For years, I have been on a quest for a good mermaid book. Mermaid mythology fascinates me, especially how it popped up all over the world simultaneouFor years, I have been on a quest for a good mermaid book. Mermaid mythology fascinates me, especially how it popped up all over the world simultaneously with some different aspects, but so much similar that it feels nearly true.
Most books delving into the subject disappoint me. Maybe that’s because I want so much from the book that it’s nearly impossible to live up to my expectations. Sometimes I just don’t bother with mermaid books because I’ve been burnt too many times. But Mira Grant (aka Seanan McGuire), knows how to write a good story.
And this, my friends, is more than just good.
This genre-blending book combines fantasy and science as only Grant can. In her writing, the science of the impossible feels not only possible, but likely. She does her research, from zombie viruses to mythological creatures, and it makes a huge difference. But she doesn't get bogged down in being scientifically-sound. Grant builds a world, characters and a story that work hand-in-hand with the science.
Into the Drowning Deep is the terrifying mermaid horror story you need to read. After spending most of last year in a reading slump, it felt wonderful to start 2018 with such a great book. I didn’t watch Netflix, didn’t go to sleep and found myself reading every chance I got. I needed to know what happened next.
Into the Drowning Deep follows a group of scientists, funded by a reality TV network, on an expedition to unravel the mysteries of mermaid folklore. It’s not the TV networks first voyage to the legendary Mariana Trench, where mermaids are said to live. Seven years prior to the story in this book, a different crew set out. That ship was found adrift, with no one on board, without even bodies to tell their story.
The scientists on the second journey have different reasons for coming - some are looking for answers, some want to find mermaids and some believe it’s a hoax but want a payday. None are looking for a massacre, but when monsters lurk beneath the waves nobody’s safety is guaranteed.
Here there be monsters...and it’s worth every heart-stopping, terrifying page to find them.
Need to think. I like it but it's not my favorite. Too much explaining of stuff for my liking. Will get back to you with rating. Need to think. I like it but it's not my favorite. Too much explaining of stuff for my liking. Will get back to you with rating. ...more
In the past few weeks I've both watched the first season and read the first book of Game of Thrones. Right now this series seems ubiquitous. Almost In the past few weeks I've both watched the first season and read the first book of Game of Thrones. Right now this series seems ubiquitous. Almost everybody knows about Game of Thrones and I'm so behind on reading/watching it I kinda wondered if I should even bother with a review. But I spent HOURS on this book, morning, noon and night so by golly I was going to post something.
I enjoyed the book. While I do wish the book was shorter, I understand it's length. The world is very detailed and well developed. It's complex in a way that most books aren't. So I appreciate that even if the amount of time you have to devote to this book drives me a bit crazy. Rather than a normal review I want to talk about the characters. The characters in Game of Thrones are really spectacular. It's a very large cast and very well developed. You may love them, you may hate them but by goodness you have an opinion on them.
So I've decided to give crowns to my favorite characters and punishments to the characters I don't like.
Crowned by Cassi
[image] Is anyone surprised that Arya Stark was my favorite? That I give the girl who dresses as a boy the first crown? Are you new here? Arya is smart, feisty a fighter and she constantly stands up to the expect gender roles. She's a badass in a little girl's body.
[image] Jon Snow not only are you handsome, you are kind and noble. You see the value in people and try to stand up against bullies and wrongdoers. You are a honorable boy, a good brother, and you take a lot of shit from people and you don't let it effect you're innate goodness. Your the type of character who I both admire and want to nurture. *Hands Jon a cup of tea and a cookie*
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Eddard Stark is probably the only honorable nobleman in the whole kingdom.
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Samwell Tarly may not be brave or bold, but he's a good friend and a kindhearted person.
Bran Stark has the potential to be a good ruler someday. He's a sweet clever boy, survives paralysis and only has bouts of self-pitying. He just gives me "good ruler" vibes.
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I love how Daerneys Tarygaren grew over the course of the book. She started out as a scared little girl, listening to her crazy-ass brother and she was willing to do anything to help him gain a crown. By the end she was a queen, by behavior if not by actually having a country to rule. This scared little girl turned into a badass. So why the question mark. Because Dany makes is at a crossroads and that makes me a little nervous. She could either become an amazing leader, or go off the deep-end and be batshit crazy. Only the next books will tell.
