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23kak85's review against another edition
4.0
I liked this book, it was different than most vampire books out there.
kittycat2302's review against another edition
4.0
Read this today on the train! Fun, light reading made the time pass quickly. :-)
itskaitlin's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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
5.0
emilyb_chicago's review against another edition
3.0
Starts slow and you sort of have to hate the main character - but it is a rare teen book that I don't hate the main character these days. She is completely contradictory in action and thought and a tramp besides. But the end of the book gets exciting, the action is fun paced and not completely predictable and it's a cool world. I'm definitely going to read the rest.
faithtrustpixiedust's review against another edition
4.0
I'm gonna start by saying that the movie is one of my favorite guilty pleasures, that I watch it almost regularly and have a blast every single time. Part of that is the sheer stupidity of much of the plot, as well as the actually sort of interesting and cool lore. Having now read the book, I can say that the movie was surprisingly accurate. Shame we didn't get the rest of the series.
Now, the book itself was great in the way reading Twilight was great: I already found the movie silly and enjoyable, so the book wasn't that much of a stretch, but there were some things that bothered me upon reflection.
First, we meet Professor Severus Snape—I mean Guardian Stan Alto—who publically ridicules Harry Potter—I mean Rose Hathaway—on her lack of Dhampir knowledge in a classroom setting. Then we hear tell of Professor Sybill Trelawney—I mean Sonya Karp—who was an eccentric teacher who said vaguely threatening and ominous things but was generally regarded as a bit of a joke to the students.
Second, Rose is an unlikable jerk. I've heard that this book has a great anti-slut-shaming message, but uh, where tho? Because all I see is that line when Mia is outed as a "slut":
So basically because Mia actually has sex and Rose doesn't, Rose is allowed to judge? Because Mia was born into a low position in life and had to work the system to get to where she was, even if it makes her a hypocrite, Rose has the right to throw it all in her face and push her down? Wtf? Whatever happened to "be the better man" or "common decency"?
Third, Vasilisa is the Avatar.
Now, the book itself was great in the way reading Twilight was great: I already found the movie silly and enjoyable, so the book wasn't that much of a stretch, but there were some things that bothered me upon reflection.
First, we meet Professor Severus Snape—I mean Guardian Stan Alto—who publically ridicules Harry Potter—I mean Rose Hathaway—on her lack of Dhampir knowledge in a classroom setting. Then we hear tell of Professor Sybill Trelawney—I mean Sonya Karp—who was an eccentric teacher who said vaguely threatening and ominous things but was generally regarded as a bit of a joke to the students.
Second, Rose is an unlikable jerk. I've heard that this book has a great anti-slut-shaming message, but uh, where tho? Because all I see is that line when Mia is outed as a "slut":
Mason: "You could start telling people if you wanted to. We could make a banner."
Rose: With as many times as Mia had called me a slut and a whore? Not a bad idea. "You got any markers and paper?"
So basically because Mia actually has sex and Rose doesn't, Rose is allowed to judge? Because Mia was born into a low position in life and had to work the system to get to where she was, even if it makes her a hypocrite, Rose has the right to throw it all in her face and push her down? Wtf? Whatever happened to "be the better man" or "common decency"?
Third, Vasilisa is the Avatar.
ainhoo_23's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 estrellas.
Entre a este libro sin ninguna expectativa y vaya que me sorprendió. Desde mi punto de vista este libro es un poco de mamarracheo estadounidense, cosa de la cual no me quejo y para ser más exactos ADORO. Hay varias clases de vampiros, unos vivos, otros no, unos que tienen ciertos poderes, una monarquía, y algún que otro secreto.
Fui un libro muy muy fácil de leer; sin embargo, me perdí en varias ocasiones intentando recordad y descifrar los tipos de vampiros. Una cosa que adoré es que como lectores no sabemos el secreto de Rose y Lissa no sabemos de que se trata, es decir, todo el rato sabemos que esconden algo pero nunca lo llegan a revelar del todo, y me pareció algo increíble. Y ahora una cosa que me rechinó un poco, en interés amoroso de Rose... me gusta Dimitri, lo encuentro un personaje complejo y bastante completo, sin embargo no puedo parar de pensar en la brecha de edad y esa relación "profesor alumna" (en realidad quiero ver un poco más de estos dos a ver como se desarrolla todo, pero lo tenía que poner por escrito xd)
La parte final del libro sí que me emocionó y no llegué a atar cabos con esa persona hasta que se descubrió quien era el cabecilla de toda la operación.
Sí que voy a seguir continuando la saga, ya que lo que he visto es que mejora, y la verdad que tengo curiosidad de como avanzan las cosas.
Entre a este libro sin ninguna expectativa y vaya que me sorprendió. Desde mi punto de vista este libro es un poco de mamarracheo estadounidense, cosa de la cual no me quejo y para ser más exactos ADORO. Hay varias clases de vampiros, unos vivos, otros no, unos que tienen ciertos poderes, una monarquía, y algún que otro secreto.
Fui un libro muy muy fácil de leer; sin embargo, me perdí en varias ocasiones intentando recordad y descifrar los tipos de vampiros. Una cosa que adoré es que como lectores no sabemos el secreto de Rose y Lissa no sabemos de que se trata, es decir, todo el rato sabemos que esconden algo pero nunca lo llegan a revelar del todo, y me pareció algo increíble. Y ahora una cosa que me rechinó un poco, en interés amoroso de Rose... me gusta Dimitri, lo encuentro un personaje complejo y bastante completo, sin embargo no puedo parar de pensar en la brecha de edad y esa relación "profesor alumna" (en realidad quiero ver un poco más de estos dos a ver como se desarrolla todo, pero lo tenía que poner por escrito xd)
La parte final del libro sí que me emocionó y no llegué a atar cabos con esa persona hasta que se descubrió quien era el cabecilla de toda la operación.
Sí que voy a seguir continuando la saga, ya que lo que he visto es que mejora, y la verdad que tengo curiosidad de como avanzan las cosas.
slowpoke's review against another edition
4.0
omg omgomgomgomgoomg
Need second book in my life right now
Need second book in my life right now