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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
Perfectly tortured characters. A life of lies and no idea who you can trust. Enough mystery to keep things interesting, and a lot of character growth. Great book!
pek umduğum gibi çıkmadı ne yazık ki. konu güzel olmasına güzel ama ana karakter mackenzie pek bir sıkıcı olunca okuması biraz zor oldu. neyse ki wesley vardı da esprileriyle çekilir kıldı kitabı.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So I get what the author was going for with this book and I appreciate it, but we didn't quite get there and I have no interest to read the rest of the series.
The dead are not really dead -- Schwab puts an enchanting spin on an old concept in literature. Particularly if you are a lover of books -- not just of stories, but of the concepts of books themselves, their history, their storage, their past -- then you will love the world of The Archive that Schwab so beautifully crafts and explores. The story is haunting, the writing is superb, and I can't wait to get my hands on the next one in the series.
This book was brilliant! Mac was a sensible, easy to like protaginist. I loved how dedicated she was to her occupation and how she clung to her memories of Da and Ben. Roland won the spot of my favorite character; he was so loyal to Mac even though she breaks a lot of rules in this book. Also, his fashion sense was pretty rad. Wes Ayers was a great character and I thoroughly enjoyed his sense of humor. I loved how he brought out a lighter, sassy side of Mac when those two were together. (Also the fact that he wears eyeliner and is punk rock added to his awesomeness.)
**SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON**
One of the main things that really sold this book for me was how Mac and her family reacted to Ben's death. I found it achingly realistic with how each of them were stuck in different stages of grief and were each trying to cope with it in their own ways. I felt so badly for Mac, especially.
Mac's feelings of isolation and wanting her parents to notice that she definitely was not okay was really heartbreaking. I definitely sympathized with her and it made me especially sad when the scene with Ben happens later on the book.
Another thing that was fascinating about this book was how the Archive rankings worked. I was pretty surprised to learn that the Librarians were Histories and it made me sad to think how Roland might have died. As far as scenery goes, I pictured all of the places Victoria Schwab described in this book perfectly. She's great at painting a picture in your head.
I really adored the dialogue between Wes and Mac. Like I said before, I enjoyed how he brought out a side of Mac that I didn't often see. Their friendship really grew on me (AND can we just talk about how amazing it was that Victoria Schwab didn't end the book on Mac falling for Wes and saying she loved him? I LOVED that aspect!)
Now, onto Owen and his story. I have to say, when Mac started to befriend him a bit I started to befriend Owen with her. I really was not expecting him to turn out to be the antagonist. I loved that twist and that he had negotiable reasons for doing what he was doing.
Honestly, I only had one miniscule problem with this book. I was so confused about who Da was and it took a bit for me to figure out that he was Mac's grandfather. Whether or not this was intentional on Schwabs' part, I don't know.
Overall, this book was so so good! I gave it a whomping 5/5 stars and I definitely recommend it to anyone! I never have read a book quite like this before :)
**SPOILERS FROM THIS POINT ON**
One of the main things that really sold this book for me was how Mac and her family reacted to Ben's death. I found it achingly realistic with how each of them were stuck in different stages of grief and were each trying to cope with it in their own ways. I felt so badly for Mac, especially.
Mac's feelings of isolation and wanting her parents to notice that she definitely was not okay was really heartbreaking. I definitely sympathized with her and it made me especially sad when the scene with Ben happens later on the book.
Another thing that was fascinating about this book was how the Archive rankings worked. I was pretty surprised to learn that the Librarians were Histories and it made me sad to think how Roland might have died. As far as scenery goes, I pictured all of the places Victoria Schwab described in this book perfectly. She's great at painting a picture in your head.
I really adored the dialogue between Wes and Mac. Like I said before, I enjoyed how he brought out a side of Mac that I didn't often see. Their friendship really grew on me (AND can we just talk about how amazing it was that Victoria Schwab didn't end the book on Mac falling for Wes and saying she loved him? I LOVED that aspect!)
Now, onto Owen and his story. I have to say, when Mac started to befriend him a bit I started to befriend Owen with her. I really was not expecting him to turn out to be the antagonist. I loved that twist and that he had negotiable reasons for doing what he was doing.
Honestly, I only had one miniscule problem with this book. I was so confused about who Da was and it took a bit for me to figure out that he was Mac's grandfather. Whether or not this was intentional on Schwabs' part, I don't know.
Overall, this book was so so good! I gave it a whomping 5/5 stars and I definitely recommend it to anyone! I never have read a book quite like this before :)
I can't help but imagining every single one of Victoria's books as such an awesome movie! This one is not an exception. Couldn't put the book down starting from the middle of it. Happy I have the sequel lying right next to me!
I think Victoria Schwab is a female version of Neil Gaiman for me - everyone seems to love them but I just don't know. I mean, I loved A Darker Shade of Magic but then... I didn't really like Vicious (yeah, I know, call me rebel!). So I was afraid to read The Archived. On the other hand I was kind of curious to see how she can deal with YA. And I wasn't disappointed.
The idea of the Archive where "the Histories" of people who had died are stored is quite unique and enjoyable I feel. First few chapters I had problem imagining how the Archived and the Narrows looked like but then I got into the story and it all started to make sense.
The Archived is fast paced, interesting and seriously action-packed! There are basically no calm passages and I like it a lot! You learn everything in action! The other thing I enjoyed very much was the mystery element. I tried to figure out what is happening and I feel I was quite succesfull - some thing were kind of clear and I guessed them pretty early but some I didn't guess at all and was quite shocked - it was a nice blend - I didn't feel stupid not knowing what's going on and still was surprised.
The idea of the Archive where "the Histories" of people who had died are stored is quite unique and enjoyable I feel. First few chapters I had problem imagining how the Archived and the Narrows looked like but then I got into the story and it all started to make sense.
The Archived is fast paced, interesting and seriously action-packed! There are basically no calm passages and I like it a lot! You learn everything in action! The other thing I enjoyed very much was the mystery element. I tried to figure out what is happening and I feel I was quite succesfull - some thing were kind of clear and I guessed them pretty early but some I didn't guess at all and was quite shocked - it was a nice blend - I didn't feel stupid not knowing what's going on and still was surprised.
It sure is frustrating when characters make really out of character and stupid decisions all for the sake of the plot to move forward.