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tinker_reads's Reviews (52)
adventurous
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
informative
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-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
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-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
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-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
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
medium-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
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is a 3 stars read. But to be honest I don't even know how to classify this book. I'm fuming.
Spoilers ahead, beware.
THIS WAS THE MOST ANTI-CLIMATIC ENDING I HAVE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I have no words to describe it. I'm so entirely and utterly mad about this. I'm not "afraid" of big books. In fact, my favourite trilogy has like 900 pages each (Ken Follett, The Century Trilogy series). But goddamn, many of these pages are filled with nothing. There were parts of this book where I was bored to death and it made me delay the ending because I had no will to pick up the book. On the other hand, I cannot leave a book unfinished, so I had to see it through - BECAUSE I NEED TO HAVE CLOSURE. And if there is one thing I didn't have with this book was bloody closure.
Although it's somewhat vast, I liked the time-lapse and the back and forth in Addie's life. As soon as Henry was introduced, the plot was too predictable - I knew this wasn't going to be a fairytale. But that's not what I'm complaining about. What made me roll my eyes the most was the lack of goddamn chemistry those two had. We read about her romance with Remy, Toby, and even Sam (and she was only mentioned in one chapter) and it was way more interesting and passionate than the relationship she had with Henry.
Unlike many, I truly believe that what those two had wasn't love, but more like a mutual agreement of need - Addie "loved" Henry because he remembers her, and Henry "loves" Addie because she's the only one who sees him for what he truly is. If we think about it, they only love each other because they represent the right to the wrong of the deals that both have made with Luc. OH, AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON LUC.
Well, of course I'm gonna rant about Luc. The chaotic energy that emanates from that body is relentless. To me, that was the real motor of the story. Addie has lived three hundred years for the sole purpose of living fully and unrestrained and throughout the 600 pages, I only saw a girl who saw the years passing by and kept on going. Yeah, she saw some things and traveled and bla bla bla, more than she could have ever done with her old life, but I didn't feel like she actually lived. In fact, she only lived, when Luc was around. Of course that was a toxic relationship, but what would you expect of the devil? Flowers? But wait - he actually gives her that. I think the most interesting thing about Addie-Luc was that she was progressively realizing that she was no longer human, and he was realizing that she was making him more human every time they saw each other. Throughout the book, we see their multiple interactions and we learn that both of them are eager to meet again. Both of them are toxic to the point that they haven't met for more than 40 years because of pride, mistrust, vengeance, competition, you name it, but the second they lay eyes on each other, it feels like no one else is in the room. Luc is definitely not a saint, but neither is Addie. She traded her life, her family and friends, her name, her ability to leave a mark, to live forever unconditionally. Addie is a selfish person since the beginning (I'm not saying she is a bad person for being concerned about herself, I'm just saying that I don't know many people who would abandon everything the way she did without a second glance). They one hundred percent have chemistry, and besides the need, I think they find comfort in each other. Addie studies Luc carefully, and to be honest, that's more than she ever did with Henry. And this is where I get mad again. She believes that Luc doesn't know her that well, that he cannot care because he doesn't have a heart but, allow me to refresh everyone's memory, he always comes for her when she is in danger with no way to escape. He always comes for her in her lonely and dark hours. Yes, he baits her, and tries to make her surrender but, does he really? I mean, he knows Addie. She is the girl who wanted to see every little detail there is to see, no matter the consequences. Every time they met, he knew that she wouldn't give up. When Addie was
Spoilers ahead, beware.
THIS WAS THE MOST ANTI-CLIMATIC ENDING I HAVE EVER READ IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. I have no words to describe it. I'm so entirely and utterly mad about this. I'm not "afraid" of big books. In fact, my favourite trilogy has like 900 pages each (Ken Follett, The Century Trilogy series). But goddamn, many of these pages are filled with nothing. There were parts of this book where I was bored to death and it made me delay the ending because I had no will to pick up the book. On the other hand, I cannot leave a book unfinished, so I had to see it through - BECAUSE I NEED TO HAVE CLOSURE. And if there is one thing I didn't have with this book was bloody closure.
Although it's somewhat vast, I liked the time-lapse and the back and forth in Addie's life. As soon as Henry was introduced, the plot was too predictable - I knew this wasn't going to be a fairytale. But that's not what I'm complaining about. What made me roll my eyes the most was the lack of goddamn chemistry those two had. We read about her romance with Remy, Toby, and even Sam (and she was only mentioned in one chapter) and it was way more interesting and passionate than the relationship she had with Henry.
Unlike many, I truly believe that what those two had wasn't love, but more like a mutual agreement of need - Addie "loved" Henry because he remembers her, and Henry "loves" Addie because she's the only one who sees him for what he truly is. If we think about it, they only love each other because they represent the right to the wrong of the deals that both have made with Luc. OH, AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON LUC.
