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i_will_sing_no_requiem's review against another edition
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
lyramadeline's review
3.25
3.25 stars. I wanted to like this book, I really did. I’m a huge fan of the Once Upon a Time show, so I was excited to have some more material for it. I was hoping this book would be like an extension of the show, but it just didn’t do that for me. There were a lot of things I didn’t like, which you can find in my full review on my blog.
weez_reads's review
5.0
I loved reading this book , I feel like it's set between season 6 and 7 and let's u know what happened between Henry and violet with there relationship, and where violets character goes without it being told within the tv series .
sarah_kurtz's review
2.0
As the second book that I’ve read in this series of Once Upon A Time Continuations; this is not it for me. Just, nope.
While I understand that it serves a purpose, filling in the gap of time between Season 6 & Season 7, and what happened to Henry and Violet…after reading it I would have been fine just not knowing, too.
It’s written a bit like fan-fiction, which is OK and to be expected. But overall, I felt it was lacking good context. Basically, the moral of the story is Henry is so ‘in love’ with Violet he will blindly follow her into whatever she asks. But Violet pretty much doesn’t feel the same. Or, she might have, at one point.
This follows a school trip to NYC where Henry & Violet once again run away to do their own thing. Throughout the day as they run off on their own, they run into a bunch of problems, and ultimately everything is resolved but they break up. (And now you don’t have to read it.)
Finally, something that personally really, really irritated me was that Regina is HARDLY mentioned and when she is, Henry refers to her TWICE as Regina and not Mom. I’m sorry. But no. I cannot see that happening.
While I understand that it serves a purpose, filling in the gap of time between Season 6 & Season 7, and what happened to Henry and Violet…after reading it I would have been fine just not knowing, too.
It’s written a bit like fan-fiction, which is OK and to be expected. But overall, I felt it was lacking good context. Basically, the moral of the story is Henry is so ‘in love’ with Violet he will blindly follow her into whatever she asks. But Violet pretty much doesn’t feel the same. Or, she might have, at one point.
This follows a school trip to NYC where Henry & Violet once again run away to do their own thing. Throughout the day as they run off on their own, they run into a bunch of problems, and ultimately everything is resolved but they break up. (And now you don’t have to read it.)
Finally, something that personally really, really irritated me was that Regina is HARDLY mentioned and when she is, Henry refers to her TWICE as Regina and not Mom. I’m sorry. But no. I cannot see that happening.
ericadeb's review
3.0
I wondered what happened to violet so it was nice that this book answered that question. At first I thought that the stress in their relationship was out of nowhere, but then I remembered my own high school relationship and realized that it was pretty accurate. It was about two kids growing up and realizing they were heading down different paths. It wasn’t my favorite book ever but it would be a good recommendation for teens in a transitional period at the end of high school.
cityofstarlight_library's review against another edition
3.0
As Once Upon A Time is my favourite TV show, I had to read one of these companion novels. This one seemed like the one I thought I'd like the most and, as it's officially classed as canon and set after season 6, I was excited to get into this.
Now, I won't say I'm disappointed because I didn't hate it but everyone seemed out of character. Particularly Henry and Violet.
And I knew that they'd break up considering season seven (a season I didn't enjoy and didn't finish) but the reasoning I wasn't overly fond of.
The book was a little bit of a downer because Violet spends so much of the book just complaining about Henry, even when he gets grounded for her, spends time and money on romantic gestures and goes out of his way to make her happy, for her to be like 'I don't want Henry saving me all the time ffs, I'm my own person who can make my own decisions'.
Violet, you don't have to tell him everything, y'know. If you want to pick something yourself and make decisions, just do it then instead of relying on him then blaming him for caring and wanting to help you. He loves you, he wants to help. Just effing talk to him, it's called ~communication~. But nah, she wants to get as much out of him as possible in New York for her own gain then dump him after the trip. I liked you, Violet... don't use my boy Henry like that and do him dirty.
Henry deserves better.
However, the plot was sweet (mostly at the start) but it wasn't enough, especially for the length of the book. It just needed more. Finding a notebook and trying to find a shop but getting lost was a little boing and it dragged a little. If this wasn't a OUAT novel, I would have DNF'd it.
