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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Very fast read, the turns and emotion you feel for the secondborns as the story goes on....
I love the imagination behind the trees/Buildings.... The characters were really in depth... I just am confused to where the story is going what war there is and why, what Roselle is actually trying to do, especially with the fusion blades and what her long term goal is with the other side of the war.... Its all a little confusing.
3 star i am enjoying it and want to read on....
3 star i am enjoying it and want to read on....
Interesting
It took me a while to get into this book. I liked the story but was often thrown off by the book centric words, maybe if they were highlighted, I could click and understand quicker. It was distracting. May continue book 2 next year.
It took me a while to get into this book. I liked the story but was often thrown off by the book centric words, maybe if they were highlighted, I could click and understand quicker. It was distracting. May continue book 2 next year.
I had to reread this before I started book two and it was even better the second time.
Secondborn is a dystopian where parents give their second born child to the government. Because of this, importance is given to the firstborn child while the second born child is neglected. Our main character Roselle is a second born. Her mother is the Clarity (leader) of her Fate (caste system).
Due to her mother's high ranking, Roselle is a very famous second born. She has been a media darling from an early age. There is no angst about this from Roselle, she is surprised as to why people care so much. She does use her fame to spread her cause, and I liked this view from a main character.
Once again the strength of Amy Bartol's writing is in her world building. It's a detailed dystopian world and thankfully there is a glossary at the end.
Secondary characters are distinct and well written. There is room for expansion on the relationships with Roselle and her brother Gabriel, her boyfriend Hawthorne, boss Clifton, mysterious Winterstrom, and villain agent Crow. I wish there were more female characters in her story for Roselle to interact with. I think she would play well off of female characters too. I liked Winterstrom the best, Hawthorne the least. Agent Crow is deliciously malicious, I hope he gets more screen time later in the series.
It's a great start to a new series.
(I still haven't given up hope for Kricket #4)
Prerelease
Sounds interesting. I still wish this was the fourth Kricket series book.
http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2017/06/02/vilma-gonzalez-cover-reveal-secondborn-amy-bartol/
Secondborn is a dystopian where parents give their second born child to the government. Because of this, importance is given to the firstborn child while the second born child is neglected. Our main character Roselle is a second born. Her mother is the Clarity (leader) of her Fate (caste system).
Due to her mother's high ranking, Roselle is a very famous second born. She has been a media darling from an early age. There is no angst about this from Roselle, she is surprised as to why people care so much. She does use her fame to spread her cause, and I liked this view from a main character.
Once again the strength of Amy Bartol's writing is in her world building. It's a detailed dystopian world and thankfully there is a glossary at the end.
Secondary characters are distinct and well written. There is room for expansion on the relationships with Roselle and her brother Gabriel, her boyfriend Hawthorne, boss Clifton, mysterious Winterstrom, and villain agent Crow. I wish there were more female characters in her story for Roselle to interact with. I think she would play well off of female characters too. I liked Winterstrom the best, Hawthorne the least. Agent Crow is deliciously malicious, I hope he gets more screen time later in the series.
It's a great start to a new series.
(I still haven't given up hope for Kricket #4)
Prerelease
Sounds interesting. I still wish this was the fourth Kricket series book.
http://happyeverafter.usatoday.com/2017/06/02/vilma-gonzalez-cover-reveal-secondborn-amy-bartol/
I'm sorry, I tried. I looked past a lot of errors trying to follow the story. The love story was not interesting and seemingly sizzle-less. The plot had holes. The big mystery and conspiracy, wasn't.
I enjoyed this, though it got a tad too lovey-dovey in parts for my taste.
As much as I wanted to love this book, i really didn't. I liked the world amy built but I felt like so much kept happening it was so hard to keep up. I HATED the year time jump and thought it wasnt needed. But overall it was a solid fast read
Great Book you won’t be disappointed
Great story! Constant action with many twists. It’s refreshing to read a well written book that keeps you wanting to read.
Great story! Constant action with many twists. It’s refreshing to read a well written book that keeps you wanting to read.
Actual rating: 1.25 ⭐️
I wish I could attribute how much I didn’t enjoy this to maybe having outgrown YA, but I think there were too many disappointing aspects to overlook.
The writing itself has potential; it’s quite honestly the strongest aspect of this book. However, between the world, characters and plot, it doesn’t feel like there’s actual substance — the writing “looks” nice and paints a pretty picture, but there’s nothing truly memorable or evoking otherwise (unless frustration counts).
Would I read something else by this author? Probably.
Is it going to be from this series? Hard no.
I wish I could attribute how much I didn’t enjoy this to maybe having outgrown YA, but I think there were too many disappointing aspects to overlook.
The writing itself has potential; it’s quite honestly the strongest aspect of this book. However, between the world, characters and plot, it doesn’t feel like there’s actual substance — the writing “looks” nice and paints a pretty picture, but there’s nothing truly memorable or evoking otherwise (unless frustration counts).
Would I read something else by this author? Probably.
Is it going to be from this series? Hard no.