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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
Tenía ganas de leer esta secuela desde que leí Wintersong, así que este estaba sin duda entre mis libros más esperados de este 2018. Y... bueno. Fue extraño. Realmente tengo mucho que decir sobre este libro.
“It isn’t life that keeps the world turning; it is love.”
LO QUE DEBO CRITICAR
Siento que este libro no coincide con el anterior. Shadowsong no tiene una trama muy fija que digamos. Sigue el camino del libro anterior, sí, pero esta secuela ya no tiene una línea de eventos. Este libro se trata al 100% sobre desarrollo de personajes. Sólo eso. Mucho texto, muchos personajes y esto no coincide con Wintersong. Simplemente no coincide. Siento que TAL VEZ esta duología tendría que haber terminado con el primer libro, y listo. Amé este también, pero no sé si funcionan.... juntos. Mientras Wintersong es una historia bien YA de fantasía, Shadowsong es la historia de cómo unir los pedazos destrozados después de eso. De sanar. O de no hacerlo.
LO BUENO
Este libro es simplemente precioso. Hay una advertencia de parte de la autora al principio, ya que esta novela trata temas extremadamente sensibles y que podrían ser... Bueno, ya saben lo que quiero decir. Este libro lleva esta duología a otro nivel de oscuridad (y ya saben lo mucho que me encanta eso), pero a un nivel de dark fantasy más serio. Muy serio. La escritura de S. Jae-Jones es magnífica y realmente admiro su trabajo con este libro. Admiro que haya querido escribir algo como esto y, más importante aún, que se haya animado a hacerlo. Es muy dark, muy retorcido, muy realista y demasiado bueno. En serio que les recomiendo estos libros.
“Perhaps I loved the monstrous because I was a monster. Josef, the Goblin King, and me. We were grotesques in the world above, too different, too odd, too talented, too much. We were all too much.”
I reallyyy liked Wintersong so I was really excited to read this. It was not as good as Wintersong but it did have a pretty good ending! Good conclusion. Kinda slow in the beginning and middle and then picked up towards the end. So overall kinda disappointed but it was pretty good!
I am so disappointed. Ugh Wintersong is one of my favourite books and this just fell so flat. Nothing happened, not enough Goblin king, I just didn’t care anymore. I’m so sad about it.
I felt about this book much the same as I felt about the first one...
I felt like it was written for younger me, I felt like it was a culmination of a lot of much beloved stories with enough new to keep it fresh, and I felt like I got a little bogged down in the flowery prose—BUT, I like flowery prose most of the time and understand that you’re meant to feel like you’re going a bit crazy while reading these books—it’s for atmosphere! So no real complaining there.
I’m not sure how much reread value these have for me personally? Part of what I loved was the sense that I had heard this story before but it wasn’t quite like this the last time. So, my expectations were always just a tiny bit subverted (even if I guessed the ending at the beginning of book 2, it was still a ride). That was my favorite part of the story! And there’s not any real way to recreate that feeling of something like a weirdo deja vu that’s been dragged through a mushroom circle. I already know everything now, I read this one. But we’ll see. Both books were deeply engrossing to me, so I may want to revisit!
I felt like it was written for younger me, I felt like it was a culmination of a lot of much beloved stories with enough new to keep it fresh, and I felt like I got a little bogged down in the flowery prose—BUT, I like flowery prose most of the time and understand that you’re meant to feel like you’re going a bit crazy while reading these books—it’s for atmosphere! So no real complaining there.
I’m not sure how much reread value these have for me personally? Part of what I loved was the sense that I had heard this story before but it wasn’t quite like this the last time. So, my expectations were always just a tiny bit subverted (even if I guessed the ending at the beginning of book 2, it was still a ride). That was my favorite part of the story! And there’s not any real way to recreate that feeling of something like a weirdo deja vu that’s been dragged through a mushroom circle. I already know everything now, I read this one. But we’ll see. Both books were deeply engrossing to me, so I may want to revisit!
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not many sequels outdo the first book, but holy shit does this one knock it out of the park. We get less romance and less of the Goblin King in this story and normally that would drive me insane because I’m here for the romance, the lust, the flames, BUT I was totally okay with that. The focus on Elizabeth and Josef’s relationship in this book is so important for the end and made the ending hit so much harder. I cried and cried, because of the ending or because it was over I still do not know. I did not want this book to end. As someone who grew up on loving the Labyrinth, S Jae-Jones does Jim Henson justice! I cannot wait to rec this book to everyone I know and for the next time I revisit this masterpiece to fall in love all over again!
challenging
dark
slow-paced
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I did not expect this book to be so good. You can look at my review for Wintersong last year, I didn’t like it as much as I thought I would. But Shadowsong lived up to the hype I had for Wintersong instead. Shadowsong was dark, mysterious, and sad. I loved Liesl and Josef’s relationship so much. It was one of the most interesting and realistic sibling dynamics I’ve read (even if there were some heavy fantasy situations). My only complaint is the Goblin King should have been in it more. I kept waiting for him to make a comeback and he never really did. The ending was so sad though; it really made me cry. Is this a duology? I think so :((
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wintersong: ☆☆☆.75
Shadowsong ☆☆.5
Sadly, this wasn't my cup of tea. I had to skip nearly the entire middle of the book because I just didn't care. The characters annoyed hell out of me (except of the Goblin King but he was only present for like 5% of this book).
The pacing was even slower than in Wintersong. While I didn't mind the slow pace in Wintersong thanks to the magic and love between the Goblin King and Liesl, here it was just unnecessary.
If we cut out the entire middle of Shadowsong and add its ending to Wintersong, Wintersong would have been on of the best standalons I would have had ever read.
Shadowsong ☆☆.5
Sadly, this wasn't my cup of tea. I had to skip nearly the entire middle of the book because I just didn't care. The characters annoyed hell out of me (except of the Goblin King but he was only present for like 5% of this book).
The pacing was even slower than in Wintersong. While I didn't mind the slow pace in Wintersong thanks to the magic and love between the Goblin King and Liesl, here it was just unnecessary.
If we cut out the entire middle of Shadowsong and add its ending to Wintersong, Wintersong would have been on of the best standalons I would have had ever read.