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jamielea89's review against another edition
5.0
How am I going to wait for book 4?!? I loved this.I sped through this as I couldn't put it down whenever I got chance to read. I really love the characters in this series, even though there are so many of them you get to know them so well. No one is forgettable and that shows the skill that Romina has because this book is super complex. She not only creates a whole new world, she creates 13 constellations with multiple planets within each. I mean, that takes some serious imagination and brains right there. I am excited to get my hands on Thirteen Rising, impatient but also I don't want this to end. I was super happy that there is no longer a love triangle too, I hate those and the winner of Rhos heart is my fave. Brilliant story, I wish there were more than 4 books!!
shirleonelsie's review against another edition
5.0
That ending, though! One of the best/worst cliffhangers EVER! AND I have to wait until August '17 comes around to read more! What the heck!?
What a great book 3 to add to my collection. So many things happened in so little amount of time that my head, at times, felt like it was reeling, but oh my, it was amazing!
I'm so happy that this author can keep my attention and imagination going despite the fact that I have difficulty following a heavy sci-fi story. I always found it so difficult to imagine space and living in it. And also the different kinds of technologies that inevitably come along with living in space for so many, many years. Russell does an excellent job describing her ideas without being too overbearing. She gives enough to understand, but leaves enough for imagination.
If you haven't picked this series up, this is a great time to start!
What a great book 3 to add to my collection. So many things happened in so little amount of time that my head, at times, felt like it was reeling, but oh my, it was amazing!
I'm so happy that this author can keep my attention and imagination going despite the fact that I have difficulty following a heavy sci-fi story. I always found it so difficult to imagine space and living in it. And also the different kinds of technologies that inevitably come along with living in space for so many, many years. Russell does an excellent job describing her ideas without being too overbearing. She gives enough to understand, but leaves enough for imagination.
If you haven't picked this series up, this is a great time to start!
simonebg523's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
librosyalgomas's review against another edition
4.0
un poco lento al principio , pero el final estuvo incerible!!!!
thebriellle's review against another edition
5.0
One of my favorite books. And I always love when a title of a book shows up inside of it the book.
tui_la's review against another edition
5.0
Quotes:
"Art is the purest pathway to the soul."
"The past can coexist with the present, but only if we remember it. So if I cheat the past by trying to change it, I'll risk forgetting it...and there are things I can't afford to forget."
"'I have always found it interesting that the symbol for Justice is a set of scales; the implication being that to achieve perfect harmony, good and bad must balance each other out. Rather than eradicating one, both must exist in equal quantities.'"
"There can be no universal standard for justice or fairness...for they are concepts that can only be defined in context; a villain is only a villain from the hero's point of view. There is no universal right or wrong because there can be no universal judge. Existence is too complicated and nuanced for such simplicity. And that is why the bad must exist alongside the good...because to eradicate one is to eradicate both.'"
"The only way to have a just society is to remember each other. Down to the last individual, without discounting any person or population, without ignoring people we would rather not see, even those whose values we revile."
"'Alone has nothing to do with how many people surround us...loneliness is a condition of the soul.'"
"'Your heart is the very thing that makes you [You]. Lose it and you lose yourself.'"
"True warriors do not think of violence as a weapon. Violence is a shield we must sometimes put on to protect our loved ones, and it is always the final form of defense."
"We have to learn from each experience, or we'll never be ready for what's ahead. We can't reset to zero after every tragedy."
"There can be no one-sized-fits-all formula for measuring fairness because every situation needs context. Everything is a shade of gray."
"It's been too long since I've looked forward to tomorrow."
"'You think emotions cloud one's outlook, but when you're so out of tune with your feelings, you won't see anyone clearly.
"'What am I supposed to do with what happened?' 'Remember it'"
"To know what you want, you have to let go of what you want to want."
"Dying has also taught me how important it is to live while I'm still here."
"The future is different for each of us. For some it's fifty years, for others it's ten months, and sometimes it's just a few minutes."
"I don't just want to fight for what I believe is right. I also want to be happy. I want to love fiercely, I want to see new worlds, I want to start a family...and above all, I don't want to wait."
"A powerful man wants people to dream of him, but a leader wants people to dream of themselves."
"How can we know where we belong if we don't know what we're missing?"
"In a universe ruled by fate, our power is in our choices."
"Sometimes our strongest-held beliefs can become our worst enemies."
"Conviction works against us when what we want to be true becomes more important than what's true."
"Without hope, tomorrow is just another day."
"We can't jump to judgement, or we'll never make any progress."
"Freedom shouldn't move like an arrow, in a singular direction. It should flow like an ocean, swallowing the whole horizon."
"[Some} chemical reactions require more than energy. They need a catalyst."
