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2.87 AVERAGE
2.87 AVERAGE
I hated this book. It felt so out of place. One minute there's a unicorn, and then Eureka dies?, and Brooks dies?, Eureka loves Brooks now and not Ander?, etc. The list is endless. I feel like there was just WAY too much going on. It took me forever to finish this book because I hated reading it that much. I loved the Fallen series and was expecting this series to be as good as that one but it just wasn't and I did not like it at all.
It took me so long to finish listening to this one. It wasn’t nearly as good as the first one but I did love
the characters a lot. And the ending shocked me more than I expected!
the characters a lot. And the ending shocked me more than I expected!
Only read to see if it was better than Teardrop. But it really wasn’t. As I said in my review of book one I wanted to enjoy it, I really did. Forcing myself to read on. Hoping for improvement.
This duology was probably my longest read. Taking over a month to read two books is just not normal at all.
This duology was probably my longest read. Taking over a month to read two books is just not normal at all.
I was expecting a lot more from this book and for it to not end the way it did.
The building of Atlantis was exciting and to meet the people involved in maintain it was cool.
The characters all evolved, some not for better but this that development was good to read.
I hated that Eureka pretty much just stopped loving Ander in this book. They were my ship and it was sunk. She was so obsessed with Brooks, even though he wasn't alive anymore.
I also think the book ended weird, and I also think this is the end of the story. I don't even know.
The building of Atlantis was exciting and to meet the people involved in maintain it was cool.
The characters all evolved, some not for better but this that development was good to read.
I hated that Eureka pretty much just stopped loving Ander in this book. They were my ship and it was sunk. She was so obsessed with Brooks, even though he wasn't alive anymore.
I also think the book ended weird, and I also think this is the end of the story. I don't even know.
I don't know how I feel about this book. I love this author, but I was confused. I feel like there was a lot thrown in all at once. It was still enjoyable, but I wanted a better ending for her. Unlike most people, I didn't mind her. I wanted her to find joy. I didn't like how she was clearly in love with Ander and then the flip at the very end. Although, I did like Brooks.
Der zweite Band knüpft am ersten direkt an. Während mir der erste Band Teardrop noch halbwegs gut gefallen hat, lies Waterfall mich sehr enttäuscht zurück.
Eureka und ihre Gruppe werden gefunden und zu der Höhle von Solon gebracht. Tja und da geschieht erstmal nicht mehr sehr viel ausser das viel geredet wird. Und leider wird mir hier zu sehr um den heißen Brei geredet statt auf den Punkt zu kommen. Mir war leider vieles zu zäh und langatmig. Einiges wird zwar sehr schön dargestellt, hat aber irgendwie nicht die Geschichte interessanter gemacht.
An sich fand ich die Grund Idee nicht schlecht, da ich so noch keine Geschichte hatte wo es um Atlantis ging.
Leider konnten mich die Protagonisten hier teils nicht überzeugen. Eureka ging mir nur noch mit ihrer egoistischen Art sehr auf die Nerven. Auch der Rest wirkt eher leblos auf mich.
Zwar wird ein ganz klein wenig Spannung zum Schluss geboten, doch die Geschichte konnte dies wirklich nicht mehr retten.
Leider sehr schade, da ich mehr sehr viel mehr vom zweiten Band erhofft habe.
Eureka und ihre Gruppe werden gefunden und zu der Höhle von Solon gebracht. Tja und da geschieht erstmal nicht mehr sehr viel ausser das viel geredet wird. Und leider wird mir hier zu sehr um den heißen Brei geredet statt auf den Punkt zu kommen. Mir war leider vieles zu zäh und langatmig. Einiges wird zwar sehr schön dargestellt, hat aber irgendwie nicht die Geschichte interessanter gemacht.
An sich fand ich die Grund Idee nicht schlecht, da ich so noch keine Geschichte hatte wo es um Atlantis ging.
Leider konnten mich die Protagonisten hier teils nicht überzeugen. Eureka ging mir nur noch mit ihrer egoistischen Art sehr auf die Nerven. Auch der Rest wirkt eher leblos auf mich.
Zwar wird ein ganz klein wenig Spannung zum Schluss geboten, doch die Geschichte konnte dies wirklich nicht mehr retten.
Leider sehr schade, da ich mehr sehr viel mehr vom zweiten Band erhofft habe.
