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soffi_ramirez's Reviews (186)
4-4.5/5 for me, maybe a guilty pleasure but I'll be honest with myself and just round up to 5.
I had a lot of fun with this book. I didn't expect it, but I'm really happy to have read this. Elisabeth is a great main character, Nathaniel is good too, I wasn't very happy with the potential romance in here, but it warmed into me very soon. From one of the characters it feels a little insta-lovey if you really think about it, but this doesn't just go into a romance, but it's more of the yearning and slowly noticing your own feelings.
The magic of the world was really good, especially the grimoires and the demons. I really liked the Libraries and how books were treated, especially by Elisabeth. I think any book lover will like that aspect of the story. As a standalone it shines and I thank it stays that way.
Very fun, would recommend. Also, Silas best character.
I'm so SO HAPPY that the ending teased Silas return. I'd give 20 years of my life for my boi. The final plan was really well placed, since even after Silas first resummoning, it is not until Elisabeth received the map that it clicked to me. Of course, I didn't guess about Archon, but that made the rest of the plan really good. K best friend too. I liked the characters and that is not often in me.
I had a lot of fun with this book. I didn't expect it, but I'm really happy to have read this. Elisabeth is a great main character, Nathaniel is good too, I wasn't very happy with the potential romance in here, but it warmed into me very soon. From one of the characters it feels a little insta-lovey if you really think about it, but this doesn't just go into a romance, but it's more of the yearning and slowly noticing your own feelings.
The magic of the world was really good, especially the grimoires and the demons. I really liked the Libraries and how books were treated, especially by Elisabeth. I think any book lover will like that aspect of the story. As a standalone it shines and I thank it stays that way.
Very fun, would recommend. Also, Silas best character.
challenging
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
3.5-4/5
This was surprisingly refreshing and good. I don't know what I was expecting, but whatever it was, it wasn't this and I'm not mad about it.
The beginning is a little rough in the edges. I understand that we don't know a lot about this world, but the dual narration which even have different verbal tenses (Cee's chapters are in first person, while Kasey's chapters are in third) makes things very confusing. But I encourage everyone to keep reading, because it definitely gets better.
To not spoil anything, this is a nice story about love, sisters and a decaying world. It has interesting questions regarding humanity and our role in the destruction of the environment, and it made me think and reflex while keeping me engaged in the characters. It is a nice read and I'd recommend it.
For the spoilery part: I was able to predict that Cee was a bot, but not in the "I saw this miles away" plot. On the contrary, I was really invested and that's why I kept on thinking on the different subtle clues that were there and that's how I figure it out. The narration, the same that made the beginning clumsy, made the discovery part really fun. I can see how other readers will get the more obvious hints closer to the chapter that it is revealed and it builds up on the expectation of the confirmation really well.
I don't know if this is offical or not, but at least my personal headcanon and how I read Kasey is as an autistic person. From her first chapters, her way of seeing and experimenting the world was very noticeable for me (as someone in the spectrum) and I could relate with her so much more than with other characters. Even if it's not canon, I thank the author for letting me experience this complex character. I felt seen, even though I'm not a genius like her.
The ending was a little open for me and I don't know if it was intended or I did not get it completely right. However, the more I think about the ending, the more I like it.
Also, I stand Hero and Cee as a couple
This was surprisingly refreshing and good. I don't know what I was expecting, but whatever it was, it wasn't this and I'm not mad about it.
The beginning is a little rough in the edges. I understand that we don't know a lot about this world, but the dual narration which even have different verbal tenses (Cee's chapters are in first person, while Kasey's chapters are in third) makes things very confusing. But I encourage everyone to keep reading, because it definitely gets better.
To not spoil anything, this is a nice story about love, sisters and a decaying world. It has interesting questions regarding humanity and our role in the destruction of the environment, and it made me think and reflex while keeping me engaged in the characters. It is a nice read and I'd recommend it.
For the spoilery part: I was able to predict that Cee was a bot, but not in the "I saw this miles away" plot. On the contrary, I was really invested and that's why I kept on thinking on the different subtle clues that were there and that's how I figure it out. The narration, the same that made the beginning clumsy, made the discovery part really fun. I can see how other readers will get the more obvious hints closer to the chapter that it is revealed and it builds up on the expectation of the confirmation really well.
I don't know if this is offical or not, but at least my personal headcanon and how I read Kasey is as an autistic person. From her first chapters, her way of seeing and experimenting the world was very noticeable for me (as someone in the spectrum) and I could relate with her so much more than with other characters. Even if it's not canon, I thank the author for letting me experience this complex character. I felt seen, even though I'm not a genius like her.
The ending was a little open for me and I don't know if it was intended or I did not get it completely right. However, the more I think about the ending, the more I like it.
Also, I stand Hero and Cee as a couple
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Brb, still crying
Edit: After digesting the story, I'd say a 4 stars is a fair rating. To one point, the story is predictable and it goes for your feelings and you know it. It doesn't hide its intentions, so if you are up for it, it's a good reading. However, there is a serious plot twist that not everyone will like, so prepare yourself.
The way Sakura dies is incredibly unexpected. However, for me it works because that is exactly how life is; unxpected. You expect her to die from her cancer, but when she is murdered, you don't feel ready. It is unexpected and there were very subtle hints of this murdered during the story. I don't like that we couldn't see her pov until this moment, but I've come to peaces with it. It was shocking, but it worked for me, but I know it won't work for everyone, so...
Edit: After digesting the story, I'd say a 4 stars is a fair rating. To one point, the story is predictable and it goes for your feelings and you know it. It doesn't hide its intentions, so if you are up for it, it's a good reading. However, there is a serious plot twist that not everyone will like, so prepare yourself.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder
I have a lot of feelings for this book.
Without any spoilers, I can say that it a nice contemporary that feels real on its characters as teens. It is first person narrated, so you are a lot in the MC mind, however that didn't stop me from feeling I was righ there. I didn't felt like a reader, but as a friend that was with them. I think that even if the specific situation of the MC is not like it was for you in your teen years, it is still very relatable.
The angst, the confusion, the thrill, the doubts. Friendship, high school, the future... it feels very relatable. Thanks Alice Oseman for this book.
It is so well written that when Aled's identity as The Creator goes out there, I felt anxious and my stomach was making somersaults. I was worried and anxious and then at the end, I was so worried for his well being that I was Frances. I couldn't stop reading. I needed to know, that he was okay, that their friendship wasn't just over. And his relationship with Daniel; even though I never had something similar, how he discovered his demisexuality talked volumes to me. So thanks for that representation in there!
Without any spoilers, I can say that it a nice contemporary that feels real on its characters as teens. It is first person narrated, so you are a lot in the MC mind, however that didn't stop me from feeling I was righ there. I didn't felt like a reader, but as a friend that was with them. I think that even if the specific situation of the MC is not like it was for you in your teen years, it is still very relatable.
The angst, the confusion, the thrill, the doubts. Friendship, high school, the future... it feels very relatable. Thanks Alice Oseman for this book.
