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It was a fun ride this book. I really liked some characters, some of them infuriated me but overall, I really enjoyed this. Ms. Greene was the best and even though though the very summary would tell you the bad guy, my most satisfying moment of the book was when Patricia asks for a divorce. Carter is a type of bad guy that is even more realistic than James, which made him worse for me. Even though you can understand how hard it'd be to believe someone saying what Patricia said, the way he behaved was of a toxic, manipulative partner.
This is my first book by Brandon Sanderson and MAN, WHAT A BOOK!
I know he's very regarded in what he writes, but I was blown away by Skyward. This story had everything; good characters, great development in them, a good setting, an interesting story, unexpected plot twists and an amazing ending that not only makes you want to read the next one (which is, of course, on its way to my place) but it makes you want to re-read the whole book with this new knowledge.
I really, REALLY recommend this book to everyone. Even if you're not a hardcore fan of sci-fi (which I'm not; I like it, but I'm more a fantasy fan), this will take you and won't let you go, from page 1 to the last one.
Also, Doomslug best slug, and M-Bot best fungi fan. Love them both.
I know he's very regarded in what he writes, but I was blown away by Skyward. This story had everything; good characters, great development in them, a good setting, an interesting story, unexpected plot twists and an amazing ending that not only makes you want to read the next one (which is, of course, on its way to my place) but it makes you want to re-read the whole book with this new knowledge.
I really, REALLY recommend this book to everyone. Even if you're not a hardcore fan of sci-fi (which I'm not; I like it, but I'm more a fantasy fan), this will take you and won't let you go, from page 1 to the last one.
Also, Doomslug best slug, and M-Bot best fungi fan. Love them both.
A good sequel for a good book.
I really enjoyed this book; of course is not a masterpiece, but is really enjoyable and have many traits that I do think is really important, being the most obvious the good representation. Ayla and Crier keeps on being amazing main characters, their struggle feels real and you really root for them every page. The new characters are enough time to not seem bland, and for the length of this book, I don't mind if they weren't explored even more deeply.
The twists were good, there was one in particular that I never expected! So good. There was just one particular scene that felt a little deus ex machina, but I was having such a good time that I don't mind it too much.
Also, a very important thing about the representation :it doesn't have the Bury your gays trope!
I really enjoyed this book; of course is not a masterpiece, but is really enjoyable and have many traits that I do think is really important, being the most obvious the good representation. Ayla and Crier keeps on being amazing main characters, their struggle feels real and you really root for them every page. The new characters are enough time to not seem bland, and for the length of this book, I don't mind if they weren't explored even more deeply.
The twists were good, there was one in particular that I never expected! So good. There was just one particular scene that felt a little deus ex machina, but I was having such a good time that I don't mind it too much.
Also, a very important thing about the representation :
Okay, I'll start by saying: I can see how this is NOT going to be for everyone. The way of narration is slow paced and full of description; like... FULL of description. Probably it'll bore many people out and that's ok.
Another thing that I had to basically educate myself while writing this review: the controversy regarding the racism in the book. I won't say "this is racist" or "this is not racist", because even though I'm not white, where I come from discrimination is more into other aspects than race and because I can't tell you how to feel; people's visions and feelings about it are valid and I won't be one to step on them. During my reading, I didn't felt anything grotesquely racist and the way she portrayed people from different background and races was interesting; it wasn't deep at all, mainly naming languages and places more than cultures. Since the main character is not exactly social (all but that actually) she barely name other people by their name and refrains herself to mention enclaves by their origin place. Could the portrayal be better? Yes. Could it be deeper and more thoughtful? Probably. Did it affect the story for me? No, I think the exploration that the author made was into the difference between enclave and non-enclave kids and power dynamics based on survival. Can it affect someone else's experience with this book? Maybe, so take it under consideration if that can be triggering for you.
Now, onto my opinion!
I REALLY liked this book. As I said, the amount of description in this book is unreal, but for me, it helped me to get grounded in this new reality. How the magic was depicted was something I really liked and the lengthy descriptions of the Scholomance and they way El would gather her own mana was really cool. The dangers were real, the beginning a little slow, yes, but I felt rewarded from it.