Well, of course I'm gonna rant about Luc. The chaotic energy that emanates from that body is relentless. To me, that was the real motor of the story. Addie has lived three hundred years for the sole purpose of living fully and unrestrained and throughout the 600 pages, I only saw a girl who saw the years passing by and kept on going. Yeah, she saw some things and traveled and bla bla bla, more than she could have ever done with her old life, but I didn't feel like she actually lived. In fact, she only lived, when Luc was around. Of course that was a toxic relationship, but what would you expect of the devil? Flowers? But wait - he actually gives her that. I think the most interesting thing about Addie-Luc was that she was progressively realizing that she was no longer human, and he was realizing that she was making him more human every time they saw each other. Throughout the book, we see their multiple interactions and we learn that both of them are eager to meet again. Both of them are toxic to the point that they haven't met for more than 40 years because of pride, mistrust, vengeance, competition, you name it, but the second they lay eyes on each other, it feels like no one else is in the room. Luc is definitely not a saint, but neither is Addie. She traded her life, her family and friends, her name, her ability to leave a mark, to live forever unconditionally. Addie is a selfish person since the beginning (I'm not saying she is a bad person for being concerned about herself, I'm just saying that I don't know many people who would abandon everything the way she did without a second glance). They one hundred percent have chemistry, and besides the need, I think they find comfort in each other. Addie studies Luc carefully, and to be honest, that's more than she ever did with Henry. And this is where I get mad again. She believes that Luc doesn't know her that well, that he cannot care because he doesn't have a heart but, allow me to refresh everyone's memory, he always comes for her when she is in danger with no way to escape. He always comes for her in her lonely and dark hours. Yes, he baits her, and tries to make her surrender but, does he really? I mean, he knows Addie. She is the girl who wanted to see every little detail there is to see, no matter the consequences. Every time they met, he knew that she wouldn't give up. When Addie was
tired, he came to her and spite her to the point where she decided she would "win" and not surrender. HE KEPT HER GOING. He doesn't want to win. He wants her company and, most of all, Luc wants to see Addie happy and fulfilled. A detail that I think most people sleep on is the fact that frequently, is Luc who makes Addie change locations. She was amidst chaos in France and she's been around Paris for more than a century. He picks her up and places her in Florence, Italy. He makes her see new things. Makes her meet new people, get in contact with a different culture and language. After all, that's what Addie wanted since the beginning right?
"He made a mistake and didn't realize she would live forever" What the f? He didn't start the job yesterday. Luc intentionally did that. He gave Addie what she asked for, and more. He tended to her. When she looks at Luc she feels ashamed. Because she knows he did exactly what she asked for, and she's even more ashamed that she has come to love him.
That's why that ending is just disappointing. "I'm gonna stay with him to piss him off so he'll let me go". Excuse me miss, but I think you missed the part where YOU JUST SPENT 300 YEARS WITH HIM DOING PRECISELY THAT AND NONE OF YOU GAVE UP. What the hell makes her think that he's going to be bored of her? Their entire relationship is based on recklessness and anger and bad and bold choices. They understand each other in a way no one will ever do. "They fit each other perfectly". I think the ending just completely kills the person Addie has grown to be. "Oh I have outsmarted him because I've learned and bla bla bla". Nope. You ended up exactly where he wanted you to be in the first place, and where you also wanted to be. You're just saying that because you refuse to admit that you enjoy where you've ended up. You are remembered and you are with someone who understands you and completes you. The ending simply makes Addie a child in a woman's body who doesn't own up to her own sh*t because she wants to remain in the good girl picture.
I'm super mad about this. Great plot, had the potential, completely ruined in the last 5 pages. I think I'd rather have Henry dying and Addie surrendering her soul with grief, or Addie exchanging her soul for Henry's, or even a bloody happy ending with Henry and Addie both getting their way. I don't know. Anything would be better than "I hate him but for the sake of a game I'll be with him for eternity".
That's why that ending is just disappointing. "I'm gonna stay with him to piss him off so he'll let me go". Excuse me miss, but I think you missed the part where YOU JUST SPENT 300 YEARS WITH HIM DOING PRECISELY THAT AND NONE OF YOU GAVE UP. What the hell makes her think that he's going to be bored of her? Their entire relationship is based on recklessness and anger and bad and bold choices. They understand each other in a way no one will ever do. "They fit each other perfectly". I think the ending just completely kills the person Addie has grown to be. "Oh I have outsmarted him because I've learned and bla bla bla". Nope. You ended up exactly where he wanted you to be in the first place, and where you also wanted to be. You're just saying that because you refuse to admit that you enjoy where you've ended up. You are remembered and you are with someone who understands you and completes you. The ending simply makes Addie a child in a woman's body who doesn't own up to her own sh*t because she wants to remain in the good girl picture.
I'm super mad about this. Great plot, had the potential, completely ruined in the last 5 pages. I think I'd rather have Henry dying and Addie surrendering her soul with grief, or Addie exchanging her soul for Henry's, or even a bloody happy ending with Henry and Addie both getting their way. I don't know. Anything would be better than "I hate him but for the sake of a game I'll be with him for eternity".
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No