Cecilie
I'm really happy with how this book turned out! I wasn't expecting it to turn out like it did, and I thought the romance was going to be super cheesy and predictable, which it really didn't end up being, I think. I can tell that this is leading up some sort of love triangle, but if how things are now continue, then it won't be horrid to read. There's still a lot we don't know when the book ends, and that just makes me want to get into the next one!
I really thoroughly enjoyed this book! I didn't quite know what to think of it at first, but it was so easy to read and get into, that I couldn't help but love it. Really really enjoyed it!
Holy shit, holy mother of god, holy crap, oh my god what the fuck this about fucked me up.
Just whoa. SO INTENSE.
The last 100 pages of this book were insanity and I LOVED THEM.
The rest of the book was great as well, truly, but I think it suffered from the great second-book-in-a-trilogy disease, which is why, despite it's greatness I can't give it the full five stars.
I'm so impressed by this book! I was unsure whether I was going to think it was way too cheesy or cliché, but I'm actually just really happy with it! I couldn't stop reading once the Selection started!
I didn't like that America was already in a happy relationship, when she was shipped of to the Selection, but I have a theory of how it all will turn out, so I'm not taking it too hard, except for the fact that I just KNOW it will create problems in the next books. Typical.
I actually really enjoyed this.
It had some good moments and was interesting enough in general. It's also nice how at certain points it becomes very clear that you're reading a poem; the rhythm of it just stands out sometimes (a better intellectual might get it the whole way through but whatever, I noticed sometimes and it was nice), but the poetism (???) never takes away from the narrative. It kind of does everything I expect a story that precedes year 1000 to do, but I didn't mind the obvious foreshadowing (do you even call it that when it's obvious?), or the fact that I knew from the beginning what would happen to the hero (we all do, like duh), but it was still enjoyable, so Kudos.
Probably my favorite in the series.
I loved noticing Percy grow up, like, getting older, it was so good to see! And he's confused and having girl problems, and it's cute and he blushes and I just can't, I love this book, and I love Percy so much.
Loved the thing - you know, the thing - that happened on Mt. Saint Helens (you know what thing I'm talking about!). It was great. It was like A+++++++
This whole book was just pure A++++++++
Despite the very very short length of this book, there is so much information and so much action and I LOVED IT! Percy and Annabeth were fucking awesome and cute little 13-year-olds, and OH MY GOD, I LOVED IT SO. SO SO MUCH.
This was just amazingly hilarious and amazing and funny and great and I loved it and
I'm totally repeating myself.
There were a couple enjoyable parts. I thought Addie's one chapter was really interesting, but we only got the one, so...
For about 100 pages i didn't get the point of the story and then at the end when the point REALLY settled i was just super disappointed. I don't even know the characters well, but even I could tell some decisions the characters made weren't actually logical for the character and were made purely to get to the ending that was wanted for the story (and was really unsatisfying btw, like how about tying up some of those like five loose ends, yeah?) all in all, it was just annoying tbh
Percy Jackson is just wonderful. And hilarious. And awesome. And brave. And amazing. And yes, I'm totally crushing on a twelve year old fictional kid, buT HE WON'T BE TWELVE FOREVER!
And, so, yeah, you can't tell me what I can't do!
This reread of the book wasn't as good as my first read, because I wasn't actually that much in the mood to read it, but I'm pretty sure that's because I've gotten a bit tired of the movie version because it's always on TV, but reading this again was lovely. It made me realize once again how much better the book i than the movie. Like so much. Like A LOT a lot. You know?
Just read fucking Percy Jackson.
I knew nothing about Albania before reading this. Now I know a little bit about Albania in the 90s. I liked it. It was well-written and interesting to read.
I finally finished this fucking book. I read it for school and didn't have much interest, although I can tell that if I'd been less against reading it and cared more about the characters I would have given it a higher rating.
It was fine. I enjoyed some parts of it, other parts I found very boring.
I think the book is well written and it does nothing very offensive. It's clear from the beginning who will do what but that's not necessarily a flaw so. Idk, I just didn't feel strongly about it at all.
But at least it's got lesbians.
This was really good! It touches on many important things (but mainly sexism and toxic masculinity) and it was just such a pleasant surprise. I think I went into it thinking it would be kind of rom-com-like with the “hihi-haha I'll pretend to pledge for virginity to get an in with a girl I like” plot we had going on, but it went so much deeper than that and I'm so happy it did, it was so good!
Del as a narrator was interesting, although he's not exactly likeable. He's very arrogant throughout most of the book and so fucking oblivious as well that I occasionally felt ready to punch him in the face. I also had a bit of a hard time with the plot revolving around Kiera, who I thought was pretty bland and she and Del had no chemistry whatsoever, which also made it weird that he kept on wanting to pursue her. This decision makes sense the further you get into the story, but it was quite frustrating at times. Especially considering that he had so much chemistry with Shianne, quite a lot with Mya too, and honestly I kinda wish he would have been written as bi because Jameer was there, hello, hi, Jameer. Oh well, a girl can't have everything.
Shianne was by far my favorite character of them all. She was honest, funny, cool, and she really knew how to put Del in his place. Like, I'm stuck between wanting to date her and wanting to be her, she was just chef's kiss.
