OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME ? I didn't understood this was a continuation ! I thought it was a reboot ! So I've been dragging my feet about reading it for OMG ARE YOU KIDDING ME ? I didn't understood this was a continuation ! I thought it was a reboot ! So I've been dragging my feet about reading it for years because I thought the first version was very good and didn't need a reboot... And I could have been reading the sequel instead ? I'm angry right now. But also, what a good surprise ! YAY ! ...more
Really this storyline is so good. I can't fathom how it was okay-ed for a a 10-12yo audience, pretty sure it wouldn't fly today, but it's great. And tReally this storyline is so good. I can't fathom how it was okay-ed for a a 10-12yo audience, pretty sure it wouldn't fly today, but it's great. And this is a storyline I really remembered well. I love how we see Rachel question everything in it, who she's become, who Jake's become... Often it's Cassie that gets the ethics themes but here it's Rachel and it's great. ...more
I really love that storyline, it's so so dark. Really what makes me love Animorphs that much still as an adult. I really love that storyline, it's so so dark. Really what makes me love Animorphs that much still as an adult. ...more
Oh good the David storyline ! I was waiting for it ! And it's as good as I remembered ! I love how Marco sees stuff about David since the beginning anOh good the David storyline ! I was waiting for it ! And it's as good as I remembered ! I love how Marco sees stuff about David since the beginning and how they all are so desperate to have more help that they decide to just make him an animorphs even with the red flags. ...more
I remembered that one pretty well. I always loved how the Cassie books were about balancing wanting to not hurt, to be healer, and having to fight forI remembered that one pretty well. I always loved how the Cassie books were about balancing wanting to not hurt, to be healer, and having to fight for survival, to save people you love. This one touches on very complex subjects and I still think it's one of the best animorphs books. ...more
I think this is my favorite Ax book so far. It's funny and heartbreaking and I love it when they show that the Andalites are far from the perfection tI think this is my favorite Ax book so far. It's funny and heartbreaking and I love it when they show that the Andalites are far from the perfection they say they are. ...more
So I totally forgot about the oatmeal thing and tbh except for the whole "is it okay to commit genocide ?" thing that one was forgettable. If I re-reaSo I totally forgot about the oatmeal thing and tbh except for the whole "is it okay to commit genocide ?" thing that one was forgettable. If I re-read those books again one day I'll probably re-discover the whole oatmeal addiction thing. ...more
Okay so first, I felt a LOT of nostalgia for the late 90's/early 2000's internet with this book. Really. Like those scenes about internet in this bookOkay so first, I felt a LOT of nostalgia for the late 90's/early 2000's internet with this book. Really. Like those scenes about internet in this book feel so dated it kinda hurt. I feel like kids of today wouldn't understand most of it but it really spoke to me.
Ethics dilemas are what I kinda love the more about Jake's books. That and the whole "I am the leader but also a kid and I have no idea what I'm doing". And the whole thing about Tom. And this book gives all of that. It also begins to show how our heroes already have serious PTSD.
