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This is one of those rare contemporary straight YA romances that I actually enjoyed.
It felt refreshing to read about characters who are quite complex and have actual stories to tell by themselves. The romance comes in second.
Libby is a role model. She struggles at times but ultimately believes that she is perfect the way she is, even if she's considered the biggest girl in school. She stands up for herself and isn't scared to tell others off. And she loves to dance. And no bitch will ever stop her.
I felt for Jack. He's that guy in the group of assholes who rarely does anything mean but stands by while his friends do. That's bad. But I really appreciated the reason behind this. He's so scared of losing everything because he's found some kind of stability in a world where nothing could be stable for him. It took some guts to come to terms with his prosopagnosia and to tell people, to come out of his comfort zone. I also love his relationship with his brother.
Now, the romance was okay but I didn't feel their chemistry as much as I should have. Like I previously said, this is only a background plot to me, and the main story remains how these two teens get to accept themselves and show their real selves to the world.
It felt refreshing to read about characters who are quite complex and have actual stories to tell by themselves. The romance comes in second.
Libby is a role model. She struggles at times but ultimately believes that she is perfect the way she is, even if she's considered the biggest girl in school. She stands up for herself and isn't scared to tell others off. And she loves to dance. And no bitch will ever stop her.
I felt for Jack. He's that guy in the group of assholes who rarely does anything mean but stands by while his friends do. That's bad. But I really appreciated the reason behind this. He's so scared of losing everything because he's found some kind of stability in a world where nothing could be stable for him. It took some guts to come to terms with his prosopagnosia and to tell people, to come out of his comfort zone. I also love his relationship with his brother.
Now, the romance was okay but I didn't feel their chemistry as much as I should have. Like I previously said, this is only a background plot to me, and the main story remains how these two teens get to accept themselves and show their real selves to the world.
Great graphic novel telling stories about the power of women and the power of storytelling.
Also, I'm pretty happy about the casual queer ladies all throughout.
Also, I'm pretty happy about the casual queer ladies all throughout.
Sadly my faves spent most of the book acting in ways I didn't appreciate.. So much so that that even became their only feature during this finale (which tends to happen when you have so many characters). For that reason, I didn't enjoy reading it as much as the previous books.
Taking Julian's feelings away means taking away what I love most about this trilogy.
Making Kit stand by and do nothing for most of the book when the guy he cares for most is doing dumb shit (out of grief so I don't blame him), now that made me angry. My fave can't stay my fave if he doesn't do anything interesting.
What I love about this trilogy though, and the reason it is CC's best work imo, is the love these characters all have for each other. And I'm not talking romantic love but family love and friendship. They're like this one big faintly who have gone through a lot but they're there for each other. That's beautiful.
I honestly think I'm done with CC and the Shadowhunter universe now.
You can't keep adding tiny twists at the end of each series just to make readers read the next book you'll come up with.
Taking Julian's feelings away means taking away what I love most about this trilogy.
Making Kit stand by and do nothing for most of the book when the guy he cares for most is doing dumb shit (out of grief so I don't blame him), now that made me angry. My fave can't stay my fave if he doesn't do anything interesting.
What I love about this trilogy though, and the reason it is CC's best work imo, is the love these characters all have for each other. And I'm not talking romantic love but family love and friendship. They're like this one big faintly who have gone through a lot but they're there for each other. That's beautiful.
I honestly think I'm done with CC and the Shadowhunter universe now.
You can't keep adding tiny twists at the end of each series just to make readers read the next book you'll come up with.
Magnificent.
For some reason, Becky Chambers always creates characters which I love so profoundly. I feel like they deserve the universe and I want to cry just thinking about how much it touched me.
I think it's because there's always a story of belonging. Finding a home, a family (not always a blood family), somewhere where you're just right.
That touches me than anything else and The Wayfarers books have been the absolute best.
For some reason, Becky Chambers always creates characters which I love so profoundly. I feel like they deserve the universe and I want to cry just thinking about how much it touched me.
I think it's because there's always a story of belonging. Finding a home, a family (not always a blood family), somewhere where you're just right.
That touches me than anything else and The Wayfarers books have been the absolute best.
3.75 ~ How can you find a creature THE CUTEST but also Oh-So-Dangerous! at the same time...?
The plot wasn't quite as interesting to me as the characters.
I loved the complexity that came with each main character and their incredibly real relationships with each other. Not only the 'humans' with Borne but the relationship between Rachel and Wick kinda ripped my heart out (in a good way, if that exists).
I'll admit i would have loved to be more invested in the actual plot and the ending left me a tiny bit underwhelmed.
The plot wasn't quite as interesting to me as the characters.
I loved the complexity that came with each main character and their incredibly real relationships with each other. Not only the 'humans' with Borne but the relationship between Rachel and Wick kinda ripped my heart out (in a good way, if that exists).
I'll admit i would have loved to be more invested in the actual plot and the ending left me a tiny bit underwhelmed.
Action-packed & emotion-packed.
Because of the amount of action scenes and characters in this book, it felt a little messy at times. However I couldn't put the book down. I needed to know what the hell was happening and how my babies were possibily going to make it out of this MESS, alive and happy. Oh my heart... It turned out to hurt but i loved it anayway.
