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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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:
No
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It took me a really long time to figure out my thoughts on this book. I absolutely love this series, and the two previous books—I am Number Four and The Power of Six—were absolutely amazing, but this installment fell a little flat for me. I felt from the very beginning that the writing was off in some way. At times I found that the writer was too explanatory and it felt a little repetitive at times. To be fair I had very high expectations going into this book, and I hate to say that I was disappointed.
In this installment we follow 5 characters and four of them are narrators throughout the book. I found that I enjoyed certain narrators more than others, thinking at times that there were four different writers for the book—one for each narrator. And when it came time to read the final scenes I felt disjointed and spastic trying to go from one narrator to the next in a very short time. In many instances I wanted to follow only one character and ditch the others because I found that story line to be more interesting and engaging.
We are introduced to two new characters in this book and one of them is Nine (hence the title of the book) and I will admit that I wasn’t fond of his character. Right fro the beginning I had an aversion to his cockiness and his need to be right all the time. I felt myself hating the narration that followed his and Four’s journey and I think that was part of my dislike for this book.
I do have to say that the action does not stop in this book, which I loved. Ever since I am Number Four came out I have loved the action scenes. They are written extremely well and felt myself escape into their world on more than one occasion. I also loved the uncertainty that crept through the book, most of the time I didn’t know what the outcome would be and it always kept me guessing. And I loved that.
I have to admit that since I read Power of Six, I have fallen in love with Six’s character. She is fierce, strong and hopelessly independent. And her strong-headedness does not stop in Rise of Nine. I found myself wanting to follow her character more than any other because I feel her character is the most developed out of the five and she has a quality about her that begs readers to love her.
Overall I enjoyed the premise of the story and the conflict was amazing, especially near the end. Rise of Nine was a solid third book, but I am beginning to wonder ho many books are on this series, because the more it drags on, the more I might lose interest in the characters and their fight. But I do know this: I will read the next installment which as much vigor as I did with Rise of Nine.
It took me a really long time to figure out my thoughts on this book. I absolutely love this series, and the two previous books—I am Number Four and The Power of Six—were absolutely amazing, but this installment fell a little flat for me. I felt from the very beginning that the writing was off in some way. At times I found that the writer was too explanatory and it felt a little repetitive at times. To be fair I had very high expectations going into this book, and I hate to say that I was disappointed.
In this installment we follow 5 characters and four of them are narrators throughout the book. I found that I enjoyed certain narrators more than others, thinking at times that there were four different writers for the book—one for each narrator. And when it came time to read the final scenes I felt disjointed and spastic trying to go from one narrator to the next in a very short time. In many instances I wanted to follow only one character and ditch the others because I found that story line to be more interesting and engaging.
We are introduced to two new characters in this book and one of them is Nine (hence the title of the book) and I will admit that I wasn’t fond of his character. Right fro the beginning I had an aversion to his cockiness and his need to be right all the time. I felt myself hating the narration that followed his and Four’s journey and I think that was part of my dislike for this book.
I do have to say that the action does not stop in this book, which I loved. Ever since I am Number Four came out I have loved the action scenes. They are written extremely well and felt myself escape into their world on more than one occasion. I also loved the uncertainty that crept through the book, most of the time I didn’t know what the outcome would be and it always kept me guessing. And I loved that.
I have to admit that since I read Power of Six, I have fallen in love with Six’s character. She is fierce, strong and hopelessly independent. And her strong-headedness does not stop in Rise of Nine. I found myself wanting to follow her character more than any other because I feel her character is the most developed out of the five and she has a quality about her that begs readers to love her.
Overall I enjoyed the premise of the story and the conflict was amazing, especially near the end. Rise of Nine was a solid third book, but I am beginning to wonder ho many books are on this series, because the more it drags on, the more I might lose interest in the characters and their fight. But I do know this: I will read the next installment which as much vigor as I did with Rise of Nine.
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Buku 3 ini tim Lorien diperkenalkan dgn tokoh no 8. Jadi yg udh bergabung no 4, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10. Tinggal no 5, yg kemungkinan besar ada di buku selanjutnya, sesuai dgn judulnya, the fall of five. Pertanyaan sy kenapa diantara 7 buku gk ada judul "eight" terjawab sdh (spoiler). Tapi setdknya belum ya di buku ini...
Dan Sarah kembali ada di buku ini (menyebalkan), helpless girl that remind me of Bella, yup THAT Bella.
