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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was pretty good, but I'd hoped they'd save all the queens in the end :(
adventurous
funny
relaxing
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:
No
As quatro rainhas mortas é um livro que eu tinha vontade de ler a muito tempo devido à capa e do título. E apesar de parecer um livro de fantasia, não tem nada do gênero, é mais um livro de mistério que se passa em um mundo totalmente diferente do nosso. Nesse livro a gente acompanha as quatro rainhas de um reino dividido em quadrantes, que foram assassinadas e tudo o que aconteceu está em volto de um grande mistério. Além das rainhas, também acompanha Kelarie Corrington, uma garota de 17 anos, que teve sua vida atrelada aos assassinatos e ela terá que desvendar se quer ter uma chance de sobreviver. Achei bem leal a parte que o reino é dividido em quadrante e cada um tem uma forma de viver totalmente diferente do outro. Apesar de aparecerem tão pouco fiquei com muita curiosidade sobre cada um deles, seria muito legal se tivesse um livro para cada quadrante, pois tudo que a gente sabe é pela visão das rainhas. O mistério do livro é bem empolgante, porque a autora faz com que a gente entre na história e tente desvendar o mistério com os personagens. E apesar de ter mil teorias de quem poderia ter sido, eu acertei em parte, mas não estava esperando o plot que o livro trouxe no final, que foi feito de forma genial pela autora. Os personagens eu não me apeguei tanto a eles, pois eles pareciam ser meio genéricos. A Kelarie é legal, mas ela pareceu muito parecida com outras personagens que já li, principalmente, na questão dela ser uma ladra muito habilidosa e que tem um passado triste, isso eu já li em uns três ou quatro livros. O que gostei dela foi como ela foi desvendando o mistério e a gente foi conhecendo mais sobre ela. O livro foi interessante, a escrita da autora é bem envolvente e faz com que a gente se conecte com o que está acontecendo logo nas primeiras páginas do livro.
I don't want to even remotely hint at anything since the release is so far out, but I really enjoyed this book! The plot was engaging, the characters were likeable and funny, and there was a lot of twists that really amped up my mind-blown status.
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Four stars, sure why not. I had fun reading this. A literary giant it is not. But I liked the characters and it had a fun mystery component. Always love me a story about a scrappy female thief.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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 phenomenal read. Ate it all up in a single day. The world building is clear and reasonable. Truly on the edge of my seat the entire time. I loved the main characters and the multi-view storytelling. It made time fly by.
Enjoyable fantasy with well crafted worlds and characters. I was impressed with how quickly I was immersed in the story. Well done to this author. Very deserving of the CBCA shortlisting!
3.5!!!
brooo the twists kept twisting fr. like it was so interesting but the reveal wasnt my fav??? i wish they were introduced earlier and hid clues throughout the beginning to build up for the reveal, but it was sorta just thrown in there out of the blue, same with the romance tbh. like the way the entire story was told was so cool and i really liked it, but at times i found the romance and some plot points a little flat?? but over all i enjoyed it so
brooo the twists kept twisting fr. like it was so interesting but the reveal wasnt my fav??? i wish they were introduced earlier and hid clues throughout the beginning to build up for the reveal, but it was sorta just thrown in there out of the blue, same with the romance tbh. like the way the entire story was told was so cool and i really liked it, but at times i found the romance and some plot points a little flat?? but over all i enjoyed it so
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was looking forward to reading this, having heard good things.
The story has a promising premise and the back and forward between character POV was handled well. The murder mystery had me going till the end. Characters were mostly well-defined and likable - or not, as they were supposed to be.
A unique and quirky setting but the world building didn't quite gel for me. I know it's fantasy but I felt uncomfortable with one of the quadrants attempting to genetically modify people prior to birth to perfect them and then killing them off early if they were born with a disability. I wanted a bit more revolution and rebellion around this from those in that quadrant - or anywhere really. The population seemed to accept being kept in their quadrants without much rancour, and that kind of non-reaction reflected what I felt was the slightly flat social and political structure.
Finally, I read a lot of series, so I enjoyed this stand alone novel's hopeful and tidy finish.
A pleasant read.
The story has a promising premise and the back and forward between character POV was handled well. The murder mystery had me going till the end. Characters were mostly well-defined and likable - or not, as they were supposed to be.
A unique and quirky setting but the world building didn't quite gel for me. I know it's fantasy but I felt uncomfortable with one of the quadrants attempting to genetically modify people prior to birth to perfect them and then killing them off early if they were born with a disability. I wanted a bit more revolution and rebellion around this from those in that quadrant - or anywhere really. The population seemed to accept being kept in their quadrants without much rancour, and that kind of non-reaction reflected what I felt was the slightly flat social and political structure.
Finally, I read a lot of series, so I enjoyed this stand alone novel's hopeful and tidy finish.
A pleasant read.