I've said this for the other two book but i have to say it once more, I love this world and the idea behind this story.
Clocktowers controlling time for their towns and those same towers being dependant on clocktower spirits. A clock mechanic falling for a clock spirit. Great female characters. Morally grey characters on each side and not being sure who to trust, who to stick with and who's doing the right thing. Because sometimes, there isn't one right thing to do... Just a lesser evil.
The whole history and mythology behind how the towers were made was also very interesting (and devastating).
As much as I enjoyed Timekeeper, Firestarter felt so much richer in content and action and emotions. This trilogy is going to remain one of my faves.
Because of the amount of action scenes and characters in this book, it felt a little messy at times. However I couldn't put the book down. I needed to know what the hell was happening and how my babies were possibily going to make it out of this MESS, alive and happy. Oh my heart... It turned out to hurt but i loved it anayway.
I've said this for the other two book but i have to say it once more, I love this world and the idea behind this story.
Clocktowers controlling time for their towns and those same towers being dependant on clocktower spirits. A clock mechanic falling for a clock spirit. Great female characters. Morally grey characters on each side and not being sure who to trust, who to stick with and who's doing the right thing. Because sometimes, there isn't one right thing to do... Just a lesser evil.
The whole history and mythology behind how the towers were made was also very interesting (and devastating).
As much as I enjoyed Timekeeper, Firestarter felt so much richer in content and action and emotions. This trilogy is going to remain one of my faves.
Only reason I've finally read this is cause I could have it read to me and because King of Scars is out tomorrow.
As expected from having read the previous books ages ago, I didn't care for much.. but it wasn't as "bad" as I was expecting it to be either.
Excited to see what else we're getting of Nikolai.
As expected from having read the previous books ages ago, I didn't care for much.. but it wasn't as "bad" as I was expecting it to be either.
Excited to see what else we're getting of Nikolai.
This book has lifted the bar in terms of the quality I'm looking for in YA novels.
Not only was the writing beautiful, but the story was also very rich.
The plot sucked me in, the mystery and horror elements gave me shivers and the eerie spooky vibes made this such a unique and thrilling read.
The characters each had their own voices, each their own development and affirmation, and I loved all of them. I particularly loved the romance between two of the girls and discussions around asexuality (light aphobia could trigger some readers, though it is corrected by the MC).
Best of all was their friendship, and how these three girls came together as one to defeat evil, showing that girls aren't to be considered like easy pray anymore.
Not only was the writing beautiful, but the story was also very rich.
The plot sucked me in, the mystery and horror elements gave me shivers and the eerie spooky vibes made this such a unique and thrilling read.
The characters each had their own voices, each their own development and affirmation, and I loved all of them. I particularly loved the romance between two of the girls and discussions around asexuality (light aphobia could trigger some readers, though it is corrected by the MC).
Best of all was their friendship, and how these three girls came together as one to defeat evil, showing that girls aren't to be considered like easy pray anymore.
Quel régal.
On sent que La Sirène et la Licorne a été écrite pour des personnes plus jeunes que moi par le style d'écriture très simple et direct. Cependant cela n'empêche que l'histoire soit riche en personnages intéressants et complexes et une relation lesbienne si parfaitement maîtrisée.
La relation entre les deux filles et les reactions autour de leur relation m'ont semblée tres réalistes. D'une part certains réagissent mal, mais les deux filles sont fières et s'assument. Ce n'est pas une histoire de coming-out (déjà fait), mais plutôt d'affirmation de soit. Elles ont montré leur force et leur beauté en étant complètement, fabuleusement elles même.
J'ai personnellement été très touchée par le fait que l'histoire se passe aux alentours de là où j'ai grandi. Je me suis sentie nostalgique et transportée dans mon enfance.
Si seulement j'aurai pu lire un livre comme celui ci à l'époque, il m'aurait fait énormément de bien.
Trois petits points qui m'ont forcé à retirer une étoile dans ma notation :
1. La négation contient en general un "ne" avec le "pas"... Même si le livre est écrit sous la voix d'une adolescente, la façon de parler et la façon d'écrire ne sont pas les mêmes. Les non dialogues devraient être écrits dans un français correct...
2. Royan et tout ça, c'est pas en Charente mais en Charente-Maritime (et Charente ne peut pas être utilisé comme le raccourci de Charente-Maritime). Deux departments bien distincts.
3. Cette histoire souffre par moments de l'élément qui joue le plus sur les nerfs: "N'en parlons pas tout de suite", "on verra ça une autre fois"... NON. Parlez. Faites. Ça cause du drama pour rien.
On sent que La Sirène et la Licorne a été écrite pour des personnes plus jeunes que moi par le style d'écriture très simple et direct. Cependant cela n'empêche que l'histoire soit riche en personnages intéressants et complexes et une relation lesbienne si parfaitement maîtrisée.
