I've looked for this book for over 10 years! I could only find ridiculously expensive copies, but the price finally seems to have come down, so I READI've looked for this book for over 10 years! I could only find ridiculously expensive copies, but the price finally seems to have come down, so I READ IT! Worth the wait. These books are just so lovely....more
I knew this was only half the story going on, but I think I do wish it had all been one book. Because it really is that: Half the story. Not a series.I knew this was only half the story going on, but I think I do wish it had all been one book. Because it really is that: Half the story. Not a series. Not a stand alone that calls for a sequel. But half a story.
That said, I really enjoyed it! It reminded me of the McKinley I loved growing up. And the pacing is spectacular! Things don't always have to move quickly. Sometimes, it's much better to let them build.
Anyway. Guess I won't have more fully formed thoughts until the next one, but I do recommend this, half the story or not!...more
HEE. The last 50 pages or so of this book had me smiling SO hard. I love Georgette Heyer. This book was a bit plottier than others I've read of hers aHEE. The last 50 pages or so of this book had me smiling SO hard. I love Georgette Heyer. This book was a bit plottier than others I've read of hers and you get to see a different glimpse of society, but still had all the Heyer characteristics I like: Fun, romance, witty dialogue, etc! Also, one of the things I appreciate about her is she's one of those authors who often has a secondary romance in addition to the primary one. That tends to add something to the story for me....more
I liked a lot of this book, but I also thought there was too much exposition and it took too long before things started actually happening. Oh, and I I liked a lot of this book, but I also thought there was too much exposition and it took too long before things started actually happening. Oh, and I never got a firm grip on the conspiracy plot.
BUT. I will say, as someone who's not a fan of zombies, I liked how they were dealt with here. And not just the zombies, but how the world responded because of them (this is set twenty years after the zombies appeared).
And I think---trying not to spoil here!--the story went where it needed to go, which I wasn't sure it would.
Anyway. This is the first book in a trilogy (I believe a trilogy?) and I kind of want to know what happens next, but I'm not sure I want to know enough to actually read the next books....more
Nothing much to say. Blah, blah, continuing my re-read. I AM enjoying them, but I'm also looking forward to getting these done with. Each book is so sNothing much to say. Blah, blah, continuing my re-read. I AM enjoying them, but I'm also looking forward to getting these done with. Each book is so short, I never exactly feel like I get a complete story....more
WELL. Now I'm bitter about my lack of a love life.
Which is, of course, a compliment! This was as enjoyable as the rest of the series and left me wantiWELL. Now I'm bitter about my lack of a love life.
Which is, of course, a compliment! This was as enjoyable as the rest of the series and left me wanting to see a glimpse of everyone's lives together....more
Oh dear, too many love interests! Lots of fun action though. I sped through this one more quickly than the others. (Not that they exactly were taking Oh dear, too many love interests! Lots of fun action though. I sped through this one more quickly than the others. (Not that they exactly were taking long before, haha.)...more
Hee! These reviews are going to be so useless, but I still love Michael/Maria a lot! Max/Liz are so cheesy I find it hilarious and Isabel/Alex are kinHee! These reviews are going to be so useless, but I still love Michael/Maria a lot! Max/Liz are so cheesy I find it hilarious and Isabel/Alex are kind of neutral to me....more
And the Roswell re-read continues! Isabel is SUCH a cliche teen in this book. Not that that's an entirely bad thing (it's very realistic), but it's noAnd the Roswell re-read continues! Isabel is SUCH a cliche teen in this book. Not that that's an entirely bad thing (it's very realistic), but it's not all that fun to read.
But Michael/Maria! They were my favorite on both the show and in the books and they're already getting all close. Awwwwww!...more
Re-reading this with a friend. I was a little worried it wouldn't hold up, but I still find it enjoyable! I love the characters a lot. Of course, it mRe-reading this with a friend. I was a little worried it wouldn't hold up, but I still find it enjoyable! I love the characters a lot. Of course, it made me think of the show, too, but it's one of those cases where the tv writers made it their own and that was a GOOD thing. I can enjoy both stories without making negative comparisons....more
Though it made it harder to get into at first, I enjoyed this book's different setting! (India, as opposed to France.) And I liked that it portrayed aThough it made it harder to get into at first, I enjoyed this book's different setting! (India, as opposed to France.) And I liked that it portrayed a forced marriage that was just never going to be a love match. That's not something I can remember seeing in fiction before (at least, not as a focus), but it has to be the way these things most often went in real life.
And I liked that Pen ultimately got a love story perfectly suited to who she is....more
One of those cute books that I will forget right away. More than anything, I think I just wasn't the right audience. Though I guess I also wish that iOne of those cute books that I will forget right away. More than anything, I think I just wasn't the right audience. Though I guess I also wish that it hadn't so obviously rebelled against the princess cliche. Like, what if the prince wasn't that bad? What if the princess was still a little "proper"? That would've made it a stronger book for me....more
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