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I don't give many 1 star ratings, but I really didn't like this, at all. I know a lot of people love this series, that's why I gave it a try. Plus it was available on audio from my library. But it was PAINFULLY slow and boring, and way too dark for my taste. I think I don't like urban fantasy as a general rule. I didn't care for the writing style either. So I do not plan on reading any of the other books in this series.
Also, why does this have 4.06 average rating on Goodreads??? I really don't get it. I would have DNF'ed this one if I could ever bring myself to do that...
I probably never would have decided to read this if it weren't for the movie version which I saw and loved. I'm trying to decide if I'm going to read books 2 and 3. I kind of want to, but I know they are not the kind of books I will want to read more than once. And my library only has the first one on audio at the moment... So we shall see...
I wish I could give this book to every child in my life! I did buy a copy for my cousin's children! It is such a beautiful picture of the relationship I believe God wants with each of his children, whether we are technically adults now or not.
One of my favorite lines in the book is “My questions find shelter in Papa; He builds a nest for my doubts.”
I liked this book, but it was hard to read, or in my case, listen to, at times. Hearing Aza's racing, obsessive compulsive thoughts, especially surrounding the cut on her finger that she keeps reopening and sanitizing constantly, made me very squeamish. But I assume that was intentional and that part of the point of this book is to help people who don't deal with this type of thing to understand a little bit about what it might be like to be someone who does struggle with that type a thing...
Overall, I enjoyed the story, and I liked the ending, but I highly doubt I will choose to read this one again.
I want to love this series, but so far it's just okay... I loved the Percy Jackson series, I'm not sure why this one is falling flat for me. Some of the humor works for me and some of it doesn't. But I do like it enough to go on and read the third book, especially since it sounds like Magnus is going to get to meet and possibly work together with Percy Jackson in book 3!
I LOVED reading Jennifer Knapp's story. I was obsessed with her music when I was in high school and college. I find myself revisiting it for the first time in years and I still love her voice and many of her songs. And now I want to listen to all of her newer stuff too! I wish I could talk to her to tell her how much her music and her book now have meant to me.
2019: I'm loving this series even more my 2nd time through! Volume 2 had a Narnia reference, and this one referenced the Babel fish translator from Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! And a line about forgetting to bring her towel! Lol! Oh, and a Star Trek “Prime Directive” reference too!
Is it possible to be in love with a comic book series? Asking for a friend... =)
2022: Re-reading right after I finished watching season 1 of the tv adaptation.
2019: This is my second time reading this one because I am re-reading volumes 1-4 so I can read the new volume that just came out recently. And somehow I am loving these graphic novels even more as I am re-reading them. This one even had a reference to Narnia portals! I mean come on!!! It's a science-fiction story with time travel, all about this group of 4 girls, so I'm predisposed to enjoy it anyway!
2022: Just re-read after watching the tv adaptation. It was so much fun to see the characters come to life on the screen and I'm still enjoying re-reading the stories now.
2018: I finally did it! I finished reading a graphic novel! For years I've said my brain is just too linear for comic books and graphic novels. But I decided to try again, and a friend recommended this series along with several other comic books and graphic novels, and I'm excited to start devouring them!
Unfortunately, now I'm hooked on this series. And while I was able to read this first volume for “free” with Amazon's comixology deal, I'm going to have to buy the others to finish reading the story...
June 2018:
In short, I loved it!
August 2018:
I loved it so much that I already read it again!
May 2022:
I think this is my first time re-reading this entire book since Rachel died. A small group I'm in at my church internship has been going through this book, most of them for the first time.
It's such a great book. She was such a great writer. It still hurts to have to use the past tense to talk about her.
