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breezy610's review against another edition
4.0
it was pretty good. I think that the main character is really growing though the series.
yodamom's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable and full of unexpected twists. This dark YA UF is interesting at all points in the story. The characters are fascinating and damaged. Their struggles are sometimes difficult to read and heart breaking. They grow with them and the story takes off... I can't wait to see what is next
akookieforyou's review against another edition
1.0
The Reading Rush 2019
This was pretty disappointing honestly, and I didn't even have that high of expectations for it. Bianca really annoyed me in this, to the point of me wanting to just slap her and tell her how stupid she was being.
The romance was lackluster and uninspired. The only thing this series had going for it was bland as hell.
As for the plot, I'd ask 'what plot'? Barely anything happened. But there's gho- sorry, wraiths, and there's a bad vampire tribe, so surely that makes everything exciting, right? No. Not even a little. Which is actually quite impressive.
The only time I could even consider being interested was when Balthazar was around, and I kinda liked the idea of him and Bianca being together.... Before the book ruined all of that too, with his constant attempts to defend his psycho pants sister. Plus Claudia Gray banished any enjoyment and hope I had for the couple by making Balty like Bianca mainly because she reminded him of a past girlfriend. That killed all the romance for me.
The ending was actually pretty interesting But that being said, I still don't know if I will actually pick up the next one. Only time will tell....
This was pretty disappointing honestly, and I didn't even have that high of expectations for it. Bianca really annoyed me in this, to the point of me wanting to just slap her and tell her how stupid she was being.
The romance was lackluster and uninspired. The only thing this series had going for it was bland as hell.
As for the plot, I'd ask 'what plot'? Barely anything happened. But there's gho- sorry, wraiths, and there's a bad vampire tribe, so surely that makes everything exciting, right? No. Not even a little. Which is actually quite impressive.
The only time I could even consider being interested was when Balthazar was around, and I kinda liked the idea of him and Bianca being together.... Before the book ruined all of that too, with his constant attempts to defend his psycho pants sister. Plus Claudia Gray banished any enjoyment and hope I had for the couple by making Balty like Bianca mainly because she reminded him of a past girlfriend. That killed all the romance for me.
The ending was actually pretty interesting
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and I kinda like the idea of Bianca becoming a vampire hunter. If well executed, it could be pretty great.usnebojemesa's review against another edition
5.0
Nešto što vjerovatno najviše mrzim je čitanje knjiga iz serijala po redu. Ne znam, napravim nekad iznimke, ali nekad volim ostati tjednima na distanci prije nego što dignem sljedeću knjigu po redu.
To sam napravila i s Stargazer, uzeh si vremena da dovršim Awakened (HoN) i brzo se bacim na čitanje ovog nastavka, jer shvatih (imala sam prosvijetljenje skidajući (khm!) neke nove knjižice (Branded: Keary Taylor, Hereafter: Tara Hudson, Hourglass: Myra McEntire, Starcrossed: Jospehine Angelini, Hex Hall: Rachel Hawkins i Beutiful Disaster od Jamie McGuire koji sam imala već odavno, ali sam prevelik lazy-ass da ju čitam (i dalje preferiram knjige u koricama nego u pdf-u, ali žrtve su potrebne)), koje će biti pročitane jer su divne! (+ naslovnice, a neke sam čak mislila naručiti preko Algoritma ili e-baya (ako moj ujak može, mogu i ja) jer ih moram i želim imati na policama)) da vjerovatno neću imati dovoljno vremena da pročitam sve kupljene knjige na papiru, pa se bacih ko' kobila na svoju misiju.
*spiler alert, bez spoilera, jer ružno izgledaju*
Čitala sam ju jučer ujutro (do 2:00), tako da mi je pola toga u magli ali sam shvatila na kraju krajeva.
I dalje ne znam zašto nisu malo bolje izracionirali Lucasov ostanak, jer ne može zauvijek biti čovjek-koji-mora-postati-vampir-jer-će-ga-sve-vezati-uz-njih, pa da je ostao s njima u Evernightu i postao vampir.
Nekad su ljudi jednostavno smiješni, ali on se pridružio svojoj družini lovaca i sve su na kraju usrali, ali dobro. Nisam ja nitko, doli čitatelj, da osuđujem. *khm*
Pojave utvara, su me jako začudile, štoviše sve mi se poklopilo kao puzzle, kada Bianca shvati da je nastala nagodbom njezinih roditelja koju su toliko sebično željeli dijete, da nisu niti pomislili kako će biti njoj/njemu kada dođe do određene dobi i shvati da će postati onaj duševni dio neko tijela. Utvare su bile tako stvarno opisane, pogotovo kada je ravnateljica Bethany, rekla da mogu nastati od više stvari, ali od leda? To me zadivilo!
Biancino djetinje negiranje da postane vampir me nekad tako znalo ubosti u živac (i dalje), ali tako će se vjerovatno spasiti, ali ne razumijem kako to ona ne uviđa.