I didn't really like the confrontation with the book's bad guy. It didn't feel true. But the rest of the book was very good. I often say that Jake's books are my least favorite but so fare they're all been very good. ...more
Tbh if there wasn't a promise of buffyverses colapsing in volume 7, I would have probably stopped reading with this one. It's sad because I like the iTbh if there wasn't a promise of buffyverses colapsing in volume 7, I would have probably stopped reading with this one. It's sad because I like the ideas, I like the storyline, and I like the art. But the feelings are not there. I am simply not really invested in those characters... Which is very weird because I've been VERY invested in them for 15 years. There is something missing here (yet again, humor could be one of the answers)....more
Still not exactly thrilled by this comics. On paper I like all the ideas but I actually still am kinda meh when I read. I feel like for the last couplStill not exactly thrilled by this comics. On paper I like all the ideas but I actually still am kinda meh when I read. I feel like for the last couple volumes the tone is a little off too. I miss the funny lines, the sarcasm, the puns. It feels a little dry....more
My relationship with this reboot is a complicated one. I like it, I find most of the ideas interesting, particularly the big deviations from Buffy lorMy relationship with this reboot is a complicated one. I like it, I find most of the ideas interesting, particularly the big deviations from Buffy lore, but I can't really get myself invested in it. I feel like there is something lacking and I don't really know what. (Well in this volume, Cordelia to begin with... And humor. Not a lot of laughs while reading tbh). ...more
I really don't need a sob story to like a complex kinda-villain-but-not-exactly character. YoSafBridge is a very good character in the show and we donI really don't need a sob story to like a complex kinda-villain-but-not-exactly character. YoSafBridge is a very good character in the show and we don't need to learn more about her past. She is a surviver, that is basically all we need to know. One of the most interesting things about her is not really knowing why she sometimes do the right thing or if/when she is just manipulating people. And I felt that story was really boring, like there was nothing original here. And I didn't like the whole "malcolm reynolds never did anything wrong to me". Like it was already way to close to her being loyal to Mal. I don't know, I felt like many of the character's nuances were totally destroyed by that comics. As much as I loved the one about Books' past (eventhough it was also full of cliches), I really didn't like this one. ...more
The ending was pretty good but way too fast-paced. Like it could/should have been at least two issues. The artwork is still amazing but I wasn't invesThe ending was pretty good but way too fast-paced. Like it could/should have been at least two issues. The artwork is still amazing but I wasn't invested enough in the characters to really feel what was happening. ...more
I'm not into YA a lot but this retelling of Pride and Prejudice seemed very promising so I added it to my TBR when it came out and kinda forgot about I'm not into YA a lot but this retelling of Pride and Prejudice seemed very promising so I added it to my TBR when it came out and kinda forgot about it. In my recent Jane Austin Binge theme, I've found this book again and decided to give it a go... And I'm really happy I did it !
It's a retelling but it's a clever one. One that really does the job and doesn't just tell the exact same story in another context. Many themes are added and mixed with the usual ones and it makes it a very interesting book and a book in its own. I particularly loved all the gentrification theme, it was very well done.
The characters were amazing and I loved them all. Like in the Austen book, their flaws were maybe what I liked the most about them, what made them really human.
And I loved the poems. (I listened to the audiobook narrated by Elizabeth Acevedo and she did such a good job !). ...more
The art is beautiful but I still feel a little off about the story. I don't really care about the characters for some reasons, which is an issue. StilThe art is beautiful but I still feel a little off about the story. I don't really care about the characters for some reasons, which is an issue. Still, I'll read the end of the series. ...more
I really love Grady Hendrix' books, this one is not the exception. Once again the main characters were women, once again I felt they were exceptionalyI really love Grady Hendrix' books, this one is not the exception. Once again the main characters were women, once again I felt they were exceptionaly well written for a male writer. I loved seeing suburbian moms having to deal with an awful monster... And I loved that it wasn't a perfect story of heroïsm. The horror parts were creepy just the right way and I really felt like I understood every one of those women and could empathize with each of them (eventhough they also frustrated me a lot). I kinda rooted for all the husbands to die so I guess this is a pretty well written book about traditionnal couples also ^^
Hendrix knows how to write and as for his other books, I kinda wanted to read the book in one sitting. I'm probably going to re-read it in a couple years. It's really good and full of little twists. Also I liked how the vampire stuff was done. I love vampires but am not into the sexy stuff that we usually get with them. I prefer my vampires to be parasites, not super sexy boyfriends. ...more
So, this wasn't very scary. I'm not the kind of person that needs her horror books to always be terrifying but this one was aiming for scary and kindaSo, this wasn't very scary. I'm not the kind of person that needs her horror books to always be terrifying but this one was aiming for scary and kinda missed in my opinion. It was well written, and I liked the characters and I even liked the story but it wasn't really what it was supposed to be. I enjoyed it but wasn't even a little spooked.
I listened to the audiobook and Eva Kaminsky did a very good job.
I would recommand this book for people that have a very low tolerance to scary stuff. But people that love horror might find it a little meh on the scary part. ...more
A fun re-read of one of those Austen novels I haven't read a thousand times. I think this is actually only my third read of this book, which is reallyA fun re-read of one of those Austen novels I haven't read a thousand times. I think this is actually only my third read of this book, which is really low on the Jane Austen scale.
Anyway. I like this book but I don't connect with the characters as much as I do with some of her other novels. I have no idea why. ...more
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