Fairly interesting, but also really frustrating. I felt so bad for the main character.

I didn't see the twist coming and it was very tragic.

July 15, 2019

Predictable, even more so than the previous books.

December 4, 2019

Fairly strong main characters, but not much development or past history of them.

October 9, 2016

Very sciencey and hard to read. I expected a little more narrative.

July 22, 2019

Very relatable as a planner in a world of spontaneity.

December 28, 2018

An interesting look inside a Frat House, but the story was definitely mostly about Darlene, rather than the rest of the people around her.

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Intriguing and full of interesting characters. I couldn't wait to see what happened next.

September 19, 2019

There was nothing here that I thought would look good in real-life and they all seemed to be the absolute cheapest way to make any of these crafts. So, maybe if you were having a Harry Potter themed party, for one time use, some of these might be okay to make with kids.

December 3, 2020

It was frustrating how the author and her husband interacted. They never got better, which I just kept waiting for.

February 9, 2020

3.5 stars.

The story was compelling, but the author kept jumping over steps in the process.

And then, there were some 20 pages about the writing process, whereas I wanted more of the story.

August 5, 2023

Less a traveler's guide to locations and more a brief synopsis of the book, with a sentence about the place to visit.

April 29, 2020

The timeline was incredibly hard to follow. Most of it seemed a bit pretentious.

February 9, 2020

Mostly predictable, but still some compelling characters.

December 4, 2019

Compelling stories and characters. A bit confusing plot/timeline wise.

January 16, 2014

Very emotional. The ending did not conclude much, which makes sense given the situation, but still left me wanting something tied up.

January 8, 2018

Every child should have a reading promise. Some of my fondest memories of childhood are being curled up with a book and with either Mom or Dad, reading.

January 16, 2015

Fairly predictable and not one of the main female characters was emphatic enough to warrant a book.

January 23, 2014

The style of writing was little hard to get into, but the characters and the story was compelling.

October 21, 2013

Would've been 5 stars if there had been no romance. A girl can survive with a boy just fine without sex.

May 22, 2015

Less of a how-to and more of how I did it. Good writing and intriguing idea.

August 19, 2014

Good stories, good narration. Would probably be better read more spread out, that is, one book at a time.

July 10, 2014

Fairly well-written, but mostly the only full character was the main character. A well-developed protagonist will often carry a book and the same is true here.

January 25, 2014

It just got more violent and cruder.
I didn't finish it.

November 5, 2016

Not nearly as good as Ender's game. Where Ender's Game was geared towards science fiction readers(no age group, really), Ender's Shadow is written with kids in mind.

March 1, 2013

Well, for this one, I didn't expect the main character to turn out to be a god, so it was a better read that way.

Strong characters, decent villains. Compelling plot.

October 9, 2016