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claresbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars.
An interesting read.
A good plot line, character development, and generally good pacing. A little rushed towards the end and so many grammatical errors.
Definitely needs an editor who knows what they are doing.
An interesting read.
A good plot line, character development, and generally good pacing. A little rushed towards the end and so many grammatical errors.
Definitely needs an editor who knows what they are doing.
phoenixrose's review against another edition
1.0
This book was so badly written that while reading it I became incredibly detached from the world, story and characters.
Picking up exactly where AC: Renaissance left off Brotherhood is a very hastily put together mess of a story that doesn't really know what it's trying to achieve. And honestly gets worse and worse with every page turn. And I'm actually more impressed than anything else, at the sheer level of stupidity.
Now I don't really expect much from a book based on a video game, but the fact that cohesion wasn't even attempted is almost insulting to the reader.
Absolutely ridiculous.
Picking up exactly where AC: Renaissance left off Brotherhood is a very hastily put together mess of a story that doesn't really know what it's trying to achieve. And honestly gets worse and worse with every page turn. And I'm actually more impressed than anything else, at the sheer level of stupidity.
Now I don't really expect much from a book based on a video game, but the fact that cohesion wasn't even attempted is almost insulting to the reader.
Absolutely ridiculous.
clockworkp's review against another edition
3.0
No lo he disfrutado tanto como el anterior, pero aprecio que sea mucho más sobre estrategia y ser más listo que tus enemigos.
En esta entrega estamos más centrados en lugares concretos, apenas se sale de Roma; sólo al final para visitar España. La ambientación es bastante buena y hasta aprendes algunos hechos históricos casi sin darte cuenta.
Su mayor problema es que la trama tiene agujeros gigantes. Como el hecho de que a pesar de ser un asesino sin problema en matar a cuanto enemigo se le ponga por delante, deja vivir a personajes que son peligrosos para sí mismo y la hermandad (Rodrigo, Michelleto?), que después por supuesto vuelven para cobrar venganza.
También las relaciones entre personajes me resultaron algo raras, la "pelea" entre los hermanos Auditore, o algunas interaciones entre Ezio y Leo.
Aún así es una lectura rápida, para pasar el tiempo. Con muchísima acción y que te deja con la sensación de que estabas viendo a alguien jugar el videojuego.
En esta entrega estamos más centrados en lugares concretos, apenas se sale de Roma; sólo al final para visitar España. La ambientación es bastante buena y hasta aprendes algunos hechos históricos casi sin darte cuenta.
Su mayor problema es que la trama tiene agujeros gigantes. Como el hecho de que a pesar de ser un asesino sin problema en matar a cuanto enemigo se le ponga por delante, deja vivir a personajes que son peligrosos para sí mismo y la hermandad (Rodrigo, Michelleto?), que después por supuesto vuelven para cobrar venganza.
También las relaciones entre personajes me resultaron algo raras, la "pelea" entre los hermanos Auditore, o algunas interaciones entre Ezio y Leo.
Aún así es una lectura rápida, para pasar el tiempo. Con muchísima acción y que te deja con la sensación de que estabas viendo a alguien jugar el videojuego.
gattolinos_nerdy_nook's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
tillybh's review against another edition
4.0
As with AC: Renaissance, I wasn't expecting much with this book other than just as a bit of a fun read. I was pleasantly surprised with AC: Brotherhood.
Firstly, the novel expands much on the game's storyline, more so than in Renaissance. This was very welcome and it was a joy to see more of characters who hardly feature in the game (notably Leonardo.)
Secondly, it's obvious that Bowden's writing has developed since he wrote Renaissance. While there are still odd sentence structures - and somehow I'm not sure the term "HQ" would have appeared in sixteenth century speech! - it has definitely improved.
Overall it was another fun read, enjoyable and easy.
Firstly, the novel expands much on the game's storyline, more so than in Renaissance. This was very welcome and it was a joy to see more of characters who hardly feature in the game (notably Leonardo.)
Secondly, it's obvious that Bowden's writing has developed since he wrote Renaissance. While there are still odd sentence structures - and somehow I'm not sure the term "HQ" would have appeared in sixteenth century speech! - it has definitely improved.
Overall it was another fun read, enjoyable and easy.
talysalankil's review against another edition
2.0
Full review on my blog, the Snark Theater.
This is a case of a bad adaptation. The book tries its best to recreate the game's feeling of freedom, which is completely pointless because this is a book, which, by essence, is linear. Instead, it ends up feeling very confused, where plot lines are started, then given up on, then taken back, on a regular basis. At the same time, the pacing feels a little forced sometimes: while a game can outright tell the player where to go to progress the story, a book should be more subtle about it. This book isn't.
I'm also a bit skeptical about the way the book expands the ending of the game, filling in the time skip before the last mission. It felt both like padding, and rushed at the same time, and ended up making the climax of the book very anticlimactic.
To summarize, I'll just quote my old review: "And that… is the feeling the book as a whole left me. Forced. The story was forced from one medium to the other, with little to no concern for the end result."
I also need to question the novel's abandoning the most interesting plot line of the games (namely, the present day plot, following Desmond&co.). The games are unique for two reasons: one is the sandbox aspect, the other is that plot line. Neither are present in the book, leaving it mostly pointless.
This is a case of a bad adaptation. The book tries its best to recreate the game's feeling of freedom, which is completely pointless because this is a book, which, by essence, is linear. Instead, it ends up feeling very confused, where plot lines are started, then given up on, then taken back, on a regular basis. At the same time, the pacing feels a little forced sometimes: while a game can outright tell the player where to go to progress the story, a book should be more subtle about it. This book isn't.
I'm also a bit skeptical about the way the book expands the ending of the game, filling in the time skip before the last mission. It felt both like padding, and rushed at the same time, and ended up making the climax of the book very anticlimactic.
To summarize, I'll just quote my old review: "And that… is the feeling the book as a whole left me. Forced. The story was forced from one medium to the other, with little to no concern for the end result."
I also need to question the novel's abandoning the most interesting plot line of the games (namely, the present day plot, following Desmond&co.). The games are unique for two reasons: one is the sandbox aspect, the other is that plot line. Neither are present in the book, leaving it mostly pointless.
binches's review against another edition
2.0
While this book didn't do its predecessor's mistake of trying to incorporate game mechanics, the plot of this one was very loose and didn't have a strong course. Especially the final 100 pages were very exhaustive and were unnecessarily drawing out the story after its climax while being rushed at the same time. I'm definitely gonna continue this series because I love AC but I don't think I'm gonna read this one again.
lakelivelaugh's review against another edition
3.0
This book was entertaining, but it wasn't nearly as enjoyable as the first book. I felt like the book was very unoriginal. I expected everything that happened, and the story writing wasn't as good as the first.
roguem's review against another edition
As books based on games go this is one of the best I've read. I think I could safely recommend this to someone who didn't know anything about the games.
velocitygirl14's review against another edition
4.0
It was basically a fun romp through renaissance Italy and a good retelling of the basic game plot. It was good to pass time with and pretty enjoyable all the same.