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Not for the faint of heart, just like Anna Dressed in Blood. Gruesome, gory, bloody, and a total thrill ride! I still don't get Cas's love for Anna. It's a bit creepy to me. But that's okay. The entire book is creepy. Girl of Nightmares is much faster paced than the first book. I enjoyed it a bit more for that reason. Carmel and Thomas are back as Cas's side kicks, in addition to new girl- Jestine.
The characters in this series are snarky and sarcastic and I love it because it relieves the tension of some of the more spine-tingling moments. One thing I love about Blake is that she's got a sense of humor and it shows through the darkness of her books. Also, I'm okay with cliff hangers, but I appreciate that Blake leaves us with some closure at the end of her books. A great read!
The characters in this series are snarky and sarcastic and I love it because it relieves the tension of some of the more spine-tingling moments. One thing I love about Blake is that she's got a sense of humor and it shows through the darkness of her books. Also, I'm okay with cliff hangers, but I appreciate that Blake leaves us with some closure at the end of her books. A great read!
This series just keeps getting better and better! I really can't say that I love one book over another because all three, so far, compliment each other so well. I love how they all intertwine and the characters are so great together. I like Cress. She's different. A little naive but intelligent and genuine. Her story with Captain Thorne will be fun to follow. There's a lot going on in this book as the characters get separated from each other. Cinder plays a big part in the book as she slowly formulates a plan to take back her throne. We also see the introduction of Princess Winter. This girl is strange and I can't help but wonder if it's all an act. We'll see in the next book. Cress did end on suspenseful note, leaving us hanging on quite a ledge.
This middle grade series has a lot of spunk. Kendra and Seth are perfect opposites and that's what makes them the perfect pair. Their introduction to the magical preserve, managed by their grandparents and known as Fablehaven, happened last summer. Now, they are becoming more and more involved in the workings of the preserve. It's time they really start learning how to take care of themselves around creatures that have the potential to really harm them. This time three new characters are introduced- helpers around the preserve and all have something to teach Kendra and Seth. The most important lesson being who can truly be trusted with the welfare of Fablehaven.There is some serious action in this second installment. Lives are at stake and it's pretty descriptive for a middle grade book. It's just the right amount of action mixed with magic. Both boys and girls can love this series and if book 2 is any indication of how much more fun it's going to get, I think I'll keep reading.
This book killed me! I can't decide what to think of it. There was so much interlude between what book one was and what book three will be that, by the last page, it had built up some major anticipation. The inner conflicts going on in both Karou and Akiva are hard to read. You just want to read through the pages and shake them both. But you can't. You have to ride the waves with them and it's sometimes very heartbreaking to do.
There's a lot of evil and injustices being done among the Chimaera and the Angels and it gets a little gruesome in parts. This is a bloody, terror driven war they are fighting and you desperately want Karou and Akiva to rise up and set things right.
I feel like this is a typical second book in a series. It has a good balance between complicating the story even more and gearing you up for eventual resolution. It leaves you really hoping. It also leaves you questioning whether the series will all be wrapped up neatly with a bow or leave you throwing your hands in the air.
There's a lot of evil and injustices being done among the Chimaera and the Angels and it gets a little gruesome in parts. This is a bloody, terror driven war they are fighting and you desperately want Karou and Akiva to rise up and set things right.
I feel like this is a typical second book in a series. It has a good balance between complicating the story even more and gearing you up for eventual resolution. It leaves you really hoping. It also leaves you questioning whether the series will all be wrapped up neatly with a bow or leave you throwing your hands in the air.
This was a take it or leave it book for me. I wasn't particularly wowed by it but I did enjoy the story. It's set in college and I felt like I could completely relate to Cath's entire college journey and life- the dorms, the roommates, the friends, the boys, the classes. It was like I was reading my own story which was kind of fun. I enjoyed following along with Cath as she tried to navigate and make sense of it all.
I never did get into the Simon Snow part of the story though. Honestly when it switched to Simon's story I never felt too interested in it and mostly just wished it would get back to Cath's side of things. I wished there had been more of a connection between Simon and Cath somehow. I kept waiting for it, but it never came. So there was something about this story that just didn't click for me.
But, like I said, I did enjoy it for what it was and apparently a lot of other readers adore it. So I guess it's just one of those books for me.
I never did get into the Simon Snow part of the story though. Honestly when it switched to Simon's story I never felt too interested in it and mostly just wished it would get back to Cath's side of things. I wished there had been more of a connection between Simon and Cath somehow. I kept waiting for it, but it never came. So there was something about this story that just didn't click for me.
But, like I said, I did enjoy it for what it was and apparently a lot of other readers adore it. So I guess it's just one of those books for me.
