e_knight's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
DNF
I thought I was going to read the whole duology, but after putting the first book down for a while, I just lost momentum. I don’t feel drawn back in by either the story or the characters.
I thought I was going to read the whole duology, but after putting the first book down for a while, I just lost momentum. I don’t feel drawn back in by either the story or the characters.
jasmyn9's review against another edition
5.0
This was an amazing sci-fi adventure with a nice theory about music behind it. Cade is unique - she lives in a world filled with static, and only the right kind of music from her guitar can make it fade for a little while. Then one day she seems to break through and it all goes away - but a strange man shows up with a bit of a history lesson for her. The history of her life. And it isn't anything like what she thought.
She is one of a pair of babies - bonded in a strange new molecular way called entanglement. And her pair, Xan, is out there somewhere and she needs to find him before he is killed by the un-makers. The un-makers are a strange new race that Cade has never seen before, and they are after her. Her only hope is to trust in a strange group of new friends.
These new friends were amazingly written. They had such unique personalities and ways of looking at life. I loved how even the spaceship was portrayed - she was great! Their search for Xan leads to several little side adventures and new information about Cade's past. Each step closer, Cade manages to somehow unlock strange abilities that no one really knows how to control.
The ending was an odd mixture of sadness and hope. At one point in time, I thought this was going to be a tragedy, but the author managed to miraculously turn it around just in time. Not everyone comes out at the end unscathed, but their world is not a much better place because of what they've done.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2014/09/review-entangled-by-amy-rose-capetta.html#sthash.EQ2d31aX.dpuf
She is one of a pair of babies - bonded in a strange new molecular way called entanglement. And her pair, Xan, is out there somewhere and she needs to find him before he is killed by the un-makers. The un-makers are a strange new race that Cade has never seen before, and they are after her. Her only hope is to trust in a strange group of new friends.
These new friends were amazingly written. They had such unique personalities and ways of looking at life. I loved how even the spaceship was portrayed - she was great! Their search for Xan leads to several little side adventures and new information about Cade's past. Each step closer, Cade manages to somehow unlock strange abilities that no one really knows how to control.
The ending was an odd mixture of sadness and hope. At one point in time, I thought this was going to be a tragedy, but the author managed to miraculously turn it around just in time. Not everyone comes out at the end unscathed, but their world is not a much better place because of what they've done.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2014/09/review-entangled-by-amy-rose-capetta.html#sthash.EQ2d31aX.dpuf
susanatwestofmars's review against another edition
2.0
DNF fairly early...
A couple big problems here. First is that we start off with a chapter designed to wow a literary agent and win a big publishing contract. The writing is jazzy. It actually calls attention to itself. It's snappy. It's edgy. It's what sells books.
But it (thankfully, as good writing shouldn't call attention to itself) doesn't continue as the story gains momentum and steam.
And the character of Cade is flat. I don't understand her motivation, and when we got to this very emotionally flat, miserable person nonchalantly pulling out her own tooth in order to gain access to someone she knows nothing about, I was done. I just didn't buy her motivation, her need to do this -- and then the reaction? The "Hunh. I told her to stop with that" from Lee? Just... shrug it off? People are freaking dismembering themselves to meet you and that's all you have to say? Your gatekeeper's not following directions and that's all you have to say?
I need more agency in my characters. I need more motivation, more at stake, more at risk. Someone shows up out of the blue with a genesis story about you and you just... accept it with the same ennui that you've shown up to this point? Just... Oh, okay. Thanks. So that's what this is.
No sense of acceptance, rejection, wonder. Nothing.
No thanks.
A couple big problems here. First is that we start off with a chapter designed to wow a literary agent and win a big publishing contract. The writing is jazzy. It actually calls attention to itself. It's snappy. It's edgy. It's what sells books.
But it (thankfully, as good writing shouldn't call attention to itself) doesn't continue as the story gains momentum and steam.
