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oracle_of_madness's Reviews (1.33k)
This was a phenomenal first book for Stephen King and I can clearly see why it skyrocketed his career. This is the beginning. His stories are not explicitly about supernatural horror and Carrie is no exception. The true horror story here is the human interactions between the young adults this tale centers around. The absence of human decency to a deplorable level. And this wretched treatment of Carrie at this time in her life resulted in the telekinetic terror that this story is known for.
Now I get it! I have not read the 5 books that make up the actual series and I see why everyone told me I HAD to read the 2 short story prequels first. This clearly sets up very important characters that I'm sure I'm going to learn more about soon. I loved this book. It was more intense than The Last Wish which in my opinion was a little soft. This makes me ready to read the series and I'm prepared to be immersed! I'm ready now!
I had a really good time reading this sequel to Warcross. It's interesting to think of living in a world that is so consumed in virtual reality. And honestly, a lot of Marie Lu's ideas do not seem so farfetched as they once would have been. However, I am happy to remain in this time period mostly safe from absolute mind control by a dominating tyrant.
Follow an 18 year old Bruce Wayne as he gets his first taste of vigilantism by working against the nefarious group known as the Nightwalkers. Marie Lu does a good job with this story ,even though, I must say I found it a little predictable. Still very enjoyable and a fun read!
Welcome to the year 1361, when the children who survived the blood fever are now growing up and many are realizing their latent supernatural powers. Adelina is 16 and she escapes from her father before he can sell her off as a mistress to pay his debts. She soon meets Enzo from the Dagger Society of the Young Elites who becomes her savior and more.
This is definitely a difficult read for me just because it's hard for me to think about so much pain. Seeing Adelina's slow and torturous spiral into insanity was rough. Her powers are overcoming her logical senses and the fact that she is feeding off and growing stronger on others terror and fear, makes her character become more and more of a pure villain.
Adelina is busy conquering the world but knows she and her fellow Elites are suffering from Rafael's discovery. The Messenger learned that their powers are not only beginning to harm them but to actually poison the world around them. Adelina must now consider working with the Daggers again to save everyone.
"Claim the stars"
This story begins with a young Spensa viewing the stars for the first time with her father. That same night, disaster happens and her father is forever branded as a "coward". Spensa grows up wanting to follow in her father's footsteps as a pilot and prove that everyone is wrong about her family's history.
This story is about not giving up. Spensa is a fierce and passionate protagonist and can teach everyone a little something about courage.
Spensa also learns the importance of friendship and feeling accepted. It's okay to be human. It's okay to let down your walls and not always be the toughest person all the time.
Brandon Sanderson always leaves me thoughtful, and Skyward has me asking myself, "how do I define the difference between victory and failure?"
This story begins with a young Spensa viewing the stars for the first time with her father. That same night, disaster happens and her father is forever branded as a "coward". Spensa grows up wanting to follow in her father's footsteps as a pilot and prove that everyone is wrong about her family's history.
This story is about not giving up. Spensa is a fierce and passionate protagonist and can teach everyone a little something about courage.
Spensa also learns the importance of friendship and feeling accepted. It's okay to be human. It's okay to let down your walls and not always be the toughest person all the time.
Brandon Sanderson always leaves me thoughtful, and Skyward has me asking myself, "how do I define the difference between victory and failure?"
Spensa and the rest of her homeworld, Detritus, are still fighting the Krell, although on different terms now. There is a new name for people like Spensa who can hear the stars. No longer referred to as "having a defect " but now called "Cytonic".
Spensa must relearn how to work on a team while also learning new ways to view her enemies, not as soulless monsters but as a people that have very real and human like emotions.
This book is about what it really means to be a hero, which is something that Spensa has spent her life thinking she already knew. It's also about acceptance, not just of others but of oneself.
Spensa must relearn how to work on a team while also learning new ways to view her enemies, not as soulless monsters but as a people that have very real and human like emotions.
