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A more brutal, ruthless version of Peter pan and the lost boys. I knew this book was messed up, I just didn't know how much it would affect me. I was so angry whole reading and after I finished it, I just had to talk to someone about it!
First off, I cannot believe that my sweet Piggy died the way he did. From the start you could feel like something bad would happen to him, I just wasn't expecting it to happen like that. He was the only voice of reason among the boys, if Ralph was half as smart he would have listened to him a bit more, instead of feeling like he knew everything. Piggy is the only character I really enjoyed, all the other boys didn't catch my eye and those that did, it wasn't on a positive way.
Jack is the epitomy of the oppressed boy who copes with this by bullying others and being extremely violent. To say that I hated him is an understatement, he was the villain of this book and I hope he got trapped in the fire in the end and he wasn't saved. He was one the reasons things took such a dark turn and he made some pretty stupid decisions, like the one where he decided to burn down the island in order to find Ralph... Clever boy, huh?
Ralph on the other hand, was a boy quite clever, who knew how to be the leader, until someone easily dethroned him. He wasn't a leader by nature, in the sense that he was very quickly put to the side and the ready of the boys immediately changed sides. Ralph had many clever ideas, but didn't know how to make himself heard and how to silence his "opponents". It was so easy for Jack to silence Ralph and become the new leader that the reader wonders where is Ralph's strength. I also think that Ralph didn't really understand the needs of the boys, he was very focused on the fire, that he forgot he should keep his tribe happy so as to prevent fights.
Cruel things happened on this island and the sad thing is that the island didn't do that to the kids, they kids already had it in them. I believe that all this different behaviors came out in the island, because if offered them freedom and no adult supervision. I don't think that the island changed the kids, it just brought their worst traits to light.
A more brutal, ruthless version of Peter pan and the lost boys. I knew this book was messed up, I just didn't know how much it would affect me. I was so angry whole reading and after I finished it, I just had to talk to someone about it!
First off, I cannot believe that my sweet Piggy died the way he did. From the start you could feel like something bad would happen to him, I just wasn't expecting it to happen like that. He was the only voice of reason among the boys, if Ralph was half as smart he would have listened to him a bit more, instead of feeling like he knew everything. Piggy is the only character I really enjoyed, all the other boys didn't catch my eye and those that did, it wasn't on a positive way.
Jack is the epitomy of the oppressed boy who copes with this by bullying others and being extremely violent. To say that I hated him is an understatement, he was the villain of this book and I hope he got trapped in the fire in the end and he wasn't saved. He was one the reasons things took such a dark turn and he made some pretty stupid decisions, like the one where he decided to burn down the island in order to find Ralph... Clever boy, huh?
Ralph on the other hand, was a boy quite clever, who knew how to be the leader, until someone easily dethroned him. He wasn't a leader by nature, in the sense that he was very quickly put to the side and the ready of the boys immediately changed sides. Ralph had many clever ideas, but didn't know how to make himself heard and how to silence his "opponents". It was so easy for Jack to silence Ralph and become the new leader that the reader wonders where is Ralph's strength. I also think that Ralph didn't really understand the needs of the boys, he was very focused on the fire, that he forgot he should keep his tribe happy so as to prevent fights.
Cruel things happened on this island and the sad thing is that the island didn't do that to the kids, they kids already had it in them. I believe that all this different behaviors came out in the island, because if offered them freedom and no adult supervision. I don't think that the island changed the kids, it just brought their worst traits to light.
This is a retelling of the 12 dancing princesses and you bet I picked it up as soon as I could, because I was so intrigued by it!
I loved the mystery, the creepiness, the plot twist, the author surprised me pleasantly with her ideas and the way she executed them! I was always guessing, always trying to predict what would happen next, because everything seemed possible in the world E. A. Craig has created.
Speaking about the world, I loved the island and it's structure and all the traditions the people had. Salten could have been any island in our world, it was so well written that didn't feel like something someone would imagine just for the sake of a story. The thing I wanted more details on though, is all the different gods that exists in this imaginary world. It's very clear the Islanders worship Pontus, but there other gods mentioned here and there, some playing bigger or smaller parts in the story and we get little to no insight. That's a lack in world building in my opinion.
