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17 reviews for:
La città sospesa
Carrie Ryan, John Parke Davis, Loredana Serratore, Valentina Daniele
3.96 AVERAGE
17 reviews for:
La città sospesa
Carrie Ryan, John Parke Davis, Loredana Serratore, Valentina Daniele
3.96 AVERAGE
I just love this series. Marrill heads back into the Pirate Stream and this time Remy is in tow. Tattoos that strangle, levator snails named Elle and a Sand King that burns are just some of the extraordinary things that pop up in this sequel to the Map to Everywhere. Marrill and Fin have to be some of my all time favorite characters and you can't help but cheer for them. In this story, some tough decisions must be made all while trying to escape the deadly Iron Tide. Honestly, I can't wait to read the next book!
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
I liked the first book much better, but this is still a series that I have fallen in love with and I am excited to read more!
I love this series. The second book is as good as the first. The characters are lovely and for a middle grade fiction, it has surprising emotional weight. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
What an imaginative series - not quite as clever as The Phantom Tollbooth (but then, what is?) yet with definite overtones of that book (the Bintheyre Map, for example, or the places they travel). Marrill's journey into the Pirate Stream also has hints of The Voyage of the Dawn Treader and many other MG fantasy journey books, which will delight readers who know those books in the same way the adult jokes in current animated moves delight the adults while not confusing the younger readers/viewers. Even better, for readers who haven't read the first book (The Map to Everywhere) it's easy to catch on and move forward.
ARC provided by publisher.
ARC provided by publisher.
An classic middle grade series that just happens to have been published last year, instead of 20 years ago. So high quality. Such good friendships. Such fun worldbuilding.
In the first book, we travelled to a few interesting and imaginative places and I left that book looking forward to visiting more places in this one. With that expectancy, I was a little disappointed that we only visited a couple. However, they were indeed interesting and imaginative with the titular city being the setting for most of the story.
There was a lot of emphasis on want and need that drove many plot points and threats, which made for a different type of 'engine' running the story. Unlike most stories where this need is realised in the stealing of that gold or the murdering of that competition, this need is more of that unspent yearning which is spun into something tangible. It encompasses most of the characters and plot points as well as shine the first book in a more needy light. Fin's need to be remembered, Marrill's need for her mother's recovery, the Naysayer's need to look after the cat, Coll's need to keep on sailing and Ardent's need to find his lost love.
In a bid to keep this world 'fresh' they Marrill's teenage babysitter was dragged along too and she played the fish-out-of-water character. Beyond that, there wasn't really anything she added to the story or the plot, which was a wasted opportunity. In some scenes she may as well not even be there and it's only when she finally speaks or reacts to something that I'm reminded that she's even in the story.
As with book one, the story is accompanied by some fabulous pieces of artwork that feel like they're stills from an animated TV series or film and accentuate the story beautifully.
There was a lot of emphasis on want and need that drove many plot points and threats, which made for a different type of 'engine' running the story. Unlike most stories where this need is realised in the stealing of that gold or the murdering of that competition, this need is more of that unspent yearning which is spun into something tangible. It encompasses most of the characters and plot points as well as shine the first book in a more needy light. Fin's need to be remembered, Marrill's need for her mother's recovery, the Naysayer's need to look after the cat, Coll's need to keep on sailing and Ardent's need to find his lost love.
In a bid to keep this world 'fresh' they Marrill's teenage babysitter was dragged along too and she played the fish-out-of-water character. Beyond that, there wasn't really anything she added to the story or the plot, which was a wasted opportunity. In some scenes she may as well not even be there and it's only when she finally speaks or reacts to something that I'm reminded that she's even in the story.
As with book one, the story is accompanied by some fabulous pieces of artwork that feel like they're stills from an animated TV series or film and accentuate the story beautifully.
I was a little skeptical that this book would not be as amazing as the first one; boy, was I wrong! This book truly lives up to the first one.
The characters are just as wonderful and unforgettable.
I was worried about having Remy along, since the idea of a controlling babysitter on board the Kraken sounded just as fun as having Eustace Scrubb on the Dawn Treader. But, she was actually pretty reliable and broke away from the stereotypes I thought she would fulfill. Plus, she is the only one (besides Marrill) who even gets close to remembering Fin.
Marrill is just as compassionate and adventure-loving as she is in the first one. Even though, I have to admit, towards the end she started making me for the way she was treating Fin, she definitely makes up for it by the very end of the book.
Ardent. Oh Ardent! Can I just have Dumbledore, Pym and him set down for a cup of tea and discuss what things they have been accomplishing as some of the most powerful (and funny) wizards around? Yes, I would like that.
Annalessa was a good addition as well! And I feel awful discovering the truth about Coll's tattoos.
And last, but definitely not least.....FIN! One of my all time favorite characters; I don't know what else I can say. Not only as he just as hilarious and mischievous, but you see a side of him being truly selfless and learn how far he would go for his friends.
Plot! I was worried that because this book took place all in the same city that we really wouldn't get to see all of the fun and unique worlds we saw in the last book. But, the travels through the pirate stream and the shattered archipelago were surprising! And we discover that Monerva has many different "worlds" within it as well. I particularly liked the scene where Fin and Marrill arrived at the outdoor celebration held by the Monervans.
All in all, a great read. Would recommend to anyone!
The characters are just as wonderful and unforgettable.
I was worried about having Remy along, since the idea of a controlling babysitter on board the Kraken sounded just as fun as having Eustace Scrubb on the Dawn Treader. But, she was actually pretty reliable and broke away from the stereotypes I thought she would fulfill. Plus, she is the only one (besides Marrill) who even gets close to remembering Fin.
Marrill is just as compassionate and adventure-loving as she is in the first one. Even though, I have to admit, towards the end she started making me for the way she was treating Fin, she definitely makes up for it by the very end of the book.
Ardent. Oh Ardent! Can I just have Dumbledore, Pym and him set down for a cup of tea and discuss what things they have been accomplishing as some of the most powerful (and funny) wizards around? Yes, I would like that.
Annalessa was a good addition as well! And I feel awful discovering the truth about Coll's tattoos.
And last, but definitely not least.....FIN! One of my all time favorite characters; I don't know what else I can say. Not only as he just as hilarious and mischievous, but you see a side of him being truly selfless and learn how far he would go for his friends.
Plot! I was worried that because this book took place all in the same city that we really wouldn't get to see all of the fun and unique worlds we saw in the last book. But, the travels through the pirate stream and the shattered archipelago were surprising! And we discover that Monerva has many different "worlds" within it as well. I particularly liked the scene where Fin and Marrill arrived at the outdoor celebration held by the Monervans.
All in all, a great read. Would recommend to anyone!
As always, Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis hit it out of the park. (No puns intended.) Fin and Marrill's second adventure is as fast-paced and exciting as the first, with a few heart-pounding moments that were a joy to read.
I'm also delighted by the inclusion of Remy, Marrill's babysitter, in this adventure on the Pirate Stream! She was a fabulous character, and her no-nonsense attitude towards Marrill and Fin's adventures was marvelous.
I can't wait to see what happens next on the Stream.
I'm also delighted by the inclusion of Remy, Marrill's babysitter, in this adventure on the Pirate Stream! She was a fabulous character, and her no-nonsense attitude towards Marrill and Fin's adventures was marvelous.
I can't wait to see what happens next on the Stream.