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I loved, the characters the setting and the themes of the book. This POV was very interesting to read and I really like how the racism and feminism were addressed. As an historical fiction it was pretty slow paced, but the author was able to keep me hooked by giving me some questions to be answered and by creating a great and solid ensemble of characters that I liked very much and a principal character that is really inspiring! Would recommend if you like historical fiction and have an interest for the subject of gender and race equality in the late 1800. I would also love to see were these characters are a few years later in a sequel or companion novel...
The parts that included Simon and Bram were the best part of this book in my opinion. I felt like Leah's character was forced and trying too hard to be sacastically cool. I guess this kind of character would have be ok for me a while back, but now I just see right through it... I'm sad to say that I just didn't care for Leah and her story.
Appart from the scenes with Bram and Simon, my favorite scenes were the shopping scenes. They illustrate very well how it is for a plus-size girl to shop for clothing, even more for formal-wear.
It was an ok read, but had I read this book when it came out I would have been really dissapointed because it's nowhere near as good as Simon vs. the homo sapien's agenda. But, because I waited to read it, I heard a lot of comments about this book and I had a good idea on how I would like it.
Another great stand-alone novel by Sophie Kinsella! A funny and touching story as I like them! It's a perfect easy-breazy read to soften harder reads!
I read it has an audiobook
(Also: be indulgent this is my first time using a Spoiler hide in my reviews)
When I started reading this book I felt like it was a mediocre rip off of Cinder & Ella. The similarities were there: retelling of Cinderella, fangirl, falling in love with a movie star whitout knowing it, quirky best friend, meeting online and/or by phone, that quest to go in to a convention, the book or series that the main character is a fan of getting a movie adaptation and the guy she's falling for online and/or on the phone is the actor who gets to play main male character, the girl has a blog about her passion (book or the serie), the thing she is fan of keep feeling close to at least one of her parent who died, the guy has to date his co-star for publicity, the guy's dad is a controlling jerk, the guy is also a fan but he has to hide it to his fans and the girl writes a post on her blog about the guy who is unfit to represent the beloved character she's a fan of...Yes, there are some differences but for the first half of the book I felt like I was reading a bad fanfiction version of Cinder & Ella. Maybe this is because I loved Cinder & Ella and because I read it first but from my point of view there was almost no deepness to the characters from this book. Also I didn't really felt any particular attachment to the main characters, they seemed somehow flat to me...But if you're looking for a book with a geek girl who loves her sci-fy and who was (almost) literally born into a convention and a cosplay contest, than this is the book for you. Just don't expect much from the main characters because I did and I was disappointed!My favorite parts of the book:- Sage- The Magic Pumpkin- Frank the Tank- The convention (the cosplay contest, the ball)- The bodyguard (of which I can't seem to recall the name)
I loved this book! Not only did the main character had the best name in the world (wink, wink) but the story had everything I love: adventure, piracy, danger, love, a strong female character, battle scenes, a phase of learning and practicing and a lot of good stuff in between too! This second book in the companion serie answered so many questions and let so many questions to be answered in the third book, I can't wait to know the whole story and point of views of this! This kind of writing is genius and it leaves you wanting more. I'm so glad I've picked this serie up, thank you Richelle Mead for yet another delicious serie for me to read and enjoy! :)
What a story and what a ride! So many twists and turns, secrets and deceptions, I felt mesmerized by this book and it's stories! I loved how the ambiance of Caraval envelopped every aspect of the book and how the author had me guessing what was gonna happen every step of the way. I'm pretty sure it won't be long before I pick up the sequel. It felt like I was dreaming while reading this. The author masterfully entertwined reality with fantasy and I loved it!
A good book, but what gives it a good nodge is it's relevance and it's hard subject and the relation the author has with the subject. Colleen Hoover always finds a way to show a darker side to the human being while also writing a beautiful but also sad love story.
This is not a feel good book, none of Colleen Hoover's book's are. This is a book with happy and sad moments just like real life and it shows just how rough life can get and just how hard some decisions can be to make.
I give it 3 stars, because I'm not sure I would reread it, but I'm really glad I did read it at least one time, it gave me a perspective that's hard to get on the subject matter.