The Questionable
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Here's the thing about Catelyn Stark. She's smart, intelligent, capable - all things I admire in a character. She'd probably be able to rule a home or kingdom pretty easily. However, she's got this thing against bastards, particularly Jon Snow (the king of my heart) because he's her husband's bastard. If she could learn to live with Jon I think we'd get along. But right now she's questionable.<
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Tyrion Lannister is complicated. He's a dwarf and to make up for his small stature he's become a very intelligent man. I admire someone who's so aware of his limitations, makes jokes about his stature and is smarter than almost everyone around him. However he's a Lannister and thus on the wrong side of the story. If you could somehow make him not a Lannister and separate him from the rest of that crazy clan I think he'd actually be okay.
In the Dungeon
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Sansa Stark gets thrown in the dungeon for being the most terrible sister in the world to Arya. She's selfish, vain and rarely thinks of others. She's unbothered by the death or pain of others unless it directly effects her. But Sansa is young, naive and pretty clueless. With time she could grow out of this idiocy.
Burning in Hell
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Jamie Lannister was on the border of being thrown in the dungeon and burning in hell. He does terrible things. Also really gross things. But he seems more like the weapon being wielded than the actual mastermind.
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That brings us to Cersei Baratheon (Lannister). Selfish, conniving, manipulative and power hungry. Very evil, Cersei is behind a lot of the shit that goes down in this novel.
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And then her son Joeffry Baratheon. Also, selfish, conniving manipulative, power hungry evil, but add in sexist, cruel and potentially being batshit crazy. Yeah he's a winner.
If you like this post you should check out my blog because it's been there for a couple of weeks (and getting it to format for goodreads was a pain). ...more
This review is Breakdown of a Heroine Style because I just love Ananna that much.
Who is Ananna? Ananna is the seventeen year old daughter of a pirate This review is Breakdown of a Heroine Style because I just love Ananna that much.
Who is Ananna? Ananna is the seventeen year old daughter of a pirate captain. She's been raised on a confederation pirate ship, knows her way around the riggings. She's handy with a sword and can find her way out of almost any problem.
Strength of Character Ananna is kickass in all the best ways. She can defend herself with a sword and knife. She doesn't hesitate to fight off evil. When she decides to learn navigation, she's a quick study despite her limited education. But that's not what stands out most to me. For most of this story Ananna travels with an assassin named Naji. He has a massive scar on his face. Whenever anyone tries to bully Naji because of his scar, she's ready to kick their ass. She can recognize a bully, sees how beautiful people get away with it and she's not having any of that on her watch.
Ananna's Storyline This book had one of the BEST opening chapter's I've read in a long time. Ananna's father has bargained with another pirate clan, offering Ananna's hand in marriage to create a partnership. Ananna is absolutely furious. Her father promised to teach her navigation and sailing. She feels completely betrayed. Ananna dreamed of captaining her own ship, not being a wife to some spoiled pirate's son.
So Ananna takes things into her own hands, running away from the marriage. Things go awry when the Hariri clan sends an Assassin after her. These are not your normal assassins, these are dark magician's who always kill their prey. Except, this assassin doesn't. Instead Ananna saves him life. By saving him, she accidentally enacts a curse that forces him to protect her. Whenever she's far away or in danger, Naji feels excruciating pain. Not being cruel, Ananna doesn't abandon him and they set off together, both running from the Hariri and searching for a cure for the curse.
Romantic Entanglements I want Naji to myself. Does that count as a romantic entanglement? The moment he sits there sullenly complaining about Ananna saving his life I loved him. Naji is scarred, literally, sullen, funny and he respect Ananna as a strong woman. Even though he's cursed to protect her, he recognizes and compliments her ability to protect herself.
There are hints of romance, always in the background to the story, and slow building. There is nothing unhealthy about it, instead it's a friendship that grows then begins blossoming, at least in the background. It's the adorable type of romance I like, where nobody realizes it's happening except the reader. But you'll find yourself cheering for it, believe me.
Conclusions I loved this book. 5/5 stars of love. Rarely do I love a book this much. Everything was just perfect for me. Ananna is everything I want in a main character - witty, intelligent, funny, feisty and believable. She's the type of girl I want to go adventuring with. From the first line, I was all in.
"Tarrin of the Hariri looked just like one of those paintings. Golden skin and huge black eyes and this mile that probably worked on every girl from here to the ice-islands. I hated him on sight.
Sometimes you love a book so much that it's hard to write a coherent review. Instead I just want to cuddle it and tell it how much I love it. That's not very useful to other readers though. When I tried to be the objective cool-headed reviewer and find the flaws in this book I couldn't. The characters won me over immediately, the pacing kept moving forward (I read this book quickly), everything pushed the story forward, it made me laugh, it made me feel and I just loved it.
