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Labyrinth Lost was nothing short of awesome from start to finish. It has a great relationship between family members, magic, love, betrayal, and a bruja pretending to be a god. This was my first book by Zoraida Córdova, but I will definitely be looking into more of them.
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I’ve been hearing about this book since it came out, but I never made the time to read it. When Goodreads’ Deal email came out and told me that the ebook was $1.99 while I was waiting on phone calls at work…I just couldn’t resist. I’m a sucker for a good deal, especially when I know I’ve got time to waste ahead of me. I read this entirely on my phone over the course of like 5 hours.
I read Rainbow Rowell’s book Fangirl a few months ago and really enjoyed it. As always, her writing flowed really well and made me want to keep reading. Rowell writes teen romance really well.
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I read Rainbow Rowell’s book Fangirl a few months ago and really enjoyed it. As always, her writing flowed really well and made me want to keep reading. Rowell writes teen romance really well.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie gave Ifemelu a really refreshing voice to read, and I really enjoyed it.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy of The Palest Ink as an ARC through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
The title comes from a Chinese proverb that states “The palest ink is better than the strongest memory,” and that is something that drives our main characters Benfu, Ponyboy, and Wren.
I was not entirely thrilled with this book. Goodreads lists the paperback at 388 pages, but it felt a whole lot longer than that to me. I had to force myself to reopen it every time I closed it to go do something else, and it felt really long to me.
I would guess that Benfu is important in the series that follows this book, The Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters series, because they spent a lot of time setting him up for the future. He was also a pretty good main character for this story. He learned a lot about what was going on in a reasonable pace, with the help of his friends. It didn’t hurt that his family was super rich, so he truly felt the falling of his class.
I thought the characters were well-developed throughout the novel, and that was really a strength throughout the novel. I liked Pony Boy’s voice throughout, and the changes that came as he grew up into his own person.
Historically, I learned a lot about the beginning of Chairman Mao’s, but this book really got lost in the details. Some things flew by, while other parts really needed more explaining for someone with no background information on the time period, as I suspect many American readers will be.
Because of this, I’m rating The Palest Ink as a 3 out of 5 star rating. I think if it had been cut a little bit further in editing and explained a little more broadly, it could have been really good. It just really didn’t hit home for me. If you enjoy a little more history than plot development, you might enjoy this.
Originally posted on CandidCeillie.
The title comes from a Chinese proverb that states “The palest ink is better than the strongest memory,” and that is something that drives our main characters Benfu, Ponyboy, and Wren.
I was not entirely thrilled with this book. Goodreads lists the paperback at 388 pages, but it felt a whole lot longer than that to me. I had to force myself to reopen it every time I closed it to go do something else, and it felt really long to me.
I would guess that Benfu is important in the series that follows this book, The Tales of the Scavenger’s Daughters series, because they spent a lot of time setting him up for the future. He was also a pretty good main character for this story. He learned a lot about what was going on in a reasonable pace, with the help of his friends. It didn’t hurt that his family was super rich, so he truly felt the falling of his class.
I thought the characters were well-developed throughout the novel, and that was really a strength throughout the novel. I liked Pony Boy’s voice throughout, and the changes that came as he grew up into his own person.
Historically, I learned a lot about the beginning of Chairman Mao’s, but this book really got lost in the details. Some things flew by, while other parts really needed more explaining for someone with no background information on the time period, as I suspect many American readers will be.
Because of this, I’m rating The Palest Ink as a 3 out of 5 star rating. I think if it had been cut a little bit further in editing and explained a little more broadly, it could have been really good. It just really didn’t hit home for me. If you enjoy a little more history than plot development, you might enjoy this.
Originally posted on CandidCeillie.
