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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
I thought the pacing of this book was just okay and would work better as a tv show or movie. I would have probably loved this book when I was younger, but overall it was just okay.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A lot of people seemed to not like this book due to its lack of originality. Was this book a mixture of other ya dystopian novels (hunger games, selection, prodigy, X-men)? Yes, however I strangely digged it. The authors writing was interesting and kept me entertained. Looking forward to book 2!
I only write vague reviews. Really enjoyed the story, lost me a bit in the middle but picked up in the end.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Maybe I'm a little older than the demographic. I didnt enjoy the writing and the narrator was very repetitive as if a clue or advice said was the key to the book. "Anyone can betray anyone" yeah I got it thanks.
The main character didn't really ever do anything herself. Most things were done because of other people having the power to do stuff.
The romance didn't make sense because she fell in love with her oppressors. Hate to see it.
The evil villian speech was lame. His motives were jealousy. Pfft. And in the Mare didn't say anything about her people's oppression and pain but rather how she almost kinda liked Mavin. And that would be fine if she was trying to talk her way out of prison but she wasn't.
I don't think they talk at all about the ways that the red people could actually be help. How to rebuild their communities.
It's an allegory for racism yet many opertinities to talk about how to actually help the systemic issues fell we "you can help!" "I wish things were different". Rather than talk about education, buildings, electricity, the fantasy equivalent to Jim crow laws.
There were non of the opertinites to talk about how minorities are made to be dehumanized or the how people can believe such things about another human being.
It's just if your gonna make racism your books fantasy idea, actually talk about racism.
The main character didn't really ever do anything herself. Most things were done because of other people having the power to do stuff.
The romance didn't make sense because she fell in love with her oppressors. Hate to see it.
The evil villian speech was lame. His motives were jealousy. Pfft. And in the Mare didn't say anything about her people's oppression and pain but rather how she almost kinda liked Mavin. And that would be fine if she was trying to talk her way out of prison but she wasn't.
I don't think they talk at all about the ways that the red people could actually be help. How to rebuild their communities.
It's an allegory for racism yet many opertinities to talk about how to actually help the systemic issues fell we "you can help!" "I wish things were different". Rather than talk about education, buildings, electricity, the fantasy equivalent to Jim crow laws.
There were non of the opertinites to talk about how minorities are made to be dehumanized or the how people can believe such things about another human being.
It's just if your gonna make racism your books fantasy idea, actually talk about racism.
adventurous
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Interesting story but not sure if I like the love triangle.
This probably would have gotten 5 stars if not for two things: 1)I'm upset, and 2)I was partially spoiled.
For my spoiler-free comments I will say this was a very well-built world with really interesting characters and an exciting story. I cared about the characters, which is probably the most important thing for me in a reading experience. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes this sort of story. If the description interests you at all, you will definitely like this book.
Now, here there be SPOILERS:
I say I was partially spoiled because I saw a review talking about what a huge, surprising, insane twist this story had at the end... Which yes, made me want to read it, but sadly dampened my enjoyment of the book. I was looking for the twist and was unable to trust anyone fully. It didn't take me too long to guess what the twist was. Now, that being said, this book is still excellent. Even knowing what would surely happen, I found myself second-guessing my prediction on numerous occasions. Maven was SO convincing. And god I wanted to believe him. I wanted to so bad. Even knowing not to trust him I still found myself rooting for Maven over Cal. And even with that total turnaround at the end I still want Maven to change back. I still hold on to hope that really shouldn't be there. There's really no coming back from that ending for him. I mean I say that, but I actually have hope that his mother is just controlling him with her powers... But that may just be wishful thinking. I will have to find out in the next book! I will be starting on Glass Sword tomorrow!
For my spoiler-free comments I will say this was a very well-built world with really interesting characters and an exciting story. I cared about the characters, which is probably the most important thing for me in a reading experience. I would recommend this book to anyone who likes this sort of story. If the description interests you at all, you will definitely like this book.
Now, here there be SPOILERS:
I say I was partially spoiled because I saw a review talking about what a huge, surprising, insane twist this story had at the end... Which yes, made me want to read it, but sadly dampened my enjoyment of the book. I was looking for the twist and was unable to trust anyone fully. It didn't take me too long to guess what the twist was. Now, that being said, this book is still excellent. Even knowing what would surely happen, I found myself second-guessing my prediction on numerous occasions. Maven was SO convincing. And god I wanted to believe him. I wanted to so bad. Even knowing not to trust him I still found myself rooting for Maven over Cal. And even with that total turnaround at the end I still want Maven to change back. I still hold on to hope that really shouldn't be there. There's really no coming back from that ending for him. I mean I say that, but I actually have hope that his mother is just controlling him with her powers... But that may just be wishful thinking. I will have to find out in the next book! I will be starting on Glass Sword tomorrow!