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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
HOLY SHIT!
This book was wonderful. I loved how it started with Greta already in Mylena, and not her in the mortal world first. I loved the whole eclipse/raw stage thing that the author put in this story. It was all so well thought out and greatly put together. The fact that there was a whole group of humans in the forest that Greta could never sense threw me off a little bit, she was there for four years, how did she not know the location of the Dugout before Wyatt and the other boys got there? But maybe I am just being a little unrealistic about it.
The whole book I wanted Greta with Isaac, and I was so happy with the ending that I got my wish. Not that I hated Wyatt, but I just didn't see him and Greta fitting together. She and Isaac were meant for each other. She needs someone who is at the same pace as her, knows as much about Mylena as she does. Wyatt only wished to go back home, Mylena is Greta's home now. Isaac is strong and forceful, which matches Greta's personality, especially with him. Wyatt was more soft, which threw her off. Yes she like someone treating her like that, but it wasn't what was best for her. In my opinion that is.
I was scared the book was going to leave having Greta in that other dimension, but I am so glad Isaac saved her. Now she can go on in the next book...to do something. I don't know what yet. I need to get my hands on that book soon.
This book was wonderful. I loved how it started with Greta already in Mylena, and not her in the mortal world first. I loved the whole eclipse/raw stage thing that the author put in this story. It was all so well thought out and greatly put together. The fact that there was a whole group of humans in the forest that Greta could never sense threw me off a little bit, she was there for four years, how did she not know the location of the Dugout before Wyatt and the other boys got there? But maybe I am just being a little unrealistic about it.
The whole book I wanted Greta with Isaac, and I was so happy with the ending that I got my wish. Not that I hated Wyatt, but I just didn't see him and Greta fitting together. She and Isaac were meant for each other. She needs someone who is at the same pace as her, knows as much about Mylena as she does. Wyatt only wished to go back home, Mylena is Greta's home now. Isaac is strong and forceful, which matches Greta's personality, especially with him. Wyatt was more soft, which threw her off. Yes she like someone treating her like that, but it wasn't what was best for her. In my opinion that is.
I was scared the book was going to leave having Greta in that other dimension, but I am so glad Isaac saved her. Now she can go on in the next book...to do something. I don't know what yet. I need to get my hands on that book soon.
Okay, I’ll admit it. I was missing my fairytale lands. Yeah, I enjoy all this new and exciting stuff, but man sometimes you just can’t beat ogres, goblins, sprites and the oldie-but-goodies.
Given what I was told about Greta being a bounty hunter, I didn’t expect this book to open the way it did. I mean, yeah, it starts with her going out to rescue a goblin boy from a monster, but then instantly Isaac shows up and he’s like, “Hi” and Greta’s like “Ohmygod remember how we met like a fortnight ago and I was obsessed with you but now I hate you because you lied and oh by the way now for some reason you’re the king of the goblins you little liar.”
Ooookay then.
Of course I have to pick at the romance in this book. Of course I do. Because I can’t get through it without not. Because not only do Isaac and Greta have yet another annoying love/hate relationship that seems to be based on…uh…hormones? Let’s go with hormones since I can’t think of much else. I mean, after they meet for a fortnight he invades her dreams because he HAS to be bound to her. Knowing she’s a human. By the way, humans are blamed for all the ills ever on Mylena. So Isaac alternates from blaming all the world’s ills on her to being like I MUST HAVE YOU. Literally. His repetitions of “She’s mine” or “You’re mine” creeped me out.
And then of course there is the requisite love triangle. Which doesn’t seem to have any point at all, honestly. But I don’t like love triangles. At all. You probably know this, so I’m going to stop here.
The characters as a whole didn’t have much particular depth besides Greta. Many of their actions made no sense, or seemed forced. Isaac, especially, bothered me, both by the way he treated Greta and then the schizo way he acted at the end of the book. But I can’t explain that for fear of spoilers. Many of the background characters just popped on and off-screen, though I appreciate the attempt to give every member of the lost boys a little bit of personality.
The thing that kept me going was the plot pacing. As in, plot went GOGOGO! There’s no shortage of action in this book, and Jacobs isn’t afraid to put some blood into the pages. (No, not graphically, I promise.) I’m pretty sure even Greta herself is injured from like page 1 on. Fast pacing is always, always a plot for me. I mean, I finished this book in one day.
I’m still not sure what I think of the world building, though. On the one hand, I felt like I didn’t understand what was going on very clearly for the first part of the book. On the other, I really appreciated how Jacobs never info dumped. She even had the best opportunity, with the lost boys having no idea how things worked on Mylena. But Jacobs kept that to a minimal as well, and I really respect that.
All in all, I would recommend those who want to return to a fairytale land with lots of action and a lot of romance. It’s not one of those books you can read too deeply into, but that’s okay sometimes. It’s a fun, quick read. I don’t think I’d go out and buy book two, but I would certainly take the chance to request it on NetGalley.
