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lyraggs's review against another edition
3.0
Una historia entretenida y bastante ligera de leer.
Adam Silvera crea un mundo con superpoderes, un misterio y la aventura de dos gemelos, uno de ellos descubriéndolos y otro envidiándolo por no tenerlos.
Emil y Brighton son los dos protagonistas, y aunque ambos dan la sensación de ser muy diferentes, no lo sentí demasiado remarcable. Por eso mismo con ninguno de los dos llegue a empatizar y poco interés lo que les sucediera; el libro fue una cuesta arriba por estos chicos.
En cuanto a Worldbuilding, se quedó pobre, tenemos poca información de el, y te deja con ganas de más detalles, con más porqués…pero no hay, todo lanzado de manera superficial.
Y el ritmo de la historia es ágil, los momentos de acción lo hacen entretenido, pero hay instantes que estos se sienten poco o nada conectados (de los personajes secundarios), se que es para mantener el suspenso de desconocer porque suceden, aún así me dejaban confundida y eso solo fue un punto negativo.
Me gustaría decir que la continuaré pero aquí acaba para mi, si no te importan los protagonistas y lo que les suceda, es sólo forzarse a leerlo.
Esperando que la siguiente vez que A. Silvera escriba Fantasia Urbana sea dinámica, interesante y con la profundidad de los personajes que nos tiene acostumbrados en sus contemporáneos.
Adam Silvera crea un mundo con superpoderes, un misterio y la aventura de dos gemelos, uno de ellos descubriéndolos y otro envidiándolo por no tenerlos.
Emil y Brighton son los dos protagonistas, y aunque ambos dan la sensación de ser muy diferentes, no lo sentí demasiado remarcable. Por eso mismo con ninguno de los dos llegue a empatizar y poco interés lo que les sucediera; el libro fue una cuesta arriba por estos chicos.
En cuanto a Worldbuilding, se quedó pobre, tenemos poca información de el, y te deja con ganas de más detalles, con más porqués…pero no hay, todo lanzado de manera superficial.
Y el ritmo de la historia es ágil, los momentos de acción lo hacen entretenido, pero hay instantes que estos se sienten poco o nada conectados (de los personajes secundarios), se que es para mantener el suspenso de desconocer porque suceden, aún así me dejaban confundida y eso solo fue un punto negativo.
Me gustaría decir que la continuaré pero aquí acaba para mi, si no te importan los protagonistas y lo que les suceda, es sólo forzarse a leerlo.
Esperando que la siguiente vez que A. Silvera escriba Fantasia Urbana sea dinámica, interesante y con la profundidad de los personajes que nos tiene acostumbrados en sus contemporáneos.
ch_ejsing's review against another edition
adventurous
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? Yes
3.75
claudiadrent's review against another edition
3.0
3/3.5 stars. The story reads easily and is enjoyable, but the world and most of the characters are underdeveloped and not well described.
enzopilarta's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It was a confusing start, being thrust into this world without being given much context. A lot of the characters and the scenes also could have been developed and fleshed out further. A little hollow if I'm being honest but not bad for a first try at a YA fantasy. Still would probably pick up the second book and decide from there.
bookishly_bi's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
blushingbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
isabelbrieler's review against another edition
1.0
I have finally managed to finish slogging through this and y'all, it was bad. So here are my three biggest gripes:
1. I deeply hated the integration of social media and fantasy elements.
2. All of the characters were so flat and underdeveloped, I didn't care about the story in the slightest.
3. The world-building was so confusing, the magic system never made any sense to me.
1. I deeply hated the integration of social media and fantasy elements.
2. All of the characters were so flat and underdeveloped, I didn't care about the story in the slightest.
3. The world-building was so confusing, the magic system never made any sense to me.
starcangel's review against another edition
2.0
TOO MUCH!
This could have been influenced by listening to the audiobook at 2x speed, but this felt like just a big infodump. There is potential but SOOO much elements are introduced and we aren't given enough time to really process one thing before the next big thing is introduced. It makes me question what he plans for the rest of the series; what more can be revealed??
Adam usually excels at writing characters and connections/relationships, but it hurts to say that this was weakest area of this book. Or maybe its just that his characters were meant to be so unlikable. Losses didn't hit as much I expect they meant to....I'm just disappointed...not that I went in with huge expectations, I'm just fan of Adam, his stories, and what he brings for representation. But I always think that its good that diverse representation exists no matter good or bad, just like white heteronormative have trash stories tend to exist. They can't all be diamonds. Keep doing you Adam!
This could have been influenced by listening to the audiobook at 2x speed, but this felt like just a big infodump. There is potential but SOOO much elements are introduced and we aren't given enough time to really process one thing before the next big thing is introduced. It makes me question what he plans for the rest of the series; what more can be revealed??
Adam usually excels at writing characters and connections/relationships, but it hurts to say that this was weakest area of this book. Or maybe its just that his characters were meant to be so unlikable. Losses didn't hit as much I expect they meant to....I'm just disappointed...not that I went in with huge expectations, I'm just fan of Adam, his stories, and what he brings for representation. But I always think that its good that diverse representation exists no matter good or bad, just like white heteronormative have trash stories tend to exist. They can't all be diamonds. Keep doing you Adam!
businesswife's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
This is such cool world building. I love Adam Silvera's books so much and his writting style so much. I also like these boys so much. And their mom. So many of their friends and family are amazing but so many bad things are happening to them. The magic and celestial are very cool and the powers are so fun! Also magic Beasts, all in New York! Very fun book and it's Gay! Highly recommend and I will be reading the rest of the series!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Torture, Violence, Blood, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Death of parent
allisonsmith120's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Violence, and Death of parent