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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Full Review posted at A Book Lovin' Mama's Blog
Overall, this book gets 3.5 stars from me. I would recommend it to readers that enjoy Young Adult Science Fiction books and love reading books that involve time travel. Some triggers in the story: Bullying, Attempted Murder, Virus Epidemic in the future, Child Neglect/Abandonment. I may not have enjoyed the book, but I would still recommend it to other readers that are looking for something different to read in the Young Adult – Science Fiction genre.
Overall, this book gets 3.5 stars from me. I would recommend it to readers that enjoy Young Adult Science Fiction books and love reading books that involve time travel. Some triggers in the story: Bullying, Attempted Murder, Virus Epidemic in the future, Child Neglect/Abandonment. I may not have enjoyed the book, but I would still recommend it to other readers that are looking for something different to read in the Young Adult – Science Fiction genre.
What if you were visited by your future self and were told that you were the only person that could save the world? In order to save your future self and your future soulmate you had to do the one thing that could hopefully alter timelines and save everyone? Not necessarily something a 16-year-old girl wants on her conscience. I whipped through this book. Stayed up late. This should be 4 1/2 stars. I just couldn’t put it down... it had me on the edge of my seat. The writing was great, Alice wasn’t a whiny teenager. She was set on a pass that she was determined to change no matter what the outcome. Half romance, half science fiction? Doesn’t matter. It was amazing!!
Disclaimer: I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you to Fantastic Flying Book Club, Netgalley, and Entangled Publishing for this free copy. All quotes in this review are taken from the Advanced Reader Copy and may change in final publication.
Okay seriously this book had me on the edge of my seat the entire night I was reading it. If I wasn’t out for three whole days last week – meetings and a super bad migraine day – then I would have called out to finish this (well it’s a good thing I didn’t because that day I finished it, I had to do some important stuff, which I got done so WHOOT WHOOT). But YUS! I just wanted to stay home and read this whole thing in one sitting and that honestly rarely happens with me. Usually I need some sort of break in between.
So I normally totally forget about the synopsis or blurb of a book by the time I start reading it because I have been burned before and I just don’t want to remember that time. And this book was starting off as a cute little contemporary and I’m like…. okay that’s not the vibe I was getting from this cover but okay okay.
Then THE VOICE comes out of nowhere and literally gives her some full body shock and I’m like THERE IT IS. There’s the cray I was looking for. So I wasn’t disappointed. And then the whole thing about who the Voice actually was and like the future and all the steps that our girl Malice – I mean Alice – has to take to prevent a total freaking apocalypse breaking out from this virus thing killing like pretty much everyone… and wow I was in for the time of my darn life.
And that’s not even mentioning my boy Bandit! Ughhhhh what a cutie. I love his blue hair, from what I envision it to look like, and he just gives me all the bad boy image but really a good guy underneath vibes that I absolutely love and adore. UGH okay I just loved this one okay?! I don’t even know what else to say about it. I just loved it.
Okay seriously this book had me on the edge of my seat the entire night I was reading it. If I wasn’t out for three whole days last week – meetings and a super bad migraine day – then I would have called out to finish this (well it’s a good thing I didn’t because that day I finished it, I had to do some important stuff, which I got done so WHOOT WHOOT). But YUS! I just wanted to stay home and read this whole thing in one sitting and that honestly rarely happens with me. Usually I need some sort of break in between.
So I normally totally forget about the synopsis or blurb of a book by the time I start reading it because I have been burned before and I just don’t want to remember that time. And this book was starting off as a cute little contemporary and I’m like…. okay that’s not the vibe I was getting from this cover but okay okay.
Then THE VOICE comes out of nowhere and literally gives her some full body shock and I’m like THERE IT IS. There’s the cray I was looking for. So I wasn’t disappointed. And then the whole thing about who the Voice actually was and like the future and all the steps that our girl Malice – I mean Alice – has to take to prevent a total freaking apocalypse breaking out from this virus thing killing like pretty much everyone… and wow I was in for the time of my darn life.
