Dale
Strong start and finish but the middle was a bit to muddle through. Overall I think there are some good ideas presented in the novel but held back by the YA age range. I really was getting into the concept of the Reveries and the lore but then it pulls back on it to focus on interpersonal drama and romance. The ending felt a bit rushed but was still did a good job without leaving too many loose ends. Its a good story for anyone wanting a Scifi YA book but other than that it really doesn't bring anything new to the table.
PIcked this as a recommendation as one of the “Must read Mangas” from the 2010s
This was an interesting concept but this volume was overall extremely repetitive and formulaic. There is an underlying mystery to the story but its really not explored. Also, this story has not aged well at all reading this in 2020. At face value, it is very comedic in tone but when the school starts pulling in extremely disturbed students to assist in assasinating the alien teacher, it hits way to close to home given recent headlines with violence in schools.
Im conflicted about how to rate this book. It has a very strong start however the last third of the book ruins a lot of the suspense and intrigue weaved. That's not to say it doesn't have a few twists here and there but over all the very predictable ending that anyone could see a mile away has knocked the rating down for me.
I really enjoyed the first half of the book and Wil's reflections on his past memoir. But the back half hasn't been as appealing to me. I think I will return to it later.
Not quite what I was looking for. Goes way to deep on the history of algorithms and hasnt even really touch on its effects in our current world yet. The narration is hard to pay attention too as well since it is super heavy history.
Interesting concept for a book but it really dives in to the religious bits which isnt my cup of tea.
Just over it. It's a cute story but like every other YA Romance brings nothing new to the table and the characters are low key annoying.
This book is just TOO much especially after the trigger warning: The assault scene There was no hope at all in the story and it was way too bogged down with despair that after that particular scene I lost interest in reading further.
So tedius just to read through the little bit I did. It was too much work to even attempt to read it.
At face value I think I would have liked this, but it was just way to slow to start for me. I may revisit it later when I am in the mood for something that is more of a slow burn.