As for the mystery of why the girls are dying, I loved every creepy part of it! It was slowly getting darker and darker and I loved that, because it made me dread turn the pages! Every time I thought that nothing worse can happen and the author always proved me wrong!
As for the reason why I didn't rate this higher, I wanted to rate it 4 stars but I decided to drop it to 3 stars because of the romance. Cassius and Annaleigh are a couple I don't think the story needed and I also don't think it was executed well. It was definitely insta love on Annaleigh's part and I think her whole affair with Cassius slowed down the plot instead of enhancing it and raising the stakes. My rating would have remained 4 stars if Cassius remained dead at the end of the book. I felt that the story was about a family with a curse and they efforts to stay alive, the romance was so distracting and I didn't want to read it at all. The ending was perfect, with Camille ruling Highmoor, Annaleigh a light keeper (exactly was she dreamed of) and the Grace's living with her, while Lenore left to explore the world. This was a story about sisters and family dynamics to its core, a romance had no part in it! I just think the author felt that a book without a romance wouldn't be as popular and that's why Cassius was in the story.
All in all, it was definitely an enjoyable book, with an intriguing story and interesting characters!
I loved the mystery, the creepiness, the plot twist, the author surprised me pleasantly with her ideas and the way she executed them! I was always guessing, always trying to predict what would happen next, because everything seemed possible in the world E. A. Craig has created.
Speaking about the world, I loved the island and it's structure and all the traditions the people had. Salten could have been any island in our world, it was so well written that didn't feel like something someone would imagine just for the sake of a story. The thing I wanted more details on though, is all the different gods that exists in this imaginary world. It's very clear the Islanders worship Pontus, but there other gods mentioned here and there, some playing bigger or smaller parts in the story and we get little to no insight. That's a lack in world building in my opinion.
As for the mystery of why the girls are dying, I loved every creepy part of it! It was slowly getting darker and darker and I loved that, because it made me dread turn the pages! Every time I thought that nothing worse can happen and the author always proved me wrong!
As for the reason why I didn't rate this higher, I wanted to rate it 4 stars but I decided to drop it to 3 stars because of the romance. Cassius and Annaleigh are a couple I don't think the story needed and I also don't think it was executed well. It was definitely insta love on Annaleigh's part and I think her whole affair with Cassius slowed down the plot instead of enhancing it and raising the stakes. My rating would have remained 4 stars if Cassius remained dead at the end of the book. I felt that the story was about a family with a curse and they efforts to stay alive, the romance was so distracting and I didn't want to read it at all. The ending was perfect, with Camille ruling Highmoor, Annaleigh a light keeper (exactly was she dreamed of) and the Grace's living with her, while Lenore left to explore the world. This was a story about sisters and family dynamics to its core, a romance had no part in it! I just think the author felt that a book without a romance wouldn't be as popular and that's why Cassius was in the story.
All in all, it was definitely an enjoyable book, with an intriguing story and interesting characters!
Jill you little fucker, I would have left you with the mob
This book had an extremely interesting premise, unfortunately though, for me, the execution was lacking.
It took 17 chapters for our protagonists to come together and that for me is so slow. I would be more engaged if we had more fast paced interactions between the Raven boys, or between Blue and her mum for example. But everything moved so slow that it was hard for me to read. And when the action picked up in the last few chapters, it wasn't enough for me to salvage the whole book.
The three star rating is for the premise and for Blue and Gansey, otherwise it would have been a 2 star book. Blue is definitely one of my favorite characters, she's so original and fun, one can't help but love her! Gansey on the other hand is my absolute favourite, his drive and dedication to his friends, his demeanor, everything about him make me love him. Another reason I didn't really like this book is the fact that my ship didn't sail
It took 17 chapters for our protagonists to come together and that for me is so slow. I would be more engaged if we had more fast paced interactions between the Raven boys, or between Blue and her mum for example. But everything moved so slow that it was hard for me to read. And when the action picked up in the last few chapters, it wasn't enough for me to salvage the whole book.