And the character of Cade is flat. I don't understand her motivation, and when we got to this very emotionally flat, miserable person nonchalantly pulling out her own tooth in order to gain access to someone she knows nothing about, I was done. I just didn't buy her motivation, her need to do this -- and then the reaction? The "Hunh. I told her to stop with that" from Lee? Just... shrug it off? People are freaking dismembering themselves to meet you and that's all you have to say? Your gatekeeper's not following directions and that's all you have to say?
I need more agency in my characters. I need more motivation, more at stake, more at risk. Someone shows up out of the blue with a genesis story about you and you just... accept it with the same ennui that you've shown up to this point? Just... Oh, okay. Thanks. So that's what this is.
No sense of acceptance, rejection, wonder. Nothing.
No thanks.
nogenreleftbehind's review against another edition
5.0
This was an amazing sci-fi adventure with a nice theory about music behind it. Cade is unique - she lives in a world filled with static, and only the right kind of music from her guitar can make it fade for a little while. Then one day she seems to break through and it all goes away - but a strange man shows up with a bit of a history lesson for her. The history of her life. And it isn't anything like what she thought.
She is one of a pair of babies - bonded in a strange new molecular way called entanglement. And her pair, Xan, is out there somewhere and she needs to find him before he is killed by the un-makers. The un-makers are a strange new race that Cade has never seen before, and they are after her. Her only hope is to trust in a strange group of new friends.
These new friends were amazingly written. They had such unique personalities and ways of looking at life. I loved how even the spaceship was portrayed - she was great! Their search for Xan leads to several little side adventures and new information about Cade's past. Each step closer, Cade manages to somehow unlock strange abilities that no one really knows how to control.
The ending was an odd mixture of sadness and hope. At one point in time, I thought this was going to be a tragedy, but the author managed to miraculously turn it around just in time. Not everyone comes out at the end unscathed, but their world is not a much better place because of what they've done.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2014/09/review-entangled-by-amy-rose-capetta.html#sthash.EQ2d31aX.dpuf
She is one of a pair of babies - bonded in a strange new molecular way called entanglement. And her pair, Xan, is out there somewhere and she needs to find him before he is killed by the un-makers. The un-makers are a strange new race that Cade has never seen before, and they are after her. Her only hope is to trust in a strange group of new friends.
These new friends were amazingly written. They had such unique personalities and ways of looking at life. I loved how even the spaceship was portrayed - she was great! Their search for Xan leads to several little side adventures and new information about Cade's past. Each step closer, Cade manages to somehow unlock strange abilities that no one really knows how to control.
The ending was an odd mixture of sadness and hope. At one point in time, I thought this was going to be a tragedy, but the author managed to miraculously turn it around just in time. Not everyone comes out at the end unscathed, but their world is not a much better place because of what they've done.
*This book was received in exchange for an honest review*
- See more at: http://hotofftheshelves.blogspot.com/2014/09/review-entangled-by-amy-rose-capetta.html#sthash.EQ2d31aX.dpuf
thestarman's review against another edition
3.0
Good YA SciFi, but if felt a bit vague at times (the YAs probably won't care). And a really pretty cover.
Probably fun enough for tween to twenty. Let's say 3-ish stars, but may deserve 3.5.
Book #1 of 2.
Probably fun enough for tween to twenty. Let's say 3-ish stars, but may deserve 3.5.
Book #1 of 2.
foreveryoungadult's review against another edition
Graded By: Savannah
Cover Story: Mostly Harmless
BFF Charm: Shiny
Swoonworthy Scale: 5
Talky Talk: Life, the Universe, and Everything
Bonus Factors: Lovable Misfits
Anti-Bonus Factor: Bistromatics (i.e., Seriously Sci-Fi)
Relationship Status: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Read the full book report here.
Cover Story: Mostly Harmless
BFF Charm: Shiny
Swoonworthy Scale: 5
Talky Talk: Life, the Universe, and Everything
Bonus Factors: Lovable Misfits
Anti-Bonus Factor: Bistromatics (i.e., Seriously Sci-Fi)
Relationship Status: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Read the full book report here.
tamaraniac's review against another edition
3.0
This book’s writing was different and very poetic. The rest was… really strange. It was good but more introspective than I care for.
