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mahovina's review against another edition
5.0
Primjetih da samo čitam knjige gdje su glavni likovi, kick-ass ženske.
*spoiler alert!*
Upoznavanje Lucasa i Biance, mi je čisto bilo aww, jer mi je na prvi put on izgledao kao neki loši tip, na neku ruku vampir. Jer prolog, ko prolog, je bio jako, jako zbunjujuć ali objašnjava radnju poslije.
Mislim oni su na tome Autumn balu i ona počne imati neke posesivne misli. Moje faca je bila wtf ženo?, ali kada ga je ugrizla sam bila totalno paf!
Jer, knjiga do tada je bila savršeno napisana, da je Claudia uspjela sakriti njezino vampirstvo, Biancinim strahom prema samoj školi Evernight i 'Evernight tipu' ljudi unutar tih zidova.
Ne znam, još više me iznenadilo to što je ona vampirska beba (kako je nastala se tek otkriva u Stargazeru, ali puf, sada pišem o prvome dijelu), što cijeli život je skupa sa svojim roditeljima (Adrian and Celia! Divna imena!) pije krv za svaki obrok i da zna da će postati vampir, kada bude ubila čovjeka.
Mislim moja uvjerenost da je ona čovjek bila sve to vrijeme, je bila pokolebana kada je ona išla priznati to Lucasu a on na kraju postoje vampirski lovac na tajnom zadatku. De fak?
Ali kako ju ne ubija, ravnateljica Bethany, njezini roditelji i Balthazar (awiš obožavam ga!) i Bianca krani ga progoniti. Najbolji dio svega toga, je njihovo prelaženje preko vodenih površina.
Pronašla ga je u tome antikvarijantu gdje su kupili njezine broš sa crnim cvijetom oštrih latica crvene boje (koji ju je progoni u njezinim snovima i čuda li spominje se i u drugome dijelu! I to zapravo podošta objašnjava njezinu povezanost s utvarama!) i pobjegne s njima.
Prolog se povezuje s radnjom na kraju tek, kada odluče spaliti sklonište vampirskih lovaca (Black Cross se zovu, btw) i ona ih sve spasi ali izgubi Lucasa.
Jako mi se svidjela Raquel, mislim njezina mračna pojava je bilo nešto jako zanimljivo, plus bila je lovina vampira Ericha kojeg je ubio Luchas, ali bila je dobra prijatelj Bianci i njezina osobnost se bolje vidi na kraju druge knjige.
Lucas je plavokos, mogli bismo reći tamno-plavi-skoro-pa-zlatokos, pa su meni počele petarde sjevati u glavi kada sam počela misliti na Jacea, jer eto na sve se to svelo: sva plavi tip je postao Jace. *fail-retard-fan-girl-ispad*
Bianca ima iritantno ime, ali lijepa je kao lik (crvena, blijeda, etc.) ali kao neki lik karakterističan baš i nije. Previše je povezana s roditeljima, stravično nesigurna i sramežljiva i outsajder svugdje.
Poprlično dobro završava, ali mene je to uvijek zbunjivalo kako Lucas nije ostao u Evernightu (ipak je bio ugrižen dva puta, mogli su ga smatrati kandidatom za vampira) i što su ljudski učenici bili radili u vampirskoj školi (opet vražja poveznica s drugom knjigom i utvarama!).
*spoiler alert!*
Upoznavanje Lucasa i Biance, mi je čisto bilo aww, jer mi je na prvi put on izgledao kao neki loši tip, na neku ruku vampir. Jer prolog, ko prolog, je bio jako, jako zbunjujuć ali objašnjava radnju poslije.
Mislim oni su na tome Autumn balu i ona počne imati neke posesivne misli. Moje faca je bila wtf ženo?, ali kada ga je ugrizla sam bila totalno paf!
Jer, knjiga do tada je bila savršeno napisana, da je Claudia uspjela sakriti njezino vampirstvo, Biancinim strahom prema samoj školi Evernight i 'Evernight tipu' ljudi unutar tih zidova.
Ne znam, još više me iznenadilo to što je ona vampirska beba (kako je nastala se tek otkriva u Stargazeru, ali puf, sada pišem o prvome dijelu), što cijeli život je skupa sa svojim roditeljima (Adrian and Celia! Divna imena!) pije krv za svaki obrok i da zna da će postati vampir, kada bude ubila čovjeka.
Mislim moja uvjerenost da je ona čovjek bila sve to vrijeme, je bila pokolebana kada je ona išla priznati to Lucasu a on na kraju postoje vampirski lovac na tajnom zadatku. De fak?
