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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
inspiring
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
SPOILERFREE REVIEW (as long as you know what happens in [b:Tomorrow, When the War Began|71865|Tomorrow, When the War Began (Tomorrow, #1)|John Marsden|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1388214812s/71865.jpg|1253352])
Plot (the first book)
Eight teenagers go camping in the bush, when they come back, their country is invaded and war is about to break out. Now they have to fight to win back their homes.
Stuff I Want To Get Out Of My Head
Okay, first off: I have not read the first book Tomorrow When The War Began, only watched the movie (I KNOW, I KNOW)
Everyone who's read the book (or watched the movie), knows that it ends in a pretty huge cliffhanger. I personally love the film adaptation and would've loved to see a sequel. But - apparently - that's not gonna happen.
Still, I wanted to find out what happened after Corrie and Kevin drove off to the hospital. And that's where my first critism starts...
Right, I have that tick, that whenever I get lazy reading, I tend to skim through the back of the book (I don't know why), and in this case, that was a huge mistake. Because the back of the book literally spoiled what happened with Corrie and Kevin! It says - I quote - "".
SERIOUSLY?!
I mean, I don't know what genius had that idea but COME ON.
Putting that aside, I actually really kinda liked this book. I mean, it didn't blow me away, and it took me a while to read it. Almost a week, can you believe it? For 260 pages
I don't know, I should really just stop trying with other genres. I seem to have a hard time getting into anything that is not sci-fi or fantasy.
Still, this wasn't a terrible book by all means. I mean, I think if I was into war books, I would probably love this. But I prefer this story on the big screen (sorry not sorry). And also: WHY AREN'T THEY MAKING THE SEQUEL A MOVIE. This would be awesome!
There are so many badass things happening in this book, and it's also pretty short -> perfect movie material!
In a nutshell: Not my favourite genre, sorry. I loved the characters from the movie but that made me really biased going into this.
There is also a lot of humour in this and I love how realistic Marsden kept the characters. So that's a good thing, I guess.
A really great war book but not my slice of cake...
Plot (the first book)
Eight teenagers go camping in the bush, when they come back, their country is invaded and war is about to break out. Now they have to fight to win back their homes.
Stuff I Want To Get Out Of My Head
Okay, first off: I have not read the first book Tomorrow When The War Began, only watched the movie (I KNOW, I KNOW)
Everyone who's read the book (or watched the movie), knows that it ends in a pretty huge cliffhanger. I personally love the film adaptation and would've loved to see a sequel. But - apparently - that's not gonna happen.
Still, I wanted to find out what happened after Corrie and Kevin drove off to the hospital. And that's where my first critism starts...
Right, I have that tick, that whenever I get lazy reading, I tend to skim through the back of the book (I don't know why), and in this case, that was a huge mistake. Because the back of the book literally spoiled what happened with Corrie and Kevin! It says - I quote - "
Spoiler
17-year-old Ellie and her friends have survived the invasion, but Kevin is imprisoned and Corrie is alive, but in a comaSERIOUSLY?!
I mean, I don't know what genius had that idea but COME ON.
Putting that aside, I actually really kinda liked this book. I mean, it didn't blow me away, and it took me a while to read it. Almost a week, can you believe it? For 260 pages
I don't know, I should really just stop trying with other genres. I seem to have a hard time getting into anything that is not sci-fi or fantasy.
Still, this wasn't a terrible book by all means. I mean, I think if I was into war books, I would probably love this. But I prefer this story on the big screen (sorry not sorry). And also: WHY AREN'T THEY MAKING THE SEQUEL A MOVIE. This would be awesome!
There are so many badass things happening in this book, and it's also pretty short -> perfect movie material!
In a nutshell: Not my favourite genre, sorry. I loved the characters from the movie but that made me really biased going into this.
There is also a lot of humour in this and I love how realistic Marsden kept the characters. So that's a good thing, I guess.
A really great war book but not my slice of cake...
Reading about a localized apocalypse during a global apocalypse. On theme.
Like many, I read the Tomorrow When the War Began series when I was in high school. But we were only required to read the first couple of books. However being a reading addict even then I had to finish the series. And now some years later it's still a series I know I enjoyed.
While I probably wouldn't reread it now, my tastes and reading has matured and grown over the years. I highly recommend it as a series to read whether you're in the teenage age bracket or just enjoy this genre.
While I probably wouldn't reread it now, my tastes and reading has matured and grown over the years. I highly recommend it as a series to read whether you're in the teenage age bracket or just enjoy this genre.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
READ IN DUTCH
I've read the first four books so far (as I haven't been able to find the last three books in my library yet), and for me, this series was a great surprise! I had been willing to read the Tomorrow series for years, but somehow I never really got to the point where I would buy and eventually read them. Till last year! And I may say that I thought it to be the best series I've read that year! This second book, I thought it to be thrilling, and I love the fact that (even though the things that happen are terrible) the story is original and full of suspense! I would recommend this book to a lot of people, but please read the first book first!
I've read the first four books so far (as I haven't been able to find the last three books in my library yet), and for me, this series was a great surprise! I had been willing to read the Tomorrow series for years, but somehow I never really got to the point where I would buy and eventually read them. Till last year! And I may say that I thought it to be the best series I've read that year! This second book, I thought it to be thrilling, and I love the fact that (even though the things that happen are terrible) the story is original and full of suspense! I would recommend this book to a lot of people, but please read the first book first!
adventurous
dark
medium-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:
Complicated