Reviews

House of El Book Two: The Enemy Delusion by Claudia Gray

thenovelbookshelf's review

lighthearted tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

destdest's review

mysterious medium-paced

2.5

Much more engaging than the first book though it's nothing I haven't seen before. The coloring's still muddy.

And does anyone else notice these books have a weird smell? I really think it's the way the book is printed. The first book had the same unpleasant smell as well.

imaginary_sauropod's review

3.0

Sera is adjusting to her genetic changes and Zahn is struggling even more to fit in. Together they are trying to unlock the information behind a data drive they stole from the people who have Sera her genetic changes.
The story suffered from a dumb “misunderstanding”. There was no reason for Sera to go off about something that wasn’t annoying her before. Her characterization prior to the “fight” was not one that would do that. 

parva_trinity's review

4.0

I was expecting a lot more action in this book so I was mildly disappointed about that deficit. And I also think that there this book was really dragging. This book was kind of similar to watching an interesting TikTok and then there is an unnecessary part two, and then when you watch part two they still don't give you the conclusion. Maybe the writer just wanted to make this series a trilogy, but besides that reason, there is not much of a reason for there to be an entire book two that does not have the main conflict occur. Other than that there is a good buildup in the story that puts more people at stake and elaborates on the situation at hand to a fuller extent compared to the first book.

angelofthestars's review

emotional funny inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

I genuinely adore these theyre such a fun perspective on krypton pre-boom

royallyreading's review

adventurous mysterious tense 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

jbrooxd's review

4.0

[I received a free electronic review copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.]

4 stars = Great! Might re-read.

I have really enjoyed the first two books in this series. I'm not a huge Superman fan, but I am really getting into this sideways look at his origin story as Krypton is moving toward destruction and the planetary factions are ignoring the truth. There are some nice romantic sidelines to this as well as some mystery and suspense that I enjoyed. While pieces of the Krypton story are familiar, even to someone like me who is not a super fan, the new characters in this give it a fresh vantage point that I am really enjoying. Highly recommend.

rose9565's review

adventurous challenging funny mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

kkaste's review

adventurous emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

readingwithcats's review

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0