The three star rating is for the premise and for Blue and Gansey, otherwise it would have been a 2 star book. Blue is definitely one of my favorite characters, she's so original and fun, one can't help but love her! Gansey on the other hand is my absolute favourite, his drive and dedication to his friends, his demeanor, everything about him make me love him. Another reason I didn't really like this book is the fact that my ship didn't sail
#gifted Εκδόσεις Ψυχογιός [https://www.psichogios.gr/site/]
Είναι ένα από τα πιο ευκολοδιάβαστα βιβλία που διάβασα τον τελευταίο καιρό και το λέω με πολύ θετική νότα, καθώς με έκανε να μην θέλω να το αφήσω από τα χέρια μου. Βοήθησε πολύ και το γεγονός ότι όλοι μου οι bookstagramικοί φίλοι του έπλεκαν το εγκώμιο, οπότε ήξερα πως ετοιμάζομαι για μια περιπέτεια χωρίς προηγούμενο! Η ατμόσφαιρα του μυστηρίου ήταν διάχυτη και με έκανε να θέλω να μαντέψω τις επόμενες κινήσεις των ηρώων, καθώς σχεδόν κάθε κεφάλαιο έκρυβε μια ανατροπή!
Βασική πρωταγωνίστρια του βιβλίου είναι η Σκάρλετ, η οποία ετοιμάζεται να παίξει το παιχνίδι μαζί με την αδερφή της, την Τέλα, η οποία όμως εξαφανίζεται πριν την αρχή αυτού. Η Σκάρλετ είναι ένας χαρακτήρας που συμπάθησα πολύ, η αφοσίωση της στην Τέλα είναι πραγματικά αξιοθαύμαστη, αν και δυστυχώς, η Τέλα δεν την άξιζε πάντα, ειδικά με όσα αποκαλύφθηκαν στο τέλος.
Η Τέλα ήταν ένας από τους χαρακτήρες που δεν συμπάθησα καθόλου κατά τη διάρκεια του βιβλίου. Ίσως φταίει το γεγονός ότι το βιβλίο αυτό δεν ήταν καθόλου επικεντρωμένο σε εκείνη, αλλά από τα λίγα που μάθαμε για αυτήν, δεν σχημάτισα καλή εντύπωση. Νιώθω πως οι θυσίες της Σκάρλετ για την αδερφή της ξεπερνούν κατά πολύ αυτά που θα έκανε η Τέλα για την Σκάρλετ αν βρισκόντουσαν σε αντίθετη μοίρα. Ειδικά αυτά που μάθαμε προς το τέλος, ενισχύουν την άποψη μου ότι η Τέλα εκμεταλλεύεται την αγάπη που της έχει η Σκάρλετ.
Όσον αφορά το ρομαντικό κομμάτι της ιστορίας, υπάρχει ο Τζούλιαν, ο οποίος κατά τη γνώμη μου δεν είναι αντάξιος της Σκάρλετ. Σίγουρα την στήριξε και πέρασε πολλά για χάρη της, παρόλα αυτά δεν παύει να είναι αναξιόπιστος, κάτι που πιστεύω θα είναι η χαριστική βολή στη σχέση τους. Τελικά, πιστεύω πως δεν θα με πείραζε αν το βιβλίο δεν περιείχε ρομαντικό στοιχείο, η αναζήτηση της Σκάρλετ για την αδελφή της σε έναν τόσο επικίνδυνο κόσμο ήταν από μόνη της αρκετή για να μου τραβήξει το ενδιαφέρον.
Σχετικά με τον Λέτζεντ, που είναι θεωρητικά ο κακός της ιστορίας, ξέρουμε πολύ λίγα, αν και αυτό δεν με ενόχλησε καθόλου. Μου άρεσε που τον περιέβαλλε ένα μυστήριο και ελπίζω στα επόμενα δύο βιβλία της σειράς, να μάθουμε κάτι παραπάνω για τον αινιγματικό αυτό άντρα.
