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Read this for one of my uni classes, and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I think the characters are really interesting and the glimpse back into what a privileged British lifestyle was like was pretty cool. I'll definitely be reading more Austen in the future!
Read this for my Major British Authors course and honestly thought this was brilliant, I had to give it 5 stars. Full review when I'm done writing the essay. Pray for me.
1000 times YES
probably my favourite volume yet
will review more cohesively later
probably my favourite volume yet
will review more cohesively later
I really liked some parts of this book, but there are others that leave me feeling weird...
Ok so this book is about a cosplayers who's just moved to a new, smaller town. She's annoyed that she's living in such a small town, and, upon going to the comic book store, finds that she's not very welcome there because she's a girl. After some complaining to her twin brother, she decides to go back to the store dressed as a guy. "Genderbending" is... complicated. People have their different opinions on it. In this case, Cameron faces the repercussions when it becomes a bad thing, which I really liked. (If you wanna form your own opinion, google has lots of info!) On the other hand, this also felt like a super easy plot point. It just felt like it's been done so many times before. I know, I know, it's very "Twelfth Night," a classic. I'm just not fan of plots that revolve around lies. It gets very tiresome and boring to me as a reader.
I liked that it touched on internet hate. I like that it was about cosplay and nerds and dungeons and dragons. Those parts were super fun.
All in all, this book was just an ok for me. It was good, it was fun. But it was typical.
So it's 2.5/5 from me. A good middle ground rating.
Ok so this book is about a cosplayers who's just moved to a new, smaller town. She's annoyed that she's living in such a small town, and, upon going to the comic book store, finds that she's not very welcome there because she's a girl. After some complaining to her twin brother, she decides to go back to the store dressed as a guy. "Genderbending" is... complicated. People have their different opinions on it. In this case, Cameron faces the repercussions when it becomes a bad thing, which I really liked. (If you wanna form your own opinion, google has lots of info!) On the other hand, this also felt like a super easy plot point. It just felt like it's been done so many times before. I know, I know, it's very "Twelfth Night," a classic. I'm just not fan of plots that revolve around lies. It gets very tiresome and boring to me as a reader.
I liked that it touched on internet hate. I like that it was about cosplay and nerds and dungeons and dragons. Those parts were super fun.
All in all, this book was just an ok for me. It was good, it was fun. But it was typical.
So it's 2.5/5 from me. A good middle ground rating.
Such an interesting story. I listened to this on audiobook, but I wonder if I would've liked it more had I read it? I'm not sure if I'm going to continue the series either, though there are some questions that could still be answered, I like the bit of open-ness left over.
It was actually kind of strange, because I haven't read a middle grade novel in a while, to read such young characters. Their impulses and ideas are so different.
I did love the descriptions and writing, it was so well done. I think more young kids should pick this up, just to have a book that doesn't downgrade their intelligence just because they're children. Some of the science-y language will obviously be a bit confusing for them, but it was confusing to me, too! That's what Google is for!
I'm glad I read it before seeing the movie, which I'm excited about mostly because of the cast, but also because what I've seen is really going to do L'Engle's writing justice.
Some of it fell flat for me, though. I'm so used to big fight scenes and battles that the climax of the novel felt a bit lack-luster, I guess. I found myself a little bored at times too, not everything seemed totally significant to the plot and matter at hand.
3.5/5
It was actually kind of strange, because I haven't read a middle grade novel in a while, to read such young characters. Their impulses and ideas are so different.
I did love the descriptions and writing, it was so well done. I think more young kids should pick this up, just to have a book that doesn't downgrade their intelligence just because they're children. Some of the science-y language will obviously be a bit confusing for them, but it was confusing to me, too! That's what Google is for!
I'm glad I read it before seeing the movie, which I'm excited about mostly because of the cast, but also because what I've seen is really going to do L'Engle's writing justice.
Some of it fell flat for me, though. I'm so used to big fight scenes and battles that the climax of the novel felt a bit lack-luster, I guess. I found myself a little bored at times too, not everything seemed totally significant to the plot and matter at hand.
3.5/5
I follow this author on Twitter and she's so amazing, so this graphic novel has been on my radar for some time. I absolutely loved the art style - I thought the use of colour was really fantastic. the plot was really good as well. My only problem is how simple the dialogue was. The book is meant for readers of about 9-12, but I think the writing was still too simple. It also felt choppy, it didn't flow from one scene to the next. I don't think young readers would know how to put that into words, or even notice, but it did bother me and took me out if the story.
It follows a teenage Indian-American girl, which I loved seeing the perspective of (cause I'm white). It also came with a handy glossary in the back to help explain terms they used, which I didn't need too much cause I found it easy to infer what a term meant - great for young readers though!
So I love the diversity this graphic novel offered and the art style. I'll be recommending this to readers looking for a new graphic novel despite not liking the writing style.
It follows a teenage Indian-American girl, which I loved seeing the perspective of (cause I'm white). It also came with a handy glossary in the back to help explain terms they used, which I didn't need too much cause I found it easy to infer what a term meant - great for young readers though!
So I love the diversity this graphic novel offered and the art style. I'll be recommending this to readers looking for a new graphic novel despite not liking the writing style.
I'm still so angry at myself for not finishing this sooner! This ending was everything *praise hands emoji*
4.5/5 stars
I didn't expect this book to be as LONG as it was, but I think Riordan does such a fantastic job. When I first started the Heroes of Olympus series, I was very weary of the multiple POVs (points of view) but again, Riordan is amazing at creating distinct voices for his characters (which is harder than you might think - you really have to know your characters inside and out to make their voices so distinct from each other).
The House of Hades continues the 7 demigods and no spoilers but I LOVED Percy and Annabeth's POVs. Their journey (again, no spoilers) is a bit different from the other five, and once again, Riordan created such an amazing, vivid scene.
As for the other characters, I've never been crazy about Frank. I feel like we don't really know him that well, but I loved his development here, he's really come into himself and it played out so well. Same with Leo... ugh, I would protect Leo with my life. Little Leo. *sighs*
And Jason and Nico's relationship - talk about an unlikely friendship, but I loved their bonding moments.
I don't know if it was booktube-a-thon or what, but I absolutely flew through this book. I think I may have anyways, but the plot never slowed and that makes it so easy to follow and be excited to keep reading. This is why I recommend Riordan's books so often at the store, I think he's got a talent that makes kids love reading. Basically this review is one giant Riordan shoutout - props to you, man!
I didn't expect this book to be as LONG as it was, but I think Riordan does such a fantastic job. When I first started the Heroes of Olympus series, I was very weary of the multiple POVs (points of view) but again, Riordan is amazing at creating distinct voices for his characters (which is harder than you might think - you really have to know your characters inside and out to make their voices so distinct from each other).
The House of Hades continues the 7 demigods and no spoilers but I LOVED Percy and Annabeth's POVs. Their journey (again, no spoilers) is a bit different from the other five, and once again, Riordan created such an amazing, vivid scene.
As for the other characters, I've never been crazy about Frank. I feel like we don't really know him that well, but I loved his development here, he's really come into himself and it played out so well. Same with Leo... ugh, I would protect Leo with my life. Little Leo. *sighs*
And Jason and Nico's relationship - talk about an unlikely friendship, but I loved their bonding moments.
I don't know if it was booktube-a-thon or what, but I absolutely flew through this book. I think I may have anyways, but the plot never slowed and that makes it so easy to follow and be excited to keep reading. This is why I recommend Riordan's books so often at the store, I think he's got a talent that makes kids love reading. Basically this review is one giant Riordan shoutout - props to you, man!
