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leabookjoy's review
4.0
French & English reviews
Il semblerait que j'ai de plus en plus de mal à donner un avis en ce qui concerne les derniers livres de Karen Chance >< Il y a du positif et du négatif ce qui fait que je ressors de ma lecture un peu mitigé ...
Les truc positifs :
- avoir un POV de Priktin qui reste l'un de mes personnages préférés (j'ai adoré les aperçus de son passé avec Caleb, son avis sur Mircea et voir les autres personnages avec ses yeux xD)
- les multiples intrigues avec le démon pas vraiment mort, la créature marine et son bébé, l'attaque des membres du Cercle noir ...
- les petits aperçus de l'univers comme les mages africains ou la ville de Hong Kong version magique !!
Les trucs négatifs :
- le début était très lent, j'ai mis pas mal de temps à rentrer vraiment dans l'action ><
- Toujours un peu le même reproche : des scènes un peu trop kaleidoscope (tout arrive en même temps et on se retrouve noyé dans les descriptions !)
Bref un livre intéressant pour le point de vue de Pritkin MAIS pas un de mes préférés x) (l'histoire était mieux du point de vue de Dory ><)
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It seems that I have more and more trouble giving an opinion on the latest books by Karen Chance >< There is positive and negative points so that I come out of my reading a little mixed ...
The positive things :
- having a POV of Priktin who remains one of my favorite characters (I loved the glimpses of his past with Caleb, his opinion on Mircea and seeing the other characters with his eyes xD)
- the multiple plots with the lord demon not really dead, the marine creature and her baby, the attack of the members of the Black Circle ...
- small glimpses of the universe like the African mages or the magic version of Hong Kong city !!
The negative things :
- the beginning was very slow, I took a lot of time to really get into the action ><
- still the same reproach : scenes a little too kaleidoscopic (everything happens at the same time and we find ourselves drowned in the descriptions !)
In short, an interesting book for Pritkin's point of view BUT not one of my favorite x) (the story was better from Dory's point of view ><)
Il semblerait que j'ai de plus en plus de mal à donner un avis en ce qui concerne les derniers livres de Karen Chance >< Il y a du positif et du négatif ce qui fait que je ressors de ma lecture un peu mitigé ...
Les truc positifs :
- avoir un POV de Priktin qui reste l'un de mes personnages préférés (j'ai adoré les aperçus de son passé avec Caleb, son avis sur Mircea et voir les autres personnages avec ses yeux xD)
- les multiples intrigues avec le démon pas vraiment mort, la créature marine et son bébé, l'attaque des membres du Cercle noir ...
- les petits aperçus de l'univers comme les mages africains ou la ville de Hong Kong version magique !!
Les trucs négatifs :
- le début était très lent, j'ai mis pas mal de temps à rentrer vraiment dans l'action ><
- Toujours un peu le même reproche : des scènes un peu trop kaleidoscope (tout arrive en même temps et on se retrouve noyé dans les descriptions !)
Bref un livre intéressant pour le point de vue de Pritkin MAIS pas un de mes préférés x) (l'histoire était mieux du point de vue de Dory ><)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
It seems that I have more and more trouble giving an opinion on the latest books by Karen Chance >< There is positive and negative points so that I come out of my reading a little mixed ...
The positive things :
- having a POV of Priktin who remains one of my favorite characters (I loved the glimpses of his past with Caleb, his opinion on Mircea and seeing the other characters with his eyes xD)
- the multiple plots with the lord demon not really dead, the marine creature and her baby, the attack of the members of the Black Circle ...
- small glimpses of the universe like the African mages or the magic version of Hong Kong city !!
The negative things :
- the beginning was very slow, I took a lot of time to really get into the action ><
- still the same reproach : scenes a little too kaleidoscopic (everything happens at the same time and we find ourselves drowned in the descriptions !)
In short, an interesting book for Pritkin's point of view BUT not one of my favorite x) (the story was better from Dory's point of view ><)
connie_flower's review
3.0
It was really interesting to see the other side of 'Dragon's Claw', and who doesn't love Pritkin? But for the first half of this book I was basically just confused and lost. The second half though
alice2000's review
4.0
Pritkin ♥️
Filled in some gaps with his character that I think were present in Brave the Tempest. Plus fun with Zheng and Dory.
Filled in some gaps with his character that I think were present in Brave the Tempest. Plus fun with Zheng and Dory.
alassea's review
4.0
Actually being in Pritkin's head is a delight. There's all these flashbacks, and well, some of them I'm still not sure what they're actually about, but maybe I was just daft. Anyways, fun romp, there was a part where I went "I don't remember this from Dory's story, but clearly that part was much more important to John than to Dory, so...
I hope the dancer stays around. Also, this means I'm all caught up, except for maybe a missing short story and I can head on to [b:Shatter the Earth|52850131|Shatter the Earth (Cassandra Palmer, #10)|Karen Chance|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561085647l/52850131._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71405409] (which is not the sequel to this, because I messed up the order...)