Όσο πλησιάζαμε το τέλος, η πλοκή μπλεκόταν όλο και περισσότερο, κρατούσε τον αναγνώστη σε αγωνία και ήταν ένα τέλος που άξιζε στην όλη ιστορία, ενώ πολύ όμορφα έκανε την πάσα για το επόμενο βιβλίο. Είναι περιττό να πω ότι ανυπομονώ να μάθω τι θα γίνει στη συνέχεια, καθώς το “Κάραβαλ” ήταν μια τέλεια αναγνωστική εμπειρία.
Είναι ένα από τα πιο ευκολοδιάβαστα βιβλία που διάβασα τον τελευταίο καιρό και το λέω με πολύ θετική νότα, καθώς με έκανε να μην θέλω να το αφήσω από τα χέρια μου. Βοήθησε πολύ και το γεγονός ότι όλοι μου οι bookstagramικοί φίλοι του έπλεκαν το εγκώμιο, οπότε ήξερα πως ετοιμάζομαι για μια περιπέτεια χωρίς προηγούμενο! Η ατμόσφαιρα του μυστηρίου ήταν διάχυτη και με έκανε να θέλω να μαντέψω τις επόμενες κινήσεις των ηρώων, καθώς σχεδόν κάθε κεφάλαιο έκρυβε μια ανατροπή!
Βασική πρωταγωνίστρια του βιβλίου είναι η Σκάρλετ, η οποία ετοιμάζεται να παίξει το παιχνίδι μαζί με την αδερφή της, την Τέλα, η οποία όμως εξαφανίζεται πριν την αρχή αυτού. Η Σκάρλετ είναι ένας χαρακτήρας που συμπάθησα πολύ, η αφοσίωση της στην Τέλα είναι πραγματικά αξιοθαύμαστη, αν και δυστυχώς, η Τέλα δεν την άξιζε πάντα, ειδικά με όσα αποκαλύφθηκαν στο τέλος.
Η Τέλα ήταν ένας από τους χαρακτήρες που δεν συμπάθησα καθόλου κατά τη διάρκεια του βιβλίου. Ίσως φταίει το γεγονός ότι το βιβλίο αυτό δεν ήταν καθόλου επικεντρωμένο σε εκείνη, αλλά από τα λίγα που μάθαμε για αυτήν, δεν σχημάτισα καλή εντύπωση. Νιώθω πως οι θυσίες της Σκάρλετ για την αδερφή της ξεπερνούν κατά πολύ αυτά που θα έκανε η Τέλα για την Σκάρλετ αν βρισκόντουσαν σε αντίθετη μοίρα. Ειδικά αυτά που μάθαμε προς το τέλος, ενισχύουν την άποψη μου ότι η Τέλα εκμεταλλεύεται την αγάπη που της έχει η Σκάρλετ.
Όσον αφορά το ρομαντικό κομμάτι της ιστορίας, υπάρχει ο Τζούλιαν, ο οποίος κατά τη γνώμη μου δεν είναι αντάξιος της Σκάρλετ. Σίγουρα την στήριξε και πέρασε πολλά για χάρη της, παρόλα αυτά δεν παύει να είναι αναξιόπιστος, κάτι που πιστεύω θα είναι η χαριστική βολή στη σχέση τους. Τελικά, πιστεύω πως δεν θα με πείραζε αν το βιβλίο δεν περιείχε ρομαντικό στοιχείο, η αναζήτηση της Σκάρλετ για την αδελφή της σε έναν τόσο επικίνδυνο κόσμο ήταν από μόνη της αρκετή για να μου τραβήξει το ενδιαφέρον.
Σχετικά με τον Λέτζεντ, που είναι θεωρητικά ο κακός της ιστορίας, ξέρουμε πολύ λίγα, αν και αυτό δεν με ενόχλησε καθόλου. Μου άρεσε που τον περιέβαλλε ένα μυστήριο και ελπίζω στα επόμενα δύο βιβλία της σειράς, να μάθουμε κάτι παραπάνω για τον αινιγματικό αυτό άντρα.
