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bethanmairhughes's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
vidhi26p's review against another edition
3.0
“We’ve been hunted so long, we almost forgot what it feels like to be the hunters.”
I wanted to love this book — I really, really did. But as fun as the premise seemed, the execution was lackluster. I never felt connected to the character or the danger they faced. The plot had breadth but the depth was nonexistent, details were skimmed over, making a potentially explosive plot line merely simmer gently. Moreover, the ending wasn’t explained well enough nor lengthy enough to give closure to the characters. And as much as I want to label this as a romance novel — it felt fleeting & forced almost.
I think that was the greatest issue with this novel for me — I didn’t believe in the relationships the book portrays enough. And when the foundation is weak, everyone else crumbles.
I wanted to love this book — I really, really did. But as fun as the premise seemed, the execution was lackluster. I never felt connected to the character or the danger they faced. The plot had breadth but the depth was nonexistent, details were skimmed over, making a potentially explosive plot line merely simmer gently. Moreover, the ending wasn’t explained well enough nor lengthy enough to give closure to the characters. And as much as I want to label this as a romance novel — it felt fleeting & forced almost.
I think that was the greatest issue with this novel for me — I didn’t believe in the relationships the book portrays enough. And when the foundation is weak, everyone else crumbles.
readwithmekt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
Jack was given a choice many years ago, die or live by the ancient rules of Gaia. He makes the decision to live forever and becomes a Winter, with the task of going out and killing the season that comes before him. While living his new life he meets a Spring, Fleur, and falls for her. The only problem is that different seasons are not allowed to socialize with one another. Jack gets called before Cronos and while there he sees that Fleur is falling below the line and that she will be terminated within a year. He must decide how he will protect her or if it is possible for him to protect her, the first step is figuring out if there is a way to escape.
I had never heard of this book until the Libby app recommended it for me. I took it out and decided to give it a try. I can say that initially I was not sure how I felt about the story. I was excited that there were 2 narrators so I figured that I would give it a try. I am glad that I did! This was a fun listen. I really enjoyed the world building and that this was a different take on fantasy than I have read in a while.
I loved the use of the seasons. I thought that it was interesting to have the season be the defining characteristic of the magic that each character possessed. I have been reading a lot of fantasy books recently and loved that this presented me with something new and different. I also loved the found family of this book. It was done differently than other found family books. It was a nice change of pace that the characters did not start out trusting one another and in fact continued to have challenges with trust throughout.
Jack and Fluer as the main characters were a great balance to each other. The perspective starts with Jack and I found it interesting that of the two characters Fleur was the more self-assured character. I loved that it was written this way, especially since this is a YA book and I feel that it is super important for younger females to have female characters that are strong. I really enjoyed Jack overall. I found the struggles and challenges that he faced to be honest and him going back and forth about decisions that he was making felt honest and realistic.
This is the first book in a duology and I am interested to see how it will finish up especially since the first book did not end on a cliffhanger of any kind. This book gets a mixed rating of okay and love it because honestly I feel that it falls somewhere in the middle of these two categories for me. It was a fun fast listen and I was drawn in. I am curious to see what awaits me in part 2 and look forward to listening to it in the not too distant future.
Have you read Seasons of the Storm? Did you like it?
thisbookishmom's review against another edition
5.0
Really enjoyed this book. Very interesting, intense plot. The characters were well developed and all lovable.
mackenzi3_v4n's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
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? It's complicated
4.75
It was a good book, but I wish there was a little more action or fighting at the end.
ketchuplisa's review against another edition
3.0
Ich fand die beschriebene Welt, die Idee von personifizierte Jahreszeiten, sehr spannend.
Die Geschichte verlief auf jeden Fall anders, als ich sie mir beim Lesen des Klappentextes vorstellen hätte können.
Vor allem, dass die Geschichte nicht bei "Zeitpunkt 0" beginnt, sondern später, war überraschend für mich und hat mich vielleicht auch davon abgehalten, wärmer mit den Protagonist*innen zu werden.