El as a main character was really unlikeable at first for me. I was like 'yeah yeah, poor you, no one likes you bc everyone thinks you're bad, boo hoo' because it came as repetitive in a moment. For me, it was really like we got it El, chill. But maybe because of it, her slow development felt nice when she achieved some milestones, especially with the supporting cast.
Now, supporting cast. Quick for Orion, I don't know if he's supposed to be Jesus or to rub us in the wrong way (due to that illegal cliffhanger of the ending), but he was like... okay. Whom I really liked was Aadhya; you rock! She had her set of rules very clear from the beginning and she was not only a good ally, but also a great artificer and was smart in the way to connect with people in useful ways (networking is the word?). And then came Liu, who at the beginning for me it was kind of meh, but then her subtle plot made me root for her, even if her subplot wasn't as deeply explored as I'd had liked. Maybe for book 2? Even Chloe was kind of okay, especially at the last part of the book, so you're ok in my books girl.
Was this a flawless book? By no mean. Did I enjoyed it? A lot, especially afterEl's fight with the maw-mouth . I'll be definetely waiting for the second book and I'm glad I have Owlcrate's special edition because it is beauuutiful.
Also, great nod at LotR.
Another thing that I had to basically educate myself while writing this review: the controversy regarding the racism in the book. I won't say "this is racist" or "this is not racist", because even though I'm not white, where I come from discrimination is more into other aspects than race and because I can't tell you how to feel; people's visions and feelings about it are valid and I won't be one to step on them. During my reading, I didn't felt anything grotesquely racist and the way she portrayed people from different background and races was interesting; it wasn't deep at all, mainly naming languages and places more than cultures. Since the main character is not exactly social (all but that actually) she barely name other people by their name and refrains herself to mention enclaves by their origin place. Could the portrayal be better? Yes. Could it be deeper and more thoughtful? Probably. Did it affect the story for me? No, I think the exploration that the author made was into the difference between enclave and non-enclave kids and power dynamics based on survival. Can it affect someone else's experience with this book? Maybe, so take it under consideration if that can be triggering for you.
Now, onto my opinion!
I REALLY liked this book. As I said, the amount of description in this book is unreal, but for me, it helped me to get grounded in this new reality. How the magic was depicted was something I really liked and the lengthy descriptions of the Scholomance and they way El would gather her own mana was really cool. The dangers were real, the beginning a little slow, yes, but I felt rewarded from it.
El as a main character was really unlikeable at first for me. I was like 'yeah yeah, poor you, no one likes you bc everyone thinks you're bad, boo hoo' because it came as repetitive in a moment. For me, it was really like we got it El, chill. But maybe because of it, her slow development felt nice when she achieved some milestones, especially with the supporting cast.
Now, supporting cast. Quick for Orion, I don't know if he's supposed to be Jesus or to rub us in the wrong way (due to that illegal cliffhanger of the ending), but he was like... okay. Whom I really liked was Aadhya; you rock! She had her set of rules very clear from the beginning and she was not only a good ally, but also a great artificer and was smart in the way to connect with people in useful ways (networking is the word?). And then came Liu, who at the beginning for me it was kind of meh, but then her subtle plot made me root for her, even if her subplot wasn't as deeply explored as I'd had liked. Maybe for book 2? Even Chloe was kind of okay, especially at the last part of the book, so you're ok in my books girl.
Was this a flawless book? By no mean. Did I enjoyed it? A lot, especially after
Also, great nod at LotR.
Aside from Harry Potter, this was my first series that I religiously bought all the books and read when I was just becoming an avid reader. I loved this series and that made this last book more disappointing.
This book was all over the place, it left little to no impression and it felt as if they just wanted to finish this saga without all the love they had before. There were some nice chapters, but overall the story wasn't fulfilling, especially for such a thrill we had with the first instalments.
And that ending... It was more infuriating than anything, especially after all we went through and this being the last book.
This book was all over the place, it left little to no impression and it felt as if they just wanted to finish this saga without all the love they had before. There were some nice chapters, but overall the story wasn't fulfilling, especially for such a thrill we had with the first instalments.
And that ending... It was more infuriating than anything, especially after all we went through and this being the last book.