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annieice's Reviews (791)
eh the illustrations were cool and vintage like but the story felt cliche and the pacing was a bit weird...
dark
emotional
informative
sad
this... i don;t even know how to explain, I just loved it, all of it. got into it just because I liked the cover, it was MG and had a Black probably autistic girl MC, that's all. and boy was I in for a surprise and a shock and tears. the probability of me thinking I'll be crying before starting this book we're like 0.2, but it still happened. i'd say give it a try, whatever you think the book will be like, I promise it's better. very important lessons and topics covered, a brilliant book, just great writing! read it now! the probability that you'll like this book is about 0.9 so goooo!
wow so metaphorical! interesting story and so powerful and true, the illustrations were nice, but reading Chinkee's dialogues was hard, I know it was intentional though. I like that all three POVs come together, really cool.
dang, this was a hard read, and so depressing, beautiful and just real. i liked the poetry and I loved the MC, I was always there for her. it felt like a very realistic display of being all alone in this place as a kid without electricity and water plumbing... God I don't know what to feel about the ending... it;s just so... deep
Thanks to BookSirens for giving me this wonderful ARC! Opinions here are all mine.
This is a YA fantasy story with multiple POVs expanding at different times as well. It's based on some ancient Filipino tribes' mythology.
Choska is going to become the chief of his island and the Sea Virtue Holder. That was his destiny and now that his father died it was his time to rule and fight the Hazen beasts with his waterbending powers. There's another Virtue Holder of the Land who got earthbending powers (come on that's exactly what they do. It's obviously inspired by ATLA a little) He has to train and make hard decisions that may push his family and friends away.
Marie is a new high school graduate who's trying to figure her future out. She'd love to become the owner of her mom's Caffè as she loves cooking, especially with her best friend Emerald. One day while she's at her favorite place, the beach she hears a voice that calls her to the sea. From there she gets the Virtue of the Sea. But magic isn't supposed to exist, and even so why is she the one? There haven't been any beasts or magic for ages. Why now? Is there a priest who can guide her? Or a Land Virtue Holder? Is her city in danger?
This was so much fun. It took me some days to read because I had school stuff to do otherwise I would have finished it fast because it was quite interesting. The beginning was intriguing but then it was kinda boring until it took its pace by 30%. I liked the main characters, especially Jada, Kade, and Rose! Emerald was fine, but not that important. I liked the world-building, the magic system, the culture, history, it was all so cool! I liked the diversity, the friendships, the couples, all of them! So sweet! The ending was harsh… I'm not crying but it still is a bummer. It is kinda bittersweet I guess. Lessons learned, sacrifices made, moving on, this is life.
What shocked me the most was that it is written by a teenager!!! She got published at 18! Wow… I'm almost 18 myself and boy I'm not close to publishing any of my books. It's so well written for a debut book, I'm impressed. I'd say this author got a future if she countries with philosophical YA mythology books. The cover is so gorgeous! It's what got me into this book anyways!
This is a YA fantasy story with multiple POVs expanding at different times as well. It's based on some ancient Filipino tribes' mythology.
Choska is going to become the chief of his island and the Sea Virtue Holder. That was his destiny and now that his father died it was his time to rule and fight the Hazen beasts with his waterbending powers. There's another Virtue Holder of the Land who got earthbending powers (come on that's exactly what they do. It's obviously inspired by ATLA a little) He has to train and make hard decisions that may push his family and friends away.
Marie is a new high school graduate who's trying to figure her future out. She'd love to become the owner of her mom's Caffè as she loves cooking, especially with her best friend Emerald. One day while she's at her favorite place, the beach she hears a voice that calls her to the sea. From there she gets the Virtue of the Sea. But magic isn't supposed to exist, and even so why is she the one? There haven't been any beasts or magic for ages. Why now? Is there a priest who can guide her? Or a Land Virtue Holder? Is her city in danger?
This was so much fun. It took me some days to read because I had school stuff to do otherwise I would have finished it fast because it was quite interesting. The beginning was intriguing but then it was kinda boring until it took its pace by 30%. I liked the main characters, especially Jada, Kade, and Rose! Emerald was fine, but not that important. I liked the world-building, the magic system, the culture, history, it was all so cool! I liked the diversity, the friendships, the couples, all of them! So sweet! The ending was harsh… I'm not crying but it still is a bummer. It is kinda bittersweet I guess. Lessons learned, sacrifices made, moving on, this is life.
What shocked me the most was that it is written by a teenager!!! She got published at 18! Wow… I'm almost 18 myself and boy I'm not close to publishing any of my books. It's so well written for a debut book, I'm impressed. I'd say this author got a future if she countries with philosophical YA mythology books. The cover is so gorgeous! It's what got me into this book anyways!
Fine Ariel being cool cute artsy and strong love to see it! Also nice Inuit rep
i loved it! pretty amazing reveals and more in depth about Amelia's emotional turmoil, loved the whole composing lessons and her found family. i love the audiobook experience the most, don't think it's as fun if I just simply read it, without all the music which made me feel like I'm there or watching a movie, gorgeous! also am just in awe from the magic system, I just love how unique it is!
as a follower of the mini adhd coach instagram account I of course wanted to read the new book too, and got the ARC and read it all in a day, pretty addicting, fun, and important lessons and tips, will be trying to do and see if it'll help. as someone who's quite knowledgeable about adhd due to the online communities, I didn't learn much new things but the tips and hacks were interesting enough, hopefully they;ll help.