This book is about what it really means to be a hero, which is something that Spensa has spent her life thinking she already knew. It's also about acceptance, not just of others but of oneself.
This is a story of a circus. But not just any Circus. Le Cirque des Reves, which translates to The Circus of Dreams, is just that, a place where dreams are on display and tangible.
The true beginning, before the creation of The Circus, is the beginning of a game between two rival magicians. Prospero the Enchanter calls upon his adversary to start a new match with new players, one of which is Celia Bowen, Prospero’s daughter. Alexander, Prospero’s opponent, whom is often only known as A. or the man in grey, picks his student at a later date and begins this young man’s lessons in a much less dramatic manner of magic than Prospero the Enchanter’s, but no less stunning and overwhelming.
The Night Circus, The Circus of Dreams, is a playground of talent between the two competing students when they reach the appropriate age. However, it becomes so much more than that, and not just for the players.
I dont know if you believe in magic, but I do, I believe in the everyday magic of kindness and selfless giving. I also believe in a sort of fate, a predetermined course that our lives follow as we make our choices. I believe that the good and the beautiful parts of life must hold magic within them to create such joy within me. However, this book fills me with the desire to see this place, this circus, to walk through the black satin hangings into its land of stars and experience that childlike wonder that permeated this book for me.
Just as I am obsessed with this story and the secrets it has been whispering to me during my bedtime reading, The Circus of Dreams dazzles the attendees to become infatuated with its call and go to great lengths to be a part of this enchanting place as often as possible. It creates an evocative delight for all the senses of the circus goers and I can only recommend that you join them as well to experience the charm of somersaulting kittens, ice gardens, and off course, some delicious chocolate mice.
By the end of this wondrous tale, I am crying and dramatically sighing in turn, This Circus not only influences everyone in the book, but this reader as well. I am left feeling a little sad at its completion but overcome with a grand sense of joy that I was able to experience this gorgeous work by Erin Morgenstern.
Thank you for reading my review and happy reading!!!
If your interested in more reviews check out my blogs, https://laughinglovingandbooks.com/ and
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/oracleofmadness
The true beginning, before the creation of The Circus, is the beginning of a game between two rival magicians. Prospero the Enchanter calls upon his adversary to start a new match with new players, one of which is Celia Bowen, Prospero’s daughter. Alexander, Prospero’s opponent, whom is often only known as A. or the man in grey, picks his student at a later date and begins this young man’s lessons in a much less dramatic manner of magic than Prospero the Enchanter’s, but no less stunning and overwhelming.
The Night Circus, The Circus of Dreams, is a playground of talent between the two competing students when they reach the appropriate age. However, it becomes so much more than that, and not just for the players.
I dont know if you believe in magic, but I do, I believe in the everyday magic of kindness and selfless giving. I also believe in a sort of fate, a predetermined course that our lives follow as we make our choices. I believe that the good and the beautiful parts of life must hold magic within them to create such joy within me. However, this book fills me with the desire to see this place, this circus, to walk through the black satin hangings into its land of stars and experience that childlike wonder that permeated this book for me.
Just as I am obsessed with this story and the secrets it has been whispering to me during my bedtime reading, The Circus of Dreams dazzles the attendees to become infatuated with its call and go to great lengths to be a part of this enchanting place as often as possible. It creates an evocative delight for all the senses of the circus goers and I can only recommend that you join them as well to experience the charm of somersaulting kittens, ice gardens, and off course, some delicious chocolate mice.
By the end of this wondrous tale, I am crying and dramatically sighing in turn, This Circus not only influences everyone in the book, but this reader as well. I am left feeling a little sad at its completion but overcome with a grand sense of joy that I was able to experience this gorgeous work by Erin Morgenstern.
Thank you for reading my review and happy reading!!!
If your interested in more reviews check out my blogs, https://laughinglovingandbooks.com/ and
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/oracleofmadness