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amandalyn's review
3.0
First thing, while I enjoy Harrison's young adult series, I greatly prefer her adult series. If you haven't read the Rachel Morgan series, you should. Seriously.
Early to Death, Early to Rise was a quick, fun read, but wasn't really memorable. I liked learning more about light and dark reapers slash time keepers (especially Barnabas, who is by far my favorite character) but other than that nothing else really stuck in my mind,
I'll be finishing this series, but it isn't on the top on my to be read list.
Early to Death, Early to Rise was a quick, fun read, but wasn't really memorable. I liked learning more about light and dark reapers slash time keepers (especially Barnabas, who is by far my favorite character) but other than that nothing else really stuck in my mind,
I'll be finishing this series, but it isn't on the top on my to be read list.
lyndsiamanda's review against another edition
4.0
The plot to this one was a bit better than the first one, so I'm glad I gave the first book the halfsies. I'm going to finish the last one, if it's a mediocre ending I will be disappointed like I was with the Endgame novels! :)
audreychamaine's review against another edition
4.0
When we last left our heroine, Madison Avery had just discovered that she is the new dark timekeeper in charge of an army of Seraphim, angels of death charged to reap souls before they can sin enough to be sent to hell. Madison is convinced that she can intervene before the fateful moment, saving lives and giving people a choice to change for the better. Together with a dark reaper, a grim reaper, and her own messenger cherub, Madison fights to prove herself as the new dark timekeeper, all while trying to hide the fact that she is dead from her father until she can find her body and go back to normal.
Early to Death, Early to Rise is a strong sequel to Once Dead, Twice Shy. It is light enough to stay fun, but does tackle the idea of fate versus free-will. I really enjoyed watching Madison develop her relationships with Barnabas, Nakita, and Grace, and I appreciated that the entire story did not revolve around a romance. Rather, it shows Madison exploring and growing into her new role while trying to save souls. I do think that new readers should read the first book before taking on this one, as the situation could be confusing without that additional background. Early to Death, Early to Rise was a lot of fun, and I recommend it to those who want a funny, fast-paced supernatural teen read.
I received a free advanced reader copy of this book from HarperCollins Publishers at the ALA Midwinter Conference.
Early to Death, Early to Rise is a strong sequel to Once Dead, Twice Shy. It is light enough to stay fun, but does tackle the idea of fate versus free-will. I really enjoyed watching Madison develop her relationships with Barnabas, Nakita, and Grace, and I appreciated that the entire story did not revolve around a romance. Rather, it shows Madison exploring and growing into her new role while trying to save souls. I do think that new readers should read the first book before taking on this one, as the situation could be confusing without that additional background. Early to Death, Early to Rise was a lot of fun, and I recommend it to those who want a funny, fast-paced supernatural teen read.
I received a free advanced reader copy of this book from HarperCollins Publishers at the ALA Midwinter Conference.
allisonw9909's review against another edition
4.0
Madison better end up with Barnabas. Josh is an okay character, but he doesn't hold my interest. Paul is a good opposite for Madison, though he is working for Ron who is just evil. I would have liked for the book to have been longer, but it keeps me wanting more. Im not sure where they are going with Paul and Barnabas having color stone. I have a feeling Paul is going to be moving to Madison's side. Maybe he could be a love interest for Nakita? Whose knows...
papalbina's review against another edition
2.0
This was a disappointment. One of my best friends gave me this book and its continuation for my birthday and she was so enthusiastic about them that now I feel bad because next time I see her, I will have to tell her how crappy I think this book is.
There were several things that annoyed me about this book, but two were of the gritted-teeth kind: 1. Madison and her whinning about everything, but especially her being dead (I know it's a crappy situation, but girl, get over it) and her obsession with dead puppies, and 2. the constant mention of incredible smells like, for instance, the back of the clouds, come on?! (and that doesn't have anything to do with the fact that I have hyposmia).
The first book I kind of liked it, because I thought in the second the story will take off... but in the second one we're in the same point and doesn't really happen much... the third one I still have to finish it. I don't think I'm going to be able to bring me to do it soon.
It was promising, but it fell flat already in the first book and didn't recover. The supporting characters try to be witty but fail, the story is not very coherent or continuous, the love interest (poor Josh) is forgotten all over the trilogy and besides... why three books? The story can be perfectly told with less words in just one book.
Not every adult writer can do YA and be fairly successful, and this book is a good example that YA can be tricky...
There were several things that annoyed me about this book, but two were of the gritted-teeth kind: 1. Madison and her whinning about everything, but especially her being dead (I know it's a crappy situation, but girl, get over it) and her obsession with dead puppies, and 2. the constant mention of incredible smells like, for instance, the back of the clouds, come on?! (and that doesn't have anything to do with the fact that I have hyposmia).
The first book I kind of liked it, because I thought in the second the story will take off... but in the second one we're in the same point and doesn't really happen much... the third one I still have to finish it. I don't think I'm going to be able to bring me to do it soon.
It was promising, but it fell flat already in the first book and didn't recover. The supporting characters try to be witty but fail, the story is not very coherent or continuous, the love interest (poor Josh) is forgotten all over the trilogy and besides... why three books? The story can be perfectly told with less words in just one book.
Not every adult writer can do YA and be fairly successful, and this book is a good example that YA can be tricky...
alice94's review against another edition
3.0
This book, unlike the first, was quite disappointing. Where in the first I was unable to put it down with this one I found it hard to stay focused. The writing changed and the way that the characters acted change to a point where I felt like they were drifting from the original characteristics I thought they would have which was quite disappointing. Due to this book I did find myself not really looking into anymore in the series, as a result I didn't find out that there was a third book until today.
stronggirlreads's review against another edition
4.0
another cute book, listened to it on a long drive I had to take and made the miles fly by.