What en epic book! I was'nt expecting this kind of adventure! Yes, this is partly a book about court and noble society, but the other part of the story takes place in a boat and a kind of western, gold mining country. I thought I was getting a Selection type of book and at the end I got a gold rush story! This was great and I can't wait to read the other books in the serie, I'm so excited to know what the girls were up to while all this happened. Their character development was so interesting!
I'm a sucker for novels about travels and this one was no exception! I will FOR SURE read the sequels!❤
I'm excited to see the Netflix adaptation of it this summer!
“Nature. That was somathing the war couldn't take from me either. The Nazis couldn't stop the wind and the snow. The Russians couldn't take the sun or the stars.”
Such an important story to be told and such a beautiful way to tell it. I am really glad I picked this one up at the moment I did, it helped me get through some things.
The story was beautifully haunting and also so touching and sad and the characters and their stories felt so real.
I am really grateful that Ruta Sepetys shone a light on this segment of history that were only thought to me in a classroom. Before picking up this book, I always felt like watching a movie or reading a book set in the WWII time period in Europe would be too painful to experience.
I was right but also wrong. Some of the things the characters lived through were very hard to read about but the resilence, strengh, solidarity and humanity that shone through were beautiful. And this is the soul of this book, of these stories.
I would absolutely recommend this book.
So many things happened in this book! Enough so that it was difficult for me to keep track of what was happening. I was surprised a bunch of times by the story and the character but over all I felt the story was a little bit all over the place. There were some interesting elements in there but I didn't connect with the characters and the story.
Not as good and exciting as the first one, but really enjoyed many parts of the story and the characters!
Quoi? Ça se termine comme ça? J'ai absolument besoin de lire le troisième tome maintenant, mais malheur, il n'est pas encore disponible en librairie!
J'ai adoré ce livre, malgré quelques parties plus longues. L'intrigue est intéressante et vers le milieu du livre les choses arrivent les unes après les autres sans qu'on ait vraiment le temps de souffler!
****Spoilers****
Raven est l'un de mes personnages préférés et j'aime bien l'histoire que l'on voit se dessiner avec Garnet!
La connexion que les filles développent avec la nature est éblouissante (ça serait magnifique dans un film non?)
Tout ce qui a trait au Cercle et aux secrets me captive énormément dans cette histoire!
Non, mais comment la duchesse peut faire ça a Hazel?!? C'est dégueulasse! Et Olive qui a le syndrome de stockholm et qui veut retourner auprès de sa “maîtresse”...
J'espère grandement que le troisième tome sera aussi bien réussit que les deux premiers, car je suis maintenant membre du cercle de la clé noire!
This was a good book, I enjoyed the theme of the book and all the royal stuff. But I feel like the ending was expedite and we did not really have closure about the story and the characters. All in all, I had a great time reading this book and I would maybe recommand it to someone who is looking for a feel good romance novel with an added flavor of royalty!
A fun and easy read that makes time flies by. I loved the setting and because of my curious nature I wanted to know everything about the program. I loved the drama and some part of the romance were swoon-worthy.
So why is there one star missing then? I asked myself if I would re-read this book and the answer was a clear “No”. But I will for sure read the other books in the series when they are published!
Also, if there is still a Netflix series in the works being adapted from this book, I'll be the first in row to watch it!
Reading it because the movie is coming out and wanted to be able to compare it to the book...
What?!?
Great book! I was rapidly hooked to the characters and the story.There was always something happening to keep me interested. I loved the world building, the fights, the missions and the character developpement of everyone. I'm in for the second book in the series, I'm certain it will be great too! This was my first read from Melissa Landers and it did not dissapoint!
Wow, this book was so full of epicness! I loved it, this would make an incredible movie, that would cost a fortune to produce because of all the special effects they'd need to use to recreate everything! The characters were great and except for the damsel in distress part of the story, I loved every word of it! I recommand to anyone who's looking ti be entertained, cause this is really entertaining!
I will make sure to look up this author's other work!
DNF. What a waste of time, I pushed myself to read 265 pages of it and i hated almost every single word of it. I wanted to see if it got better, Spoiler—- >It doesn't so don't force yourself to finish it.... I really don't understand how people could have enjoy this book and that's why I forced myself to read as much...
