Reviews

Seasons of the Storm by Elle Cosimano

recordofabibliophile's review against another edition

2.0

I thought the magic systems in this book were great, different to anything else I’ve read. But I found the remainder of it kind of boring… it definitely had a lot of pressure on the MC’s but I just couldn’t find a lot that I liked about the characters or stories

astorms01's review against another edition

1.0

I have to stop falling for pretty book covers. I expected so much more from this book and was disappointed. I loved the idea behind this book the seasons being people. But there was no character development, no differences in personality. Just not what I was hoping for. I don't even want to start the second book, probably won't to be honest.

sidney16's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

antonella2024's review against another edition

3.0

Mi aspettavo di più da questo romanzo! Infatti l'ho trovato a tratti lento e prevedibile. Non sono riuscita a provare empatia per Jack e Flair infatti la loro storia d'amore viene data per scontata dall'autrice a differenza di quella tra Julio e Amber che ha avuto modo di evolversi sotto gli occhi del lettore. Mi è piaciuta l'idea delle stagioni ma non ci viene spiegato perché Gaia abbia scelto soltanto adolescenti e non persone di altre età oltretutto cosa fa una stagione nel periodo del suo regno ? Un altro punto debole della storia è la fuga dei ragazzi infatti, possibile che Cronos li abbia sottovalutati a tal punto da non prevederne la ribellione? Per non parlare delle falle nel sistema di sicurezza troppo grandi! La componente romance è predominante in questo romanzo ed è questo il vero problema il lettore non ha modo di approfondire il Worldbuilding inoltre alcuni personaggi sono delle vere e proprie comparse quando potevano invece avere più spazio all'interno del romanzo. Non mancano le scene d'azione e così come i sentimenti di amicizia e il finale non è male. Il messaggio è stato chiaro e cioè siamo noi con le nostre scelte a costruire il nostro futuro per questo ho dato tre stelle ma avrei voluto non annoiarmi durante la lettura.

jeslyn_'s review against another edition

5.0

I genuinely love this book. The world building could’ve been better, but like most great books, the ending held the passion. I loved the fact that this was a unique story and in YA that is hard to find. The epilogue read like a coming of age movie end scene and that fit the book’s vibe perfectly.
This book made for a great start of the year for me!

dpearson5257's review against another edition

This was just not good, I tried and stuck with it as much as I could but this was just god awful! Theres literally no connection with the characters, no true understanding of what’s going on, there’s the Big Gods of chaos that started all of this but they really aren’t a focus, so like why! The rating is for the intention of what the author was trying to do just the execution didn’t make it.

From the beginning you’re just thrown into this world with no explanation. I guess you’re just supposed to go along for the ride and things get answered…but that doesn’t really happen. I either need fantastic characters or a great world building but when you don’t really have that it’s hard to really focus on the story. 

Again, the synopsis telling us this world revolves around the seasons and there’s a gut wrenching love story intertwined had me completely excited! It just wasn’t that at all. 

crookshanks900's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

kassidyreads's review against another edition

My main complaints are that the magic system seemed overcomplicated and poorly explained and the romance between Jack and Fleur is lackluster. Maybe it's because they don't have many scenes together that it just doesn't seem believable.

tsteacher's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Unpredictable and unique concepts.

isoheel's review against another edition

3.0

J'ai hésité entre 3 étoiles et 4 étoiles, mais le 3 finit par l'emporter, car je me vois mal donner 4 étoiles à un livre dont je n'ai pas particulièrement envie de lire la suite.

Ne vous y trompez pas : j'ai globalement passé un bon moment. J'ai apprécié les personnages et leurs relations.

Cependant, il y a certains moments que j'ai trouvés vraiment longs, et qui m'ont amenée à passer vite sur certains passages. Le roman fait une taille respectable et je pense qu'il n'aurait pas forcément perdu en qualité avec 50 pages de moins. Si le concept des saisons était original, la trame de l'histoire, elle, était assez classique, par conséquent, il était facile de deviner la majorité des rebondissements. Cela n'aidait pas à s'accrocher à la lecture. Je pense que c'est un livre qui doit surtout s'apprécier à l'adolescence, ou lorsqu'on a peu de lectures à notre actif et qu'on est donc moins habitué aux schémas classiques.

J'ai aussi été assez perplexe face au mécanisme des pouvoirs, mi-magiques mi-liés à l'électricité. De plus, j'ai eu l'impression qu'il y avait des zones d'ombres quant à certains éléments, comme si le fonctionnement des pouvoirs n'avait pas été à 100% établi (deux personnes qui subissent le même traitement mais sur lesquelles le résultat semble être différent, ou ignorant un élément important ; des saisons qui semblent être facultatives).

Je suis tout de même satisfaite de la fin, qui m'a fait monter les larmes.

Je ne sais pas si je lirai le second tome. Je pense que je préfère garder cette fin un peu ouverte, et ne suis pas sûre d'être prête à m'embarquer dans une deuxième longue aventure au sein de cet univers.

Petite note en plus : il y a quelques coquilles et phrases bizarrement formulées, mais ce n'est pas inhabituel dans un De Saxus.