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2.87 AVERAGE
2.87 AVERAGE
This book was so awesome but so so SO SAD.
Lauren Kate's imagination left me breathless again, with all these crazy things she's written about. But the thing is...why so many deaths? Why so much sadness? I was pleased by the ending, though. Bittersweet endings always are the best.
I will always recommend this book. To Atlantis and back
~Mary
Lauren Kate's imagination left me breathless again, with all these crazy things she's written about. But the thing is...why so many deaths? Why so much sadness? I was pleased by the ending, though. Bittersweet endings always are the best.
I will always recommend this book. To Atlantis and back
~Mary
This book is so messy
The minute one character has revelation miles away from anyone else
Everyone seems to be aware of what she discovered despite not knowing about it previously
Characters with useful knowledge aren’t sharing and no one seems to bother to ask
The book is less of a story with every piece coming together to make a big complete puzzle as much as it’s random scenes that have no correlation
Also the flow of a scene and how normal humans interact just doesn’t happen
The bad guys just stand and wait for someone to explain to eureka what’s going on before they try killing her
The “romantic” scenes don’t feel organic at all everything feels staged like the author realizes that no ones expressed their love in awhile so here’s a 3 second moment
Atlas : “cry”
Eureka: “no you won’t trick me again” proceeded to pour her tears thus doing exactly what atlas wants
For someone that falls out of the air a lot eureka somehow manages to not die or even break a bone
How is it that getting from one place to another is so difficult until the plot requires an audience and than everyone seems capable including old people and children ( which btw what the heck was that scene with the little kid and the twins? how did that contribute to the story???)
Eureka on a whim sabotages every plan that's made and it never end up well
The minute one character has revelation miles away from anyone else
Everyone seems to be aware of what she discovered despite not knowing about it previously
Characters with useful knowledge aren’t sharing and no one seems to bother to ask
The book is less of a story with every piece coming together to make a big complete puzzle as much as it’s random scenes that have no correlation
Also the flow of a scene and how normal humans interact just doesn’t happen
The bad guys just stand and wait for someone to explain to eureka what’s going on before they try killing her
The “romantic” scenes don’t feel organic at all everything feels staged like the author realizes that no ones expressed their love in awhile so here’s a 3 second moment
Atlas : “cry”
Eureka: “no you won’t trick me again” proceeded to pour her tears thus doing exactly what atlas wants
For someone that falls out of the air a lot eureka somehow manages to not die or even break a bone
How is it that getting from one place to another is so difficult until the plot requires an audience and than everyone seems capable including old people and children ( which btw what the heck was that scene with the little kid and the twins? how did that contribute to the story???)
Eureka on a whim sabotages every plan that's made and it never end up well
Very slow paced, was not as interesting to me as the Fallen series
While Teardrop was meh for me, I still picked up Waterfall because my problems with Teardrop [cliffhanger, long wait time until action showed, an annoying main character, lack of growth, etc] should have been redeemed in the second book.
I was wrong. Very, very wrong.
This book was HORRIBLE. Absolutely horrible. And on many different levels!
While the writing style of the first wasn't amazing, it was ten times better than this. Lauren Kate needed to do some serious edits - no one needs a simile every other sentence, nor do we need pointless background about Eureka and Brooks [especially since it was a cheap plot point to make us feel like Eureka has loved Brooks forever]. Also, reading is no fun if the author breaks down every minute detail of imagery and symbolism. We would have gotten the symbolism behind Eureka's locket, thunderstone, and the little girl's ribbon ON OUR OWN. No need to bring it up every time it was used. And while the first book described the setting to a t, I had a hard time deciphering where the characters were at 90% of the time [other than everything was purple]. Last writing point and then I'm done - please vary your sentence structure and starters! It's not good when a publish author skips this point more times than my fourth grade students. It's like the only sentence starters she knew was "she" or "he." Makes for a very dull read.
Now, I can normally overlook bad writing if the story is interesting enough. Sometimes a good story will trump the occasional writing quirk. But this story was not it. It was a jumbled up hot mess with no clear plot points or reasoning. It's like the author had a lot of cool ideas, wanted to use ALL of them, but had no idea how to link them together. Suddenly we go from a very normal world in book one to a bizarre, magic filled one that had no idea of its own laws and boundaries in book two. And within the book, each chapter brought on a new onslaught of WTF. It just didn't go together at all. There was obviously no map guiding this writer.