For those who like fantasy with strong heroines and are looking for Tamora Pierce meets Jacky Faber, this book is perfect for you. In this book you'll find your next fictional crush (especially if you're into men who treat women with respect), a new fictional best friend and maybe event a favorite novel.
I received an advance reading copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley
Guys, can Middle-Eastern fantasy be my new thing? I know I've only read a grand total of two or three Middle-Eastern fantasy books but I kind of love Guys, can Middle-Eastern fantasy be my new thing? I know I've only read a grand total of two or three Middle-Eastern fantasy books but I kind of love them.Throne of the Crescent Moon is a solid high fantasy. While it may not doing anything groundbreaking or different, what it does, it does well.
One of my favorite things about this book is the humor, the little teasing jabs between friends. I always like characters who can make jokes while saving the world. They're much better than the heroes who take themselves too seriously.
I want to talk about romance in fantasy a little bit. Theres a right way and a wrong way. The wrong way is particularly popular in YA right now, the love story because the central and overwhelming plot despite life-threatening world-destroying dangers going on outside of the relationship. The right way is in the background, where there are two characters who obviously like each other but are too busy saving the world to deal with that right now. This book has a very sweet first crush. They are young gifted warriors and they're in such denial that it's adorable. When romance is background to the fantasy storyline, it gives the reader something to root for. You want the world to be saved, peace to reign so that main characters can finally get their kiss on.
For me, the characters and their relationship with faith is where this book shines. Raseed is a young overly pious holy warrior, who is working with Doctor Adoulla Makhslood, a somewhat sacrilegious ghul hunter. Adoulla serves God by fighting demons, but breaks other rules whenever he wants to. Raseed struggles with loyalty and faith. Raseed serves Adoulla, who saves lives and serves God. But in a lot of ways Adoulla is rather unholy. Adoulla obviously believes in God, but struggles with the sacrifices he's made in his life as a ghul-hunter. It's an interesting dynamic, faith and disobedience intertwined in a way that feels very realistic. People are rarely completely good, usually even people of faith pick the rules they follow and the rules they choose to disregard.
This book is a great adventurous tale with ghul hunting, magic and conspiracy. But it also has a little bit of first-love and questions of faith to give it a little more depth. I wish more books were this fun to read....more
3.75/5 stars (I'm really indecisive on this, twas a hard book to rate)
Born Wicked is a story of 3 sisters who are witches set in an alternative past w3.75/5 stars (I'm really indecisive on this, twas a hard book to rate)
Born Wicked is a story of 3 sisters who are witches set in an alternative past where witches rose to power only to be overtaken and subsequently slaughtered or imprisoned by The Brotherhood, a religious group that is both anti-witch and anti-woman.
It's set in a fascinatingly rich alternative past where girls educations and dreams are squashed by strict behavior rules, mandatory Sunday School and having to choose a husband (or the Sisterhood) before their seventeenth birthday lest it be chosen for then.
Cate is the oldest of the three sisters, she's kept her wildchild self under control to keep a promise she made to dying mother to protect her younger sisters. But with her seventeenth birthday looming she's not going to be able to protect them much longer. We meet Cate when she's at the crux point of deciding her future.
My biggest problem with this book was the love triangle. Lately it's an issue I have trouble getting past. It's becoming the go-to plot device of YA. But at least in Born Wicked it serves a purpose. She's not just flitting unnecessarily between two men. She's being forced to decide her future and has only six weeks to make her choice. I'm willing to be more forgiving because that premise.
I think this book is still worth reading, despite the love triangle. (Me saying that is kinda a big deal) Because at least if it's going to have some romance it does it well. Some books don't understand first love. This book gives us the butterflies, the way you're too aware of the details of your crush and the heart thumping. I've read some books where people kiss without any real chemistry. Born Wicked has plenty of chemistry. It helps that I find one of the boys very swoon-worthy with his freckles, out of control hair, nose in the book and incompetent gardening skills.
This book has plenty of secrets to give it twists and turns and a prophecy to push to the plot forward. I really think the love triangle is DONE by the end of book one which makes me say WOOHOO because I like the worldbuilding. I'm a bit of a sucker for books about structured repressive societies and the women who overcome them. This is a world where every knock on the door, every sideways glance, every time you speak out of turn is a potential danger. As a reader that keeps my heart pounding and the page turning.