I loved Jameer and Cwan too. They were just such great characters and I wish we had seen Del spend more time with them. At first I was suspicious of Jameer's intentions around helping Del because I thought he had the hots for Del and was doing senseless work helping Del get with Kiera while Kiera was helping Jameer get with Del... This was certainly not the case, although I wouldn't have minded lmao. It would have been fun and would have given me more Jameer, so it would have been a win for everyone, honestly. Cwan was just a really supportive friend who seemed like the type to learn from situations well, and I loved how he changed a bit after meeting Angie, although I also wish we would have seen more of him instead of Del always being like “he's off with Angie”. Oh, well, once again, a girl can only ask for so much, right?
The religious element in any story is very much a struggle for me, mainly because I personally feel so entirely estranged from believing in religion in almost any capacity, and in this story it was definitely aggravating me too. You can't put a bigoted character in front of me and say “oh, he's a good person deep down” like, nah, dude, he's bigoted and he's bad. I get the whole learning and getting better by the end, but before that I was just so put off by the idea because this man had shown quite literally no sense of progress so why would that even compell you to give him the benefit of the doubt?
On a last note, I will stand by the fact that Cressie and Jaylen are gay for each other till the day I die.
Goodnight.
Holy crap. I mean, whoa.
For the majority of this book (around 250 pages) I was severely annoyed with it.
And then it turned into wow.
I resigned myself from (my love) Tucker in the same sense that Clara did which was really not but then kinda yes (that didn't even make sense, what).
The last 150 pages of this book were so great, to be honest. It was so emotional and I felt it in my core when the thing happened, the water just sat in my eyes waiting to be let out (which they unfortunately didn't), and wow. I didn't like Christian as much in Unearthly, but my view of him really changed in this book.
For so long I was ready to give this book 3 stars, but the ending was so good that I found that it would actually not be enough.
Damn, there was a point in the middle of this book where I was legitimately wondering if I would be the first ever to like give it 3 stars. Thankfully, it picked up the pace again, but it just dragged in the middle. Like it really just dragged. I'm torn between giving it 3.5 and 4 stars, because I think it deserves 4 stars but my overall enjoyment is more consistent to 3.5 stars. However, that's because I went in hoping for it to be just SLIGHTLY more lighthearted than it was. Actually, I was more so hoping it would feel like a rom-com of sorts, but it was more like a rom-war kind of thing. It's my own fault for thinking it would be something other than what it was, really.
Anyway, I really liked our MC Patrocles. He was kind of slightly annoying in the beginning, but we grow to love him. Especially as an adult, when it becomes clear that he is more mature than Achilles, who is pretty much blinded by his pride. He was always prideful, but it becomes his doom as an adult. Patrocles just becomes better the older he gets.
I also thought, that while the end is tragic it wasn't as sad, although it would have been if Thetis the Goddess hadn't become more “human” by the end and saw the fault of her ways. If she hadn't, it would have simply been tragic.
I struggled the most with the war aspect of the book, I didn't care for it and it often dragged. It's that middle part that dragged a whole lot. Even though we're still at war when things start picking up, it is helped by the fact that there's something actually happening, and you become invested again.
It's a great read, but do not go into it for fluff. That was my gravest mistake. (It has some, maybe, and it does have romance, but it is not lighthearted like fluff is supposed to be. Well, actually, when they're kids it's pretty cute. So there's that.)
I had some problems with this book, but overall I though it was fine. My main problem with it was that the characters were worse than I wanted them to be, but it's a personal preference so I can still see why it's a book loved by many. And I liked the writing style and Nick's narration.
I cannot express my love for this book enough. I just love it so much. The fact that this book gives me such desire to continue with books set nearly 150 years later is just so amazing. It is just so good. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
4. 5 stars
Oh, I would so have loved to have an entire book about this and the demise of Céline and Stephen Herondale! This tragic love story would have been right up my alley!
Such a sweet and fun little story! I so enjoyed it and found it to be really easily read and digestible. I understand why it might be a childrens' favorite.
Imagine my surprise as I went into this book expecting contemporary and what I got what magical realism 🙃🙃🙃
I was so shook holy shit 😂😂
This was a really interesting read that went in probably every single direction I WAS NOT expecting. I have a habit of going into books without knowing much about them, but I usually at least know the genre. For this I didn't lmao. But I enjoyed it despite some flaws. Overall, it was intriguing and engaging, despite my early pacing complaint.
I adored the relationship between the two sisters, and I found myself being very intrigued by the people Effie was getting closer and forming bonds with. I really liked Wallace too, I wanted more of him, and I wished we could have seen more of the friendship between Effie and Isabella too. However, I thought Tavia's storyline was somewhat tame in comparison. Don't get me wrong, I loved the self-acceptance and confidence she found, but I think I actually just would have liked to see her interact with more people. I don't know.
I wish the world had been more flushed out in general. I felt thrown into a parallel world, but I never really felt comfortable with it. It could have benefited from more exposition in that regard. The ending also felt a bit rushed in comparison to the pacing of the majority of the book (which, aside from being slow in the beginning, I really liked! It was a very comfortable pacing for the most part)