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chloeimogen's review against another edition
4.0
Somehow these books always fall just under my expectations - they're good, Philip Pullman is a wonderful writer, but somehow they don't make it to the AMAZING level as I feel they should. Maybe my expectations are just too high.
cara1993's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
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
4.0
cretzlaff's review against another edition
4.0
So good. Phillip Pullman, so good was expected. Great audio for drives- food reader. Great writing, characters.
juliebugs's review against another edition
5.0
This is the second book in the Sally Lockhart trilogy by Philip Pullman. As I said in my review of the first book, I read these books years and years ago when I was fairly young. I remember loving the books, but I don't know how I could have fully appreciated them back then. The books, this one especially, are so intricate and well-written. They are just a joy to read.
I said in my review of Ruby in the Smoke that what I remembered most about Shadow in the North was that it was one of the first books that made me cry. What I should have said was that it was one of the first books to break my heart. It was just as powerful the second time around.
I said in my review of Ruby in the Smoke that what I remembered most about Shadow in the North was that it was one of the first books that made me cry. What I should have said was that it was one of the first books to break my heart. It was just as powerful the second time around.
frogbeam68's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
4.0
artemis72's review against another edition
4.0
setting Victorian London, sekitar abad ke-19.
- Sally Lockhart : sebagai perempuan single, di thn 1800an, termasuk tidak biasa. punya pekerjaan sendiri, sebagai financial consultant juga. jd pas dia membawa laki2 (yang mana kliennya) ganti2 ke kantornya, dia jadi dicurigai.
- Frederick Garland dan Jim Taylor: yang satu fotografer, punya usaha fotografi sama pamannya. satu lagi suka nulis naskah drama gitu, walaupun gak pernah sukses dipentasin, haha. Suka sama mereka berdua, apalagi pas lagi nyelidikin sesuatu. Frederick lebih supel, klo Jim lebih polos sih, haha.
--> pas baca, agak susah memahami karena setting-nya ternyata classic, ada bbrp kosakata yg bikin bingung. trus kasusnya sendiri, kasusnya berhubungan dengan kapal2 steamship atau apa gitu, banyak istilah yg berhubungan dengan kapal, juga senjata2 steam gun (atau apa ya), jd agak susah ngikutin. latar belakang financial consultant-nya Sally, banyak istilah2 finansial yg aku sendiri gak familiar, lumayan bikin mikir sih.
--> twist menjelang akhir. bikin aku lemes banget lho. susah mau ngelanjutin sampe ending, karena bener2 se-shock itu T____T
--> untuk ending, entah kenapa aku kurang suka sama endingnya. berharap Axel Bellman ditangkap, dijeblosin ke penjara atau digantung di muka umum. tapi malah. kayak sia-sia aja gitu perjuangan selama ini, haft.
P.S.: aku gak baca buku 1, jadi utk ngikutin karakternya sempet bingung sih. tapi gara2 baca ini, jadi penasaran sama buku 1 dan ke-3 nyaa.. haha.
- Sally Lockhart : sebagai perempuan single, di thn 1800an, termasuk tidak biasa. punya pekerjaan sendiri, sebagai financial consultant juga. jd pas dia membawa laki2 (yang mana kliennya) ganti2 ke kantornya, dia jadi dicurigai.
- Frederick Garland dan Jim Taylor: yang satu fotografer, punya usaha fotografi sama pamannya. satu lagi suka nulis naskah drama gitu, walaupun gak pernah sukses dipentasin, haha. Suka sama mereka berdua, apalagi pas lagi nyelidikin sesuatu. Frederick lebih supel, klo Jim lebih polos sih, haha.
--> pas baca, agak susah memahami karena setting-nya ternyata classic, ada bbrp kosakata yg bikin bingung. trus kasusnya sendiri, kasusnya berhubungan dengan kapal2 steamship atau apa gitu, banyak istilah yg berhubungan dengan kapal, juga senjata2 steam gun (atau apa ya), jd agak susah ngikutin. latar belakang financial consultant-nya Sally, banyak istilah2 finansial yg aku sendiri gak familiar, lumayan bikin mikir sih.
--> twist menjelang akhir
Spoiler
FREDERICK MATI SIA-SIA, DEMI NYELAMETIN ISABEL, ORANG YANG SEBENARNYA GAK MAU DISELAMETIN, KARENA UDAH PASRAH SAMA HIDUPNYA. SIYAAAAAAAAAAALL.--> untuk ending, entah kenapa aku kurang suka sama endingnya. berharap Axel Bellman ditangkap, dijeblosin ke penjara atau digantung di muka umum. tapi malah
Spoiler
dibunuh sama Sally. karena Sally balas dendam atas nama Frederick.P.S.: aku gak baca buku 1, jadi utk ngikutin karakternya sempet bingung sih. tapi gara2 baca ini, jadi penasaran sama buku 1 dan ke-3 nyaa.. haha.
littlestcabbage's review against another edition
4.0
I'm so glad I picked up the second book in this series. The first one was fun but my attention wandered. I ripped through this baby! I like an older Sally. In this, she's a competent financial advisor who inadvertently loses some of her client's money by suggesting a bad investment. Something is fishy about the sudden demise of the company, and her investigation quickly dovetails with a seemingly unrelated investigation conducted by her best pal (and spurned would-be suitor) Fred.
The mystery is a bit predictable at times, but some of the turns were wholly unexpected and I love that we got so much more of Jim (favorite character, no question). The audio of this is fantastic (read by the actor who plays Maester Qyburn).
WARNING: Animal death. Fairly violent animal death, actually.
The mystery is a bit predictable at times, but some of the turns were wholly unexpected and I love that we got so much more of Jim (favorite character, no question). The audio of this is fantastic (read by the actor who plays Maester Qyburn).
WARNING: Animal death. Fairly violent animal death, actually.
irikahi's review against another edition
3.0
Me gustó la trama pero no soporté la muerte de Fred Garland. Ahora que Sally al fin se decidió a casarse con él, va y el autor lo mata.