Bianca
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Das Buch ist, ähnlich wie der Vorgängerband, recht kurz und hat aufgrund dessen sehr schnell wechselnde Szenen und recht schnellen, springenden Handlungsverlauf. Eigentlich wollte ich das Buch genießen und habe nach gut 30% des Buches es erstmals zur Seite gelegt damit die Wartezeit auf Band 4 nicht ganz so lange ist. Als ich dann doch wissen wollte wie es weitergeht, hab ich mich zurückhalten müssen nicht das Buch in einem zuende zu lesen. Die letzten 50% des Buches gingen unfassbar schnell zuende, weshalb das Buch für schnelle Leser ein recht kurzes Lesevergnügen ist (was bis auf Wartezeit auf das nächste Buch ja nichts schlechtes sein muss).
Charaktere:
In diesem Band merkt man sehr die Veränderung des Trios zu den Vorbänden. Wo man sich manchmal denkt, dass die Charaktere anders handeln, merkt man dass die Charaktere reifen. Auch wenn sie manchmal in ihren anfänglichen Charakter zurückfallen (Callum vor allem). Dies macht die Figuren realistisch und immer noch verständlich/liebenswert.
Inhalt:
Der Plot geht in eine andere Richtung als ich es zunächst erwartet hatte. Nachdem der letzte Band eher ein Roadtrip war, haben wir hier einen Plot der sich größtenteils auf das Magisterium selbst beschränkt. Wem also das Reisen in Band 2 nicht so gefiel, wird hier wahrscheinlich glücklicher. Das Magiesystem wird nicht so weit ausgeschöpft wie ich das gerne gehabt hätte, da die Chaosmagie immer noch ein großes statt ein kleines Mysterium ist. Ich denke aber, dass sich das in dem nächsten Band noch ändern wird.
Ohne spoilern zu wollen: einige der Plottwists waren offensichtlich für mich, weshalb die Suche nach einer Person für mich recht langwierig und offensichtlich rüberkam. Andere Änderungen der Storyrichtung waren genial und absolut unvorhersehbar für mich (vor allem das Ende). Ich weiß nicht genau was die Autorinnen aus diesem Ende für die nächsten Bände zaubern wollen, aber ich bin gespannt und werde den nächsten Band fieberhaft erwarten.
3.5 Stars.
Okay this is a tough one. I loved the book in some aspects and hated it for others. As a book and as a continuation/companion to Fangirl, this didn't live up to my hopes and expectations. But as a fanfiction it is quite nice and I'm going to treat it as such.
I loved:
- The writing
- the romance (that's what we were here for)
- the overall plot
I hated:
- the way the story was portrayed (so messy and all over the place; I'm fine with jumping into the middle - or more the end - of the story not knowing anything but most plotpoints were predictable as hell)
- the girls (Agatha got on my nerves on the first page she was on, Penelope got dull over the course of the book; So my reading was slowed down. Everytime I had a Penelope/Agatha chapter coming I couldn't really bring myself to read it. So the good old “just one more chapter” lie was not going on here...)
- the ending/epilogue (I mean what's so super duper great about this? It's a nice open ended epilogue but it still feels.... off. I would have wished for either anouther outcome or more description in the epilogue)
- the super jumping perspective switches (one sentence, next person is not a good and fast paced structure; for me, this ruins tension and plot building)
This is a great non fiction book about art and science.
While there are good and helpful discussions about art style, physics and so on written in this book, it does blend in with other similar art books. It's a nice overview through history and also art but nothing very deep and super special since we only get the “major” artist and scientists and there are some hidden gems that I missed.
This copy was received by netgalley for review.
This really is a book for (pre) teens but as such it does the job quite well. It has a nice, cute and colorful layout and easy understandable instructions. Although the diys are not special they are a good way to keep your nephew /child/little sister occupied on an afternoon or even a weekend (especially for the painting activities).
I think it's a good way to introduce younger people to crafting and this book can make a cute gift for this purpose. Sadly the ideas are quite basic and often seen on the internet and also in this kind of books. But also because they are so basic, they are easily accessable and can be made by beginners.
A digital copy of this book was provided by NetGalley.
3,5 stars.
Ok I have some things to say. I loved the first 80 % of the book. It was interesting, weird (the good kind) and captivating. But then it went downhill: I don't see why this is a so “awesome” ending. This was weak, too nice, too frustrating..... I would have liked some deaths for different characters since I either didn't care for the dead or it was obvious that they would die at some point.
The epilogue was also frustrating and too focused on a small amount of the beloved cast of the book. That made the book quiet unsatisfied for me till the point that it bugs me even days after I finished reading this book. I felt empty.... and betrayed by an bad ending.
3.5 Stars
Okay, where do I begin. I hated the main characters friends because they only pushed her their own way and for their own convinience. I don't think Kestrel is all that intelligent and strong minded since she made quite a few stupid decisions through the story (also very thoughfull decisions but we are talking about the things that annoyed me first). Also the romance: Kestrel was loving one paragraph and hating her love interest the next one. That's not how I picture a hate-to-love relationship because there was no real progress to the loving part only a constant change in heart which annoyed me quite a lot. Because of that I found Kestrel quite indecisive and egoistic at times.
Plotwise the book was neatly done. I liked the overall story, setting the romance aside.
I hope that my problems with this first book will go away or lessen in the next books.
1.5 stars
It was horrible. I hated Katy and Daemon, I hated the selfmade and daedalus made drama as I guessed the entire plot pages and pages before they happened. It took so long to finish because I had so put the book down (like the previous two books in the series) to calm my nerves down due to the toughts and actions of Katy and Daemon. I tried to listen to the audiobook, as this method worked for other cheesy romances for me in the past, but this made it worse. So I got back to reading again but that doesn't help with the flaws I had and have with the series.
