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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
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!
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
more like 3.5 stars
solidly not bad! went into this with mixed expectations from friends and yeah it was pretty decent. a few worldbuilding and writing style things bothered me, but the story itself is at least interesting enough so i’ll probably read the next books. kinda predictable though, in some regards, due to some cliches. and while mare wasn’t necessarily annoying, and definitely not insufferable (like cough feyre cough), she is kind of dumb at times. like i know she’s not educated but like even her common sense and logical thinking is substandard.
yeah overall pretty decent. but i’m still bothered by the fact that “willy-nilly” is somehow still a phrase in use and yet bicycles and trains don’t exist anymore but whatever lol
solidly not bad! went into this with mixed expectations from friends and yeah it was pretty decent. a few worldbuilding and writing style things bothered me, but the story itself is at least interesting enough so i’ll probably read the next books. kinda predictable though, in some regards, due to some cliches. and while mare wasn’t necessarily annoying, and definitely not insufferable (like cough feyre cough), she is kind of dumb at times. like i know she’s not educated but like even her common sense and logical thinking is substandard.
yeah overall pretty decent. but i’m still bothered by the fact that “willy-nilly” is somehow still a phrase in use and yet bicycles and trains don’t exist anymore but whatever lol
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Okay so this book let me tell yall I just don’t know how to describe it. The best thing I can say is read it because it is amazing.
Okay so it has a bit of a slow start but that is necessary for the world building and it is quite interesting to read. So then there comes a chapter and everything just happens. She gets sucked into the world of the Silvers and that happens pretty fast. Then it falls back into a bit of a slow pace. She learns how to be a princess and you get to know a lot about the world the Silvers live in. There isn’t really any action but there are hints and something happens that I can’t tell you because...spoilers.
Let me warn you though. The last fifty or so pages aren’t fun. I mean I know everybody talkes about the fact that Red Queen has a plot twist but let me tell you I didn’t expect it to be this big and extreme. I am just so happy that I have another three books to finish because I could not have lived with that ending.
Okay so it has a bit of a slow start but that is necessary for the world building and it is quite interesting to read. So then there comes a chapter and everything just happens. She gets sucked into the world of the Silvers and that happens pretty fast. Then it falls back into a bit of a slow pace. She learns how to be a princess and you get to know a lot about the world the Silvers live in. There isn’t really any action but there are hints and something happens that I can’t tell you because...spoilers.
Let me warn you though. The last fifty or so pages aren’t fun. I mean I know everybody talkes about the fact that Red Queen has a plot twist but let me tell you I didn’t expect it to be this big and extreme. I am just so happy that I have another three books to finish because I could not have lived with that ending.