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A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

4 reviews

aely's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

While the story started off interesting, it slowly spiraled into Marguerite idolizing the men in her life for 5 hours. Maybe I’m just too immature to appreciate the romance, but the only times I didn’t physically roll my eyes at the romance was with

Russian Paul.

Just the ways

Theo and Paul

talk about “protecting” her over and over and over just feels so patronizing, and the fact that she points this out to

Paul

at one point and then proceeds to swoon over it in the next chapter just made me despise all of these characters.

If Paul had just communicated with the people he was trying to protect, none of the conflict would have happened in the first place! But hey, he made a mistake! That’s what happens in books! Surely he’ll learn from this experience and grow as a charact-NOPE! Even when he literally thinks that his mentor/father figure is DEAD because of his lack of communication, he still refuses to tell Marguerite the information registering her part in this whole conflict. The only reason he tells her ANYTHING is because she threatens her own safety if he doesn’t come clean. AND HE DOESN’T EVEN COME CLEAN EVEN WHEN HE’S SENDING HER TO ANOTHER DIMENSION TO FIND HER FATHER AND HE DOESN’T EVEN TELL HER HE’S THERE PAUL WHAT THE HELL-

Anyways…

I liked the ending, mostly because it

punished Theo, whom I’d found especially annoying throughout the book,

but it just wasn’t enough. It was closure to a story that I did not enjoy. Near the end, I kept asking myself “Why am I reading this book? I hate all the characters.”

HOWEVER

This book did make me reflect on the important relationships in my life. The way the book handles grief, and how Marguerite learns to appreciate the small moments with those you love, was really beautiful. If you dig through the patronizing love triangle, you find a heartwarming lesson that everyone should learn. I just wish I didn’t have to do so much digging.

In conclusion, if you wish Twilight focused more on familial relations and quantum theory, this is the book for you. That is all.

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laurenevlyn's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

This was a nice read! I really enjoyed how the action started immediately (half the blurb has already occurred when the book starts), which is something that always helps me get into a book. The tsarverse was such a beautiful story within the story, and I appreciate how every universe they traveled into contributed to the plot, and wasn’t just thrown in as an afterthought. I also appreciate that this books has some tropes I really like. All in all, a fun time, though I’m not sure if I’m interested enough to continue the series, at least right away.

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cj13's review

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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elle_dee's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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