Reviews

The Isles of the Gods by Amie Kaufman

kirya_aere's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad fast-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

5.0

christinaatl's review against another edition

Multiple pov hard to follow

g_loves_books's review against another edition

3.75

Was a slow start but by the end i was hooked!

yulie's review against another edition

2.0

Somehow simultaneously decently-written yet bland. The POV voices are hard to differentiate, and what personality there is comes across as entirely cookie-cutter. Some of the character's motivations never come across as particularly urgent despite the situation, and the POVs can be strangely slapstick at times. Plot plodded, and a lot of chemistry was completely forced and/or ridiculous with absolutely zero tension.

mara_dp's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny mysterious sad 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

5.0

oliviabakke's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-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

3.75

apolloarcher_40000000's review against another edition

adventurous funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.25

jetberkman's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

4.0

phoenix2's review

3.0

The Isles of The Gods is a YA fantasy novel with an interesting world that the readers explore through multiple POVs. However, for the length and gravity of the universe that the book needed to present, the jumping from one character's POV to another's didn't help. It probably needed more pages so that the story was properly paced, as, for me at least, felt rushed and that the world built was brushed off.

Still, the story was intriguing and there was a lot to explore when it came to the gods, the gangs, the royalty system, that school that the heroes went to, and the sailing of the seas.

If only the romance wasn't that instant and was left to have a proper development in the next novel...

biliboc_diana_simona's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0