My hatred for false or wrong medical science was also strong with this one (not as much as in Allegiant but still). I get that this is “Alien science” but there are still some scenes in hospitals or the research centers which let me twitch as someone working in the medical department.
Average rating: 3,56
It wasn't as badass and kickass as I wished it to be. I would have liked a more steampunk or magical realism approach on some of the stories.
Mother Carey's Table- 3 stars
The Journey- 3.5 stars
Madeleine's Choice - 5 stars
El Destinos- 4 stars
High Stakes - 3 stars
The Red Raven Ball - 3.5 stars
Pearls - 4 stars
Gold in the Roots of the Grass - 4.5 stars
The Legendary Garrett Girls - 4 stars
The Color of the Sky - 3 stars
Bonnie and Clyde - 2 stars
Hard Times - 2.5 stars
City of Angels - 4 stars
Pulse of Panthers - 3.5 stars
The Whole World is Watching - 4 stars
This took way to long to get through. I had to take breaks after a few chapters just because of the dullness, repeativeness and the lack of emotion Mare was giving as a narrator. Korrect me if I'm wrong (Mare wasn't that emotional in the first book) but except one scene at the end she was even more emotionless than in the previous book. Also she became kind of indecisive: One page she roots for Cal/says Silvers aren't that bad, next one she hates him/ Silvers. Get your thoughts together, stupid lightning girl.
I saw most of the plottwists coming since the narration almost foreshadows everything! I didn't guess the deaths in the book at first but it became kinda obvious.
The first half was slow and boring most of the times, mixed with the endless repeations of ‘quotes' from the first book. It just felt as if these passages were added to lengthen the book. But this cliffhanger.... was really good.
I think about reading the next one to see if it will become better (like the first one). I like non whinny characters as Mare is one. But since she still got on my nerves I will wait until I read the third one (and hope that I don't get in a reading slump WHILE reading it).
2.5 Stars
This was way better than book 2 but still not as pleasing as I would expected it to be. Juliette seems to be a different person depending on her boyfriend (which was kind of dumb). Adams ‘reaction' was just plain stupid and only empathized the ‘feeling' for Team Warner.
I did like Juliette more with Warner (nowhere near perfect but closer than with Adam). The tension in this book was like an ECG of a heart infarct. There were so many spikes which were mostly dissolved in a few pages but the little main tension was still available. The plot was simply foreseen and not as shocking as I would have like it. The ending was just ugh. I thought: ok, open endings are fine and I get why there isn't a fourth book (because there is not enough to handle after this ending), but a novella could have solved this.
Overall I see the series as overhyped and don't see why it would be so good.
This book..... Juliette pissed me off because of her whinyness and her ‘character development' (or more like: no development). The problems in the first half were all selfmade by her and Adam. The poetic writing didn't capture the essence and Juliettes feelings. I thought most of the times that the writing was in the way of understanding/sympathizing with Juliette. Ever other character except for Castle got on my freaking nerves in this book. Adam was like a whiny little dog, Kenji was either an asshole or a normal human being saying things to Juliette she needed to be told (in my opinion by everyone), Warner was either Adam from book one or his usual crazy self (I don't really get why people like Warner that much, he's better than other characters but not that great). Also Juliettes indecisiveness: one page loving Adam, the next not. One page stupid and whiny as fuck, next ‘heroic' and selfconfident. One page loving Adam, next loving Warner.
This book is a mess. (I will continue because of readathon reasons.)
3.5 Stars
These endless repetions, these super stupid characters..... got on my nerves.
I liked Katys development in the previous books but here she is indecisive and stupid 99% of the time. Daemon also enerves with his two modi: super arrogant (I would have killed him already) and super caring which aren't traits that work together. It feels like no character development happened on his side or even that he has no traits. Due to this, I needed a few breaks from the story because of the nervefullness.
This book went way better than book 2. It still had plotholes and too many indecisive moments of both America and Maxon. Some “plot twists” weren't that shocking. I guessed the connection between America's dad and the rebels, but I didn't believe in the fast rebel attacks with that many deaths since almost no one died in the first two books and now.... boom! Tousands of deaths!
The end wasn't sophisticated for me... It felt super flat and knowing about the next two books and the fact that they aren't really America's story, kinda leaves me.... a little bit empty.
Dieses Buch ist, im Vergleich zu Nerdikon, zu gefühlt 75% nur Fremdtext (Porträts, Essays,...), die immer wieder gleiche Erfahrungen wiederspiegeln. Ich ging von einem sehr allgemeinerem und sachlicheren Ansatz (wie in Nerdikon) aus und wurde aus dem Grunde enttäuscht. Auch sonst ist informativ vieles bereits im Vorgängerbuch geklärt und wiederholt sich ins schier endlose.
3.5 Stars
This was way better than the second book. I really liked the world expansion in the first half of the book but then stupid decisions came back.
The dual point of view was confusing since I couldn't guess which character was which until they mentoined each other (even the audio book didn't help).
The ending.... was quite unexpected. I liked the last chapter but that doesn't make up for the plot and science flaws the book had. I don't consider myself an expert in social psychology but I studied medi and I cried a lot about the so called “genetics” in this books (that's why it took me so long to finish it).
The Codex is a great extension to the shadow hunter world. Filled with lots of new content and known facts from the mortal instruments series, I found myself easily reinvested in the series. The comments were sometimes unneccessary but overall this book was a nice one to fill the void until Lady Midnight comes out.
This book was chapterwise hit or miss. Either the questions are really interesting and easily understandable but researched or totally boring. My problem was the scope of the book: This isn't a well rounded or science-centered book. I found the chapter and also section selection totally random and not fitting for this kind of book.