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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
This is my first experience with V. E. Schwab, and I have really enjoyed it! I liked the book being divided into parts based on the storyline. The world building was great! I absolutely LOVE when there’s like a fringe aspect—basically, the Gallant of color and the Gallant of death and gray. Olivia being able to travel past the wall to give us a view of that gave to such a better understanding of the villain we were dealing with.
I wish I could’ve gotten to know the other characters a little more and spent more time with them. Overall, this book is great—full of adventure, mystery, magic, fantasy. All the pieces are there… but I’m really angry about Matthew’s death!! I am not a fan of killing off main characters. Also, what about the Gallant beyond the wall? Is it just going to stay there? What if the shadows come back? I mean it seems like they will since gray weeds constantly grow in the garden. When will the curse end, if ever?
I wish I could’ve gotten to know the other characters a little more and spent more time with them. Overall, this book is great—full of adventure, mystery, magic, fantasy. All the pieces are there… but I’m really angry about Matthew’s death!! I am not a fan of killing off main characters. Also, what about the Gallant beyond the wall? Is it just going to stay there? What if the shadows come back? I mean it seems like they will since gray weeds constantly grow in the garden. When will the curse end, if ever?
اصلا خوندنش را توصیه نمیکنم. ایده داستان خوبه اما به کل حیف شده.
تا نیمی از کتاب همه چی گنگ بود و در آخر هم با یه "خب که چی" بزرگ کتاب رو بستم.
توقعم از شواب بیش از اینها بود.
تا نیمی از کتاب همه چی گنگ بود و در آخر هم با یه "خب که چی" بزرگ کتاب رو بستم.
توقعم از شواب بیش از اینها بود.
“like this, it seems to say, and she places her hands, just like he showed her, and begins, haltingly, to play”
3.5
coraline meets a haunting of bly manor.
i have so many questions left unanswered tho.
3.5
coraline meets a haunting of bly manor.
i have so many questions left unanswered tho.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Gallant was a good book, but it didn’t leave a lasting impression. I listened to the audiobook version, so it’s possible the pacing felt different than in print, but by the time I fully understood what the stakes were, it felt like it was much later in the story than it should’ve been. For a while, it just felt like the main character was settling into a mysterious house where people didn’t like her and she could see ghosts, and not much more than that.
That said, there were moments I really liked. The ending made me sad, especially what happens with the other relative in the house. That moment hit harder than I expected.
Still, the book fell kind of in the middle for me. It wasn’t bad at all, it just didn’t stand out. I don’t think I’ll remember most of the plot in six months, maybe just one or two moments.
Wow! I’m not really sure to begin, but I really enjoyed this book! I liked the visuals in the book as well as the story itself!
Olivia is at the Merilance School for Girls where she gets a letter from her Uncle inviting her to this place called Gallant. Olivia doesn’t know much about Gallant, except that in her mother’s journal she tells her she’s safe as long as she stays away from Gallant.
It starts off slow, but once Olivia gets to Gallant, a lot starts to happen. She discovers another place that’s just like Gallant, except it’s not and it’s more of the shadow world of it.
The pace of this book is steady and does pick up around the middle/closer to the end of the book. This is the first time I’ve read anything by this author, but I can’t wait to see what her other books are like.
Olivia is at the Merilance School for Girls where she gets a letter from her Uncle inviting her to this place called Gallant. Olivia doesn’t know much about Gallant, except that in her mother’s journal she tells her she’s safe as long as she stays away from Gallant.
It starts off slow, but once Olivia gets to Gallant, a lot starts to happen. She discovers another place that’s just like Gallant, except it’s not and it’s more of the shadow world of it.
The pace of this book is steady and does pick up around the middle/closer to the end of the book. This is the first time I’ve read anything by this author, but I can’t wait to see what her other books are like.
mysterious
tense
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4,5⭐️
Wierzę, że V.E Schwab jest czarownicą, która po prostu potrafi zawładnąć umysłem człowieka i sprawić, że ten nie będzie mógł zapomnieć o jej książkach. Jej styl pisania każde zdanie, które ułoży, jest osobnym dziełem sztuki.
ZAKOCHAŁAM SIĘ W TYM UNIWERSUM
Klimat tej książki jest pomieszaniem „Koraliny” z „Nawiedzonym domem na wzgórzu”. O samym Gallancie mogłabym po prostu czytać godzinami i razem z Olivią odkrywać jego tajemnice.
Olivia, mimo że przez całą książkę nie wypowiedziała żadnego słowa, to zyskała u mnie mnóstwo dziwnej sympatii.
Muszę też wspomnień o Matthew, którego postać chciałam po prostu przytulić i nie puszczać (my poor baby)
Jedyny problem, jaki mam z tą książką to zbyt szybkie i trochę chaotyczne zakończenie, ale i tak był na nim ryk
Wierzę, że V.E Schwab jest czarownicą, która po prostu potrafi zawładnąć umysłem człowieka i sprawić, że ten nie będzie mógł zapomnieć o jej książkach. Jej styl pisania każde zdanie, które ułoży, jest osobnym dziełem sztuki.
ZAKOCHAŁAM SIĘ W TYM UNIWERSUM
Klimat tej książki jest pomieszaniem „Koraliny” z „Nawiedzonym domem na wzgórzu”. O samym Gallancie mogłabym po prostu czytać godzinami i razem z Olivią odkrywać jego tajemnice.
Olivia, mimo że przez całą książkę nie wypowiedziała żadnego słowa, to zyskała u mnie mnóstwo dziwnej sympatii.
Muszę też wspomnień o Matthew, którego postać chciałam po prostu przytulić i nie puszczać (my poor baby)
Jedyny problem, jaki mam z tą książką to zbyt szybkie i trochę chaotyczne zakończenie, ale i tak był na nim ryk