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ellyrarg's review
2.0
Meandery, but an okay read. Many twists and cliff hangers. Its a bit ridiculous how kady takes everything in her stride, rather than having the traumatic shocked reaction any emotionally healthy person would have, particularly when an experience, you’d expect, is so triggering. The immortals are still a bit ridiculous, which I enjoy. The palace of impossible dreams, indeed. That’s fun. Looking forward to having this series wrapped up!
(Minus one star again, because wtf why put the first book on KU and not the others? I read this copy in the format of an actual book! I read way too many books for that to be convenient. Shame on the philistine who only put the first one up. Shaaaame!)
(Minus one star again, because wtf why put the first book on KU and not the others? I read this copy in the format of an actual book! I read way too many books for that to be convenient. Shame on the philistine who only put the first one up. Shaaaame!)
slpugs's review
1.0
I devoured the two books before this. The story is so unique and I appreciate that Arkady is a female character with intelligence and nerve and strength. Without getting into spoilers, I could not accept that Arkady's character changes dramatically into a ignorant damsel-in-distress who is completely unable to think for herself. There is no plot reason for this change, it just happens randomly towards the end of the book. I actually had to put it down and not finish it.
book_bird_anja's review against another edition
4.0
Solid third book, really enjoyed it, not as good as the second, tho.
hoarderreader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? No
3.25
yasisworld's review against another edition
4.0
Finally finished this book. Although it was interesting enough I was also a little bored because there wasn't much action in it. I hope the next book will be a little better....
vaderbird's review
3.0
5 star - Perfect
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
4 star - i would recommend
3 star - good
2 star - struggled to complete
1 star - could not finish
thiefofcamorr's review
5.0
I love this series. Love love love love love.
And the ending! Makes me want to read the next straight away ^^
And the ending! Makes me want to read the next straight away ^^
g8girl's review against another edition
5.0
The Palace of Impossible Dreams by Jennifer Fallon
*****4.5*****
Where do I even begin with this book? I think it was my favorite installment so far to be honest. There were so many great individual moments.
“Among out kind, such a relationship would be considered, well, more than a little unnatural. Perhaps it would be wise not to mention, to others, your…attraction…to this male of another species.”
“I’m not attracted to him.”
“You claim to love him.”
“I love seafood too, but that doesn’t mean I want to settle down with a lobster.”
As well as some real movement forward on the plot line (imo). We finally get a glimpse of what it is that Elyssa and Co. and Maralyce (among others) are looking for. We get a little bit more insight to some of the Immortals and we get to learn about how the Tide works and how it affects them through the eyes of a brand new Immortal into their ranks (something none of them thought was possible -- except perhaps one character who may have orchestrated the whole thing).
We got to see a part of why the Scards hate the Immortals so much, and the revelation is dealt with humour in a very trying time in the book.
"You don't understand. Immortals smell...off...to the Scards. Like something rotten. You learn to recognize the small and associate it with danger." She looked up at him apologetically. "You smell like danger."
"So we're friends, only if I stay downwind?"
We meet a whole new bunch of Immortals and get pulled along into their schemes, and we see the building tensions between Caelum and Glaeba mount to a breaking point with two different factions of Immortals at their head.
There are very few of the flashback sequences in this book that were fairly prevalent in the previous two installments (particularly book one), so perhaps less insights into the immortals pasts and more movement forward on the current story worked better for me.
I guess my biggest issue with this book--and why I docked half a star--is once again our leading lady Arkady Desean. The woman has no sense when it comes to avoiding danger. And just when you think she's gotten some of her brain cells working again she makes stupid decision after stupid decision and gets herself into all sorts of peril (for the good of the story of course, but it doesn't make it any less annoying). I just can't bring myself to love her as a character. And as for her life up until now, I'm a bit uncomfortable with the amount of times she has to use her body as a way to save herself/someone she loves. As a matter of fact, a lot of the characters in this book make questionable or stupid decisions, but again most of it is of course to move the plot forward. I just can't seem to forgive Arkady for it.
Otherwise, I cannot get over that ending and am chomping at the bit to read the next book. For the sake of my GR buddy reads friends I must refrain for twelve whole days. I can't express how much this book moved the plot forward for me and the humour was inserted in all the right places. I am however dreading the end of the next book which gets bad reviews (and from my own memory was less than satisfactory). Hopefully the second run through I'll like the ending better.
Highly recommended read.
*****4.5*****
Where do I even begin with this book? I think it was my favorite installment so far to be honest. There were so many great individual moments.
“Among out kind, such a relationship would be considered, well, more than a little unnatural. Perhaps it would be wise not to mention, to others, your…attraction…to this male of another species.”
“I’m not attracted to him.”
“You claim to love him.”
“I love seafood too, but that doesn’t mean I want to settle down with a lobster.”
As well as some real movement forward on the plot line (imo). We finally get a glimpse of what it is that Elyssa and Co. and Maralyce (among others) are looking for. We get a little bit more insight to some of the Immortals and we get to learn about how the Tide works and how it affects them through the eyes of a brand new Immortal into their ranks (something none of them thought was possible -- except perhaps one character who may have orchestrated the whole thing).
We got to see a part of why the Scards hate the Immortals so much, and the revelation is dealt with humour in a very trying time in the book.
"You don't understand. Immortals smell...off...to the Scards. Like something rotten. You learn to recognize the small and associate it with danger." She looked up at him apologetically. "You smell like danger."
"So we're friends, only if I stay downwind?"
We meet a whole new bunch of Immortals and get pulled along into their schemes, and we see the building tensions between Caelum and Glaeba mount to a breaking point with two different factions of Immortals at their head.
There are very few of the flashback sequences in this book that were fairly prevalent in the previous two installments (particularly book one), so perhaps less insights into the immortals pasts and more movement forward on the current story worked better for me.
I guess my biggest issue with this book--and why I docked half a star--is once again our leading lady Arkady Desean. The woman has no sense when it comes to avoiding danger. And just when you think she's gotten some of her brain cells working again she makes stupid decision after stupid decision and gets herself into all sorts of peril (for the good of the story of course, but it doesn't make it any less annoying). I just can't bring myself to love her as a character. And as for her life up until now, I'm a bit uncomfortable with the amount of times she has to use her body as a way to save herself/someone she loves. As a matter of fact, a lot of the characters in this book make questionable or stupid decisions, but again most of it is of course to move the plot forward. I just can't seem to forgive Arkady for it.
Otherwise, I cannot get over that ending and am chomping at the bit to read the next book. For the sake of my GR buddy reads friends I must refrain for twelve whole days. I can't express how much this book moved the plot forward for me and the humour was inserted in all the right places. I am however dreading the end of the next book which gets bad reviews (and from my own memory was less than satisfactory). Hopefully the second run through I'll like the ending better.
Highly recommended read.