Even though I have somewhat mixed feelings about this book (oh Love Triangle why did you strike again?) I enjoyed Born Wicked, found it to be a fast read and very atmospheric. In the end the setting, society and overall premise outweighed my concerns about the love triangle. The ending leaves me excited and anticipating book 2 (which I intend to read).
Ashes of Honor is the sixth book in one of my favorite series. I've reviewed these books before (here and here). This series continues to get better aAshes of Honor is the sixth book in one of my favorite series. I've reviewed these books before (here and here). This series continues to get better and better with each book. Seanan McGuire how do you do it? A long time Tybalt fan, this feels like the book I've been waiting for. All that flirting, all that tension, everything finally comes to fruition.
I just looked at my placeholder review over on goodreads and it says "Stars for Toby, Stars for Tybalt, Stars for Quentin, Stars for Raj, Stars for April, Stars for Etienne." Really that's a pretty accurate review. The characters, major and minor, really shine in this novel. I love when characters who have been hanging around for 5 novels like Etienne finally come forward, get fleshed out and suddenly you understand who they've been all along. McGuire is an expert at building a world full of characters who are complete characters, not placeholders caricatures.
So why do I love this book so much? A lot of reasons. For once, I actually like the romance in a book(I know, it's weird for me to say that). The best swoon builds slowly. Realistic relationships aren't instantaneous. They aren't love at first sight. They start as friendship, switch to flirting, go off track countless times and then when they happen they matter. Toby has to face her demons and her baggage. As Tybalt points out, "We do not raise the dead by mourning them so fiercely that we join them."
If you've not read this series you're missing out. This is urban fantasy at it's best, it's sexy without being sex-filled (not that sex in books is all bad, but well-built couples can be much sexier than hastily thrown together sex scene), romantic without making me gag, plot-focused rather than relationship driven and for once the snarky love interest actually treats the heroine as his equal....more
4.5/5 stars Despite all the faeries, werewolves and mythical creatures roaming around the current slew of YA novels, I often feel like actual fantasy h4.5/5 stars Despite all the faeries, werewolves and mythical creatures roaming around the current slew of YA novels, I often feel like actual fantasy has gone missing. Thank goodness for Seraphina! It has everything I needed -- a believable well-built fantasy world, court politics, cute boys and strong heroines.
This is the type of book where you can tell that a lot of effort was put into world-building. This world has it's own division of classes--humans, dragons, scholar dragons, and quigutl, that is rich and adds depth to the novel. It has books, philosophers and belief systems. But it doesn't info-dump about the world. As a reader you can tell there's more below the surface, the philosophies are mentioned briefly, quoted, but never over-explained. They are just there, background behind the story that Hartman is weaving.
Seraphina is set in a world where dragons and humans are living in a reluctant peace. Humans are skeptical of dragon's trustworthiness, believing them soulless murders. Even though the knights have been banished, dragons have not forgotten when they were hunted. The whole peace hinges on nobody breaking the rules When a prince is killed in a suspiciously dragon-like manner, Seraphina along with the bastard prince Lucian Kiggs, try to unravel the mystery before anyone else dies.
The characters are all well developed. Seraphina is a likable and realistic main character, trapped by the lies she must tell and learning to accept herself whatever that might be. Lucian is dogged by his birth, but curious and intelligent. Glisselda, at first glance is the fluffy pretty princess, but she is intelligent and wise beyond her years. Nearly every character is nuanced.
Yes there's a romance, but the romance is NOT the story. I feel like pointing all the paranormal authors towards this book. It's well done, with all the heart fluttering and giggles that make love believable, but it's not the central plotline. Without the romance there is still a novel. The romance just adds additional layers to a story that's already there.
This is Tamora Pierce-esque fantasy. It's got the drama of court politics, the romance of first love and an overaching story with a mystery to solve. The women are smart and strong. Seraphina is not the exception, but Glisselda and the Queen are both admirable women. Strength is not measured in brute force. Seraphina's intelligence, along with her bravery are what make her a heroine. She never wields a sword or slays a beast, but that doesn't make her anything less. Glisselda is a firecracker princess, pretty in her fashions and silk, but strong when necessary. The Queen single-handedly ended the war between mankind and dragons. They are all exceptional heroines.
