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breezy610's review against another edition
4.0
this was pretty good. I think the concept is very unique. I can't wait to read the sequel.
kirstikitty99's review against another edition
1.0
This book was awful. When I first read the plot it seemed amazing, but nothing happend. The whole book was just about the romance between Ana and whatever his name was and the romance was sooo predictable i almost puked when reading it. At the end og the book when somthing finaly happend it didn't make any sense. My face at the end was just
I gave it two stars because some moments where a little bit exciting for like two seconds. I was hoping that at the end og the book that something would have been explained, but...
we don't want that (sarcastic voice)
Never ever read this book if you don't want to read a soppy awful book about NOTHING.
I gave it two stars because some moments where a little bit exciting for like two seconds. I was hoping that at the end og the book that something would have been explained, but...
we don't want that (sarcastic voice)
Never ever read this book if you don't want to read a soppy awful book about NOTHING.
bookph1le's review against another edition
3.0
Incarnate is one of those books about which I can't make up my mind. On the one hand, it kept me reading, often past the point where I thought, "Okay, I'll put this book down and do something else for a while." Yet there were also things about the book that I just really didn't like. I am eager to read the next book in the installment, but yet Incarnate was not one of those books that, when I was finished, I was blown away by how lovely it was. This doesn't happen to me often, but it always frustrates me when a book is such a combination of good things and things I find annoying that I can't decide how I feel about it. As a result, it's really hard for me to rate this book. Some spoilers to follow.
My biggest annoyance with this book has to do with Ana. I didn't completely dislike her character, but I found her frustrating to the point of annoyance on many occasions. I get that she was raised in an abusive situation and so is suspicious of everyone and everything. Still, it irked me that she is always so defensive, that she immediately jumps to conclusions without really thinking about what's going on and trying to analyze it. To this book's credit, Sam does call her out on it, and I appreciated that encounter between the two of them. And, for all that Ana drove me up a wall at times, it is also nice to read about a main character who is flawed, rather than one who seems all pale and perfect and yet everyone loves her. Ana, unlike far too many YA female protagonists, actually has some edges to her.
The other thing I couldn't quite figure out is why Ana isn't more curious. The book starts of really strong, and I expected it to be about Ana's quest to discover her origins, but then it kind of goes off the rails and becomes a romance. I didn't mind this so much because I thought the romance went a long way toward developing Ana's character and helping the reader delve into her psyche. Still, I couldn't get past the fact that Ana notices things, thinks they're strange, but then doesn't act. Maybe this passivity is meant to be part of her characterization, but I really would have liked to see her be more proactive.
I definitely want to give this book a gold star when it comes to the romance between Sam and Ana. There was just enough spice to it to make it very interesting, but I also thought the relationship was well-developed and free from the plague of insta-love. I liked that Ana and Sam always seemed to be feeling their way around one another, and that both had their moments of ambivalence about their relationship--Sam wondering about the implications of loving someone who might only have one lifetime, and Ana probing the question of what it meant that Sam had lived so many past lives, had past relationships, and inhabited many different bodies. These are some pretty big metaphysical questions, and I liked that the book tackled them. They really made me think.
The other thing I really loved about this novel was the concept. I liked the world that Meadows built, and I liked the idea of a society in which there are a finite number of souls that are born and reborn. Still, I would have liked to see Meadows probe this a bit more. What would it be like to be constantly surrounded by the same people for millennia? Do people get bored and wish they could just be done with the whole birth and rebirth cycle? I hope Meadows will explore this at greater length in subsequent books.
Perhaps the biggest problem with this book is that it does open so many questions. There are many things about which I want to know more, including the origin of Heart, where the sylph came from, etc. These issues seem almost like they could form a whole separate book, independent of the love story. While I did enjoy the love story, I did also wish that more page time had been devoted to some of these deeper questions. Hopefully this book was something of a set up for future installments, where the romance will take more of a backseat in favor of widening the lens and giving the reader more of a view of the world.
My biggest annoyance with this book has to do with Ana. I didn't completely dislike her character, but I found her frustrating to the point of annoyance on many occasions. I get that she was raised in an abusive situation and so is suspicious of everyone and everything. Still, it irked me that she is always so defensive, that she immediately jumps to conclusions without really thinking about what's going on and trying to analyze it. To this book's credit, Sam does call her out on it, and I appreciated that encounter between the two of them. And, for all that Ana drove me up a wall at times, it is also nice to read about a main character who is flawed, rather than one who seems all pale and perfect and yet everyone loves her. Ana, unlike far too many YA female protagonists, actually has some edges to her.
