Really YA and simplistic. There's been a lot of social justice messaging in fantasy of late which is a great thing and this book has this as well. It'Really YA and simplistic. There's been a lot of social justice messaging in fantasy of late which is a great thing and this book has this as well. It's just others are doing it a lot better. ...more
I'm not a fan of the format which includes characters talking about past events like interludes but it has a hokey unauthentic feel. I also felt like I'm not a fan of the format which includes characters talking about past events like interludes but it has a hokey unauthentic feel. I also felt like some of the "evil banter" made 80's action movies seem uncontrived. ...more
There really all the same but I kept waiting for the mad action ending which never came. Very good nonetheless andBook 1: 4* Book 2: 3.99* Book 3: 3.98*
There really all the same but I kept waiting for the mad action ending which never came. Very good nonetheless and I wouldn't mind a sequel from Anaander's perspective(s)....more
Entertaining as all of his books are. If I had one major gripe it was that he didn't do a great job making you feel the mental anguish of remembering Entertaining as all of his books are. If I had one major gripe it was that he didn't do a great job making you feel the mental anguish of remembering the timelines. It was stated and implied but not really explored to the fullest IMO. ...more
Really good and better than I thought going in. Written in the first person from Zelda's perspective it doesn't make F Scott look great in parts and dReally good and better than I thought going in. Written in the first person from Zelda's perspective it doesn't make F Scott look great in parts and destroys Hemingway even eluding to a love affair between the two writers. ...more
Poignant and sad. The main character a holocaust survivor in the immediate aftermath of the war is struggling with PTSD and trying to find her brotherPoignant and sad. The main character a holocaust survivor in the immediate aftermath of the war is struggling with PTSD and trying to find her brother. Her sense of events warped by her trauma the narrative can be confusing at times but the effect drives home her grief and state of mind. ...more
This was really good. Great pacing which for this type of book is imperative for me. Great tension, equally as important. Finally although I had a4.5*
This was really good. Great pacing which for this type of book is imperative for me. Great tension, equally as important. Finally although I had a lot of it figure out the author had a couple of curve balls I didn't see coming. ...more
You need to be a little patient with this one similar to the first book of her Broken Earth trilogy. In the end it's worth it though. NKJ wraps 4.5*'s
You need to be a little patient with this one similar to the first book of her Broken Earth trilogy. In the end it's worth it though. NKJ wraps a Sci-fi and Urban Fantasy blend into a story that's really about racism and gentrification. Compelling symbolism, blunt honesty and a fighting tension bring it all together.
I'll be really interested to see how she shapes book 2. ...more
A lot of the book was girl and boy from the opposite side having angst over liking each other. Throw in the love triangle halfway through and this is A lot of the book was girl and boy from the opposite side having angst over liking each other. Throw in the love triangle halfway through and this is either your type of book or it isn't. The dark ending bailed it out for me to a major extent. ...more
Truly amazing that this took place and when you consider current event this type of racism is on an incredible scale. Crazy to think how these people Truly amazing that this took place and when you consider current event this type of racism is on an incredible scale. Crazy to think how these people just slaughtered this tribe long after the pioneer days for land and oil money. ...more
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