Krn ramalan yg diperlihatkan oleh no 8 ke Crayton, No 6, 7 & 10 di gua di India jd penasaran cari spoiler, yg menjawab pertanyaanku diatas. Siap2 nyesek di buku berikutnya, tp setdknya terhibur krn nantinya Sarah bakal mati juga kok wkwkwk...
Dan Sarah kembali ada di buku ini (menyebalkan), helpless girl that remind me of Bella, yup THAT Bella.
Krn ramalan yg diperlihatkan oleh no 8 ke Crayton, No 6, 7 & 10 di gua di India jd penasaran cari spoiler, yg menjawab pertanyaanku diatas. Siap2 nyesek di buku berikutnya, tp setdknya terhibur krn nantinya Sarah bakal mati juga kok wkwkwk...
4.5 stars.
Uhggg! I thought they'd be more to the book but I didn't notice the last pages were all from the short stories so I almost cried when I realised the book had ended :(
But what can I say, I'm addicted to this series and this book is my favourite especially since we learnt so much about the rest of the garde.
This book was action packed and had my attention from the beginning. I think my great stopped a few times, especially with parts involving Eight.
I still love Marina, Four and Ella, since they all first appeared my love for them never stopped.
I've grown to love Six, I really didn't know what to think about her but she's such a bad ass and I enjoyed her point of view.
Eight's new favourite and I think I might just be staying to like Nine again, after reading "Nine's Legacy" I liked him a lot, then he turned into super arrogant jerk in this book and he annoyed me to no end, but he had his moments, he's the funny man of the group as well so to me that counts for something.
One thing I have a problem with is that I felt like they all forgot Five (my theory is Five's a girl) they were ready to do so much and I kept thinking about her and how she wasn't there.
And Setrakus Ra seems like a stupid villain, I hate stupid villains.
Now, I have a few ideas about what will happen as the series continues but I really can't wait to read the next book!
4.5 stars because it's not perfect but I absolutely loved it
Uhggg! I thought they'd be more to the book but I didn't notice the last pages were all from the short stories so I almost cried when I realised the book had ended :(
But what can I say, I'm addicted to this series and this book is my favourite especially since we learnt so much about the rest of the garde.
This book was action packed and had my attention from the beginning. I think my great stopped a few times, especially with parts involving Eight.
I still love Marina, Four and Ella, since they all first appeared my love for them never stopped.
I've grown to love Six, I really didn't know what to think about her but she's such a bad ass and I enjoyed her point of view.
Eight's new favourite and I think I might just be staying to like Nine again, after reading "Nine's Legacy" I liked him a lot, then he turned into super arrogant jerk in this book and he annoyed me to no end, but he had his moments, he's the funny man of the group as well so to me that counts for something.
One thing I have a problem with is that I felt like they all forgot Five (my theory is Five's a girl) they were ready to do so much and I kept thinking about her and how she wasn't there.
And Setrakus Ra seems like a stupid villain, I hate stupid villains.
Now, I have a few ideas about what will happen as the series continues but I really can't wait to read the next book!
4.5 stars because it's not perfect but I absolutely loved it
Really good! Read it in 2 days! I want to know more about the next book!
There were some improvements in this book. A few of the Garde members are starting to grow personalities. They aren't become very likeable, but for the first time, I'm getting the impression that they are somewhat distinct. And we now have some actual villains: namely Sedrakus Ra, and FBI agents Walker and Purdy. But that's about it for the good news.
For the most part, the Mogadorians are just cannon fodder. I'm not sure which they remind me of more: the clone army in Star Wars, or the droid army. Remember the thrilling prospect of a battle of an army of totally indistinct clones against an army of lifeless robots. That's about the level of engagement I feel when the Garde start turning hundreds of Mogs into ash. Basically, that seems to be the whole point of their existence. They've trained, been equipped with cool weaponry, sent by spaceships accross the galaxies. And their only mission in life is to get blown to smithereens. Think of the waste! Think of the cost involved!
And the Mogs have spent all this when they have a single guy who is more powerful than all of their enemies combined. So why not save some resources, and send Mr. Ra alone. The only trouble with Mr. Ra is that he seems to be the one being in the entire universe who might actually be dumber than John Smith, the hero of this series. Since the charm has worn off, Ra or his agents have had half of the remaining Garde in captivity at one time or another (that includes Four, Six, and Nine). His mission is to kill them, but for some reason he doesn't get around to killing them when it's easy. In this book, it seems like he is more fond of trash talking than anything else. Oh, he has an excuse for not killing here, but anyone who gives it a seconds thought realizes that this excuse fits squarely in the Batman villain vein of leaving the superhero a ridiculous out -- Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel. The only problem is that those shows were strictly for laughs (even if I didn't realize it when I was a kid). This series, on the other hand, doesn't offer much in the way of humor, so the implausibility has to be taken as just being implausible.
