the extreme). What got me was she did it without much emotion, but why would she do it if she didn’t feel something? I don’t know, up until the end that was how I felt about her. Her brother, Cal, is a a literal cinnamon roll and deserves all the love. He’s also a smart cookie and gives us as readers a different look at waning and what it could possibly mean.
Admittedly I felt as though there were some chapters that could’ve been cut in half, especially when one moment there was a bunch of action and then suddenly BAM! We hit this chapter where Nat’s motivation suddenly takes a turn? This may have just been me, but the writing seemed to like stop and go for me depending on the chapter.
Full disclosure (one of my favorite terms), I only received this ARC last week and haven’t completely finished it (I’m about 80% through) because of work/home stuff, but I’m genuinely enjoying the story. Yes there’s a bunch of stopping and going, but it’s not really taking me out of the story entirely. Granted, I suppose there’s still time for me to completely hate it, but for RIGHT NOW I’m really liking it! I’d say if you enjoyed the Firebird Trilogy by Claudia Gray (A Thousand Pieces of You, Ten Thousand Skies Above You, and A Million Worlds With You), Vicious by V.E. Schwab (I’d say this one because with no emotion I feel a lot of the characters are very morally gray), and sci-fi in general, I’d say check this one out! AND IF YOU HAVEN’T I’D definitely recommend S.E. Grove’s other series, The Mapmaker’s Trilogy, it’s interesting and epic.
P.S. Do you guys want me to update you with my like official/final rating when I’ve finished this? (Usually I don’t post reviews before I’m done, buuuut I was scheduled to post today soooo yeah. Also I don’t have a 3.5 star graphic, but as of RIGHT THIS SECOND that’s my rating lol)
Graded By: Brian
Cover Story: Yawn
Drinking Buddy: Warm Water
Testosterone Estrogen Level: Typical YA Dystopia
Talky Talk: Emotionless
Bonus Factors: The Joy of Sects, We
Bromance Status: A Book That I Have Read
Read the full book report here.
Cover Story: Yawn
Drinking Buddy: Warm Water
Talky Talk: Emotionless
Bonus Factors: The Joy of Sects, We
Bromance Status: A Book That I Have Read
Read the full book report here.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No