Jessica
Loved it. A likable heroine who doesn't often succumb to hysterics and is more often the savior than the saved without being overly prickly about her independence and competence. A hunt for some nutbag. It was all riveting...except for that ending. That mild cliffhanger was not appreciated.
Woe is me. This ending...ASDFGHJLK. Other than that, the story was pretty good. However, I really didn't like how some things weren't made clear, how some of the “big” characters or organizations didn't even show up, and how abrupt some things were. And, of course, I'm suffering because this is the third book...of a trilogy...it's over...there's no more...asdfghjkl GIVE ME MORE OF DEREK AND CHLOE.
Speaking of Chloe, I like how more...mature she has become. She actual follows through with putting her foot down. Though, I could've done without all those times she TRIPPED.
And then there's the other person who used to piss me off: Tori. Tori...THANK YOU KELLEY ARMSTRONG FOR MAKING TORI MORE LIKABLE. THANK THE LORD. THANK THE PUDDING CAKES. Tori is much more tolerable in this book. She's actually kind of useful this time around, though her temper lowers her effectiveness, though Armstrong usually uses Tori's recklessness to further the plot.
And that's all that I really wanted to get off my chest. Time to scan through the extras and novellas...
At first, I was really confused about who the main characters were. But all in all, this series is awesome.
This was a long one. I wasn't sure how I'd feel about it because the beginning was filled with much fretting and anxiety and not many Romantic Interests (read: tall, dark, and handsome men with big swords). And I'm coming from the Kate Daniels world so I'm used to the MC being all take-charge, all-knowing, and badass. Rose is not Kate. But she's great; I love her, I love her family, and I love her story here. Would highly recommend.
It's mysterious in that way “the classics” are. They say things like they are but many things are still left up in the air. Sophie's always going on about how being the eldest would prevent her from attaining any happiness, but where did such a nonsensical idea come from and why should anyone take that as fact? Miss Angorian was a fire demon but why was she able to go about all willy nilly, hiding herself in guitars and even owning her own house? The Witch of the Waste killed Mrs. Pentstemmon? Then why isn't the Witch getting executed or put on trial or anything? A great many things seemed to be taken in stride all too easily. I myself find it a bit charming since not everything to do with a book related to magic need be sensical but I figured I should point it out.
And another thing...ALL THE JUICE ALWAYS RUNS DRY BEFORE IT HAS A CHANCE TO START FLOWING. At some point, I was wondering whether this story was going to be a romance at all. It was, in fact, a wonderful romance for the page or so that it was explicitly acknowledged. This book really adds to my appreciation for Howl and Sophie's romance more than the movie had time to. Howl was, in fact, a piece of trash, which the film adaptation glossed over (for the sake of time and fragile hearts, mine included). And yet he and Sophie grew a connection through all the arguments and difficulties of living with another human being. IF THAT AIN'T TRUE LOVE, THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS. To accept each other's flaws and see past appearances to appreciate the other's endearing, if annoying, personality traits...To know both the good and bad of a person...SOMEONE GET THE JUSTICE OF PEACE IN HERE, STAT.
All that being said, it was great. I still think Sophie's stepmom is a lying, lazy, exploitative wench. But I adored how much depth this book went into in my favorite movie's characters.
Maybe 3.5
The author went to great lengths to describe what Fire was thinking, which took a long time (to me). This book is also said to be in a series with the author's other book, “Graceling”. However, I have found that not only is the main character not Katsa, it is in a completely different land. The only relevance between each book is that they're in the same fictional world and the same boy is in each book. The author also ended the book in a melancholy manner, and it is my personal taste to like at least somewhat somewhat happy endings, but again, that is just my personal feeling. All in all, I guess it was a pretty good book.
don't think too much suspense is good for my health XD
but still...AWESOME BOOK...and ending :D