Ispijanje krvi između nje i Balthazara mi je previše izgledalo kao nešto ih HoN-a, nažalost, ali sam progutala to. Umirala sam od smijeha kada je Luchas mislio da će voditi ljubav s njom u astronomskom centru, a ona je blesavo mislila da on želi postati vampir. I to, njegova pretvorba u vampira, mi je previše isklišejzirana, ja ne razumijem zašto ona teži da ona i Lucas budu uvijek zajedno, kada se ni ne znaju uopće (i moj ženski instinkt mi govori da će ih to koštati u budućnosti) a i nije sve vječno. To sam već mislila da je shvatila, još je objašnjava Balthazaru kako voli zvijezde gledati jer su one jedine vječne, jer na kraju će ostati bez svih smrtnih prijatelja.
Zato mi je i divan naslov Stargazer, jer točno se odnosti na tu njezinu izjavu i zaljubljenosti u astronomiju.
I dalje divno pisana, 2 dio bolji od prvoga (ali ne onako kako je napisan Linger, to je stvarno čista genijalnosti piščevog zanosa u ovom slučaju Maggieinom.), shema se prati, ali opet radnja mjenja smjer kada pobjegne s Lucasom i postane vampir koji je vampirski lovac (ahaha ironije li, to je nešto što je moglo proći s Jez u NW-u, ali samo tamo) kao i Raquel.
To sam napravila i s Stargazer, uzeh si vremena da dovršim Awakened (HoN) i brzo se bacim na čitanje ovog nastavka, jer shvatih (imala sam prosvijetljenje skidajući (khm!) neke nove knjižice (Branded: Keary Taylor, Hereafter: Tara Hudson, Hourglass: Myra McEntire, Starcrossed: Jospehine Angelini, Hex Hall: Rachel Hawkins i Beutiful Disaster od Jamie McGuire koji sam imala već odavno, ali sam prevelik lazy-ass da ju čitam (i dalje preferiram knjige u koricama nego u pdf-u, ali žrtve su potrebne)), koje će biti pročitane jer su divne! (+ naslovnice, a neke sam čak mislila naručiti preko Algoritma ili e-baya (ako moj ujak može, mogu i ja) jer ih moram i želim imati na policama)) da vjerovatno neću imati dovoljno vremena da pročitam sve kupljene knjige na papiru, pa se bacih ko' kobila na svoju misiju.
*spiler alert, bez spoilera, jer ružno izgledaju*
Čitala sam ju jučer ujutro (do 2:00), tako da mi je pola toga u magli ali sam shvatila na kraju krajeva.
I dalje ne znam zašto nisu malo bolje izracionirali Lucasov ostanak, jer ne može zauvijek biti čovjek-koji-mora-postati-vampir-jer-će-ga-sve-vezati-uz-njih, pa da je ostao s njima u Evernightu i postao vampir.
Nekad su ljudi jednostavno smiješni, ali on se pridružio svojoj družini lovaca i sve su na kraju usrali, ali dobro. Nisam ja nitko, doli čitatelj, da osuđujem. *khm*
Pojave utvara, su me jako začudile, štoviše sve mi se poklopilo kao puzzle, kada Bianca shvati da je nastala nagodbom njezinih roditelja koju su toliko sebično željeli dijete, da nisu niti pomislili kako će biti njoj/njemu kada dođe do određene dobi i shvati da će postati onaj duševni dio neko tijela. Utvare su bile tako stvarno opisane, pogotovo kada je ravnateljica Bethany, rekla da mogu nastati od više stvari, ali od leda? To me zadivilo!
Biancino djetinje negiranje da postane vampir me nekad tako znalo ubosti u živac (i dalje), ali tako će se vjerovatno spasiti, ali ne razumijem kako to ona ne uviđa.
Ispijanje krvi između nje i Balthazara mi je previše izgledalo kao nešto ih HoN-a, nažalost, ali sam progutala to. Umirala sam od smijeha kada je Luchas mislio da će voditi ljubav s njom u astronomskom centru, a ona je blesavo mislila da on želi postati vampir. I to, njegova pretvorba u vampira, mi je previše isklišejzirana, ja ne razumijem zašto ona teži da ona i Lucas budu uvijek zajedno, kada se ni ne znaju uopće (i moj ženski instinkt mi govori da će ih to koštati u budućnosti) a i nije sve vječno. To sam već mislila da je shvatila, još je objašnjava Balthazaru kako voli zvijezde gledati jer su one jedine vječne, jer na kraju će ostati bez svih smrtnih prijatelja.
Zato mi je i divan naslov Stargazer, jer točno se odnosti na tu njezinu izjavu i zaljubljenosti u astronomiju.