Όσο πλησιάζαμε το τέλος, η πλοκή μπλεκόταν όλο και περισσότερο, κρατούσε τον αναγνώστη σε αγωνία και ήταν ένα τέλος που άξιζε στην όλη ιστορία, ενώ πολύ όμορφα έκανε την πάσα για το επόμενο βιβλίο. Είναι περιττό να πω ότι ανυπομονώ να μάθω τι θα γίνει στη συνέχεια, καθώς το “Κάραβαλ” ήταν μια τέλεια αναγνωστική εμπειρία.
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To be honest, I didn't know I needed a sequel after "The handmaid's tale". Even though it ended a bit abruptly for my liking, I couldn't possibly think how the story could move on further. Well, let me tell you, I was amazed by "The Testatments", it was a solid sequel and a story I immensely enjoyed!
We follow three different POVs, all of them girls and all of them connected one way or another, ways I'm not going to spoil here, because everyone should simply pick this up and read it! My favourite POV out of the three was definitely Aunt Lydia's, a character that intrigued so much in "The handmaid's tale" and now we get insight to her origin story and her thoughts and machinations, aspects that make the novel all the more engaging and intresting. She's my favourite character, even though she's done inexcusable things to survive, but I can't help but admire her survival instinct, as she didn't only survive the regime, she managed to secure a position of utmost power for herself and thus bring down Gilead.
The writing style is very elegant and straight-forward, Atwood doesn't lose time by extravagant descriptions of places and people, she's writes exactly what's needed for the reader to feel Gilead's atmosphere, but not make them feel bored. I also think that the lack of descriptions serves another purpose as well; Gilead citizens don't know much about their country, they live pretty sheltered lives, so the reader got exactly the same amoutn of information a Gileadean would, to make the feeling of cluelessness even more prominent.
Overall, it's no secret I enjoyed this book very much. It was a refreshing read and I felt such satisfaction towards the ending, because what I was hoping happened and I couldn't help but celebrate the ending of this book. It was quite thrilling at times, especially when they were plotting and devising plans and it also made me laugh, Daisy had some funny lines I appreciated a lot! All in all, it's a very wholesome book that will answer a lot of questions regarding the ending of "the handmaid's tale" and what happened next to many beloved characters.
To be honest, I didn't know I needed a sequel after "The handmaid's tale". Even though it ended a bit abruptly for my liking, I couldn't possibly think how the story could move on further. Well, let me tell you, I was amazed by "The Testatments", it was a solid sequel and a story I immensely enjoyed!
We follow three different POVs, all of them girls and all of them connected one way or another, ways I'm not going to spoil here, because everyone should simply pick this up and read it! My favourite POV out of the three was definitely Aunt Lydia's, a character that intrigued so much in "The handmaid's tale" and now we get insight to her origin story and her thoughts and machinations, aspects that make the novel all the more engaging and intresting. She's my favourite character, even though she's done inexcusable things to survive, but I can't help but admire her survival instinct, as she didn't only survive the regime, she managed to secure a position of utmost power for herself and thus bring down Gilead.
The writing style is very elegant and straight-forward, Atwood doesn't lose time by extravagant descriptions of places and people, she's writes exactly what's needed for the reader to feel Gilead's atmosphere, but not make them feel bored. I also think that the lack of descriptions serves another purpose as well; Gilead citizens don't know much about their country, they live pretty sheltered lives, so the reader got exactly the same amoutn of information a Gileadean would, to make the feeling of cluelessness even more prominent.
Overall, it's no secret I enjoyed this book very much. It was a refreshing read and I felt such satisfaction towards the ending, because what I was hoping happened and I couldn't help but celebrate the ending of this book. It was quite thrilling at times, especially when they were plotting and devising plans and it also made me laugh, Daisy had some funny lines I appreciated a lot! All in all, it's a very wholesome book that will answer a lot of questions regarding the ending of "the handmaid's tale" and what happened next to many beloved characters.
I've been hearing about this book quite a lot lately and that's why I chose to finally read it and I'm so glad I did, because I loved it!
The story follows a bunch of interesting characters that all have been through different Doors in their lives and now all live in a boarding school. I love boarding school settings, I think it adds so much coziness and mystery to any story!