"Only when we let go of today will we be living tomorrow."
"We all have access to a powerful weapon, one that can change worlds with a single sound: our voice."
"Man needs a brain to live, but a mind to be alive."
"It isn't enough just to change things: First we have to change the way we change things."
"The liar's best tool is his honesty...Truth builds trust, and trust blinds truth."
"You were stuck in the same cycles of hate because you were still driven by your fear and not your faith."
"We create our own darkness."
"Truth is always the first casualty of war."
"The happiest people are the ones who have mastered life's hardest lesson...They've learned how to let go."
"Life is a dance of illusions."
"Memory can be an enemy you fear or a weapon you wield."
"Art is the purest pathway to the soul."
"The past can coexist with the present, but only if we remember it. So if I cheat the past by trying to change it, I'll risk forgetting it...and there are things I can't afford to forget."
"'I have always found it interesting that the symbol for Justice is a set of scales; the implication being that to achieve perfect harmony, good and bad must balance each other out. Rather than eradicating one, both must exist in equal quantities.'"
"There can be no universal standard for justice or fairness...for they are concepts that can only be defined in context; a villain is only a villain from the hero's point of view. There is no universal right or wrong because there can be no universal judge. Existence is too complicated and nuanced for such simplicity. And that is why the bad must exist alongside the good...because to eradicate one is to eradicate both.'"
"The only way to have a just society is to remember each other. Down to the last individual, without discounting any person or population, without ignoring people we would rather not see, even those whose values we revile."
"'Alone has nothing to do with how many people surround us...loneliness is a condition of the soul.'"
"'Your heart is the very thing that makes you [You]. Lose it and you lose yourself.'"
"True warriors do not think of violence as a weapon. Violence is a shield we must sometimes put on to protect our loved ones, and it is always the final form of defense."
"We have to learn from each experience, or we'll never be ready for what's ahead. We can't reset to zero after every tragedy."
"There can be no one-sized-fits-all formula for measuring fairness because every situation needs context. Everything is a shade of gray."
"It's been too long since I've looked forward to tomorrow."
"'You think emotions cloud one's outlook, but when you're so out of tune with your feelings, you won't see anyone clearly.
"'What am I supposed to do with what happened?' 'Remember it'"
"To know what you want, you have to let go of what you want to want."
"Dying has also taught me how important it is to live while I'm still here."
"The future is different for each of us. For some it's fifty years, for others it's ten months, and sometimes it's just a few minutes."
"I don't just want to fight for what I believe is right. I also want to be happy. I want to love fiercely, I want to see new worlds, I want to start a family...and above all, I don't want to wait."
"A powerful man wants people to dream of him, but a leader wants people to dream of themselves."
"How can we know where we belong if we don't know what we're missing?"
"In a universe ruled by fate, our power is in our choices."
"Sometimes our strongest-held beliefs can become our worst enemies."
"Conviction works against us when what we want to be true becomes more important than what's true."
"Without hope, tomorrow is just another day."
"We can't jump to judgement, or we'll never make any progress."
"Freedom shouldn't move like an arrow, in a singular direction. It should flow like an ocean, swallowing the whole horizon."
"[Some} chemical reactions require more than energy. They need a catalyst."
"Only when we let go of today will we be living tomorrow."
"We all have access to a powerful weapon, one that can change worlds with a single sound: our voice."
"Man needs a brain to live, but a mind to be alive."
"It isn't enough just to change things: First we have to change the way we change things."
"The liar's best tool is his honesty...Truth builds trust, and trust blinds truth."
"You were stuck in the same cycles of hate because you were still driven by your fear and not your faith."
"We create our own darkness."
"Truth is always the first casualty of war."
"The happiest people are the ones who have mastered life's hardest lesson...They've learned how to let go."
"Life is a dance of illusions."
"Memory can be an enemy you fear or a weapon you wield."
amandaventure's review against another edition
5.0
HOLY. SHIT. I… I just… I’m flabbergasted. That ENDING! Now I have to wait until next August! How am I going to do it! I need to know now!!!!! OK… I’m going to calm down for a minute then continue on with this review… OK… I’m better now. I’m going to talk about the normal non-spoiler-y stuff first and then everything else is going in a spoiler because I need to geek out about it.
It may be unintentional but the political atmosphere in Black Moon is a strangely accurate portrayal of the current geopolitical climate of our own world. In the Zodiac universe the Cancrians are now refugees. They have no home, no money, nothing. Since Aryll was a terrorist and was hiding among the Cancrians there is speculation that the refugees could have more terrorists among them. Therefore, the other houses are considering turning them away. It’s quite similar to the current situation in Syria. Also in the Zodiac galaxy a new political group, The Tomorrow Party, is coming to power. I suppose I thought it was a tongue and cheek satire of blind liberalism because they were coming together to create a literal rather than metaphorical bubble to live in. Of course The Tomorrow Party had nefarious intentions and things weren’t really like that but that’s all I’m going to say because spoilers.