If the plot wasn't bad enough as a whole, the supposed "romance" of the story was hugely disappointing. First, Eureka's madly, deeply in love with Ander, the stalker from book one. They cross the ocean together, defying the odds of the universe since they're destined to be the end of the other. Even though she knows it's wrong, Eureka can't help but to fall in to his arms every time they're near. Well . . . that is until the leopard headed Seedbarer of the past lets it be known that Ander, in fact, is NOT the mythical Seedbarer who is destined to fall in love with the Tearline girl. Nope, he's some kid from California that the evil Seedbarer's stole at birth for their own use since his quirks [magical powers that we all supposedly have but don't use until the leopard-headed one tells us about and suddenly we're back in the game] matched that of the evil ones. After that, Eureka's all "Ander-who," which is very telling of this character.
I mean, I felt BAD for Ander, the stalker. She just drops him, leaves him there to go flirt with Atlas/Brooks, the person who wants to use her [kill her? never clear on that part] while Ander wants to do nothing but save her. And she keeps dropping her friends and family at every chance, though they do nothing to deserve it and are, really, the only interesting thing about this book. The main character is just a bad person [which the author tries to clean up by saying yes, she is bad, but only because she comes from a long line of psychopaths. Lame.].
And then there was the ending [aka the last 100 pages] that made NO SENSE WHAT SO EVER! What was that? Did someone get high and finish the end of the book? And then did no one read it to decide if it was publish-worthy? It was just awful. And has cemented the fact that if there is a third book, I will not be reading it. Just horrible. Absolutely horrible.
Long story short, don't waste your time on this one.
I was wrong. Very, very wrong.
This book was HORRIBLE. Absolutely horrible. And on many different levels!
While the writing style of the first wasn't amazing, it was ten times better than this. Lauren Kate needed to do some serious edits - no one needs a simile every other sentence, nor do we need pointless background about Eureka and Brooks [especially since it was a cheap plot point to make us feel like Eureka has loved Brooks forever]. Also, reading is no fun if the author breaks down every minute detail of imagery and symbolism. We would have gotten the symbolism behind Eureka's locket, thunderstone, and the little girl's ribbon ON OUR OWN. No need to bring it up every time it was used. And while the first book described the setting to a t, I had a hard time deciphering where the characters were at 90% of the time [other than everything was purple]. Last writing point and then I'm done - please vary your sentence structure and starters! It's not good when a publish author skips this point more times than my fourth grade students. It's like the only sentence starters she knew was "she" or "he." Makes for a very dull read.
Now, I can normally overlook bad writing if the story is interesting enough. Sometimes a good story will trump the occasional writing quirk. But this story was not it. It was a jumbled up hot mess with no clear plot points or reasoning. It's like the author had a lot of cool ideas, wanted to use ALL of them, but had no idea how to link them together. Suddenly we go from a very normal world in book one to a bizarre, magic filled one that had no idea of its own laws and boundaries in book two. And within the book, each chapter brought on a new onslaught of WTF. It just didn't go together at all. There was obviously no map guiding this writer.
If the plot wasn't bad enough as a whole, the supposed "romance" of the story was hugely disappointing. First, Eureka's madly, deeply in love with Ander, the stalker from book one. They cross the ocean together, defying the odds of the universe since they're destined to be the end of the other. Even though she knows it's wrong, Eureka can't help but to fall in to his arms every time they're near. Well . . . that is until the leopard headed Seedbarer of the past lets it be known that Ander, in fact, is NOT the mythical Seedbarer who is destined to fall in love with the Tearline girl. Nope, he's some kid from California that the evil Seedbarer's stole at birth for their own use since his quirks [magical powers that we all supposedly have but don't use until the leopard-headed one tells us about and suddenly we're back in the game] matched that of the evil ones. After that, Eureka's all "Ander-who," which is very telling of this character.
I mean, I felt BAD for Ander, the stalker. She just drops him, leaves him there to go flirt with Atlas/Brooks, the person who wants to use her [kill her? never clear on that part] while Ander wants to do nothing but save her. And she keeps dropping her friends and family at every chance, though they do nothing to deserve it and are, really, the only interesting thing about this book. The main character is just a bad person [which the author tries to clean up by saying yes, she is bad, but only because she comes from a long line of psychopaths. Lame.].
And then there was the ending [aka the last 100 pages] that made NO SENSE WHAT SO EVER! What was that? Did someone get high and finish the end of the book? And then did no one read it to decide if it was publish-worthy? It was just awful. And has cemented the fact that if there is a third book, I will not be reading it. Just horrible. Absolutely horrible.
