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4.11 AVERAGE
4.11 AVERAGE
LOVED THE TRILOGY!
Everything came together so perfectly. And the characters 10/10
Everything came together so perfectly. And the characters 10/10
challenging
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I have to say, this is one of those rare series' that gets consistently better as it goes on. Often, there's a dip in the middle, but that didn't happen here. I can't say that I like Nita - she pisses me off too much - but I can certainly appreciate her character growth and the arc it takes throughout the series. And Kovit, despite being "evil", is by far one of the best characters. 😅 I'm glad I stuck out my Nita-hatred, because the rest of the story made it worth it. 😊
adventurous
dark
emotional
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:
Yes
A great conclusion to the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
I was recommended this series by a ninth grader that I student taught. I thought it was really interesting throughout! I had a good time reading, and I know some of my students now do too. Would recommend if you like a good monster-mafia-type thing!
What a fantastic trilogy! They are great to read back to back as the story itself is only a three week period. I love how this story wraps up.
I started this series over 3 years ago and I thought I would feel more about finishing it but the end felt a little anticlimactic
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
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
I burned through the entire Market of Monsters trilogy in the span of two days, that's how much of a chokehold Schaeffer's cast of characters had on me -- and I mean the entire cast.
From Nita and Kovit, to Diana and Adair, to even freaking Fabricio, Henry and Nita's nutty mom, damn! They were all such likeable characters, consistent in their characterisation. The pull to know more about them, their backgrounds and what they'd do next was too strong to resist. I barely slept those two days.
Apart from the pacing and the delicious twists and turns of the plot, I also enjoyed:
- the various countries the three books brought us to
- the aroace relationship(s)
- the characters' ties to their cultural roots: characters from Thailand, Chile, Argentina? And having their homelands actually matter to them? Yum
- the conversations and self-discoveries that Nita and Kovit have between and among themselves
- even if I didn't trust the characters whose story I was following, after the second book, I trusted the author to tell a thrilling story of desperate, human people embroiled in fun, dark drama
It's been a while since I've sat back in my chair feeling so satisfied and buzzed after finishing a series. Im fact, I'm so pleased I'm smiling like a loon. Is this what Kovit feels like after eating someone's pain? 10/10, would recommend. Would read again.
From Nita and Kovit, to Diana and Adair, to even freaking Fabricio, Henry and Nita's nutty mom, damn! They were all such likeable characters, consistent in their characterisation. The pull to know more about them, their backgrounds and what they'd do next was too strong to resist. I barely slept those two days.
Apart from the pacing and the delicious twists and turns of the plot, I also enjoyed:
- the various countries the three books brought us to
- the aroace relationship(s)
- the characters' ties to their cultural roots: characters from Thailand, Chile, Argentina? And having their homelands actually matter to them? Yum
- the conversations and self-discoveries that Nita and Kovit have between and among themselves
- even if I didn't trust the characters whose story I was following, after the second book, I trusted the author to tell a thrilling story of desperate, human people embroiled in fun, dark drama
It's been a while since I've sat back in my chair feeling so satisfied and buzzed after finishing a series. Im fact, I'm so pleased I'm smiling like a loon. Is this what Kovit feels like after eating someone's pain? 10/10, would recommend. Would read again.