This book has great characters, great world-building and a compelling story. It gives me hope that YA high fantasy can survive the influx of paranormals and urban fantasy novels....more
1. LOVE TRIANGLE BAD 2. HOW MANY TIMES CAN ONE GIRL BE KIDNAPPED???? 3. But I wantGOODREADS ATE MY REVIEW
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH I'm already so BEHIND AHHHHH
1. LOVE TRIANGLE BAD 2. HOW MANY TIMES CAN ONE GIRL BE KIDNAPPED???? 3. But I want to read the next one and my library doesn't have it. (Yet it has the 3rd. GRRR)
I might try a real review later. If goodreads isn't hungry....more
I think this book was a matter of the right book at the right time. Sometimes I miss a good fantasy adventure. I wanted something like Tamora Pierce--I think this book was a matter of the right book at the right time. Sometimes I miss a good fantasy adventure. I wanted something like Tamora Pierce--strong female heroine, fate, gods-intervening and dreamy boys. This book had most of that (mainly it lacked in really dreamy boys. *sadface* Tamora Pierce I need you!)
There's a lot to like about this book. The book immediately thrusts you into the story. It throws you into a world of political intrigue, arranged marriages and bloody battle scenes. Lately it a lot of books seem to start slow, building to the action. Not this book! It jumped right into the story without sacrificing character development. Elisa is developed throughout the action, not before or later as an after-thought.
The premise of the Godstone had me giggling at time. Mainly because I wish God would talk to me through a belly ring (I'd get a piercing for that!). That kind of guidance would be welcomed. Though I tease, I actually liked the concept most of the time. Someone marked by God in an obvious physical way that you cannot ignore. It's just a gemstone stuck permanently in someone's navel is something that takes a little getting used to.
I liked how this novel dealt with faith. Having faith is complicated. Faithful people are often filled with doubts and even the most faithful question God. This book allows Elisa to be both human and chosen. That's refreshing. She's not the type to follow blindly or pretend to know God's will. She's confused but trying to follow her faith. The discussions surrounding faith, such a competing theologies and different understanding of passages, rang really true for me.
God's will. How many times have I heard someone declare their understanding of this thing I find so indefinable?
While I'm glad that this book had a fat Princess it seemed a bit too obsessed with its weight. For the first half of the book it seems Elisa is whining about being fat while simultaneously stuffing her face. Then the heroine really only finds her strength after she burns off the access fat in a month long walk across the desert. I think this book is trying to give overweight girls a role-model but I'm uncomfortable with the picture it presents.
Even though the book isn't perfect, its really enjoyable. For me it was a one day, non-stop read. Elisa is an unlikely heroine, not a strong warrior, but a doubtful child of Faith who second guesses herself all the time. She's realistic. A pampered princess, a little whiney, who's afraid of her great destiny, yet doesn't want to go down in the history books as a failure. This book is recommended for fans of Tamora Pierce type fantasy. It was a nice throwback, a step away from the overrun paranormal genre that seems to be choking out the fantasy books.
I had a few qualms with the ending but those involve spoilers. So enter the spoiler tags at your own risk. (view spoiler)[ Was it really necessary to kill all the boys? I'm all woohoo pro-women heroines. But I'm not so much DIE MEN DIE. I kinda liked the idea of Elise bossing her hubby around because she knew more about war/government/etc than him. To me that would've been more interesting than just killing him off to give her the power. I think she could've had the power anyways.
Okay I'm adding more. To me killing him felt a slight bit like a cop out. I don't want to wield power and respect in the absence of a man. I feel like she could wield the power and earn the respect on her own right. Her own respect in addition and more than the man. They have to listen to her because he is dead. I want them to listen to them because they respect her wisdom, strength & value her guidance. I think the author was trying to say a woman could rule on her own, but I don't know somehow that aspect did not jive with me. I want her to prove herself beside Alejandro.
I also want to note how happy I am that the publisher changed the cover before publication. While the other cover is graphically pleasing--the colors, the font, the swirly thing, it's not Elisa. It could maybe her her sister Alodia or Condessa Arina. But it's not an overweight and dark skinned princess. It's pretty but does not relate to the story. Props to the publisher for realizing their mistake and fixing it. The new cover fits the story much better. ...more
It was cute for what it was. I enjoy Puck & Ash interactions quite a bit. Worth reading if you like the series. I wavered between a 3 & 4 but there's It was cute for what it was. I enjoy Puck & Ash interactions quite a bit. Worth reading if you like the series. I wavered between a 3 & 4 but there's just not enough of it to earn more stars. I saw this priced as high as $2.99 for a brief while. This is a short story. You should not pay that much for this story. This is my PSA. ...more
I know that a lot of people liked this one better than the first but it didn't do as much for me.