An manchen Stellen fühlten sich Geschehnisse zu schnell, sich überschlagend an. Manche der Nebenfiguren blieben mir zu flach.
Insgesamt eine mitnehmende Leseerfahrung, aber kein absolutes Highlight.
Die Geschichte verlief auf jeden Fall anders, als ich sie mir beim Lesen des Klappentextes vorstellen hätte können.
Vor allem, dass die Geschichte nicht bei "Zeitpunkt 0" beginnt, sondern später, war überraschend für mich und hat mich vielleicht auch davon abgehalten, wärmer mit den Protagonist*innen zu werden.
An manchen Stellen fühlten sich Geschehnisse zu schnell, sich überschlagend an. Manche der Nebenfiguren blieben mir zu flach.
Insgesamt eine mitnehmende Leseerfahrung, aber kein absolutes Highlight.
giada_andolfo's review against another edition
5.0
Salve salvinooo, lettori! Ieri sera ero troppo Addormentata per finire il romanzo, ma dato che mi rimaneva solo l'epilogo ho deciso di tenermelo per oggi.
Questa sorta di retelling stagionale di Jack Frost è veramente molto molto bello, ed ero partita con aspettative molto basse. Sembrava un fantasy distopico dalla trama, ma una volta iniziata la lettura è un fantasy fatto e finito. Vi stavo dicendo, insomma, questa è una versione della storia di Jack Frost nei panni di un Inverno che si innamora follemente di una Primavera. Qui, ogni stagione è personificata da dei ragazzi adolescenti che sono morti per le condizioni più svariate. Gaia ha offerto loro di diventare una stagione, una volta morti ed eccoci qua.
Ma Cronos vieta i contatti tra le stagioni, e tutti non hanno mai messo in dubbio ciò. Jack, però, comincia a farlo. E senza volere comincia una ribellione che ricorda Katinss Everdeen, nello stile "io brucio, voi bruciate con me", sfidando il potete supremo di Cronos e tutto ciò che esso rappresenta.
Un romanzo fantasy ben costruito e articolato, con un messaggio di fondo molto bello. Saresti disposto a sacrificarti per concedere alla persona che ami ciò che anela di più, ovvero la libertà di scelta?
Beh, raga. Jack è tutto ciò che ogni ragazza vorrebbe ed è tall, dark e brooding (che novità, eh? Era quasi scontato che mi sarebbe piaciuto molto!). Bonus points per Julio Verano e Marie, ex soldatessa dell'esercito americano. Tanto love per loro!
Questa sorta di retelling stagionale di Jack Frost è veramente molto molto bello, ed ero partita con aspettative molto basse. Sembrava un fantasy distopico dalla trama, ma una volta iniziata la lettura è un fantasy fatto e finito. Vi stavo dicendo, insomma, questa è una versione della storia di Jack Frost nei panni di un Inverno che si innamora follemente di una Primavera. Qui, ogni stagione è personificata da dei ragazzi adolescenti che sono morti per le condizioni più svariate. Gaia ha offerto loro di diventare una stagione, una volta morti ed eccoci qua.
Ma Cronos vieta i contatti tra le stagioni, e tutti non hanno mai messo in dubbio ciò. Jack, però, comincia a farlo. E senza volere comincia una ribellione che ricorda Katinss Everdeen, nello stile "io brucio, voi bruciate con me", sfidando il potete supremo di Cronos e tutto ciò che esso rappresenta.
Un romanzo fantasy ben costruito e articolato, con un messaggio di fondo molto bello. Saresti disposto a sacrificarti per concedere alla persona che ami ciò che anela di più, ovvero la libertà di scelta?
Beh, raga. Jack è tutto ciò che ogni ragazza vorrebbe ed è tall, dark e brooding (che novità, eh? Era quasi scontato che mi sarebbe piaciuto molto!). Bonus points per Julio Verano e Marie, ex soldatessa dell'esercito americano. Tanto love per loro!
franziskajellinek's review against another edition
2.0
i couldn’t finish it. it was kind of like the author came up with several ideas for a book and mashed them together and it didn’t really make sense to me