I hope the dancer stays around. Also, this means I'm all caught up, except for maybe a missing short story and I can head on to [b:Shatter the Earth|52850131|Shatter the Earth (Cassandra Palmer, #10)|Karen Chance|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1561085647l/52850131._SX50_SY75_.jpg|71405409] (which is not the sequel to this, because I messed up the order...)
quirkycatsfatstacks's review
5.0
Siren’s Song is the latest novella from Karen Chance, and once again we find ourselves diving into the mind of Pritkin (a crowd favorite). This novella takes place during a very specific period of time, happening sometime after Ride the Storm, and before/during Brave the Tempest. It’s also occurring at the same time as Dragon’s Claw (a Dory story). In fact, it’s in the same place and covering the same events, just from Pritkin’s perspective.
John Pritkin is still recovering from the whammy of a spell that killed him and threw him back through time – one that Cassie was able to save him from. But that doesn’t mean he’s allowed any time for bed rest. Not with the life he and his allies live.
Pritkin finds himself in magical Hong Kong, with the whole of the city at risk of collapse, which is so much worse than it sounds. So even though he’s not up for the fight, he’s going to have to put his all into it in order to survive.
“It could have been worse.
It should have been worse.
Then somebody grabbed him.”
Siren’s Song has been greatly anticipated by fans for months. And I’ve got to tell you, after eagerly waiting for any news about it, it absolutely held up. I’ve always enjoyed the Pritkin novellas in this series, and thankfully this one is no exception.
This novella provided a lot of important information about what has been happening to Pritkin the last several books. It also gave us a glimpse at several other moments in his history (before Cassie flipped it upside down, that is). I’m sure fans appreciated seeing those moments as much as I did.
The other great element of this novella, and showing Pritkin’s side of things, was that we got to see some events once again, but from his eyes. The whole battle in magical Hong Kong, for example. Or some of the scenes with Cassie. I’m sure those scenes had fans squealing!
Oh! Did I mention that this novella brings Dory into the mix? We already knew that these two met, because of Dragon’s Claw. But we never really got to see how Pritkin felt about it, or just how aware he was of the whole situation (or how he ended up there, for that matter). Now all of those questions have been answered – and then some. And I couldn’t be happier about the end result.
I’ll confess that his novella did kind of make me want to see the whole series from Pritkin’s perspective. But that’s just greedy of me, isn’t it? To be fair, his viewpoint is vastly different from Cassie, and it’d be interesting to see what a war mage would make of everything that has happened so far.
I’m so ecstatic that Siren’s Song is out, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I read it twice before sitting down to write my review. It was a fun and brilliant read. Not to mention that it certainly helped bridge the gap while waiting for the next Cassie novel (which I think will be out late this year!). Regardless, I’m looking forward to seeing more from this world!
For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
John Pritkin is still recovering from the whammy of a spell that killed him and threw him back through time – one that Cassie was able to save him from. But that doesn’t mean he’s allowed any time for bed rest. Not with the life he and his allies live.
Pritkin finds himself in magical Hong Kong, with the whole of the city at risk of collapse, which is so much worse than it sounds. So even though he’s not up for the fight, he’s going to have to put his all into it in order to survive.
“It could have been worse.
It should have been worse.
Then somebody grabbed him.”
Siren’s Song has been greatly anticipated by fans for months. And I’ve got to tell you, after eagerly waiting for any news about it, it absolutely held up. I’ve always enjoyed the Pritkin novellas in this series, and thankfully this one is no exception.
This novella provided a lot of important information about what has been happening to Pritkin the last several books. It also gave us a glimpse at several other moments in his history (before Cassie flipped it upside down, that is). I’m sure fans appreciated seeing those moments as much as I did.
The other great element of this novella, and showing Pritkin’s side of things, was that we got to see some events once again, but from his eyes. The whole battle in magical Hong Kong, for example. Or some of the scenes with Cassie. I’m sure those scenes had fans squealing!
Oh! Did I mention that this novella brings Dory into the mix? We already knew that these two met, because of Dragon’s Claw. But we never really got to see how Pritkin felt about it, or just how aware he was of the whole situation (or how he ended up there, for that matter). Now all of those questions have been answered – and then some. And I couldn’t be happier about the end result.
I’ll confess that his novella did kind of make me want to see the whole series from Pritkin’s perspective. But that’s just greedy of me, isn’t it? To be fair, his viewpoint is vastly different from Cassie, and it’d be interesting to see what a war mage would make of everything that has happened so far.
I’m so ecstatic that Siren’s Song is out, and I’m not ashamed to admit that I read it twice before sitting down to write my review. It was a fun and brilliant read. Not to mention that it certainly helped bridge the gap while waiting for the next Cassie novel (which I think will be out late this year!). Regardless, I’m looking forward to seeing more from this world!
For more reviews check out Quirky Cat's Fat Stacks
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
Wow, such a fantastic book! Loved being in John's head, and loved seeing how this book and Dragon's Claw intersect! There's a whole scene that Dorina had with Pritkin that we didn't see before, which was so fantastic! And of course there's tons of action that never stops!
laurla's review
5.0
i very much enjoyed a book from john pritkin's point of view.
"what?"
"its very... pretty."
"you did not just diss my gun."
"thats not a gun."
"then what would you call it?"
"jewelry."
"i will come back."
"not if you dead!"
"i'm hard to kill."
"you crazy man! you almost die, like, ten times since i know you!"
"what?"
"its very... pretty."
"you did not just diss my gun."
"thats not a gun."
"then what would you call it?"
"jewelry."
"i will come back."
"not if you dead!"
"i'm hard to kill."
"you crazy man! you almost die, like, ten times since i know you!"
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