This collection of YA excerpts is amazing. I love the variety of books - there's sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary, etc eMy blog: A Magical World Of Words
This collection of YA excerpts is amazing. I love the variety of books - there's sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary, etc etc - and I love how many new books and authors I was introduced to. The excerpts from Furyborn and Sky in the Deep are definitely my favourites.
Highly recommend this book to anyone who's anticipating YA books coming up in Spring/Summer, but prepare to add a lot to your TBR...
This collection of YA excerpts is amazing. I love the variety of books - there's sci-fi, fantasy, contemporary, etc etc - and I love how many new books and authors I was introduced to. The excerpts from Furyborn and Sky in the Deep are definitely my favourites.
Highly recommend this book to anyone who's anticipating YA books coming up in Spring/Summer, but prepare to add a lot to your TBR......more
What an array of stories! The diversity of this collection is astounding, as is the originality of every single tale. Each one of these sto3.5 stars.
What an array of stories! The diversity of this collection is astounding, as is the originality of every single tale. Each one of these stories felt like a breath of fresh air. They’re all extremely unique, and some are guaranteed to take YA by storm. Readers are in for a treat. My favourite excerpts are definitely Sadie, Girls of Paper and Fire, and Ignite the Stars (I’ve already read the full book and absolutely loved it).
But the excerpts vary a lot in terms of writing quality, as well. I feel like Gilded Wolves, Ignite The Stars, Sadie, and Girls of Paper and Fire are on a whole different level compared to ones like The House of One Thousand Eyes and Mammoth. They’re just better written. And that’s my only negative: while I found some of the stories downright badly written, others I can see myself rating a full 5 stars. It’s all subjective, of course, but personally I found the contrast quite glaring. The quality varies a lot.
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3.5 stars.
What an array of stories! The diversity of this collection is astounding, as is the originality of every single tale. Each one of these stories felt like a breath of fresh air. They’re all extremely unique, and some are guaranteed to take YA by storm. Readers are in for a treat. My favourite excerpts are definitely Sadie, Girls of Paper and Fire, and Ignite the Stars (I’ve already read the full book and absolutely loved it).
But the excerpts vary a lot in terms of writing quality, as well. I feel like Gilded Wolves, Ignite The Stars, Sadie, and Girls of Paper and Fire are on a whole different level compared to ones like The House of One Thousand Eyes and Mammoth. They’re just better written. And that’s my only negative: while I found some of the stories downright badly written, others I can see myself rating a full 5 stars. It’s all subjective, of course, but personally I found the contrast quite glaring. The quality varies a lot....more
Suspenseful, but ultimately anticlimactic. Also: a ridiculous number of exclamation marks, awful dialogue, and adults who speak and act like unprofessSuspenseful, but ultimately anticlimactic. Also: a ridiculous number of exclamation marks, awful dialogue, and adults who speak and act like unprofessional teenagers. ...more
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