Given what I was told about Greta being a bounty hunter, I didn’t expect this book to open the way it did. I mean, yeah, it starts with her going out to rescue a goblin boy from a monster, but then instantly Isaac shows up and he’s like, “Hi” and Greta’s like “Ohmygod remember how we met like a fortnight ago and I was obsessed with you but now I hate you because you lied and oh by the way now for some reason you’re the king of the goblins you little liar.”
Ooookay then.
Of course I have to pick at the romance in this book. Of course I do. Because I can’t get through it without not. Because not only do Isaac and Greta have yet another annoying love/hate relationship that seems to be based on…uh…hormones? Let’s go with hormones since I can’t think of much else. I mean, after they meet for a fortnight he invades her dreams because he HAS to be bound to her. Knowing she’s a human. By the way, humans are blamed for all the ills ever on Mylena. So Isaac alternates from blaming all the world’s ills on her to being like I MUST HAVE YOU. Literally. His repetitions of “She’s mine” or “You’re mine” creeped me out.
And then of course there is the requisite love triangle. Which doesn’t seem to have any point at all, honestly. But I don’t like love triangles. At all. You probably know this, so I’m going to stop here.
The characters as a whole didn’t have much particular depth besides Greta. Many of their actions made no sense, or seemed forced. Isaac, especially, bothered me, both by the way he treated Greta and then the schizo way he acted at the end of the book. But I can’t explain that for fear of spoilers. Many of the background characters just popped on and off-screen, though I appreciate the attempt to give every member of the lost boys a little bit of personality.
The thing that kept me going was the plot pacing. As in, plot went GOGOGO! There’s no shortage of action in this book, and Jacobs isn’t afraid to put some blood into the pages. (No, not graphically, I promise.) I’m pretty sure even Greta herself is injured from like page 1 on. Fast pacing is always, always a plot for me. I mean, I finished this book in one day.
I’m still not sure what I think of the world building, though. On the one hand, I felt like I didn’t understand what was going on very clearly for the first part of the book. On the other, I really appreciated how Jacobs never info dumped. She even had the best opportunity, with the lost boys having no idea how things worked on Mylena. But Jacobs kept that to a minimal as well, and I really respect that.
All in all, I would recommend those who want to return to a fairytale land with lots of action and a lot of romance. It’s not one of those books you can read too deeply into, but that’s okay sometimes. It’s a fun, quick read. I don’t think I’d go out and buy book two, but I would certainly take the chance to request it on NetGalley.
Mostly about being stalked by a hot guy in your sleep. But an interesting take on the Lost Boys story.
Action, adventure, and a gorgeously developed fantasy world filled with goblins, faeries (spelled the correct way), sprites, wraiths, and others. Greta is the sole human in Mylena, a world in which humans are reviled as the bringers of destruction of their perfect world, so she's been forced to hide who she is from everyone other than Luke, the Sprite who found her when she appeared in Mylena four years ago and trained her to become one of the best bounty hunters in their world.
Love the way Greta grows through out the story, and how she isn't perfect. She has fears and flaws just like anyone and is put in danger countless times. Still, she is, nevertheless, a strong and capable female character who can hold her own, but shows compassion for others and does everything she can to protect them.
If you love retellings that draw on fairytales, like Hansel and Gretel and Peter Pan, but make them completely new, you've got to read this book.
Love the way Greta grows through out the story, and how she isn't perfect. She has fears and flaws just like anyone and is put in danger countless times. Still, she is, nevertheless, a strong and capable female character who can hold her own, but shows compassion for others and does everything she can to protect them.
If you love retellings that draw on fairytales, like Hansel and Gretel and Peter Pan, but make them completely new, you've got to read this book.
I don't know what took me so long to read this book. No, I do. The title. But never mind that, because it was awesome!
*A copy was provided for review purposes*
HECK YAH. I loved it, lived it, laughed with it, cried with it, and ate it up like a greedy little goblin monster. Read it overnight in one sitting guys, ONE. SITTING. Of course there were those parts where I had to depart the world of the goblin king for a while to catch by breath and comprehend the intense scenes which were quickly ripping my brain apart and rendering me incoherent. The story was PURR-FECT. There are those books which you read and you think, oh, what a lovely book, and then there are those which make you say, OH MY GOD yes, a million, billion, trillion times yes. And of course, the ones that leave you speechless. This one just raised that bar...you could hear a pin drop after I finished it and sat there with my shit-just-hit-the-fan face. Greta and the Goblin King was really a very unique novel with very many details and magnificent descriptions that capture the heart. The world was enchanting and the characters well-developed. My favorite aspects about this book include the scenery (realms and such), individual details such as descriptions of different races and creatures, and the background stories. REALLY. GLAD. I. PICKED. IT. UP.
Greta made this already wonderful book even more appealing to the thoughts with her personality and character qualities. You can really tell that the author spent a lot of time perfecting Greta's character so that she was able to capture the readers heart. She succeeded. Greta was a kick-ass, strong, sarcastic, and witty heroine who was also very stubborn, aware of everything and everyone around her, and deadly. Of course, she also faces a great deal of trouble in her life as well. She tries to keep her human life and the magical world apart from each other while trying to figure out who she really is and what her powers are. I really liked that the author understood how character growth is very important in a novel and made sure to include the perfect amount of it through Greta. Her inner-conflicts are interesting to read about. She struggles with identity a lot, and differentiating between her life as a human, and her life as a goblin hunter. By the end, I think she truly belongs in the world of enchantment which lures her in, because she is too full of potential and amazing talent to belong in the human world. I can't wait to read more about her in book two.
