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4.07 AVERAGE
4.07 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Oh my god wow incredible amazing spectacular! Ow my heart love love, immediately had to go grab the next book from my shelf
adventurous
dark
reflective
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
tense
fast-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
Talk about RIPPING MY HEART OUT! And that cliffhanger was not at all what I was expecting!
It's time. Mirror's Edge is the third novel in Scott Westerfeld's Imposters series, and for a little bit there, I naively thought that it was also the conclusion to the series. Not going to lie; that is the reason why I'm so late on actually reading the book. I wasn't quite ready to say goodbye. Not again.
Frey spent her whole life feeling like her face wasn't her own. She's the double of her sister, Rafi, and was always treated as the spare. Now, Frey has a life of her own, but those feelings haven't entirely gone away.
There's no time to sit and process everything she's going through, as her city still needs to be saved from the rule of her father. With the help of a bunch of rebels and some hopefuls on the inside, Frey might just be able to pull this off.
"If any of us die tonight, it won't be from cold or suffocation – it'll be from hitting the ground too fast. Have I mentioned that we aren't wearing parachutes?"
I can't believe I took so long to finally sit down and read Mirror's Edge. In a way, I'm almost thankful for waiting to read it, as they wait for the next novel in the series might just do me in. Consider yourself warned.
I have always loved Scott Westerfeld's writing and his Uglies/Impostors world, particularly how well he balances tension with action. The whole world always seems to be at stake, and it is entirely believable. At the same time, our leading characters always find a way to participate in some truly death-defying stunts. (See my chosen quote above for an excellent example).
There's so much going on within these pages; it is challenging to keep it straight at times. Okay, I'm exaggerating there; Westerfeld always keeps his plots nice and clean, so that doesn't actually happen. But the whole Frey/Rafi tension and confusion is a lot, even all on its own.
Throw in treason/rebellion, romance, and dozens of other interpersonal plots? Yeah, there's a lot to work through here. I'll be honest; I don't envy Frey one bit. I wouldn't want to deal with that mess, not for all the books in the world.
Overall, I really enjoyed this latest installment of Impostors. Admittedly I did struggle to get back into the story at first (probably my fault for not rereading the first two beforehand), but once I was in, I was hooked. And that ending! The last sentence of this novel is a masterpiece. Or evidence that Westerfeld likes to torture his readers. I haven't quite decided which.
Read more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
Frey spent her whole life feeling like her face wasn't her own. She's the double of her sister, Rafi, and was always treated as the spare. Now, Frey has a life of her own, but those feelings haven't entirely gone away.
There's no time to sit and process everything she's going through, as her city still needs to be saved from the rule of her father. With the help of a bunch of rebels and some hopefuls on the inside, Frey might just be able to pull this off.
"If any of us die tonight, it won't be from cold or suffocation – it'll be from hitting the ground too fast. Have I mentioned that we aren't wearing parachutes?"
I can't believe I took so long to finally sit down and read Mirror's Edge. In a way, I'm almost thankful for waiting to read it, as they wait for the next novel in the series might just do me in. Consider yourself warned.
I have always loved Scott Westerfeld's writing and his Uglies/Impostors world, particularly how well he balances tension with action. The whole world always seems to be at stake, and it is entirely believable. At the same time, our leading characters always find a way to participate in some truly death-defying stunts. (See my chosen quote above for an excellent example).
There's so much going on within these pages; it is challenging to keep it straight at times. Okay, I'm exaggerating there; Westerfeld always keeps his plots nice and clean, so that doesn't actually happen. But the whole Frey/Rafi tension and confusion is a lot, even all on its own.
Throw in treason/rebellion, romance, and dozens of other interpersonal plots? Yeah, there's a lot to work through here. I'll be honest; I don't envy Frey one bit. I wouldn't want to deal with that mess, not for all the books in the world.
Overall, I really enjoyed this latest installment of Impostors. Admittedly I did struggle to get back into the story at first (probably my fault for not rereading the first two beforehand), but once I was in, I was hooked. And that ending! The last sentence of this novel is a masterpiece. Or evidence that Westerfeld likes to torture his readers. I haven't quite decided which.
Read more reviews over at Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I'm was left angry with this book.
We catch up with Frey months after the end of the second book. The struggles from book two are carried into this one as with any Westerfeld series.
Frey has gotten surged to sneak back into shrieve to try and take back her friends. The free cities are supporting Frey as she journeys into the city leaving her sister Rafia, who is still using her name and notoriety. As the journey takes side steps and extra journey's along the way you get invested in the greater purpose of Frey. You want her to succeed so much because of the trauma she has received.
This book did what Scott Westerfeld is known for weaving his story eloquently together to draw you in enough that you want to root for the characters and let them take back a city. Frey is still slightly hard to love completely because she still doesn't know how to be herself yet. She's still acting as the body double not Frey. As the book moves forward we get to see her growth and her beginning to figure out who exactly she is.
I was very annoyed with the ending because usually the books end with everything mostly wrapped up. I had more questions than I did answers at the end of this. I also didn't like how much jumping back and forth in the first few chapters there was with things happening currently and things from the past. Generally the flow of these books is fairly straightforward and doesn't jump around so that was a bit cumbersome at first.
Overall I enjoyed the book, this would have been a 4 star read for me if this had wrapped up a bit more at the end similar to the first two books. However, because I had more angst and questions than were answered I'm anxiously awaiting April 2022.
We catch up with Frey months after the end of the second book. The struggles from book two are carried into this one as with any Westerfeld series.
This book did what Scott Westerfeld is known for weaving his story eloquently together to draw you in enough that you want to root for the characters and let them take back a city. Frey is still slightly hard to love completely because she still doesn't know how to be herself yet. She's still acting as the body double not Frey. As the book moves forward we get to see her growth and her beginning to figure out who exactly she is.
I was very annoyed with the ending because usually the books end with everything mostly wrapped up. I had more questions than I did answers at the end of this. I also didn't like how much jumping back and forth in the first few chapters there was with things happening currently and things from the past. Generally the flow of these books is fairly straightforward and doesn't jump around so that was a bit cumbersome at first.
Overall I enjoyed the book, this would have been a 4 star read for me if this had wrapped up a bit more at the end similar to the first two books. However, because I had more angst and questions than were answered I'm anxiously awaiting April 2022.
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-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:
No
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-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
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes