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wordsofclover's Reviews (2.16k)
I do enjoy Claudia Carrolls writing but I definitely enjoyed Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow better than this one. And I think the main problem is because of Lily...
I know what you're thinking, the whole storyline is about Lily's dad blad de blah..and I know, I get it but I'm not a major children person in life anyways so I find them distasteful in books and I just HATE HATE HATE this obsession authors have about writing the way children speak...the 'pwease' instead of 'please' and pwomise and gahhh...no, just let them talk normal ok. I find reading that kind of language just off putting and made me think Lily was just an annoying little prissy girl instead of this adorable little angel she's suppose to be. I also found her a bit advanced for a two and a half year old.
Other than that glitch, the storyline was good and clever and despite not warming to the main character until she actually became human, overall it wasn't a bad read. Just next time, make Lily the shadow in the background and don't actually make her talk...ok?
I know what you're thinking, the whole storyline is about Lily's dad blad de blah..and I know, I get it but I'm not a major children person in life anyways so I find them distasteful in books and I just HATE HATE HATE this obsession authors have about writing the way children speak...the 'pwease' instead of 'please' and pwomise and gahhh...no, just let them talk normal ok. I find reading that kind of language just off putting and made me think Lily was just an annoying little prissy girl instead of this adorable little angel she's suppose to be. I also found her a bit advanced for a two and a half year old.
Other than that glitch, the storyline was good and clever and despite not warming to the main character until she actually became human, overall it wasn't a bad read. Just next time, make Lily the shadow in the background and don't actually make her talk...ok?
Im giving this book 2.5 stars.I would have given it 3 except for the fact I only started to enjoy and reallyget into the book on page 150 which is a bit too far in for me.
I did like the concept and I loved when we found out who Oberon was and the different fey.I really liked Lol,she was a great character and reminded me alot of Tinkerbell.
But there was just an underlying yawn for me with this book and I couldnt fully concentrate at times.I like to be 100% catapulted into the world of the story and as the Black Swan Rising failed to do that for me,i dont think ill be reading any more in the series
I did like the concept and I loved when we found out who Oberon was and the different fey.I really liked Lol,she was a great character and reminded me alot of Tinkerbell.
But there was just an underlying yawn for me with this book and I couldnt fully concentrate at times.I like to be 100% catapulted into the world of the story and as the Black Swan Rising failed to do that for me,i dont think ill be reading any more in the series
The only reason I read this is that I put it on my to-read list a long time ago and i had downloaded it to my Kindle. Honestly, I wasted my time and if I was the person who puts down a book they're not enjoying, I probably would have chucked it by the end of the first chapter.
Not only was character development poor and overall poorly written, but everything was just messy. It went back and forth in my opinion. And I'm sorry, but how was Baron Ford in love with Clarity after only a few days and vice versa, and 'the best night of her life'...nothing happened? Plus, we never hear of her female guardian again after she discovers who she was.
I just found this story erratic and unpleasant to read. I highly doubt I'd read the others.
Not only was character development poor and overall poorly written, but everything was just messy. It went back and forth in my opinion. And I'm sorry, but how was Baron Ford in love with Clarity after only a few days and vice versa, and 'the best night of her life'...nothing happened? Plus, we never hear of her female guardian again after she discovers who she was.
I just found this story erratic and unpleasant to read. I highly doubt I'd read the others.
I had been really looking forward to reading this book because I had heard so many good things about it and I wasn't disappointed.
The author creates a good setting of the type of Dystopian world that Beatrice and Caleb have grown up in and it is easier to understand how they are ruled and what kind of conformity they must apply by in each faction.
Straight away I was drawn to the Dauntless faction and I started to will Beatrice to choose them so when she did I was very happy. I like the fact she does mold into the faction, getting various tattoos and altering her style of dress and allowing herself to be free in a way she wasn't before.
Tris as she becomes known is a great character. She is spunky and strong, traits that at first you don't see and only become clear in Dauntless. She is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in and to sacrifice herself for her friends. And she is human as well, she does wish revenge on those who have hurt her and when they are in pain she is glad that it has come to them. It is refreshing to see this side of a character when normally they are so good,kind and moral. Tris is a little more real.
And Four, darling Four....I started to guess who he really was around the time of visiting day and I was right. I like Four, he is not perfect but he is simply himself and he is so right for Tris. There was a line used by Tris to describe him, something along the lines of, 'he was not particularly kind or handsome' but she was falling for him. More often than not, our object of affection is perfect to us but not to others and Four is perfect for Tris.
I can't wait to see what happens in Insurgent!
The author creates a good setting of the type of Dystopian world that Beatrice and Caleb have grown up in and it is easier to understand how they are ruled and what kind of conformity they must apply by in each faction.
Straight away I was drawn to the Dauntless faction and I started to will Beatrice to choose them so when she did I was very happy. I like the fact she does mold into the faction, getting various tattoos and altering her style of dress and allowing herself to be free in a way she wasn't before.
Tris as she becomes known is a great character. She is spunky and strong, traits that at first you don't see and only become clear in Dauntless. She is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in and to sacrifice herself for her friends. And she is human as well, she does wish revenge on those who have hurt her and when they are in pain she is glad that it has come to them. It is refreshing to see this side of a character when normally they are so good,kind and moral. Tris is a little more real.
And Four, darling Four....I started to guess who he really was around the time of visiting day and I was right. I like Four, he is not perfect but he is simply himself and he is so right for Tris. There was a line used by Tris to describe him, something along the lines of, 'he was not particularly kind or handsome' but she was falling for him. More often than not, our object of affection is perfect to us but not to others and Four is perfect for Tris.
I can't wait to see what happens in Insurgent!
An enjoyable read with a lot of mystery and surprises! Basically 'Violet' wakes up with no idea who she is and it's not a normal case of amnesia, she also doesn't know basic stuff like what a TV is, what the internet is, etc. However, she's super clever and seems to speak many different languages, plus can solve mathematical equations and theories in five seconds.
Violet doesn't believe she was the only surviving victim of a plane crash, and wants to get to the bottom of her story and find out who she is...and who the strange guy is telling her that she knows him.
The one thing that irked me with this book was the emphasis on Violet/Sera's looks. Everywhere she went, her face, eyes and body were commented on by complete strangers. Don't get me wrong, but that's not the real world. Plus, the fact that people would snap photos of her right in her face - I would presume it's the same in the States, but if someone has 'survived' a plane crash killing everyone else on board...you would't go up to someone screaming excitedly at them and taking their photo. Human decency, please.
The twist was unexpected but exciting and I am looking forward to seeing where this book goes....just with a little less emphasis on what someone looks like and a bit more emphasis on what type of person they are, please.
Violet doesn't believe she was the only surviving victim of a plane crash, and wants to get to the bottom of her story and find out who she is...and who the strange guy is telling her that she knows him.
The one thing that irked me with this book was the emphasis on Violet/Sera's looks. Everywhere she went, her face, eyes and body were commented on by complete strangers. Don't get me wrong, but that's not the real world. Plus, the fact that people would snap photos of her right in her face - I would presume it's the same in the States, but if someone has 'survived' a plane crash killing everyone else on board...you would't go up to someone screaming excitedly at them and taking their photo. Human decency, please.
The twist was unexpected but exciting and I am looking forward to seeing where this book goes....just with a little less emphasis on what someone looks like and a bit more emphasis on what type of person they are, please.