The other thing I couldn't quite figure out is why Ana isn't more curious. The book starts of really strong, and I expected it to be about Ana's quest to discover her origins, but then it kind of goes off the rails and becomes a romance. I didn't mind this so much because I thought the romance went a long way toward developing Ana's character and helping the reader delve into her psyche. Still, I couldn't get past the fact that Ana notices things, thinks they're strange, but then doesn't act. Maybe this passivity is meant to be part of her characterization, but I really would have liked to see her be more proactive.
I definitely want to give this book a gold star when it comes to the romance between Sam and Ana. There was just enough spice to it to make it very interesting, but I also thought the relationship was well-developed and free from the plague of insta-love. I liked that Ana and Sam always seemed to be feeling their way around one another, and that both had their moments of ambivalence about their relationship--Sam wondering about the implications of loving someone who might only have one lifetime, and Ana probing the question of what it meant that Sam had lived so many past lives, had past relationships, and inhabited many different bodies. These are some pretty big metaphysical questions, and I liked that the book tackled them. They really made me think.
The other thing I really loved about this novel was the concept. I liked the world that Meadows built, and I liked the idea of a society in which there are a finite number of souls that are born and reborn. Still, I would have liked to see Meadows probe this a bit more. What would it be like to be constantly surrounded by the same people for millennia? Do people get bored and wish they could just be done with the whole birth and rebirth cycle? I hope Meadows will explore this at greater length in subsequent books.
Perhaps the biggest problem with this book is that it does open so many questions. There are many things about which I want to know more, including the origin of Heart, where the sylph came from, etc. These issues seem almost like they could form a whole separate book, independent of the love story. While I did enjoy the love story, I did also wish that more page time had been devoted to some of these deeper questions. Hopefully this book was something of a set up for future installments, where the romance will take more of a backseat in favor of widening the lens and giving the reader more of a view of the world.
ec_newman's review against another edition
3.0
Read this as a manuscript for a lit scout. Possibly 3.5 stars. Had tons of potential and I'd love to read the final version.
brendalovesbooks's review against another edition
2.0
This started off good, and I thought the idea for the story was interesting. Then it turned into some boring romance between an old man and a teenager. And nothing happened for about 300 pages. The ending picked up a bit, but by that time I just didn't care anymore. I also didn't like the main character, who had way too many TSTL moments.
jessicajessica101's review against another edition
3.0
3.5
C'est avec une petite déception que je termine ce livre.
L'auteur a eu une très bonne idée de base, celle d'imaginer un monde où toutes les personnes sont réincarnées encore et encore et qu'à leur mort, elles renaissent par la suite dans d'autres corps. Un jour, une âme meurt, et une nouvelle naît, et c'est en rompant l'ordre bien établie que Ana devient un être à part.
J'ai adoré le plot de base, vraiment très intéressant, j'ai bien aimé les personnages même si ils ne sont pas terriblement attachants, mais c'est vrai que j'ai un sentiment de manque dans ce livre. Soyons honnêtes, il ne s'y passe pas grand chose, et quand il se passe quelque chose, c'était concentré dans un si petit nombre de pages que tout avait l'air d'être bâclé, on enchaine les informations mais rien de plus, et ça m'a déçue, profondément.
J'ai le tome 2 dans ma PAL, à voir si je le commencerais donc au vu de la fin du tome 1 qui m'a laissé indifférente.
C'est avec une petite déception que je termine ce livre.
L'auteur a eu une très bonne idée de base, celle d'imaginer un monde où toutes les personnes sont réincarnées encore et encore et qu'à leur mort, elles renaissent par la suite dans d'autres corps. Un jour, une âme meurt, et une nouvelle naît, et c'est en rompant l'ordre bien établie que Ana devient un être à part.
J'ai adoré le plot de base, vraiment très intéressant, j'ai bien aimé les personnages même si ils ne sont pas terriblement attachants, mais c'est vrai que j'ai un sentiment de manque dans ce livre. Soyons honnêtes, il ne s'y passe pas grand chose, et quand il se passe quelque chose, c'était concentré dans un si petit nombre de pages que tout avait l'air d'être bâclé, on enchaine les informations mais rien de plus, et ça m'a déçue, profondément.
J'ai le tome 2 dans ma PAL, à voir si je le commencerais donc au vu de la fin du tome 1 qui m'a laissé indifférente.
keberwick's review against another edition
2.0
I really, really had high hopes for this book. They weren't met. At all. The description sounded amazing but it didn't live up to the description.
Also, how many is "an alarming number of ferrets" As seen in the About the Author? I'm just really curious.
Also, how many is "an alarming number of ferrets" As seen in the About the Author? I'm just really curious.