One final quibble that drives me nuts even though I realize its not important. Sedrakus has an accent over the a in his name. Really? Based on what language? Do the Mogadorians use our alphabet, but need the accent so we get the pronunciation correct? And what are we supposed to make of the accent? Does it show a stress on the a, as it might in Portugese? or does it show a long vowel, as it might in Latin? Or perhaps it means a high pitched tone, as with Ekoti or Navajo? Or perhaps, as with Hungarian, it distinguishes whether the vowel should be rounded or not? My theory, it means that the writers are once again being lazy, and they thought the accent would look cool. (It also means that the writer has a macro for the guys name, because its a pain to actually insert an accent on most keyboards).
But since there is virtually no attention paid to language in this book, I'm definitely asking too much in wanting some way to pronounce a main character's name. Let's face it. We have one girl who was raised in a convent in Spain. We have another guy who grew up on his own in a deeply Hindi part of India. And we have a little girl who was raised elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, but not in England. All of them converse easily in American English, and the possibility of communication difficulties between them is not even considered. And here, the problem could be easily resolved in one of two ways: having them all speak in Lorien together, or give them all Legacies that do essentially what the Federation's Universal Translator did. But why think about this when we can turn a few thousand more Mogadorians into ash?
For the most part, the Mogadorians are just cannon fodder. I'm not sure which they remind me of more: the clone army in Star Wars, or the droid army. Remember the thrilling prospect of a battle of an army of totally indistinct clones against an army of lifeless robots. That's about the level of engagement I feel when the Garde start turning hundreds of Mogs into ash. Basically, that seems to be the whole point of their existence. They've trained, been equipped with cool weaponry, sent by spaceships accross the galaxies. And their only mission in life is to get blown to smithereens. Think of the waste! Think of the cost involved!
And the Mogs have spent all this when they have a single guy who is more powerful than all of their enemies combined. So why not save some resources, and send Mr. Ra alone. The only trouble with Mr. Ra is that he seems to be the one being in the entire universe who might actually be dumber than John Smith, the hero of this series. Since the charm has worn off, Ra or his agents have had half of the remaining Garde in captivity at one time or another (that includes Four, Six, and Nine). His mission is to kill them, but for some reason he doesn't get around to killing them when it's easy. In this book, it seems like he is more fond of trash talking than anything else. Oh, he has an excuse for not killing here, but anyone who gives it a seconds thought realizes that this excuse fits squarely in the Batman villain vein of leaving the superhero a ridiculous out -- Same Bat Time, Same Bat Channel. The only problem is that those shows were strictly for laughs (even if I didn't realize it when I was a kid). This series, on the other hand, doesn't offer much in the way of humor, so the implausibility has to be taken as just being implausible.
One final quibble that drives me nuts even though I realize its not important. Sedrakus has an accent over the a in his name. Really? Based on what language? Do the Mogadorians use our alphabet, but need the accent so we get the pronunciation correct? And what are we supposed to make of the accent? Does it show a stress on the a, as it might in Portugese? or does it show a long vowel, as it might in Latin? Or perhaps it means a high pitched tone, as with Ekoti or Navajo? Or perhaps, as with Hungarian, it distinguishes whether the vowel should be rounded or not? My theory, it means that the writers are once again being lazy, and they thought the accent would look cool. (It also means that the writer has a macro for the guys name, because its a pain to actually insert an accent on most keyboards).
But since there is virtually no attention paid to language in this book, I'm definitely asking too much in wanting some way to pronounce a main character's name. Let's face it. We have one girl who was raised in a convent in Spain. We have another guy who grew up on his own in a deeply Hindi part of India. And we have a little girl who was raised elsewhere in Europe, including Spain, but not in England. All of them converse easily in American English, and the possibility of communication difficulties between them is not even considered. And here, the problem could be easily resolved in one of two ways: having them all speak in Lorien together, or give them all Legacies that do essentially what the Federation's Universal Translator did. But why think about this when we can turn a few thousand more Mogadorians into ash?
I got a pre-release copy from Penguin; I won't spoil anything, but let's just say that this is must read, spectacular third book in the Lorien Legacies series! You should all go and pre-order. Right now!