I thought this would be a light-hearted novel, about whimsical worlds, etc but let me tell you, it's equal parts creepy as well and even though I wasn't expecting it, I loved it! The murders that take place add an element of mystery to the story that makes the reader turn the pages faster and faster, I their effort to finally uncover the killer.
What stood out to me was the yearning every child had for the world hiding behind their Doors. Even though we know little about those worlds, the longing everyone feels moved me deeply. I especially loved Nancy's story, her sorrow was palpable and the ending was also so bittersweet!
All in all, it's a short book that doesn't need to be any longer, it's a quick and creepy adventure, that I'm sure all of you will enjoy!
The story follows a bunch of interesting characters that all have been through different Doors in their lives and now all live in a boarding school. I love boarding school settings, I think it adds so much coziness and mystery to any story!
I thought this would be a light-hearted novel, about whimsical worlds, etc but let me tell you, it's equal parts creepy as well and even though I wasn't expecting it, I loved it! The murders that take place add an element of mystery to the story that makes the reader turn the pages faster and faster, I their effort to finally uncover the killer.
What stood out to me was the yearning every child had for the world hiding behind their Doors. Even though we know little about those worlds, the longing everyone feels moved me deeply. I especially loved Nancy's story, her sorrow was palpable and the ending was also so bittersweet!
All in all, it's a short book that doesn't need to be any longer, it's a quick and creepy adventure, that I'm sure all of you will enjoy!
#gifted Εκδόσεις Ψυχογιός [https://www.psichogios.gr/site/]
Το δεύτερο βιβλίο που συνεχίζει την ιστορία που αφήσαμε στο Κάραβαλ, ήταν μια πολύ ευχάριστη αναγνωστική εμπειρία, η πλοκή έκρυβε ακόμα περισσότερα μυστικά και δολοπλοκίες από το προηγούμενο βιβλίο και η ατμόσφαιρα μυστηρίου ήταν διάχυτη σε κάθε κεφάλαιο.
Σχετικά με την πλοκή, σε αυτό το βιβλίο το παιχνίδι του Κάραβαλ φάνταζε πιο αληθινό και επικίνδυνο, γεγονός που με γέμιζε αγωνία! Γύριζα τη μία σελίδα μετά την άλλη, καθώς το ένα plot twist μετά το άλλο ξεδιπλώνονταν μπροστά στα μάτια μου και δεν ήξερα ποιόν να εμπιστευτώ και τι είναι αλήθεια και τι όχι. Αυτό για μένα είναι ένα από τα ωραιότερα στοιχεία σε ένα βιβλίο, όταν υπάρχει ένα cast χαρακτήρων οι οποίοι είναι όλοι απρόβλεπτοι και γεμάτοι εκπλήξεις!
Ένα άλλο αγαπημένο στοιχείο ήταν η ιστορία γύρω από τις Μοίρες. Θεωρώ πως ήταν από τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα κομμάτια της ιστορίας, έκανε την πλοκή να μοιάζει με παραμύθι και λάτρεψα όλα τα διαφορετικά ονόματα των Μοιρών και τα χαρακτηριστικά καθεμιάς. Θα ήθελα πολύ να είχα κι εγώ μια Τράπουλα του Πεπρωμένου, όχι για να προβλέψω το μέλλον μου, αλλά για να έχω όλες τις Μοίρες αποτυπωμένες σε ζωγραφιά!
Το μόνο στοιχείο το οποίο δεν μου άρεσε όσο θα ήθελα, ήταν η Τέλλα. Το βιβλίο έχει εκείνη ως βασική πρωταγωνίστρια και, ήδη από το πρώτο βιβλίο, δεν την συμπαθούσα, οπότε τώρα μου έγινε ακόμα πιο αντιπαθής. Εδώ η συγγραφέας κάνει μια γενναία προσπάθεια να εξιλεώσει την Τέλλα, αλλά σε ότι αφορά την Σκάρλετ, η Τέλλα για μένα δεν μπορεί να εξιλεωθεί τόσο εύκολα, καθώς συνεχώς αναφέρει πως σκέφτεται πάντα την αδερφή της, αλλά κάθε φορά που μιλάνε, μόνο ψέματα της λέει. Νομίζω πως θα την εκτιμούσα περισσότερο σαν ηρωίδα, αν δεν υπήρχε η Σκάρλετ ως μέτρο σύγκρισης.
