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denali_epub's review against another edition
4.0
Holy hell and bless that gods, MISTER IMPOSSIBLE takes the cake for mindfuck of the year. Apologies to my younger readers but the F Bomb was absolutely necessary. There are some books you go into with expectations, and there are some books you go into with hopes, and there are some books you go into completely blind to how utterly traumatized you will be once the pages are no longer plentiful and you’re left endlessly wanting for Maggie Stiefvater’s famed something more.
MISTER IMPOSSIBLE manages to be all of those things at once.
Here’s what I loved: words scattered so artfully across a page they can’t possibly be anything short of magical, the feeling of falling without looking down and instead watching the sky grow wider and wider until you feel small, your heart reaching for something something something to tie itself down to before realizing the object of your affection is not a tangible thing but a light at the end of a not-real tunnel and you’re grasping at straws that aren’t straws to explain how in the hell a work of fiction could make you feel like this.
What I’ve always loved about Stiefvater’s writing is her uncanny ability to capture that feeling a reader gets waiting for the impossible to happen. Her magical realism is what once kept me up at night, wondering if there was more out there in the world than we’re capable of seeing. I love stepping away from her books feeling changed and charged.
That being said, and despite my four stars, I was somewhat disappointed in this novel. It felt disjointed and awkward, the POVS scraping against one another rather than ebbing and flowing together. There were too many unexplained gaps. Too many half conversations and abrupt blank spaces on the page.
Read the full review at Reading on the DL!
MISTER IMPOSSIBLE manages to be all of those things at once.
Here’s what I loved: words scattered so artfully across a page they can’t possibly be anything short of magical, the feeling of falling without looking down and instead watching the sky grow wider and wider until you feel small, your heart reaching for something something something to tie itself down to before realizing the object of your affection is not a tangible thing but a light at the end of a not-real tunnel and you’re grasping at straws that aren’t straws to explain how in the hell a work of fiction could make you feel like this.
What I’ve always loved about Stiefvater’s writing is her uncanny ability to capture that feeling a reader gets waiting for the impossible to happen. Her magical realism is what once kept me up at night, wondering if there was more out there in the world than we’re capable of seeing. I love stepping away from her books feeling changed and charged.
That being said, and despite my four stars, I was somewhat disappointed in this novel. It felt disjointed and awkward, the POVS scraping against one another rather than ebbing and flowing together. There were too many unexplained gaps. Too many half conversations and abrupt blank spaces on the page.
Read the full review at Reading on the DL!
alonlyfangirl's review against another edition
3.5
honestly dont know how i feel about the way this is going. but hey at least we have lesbians I guess
bjw42's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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? It's complicated
5.0
asmodael's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Hennessy is so me fr fr
thefantasticalworldofsara's review against another edition
5.0
I continue to be amazed with how precise and yet lyrical Maggie is with her writing. AND HER IDEAS!!!! There will be no spoilers but oh my goodness her ideas and concepts are fucking fascinating. This book did not go where I thought it might and I have so many questions. I eagerly, eagerly await book 3 (and I will force myself to forget that it will be the last in the series and possibly the last we'll see of any Raven Cycle characters).
ps. The views expressed in this review are my own and do not reflect the views of Indigo Books & Music Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. #IndigoEmployee
ps. The views expressed in this review are my own and do not reflect the views of Indigo Books & Music Inc. or any of its subsidiaries. #IndigoEmployee
slawler's review
3.0
This sequel just dragged for me. Not sure why exactly. I've paused in reading the trilogy, but I'll probably finish eventually.
ezrasupremacy's review against another edition
5.0
to quote my own review of book one, “i have great hope that the next book will be an even better read” - and i was right!
my complaint about book one was mainly that it felt very messy, which made it quite exhausting to read at times. now, having read the second book, i can only say i am grateful that all the explaining and setting-up was done in book one, so book two could be a clear, mind boggling story line.
i cannot say that i am happy with the storyline from a personal pov, because it makes me quite unhappy, but i can say that i think it’s marvellous when looking at it as part of the storyline.
i did really like that we got to know declan, matthew and jordan more as their own people! hoping for more of that in book three (fingers crossed?)
all in all absolutely great, so the fact that i have to wait a few days to start book three makes me kinda miserable to think about right now :,).
my complaint about book one was mainly that it felt very messy, which made it quite exhausting to read at times. now, having read the second book, i can only say i am grateful that all the explaining and setting-up was done in book one, so book two could be a clear, mind boggling story line.
i cannot say that i am happy with the storyline from a personal pov, because it makes me quite unhappy, but i can say that i think it’s marvellous when looking at it as part of the storyline.
i did really like that we got to know declan, matthew and jordan more as their own people! hoping for more of that in book three (fingers crossed?)
all in all absolutely great, so the fact that i have to wait a few days to start book three makes me kinda miserable to think about right now :,).
menna_taha's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-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? Yes
4.5
Declan Lynch, you are everything to me. I fell in love with the characters so much more deeply in this book, especially the Lynch brothers, the brothers Lynch. The way that art, art making and art history is so integrated into this book was absolutely beautiful to read.
sarahp85's review against another edition
3.0
I want to like this so much more but I don't.
I LOVE Ronan. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE th Raven Cycle, my sister actually got me special editions of that series for Christmas and I want to reread them all again.
But if I rec the Raven Cycle to anyone, I'd probably advice them to only read those.
Maybe the next book will wow me but so far these haven't
It also felt like it was written differently, I don't know what it is as like I said I love the Raven Cycle and Scorpio Races is another one of Stiefvaters books that I think is absolutely genius. But this... just doesn't hit the same.
I LOVE Ronan. Don't get me wrong. I LOVE th Raven Cycle, my sister actually got me special editions of that series for Christmas and I want to reread them all again.
But if I rec the Raven Cycle to anyone, I'd probably advice them to only read those.
Maybe the next book will wow me but so far these haven't
It also felt like it was written differently, I don't know what it is as like I said I love the Raven Cycle and Scorpio Races is another one of Stiefvaters books that I think is absolutely genius. But this... just doesn't hit the same.