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4.5
Wow. Ich glaube, ich muss mir schnell alle Bücher von Victoria Schwab besorgen. (Einen halben Stern muss ich aber leider abziehen, weil Mackenzie manchmal, naja, dämlich handelt.)
Wow. Ich glaube, ich muss mir schnell alle Bücher von Victoria Schwab besorgen. (Einen halben Stern muss ich aber leider abziehen, weil Mackenzie manchmal, naja, dämlich handelt.)
Actual Rating: 4.5 Stars
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Mind=Blown.
Full review to come. Eventually.
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Mind=Blown.
Full review to come. Eventually.
Oh my god!!! I died reading this book. This is me talking from the afterlife, where I still cringe because this book is so UNDERRATED. This is the perfect YA book that every teenager should read and you don't need to fight me on this because you will do nothing but waste your time.
Enquanto leitora, se há escritora que eu quero (e irei) devorar da primeira à última obra é Victoria Schwab, no entanto até ao momento li apenas a duologia Monsters of Verity e o primeiro livro da duologia The Archived e que dizer-vos… até agora estou a adorar! Tenho mais dois títulos dela comigo para ler e certamente continuarei a apoiar o seu trabalho sempre que me for possível.
A premissa desta narrativa é maravilhosa, segundo ela cada corpo possui uma história e após a falência do corpo essa história fica adormecida, guardada num arquivo, embora por vezes possa acordar e nesse caso tem de ser “recuperada”. É aqui que entra a nossa protagonista, uma Keeper por vontade e herança, com uma bagagem emocional forte apesar de ainda se tratar de uma adolescente.
Coisas que gostei: todos os pormenores associados ao fantástico, aqui com uma vertente dark de paranormal, dos intervenientes secundários de uma forma geral, embora não tenha criado empatia com os pais da Mac e da forma como o mistério se desenvolveu. Acho que a imaginação e a criatividade de Schwab são irrepreensíveis. Outro ponto que adorei foi a escrita, claro, mas aí não esperava desiludir-me.
Gostei menos: do ritmo da narrativa. O início foi lento, apesar de eu estar interessada e curiosa sobre o que a autora me ia explicando, tive a sensação que a leitura não desenvolvia e demorei imenso tempo a ficar agarrada. Sinceramente, só senti aquela compulsividade pela leitura depois do primeiro plot twist, mas também considero que sendo uma das suas primeiras publicações é compreensível.
Por tudo isto, acho que vou gostar mais do livro final da duologia, agora que já estou familiarizada com o universo. Assim, irei ler Unbound em breve e depois The Near Witch que também já tenho comigo.
A premissa desta narrativa é maravilhosa, segundo ela cada corpo possui uma história e após a falência do corpo essa história fica adormecida, guardada num arquivo, embora por vezes possa acordar e nesse caso tem de ser “recuperada”. É aqui que entra a nossa protagonista, uma Keeper por vontade e herança, com uma bagagem emocional forte apesar de ainda se tratar de uma adolescente.
Coisas que gostei: todos os pormenores associados ao fantástico, aqui com uma vertente dark de paranormal, dos intervenientes secundários de uma forma geral, embora não tenha criado empatia com os pais da Mac e da forma como o mistério se desenvolveu. Acho que a imaginação e a criatividade de Schwab são irrepreensíveis. Outro ponto que adorei foi a escrita, claro, mas aí não esperava desiludir-me.
Gostei menos: do ritmo da narrativa. O início foi lento, apesar de eu estar interessada e curiosa sobre o que a autora me ia explicando, tive a sensação que a leitura não desenvolvia e demorei imenso tempo a ficar agarrada. Sinceramente, só senti aquela compulsividade pela leitura depois do primeiro plot twist, mas também considero que sendo uma das suas primeiras publicações é compreensível.
Por tudo isto, acho que vou gostar mais do livro final da duologia, agora que já estou familiarizada com o universo. Assim, irei ler Unbound em breve e depois The Near Witch que também já tenho comigo.