Σε γενικές γραμμές, ο "Θρύλος" ήταν ένα εντυπωσιακό και ενδιαφέρον ανάγνωσμα, ο κόσμος του Κάραβαλ ξεδιπλώθηκε για άλλη μια φορά μπροστά στα μάτια μου και απόλαυσα πολύ κάθε πτυχή της ιστορίας αυτής!
Το δεύτερο βιβλίο που συνεχίζει την ιστορία που αφήσαμε στο Κάραβαλ, ήταν μια πολύ ευχάριστη αναγνωστική εμπειρία, η πλοκή έκρυβε ακόμα περισσότερα μυστικά και δολοπλοκίες από το προηγούμενο βιβλίο και η ατμόσφαιρα μυστηρίου ήταν διάχυτη σε κάθε κεφάλαιο.
Σχετικά με την πλοκή, σε αυτό το βιβλίο το παιχνίδι του Κάραβαλ φάνταζε πιο αληθινό και επικίνδυνο, γεγονός που με γέμιζε αγωνία! Γύριζα τη μία σελίδα μετά την άλλη, καθώς το ένα plot twist μετά το άλλο ξεδιπλώνονταν μπροστά στα μάτια μου και δεν ήξερα ποιόν να εμπιστευτώ και τι είναι αλήθεια και τι όχι. Αυτό για μένα είναι ένα από τα ωραιότερα στοιχεία σε ένα βιβλίο, όταν υπάρχει ένα cast χαρακτήρων οι οποίοι είναι όλοι απρόβλεπτοι και γεμάτοι εκπλήξεις!
Ένα άλλο αγαπημένο στοιχείο ήταν η ιστορία γύρω από τις Μοίρες. Θεωρώ πως ήταν από τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα κομμάτια της ιστορίας, έκανε την πλοκή να μοιάζει με παραμύθι και λάτρεψα όλα τα διαφορετικά ονόματα των Μοιρών και τα χαρακτηριστικά καθεμιάς. Θα ήθελα πολύ να είχα κι εγώ μια Τράπουλα του Πεπρωμένου, όχι για να προβλέψω το μέλλον μου, αλλά για να έχω όλες τις Μοίρες αποτυπωμένες σε ζωγραφιά!
Το μόνο στοιχείο το οποίο δεν μου άρεσε όσο θα ήθελα, ήταν η Τέλλα. Το βιβλίο έχει εκείνη ως βασική πρωταγωνίστρια και, ήδη από το πρώτο βιβλίο, δεν την συμπαθούσα, οπότε τώρα μου έγινε ακόμα πιο αντιπαθής. Εδώ η συγγραφέας κάνει μια γενναία προσπάθεια να εξιλεώσει την Τέλλα, αλλά σε ότι αφορά την Σκάρλετ, η Τέλλα για μένα δεν μπορεί να εξιλεωθεί τόσο εύκολα, καθώς συνεχώς αναφέρει πως σκέφτεται πάντα την αδερφή της, αλλά κάθε φορά που μιλάνε, μόνο ψέματα της λέει. Νομίζω πως θα την εκτιμούσα περισσότερο σαν ηρωίδα, αν δεν υπήρχε η Σκάρλετ ως μέτρο σύγκρισης.
Σε γενικές γραμμές, ο "Θρύλος" ήταν ένα εντυπωσιακό και ενδιαφέρον ανάγνωσμα, ο κόσμος του Κάραβαλ ξεδιπλώθηκε για άλλη μια φορά μπροστά στα μάτια μου και απόλαυσα πολύ κάθε πτυχή της ιστορίας αυτής!
Classic "love heals all" trope
Also, what mother and what court would leave a child with a parent that's prone to violent outbursts? #plothole
Also, what mother and what court would leave a child with a parent that's prone to violent outbursts? #plothole