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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
This was a weird book. I have mixed feelings but not sure I even liked it. I didn't hate it...I mean the world building was fantastic. The idea was cool and played on a lot of mythology. It just seemed to be too different. Kind of fantasy, not YA but a kid is the main character. This just isn't my usual book.
I liked Danny's story but there were some very weird random things that happened that didn't make sense until later. Also there is a woman who assaulted him which seemed very odd to the story.
Then there was the other storyline which only makes sense if you finish the book, though I had a feeling. It was very odd though as it seemed to not align at all.
I don't think I'll continue the series. It didn't evoke feelings for the characters and that is what really matters to me. I have to be invested in the character.
I liked Danny's story but there were some very weird random things that happened that didn't make sense until later. Also there is a woman who assaulted him which seemed very odd to the story.
Then there was the other storyline which only makes sense if you finish the book, though I had a feeling. It was very odd though as it seemed to not align at all.
I don't think I'll continue the series. It didn't evoke feelings for the characters and that is what really matters to me. I have to be invested in the character.
adventurous
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Solid YA book, very interesting premise and world building. Was a little simplistic but the second one really improved on the series!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is another enjoyable read from Card. Not his best but not his worst. An urban fantasy about Mages that were once considered gods such as Odin, Zeus and more. Loki closed the gates to their world 1300 years before and now Danny has discovered he too is a dreaded gatemage so he runs away. The last third of the book skips ahead a couple of years seeming to rush the end but on the whole a good read.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Always a fan of Orson Scott Card. Another imaginative tale of gods, mages and other cool concepts.
I found this book to be quite a departure from other books I've read by Orson Scott Card. The general storyline was interesting, and I'm curious about what will happen in the next book, but the writing and some of the descriptions were really distracting. There were a lot of parts that were about sex or sexual things and really added nothing to character development or plot. They seemed odd and out of place - almost as if he were writing with a directive to "sex things up". It was disappointing, to say the least.
Orson Scott Card outdoes himself with this first book in the Mither mages Series. The Lost Gate is a story about a young man named Danny North, who has spent his whole life believing he was just an average boy growing up in a family filled of extraordinary mages. Then, on a not so special day, Danny learns that he's not only a mage, but the most powerful, and coveted type of mage there is. When his family learns of his affinity Danny is faced with a difficult choice; but no matter what he chooses, his life will never be the same again.
In this fantastical tale of magic and mages is a coming of age story, filled with love, friendship, and family drama. Card does an amazing job of combining a new age story of magic, with the legends of the Greek gods to create a new world for the teenage Danny North to live in. By mixing extraordinary magic, with the longings and angst of every teenage boy, Card has made the story of Danny North relatable to everyone who reads it, including us drowethers here on Mittlegard.
Overall, The Lost Gate is the perfect beginning to the Mither Mage series, bringing the histories we grew up learning in school together with the magic's we only dreamt about as kids. I look forward to learning more about Danny and his friends, and the fate of worlds as he knows them.
To read more reviews visit my blog at:
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/thebookmonsterlibrary
In this fantastical tale of magic and mages is a coming of age story, filled with love, friendship, and family drama. Card does an amazing job of combining a new age story of magic, with the legends of the Greek gods to create a new world for the teenage Danny North to live in. By mixing extraordinary magic, with the longings and angst of every teenage boy, Card has made the story of Danny North relatable to everyone who reads it, including us drowethers here on Mittlegard.
Overall, The Lost Gate is the perfect beginning to the Mither Mage series, bringing the histories we grew up learning in school together with the magic's we only dreamt about as kids. I look forward to learning more about Danny and his friends, and the fate of worlds as he knows them.
To read more reviews visit my blog at:
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/thebookmonsterlibrary
Characters and plot fall into the predictable patterns for Oraon Scott Card, and the book is fairly misogynistic in its portrayal of female characters.