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shiv91's Reviews (1.08k)
adventurous
challenging
funny
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
There were a lot of typos in the book and how it was printed was awkward and messy but that hasn't figured in to my rating. Just wanted to point it out because it brought me out of the story when I came across them.
As you'd expect, it was pretty far-fetched, but none the less, it was very entertaining. Jason gets a lot thrown at him and seems to always bounce back. You'd wonder how much more abuse such a young boy could take. He does so much but doesn't really get congratulated or rewarded by the countries he does be helping. Well, he hardly even gets acknowledged.
These books are good fun to read, very violent and full of action
As you'd expect, it was pretty far-fetched, but none the less, it was very entertaining. Jason gets a lot thrown at him and seems to always bounce back. You'd wonder how much more abuse such a young boy could take. He does so much but doesn't really get congratulated or rewarded by the countries he does be helping. Well, he hardly even gets acknowledged.
These books are good fun to read, very violent and full of action
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I didn't enjoy this as much as I did the ones written by Charlie Higson but it was still pretty good. A bit slow to start but once it got going it was entertaining
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Very entertaining read, didn't expect to be enjoying this series as much as I have been.
Hoping the next books being done by Steve Cole will just as good.
Hoping the next books being done by Steve Cole will just as good.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As someone who didn't enjoy Dracula (found it pretty boring), I wasn't sure what to expect from the book that apparently inspired these stories.
I was pleasantly surprised by it. It was well written and although only a novella, there was a fair amount put in to it without feeling overly rushed. I would have liked a bit more background on some of the characters but that didn't take too much away for me.
Curious now to check out some of his other books.
I was pleasantly surprised by it. It was well written and although only a novella, there was a fair amount put in to it without feeling overly rushed. I would have liked a bit more background on some of the characters but that didn't take too much away for me.
Curious now to check out some of his other books.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was ridiculous as I expected but actually kind of funny!
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Such a fun adventure. This has been my favourite so far!
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Bad timing to start this as not long after, I found myself in bit of a reading slump.
Got back to it the other day and really enjoyed it. Can't wait to see Bond's next adventure.
Got back to it the other day and really enjoyed it. Can't wait to see Bond's next adventure.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Even for this type of book, it's pretty farfetched. None the less, it was an action packed book and was very entertaining.
The main gripe I still have, which I mentioned in the first book, is the romantic aspect of it. I think for kids that are 11, the way they act isn't the way most kids that are that age would act and it makes me uncomfortable.
Also as I've come to expect, a lot of violence.
The main gripe I still have, which I mentioned in the first book, is the romantic aspect of it. I think for kids that are 11, the way they act isn't the way most kids that are that age would act and it makes me uncomfortable.
Also as I've come to expect, a lot of violence.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So, from the warning from the author, I knew this book would be dark and holy smokes was it.
I'm a fan of dark fantasy so I knew what I was getting in to with it. Thrown straight in to the story, I wasn't really sure what was going on and who was who. Suffice to say, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the info.
Something else to keep in mind is that I generally don't like multiple POV's and this book had quite a few of them.
From what I've said so far, you'd expect me to continue with it being that I didn't like the book.
However, I found that after a little while, that I actually understood what was happening and was getting to know all of the different characters and was seriously rooting for things to go better for them and wondering what was going to happen next.
I loved that the characters were older, I'm nearly 32 so it was great reading a book were the characters aren't all under 20!
The names/language were difficult to get around, even with the help given at the back of the book but you do get a better grasp of it as you read more so I wouldn't let that put you off reading the book.
I think it was very well written with surprisingly complex characters and I found the lore really interesting. Some twists and turns that you keep you on the edge of your seat. I look forward to reading more from Cerynn
I'm a fan of dark fantasy so I knew what I was getting in to with it. Thrown straight in to the story, I wasn't really sure what was going on and who was who. Suffice to say, I was feeling a bit overwhelmed by all of the info.
Something else to keep in mind is that I generally don't like multiple POV's and this book had quite a few of them.
From what I've said so far, you'd expect me to continue with it being that I didn't like the book.
However, I found that after a little while, that I actually understood what was happening and was getting to know all of the different characters and was seriously rooting for things to go better for them and wondering what was going to happen next.
I loved that the characters were older, I'm nearly 32 so it was great reading a book were the characters aren't all under 20!
The names/language were difficult to get around, even with the help given at the back of the book but you do get a better grasp of it as you read more so I wouldn't let that put you off reading the book.
I think it was very well written with surprisingly complex characters and I found the lore really interesting. Some twists and turns that you keep you on the edge of your seat. I look forward to reading more from Cerynn
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I really enjoyed this book from start to finish.There was a lot of action and I found all of the characters interesting. The good and the bad guys had more layers to them than I expected and their interactions with Bond were a lot of fun and pretty tense at times.