La relation entre les deux filles et les reactions autour de leur relation m'ont semblée tres réalistes. D'une part certains réagissent mal, mais les deux filles sont fières et s'assument. Ce n'est pas une histoire de coming-out (déjà fait), mais plutôt d'affirmation de soit. Elles ont montré leur force et leur beauté en étant complètement, fabuleusement elles même.
J'ai personnellement été très touchée par le fait que l'histoire se passe aux alentours de là où j'ai grandi. Je me suis sentie nostalgique et transportée dans mon enfance.
Si seulement j'aurai pu lire un livre comme celui ci à l'époque, il m'aurait fait énormément de bien.
Trois petits points qui m'ont forcé à retirer une étoile dans ma notation :
1. La négation contient en general un "ne" avec le "pas"... Même si le livre est écrit sous la voix d'une adolescente, la façon de parler et la façon d'écrire ne sont pas les mêmes. Les non dialogues devraient être écrits dans un français correct...
2. Royan et tout ça, c'est pas en Charente mais en Charente-Maritime (et Charente ne peut pas être utilisé comme le raccourci de Charente-Maritime). Deux departments bien distincts.
3. Cette histoire souffre par moments de l'élément qui joue le plus sur les nerfs: "N'en parlons pas tout de suite", "on verra ça une autre fois"... NON. Parlez. Faites. Ça cause du drama pour rien.
Please don’t hurt me ?
I absolutely get how some people will love this book. I... did not. Here are my four main reasons:
1. As you may have read from many other reviews, it took ages to get going. Actually, it only started getting interesting around 70% of the way through for me. I honestly forced myself through 300 pages hoping to get that UMPF I was expecting from the writer of my favourite book (Six of Crows). But this made me realise what my main issue was:
2. King of Scars isn’t just another book set in the Grishaverse. It’s the continuation of the Grisha / Shadow and Bone trilogy. We follow the aftermath of that series and what’s going on with those characters today. It felt very info-dumpy and kinda like we should be content with just having the characters from the trilogy interact once more, without any plot actually being developed…
And don't get me wrong, I am interested in Nikolai, but clearly not as much as many others are. I did not succumb to his charm but i was interested in the dark part of his storyline.
Zoya stole the show for me, she was absolutely amazing and definitely the most fleshed out character (probably because we didn't get all the info about her in the other Grishaverse series).
It also felt like Nina was added in so that the people who weren’t as into the Grisha trilogy but loved Six of Crows stayed on board. As much as I enjoyed her part of the story, anyone else could have done it. It is so detached from the rest of the book that it almost deserves its own one (yes, I bet things will come together eventually but I’m judging this one book rn). And she repeats the same thoughts over and over for the first half of the book. It gets annoying.
A fourth character starts getting his own POV around 70% in which once again proves when the actual story starts.
3. And during those last 30% ? Well it turned out to be a veeeeeery similar plot to… Harry Potter. Here’s why (hidden cause may be a little too much info:)
4. And of course, that ending has got everyone shook (or not so much), which I understand, again, if you loved the original Grisha trilogy… I didn’t. I almost find it cheap…
Final note: Trassel gave me all the feels and he and Hanne deserve at least one of these stars all to themselves.
I absolutely get how some people will love this book. I... did not. Here are my four main reasons:
1. As you may have read from many other reviews, it took ages to get going. Actually, it only started getting interesting around 70% of the way through for me. I honestly forced myself through 300 pages hoping to get that UMPF I was expecting from the writer of my favourite book (Six of Crows). But this made me realise what my main issue was:
2. King of Scars isn’t just another book set in the Grishaverse. It’s the continuation of the Grisha / Shadow and Bone trilogy. We follow the aftermath of that series and what’s going on with those characters today. It felt very info-dumpy and kinda like we should be content with just having the characters from the trilogy interact once more, without any plot actually being developed…
And don't get me wrong, I am interested in Nikolai, but clearly not as much as many others are. I did not succumb to his charm but i was interested in the dark part of his storyline.
Zoya stole the show for me, she was absolutely amazing and definitely the most fleshed out character (probably because we didn't get all the info about her in the other Grishaverse series).
It also felt like Nina was added in so that the people who weren’t as into the Grisha trilogy but loved Six of Crows stayed on board. As much as I enjoyed her part of the story, anyone else could have done it. It is so detached from the rest of the book that it almost deserves its own one (yes, I bet things will come together eventually but I’m judging this one book rn). And she repeats the same thoughts over and over for the first half of the book. It gets annoying.
A fourth character starts getting his own POV around 70% in which once again proves when the actual story starts.
3. And during those last 30% ? Well it turned out to be a veeeeeery similar plot to… Harry Potter. Here’s why (hidden cause may be a little too much info:
Spoiler
it’s basically the story of a horcrux. Nikolai has part of the bad guy inside him (not even on purpose, oh “the horcrux he never meant to create”!) and there were even talks of “neither one can live while the other one survives” like…. SOUNDS FAMILIAR!? + that ending…4. And of course, that ending has got everyone shook (or not so much), which I understand, again, if you loved the original Grisha trilogy… I didn’t. I almost find it cheap…
Final note: Trassel gave me all the feels and he and Hanne deserve at least one of these stars all to themselves.