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jonahbarnes's review against another edition
4.0
That certainly picked up the pace from the first book! A great adventure.
pussreboots's review against another edition
2.0
Dandelion Fire by ND Wilson is the sequel to The 100 Cupboards. Although this book shares the same world and same characters and seems to start where there the previous one ended, it bears little else in common with the original.
At the start of the book Henry's told his parents have been released, are getting divorced and that he will be flying home to his mother in a very short time. Not wanting to go back to his humdrum life, knowing what he's learned about himself and his family in his recent adventures, he turns towards the now off limits cupboards as a means of escape.
Before he can even put his plan into action, he is given second site and a temporary blinding. The blinding, though, lasts long enough to make Henry basically a useless protagonist. He's put in bed where he's left to mope and stuff happens around him.
Those events include Henrietta being the one to go through the cupboards to one world and getting captured, the house being half put into a world of its own and finally Henry's aunt, uncle and the rest of the family also going through the cupboard for reasons not every satisfactorily explained.
In and amongst all this commotion, Henry also ends up in the cupboard, in one of the alternate worlds, where he sets about learning about his past and his new found powers. The only problem is Henry had spent so much of the time not acting that I'd lost all interest in him as the hero of the book.
If there's a hero of the book, it's Henrietta this time. Except, she's robbed of her chance to shine because she's competing with her family's nonsensical adventures and her cousin's flailing around with the after affects of the dandelion fire.
For all of these jumps between worlds and points of view, there's not enough plot to justify the confusion. Lord of the Rings, this book is not.
It could have been an excellent book had it just focused on Henrietta. Instead, it ends up being a mess.
At the start of the book Henry's told his parents have been released, are getting divorced and that he will be flying home to his mother in a very short time. Not wanting to go back to his humdrum life, knowing what he's learned about himself and his family in his recent adventures, he turns towards the now off limits cupboards as a means of escape.
Before he can even put his plan into action, he is given second site and a temporary blinding. The blinding, though, lasts long enough to make Henry basically a useless protagonist. He's put in bed where he's left to mope and stuff happens around him.
Those events include Henrietta being the one to go through the cupboards to one world and getting captured, the house being half put into a world of its own and finally Henry's aunt, uncle and the rest of the family also going through the cupboard for reasons not every satisfactorily explained.
In and amongst all this commotion, Henry also ends up in the cupboard, in one of the alternate worlds, where he sets about learning about his past and his new found powers. The only problem is Henry had spent so much of the time not acting that I'd lost all interest in him as the hero of the book.
If there's a hero of the book, it's Henrietta this time. Except, she's robbed of her chance to shine because she's competing with her family's nonsensical adventures and her cousin's flailing around with the after affects of the dandelion fire.
For all of these jumps between worlds and points of view, there's not enough plot to justify the confusion. Lord of the Rings, this book is not.
It could have been an excellent book had it just focused on Henrietta. Instead, it ends up being a mess.
skittles0313's review against another edition
5.0
CALEB AND BEO
EDIT: mmMMMM Ramoth Gilead
i have so many things to say abt this book but they all just straightup left my mind as soon as i opened goodreads so like. goodbye
EDIT: mmMMMM Ramoth Gilead
i have so many things to say abt this book but they all just straightup left my mind as soon as i opened goodreads so like. goodbye
akhmalaiman's review against another edition
3.0
Took almost two weeks trying to finish this book.
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Personally I think this is one of those trilogies that have a pretty messed-up second book. The first half's truly confusing. So dry and dull. But the second half's good. Far more action-packed. So I'm 50/50 on that. Love the faeries vs. wizards plot though.
Hmm... I have no further comment on this, except of course I can't wait to find out how this trilogy ends.
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Personally I think this is one of those trilogies that have a pretty messed-up second book. The first half's truly confusing. So dry and dull. But the second half's good. Far more action-packed. So I'm 50/50 on that. Love the faeries vs. wizards plot though.
Hmm... I have no further comment on this, except of course I can't wait to find out how this trilogy ends.
akhmalaiman's review against another edition
3.0
Took almost two weeks trying to finish this book.
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Personally I think this is one of those trilogies that have a pretty messed-up second book. The first half's truly confusing. So dry and dull. But the second half's good. Far more action-packed. So I'm 50/50 on that. Love the faeries vs. wizards plot though.
Hmm... I have no further comment on this, except of course I can't wait to find out how this trilogy ends.
Rating: 3.5/5 stars
Personally I think this is one of those trilogies that have a pretty messed-up second book. The first half's truly confusing. So dry and dull. But the second half's good. Far more action-packed. So I'm 50/50 on that. Love the faeries vs. wizards plot though.
Hmm... I have no further comment on this, except of course I can't wait to find out how this trilogy ends.
marysee's review against another edition
5.0
I really enjoyed this book and look forward to the third in the series. N. D. Wilson is a very talented wordsmith. You can tell he loves the sound of words and takes joy in putting them together well.
Sometimes a little confusing, there is a lot going on, but if you just hang in there, most of the explanations come.
Uncle Frank- favorite character at our house.
Sometimes a little confusing, there is a lot going on, but if you just hang in there, most of the explanations come.
Uncle Frank- favorite character at our house.
mackenzievirginia's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
Better than the first installment, in my opinion. It was easier to follow and seemed less rushed, but it still felt somewhat...out of place, idk. I feel like the worlds and their war were trying to have an epic feel, akin to LOTR, but there just wasn't enough development or investment to really make it work.
Still an enjoyable read, with more depth than the first book.
Better than the first installment, in my opinion. It was easier to follow and seemed less rushed, but it still felt somewhat...out of place, idk. I feel like the worlds and their war were trying to have an epic feel, akin to LOTR, but there just wasn't enough development or investment to really make it work.
Still an enjoyable read, with more depth than the first book.
abbyaroza's review against another edition
2.0
This would have gotten higher review from me if the women and girls didn't hide in the house during the fights.
kniznypredator's review against another edition
3.0
Jednotka bola super, ale dvojka je chaos. Priveľa postáv, priveľa deja. Pre decká podľa mňa prekomplikovane a pre dospelých príliš naivne. Zrazu sú všetci príbuzní a strašne sa majú radi, aj keď sa nikdy nestretli. Trojku si prečítam, aby som si konečne odškrtla, že som to prečítala.
kdcassels's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0