Also posted here: http://tamaraniac.tumblr.com/post/90459066806/june-2014-recap
Also posted here: http://tamaraniac.tumblr.com/post/90459066806/june-2014-recap
the_cover_contessa's review against another edition
4.0
I have to say that I'm really into sci-fi right now. So any time I get to pick one up that captures my attention I get really excited. A few months back I got to read the first few chapters of this book online. I fell knee deep into it, begging for an ARC, but alas did not receive one. When I was finally able to buy a copy, I gobble it up.
Blurb from Goodreads:
Alone was the note Cade knew best. It was the root of all her chords.
Seventeen-year-old Cade is a fierce survivor, solo in the universe with her cherry-red guitar. Or so she thought. Her world shakes apart when a hologram named Mr. Niven tells her she was created in a lab in the year 3112, then entangled at a subatomic level with a boy named Xan.
Cade’s quest to locate Xan joins her with an array of outlaws—her first friends—on a galaxy-spanning adventure. And once Cade discovers the wild joy of real connection, there’s no turning back.
I find that nothing draws me more to a book than a beautiful cover. This one is of course no exception. It's simple clean lines make me want to jump right in. And the blue tones are just perfect for the theme.
I enjoyed Cade's character so much. The way Capetta described her was extremely visual. I think what I love most about her is her connection to music. It's such an interesting plot addition to the story. So vital to who she is and what she must become. She is used to being loyal to only herself. Yet as the story progresses she takes on more and more compassion for others. She becomes someone who she never thought she would be. She struggles to accept who she is becoming and the responsibilities that come along with it. It's amazing to watch her grow and change.
Cade is entangled with Xan. We don't get much from Xan in this story, as they are connected from across the universe. But she intends to find him and understand their connection. I honestly could have used more in depth characterization of the other characters in this book. I feel like they could have used a bit more development than what we were give. Which is what actually lowered my rating.
The writing style is different and unique. Capetta is able to completely draw a picture of how space has become the place where people live or don't live depending on their circumstances. A place where space sickness is a part of life.
The pacing was really well done. I read this book in a very short period of time. I really didn't want to put it down. I love when I book grabs me and pulls me through to the end. And Capetta builds her world well, with reasonable and believable explanations of why things are the way they are.
This was a fun science fiction read I would recommend to lovers of books like Avalon by Mindee Arnett.
Blurb from Goodreads:
Alone was the note Cade knew best. It was the root of all her chords.
Seventeen-year-old Cade is a fierce survivor, solo in the universe with her cherry-red guitar. Or so she thought. Her world shakes apart when a hologram named Mr. Niven tells her she was created in a lab in the year 3112, then entangled at a subatomic level with a boy named Xan.
Cade’s quest to locate Xan joins her with an array of outlaws—her first friends—on a galaxy-spanning adventure. And once Cade discovers the wild joy of real connection, there’s no turning back.
I find that nothing draws me more to a book than a beautiful cover. This one is of course no exception. It's simple clean lines make me want to jump right in. And the blue tones are just perfect for the theme.
I enjoyed Cade's character so much. The way Capetta described her was extremely visual. I think what I love most about her is her connection to music. It's such an interesting plot addition to the story. So vital to who she is and what she must become. She is used to being loyal to only herself. Yet as the story progresses she takes on more and more compassion for others. She becomes someone who she never thought she would be. She struggles to accept who she is becoming and the responsibilities that come along with it. It's amazing to watch her grow and change.
Cade is entangled with Xan. We don't get much from Xan in this story, as they are connected from across the universe. But she intends to find him and understand their connection. I honestly could have used more in depth characterization of the other characters in this book. I feel like they could have used a bit more development than what we were give. Which is what actually lowered my rating.
The writing style is different and unique. Capetta is able to completely draw a picture of how space has become the place where people live or don't live depending on their circumstances. A place where space sickness is a part of life.
The pacing was really well done. I read this book in a very short period of time. I really didn't want to put it down. I love when I book grabs me and pulls me through to the end. And Capetta builds her world well, with reasonable and believable explanations of why things are the way they are.
This was a fun science fiction read I would recommend to lovers of books like Avalon by Mindee Arnett.