bright_night's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
4.75
sbauer378's review
2.0
2.5 stars. Oof, I can't believe I used to love this book as a teenager. As an adult, the romance is so cringy. Do not fuck your students, please and thank you. This aged so badly.
zezee's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.5
ginkgo's review against another edition
adventurous
3.0
Not a fan of apocalyptic plot device, also felt really rushed. Numair, really, you're NOT acting your age, amatonormativity strikes again. The story is enjoyable still though, the certain blonde character was unexpectedly romantic and tragic ><
ebazilereads's review against another edition
5.0
I had a little bit of trouble rating this book. I hadn't read this series since I was about 11 or 12 and I definitely had feelings about Daine being 16 and Numair being in his 30s while I re-read this. Even if Daine had been older, Numair was still her teacher.
With that being said, this book is a favorite from my childhood. I absolutely adore the characters and sped through this series. I am sad to be done with The Immortals series and am so glad that I spent the time to go back to them.
With that being said, this book is a favorite from my childhood. I absolutely adore the characters and sped through this series. I am sad to be done with The Immortals series and am so glad that I spent the time to go back to them.
markphilpot's review
2.0
The barrier between the mortal and immortal realms has fallen and war has broken out. We discover more about Daine's ancestry (which explain a few things) and we get a nice resolution to the budding relationship between Daine and Numair.
The series ends well, though on the whole the series didn't live up to the Alanna series (nor the PotS follow up). I would have thought it's a well known rule that your protagonist has to have some flaws -- something to overcome -- to make it a really good sympathetic character. Daine unfortunately really fails in this respect, to the detriment of the entire series.
The series ends well, though on the whole the series didn't live up to the Alanna series (nor the PotS follow up). I would have thought it's a well known rule that your protagonist has to have some flaws -- something to overcome -- to make it a really good sympathetic character. Daine unfortunately really fails in this respect, to the detriment of the entire series.
tabithar's review
2.0
The ending to this series effectively tied off loose ends and tried to answer all the questions posed to the reader in the process of Dane's story. However, it felt rushed and jumpy and the pushed relationship of a 16 yr old (though mature) and her 27 yr old teacher probably isn't sending the message most YA readers should embrace. As an adult reader, it still felt gross and I would see it a little differently if Dane were 26 or 36 with a guy 11 years older than her. I get that the entire series was geared at an atypical girl with a mysterious background. I also get that the age gap was intended to make it more realistic for Numair to have accomplished all he had before being at a point to teach her. Still, gross.
I liked the shape changing mastery that she seemed to suddenly achieve..Where that came from, I have no idea. There were a lot of "woah and a miracle occurs" type events. The epic war is over in 2 days and the bad guys have no backup plan other than tuck and run. I really like the concept being aimed at and thought her realm of the immortals was interesting and clearly seemed Greco-Roman influenced. The story just made me feel like The Hobbit got stirred together with Dane's storyline and Reader's Digest trimmed it down.
I think the thing that disappoints me here is that this series is so very different from Alanna and Kel's stronger female characters. Its true that there are many kinds of strengths and that Dane is strong but her character is left more hungry than fulfilled or on a path to fulfillment like the other two characters.
I liked the shape changing mastery that she seemed to suddenly achieve..Where that came from, I have no idea. There were a lot of "woah and a miracle occurs" type events. The epic war is over in 2 days and the bad guys have no backup plan other than tuck and run. I really like the concept being aimed at and thought her realm of the immortals was interesting and clearly seemed Greco-Roman influenced. The story just made me feel like The Hobbit got stirred together with Dane's storyline and Reader's Digest trimmed it down.
I think the thing that disappoints me here is that this series is so very different from Alanna and Kel's stronger female characters. Its true that there are many kinds of strengths and that Dane is strong but her character is left more hungry than fulfilled or on a path to fulfillment like the other two characters.
ivennelluin's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
art_books_chemistry's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0