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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Probably my favorite of the Circle books despite the current global pandemic making this an awkward read, the way the kids used the bond in this were simple but effective and really showed their connection so well. The entire story proceeds beautifully from each of these moments to the next while they work to try to find a cure for the plague.
I always love this book even though it makes me cry a lot. Also, it hits differently this read.
God, I have adored this series. The ending is as beautiful and heartbreaking and I cried so much. I can't say anything more because I'm a mess but I wish they were still in print in the UK because they're so well-written and incredible and I need to recommend them to so many people.
adventurous
emotional
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:
Complicated
4.5 Stars
What I loved:
Deals with a pandemic/ illness
the characters are so quirky. I also loved Briar the main character.
Deals with death in a good way.
I also loved the teenage angst.
The magic system is unique and is threaded together
What I didn't like:
I didn't really like Crane.
The way the pandemic was handled was so accurate in the past. The characters wore masks and gloves when they were around sick people or taking care of sick people. That is happening today in this world
What I loved:
Deals with a pandemic/ illness
the characters are so quirky. I also loved Briar the main character.
Deals with death in a good way.
I also loved the teenage angst.
The magic system is unique and is threaded together
What I didn't like:
I didn't really like Crane.
The way the pandemic was handled was so accurate in the past. The characters wore masks and gloves when they were around sick people or taking care of sick people. That is happening today in this world
I LOVE BRIAR ! I LOVE HIS INNER MONOLOGUE AND HOW HE SEES THE WORLD AND THINKS ABOUT IT.
I love his love for Rosethorn and the girls. I admire his strong-willed-ness that doesn't exclude being smart about things and thinking them through.
Like he has great gut instincts and he knows he can trust those most of the times but that doesn't bar him from reasonable advice and life lessons.
Generally his growing and learning curve is a feast to read.
I love his love for Rosethorn and the girls. I admire his strong-willed-ness that doesn't exclude being smart about things and thinking them through.
Like he has great gut instincts and he knows he can trust those most of the times but that doesn't bar him from reasonable advice and life lessons.
Generally his growing and learning curve is a feast to read.
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I love Briar and this book made me cry a bunch. (Not sure I can recommend reading in the midst of a pandemic however.)
This is the last book in this quartet and it's suppoded to feel like the end (although she did end up writing more about them later). This last book deals with Briar and a magical plaugue. I think one of the main themes in this is finaly opening up to people after being hurt for so long, and how to someone jaded that might seem like a stupid thing to do but it's actually nessecary. So I guess this book is about growing up (of course) and about choosing who you want to be as an adult.
I'm not as certain what Briar brings to the quartet as I am for the others. He's certainly got street smarts, but I'm not sure what he has that they need. I think Briar might be stability, because he changes but always stays himself. He's also a boy when the others aren't but I know there's more to it then that so I'll have to think on it.
So this book brings the danger right home to roost for the four protagonists. In fact because of his connections with the street kids of the city Briar is the first to find and report a victim of this plague. That first victim is his friend and he spends most of the book caring for one person after another as the entire city slowly succums to the disease. Briar's book feels the most personal because his enemy is something he can't see or fight, but that kills people he's close to. Briar isn't one for feeling helpless, and so for most of this book he's forced into a kind of numb idleness of working on something that doesn't really help solve the problem but is also vitally necessary. In the end it's the four's unwillingness to give up that saves the day and ends the series on a great note.
I'm not as certain what Briar brings to the quartet as I am for the others. He's certainly got street smarts, but I'm not sure what he has that they need. I think Briar might be stability, because he changes but always stays himself. He's also a boy when the others aren't but I know there's more to it then that so I'll have to think on it.
So this book brings the danger right home to roost for the four protagonists. In fact because of his connections with the street kids of the city Briar is the first to find and report a victim of this plague. That first victim is his friend and he spends most of the book caring for one person after another as the entire city slowly succums to the disease. Briar's book feels the most personal because his enemy is something he can't see or fight, but that kills people he's close to. Briar isn't one for feeling helpless, and so for most of this book he's forced into a kind of numb idleness of working on something that doesn't really help solve the problem but is also vitally necessary. In the end it's the four's unwillingness to give up that saves the day and ends the series on a great note.