Long story short, don't waste your time on this one.
I really liked the book. I heard that there might be a third book, but I think that it ended just fine and don't there needs to be a third book.
Sequel to Tear Drop.
I thought Tear Drop was good - not as good as the "Fallen" series, but still engaging enough. However, it was a slog for me to get through this one. The characters and plot didn't interest me. Meh.
I thought Tear Drop was good - not as good as the "Fallen" series, but still engaging enough. However, it was a slog for me to get through this one. The characters and plot didn't interest me. Meh.
The sequel to the novel Teardrop. Eureka has created a storm with her tears. After not crying for almost a decade, she releases a wrath of tears. Now it’s up to her to fix what she’s created. The world of Atlantis has woken up due to her tears, and all the evil that is surrounding that. Eureka has to learn the hard way what she must do in order to save the last remaining of her family and friends, even if that means giving up everything. The novel is a complete fantasy of a world ruled by witches, sorcerers and seedbearers. It all makes for a very interesting and riveting read. From start to finish Eureka’s story is original and filled with magic and wonder. The reader has no idea what will happen, and the characters have developed since the first novel and aren’t as whiney and boring as they started out to be. This second novel is definitely a step above the first in plot and character development. Everything moved a lot better; the author had more room to set up plots compared to the first novel where everything had to be explained. Overall, fast-paced, and action packed, with a little romance tucked in there made for a great novel.
Cover
Ich mag das Blau sehr gerne! Die Cover der zweiteiligen Reihe passen perfekt zusammen. Einzig hätte ich mir gewünscht, dass Wasser und Kleid besser zusammen passen und besser in einander übergehen. Ansonsten gefällt mir das Cover recht gut.
Meine Meinung
Nachdem mich der erste Teil schon nicht komplett überzeugen konnte, hatte es der zweite Band natürlich nicht leicht. Trotzdem hat das Buch es geschafft, mich noch zu enttäuschen. Die ganze Geschichte ging mir stellenweise einfach viel zu schnell und ich war total verwirrt von dem was passier ist. An den Stellen, die man hätte ausbauen können und die wirklich spannend waren, ist die Autorin total durchgesetzt, während sie langweilige und zum Teil überflüssige Szenen ausgeschmückt hat.
Obwohl ich Eureka und Änder im ersten Teil noch mochte, haben beide für mich gewaltig an Sympathiepunkten verloren. Eureka will alles alleine machen und lässt dabei ihre Familie und ihre beste Freundin im Stich. Gerade letztere hat wegen Eureka ihre eigenen Familie verloren und Eureka interessiert sich gar nicht dafür. Sie erwartet praktisch, dass ihre Freundin einfach darüber hinweg kommt und das finde ich sehr herzlos! Spätestens ab diesem Zeitpunkt fand ich sie nur noch egoistisch und es hat mich eigentlich nicht mehr wirklich interessiert ob sie jetzt lebend aus der Sache herauskommt oder nicht.
Erneut wird auch nicht wirklich erklärt was genau jetzt passiert und was Eureka eigentlich vor hat und tut. Warum genau sie jetzt zu diesem speziellen Saathüter mussten fand ich auch etwas unsinnig, denn so wirklich viel hat er ihr ja nicht erzählt und beigebracht schon gar nicht. Das klang zwar am Anfang logisch, doch die Umsetzung war mehr als nur etwas mangelhaft. Im Allgemeinen frage ich mich, was sie eigentlich das ganze Buch über gemacht haben, denn so viel Handlung gibt es tatsächlich nicht. Es ist viel Geplänkel, das mir nicht wichtig erschien.
Für mich sind die Charaktere immer uninteressanter und unsympathischer geworden. Die Grausamkeit der Flut trat auch nicht wirklich deutlich hervor. Einzig bei der Verletzung von Eurekas Dad, der mir zu dem Zeitpunkt auch noch leid tat.
Der Schreibstil hat mich auch nicht aus den Socken gehauen, sondern mir eher die Zehnägel aufgerollt. Die meiste Zeit habe ich mich während des Buches gelangweilt oder darüber auf eine äußerst negative Weise aufgeregt. Recht schnell waren mir alle Charaktere völlig egal und ich war ehrlich froh, als es endlich zu Ende war. Definitiv eine Reihe bei der ich es bereue mir die Hardcover gekauft zu haben.