This book can be creepy and very confusing. I would have given it 5 stars but at some points in the book I was like what am I reading? This doesn't make sense. The end really comes together.
I went into this book expecting to be let down. Lately I've come across all these books with amazing concepts but the writing was bad. However, The Archived did not disappoint!
This is one of the most unique storylines I've ever read. I loved the world building and all the intricate connections between people and events. There were many likeable characters, but there was also enough mystery that you didn't quite trust anyone.
Schwab's writing is amazing! She uses phrases/expressions that I've read in many books but somehow makes them new and her own. Every sentence is strung perfectly and the book flowed really well.
There were so many layers in this novel and each one was just as good as the other. Her home life was entertaining and the idea of living in what use to be an old hotel was really awesome. Her other life as a Keeper was also really interesting and there were always unexpected twists that kept you hooked.
I also liked how a few sections of flashbacks with Da were weaved into the book to help explain how things worked in the Archive and as a Keeper. Though he is dead, Da is brought to life though Mac's memories and I enjoyed their interactions as she learns about her future job.
Overall this is one of the best books I've read this year, I'm about to order the sequel, and I even bought the first book in her other series, A Darker Shade of Magic, today.
This is one of the most unique storylines I've ever read. I loved the world building and all the intricate connections between people and events. There were many likeable characters, but there was also enough mystery that you didn't quite trust anyone.
Schwab's writing is amazing! She uses phrases/expressions that I've read in many books but somehow makes them new and her own. Every sentence is strung perfectly and the book flowed really well.
There were so many layers in this novel and each one was just as good as the other. Her home life was entertaining and the idea of living in what use to be an old hotel was really awesome. Her other life as a Keeper was also really interesting and there were always unexpected twists that kept you hooked.
I also liked how a few sections of flashbacks with Da were weaved into the book to help explain how things worked in the Archive and as a Keeper. Though he is dead, Da is brought to life though Mac's memories and I enjoyed their interactions as she learns about her future job.
Overall this is one of the best books I've read this year, I'm about to order the sequel, and I even bought the first book in her other series, A Darker Shade of Magic, today.
"Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books". Mackenzie Bishop is a Keeper. It is her job to make sure that when Histories wake up, they cannot escape. Someone is deliberately waking up and altering Histories. Unless Mac can piece together what remains, the Archive will fall.
Things I Liked
+I really liked the premise of this book. There were no other supernatural creatures; [a:Victoria Schwab|3099544|Victoria Schwab|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1336685438p2/3099544.jpg] created her own breed of supernatural being.
+The main character, Mackenzie. Mackenzie is so strong. She has to be, in order to be a Keeper. No one else in her family knows about her job.
+The action. Holy action, Batman! The action is nonstop from page one!
Things I Didn't Like
-I really disliked how the author did not say that Da was Mackenzie's grandfather until farther along in the story (unless I missed it). It was quite confusing, and I started to think that her parents were divorced or something along those lines. *Even in the blurb, she doesn't explain who Da is.
-The Ending. The ending is really the last 30 pages, and while having a quick ending works well with the action, I almost wish there would have been more detail.
I rated it four stars. I really like the action, and I am definitely going to put the rest of the series on my to-read pile.
Things I Liked
+I really liked the premise of this book. There were no other supernatural creatures; [a:Victoria Schwab|3099544|Victoria Schwab|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1336685438p2/3099544.jpg] created her own breed of supernatural being.
+The main character, Mackenzie. Mackenzie is so strong. She has to be, in order to be a Keeper. No one else in her family knows about her job.
+The action. Holy action, Batman! The action is nonstop from page one!
Things I Didn't Like
-I really disliked how the author did not say that Da was Mackenzie's grandfather until farther along in the story (unless I missed it). It was quite confusing, and I started to think that her parents were divorced or something along those lines. *Even in the blurb, she doesn't explain who Da is.
-The Ending. The ending is really the last 30 pages, and while having a quick ending works well with the action, I almost wish there would have been more detail.
I rated it four stars. I really like the action, and I am definitely going to put the rest of the series on my to-read pile.