lenasabindawson's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
tjkaiser's review against another edition
3.0
There’s a lot to say but all I can think about is how many times the audiobook narrators had to say “blood-plumed basilisk”
arielmerm8's review against another edition
5.0
Infinity Cycle Book Review!
This is a review of the first two books in the Infinity Cycle trilogy (Infinity Son and Infinity Reaper) by @adamsilvera
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"I can’t know who I want to be when I’m still struggling with who I am."
Adam Silvera has done it again, this time in the form of pure fantasy. For me, it's the way he writes his characters that gets me every time (more on that later)!
In these books, we follow brothers Emil and Brighton as they begin to discover their own powers in a world full of Celestials (those born with powers) and Spectors (those who steal their powers from magical creatures). The world-building is phenomenal. You really have a sense of "being there" especially in the battle scenes. Perhaps that's because, like his other books, it is set in a fantasy version of New Yorl that feels like it could be real.
That being said, it is Adam's characters that keep me coming back for more! I love that it's multiple perspectives. The characters are so well developed that after a few chapters, you know who's telling without having to read their name. We don't just get Brighton and Emil's perspectives, but Maribelle and Ness (NESS
This is a review of the first two books in the Infinity Cycle trilogy (Infinity Son and Infinity Reaper) by @adamsilvera
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
"I can’t know who I want to be when I’m still struggling with who I am."
Adam Silvera has done it again, this time in the form of pure fantasy. For me, it's the way he writes his characters that gets me every time (more on that later)!
In these books, we follow brothers Emil and Brighton as they begin to discover their own powers in a world full of Celestials (those born with powers) and Spectors (those who steal their powers from magical creatures). The world-building is phenomenal. You really have a sense of "being there" especially in the battle scenes. Perhaps that's because, like his other books, it is set in a fantasy version of New Yorl that feels like it could be real.
That being said, it is Adam's characters that keep me coming back for more! I love that it's multiple perspectives. The characters are so well developed that after a few chapters, you know who's telling without having to read their name. We don't just get Brighton and Emil's perspectives, but Maribelle and Ness (NESS
jaballes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.25
I should have heeded the warnings in the reviews. Awful characters, painfully slow first half, and when it picks up again it’s just cliche after cliche. Maybe my expectations were too high, but this is among the worst books I remember reading and has probably put me off from Adam Silvera forever.
gabydeppe's review against another edition
4.0
BUT THAT ENDING THOUGH!!!!!! [screams into the void]
WHERE IS THE THIRD BOOK! i need it now!
WHERE IS THE THIRD BOOK! i need it now!
gmercado1990's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
caitlinxx05's review against another edition
3.0
Mixed feelings, that’s probably the best way to describe it.
The good doesn’t outweigh the bad for me, but I still doubted between 3 and 4 stars, so let’s say it’s a 3,5-ish.
Spoilers after the ***
The things I loved about this book were living on in this world with the characters for longer, and having a (growing) villain that I actually disliked so, so much.
And there are great bits, that really made me want to keep reading. But there were so many chapter I feel could’ve been skipped. This book really didn’t need to be 500+ pages.
I feel like it was a mistake to read this book so soon after the first, because it made the first 100 or so pages a dread to get through. There was so much reminiscing of book 1 and so little progress on things, that it took me a while to get through it. It felt annoying even, at some points.
Then, it takes almost another 100 pages to actually have things starting to happen and even when it does, it’s slightly disappointing.
***
They break in a bit, save some people, and then there’s all this presidential campaigning that took on a far larger role but didn’t seem to give us much progress to the storyline.
And then the most interesting things happen in the last 60 or so pages and leave you with a cliffhanger. It doesn’t make sense at all.
But I do want to praise the characters in the phoenix sanctuary, Wyatt and Nox, my new favourite characters. It’s just so heartbreaking that Emil, when he barely knows Ness, leaves Wyatt like that for him?? I like Ness, but Wyatt doesn’t deserve this
The good doesn’t outweigh the bad for me, but I still doubted between 3 and 4 stars, so let’s say it’s a 3,5-ish.
Spoilers after the ***
The things I loved about this book were living on in this world with the characters for longer, and having a (growing) villain that I actually disliked so, so much.
And there are great bits, that really made me want to keep reading. But there were so many chapter I feel could’ve been skipped. This book really didn’t need to be 500+ pages.
I feel like it was a mistake to read this book so soon after the first, because it made the first 100 or so pages a dread to get through. There was so much reminiscing of book 1 and so little progress on things, that it took me a while to get through it. It felt annoying even, at some points.
Then, it takes almost another 100 pages to actually have things starting to happen and even when it does, it’s slightly disappointing.
***
They break in a bit, save some people, and then there’s all this presidential campaigning that took on a far larger role but didn’t seem to give us much progress to the storyline.
And then the most interesting things happen in the last 60 or so pages and leave you with a cliffhanger. It doesn’t make sense at all.
But I do want to praise the characters in the phoenix sanctuary, Wyatt and Nox, my new favourite characters. It’s just so heartbreaking that Emil, when he barely knows Ness, leaves Wyatt like that for him?? I like Ness, but Wyatt doesn’t deserve this
anniereads221's review against another edition
4.0
Brighton just got more annoying like ahhhhh
But i really love all the other characters and the story
But his pov was hard to get through
But i really love all the other characters and the story
But his pov was hard to get through
scarletpaul's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
elliottedward's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5