And that’s not even mentioning my boy Bandit! Ughhhhh what a cutie. I love his blue hair, from what I envision it to look like, and he just gives me all the bad boy image but really a good guy underneath vibes that I absolutely love and adore. UGH okay I just loved this one okay?! I don’t even know what else to say about it. I just loved it.
This was a ride. Some things I absolutely loved, some I passionately hated. I groaned when I remembered that this was the book I was reading but then I couldn't stop when I finally got to it. Truly a love-hate relationship.
Dragons and Tea book club pick for March.
Just what you need to read during a pandemic... A book where a virus wipes out 2/3 of the population in the future.
This is something that I wouldn't have picked up for myself, not just the world we're currently living in, but wasn't expecting the level of time travel element which is pretty much a pass for me usually.
But holy cannoli moly am I glad that I did (first most another adoration for a book husband).
This made me think about how much we might just blindly follow someone because they are/are perceived as an authority figure, instead of us taking the responsibility for our own life.
How much do we as a person change over time? Are you the same you that you were five years ago, or ten years from now? I often will stop and just admire the person I used to be, because fuck she was awesome. She was one of the strongest people I knew. There's been lot of ways I've grown, learned, and coped with -in probably not the best of ways. But I truly don't feel that I could go through some of the experiences again now with as much grace or confidence that it'll work out as my younger self did. It's kind of scary to think that maybe pieces of you won't always be the same, yet still encouraging that you're not always locked into the you that you are, or think you are. Future can always change if we're taking the actions now. *existential moments over*
This wrecked me in a lot of good ways and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Also thank you to the wonderful friend that braved the virus outdoors on a library trip, back in the day when they were open, to hunt down a copy.
Just what you need to read during a pandemic... A book where a virus wipes out 2/3 of the population in the future.
This is something that I wouldn't have picked up for myself, not just the world we're currently living in, but wasn't expecting the level of time travel element which is pretty much a pass for me usually.
But holy cannoli moly am I glad that I did (first most another adoration for a book husband).
This made me think about how much we might just blindly follow someone because they are/are perceived as an authority figure, instead of us taking the responsibility for our own life.
How much do we as a person change over time? Are you the same you that you were five years ago, or ten years from now? I often will stop and just admire the person I used to be, because fuck she was awesome. She was one of the strongest people I knew. There's been lot of ways I've grown, learned, and coped with -in probably not the best of ways. But I truly don't feel that I could go through some of the experiences again now with as much grace or confidence that it'll work out as my younger self did. It's kind of scary to think that maybe pieces of you won't always be the same, yet still encouraging that you're not always locked into the you that you are, or think you are. Future can always change if we're taking the actions now. *existential moments over*
This wrecked me in a lot of good ways and thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it.
Also thank you to the wonderful friend that braved the virus outdoors on a library trip, back in the day when they were open, to hunt down a copy.
Dunn has mastered time travel with MALICE! Seriously, the best part about this book is the time travel aspect, and it's a huge aspect of the plot!
Alice is an ordinary high school girl, until a Voice, her own voice from the future, fills her head and forces her to walk up to the handsome, blue-haired boy playing basketball and tell him that she loves him. And then her world spins out of control.
At its heart, MALICE is about the importance of kindness and love. Its message is powerful, and the delivery of it is pure entertainment.
Read if you're in the mood for a great time travel, a heart-breaking love story, and hope.
Alice is an ordinary high school girl, until a Voice, her own voice from the future, fills her head and forces her to walk up to the handsome, blue-haired boy playing basketball and tell him that she loves him. And then her world spins out of control.
At its heart, MALICE is about the importance of kindness and love. Its message is powerful, and the delivery of it is pure entertainment.
Read if you're in the mood for a great time travel, a heart-breaking love story, and hope.
Check out my full review on my blog here! https://pawsomereads.home.blog/2020/02/07/book-tour-malice-by-pintip-dunn/
“One step, one kindness, one moment at a time.”