Ali kako ju ne ubija, ravnateljica Bethany, njezini roditelji i Balthazar (awiš obožavam ga!) i Bianca krani ga progoniti. Najbolji dio svega toga, je njihovo prelaženje preko vodenih površina.
Pronašla ga je u tome antikvarijantu gdje su kupili njezine broš sa crnim cvijetom oštrih latica crvene boje (koji ju je progoni u njezinim snovima i čuda li spominje se i u drugome dijelu! I to zapravo podošta objašnjava njezinu povezanost s utvarama!) i pobjegne s njima.
Prolog se povezuje s radnjom na kraju tek, kada odluče spaliti sklonište vampirskih lovaca (Black Cross se zovu, btw) i ona ih sve spasi ali izgubi Lucasa.
Jako mi se svidjela Raquel, mislim njezina mračna pojava je bilo nešto jako zanimljivo, plus bila je lovina vampira Ericha kojeg je ubio Luchas, ali bila je dobra prijatelj Bianci i njezina osobnost se bolje vidi na kraju druge knjige.
Lucas je plavokos, mogli bismo reći tamno-plavi-skoro-pa-zlatokos, pa su meni počele petarde sjevati u glavi kada sam počela misliti na Jacea, jer eto na sve se to svelo: sva plavi tip je postao Jace. *fail-retard-fan-girl-ispad*
Bianca ima iritantno ime, ali lijepa je kao lik (crvena, blijeda, etc.) ali kao neki lik karakterističan baš i nije. Previše je povezana s roditeljima, stravično nesigurna i sramežljiva i outsajder svugdje.
Poprlično dobro završava, ali mene je to uvijek zbunjivalo kako Lucas nije ostao u Evernightu (ipak je bio ugrižen dva puta, mogli su ga smatrati kandidatom za vampira) i što su ljudski učenici bili radili u vampirskoj školi (opet vražja poveznica s drugom knjigom i utvarama!).
annettebooksofhopeanddreams's review against another edition
4.0
This book has somehow come into my life years ago already. I have no clue why, but I have a German edition on my shelf. But somehow I never gotten to reading it and when I discovered it again, years later, because I fell in love with Claudia Gray I wondered why. So, when I found out that the books were not that easy to get in matching English editions anymore, I took a huge leap of faith and ordered them all five.
And I totally do not regret that! This book was everything I had hoped it would be and then some. I was actually expecting a very cliché story about an innocent girl falling in love with a vampire boy and the thrilling excitement of that waiting for me already got me on the tips of my toes during the first 100 pages. And then, all of a sudden there was a twist that came not really out of nowhere, but did take me by surprise. And I loved it.
The book is very fast paced and focusses a lot on the romance. I know that this is Claudia Gray, so that's what I was looking forward to. I wanted this nice and easy read for in between, for a lazy Thursday when I was tired or not feeling well. And Claudia Gray delivers! And within this fast paced vampire romance she managed to wrap so much more.
Nice characters, that are vivid and feel very real. A mythology that works, even though we're only discovering it very slowly. A storyline that kept me on the edge of my seat, eager to turn page after page.
I'm so glad I bought the entire series! But, to prevent a reading slump, let's keep the second book away from me until next week ;-)
And I totally do not regret that! This book was everything I had hoped it would be and then some. I was actually expecting a very cliché story about an innocent girl falling in love with a vampire boy and the thrilling excitement of that waiting for me already got me on the tips of my toes during the first 100 pages. And then, all of a sudden there was a twist that came not really out of nowhere, but did take me by surprise. And I loved it.
The book is very fast paced and focusses a lot on the romance. I know that this is Claudia Gray, so that's what I was looking forward to. I wanted this nice and easy read for in between, for a lazy Thursday when I was tired or not feeling well. And Claudia Gray delivers! And within this fast paced vampire romance she managed to wrap so much more.
Nice characters, that are vivid and feel very real. A mythology that works, even though we're only discovering it very slowly. A storyline that kept me on the edge of my seat, eager to turn page after page.
I'm so glad I bought the entire series! But, to prevent a reading slump, let's keep the second book away from me until next week ;-)
halynah's review against another edition
4.0
Rather good beginning of the series! The author managed to keep the intrigue, make unexpected twists of plot and make interested in the next installment! I like the chemistry between Bianca and Lucas, other characters are also very interesting! The book is rather unusual and unique, and worth attention!
morgybritt's review against another edition
5.0
I read this a while back at the time i couldnt stop reading it! I really want to continue the series but there really are too many books to read, i have already read the second i just got to it too late.
kaleyamo's review against another edition
2.0
I like the premise of this book. I'm not so much a fan of the execution.
