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4.08 AVERAGE
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-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:
Complicated
give me more yora pls
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Obsessed. Could not put this book down.
- “Like she was more than a human girl. Like she was a summer storm made flesh.”
- “For some reason, Ayla’s outrage—over a story, over her words, over, maybe her—made Crier smile. A thought came to her: a story of its own, one that had only just begun writing itself in her mind: a story of two women, one human, one Made, who told ancient faerie stories to each other. Who splashed each other at the edge of the water. Who whispered the beauty of snow and the fear of death into the darkness of a late autumn evening.”
- “A drop of water gleamed on Ayla’s lower lip. Strangely, it made Crier want to—drink.”
- “Ayla looked confused, but Crier took her hand and led her forward before she could reply. To her surprise, Ayla’s hand clutched around her own. And despite herself—despite everything—a thrill went through her.”
- “I know you’re looking at me,” Crier said, and Ayla looked away so quickly that she nearly knocked her head against the carriage window. “I can tell. I can always tell.”
- “Crier had been Designed. Crier was Made. But in the moment Ayla first touched her, Crier had learned what it felt like to be born.”
pas dingue, j'ai mis 2 mois à le lire car rien ne m'attirait au point de vouloir absolument finir ce tome. je ne lirais sûrement pas le tome 2 car je ne me suis pas du tout attachée aux personnages et l'intrigue ne m'intéresse pas suffisamment au point de vouloir connaître le fin mot de l'histoire.
j'ai trouvé l'histoire originale et c'est assez bien écrit ! mais je n'ai pas vraiment apprécié la manière dont les personnages réagissent et réfléchissent. j'ai trouvé la majorité des questionnements assez débile. les automae sont censés être très intelligents mais alors pas du tout, en tout cas ce n'est pas mon ressenti.
la romance ne m'a pas convaincu, ça sort un peu de nul part et l'insta love c'est pas pour moi. vraiment dommage.
mais c'était quand même intéressant de suivre les intrigues entre les humains, les automae et les rebelles des deux cotés.
j'ai trouvé l'histoire originale et c'est assez bien écrit ! mais je n'ai pas vraiment apprécié la manière dont les personnages réagissent et réfléchissent. j'ai trouvé la majorité des questionnements assez débile. les automae sont censés être très intelligents mais alors pas du tout, en tout cas ce n'est pas mon ressenti.
la romance ne m'a pas convaincu, ça sort un peu de nul part et l'insta love c'est pas pour moi. vraiment dommage.
mais c'était quand même intéressant de suivre les intrigues entre les humains, les automae et les rebelles des deux cotés.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
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:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
As the saying goes: I, for one, welcome our robot overlords.
I don't know why, but I haven't had the patience for YA fantasy in a really long time, but the premise of this was too fascinating to ignore: alchemical magic and science created a new race of homunculus-inspired beings called Automae...who then overthrow their human creators, becoming the new rulers of society and essentially enslaving humans. Throw in a little rebellion, a little magic, and a LOT of forbidden romance (between a high lady of Automae society and a human servant, no less!) and the creativity had me totally sold. And I did in fact rip and tear through this book! The only reason it isn't rated higher is because I felt like I had so many questions after that I wanted the text to have fleshed out, particularly with regards to Automae society. It's strongly suggested throughout that Automae do not experience love or even much affection for each other--so why do they bother with human conventions such as marrying and having heirs built for them? Hesod specifically designed and commissioned Crier to be his heir, so why is he so eager to pawn her off on Kinok, and so resistant to the idea of her being involved in his work (which, presumably, will one day be her work)? There was so much that didn't feel as fleshed out as it could have, and that disappointed me, because I was really fascinated with this world.
That said, however, I really enjoyed reading this! I was a big fan of the forbidden romance and thought it was done authentically given the circumstances and the imbalance of power--the characters' reactions to their individual come-to-Jesus moments made complete sense, and especially given how much I still feel Crier has to learn where we leave her at the end of the book, there's an opportunity for the sequel to really delve into these issues in a thoughtful way. I'm excited to read it!
I don't know why, but I haven't had the patience for YA fantasy in a really long time, but the premise of this was too fascinating to ignore: alchemical magic and science created a new race of homunculus-inspired beings called Automae...who then overthrow their human creators, becoming the new rulers of society and essentially enslaving humans. Throw in a little rebellion, a little magic, and a LOT of forbidden romance (between a high lady of Automae society and a human servant, no less!) and the creativity had me totally sold. And I did in fact rip and tear through this book! The only reason it isn't rated higher is because I felt like I had so many questions after that I wanted the text to have fleshed out, particularly with regards to Automae society. It's strongly suggested throughout that Automae do not experience love or even much affection for each other--so why do they bother with human conventions such as marrying and having heirs built for them? Hesod specifically designed and commissioned Crier to be his heir, so why is he so eager to pawn her off on Kinok, and so resistant to the idea of her being involved in his work (which, presumably, will one day be her work)? There was so much that didn't feel as fleshed out as it could have, and that disappointed me, because I was really fascinated with this world.
That said, however, I really enjoyed reading this! I was a big fan of the forbidden romance and thought it was done authentically given the circumstances and the imbalance of power--the characters' reactions to their individual come-to-Jesus moments made complete sense, and especially given how much I still feel Crier has to learn where we leave her at the end of the book, there's an opportunity for the sequel to really delve into these issues in a thoughtful way. I'm excited to read it!
adventurous
challenging
inspiring
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:
Yes