So I'm totally finished with this book. I stopped reading it after like a 150 pages because the writing style irritated me a lot. I just can't get into it. When I tried reading Fallen by Lauren Kate I also quited reading that book and so much people seem to love those books so much! So I gave this series a change. The storyline interested me more then the Fallen series and I liked Teardrop, the first book in this series. Not that it was totally amazing but I just liked the characters and the ending was pretty good too. But I realised I was just reading on in this book because I wanted to read other books.
So I definitly don't recommend this series. The writing style is just so boring and plain.
So I definitly don't recommend this series. The writing style is just so boring and plain.
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
I really don't know. Eureka just really annoyed me. I wished she'd just get her feelings sorted and stop all the self-pity, self-hatred and all that crap, "I am dark and I only feel sadness wah wah. (I get it, that's perhaps the whole point. Is she emotionally stunted or full of emotion? I get confusedly full of suppressed emotion.) I got the impression that she didn't understand herself clearly- who she was in love with, what she came from, what she needed to do- and in this making me totally unsure about all of this too. Still, after just finishing it, I don't know if she actually loved Ander or not. (Pondering on this as I've been writing the review I perhaps don't think she did. Maybe she could relate to him when he was still sad and thought that he was the only one who could understand her.) Her love for Brooks is sweet and I suppose it is endearing that she just won't give up on him even when told that he is lost to her. Who did I want her to be in love with? I really don't know.
I think my problem was that I couldn't relate to Eureka, I didn't get her thought processes and how she came to conclusions of what she should do. Now this wasn't all the time, I understood and connected with her when she. I understood her feelings often actually, but not the actions following them. *Halleluiah realisation has struck* I wouldn't have done the same things as who once realising my path/fate and whom it was that I loved.
Aaaaanyway, I liked the storyline mostly. I liked the way she inputted Atlantian mythology into the story, I loved the mystery of figuring out who Eureka was (as in her ancestry) and what her mission was. I loved the story in the book of love and with Solon and Byblis. I liked some of the gruesome imagery, but
A lot of the plot did seem pointless to me and was simply there so that Eureka could 'discover' who she was and how she felt and in order for her to 'grow' and understand herself (which I don't really think she achieved.)
I felt really disappointed with the ending, I didn't feel like it was resolved even though it kinda was. It didn't grab me and give me waves of emotion. (Other than irritation and disappointment.) Ok, maybe I felt a bit of sweetness and hope her and there, but I wasn't swept away by them. I felt the most emotion in scenes with her father. (They really got to me.) Surprise, sadness, hope, determination. I liked her Dad. I felt plenty of affection for Claire and William too, the cuties.
I'm going to leave it there for now, as I have just freshly read this, and ponder on it some more. I will perhaps give more in depth thought about the characters and the plot then. but this is my initial reaction.
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BUT WHY COULD SHE NOT ADMIT OUT RIGHT THAT SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH BROOKS? It was so obvious, and she was always like "He's my best friend and I love him." She never outright said that she was IN Love with him, but she said frequently that she was in love with Ander. (Was she actually love Ander or?)I think my problem was that I couldn't relate to Eureka, I didn't get her thought processes and how she came to conclusions of what she should do. Now this wasn't all the time, I understood and connected with her when she
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lost her father, I understood what she meant about not wanted death but wanted to escape expectations and have some freedom to do whatever she felt likeAaaaanyway, I liked the storyline mostly. I liked the way she inputted Atlantian mythology into the story, I loved the mystery of figuring out who Eureka was (as in her ancestry) and what her mission was. I loved the story in the book of love and with Solon and Byblis. I liked some of the gruesome imagery, but
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I didn't enjoy Eureka doing these gruesome things. Killing those Crimson Devils.)A lot of the plot did seem pointless to me and was simply there so that Eureka could 'discover' who she was and how she felt and in order for her to 'grow' and understand herself (which I don't really think she achieved.)
I felt really disappointed with the ending, I didn't feel like it was resolved even though it kinda was. It didn't grab me and give me waves of emotion. (Other than irritation and disappointment.) Ok, maybe I felt a bit of sweetness and hope her and there, but I wasn't swept away by them. I felt the most emotion in scenes with her father. (They really got to me.) Surprise, sadness, hope, determination. I liked her Dad. I felt plenty of affection for Claire and William too, the cuties.
I'm going to leave it there for now, as I have just freshly read this, and ponder on it some more. I will perhaps give more in depth thought about the characters and the plot then. but this is my initial reaction.