Emaan
4 and a half years later and I've read this book again. The author is so creative with her writing, even at almost 18 I can find that her language is so universal. And obviously, the ending, that ending was pain again and I don't know what to say about it other than the fact that it took all my strength to stop myself from crying. I just love this book.
I was seriously wondering what the purpose of this book was. The first third was good, the next third was more on the boring side and the final third was a mix in which the ending was perfection. It wasn't a bad book, I just didn't understand the direction it was going in.
3 stars
This book was slightly better than the last but the spice got a bit extra (for me) at points so I skimmed most of the later scenes. It also held a lot of the plot back, so I was pretty glad to be rid of it.
Can I just say that I love Jonas? He's utterly stupid but was one of my favourite characters from the very beginning, it's just a massive shame that he's really self-sacrificing but it also makes me like him even more.
I genuinely cannot wait for his book!
I think I may have fallen in love with Nikolai. He was such a joker and truly managed to put a smile on my face with his stupid antics and smart ideas.
David is such a sweetheart, he definitely had all my respect at the end.
I seriously thought Alina's hair turns white in the third book but I guess not. But it does make me wonder what price the Darkling has to pay for merzost.
4.5 stars seems like a good number.
I have just spent like half an hour trying to quench any tears that could fall so I didn't cry on the bus. I hate how Patroclus never got any peace for like a year, I hate Achilles' bratty child. Like you're twelve, go sit down and play with some toys or something. I loved Thetis' arc once she spent time with Patroclus and looked into his memories and finally realised what Achilles spent most of his life trying to tell her.
I most of all love how this book was written, it gave us the childhood of Patroclus and then moved into his friendship with Achilles that morphed into something more, finally ending on irony. While Patroclus was never meant to amount to anything, he did in a way. He killed the 2nd best warrior on the Trojan side and took up Achilles' role perfectly until the unavoidable. He was the one in the prophecy, the best of the Myrmidons.
Achilles was numb to death, utterly numb until he saw Patroclus and then he was fed on revenge. He was never meant to be a killer, not all warriors are it seems. His mortality, his love, was enough to hold him back until it was the only driving force. But then, here comes the ironic part, it was prophecised that he would die yet he didn't want to until Patroclus died. Once Hector was killed, he fought only to die.
Help, this was so good. I cannot believe that I just read this and found it to be so beautiful. Going from the first part all the way to this, Maas stepped up with her writing.
I don't quite understand what's going on just yet but I'm pretty sure I'll like this series. Hopefully I will. I guess it's just a book to share Cinder's story before the first (main) book.
I imagined myself rating this 5 stars but I'm not quite sure anymore. I wish it ended with a Cress and Thorne moment but I guess it isn't always possible. Without all of that, it is a 5 star read.
This is by far the best book in the Lunar Chronicles, I absolutely LOVE Cress and Thorne.
Carswell Thorne is an amazing character, I really liked his easy going nature since he was introduced. But even with an awkward Cress he manages to treat her right and the banter is just amazing.
They made me laugh and cry a good amount of times. They are lovely and I NEED more Cress and Thorne moments.
4.5 stars!
This book was almost perfect, I don't know what it was missing but there was something about it that prevented me from giving it less than 4.5 stars. I found it so hard to put it down but was forced to on many occassions. I'm glad I finished it.
Onto the next... Hopefully
Why did it have to end this way? It never had to be like this
I'm gonna just go cry myself to sleep
4.5 painful stars
This was such an adorable, and kind of emotionally demanding, book. It was a surprise, taking a darker and more matured turn from Divine Rivals. Iris grew up, Roman had his fair share of battling and scars.
In the end, with all their pain, they ended uo together just as they had wanted.
Shoutout to Forest and Prindle, underrated lovelies. I wish they had longer lives but their end was so beautiful, if death could be described as such.
4.5 stars!
EDIT: 2nd read of this book and I can safely say I appreciate it much more. It was sad, beautiful, and tragic
Old rating: 3.5 stars
New rating: 4 stars
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with this ARC.
I usually go for YA when I read, so when I came across the blurb for this regency historical fiction I was instantly intrigued. I was under the impression that this would be as good as other historical romances I have read in the past. However, the author didn't do it justice.
While the author wrote about the main social constructs of the time perfectly, I thought her romance craft and tone in the writing to be more on the juvenile side.
I read this as a standalone from the first book, An Improbable Season, and all opinions are my own.
Now, after 3 and a half years, I have to give this book 3 stars. There is something distinctly discomforting about Warners character and I doubt there are any redeemable actions from future books that can change that. He is the only person I have a problem with as of now, I know that I'll have a problem with Juliette soon enough as well so I'm questioning if it would be right to read on further. Right now, I'm taking a break from the book.
I actually really liked this. While there wasn't as much action as I expected, the action scenes were well executed and fast paced.
I didn't like Alina too much and I quite liked Mal. He was such a nice character, so loyal to Alina.
The Darkling didn't feel as fleshed out as I thought he'd be, I think that's the part I'm most disappointed with.