Mia
This was slower than the first book, and while The Two Towers is my favourite of the movie trilogy, I preferred The Fellowship of the Ring over this one BUT I canNOT bring myself to give it any less than 5 stars I mean come on
Det første som overrasket meg med denne boka var at selv om det ikke er en hemmelighet at Evernight handler om vampyrer, så fikk ikke vi (leserne) vite det før langt uti historien. Jeg satt og tenkte “Hmm, har jeg lest feil? Tenker jeg på en annen bok om vampyrer?”, men det kom fram i lyset til slutt.
Så – ei boarding school for vampyrer. Det er faktisk ikke så teit som det høres ut! Jeg fant ut at jeg faktisk likte denne boka veldig godt og den hadde mange uventede vendinger og hendelser. Jeg fikk ikke helt sansen for Lucas (hverken i begynnelsen, midten eller slutten av boka), men han var en interessant type. Bianca var en god hovedkarakter som er lett å kjenne seg igjen i.
Så Evernight var veldig god, og jeg gleder meg til å lese Stargazer (nummer to).
Definitely my favourite so far! This story is so captivating and the artwork is gorgeous. This volume had tons of action and adventure, can't wait to read the next one!
Loved this! The writing was so alive and descriptive that I felt like I was actually there. I could see everything so clearly in my mind, I could smell the food at the feast, I could almost hear the characters. The whole story felt really, just, alive.
Okay, yeah, there's kind of a little insta-romance here, but I didn't mind it??? I've read much worse instalove than this! And Shahrzad was a brilliant main character and it felt very justified when you read her thoughts about it all. I'd love to hang out with her for one day. I think that'd be awesome.
(PS: am I the only one who kept imagining Shahrzad as a black-haired Daenerys Targaryen? I just couldn't get rid of that image!)
(PPS: the narrator of the audible audiobook did an AMAZING job, you have to listen to it)
I watch too many horror films to find anything scary anymore, but this book certainly was creepy. Bloody Mary is possibly my favourite urban legend - and the one that scares me the most (I have a thing with mirrors...) - so I looked forward to reading this book and being scared!
It did quite a good job at it, too. I won't be avoiding mirrors any more than I usually do, but I definitely won't risking calling Mary in front of one.
I loved the setting of the book, as I love reading about boarding schools and England, and this had both. Bobbie was an okay main character, if slightly bland - her friend Naya was a lot cooler and more fun to read about (just imagine the book from Naya's perspective, oh my god!)
Satisfying ending, with a twist. It's not horror unless there's a twist at the end. ;)
I really liked this book! I wish I didn't read it simultaneously with Red Queen, because honestly I kept getting the two main characters mixed up (they both have three older brothers, both princesses (in a way at least) etc).
I found Lia to be a very strong and likeable protagonist with a great character development throughout the story. The story itself had its slow sections, and I do think the book could've been shorter without missing anything, but the second half was definitely a lot more interesting than the first half.
I did not see Kaden being the assassin coming! I thought it was Rafe all along, and at one point I even believed that the assassin and the prince was the same person. I still couldn't get myself to hate Kaden for what he did though, because he was just so adorable up until the big reveal!
I'm so in love with this series! I love how the romance isn't the main focus of the story, I love how badass Penryn is, I love how creepy and suspenseful and dark these books are. I think this series might be my new all-time favourite dystopian series, it's just so good!
This book started off really great and interesting, and then it sort of... got a bit boring? It wasn't a bad book at all, and the story was cool, but there were quite a few slow portions that made it hard to pay attention. What I liked most was learning about the world, which is very different from our own. I think I will read the sequel, but it probably won't happen for a while.
I knew how this book ended before I even started it. I'm online most of the time and constantly on Twitter, so it was inevitable that I would get spoiled. And because of that, I didn't believe the ending would make me cry. But boy, was I wrong.
I just want to share my favourite sentence from the book: “I suppose a fire that burns that bright is not meant to last.”
Wow! I thoroughly enjoyed this book! It was so action-packed and fast-paced. The descriptions were so vivid and clear that the story really sucked me in. There were quite a few “graphic” scenes, which were disgusting, but they just added another dimension to the story. Penryn was a great main character. I loved reading her thoughts and the reasonings behind her actions. She felt very real. I need to read World After as soon as possible!
Finally got around to reading this book and I really enjoyed it. The different fonts/text colour made it easy to remember whose POV I was reading, so that was great. I felt like June and Day were a bit too mature for their age, I know they're prodigies and super smart, but even so they felt like 18-year-olds instead of 15-year-olds. Not too much happened in terms of story progression, but I'm sure the next book moves the plot further than Legend did. I will definitely read the sequels.
When I first started (and paused) this book 5 years ago, I knew I wasn't that into it, but I somehow missed the fact that it's basically christian fantasy romance and to that I say No. Thank. You.
At least I finished it and can move on now.
It's been a while since I've read a fantasy book set at a boarding school, and I realised I've missed it a lot. Blythewood did remind me of Harry Potter in so many ways, but I never once felt like it was the same story. Carol Goodman has created her own world with her own magic, inspired by traditional fairytales and Norse mythology.
I loved that the book was set in the early 20th century and I think the author did a good job at describing life back then. Our main protagonist, Ava, was a good narrator, but my favourite character was Sarah....
I definitely wasn't expecting Sarah to be the spy!!! That broke my heart, I loved Sarah! She was so kind to Ava! Oh, and the Titanic reference was brilliant, I literally gasped when Helen said her parents & Ava's grandmother were onboard the unsinkable Titanic. That was a great addition to the story, especially the way it tied in the ice giants.
I've already got the sequel waiting to be read on my shelf. I look forward to going back into Ava's magical world.
At first I thought: “Oh, it will be like the Hunger Games, won't it?”
Then I read it and when I finished it I though “Wow, this was nothing like the Hunger Games!”
The book is written from two POVs: Heather and Dodge. Both are very realistic characters, flawed and struggling in their own way. Then there's Bishop and Natalie, Heather's best friends. Natalie is the kind of girl that I would never get along with in real life, but I found that I sort of liked her in the book.
Panic (the game) was cruel and merciless and very interesting to read about. And wow, do I hate Heather's mother...
Anyway, very rambly review, but read it! This was my first Lauren Oliver book (omg I know) and I definitely want to check out more of her books.
3.75 stars.
It took a while (and a second try after a few years), but it finally kicked off and got interesting towards the middle. It was quite predictable, so that's why it doesn't get the last 0.25 of the fourth star.
I'm really enjoying this series. I love the artwork and the colours. I loved seeing Alana and Barr bond for the short amount of time they had together, and I also loved seeing how Marko and Alana met.