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saragalisteo's review against another edition
5.0
Un libro impresionante. De verdad que merece la pena leerlo, es adictivo desde las primeras páginas. Pocos libros lo consiguen y más con tantas páginas. La autora se merece una enhorabuena enorme.
actsofcarla's review
1.0
This is one of the worst books I have ever read. The prose is clunky, uninspired, and also in clear violation of the show-don't-tell rule. I might even be willing to forgive this in a vacation read, if the characters and story themselves weren't so flat and unoriginal. If you just want a book about pretty people flirting and boning while making heavy handed references to past historical periods and aren't feeling picky, this might do for you. However, there are a lot of books with otherworldly or historical sexiness and romance that are actually fun, interesting, and engaging and I recommend going for one of those instead.
None of the characters read like actual people. They are given one or two traits, a description of their hair and eye color, and emptied of believable or exciting motivation. Sáenz makes zero effort to actually write the immortal characters as if a life span of several thousand years has maybe, I don't know, made them different from other people. "Intelligent" characters display no actual intelligence. We are simply told they are intelligent and expected to believe it.
Life is too short to read this book. If you want something romantic in an interesting historical setting with a touch of magic, try Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier. For a dark, gritty, fascinating take on immortality, try The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas.
None of the characters read like actual people. They are given one or two traits, a description of their hair and eye color, and emptied of believable or exciting motivation. Sáenz makes zero effort to actually write the immortal characters as if a life span of several thousand years has maybe, I don't know, made them different from other people. "Intelligent" characters display no actual intelligence. We are simply told they are intelligent and expected to believe it.
Life is too short to read this book. If you want something romantic in an interesting historical setting with a touch of magic, try Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier. For a dark, gritty, fascinating take on immortality, try The Vampire Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas.
todomal's review against another edition
2.0
Meeeeeeeh.
Não é tanto um rip off the "A nave dum milhão de anos" de Anderson como uma primeira novela baseada em conceitos pouco originais sobre a imortalidade e com uma grande incontinência para a exposição de dados que autora acha fascinantes sobre o neolítico etcétera. O primeiro capítulo começa com uma exposição justificada pola AMNÉSIA da personagem principal, com isso está todo dito.
Não é tanto um rip off the "A nave dum milhão de anos" de Anderson como uma primeira novela baseada em conceitos pouco originais sobre a imortalidade e com uma grande incontinência para a exposição de dados que autora acha fascinantes sobre o neolítico etcétera. O primeiro capítulo começa com uma exposição justificada pola AMNÉSIA da personagem principal, com isso está todo dito.
gorgowood's review against another edition
4.0
De nuevo la autora vuelve a enamorarme con su forma tan maravillosa de escribir. Y además en una historia que me ha atrapado desde el primer momento. Me ha parecido original, interesante y excelentemente documentada.
No se lleva las cinco estrellas por que, como suele ser habitual en mí, no he logrado empatizar con el personaje femenino de la novela.
Aún así, magnífica trama con los personajes justos. ¡Recomendadísima!
No se lleva las cinco estrellas por que, como suele ser habitual en mí, no he logrado empatizar con el personaje femenino de la novela.
Aún así, magnífica trama con los personajes justos. ¡Recomendadísima!
prpltrtl946's review against another edition
4.0
The Ancient Family book 1
Complex, historical and psychotic. Also translated from another language so book 2 can come or not whenever! I had to take this very slowly. I backtracked and reread a few passages to understand it all and now I really enjoyed it.
Complex, historical and psychotic. Also translated from another language so book 2 can come or not whenever! I had to take this very slowly. I backtracked and reread a few passages to understand it all and now I really enjoyed it.
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