And when we find out who eventually had the notebook...
I said to myself, if it's I'll be irritated but that's what we got. I was expecting Mr Gold to have bought it for his shop which would have been better.
But on a more positive note, it was cute and very atmospheric. And the best part? Emma and Killian.
They're my favourite characters and I ship them so I was thrilled to see them in this. Even, as I said, everyone wasn't hugely in character, I was still happy.
One question though: why were Emma and Killian chaperones on a school trip? Aren't they both Sheriffs of Storybrooke at this point? I mean, I was really happy they were there as they made the book so much better but I just didn't get why they were on this field trip. It didn't make much sense to me really. I thought it would work better if they went there for a weekend trip and they ditched them to find the notebook rather than this whole field trip thing.
I would have preferred a story set in Storybrooke. I need all the Storybrooke goodness! I hope the other books have more to them because this just wasn't enough. I hate to say this but Henry and Violet aren't strong enough protagonists to have a story of their own. I liked the story better when Emma, Killian and Mary Margaret were in it and telling them off because lol.
Now, I won't say I'm disappointed because I didn't hate it but everyone seemed out of character. Particularly Henry and Violet.
And I knew that they'd break up considering season seven (a season I didn't enjoy and didn't finish) but the reasoning I wasn't overly fond of.
The book was a little bit of a downer because Violet spends so much of the book just complaining about Henry, even when he gets grounded for her, spends time and money on romantic gestures and goes out of his way to make her happy, for her to be like 'I don't want Henry saving me all the time ffs, I'm my own person who can make my own decisions'.
Violet, you don't have to tell him everything, y'know. If you want to pick something yourself and make decisions, just do it then instead of relying on him then blaming him for caring and wanting to help you. He loves you, he wants to help. Just effing talk to him, it's called ~communication~. But nah, she wants to get as much out of him as possible in New York for her own gain then dump him after the trip. I liked you, Violet... don't use my boy Henry like that and do him dirty.
Henry deserves better.
However, the plot was sweet (mostly at the start) but it wasn't enough, especially for the length of the book. It just needed more. Finding a notebook and trying to find a shop but getting lost was a little boing and it dragged a little. If this wasn't a OUAT novel, I would have DNF'd it.
And when we find out who eventually had the notebook...
I said to myself, if it's
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her father who had it the whole time,But on a more positive note, it was cute and very atmospheric. And the best part? Emma and Killian.
They're my favourite characters and I ship them so I was thrilled to see them in this. Even, as I said, everyone wasn't hugely in character, I was still happy.
One question though: why were Emma and Killian chaperones on a school trip? Aren't they both Sheriffs of Storybrooke at this point? I mean, I was really happy they were there as they made the book so much better but I just didn't get why they were on this field trip. It didn't make much sense to me really. I thought it would work better if they went there for a weekend trip and they ditched them to find the notebook rather than this whole field trip thing.
I would have preferred a story set in Storybrooke. I need all the Storybrooke goodness! I hope the other books have more to them because this just wasn't enough. I hate to say this but Henry and Violet aren't strong enough protagonists to have a story of their own. I liked the story better when Emma, Killian and Mary Margaret were in it and telling them off because lol.
justreadjessie's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
fangirlishwandering's review against another edition
5.0
Loved the book. It definitely gave me closure on Henry and Violet’s story.
Loved the pace, loved the reason the author imagined that caused their break-up.
Loved all the Emma-Mary Margaret-Killian-Henry moments.
Now I need a CaptainSwan book.
Loved the pace, loved the reason the author imagined that caused their break-up.
Loved all the Emma-Mary Margaret-Killian-Henry moments.
Now I need a CaptainSwan book.
ankemo's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
08151991j's review
4.0
I read this book because it looked interesting, and it was. I never even really got the chance to watch the show much. This book transported me to New York city where I pretty much followed Violet and Henry in their adventure to reclaim her dad's notebook of inventions. Little did they realize they would have to face several obstacles and tasks in order to reclaim it. As the story unfolds Violet and Henry face conflicting thoughts and emotions which also serves as an obstacle they face in the story. Henry and Violet eventually learn that things aren't always meant to be, but it isn't necessarily negative.