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earlysunsetsmp3's review against another edition
5.0
I loved it so much!! Somehow Marie Lu's writing managed to get even better; I didn't know that was possible.
lyakimov's review against another edition
3.0
I read the first book like 6 years ago, so I honestly had little idea as to what was going on. That's more my fault than anything. Still, it was pretty entertaining. I don't know if I am interested enough to read the third book, even though I am curious as to how the series will end.
eesh25's review against another edition
5.0
First of all, kudos to Marie Lu for writing such a hate-able character from scratch right before our eyes. It was quite the feat.
Which leads me to my next point. I didn't notice before that a large part of the book is written in third-person, present tense. Third-person, present, in my opinion, is the mosts difficult one to get right. And Marie Lu did it. That was also ver impressive.
Now for my feeling about the book.
This is a very dark book. It's almost hard to see it as a YA because the characters don't exactly act like teenagers and there are a few could-have-been-graphic scenes as well.
I spent most of the book wishing someone would kill Adelina, or hurt her, or even simply snap her out of her self-pitying self-righteousness. Because lets be honest, if she ever realized what a horrible person she's become, she will most probably implode.
And you know what, it turns out the Daggers are the good guys, "good" being a relative term.
I apologise if this review is all over the place. It's because my head is also all over the place. I'm not sure how to organise either.
Overall, I loved the writing and the plot and the character development. I liked the direction the author decided to take the story (even if it is killing me) and I'm very eager to find out how this series will conclude.
I definitely recomment this series. Just go in knowing that it's very dark and the protagonist is the antagonist.
Which leads me to my next point. I didn't notice before that a large part of the book is written in third-person, present tense. Third-person, present, in my opinion, is the mosts difficult one to get right. And Marie Lu did it. That was also ver impressive.
Now for my feeling about the book.
This is a very dark book. It's almost hard to see it as a YA because the characters don't exactly act like teenagers and there are a few could-have-been-graphic scenes as well.
I spent most of the book wishing someone would kill Adelina, or hurt her, or even simply snap her out of her self-pitying self-righteousness. Because lets be honest, if she ever realized what a horrible person she's become, she will most probably implode.
And you know what, it turns out the Daggers are the good guys, "good" being a relative term.
I apologise if this review is all over the place. It's because my head is also all over the place. I'm not sure how to organise either.
Overall, I loved the writing and the plot and the character development. I liked the direction the author decided to take the story (even if it is killing me) and I'm very eager to find out how this series will conclude.
I definitely recomment this series. Just go in knowing that it's very dark and the protagonist is the antagonist.
vava0815's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
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? Yes
3.0
lilli_w12's review against another edition
3.0
Better than book 1. I loved Magiano and Sergio, and their respective relationships with Adelina and Violetta. Adelina became a much more interesting character as well.
leahdombrowski's review against another edition
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
priya_amrev's review against another edition
4.0
A very tangling book, made only more intriguing by the morally grey main character. Usually books with villains are written to show their innate goodness with the goal of endearing them to the reader. This book is wonderfully written with an alternate perspective of the mc falling prey to her own pain and darkness.