First, there was the narration. About 40 percent of the way through the book, there is a big *revelation* about what is going on. But.... it's not really a revelation at all, because what is to come there is mentioned in the prologue of the book. So this big moment, which was set up to be climactic, was just the opposite. I had wondered all the way up to that point why the narration was talking around certain points and being elusive about things, and we never really get a resolution on why. It apparently was just out of the main character's head and therefore, out of readers'.
A lot of characters also seem very wishy-washy. I struggled with the main character. She is young, and young characters make mistakes . . . but they are also supposed to learn and grow. Bianca doesn't do any of that. Instead she makes mistakes that threaten her life, her family members' lives, her friends' lives . . . for reasons that seem reasonable to her, but do not seem reasonable to anyone else. And even though they don't seem reasonable to anyone else, the actions are still shrugged off by others like, "oh well. It's fine that you just put us all in danger." There are no repercussions for mistakes.
I like the overall story, but with so many unbelievable characters, I can't enjoy it as much as I wish I could have.
First, there was the narration. About 40 percent of the way through the book, there is a big *revelation* about what is going on. But.... it's not really a revelation at all, because what is to come there is mentioned in the prologue of the book. So this big moment, which was set up to be climactic, was just the opposite. I had wondered all the way up to that point why the narration was talking around certain points and being elusive about things, and we never really get a resolution on why. It apparently was just out of the main character's head and therefore, out of readers'.
A lot of characters also seem very wishy-washy. I struggled with the main character. She is young, and young characters make mistakes . . . but they are also supposed to learn and grow. Bianca doesn't do any of that. Instead she makes mistakes that threaten her life, her family members' lives, her friends' lives . . . for reasons that seem reasonable to her, but do not seem reasonable to anyone else. And even though they don't seem reasonable to anyone else, the actions are still shrugged off by others like, "oh well. It's fine that you just put us all in danger." There are no repercussions for mistakes.
I like the overall story, but with so many unbelievable characters, I can't enjoy it as much as I wish I could have.
mea9an's review against another edition
2.0
This book would have probably affected me more in my Twilight Phase. Nowadays, the vampire craze has really put me off to paranormal books, just because I don't really find them that interesting anymore.
This book follows Bianca as she begins her first year a new rich and fancy boarding school called Evernight. There she meets bad boy, Lucas, and class star, Balthazar. Two very different guys that create the love triangle. Twists and turns lead Bianca on a roller coaster of discovery or herself and others.
Now, I'm a big fan of Claudia Gray. In fact, she wrote my favorite series of all time, but paranormal is not her thing. This is her debut series, and it reads like a debut. It's too quick for the romance, the plot is lacking in places, plot holes everywhere, and "hopeful" tension that's not really there.
It had a good concept, but it was lacking in the character development and wasn't able to hold my interest for very long. I didn't really care for Lucas, Balthazar was okay. I was rooting for him more, to be honest. Lucas just seemed too... cardboard cutout of a bad boy. He started fights for no reason, constantly tried to be the hero, and was really just being annoying.
Balthazar at least worked on schoolwork, had a "not-so-snobby" personality for the typical rich kid. He was just a more interesting character all together.
Other than that, this book just didn't really do much for me.
This book follows Bianca as she begins her first year a new rich and fancy boarding school called Evernight. There she meets bad boy, Lucas, and class star, Balthazar. Two very different guys that create the love triangle. Twists and turns lead Bianca on a roller coaster of discovery or herself and others.
Now, I'm a big fan of Claudia Gray. In fact, she wrote my favorite series of all time, but paranormal is not her thing. This is her debut series, and it reads like a debut. It's too quick for the romance, the plot is lacking in places, plot holes everywhere, and "hopeful" tension that's not really there.
It had a good concept, but it was lacking in the character development and wasn't able to hold my interest for very long. I didn't really care for Lucas, Balthazar was okay. I was rooting for him more, to be honest. Lucas just seemed too... cardboard cutout of a bad boy. He started fights for no reason, constantly tried to be the hero, and was really just being annoying.
Balthazar at least worked on schoolwork, had a "not-so-snobby" personality for the typical rich kid. He was just a more interesting character all together.
Other than that, this book just didn't really do much for me.
pixiebelle24's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
heycheline's review against another edition
3.0
It was very captivating, you couldn't let go off The book, and it kind Off hold the reader in The dark in The start like (THIS IS A SPOILER) i didn't know that Bianca was a vampire until much father in The book, and The kind Of Romeo and Juliet romance is just so sweet it really is like they couldn't live without The other! So all in all my results is that its a very good book!