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sasreadsthings's review against another edition
5.0
Holy fucking shit this book
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This book
It's got the right mix of hurt and sarcasm and despair and love
Pacing and writing were beautiful
World felt, hm, it felt like the beauty of Pacific Rim, it's that kinda sci-fi, y'know?
The end really caught me off guard and I wish the ending were longer, I guess, that's probably the only pacing issue I had.
But oh my goodness, the characters felt like actual people, the, just, everything. Argh.
Like
This book
It's got the right mix of hurt and sarcasm and despair and love
Pacing and writing were beautiful
World felt, hm, it felt like the beauty of Pacific Rim, it's that kinda sci-fi, y'know?
The end really caught me off guard and I wish the ending were longer, I guess, that's probably the only pacing issue I had.
But oh my goodness, the characters felt like actual people, the, just, everything. Argh.
kp_khera's review against another edition
4.0
3,5 Stars rounded up because this was:
Okay. Wow. That was... different.
Great, but weird.
And I kind of read the summary for the second book - and now I'm even more O.o
I enjoyed reading it - I actually liked Brady as the MC.
Overall what struck me most was Brady's characterisation. I was reading the other reviews before I just went - I'm just going to go for it
Honest, the reviews made me think 'Do I really want to get myself into this?'
Then when I finished I thought it was a pretty good read, and not what I expected.
The sci-fi part of the book - which was pretty huge - I thought was explained pretty decent. The Faceless. The fear they incite most of all. Though it made me curious - how? what? when? huh?
Okay. Wow. That was... different.
Great, but weird.
And I kind of read the summary for the second book - and now I'm even more O.o
I enjoyed reading it - I actually liked Brady as the MC.
Overall what struck me most was Brady's characterisation. I was reading the other reviews before I just went - I'm just going to go for it
Honest, the reviews made me think 'Do I really want to get myself into this?'
Then when I finished I thought it was a pretty good read, and not what I expected.
The sci-fi part of the book - which was pretty huge - I thought was explained pretty decent. The Faceless. The fear they incite most of all. Though it made me curious - how? what? when? huh?
tricia03053's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome, creative, and fascinating world building. Read this straight through and couldn't put it down.
wildfaeriecaps's review against another edition
5.0
I'm not usually a huge scifi fan, but the blurb for this sounded too interesting to pass up. Definitely kept me turning pages though I could have done with less of an emotional roller coaster because now my head hurts from crying so much.. which.. is kind of the mark of good writing. So I guess I'm not really actually complaining.
layla87's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
I enjoyed this! The world building was good, the plot was very interesting and I liked both characters.
I didn't expect the ending tbh. I thought it would go to a totally different route.
The narrator did a good job as well and I enjoyed his performance.
I enjoyed this! The world building was good, the plot was very interesting and I liked both characters.
I didn't expect the ending tbh. I thought it would go to a totally different route.
The narrator did a good job as well and I enjoyed his performance.
ryanpfw's review against another edition
4.0
My second book by this author. I felt Cameron’s character was bland and one note, but I had a really good sense of who Brady was, and look forward to where his character goes from here. The hand of the plot was very heavy in the early chapters to force the characters together, and I really wanted to see what happened to Wade and his gang at the conclusion. Hopefully that comes in the next book. Well intentioned with some misses. Let’s call it 3.75 stars rounded up.
tashas_books's review against another edition
3.0
I just didn’t connect with this one: the relationship between the MCs didn’t feel like real love, just a forced bond; and I skimmed over the sex scenes because they felt more coercive than consensual.
Don’t think I’ll be reading anymore of this series, but I would read more from Lisa Henry, because, as much as the relationship didn’t feel real to me, her writing really drew me in.
Don’t think I’ll be reading anymore of this series, but I would read more from Lisa Henry, because, as much as the relationship didn’t feel real to me, her writing really drew me in.
kaitlin_durante's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
I liked the characters but the story felt sort of half finished.
I liked the characters but the story felt sort of half finished.
bookishvice's review against another edition
2.0
This is a re-read for me and I had to go back to check on the publishing date (2012), because this MM book contains outdated and harmful language/views towards que queer community. Imagine my surprise at the liberal use of the word faggot, and harmful gendered comparisons where girl/feminine means less or weaker. One of the MC also deals with internalized homophobia, although he swears he has no problem with gays. I don't even know how to process or explain the way rape was presented in this book. Please check out this other reviewer, who dives deeper into the many problematic aspects of this novel: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/665924988
teresab78's review against another edition
4.0
Almost lost faith at 90% but got my HFN. Though I agree with many of the other reviews that the ending was a little abrupt to accomplish this. I loved the story otherwise!