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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Par Džeimsa un Nualas tēliem - 5 zvaigznes. Par Dī šņukstēšanu fonā - 2.
Beigas joprojām spēcīgas un parādās īstā Stīvotera. Kaut kas gan tajā uzbūvē sagāja grīstē, jo Dī skatapunkta pievienošana būtu bijusi ellīgi laba. Kaut tikai kā pierādījums, ka ļoooove ar tūkstošgadīgu feju džeku nav laba doma.
Beigas joprojām spēcīgas un parādās īstā Stīvotera. Kaut kas gan tajā uzbūvē sagāja grīstē, jo Dī skatapunkta pievienošana būtu bijusi ellīgi laba. Kaut tikai kā pierādījums, ka ļoooove ar tūkstošgadīgu feju džeku nav laba doma.
In book 1 of Maggie Stiefvater's faerie series, James was a loyal, funny, psychic guy in love with Dee who we don't really get a chance to know well. In book 2, he's one of two voices and we see inside his head. It turns out that he's bitter, deeply sarcastic, bristly, neurotic and cocky. Yes, nearly dying and being stuck in the friend zone could make one bitter, but why is he an asshole to his roommate and the one teacher who cares about him? Add his intense neuroses and a peek inside his head and I really struggled to give a crap about him for the first half of the book.
The second voice of the book was Nuala, the muse. She's a part faerie, part human, ethereal mind reader and dream weaver with a gift for music. She's unable to make music herself or write it down. Also she's a killer and James can see right through her tricks. Nuala was, by far, the most interesting part of this book.
Book one Dee had all sorts of powers, but in this book she seemed to only retain the ability to write texts and not send them. Helpless Dee was no fun to read at all. Plus, it was jarring to read a new female interest while the original was still around and not acting like herself at all.
Then there is Sullivan, the language arts teacher who doesn't act like a teacher at all. He lives in the boys' dorm and seems to be on 24 hour watch over James. I found myself questioning this "school" and it's methods even more than James.
So all of this adds up to a book that I had to finish but a story that I could never sink into. I spent too much time questioning the characters and their motivations. Maggie Stiefvater's writing, mood setting and story weaving are still amazing, but the characters and their changes from book one to two didn't fully work.
The second voice of the book was Nuala, the muse. She's a part faerie, part human, ethereal mind reader and dream weaver with a gift for music. She's unable to make music herself or write it down. Also she's a killer and James can see right through her tricks. Nuala was, by far, the most interesting part of this book.
Book one Dee had all sorts of powers, but in this book she seemed to only retain the ability to write texts and not send them. Helpless Dee was no fun to read at all. Plus, it was jarring to read a new female interest while the original was still around and not acting like herself at all.
Then there is Sullivan, the language arts teacher who doesn't act like a teacher at all. He lives in the boys' dorm and seems to be on 24 hour watch over James. I found myself questioning this "school" and it's methods even more than James.
So all of this adds up to a book that I had to finish but a story that I could never sink into. I spent too much time questioning the characters and their motivations. Maggie Stiefvater's writing, mood setting and story weaving are still amazing, but the characters and their changes from book one to two didn't fully work.
Loveable characters:
Yes
I don't know who I fancy more, James or Nuala. Much preferred this to the first book, absolutely in love with this one. I hope Maggie writes more about James and Nuala at some point.
Oh yeah. Even better than Lament. Love, Love, Love James! I may have to downgrade Lament a star, just to show how much more awesome Ballad is. I actually want to read it again!
I really liked seeing everything from Simon’s perspective and his role in everything. Dee was kinda annoying in this ? I felt like she was more of a background character than anything else. overall I liked the book but I feel like it’s a companion book rather than a sequel to lament
This was a really good book. I really loved the story. My only complaint is that the personality of the charicters changed way too much. It was like they had thesam e name as the charicters from Lament but they were totally different people in a totally unrelated story.
slow-paced