I dalje divno pisana, 2 dio bolji od prvoga (ali ne onako kako je napisan Linger, to je stvarno čista genijalnosti piščevog zanosa u ovom slučaju Maggieinom.), shema se prati, ali opet radnja mjenja smjer kada pobjegne s Lucasom i postane vampir koji je vampirski lovac (ahaha ironije li, to je nešto što je moglo proći s Jez u NW-u, ali samo tamo) kao i Raquel.
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
There are moments I hate Sarah J. Maas. Because it's thanks to Sarah J. Maas that I forbid myself to binge-read series. It maybe sounds a little stupid, but after reading all Sarah J. Maas books back to back, I had a reading slump that lasted like 3 months where not one book was good enough or what I wanted and needed. And therefore I counted the last week down until I could pick up this second book in the Evernight series.
One thing that really stands out in this second book is the build up. Claudia Gray makes sure to build up literally everything, leaving bits and pieces of information throughout the story, moving all the characters to the right spots and into the right moods. In the end that pays off and the finale is that exciting that I didn't want to put my book down until I was done reading. I love how the ending DID surprise me in a way, but how I noticed immediately where Claudia Gray had hinted at what we could expect.
In this book we get to see quite a lot more from Balthazar, who is now becoming really more of a character with his own characteristics and backstory instead of just the boy longing for a girl who's in love with someone else. I can't wait to make it to his novel and to read his story, because he certainly seems interesting and with a lot of history to tell!
Balthazar isn't the only side character who grows into much more during this story. Vic and Raquel are getting more screentime too and therefore we get to know them a lot better. I hope that in the next book the two of them will get an even bigger role, because they're really interesting to read about!
But, we also get to see a lot less of Lucas, which is something I understand, but I did miss him. The few times we do see him in the book are like a breath of fresh air though and I can't wait to see more of him in the next book.
And, I still like Bianca. Bianca is a relatable, kind and understandable character. She doesn't always do the best thing, but she does make choices I can follow and understand. I also like how realistic her reactions to all the twists and turns are, how human she is, despite the fact that she's not.
So, let's start the count down again! Next week, Thursday: Hourglass!
One thing that really stands out in this second book is the build up. Claudia Gray makes sure to build up literally everything, leaving bits and pieces of information throughout the story, moving all the characters to the right spots and into the right moods. In the end that pays off and the finale is that exciting that I didn't want to put my book down until I was done reading. I love how the ending DID surprise me in a way, but how I noticed immediately where Claudia Gray had hinted at what we could expect.
In this book we get to see quite a lot more from Balthazar, who is now becoming really more of a character with his own characteristics and backstory instead of just the boy longing for a girl who's in love with someone else. I can't wait to make it to his novel and to read his story, because he certainly seems interesting and with a lot of history to tell!
Balthazar isn't the only side character who grows into much more during this story. Vic and Raquel are getting more screentime too and therefore we get to know them a lot better. I hope that in the next book the two of them will get an even bigger role, because they're really interesting to read about!
But, we also get to see a lot less of Lucas, which is something I understand, but I did miss him. The few times we do see him in the book are like a breath of fresh air though and I can't wait to see more of him in the next book.
And, I still like Bianca. Bianca is a relatable, kind and understandable character. She doesn't always do the best thing, but she does make choices I can follow and understand. I also like how realistic her reactions to all the twists and turns are, how human she is, despite the fact that she's not.
So, let's start the count down again! Next week, Thursday: Hourglass!
lilitazer's review against another edition
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.5
I've read the dialogues, barely a plot. instead of developing the plot is a book about dates between 2 characters
300+ page just to have new information in 3/4 chapters.
300+ page just to have new information in 3/4 chapters.
becaboo24's review against another edition
3.0
If you liked/loved the first one, as did I, you'll like/love this one too. It has the same storyline and plot as the first book, but there are many other twists contained in this installment. I enjoyed this one, but I personally liked the first book better. Stargazer left me confused as to who Bianca really has feelings for. Balthazar (whoo hoo!!! ♥), or Lucas (ehh, he's okay). Questions were left unanswered, and Stargazer ended up being too dramatic (and a little depressing). It was a slight waste of time. I wouldn't read further on the series, but I will anyway because I'm curious as to how the series can end. I also would really like to have some of my questions answered!
nottherae's review against another edition
3.0
Na den nepřečtených knih jsem přemýšlela, kterou nedočtenou knížku si přečíst. Tahle byla jasná volba. Měla jsem jí už nějakou dobu rozečtenou. Popravdě mi přišlo, že je nečtivá. Hádám, že bych jí rozdělila do tří etap první bylo asi do prvních sto stránek to jsem si říkala je to dobrá knížka. Druhá by byl celý střed knížky to jediná moje myšlenka byla co to kruci má být. Třetí byla posledních sto stránek to už jsem si říkala, proč taková nemohla být celá knížka. Můj celkový dojem z knížky je hodně rozpolcený. Na jednu stranu byla zajímavá a druhou mě opravdu hodně štvala. Jediný kdo nezklamal byl Balthazar.