Rho finally makes up her damn mind about boys! Love triangles are annoying so I was happy to have it officially resolved. Regardless of who her love interest is, I feel like the Zodiac series has a modern and feminist perspective on sexuality. Rho comes from a matriarchal society. She therefore knows she can decide on her own whether to be with someone or not. She chooses to engage in sex because it’s what she wants. No one is pressuring her into it. It comes down to choice and Rho has the right to choose.
Ok… now I’m going to geek out!
1. NISHI! NOOOOO! She’s prisoner of The Tomorrow Party! This is left unresolved! UGHHHHH!
2. Ochus has a physical body again! Who knows what’s going to happen there… maybe he will defeat Aquarius?
3. CROMPTON IS THE ORIGINAL GUARDIAN AQUARIUS! AND HE’S EVIL! Whaaaat!? I was on the right track before. I thought maybe Vecily could be the master because the stolen Ophiuchus talisman contained immortality. I had the right idea but the wrong culprit.
4. STANTON! WTF ROMINA! Stop. Deke was bad enough. You can’t take Stanton too. No. No. No.
5. THAT ENDING! Such a cliffhanger! I assume Rho either gets shot with the sumber and will be trapped in dreams in the beginning of Thirteen Rising or maybe the scarab is something other than a weapon. Maybe it’s a teleporter? I think Scorpio will have a very large part in the events to come. They are always so self-isolating but I think Skiff truly respects Rho. Who knows…
In the end, we finally get to see the endgame and its players. The only thing I know for sure after reading Black Moon is that things are going to get much, much worse for the Zodiac before they get any better. August is so far away! I need Thirteen Rising now!
It may be unintentional but the political atmosphere in Black Moon is a strangely accurate portrayal of the current geopolitical climate of our own world. In the Zodiac universe the Cancrians are now refugees. They have no home, no money, nothing. Since Aryll was a terrorist and was hiding among the Cancrians there is speculation that the refugees could have more terrorists among them. Therefore, the other houses are considering turning them away. It’s quite similar to the current situation in Syria. Also in the Zodiac galaxy a new political group, The Tomorrow Party, is coming to power. I suppose I thought it was a tongue and cheek satire of blind liberalism because they were coming together to create a literal rather than metaphorical bubble to live in. Of course The Tomorrow Party had nefarious intentions and things weren’t really like that but that’s all I’m going to say because spoilers.
Rho finally makes up her damn mind about boys! Love triangles are annoying so I was happy to have it officially resolved.
Spoiler
OF COURSE SHE LOVES HYSAN! HE’S AMAZING! Rho had a really great line with Matthias when things were ending between them. She basically says that the love between them is more of a memory than something in the present. It really summed up their relationship perfectly. Also I liked the idea of Matthias and Pandora getting together. So I’m incredibly pleased with the resolution here.Ok… now I’m going to geek out!
Spoiler
1. NISHI! NOOOOO! She’s prisoner of The Tomorrow Party! This is left unresolved! UGHHHHH!
2. Ochus has a physical body again! Who knows what’s going to happen there… maybe he will defeat Aquarius?
3. CROMPTON IS THE ORIGINAL GUARDIAN AQUARIUS! AND HE’S EVIL! Whaaaat!? I was on the right track before. I thought maybe Vecily could be the master because the stolen Ophiuchus talisman contained immortality. I had the right idea but the wrong culprit.
4. STANTON! WTF ROMINA! Stop. Deke was bad enough. You can’t take Stanton too. No. No. No.
5. THAT ENDING! Such a cliffhanger! I assume Rho either gets shot with the sumber and will be trapped in dreams in the beginning of Thirteen Rising or maybe the scarab is something other than a weapon. Maybe it’s a teleporter? I think Scorpio will have a very large part in the events to come. They are always so self-isolating but I think Skiff truly respects Rho. Who knows…
In the end, we finally get to see the endgame and its players. The only thing I know for sure after reading Black Moon is that things are going to get much, much worse for the Zodiac before they get any better. August is so far away! I need Thirteen Rising now!
faitha_writes's review against another edition
4.0
Wow.
So that happened.
A cliffhanger.
The next book's summary is exceedingly vague.
And my favorite character did not win the girl in the love triangle. (not saying which)
Many mixed feelings right about now.
So that happened.
A cliffhanger.
The next book's summary is exceedingly vague.
And my favorite character did not win the girl in the love triangle. (not saying which)
Many mixed feelings right about now.
laceb007's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25