Isaac, the sexy goblin king who captures out dear heroine's heart, even though his own is stone cold. He tricks Greta, infuriates her, lies to her, threatens her, and seduces her, unintentionally of course, because chemistry's never created, it only exits. Isaac does all these things to Greta, sure, but that doesn't mean she doesn't give him a piece of her own medicine. She also infuriates him, lies to him, and tricks him throughout the book, so let's just say their relationship is a work in the making and that slowly but surely, their love for each other will prove to be great. What I liked most about Isaac what his streak of protectiveness for Greta, which I feel is important in almost all the male lead roles in YA books. And I got to be honest with you, this is the first time where the lead is a Goblin, so I understand why it would be hard to fall head over heels for a smokin' hot character....who is a GOBLIN. There's a first for everything. Issac's personality remains aloof and mysterious throughout the book which really captured my interest, and I really hope the author expands on his character in the rest of the series to come.
Greta and the Goblin King might sound strange and unfamiliar to the thought, but it's not until you actually pick it up and are transported into the world of the goblin king that you find yourself hooked it regardless of what time in the morning it is. Each page captures the reader with different adrenaline-pumping scenes, and the number of plot twists can create a tiny hurricane in your own brain. The romance was also steamy yet addicting, and there was enough to make the book have a perfect blend of everything. I seriously recommend this book to those of you who want to experience something new from the regular day vampires, werewolves, and angels. Edward's got nothin' on the goblin king.
HECK YAH. I loved it, lived it, laughed with it, cried with it, and ate it up like a greedy little goblin monster. Read it overnight in one sitting guys, ONE. SITTING. Of course there were those parts where I had to depart the world of the goblin king for a while to catch by breath and comprehend the intense scenes which were quickly ripping my brain apart and rendering me incoherent. The story was PURR-FECT. There are those books which you read and you think, oh, what a lovely book, and then there are those which make you say, OH MY GOD yes, a million, billion, trillion times yes. And of course, the ones that leave you speechless. This one just raised that bar...you could hear a pin drop after I finished it and sat there with my shit-just-hit-the-fan face. Greta and the Goblin King was really a very unique novel with very many details and magnificent descriptions that capture the heart. The world was enchanting and the characters well-developed. My favorite aspects about this book include the scenery (realms and such), individual details such as descriptions of different races and creatures, and the background stories. REALLY. GLAD. I. PICKED. IT. UP.
Greta made this already wonderful book even more appealing to the thoughts with her personality and character qualities. You can really tell that the author spent a lot of time perfecting Greta's character so that she was able to capture the readers heart. She succeeded. Greta was a kick-ass, strong, sarcastic, and witty heroine who was also very stubborn, aware of everything and everyone around her, and deadly. Of course, she also faces a great deal of trouble in her life as well. She tries to keep her human life and the magical world apart from each other while trying to figure out who she really is and what her powers are. I really liked that the author understood how character growth is very important in a novel and made sure to include the perfect amount of it through Greta. Her inner-conflicts are interesting to read about. She struggles with identity a lot, and differentiating between her life as a human, and her life as a goblin hunter. By the end, I think she truly belongs in the world of enchantment which lures her in, because she is too full of potential and amazing talent to belong in the human world. I can't wait to read more about her in book two.
Isaac, the sexy goblin king who captures out dear heroine's heart, even though his own is stone cold. He tricks Greta, infuriates her, lies to her, threatens her, and seduces her, unintentionally of course, because chemistry's never created, it only exits. Isaac does all these things to Greta, sure, but that doesn't mean she doesn't give him a piece of her own medicine. She also infuriates him, lies to him, and tricks him throughout the book, so let's just say their relationship is a work in the making and that slowly but surely, their love for each other will prove to be great. What I liked most about Isaac what his streak of protectiveness for Greta, which I feel is important in almost all the male lead roles in YA books. And I got to be honest with you, this is the first time where the lead is a Goblin, so I understand why it would be hard to fall head over heels for a smokin' hot character....who is a GOBLIN. There's a first for everything. Issac's personality remains aloof and mysterious throughout the book which really captured my interest, and I really hope the author expands on his character in the rest of the series to come.
Greta and the Goblin King might sound strange and unfamiliar to the thought, but it's not until you actually pick it up and are transported into the world of the goblin king that you find yourself hooked it regardless of what time in the morning it is. Each page captures the reader with different adrenaline-pumping scenes, and the number of plot twists can create a tiny hurricane in your own brain. The romance was also steamy yet addicting, and there was enough to make the book have a perfect blend of everything. I seriously recommend this book to those of you who want to experience something new from the regular day vampires, werewolves, and angels. Edward's got nothin' on the goblin king.