Amy
Pretty light. I did however immensely enjoy all the pop culture references from the 90's and early 2000's. I think I need to go listed to some Robbie Williams and All Saints, followed by a Cold Feet marathon.
Part of me wants to give this a four. I did really enjoy it, however I was left wanting something more.
A little bit Torchwood and a little bit American Gods. Enjoyable but not amazing, I would have liked a bit more depth. I'd still pick up the next one.
Had I not brought this back from London I don't think I would have finished. A very dull read, not the gripping suspense it's touted as. Don't bother. Guess I'm still on the lookout for a great suspense novel to pass the time until the next Tana French comes out.
I'm torn. On the one hand, it's incredibly dull and exceedingly repetitive, and the eye rolls...oh, the eye rolls I have for this book. But that being said, things finally started to get interesting the last 80 pages or so (and believe me I was pissed at having to wait that long) so I'm now curious to see what happens next. Still, this book was overall way too ridiculous for me and I won't be picking the second up for a while.
Boring, boring, boring. I agree with many other reviewers in that the author seems to be trying much too hard, with little to no return on her overly political investment. Quite dull and no spark in any of the characters. I will not be pursuing the subsequent books in this series.
This is an absolutely beautiful book. It's no secret I read a fair amount of YA, and while I try to stay away from the really crappy ones, sometimes I read some that are pretty fluffy. This is NOT one of those books. Daughter of Smoke and Bone is full of lyrical prose, fully fleshed out and intelligent characters and a blow-you-away world of beauty and mysticism. It depicts a Prague that feels real and timeworn (especially in comparison to The Book of Blood and Shadow, 2 stars) and the other world Taylor has created with dueling species and unique mythology is possibly the best YA fantasy world I've yet seen. And don't even get me started on the love story. Yes, this book has the obligatory angsty romance but there is NOTHING eye roll inducing to be found between these pages and I'm not ashamed to say that I caught myself swooning multiple times. Hands down this is a winner, and I highly recommend it to anyone who wishes to lose themselves completely to the awe of a lovely and magical book.
Is it well written? Sure. But that didn't stop this book from annoying the crap out of me about 75% of the time. I felt the same way about the last book of Flynn's I read, Dark Places. In theory these books should be firmly landing themselves on my Favorites shelf, but the only thing I feel upon finishing is relief it's finally over.
Look, when Alix E. Harrow tells us all to read something, you can be damn sure it's going on my tbr, dubious vintage cover or not.
This book is awful- the way in which the narrator is “writing” to her sister is as grating as nails on a chalkboard. And to boot the mystery is slow and incredibly dull. I have no desire to find out what happens-back to the library it goes.
Very cute and also a little scary! Loved Harvey, Leopold and Horatio. Hope there are more adventures to come!
Good but not great. At points I felt it dragged a bit. I will pick up the next in series however, as Yancey has created a very intriguing world.
I have to admit I only made it 300 pages in. This is easily the worst book I have ever read. I really enjoyed The Da Vinci Code as well as Angels and Demons, and while I can admit neither are great works of literature they were both enjoyable reads. This book, on the other hand, is a boring, ridiculously written piece of crap. I cannot stress enough how unbelievable, cheesy and slow this poorly written book is.