Waterfall erhält von mir ein Monster von fünf möglichen. Mich hat an dem Buch einfach zu viel gestört und genervt. Obwohl ich den ersten Teil schon nicht so überzeugend fand, hat mir dieser Band noch weniger gefallen. Ich hätte die Geschichte zum Großteil anders aufgezogen und etwas epischer gestaltet, wenn man schon die Möglichkeit hat. Atlantis bietet so tollen Stoff und mir scheint die Autorin hat das gar nicht völlig ausgeschöpft.
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Ich mag das Blau sehr gerne! Die Cover der zweiteiligen Reihe passen perfekt zusammen. Einzig hätte ich mir gewünscht, dass Wasser und Kleid besser zusammen passen und besser in einander übergehen. Ansonsten gefällt mir das Cover recht gut.
Meine Meinung
Nachdem mich der erste Teil schon nicht komplett überzeugen konnte, hatte es der zweite Band natürlich nicht leicht. Trotzdem hat das Buch es geschafft, mich noch zu enttäuschen. Die ganze Geschichte ging mir stellenweise einfach viel zu schnell und ich war total verwirrt von dem was passier ist. An den Stellen, die man hätte ausbauen können und die wirklich spannend waren, ist die Autorin total durchgesetzt, während sie langweilige und zum Teil überflüssige Szenen ausgeschmückt hat.
Obwohl ich Eureka und Änder im ersten Teil noch mochte, haben beide für mich gewaltig an Sympathiepunkten verloren. Eureka will alles alleine machen und lässt dabei ihre Familie und ihre beste Freundin im Stich. Gerade letztere hat wegen Eureka ihre eigenen Familie verloren und Eureka interessiert sich gar nicht dafür. Sie erwartet praktisch, dass ihre Freundin einfach darüber hinweg kommt und das finde ich sehr herzlos! Spätestens ab diesem Zeitpunkt fand ich sie nur noch egoistisch und es hat mich eigentlich nicht mehr wirklich interessiert ob sie jetzt lebend aus der Sache herauskommt oder nicht.
Erneut wird auch nicht wirklich erklärt was genau jetzt passiert und was Eureka eigentlich vor hat und tut. Warum genau sie jetzt zu diesem speziellen Saathüter mussten fand ich auch etwas unsinnig, denn so wirklich viel hat er ihr ja nicht erzählt und beigebracht schon gar nicht. Das klang zwar am Anfang logisch, doch die Umsetzung war mehr als nur etwas mangelhaft. Im Allgemeinen frage ich mich, was sie eigentlich das ganze Buch über gemacht haben, denn so viel Handlung gibt es tatsächlich nicht. Es ist viel Geplänkel, das mir nicht wichtig erschien.
Für mich sind die Charaktere immer uninteressanter und unsympathischer geworden. Die Grausamkeit der Flut trat auch nicht wirklich deutlich hervor. Einzig bei der Verletzung von Eurekas Dad, der mir zu dem Zeitpunkt auch noch leid tat.
Der Schreibstil hat mich auch nicht aus den Socken gehauen, sondern mir eher die Zehnägel aufgerollt. Die meiste Zeit habe ich mich während des Buches gelangweilt oder darüber auf eine äußerst negative Weise aufgeregt. Recht schnell waren mir alle Charaktere völlig egal und ich war ehrlich froh, als es endlich zu Ende war. Definitiv eine Reihe bei der ich es bereue mir die Hardcover gekauft zu haben.
Waterfall erhält von mir ein Monster von fünf möglichen. Mich hat an dem Buch einfach zu viel gestört und genervt. Obwohl ich den ersten Teil schon nicht so überzeugend fand, hat mir dieser Band noch weniger gefallen. Ich hätte die Geschichte zum Großteil anders aufgezogen und etwas epischer gestaltet, wenn man schon die Möglichkeit hat. Atlantis bietet so tollen Stoff und mir scheint die Autorin hat das gar nicht völlig ausgeschöpft.
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I really liked the book. I heard that there might be a third book, but I think that it ended just fine and don't there needs to be a third book.
I couldn't get through this book. I read Teardrop and it was good enough that I wanted to find out how it ended, but not enough that I felt really emotionally connected to the characters. That problem grew in the second book. I found myself uninvested, and eventually I put it down.
A big part of that was my utter hatred of the whole 'we like each other but we're awkward so for no reason we don't get together' and also 'we love each other because no reason we just magic shhhh don't ask too many questions.'
A big part of that was my utter hatred of the whole 'we like each other but we're awkward so for no reason we don't get together' and also 'we love each other because no reason we just magic shhhh don't ask too many questions.'