Mac just kept doing stupid things. She's had a littleI know that a lot of people liked this one better than the first but it didn't do as much for me.
Mac just kept doing stupid things. She's had a little time to adjust to this fae-business so maybe I expected to much from her. But really. Girl needs to grow up fast or she'll be dead (or she'll have to keep being rescued and I really prefer when girls rescue themselves).
I'm continuing the series because I trust my goodreads friends. But I definitely wanted to smack some since into Mac throughout this book....more
Quintana of Charyn was not what I expected. It's predecessor Froi is a dark descent into madness, chaos and war. From Quintana I expected something evQuintana of Charyn was not what I expected. It's predecessor Froi is a dark descent into madness, chaos and war. From Quintana I expected something even darker. Yet, overall I found Quintana to be a very hopeful book. That's not to say it's a happy, sunshiny novel. It's not. But Quintana is overall a story of hope and healing.
In Quintana of Charyn, the whole land of Skuldenore is poised to implode. A chaotic civil war is brewing in Charyn, every side wanting Quintana's baby for their own political purposes. In Lumatere, Isaboe still wants to punish every Charynite for her family's death. The other countries are watching Charyn like vultures, ready to sweep in and take power the moment there's an opportunity.
Yet with all that happening, like every Marchetta book, what I remember is the characters
There is Isaboe, strong and powerful Isaboe. Isaboe who still cries about her family and has locked away whole sections of the castle where they died.
"But Isaboe could not think of being one with their enemies. Not with the memory of what had been done to her family. Finnikan's father was close at hand. Hers was dead and she had prayed these past years for the grace of forgiveness, but the Goddess refuse to send it."
We see how a Queen's rage can impact the future of her county. In this book we see Isaboe at her best and at her worse. More importantly Isaboe sees and faces herself.
Then there is Phaedra. Underestinated, quiet, "worthless", kind-hearted Phaedra. Phaedra, who I loved in the background of the last novel. In this novel Phaedra's quiet beauty and value is finally realized. We see her strength thrust into the forefront.
Key to this story is Phaedra's kindness. Phaedra and a group of poor starving Charynite women shelter and protect the very prickly and unloveable Quintana. This is a story where they realize that even though Quintana seems quite mad, she's also smart and made huge sacrifices for her people.
This book is brilliant. It's the type of novel that sticks with you afterwards. Few books show how the lives of people and countries intertwine and overlap until they are almost indistinguishable Isaboe's personal journey is Lumatere's personal journey. Quintana's fight for survival is a battle for her country.
Very few trilogies are as complete and wonderful as this series. Every book is strong and every character developed This series in complex, with layers and depth and meaning. Quintana of Charyn tore my heart out, but in a good way. I would simultaneously be hurting and crying for joy. Very few books touch me on that guttural level. The Lumatere Chronicles are a series that every book lover needs to read and re-read....more
It's somewhere between 4-5 stars and I'm honestly baffled as how to review it right now. It's different from any other fantasy I've read. But good difIt's somewhere between 4-5 stars and I'm honestly baffled as how to review it right now. It's different from any other fantasy I've read. But good different.
I'm going to stew on it for a few days and I'll try to get back with you. Overall very glad I read it. ...more
Give this a 3 star after much thought. I enjoyed it, but my love of girls pretending to be boys cannot overcome Eona's cluelessness. I have to take awGive this a 3 star after much thought. I enjoyed it, but my love of girls pretending to be boys cannot overcome Eona's cluelessness. I have to take away some demerits to encourage less stupidity in the future. I'm sure you understand.
I liked it and plan to read the sequel BUT I wanted Eon to be smarter. Seriously I figured out everything pretty much immediately and she was all like "AHHH I don't know & I don't want anyone to know I don't know" for like half the book. And I was like "DUDE I don't even know anything about the world you live in AND EVEN I KNOW." She seemed to create half of her own problems by ignoring the obvious answer.
Maybe the MC I've been reading lately are just super smart (Georgia in Feed, Alexia in Heartless, intelligent women) and I'm asking too much of Eon/Eona. But I wanted an Alanna, a Daine, a Kelandry and she was not that. She was a pawn in a powerful game and I'm not sure I should hold that against her but I kinda do because she kept letting herself be a pawn even when she didn't have to.
For an EXCELLENT explanation of why this book got 3 starts I'll point you to Flannery's review which has a bar graph. Doesn't bar graphs make you feel warm and fuzzy inside? What they don't? Weirdo! http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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