Malice by Pintip Dunn follows Alice, our narrator, who attends a STEM school for geniuses like her older brother Archie and his best friend, Zeke. The reader soon discovers that Alice, who would rather be a photographer than any sort of science genius, is the key to saving the future of the human race. It all starts when she’s forced to tell a popular-yet-nerdy jock, Bandit, that she loves him.
This book has everything: mystery, time travel, action, science, romance, deceit and a brooding, arrogant boy with blue hair. I mean honestly, what more could you ask for? This book has a fast-moving, yet well-developed plot that sucked me in from the very beginning. I love the way that time travel was handled in the story! It wasn’t something I was expecting from the synopsis alone but I thought it was really well done. I don’t want to give away too much about this as it’s an important plot point throughout the timeline of the novel but I truly appreciated Dunn’s inclusion of time travel.
Each character is very dynamic and I loved that the true villain of the story remained a mystery for so much of the book as these morally gray characters kept me guessing as to who was the culprit. The mystery aspect was such an interesting layer to the book and the characterization played such an important role in that. We really get to see the characters shift and change as they react to the world and future changing with them. In addition to the characters I really enjoyed the writing style with it’s amazing descriptions as well as the world building. It was clear that a lot of forethought was put into making this book and creating the idea behind the future tragedy that would rock the world. My one wish is that the end was a bit more flushed-out. It felt rushed to me and like we didn’t reach an exact conclusion as a reader. This is a story that I feel could have used an epilogue to make it fully complete. Otherwise, this was an amazing read to start off on for February!
Thank you to Pintip Dunn, Entangled Publishing and FFBC Tours for sending me a copy of Malice in exchange for an honest review!
“One step, one kindness, one moment at a time.”
Malice by Pintip Dunn follows Alice, our narrator, who attends a STEM school for geniuses like her older brother Archie and his best friend, Zeke. The reader soon discovers that Alice, who would rather be a photographer than any sort of science genius, is the key to saving the future of the human race. It all starts when she’s forced to tell a popular-yet-nerdy jock, Bandit, that she loves him.
This book has everything: mystery, time travel, action, science, romance, deceit and a brooding, arrogant boy with blue hair. I mean honestly, what more could you ask for? This book has a fast-moving, yet well-developed plot that sucked me in from the very beginning. I love the way that time travel was handled in the story! It wasn’t something I was expecting from the synopsis alone but I thought it was really well done. I don’t want to give away too much about this as it’s an important plot point throughout the timeline of the novel but I truly appreciated Dunn’s inclusion of time travel.
Each character is very dynamic and I loved that the true villain of the story remained a mystery for so much of the book as these morally gray characters kept me guessing as to who was the culprit. The mystery aspect was such an interesting layer to the book and the characterization played such an important role in that. We really get to see the characters shift and change as they react to the world and future changing with them. In addition to the characters I really enjoyed the writing style with it’s amazing descriptions as well as the world building. It was clear that a lot of forethought was put into making this book and creating the idea behind the future tragedy that would rock the world. My one wish is that the end was a bit more flushed-out. It felt rushed to me and like we didn’t reach an exact conclusion as a reader. This is a story that I feel could have used an epilogue to make it fully complete. Otherwise, this was an amazing read to start off on for February!
Thank you to Pintip Dunn, Entangled Publishing and FFBC Tours for sending me a copy of Malice in exchange for an honest review!
I didn't realize this was near-future or possibly contemporary, which was too close for comfort, given the topic.
Please note: I will be stingy about giving specifics in this review because I really don’t want to inadvertently spoil the story for you.
Malice by Pintip Dunn is an amazing young adult thriller that I didn’t want to put down. From the very opening to the ending, it was a roller coaster ride of feeling and tension culminating in a satisfying ending.
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2020/02/02/review-of-malice/
Malice by Pintip Dunn is an amazing young adult thriller that I didn’t want to put down. From the very opening to the ending, it was a roller coaster ride of feeling and tension culminating in a satisfying ending.
read more: https://saschadarlington.me/2020/02/02/review-of-malice/