vreadss's review against another edition
4.0
i actually really liked it BUT I NEED THE SECOND BOOK. 4/5 it took me longer to read because of school ew.
nyxshadow's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 Des points intéressants, quelques incohérences et longueurs.
Mais surtout, une fois terminé je m'interroge sur la suite, ce qui est plutôt un bon signe.
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2015/03/vanishing-girl-t1-vanishing-girl-laura.html
Mais surtout, une fois terminé je m'interroge sur la suite, ce qui est plutôt un bon signe.
http://www.nyx-shadow.com/2015/03/vanishing-girl-t1-vanishing-girl-laura.html
katleap's review against another edition
4.0
I received a free digital copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest feedback.
4 stars
Ember Pierce just turned 18 and everything just got really complicated. For the last 5 years just as Ember falls asleep she teleports to somewhere, usually having something to do with what she was last thinking about, and after 10 minutes reappears in her room. Ember has been hiding her ability to teleport thinking that it could get her in trouble. Well trouble has come knocking.
A black mark has appeared on Ember's shoulder and to hide it, she gets a tattoo. Her next teleport lands her at a party with a gun and note telling her shoot Adrian. Then she encounters him again after she opens a safe. And finally government agents show up because apparently she is government property. Ember runs and gets caught by a cocky jerk, Caden, who it turns out is her new partner.
All Ember wants to do is go home. She doesn't want to be a government spy, or hurt people or have anything to do with Caden. But the danger is just beginning and she is going to have to decide between her partner and escape.
So overall I liked the book. I thought the plot was interesting. I liked the fact that the government agents, totally not out-smarted by a teenager. I liked the conflict that Caden had to deal with. I think that were plays of a triangle but they never really went any where so I didn't have to worry about it.
There were things that didn't quite sit right. First off apparently when Ember teleports sometimes she has clothes and other she doesn't and she always wakes up naked. Ember teleported with the reader several times before we found out about the naked thing, which wasn't explained very well and came as a bit of a surprise.
Second this book is billed as Young Adult and I think that it straddles the line between YA and New Adult. There is sex in this book and while it is not NA graphic, its way more then whats in YA and in my opinion it is too much to be classified as straight YA.
So I liked the book. I liked that it fits into the niche between YA and NA. With the plot and the ages of the characters, especially because most NA is just chock full of smexy times and there isn't much fantasy or sci-fi in genre. I look forward to the sequel.
4 stars
Ember Pierce just turned 18 and everything just got really complicated. For the last 5 years just as Ember falls asleep she teleports to somewhere, usually having something to do with what she was last thinking about, and after 10 minutes reappears in her room. Ember has been hiding her ability to teleport thinking that it could get her in trouble. Well trouble has come knocking.
A black mark has appeared on Ember's shoulder and to hide it, she gets a tattoo. Her next teleport lands her at a party with a gun and note telling her shoot Adrian. Then she encounters him again after she opens a safe. And finally government agents show up because apparently she is government property. Ember runs and gets caught by a cocky jerk, Caden, who it turns out is her new partner.
All Ember wants to do is go home. She doesn't want to be a government spy, or hurt people or have anything to do with Caden. But the danger is just beginning and she is going to have to decide between her partner and escape.
So overall I liked the book. I thought the plot was interesting. I liked the fact that the government agents, totally not out-smarted by a teenager. I liked the conflict that Caden had to deal with. I think that were plays of a triangle but they never really went any where so I didn't have to worry about it.
There were things that didn't quite sit right. First off apparently when Ember teleports sometimes she has clothes and other she doesn't and she always wakes up naked. Ember teleported with the reader several times before we found out about the naked thing, which wasn't explained very well and came as a bit of a surprise.
Second this book is billed as Young Adult and I think that it straddles the line between YA and New Adult. There is sex in this book and while it is not NA graphic, its way more then whats in YA and in my opinion it is too much to be classified as straight YA.
So I liked the book. I liked that it fits into the niche between YA and NA. With the plot and the ages of the characters, especially because most NA is just chock full of smexy times and there isn't much fantasy or sci-fi in genre. I look forward to the sequel.
alexperc_92's review against another edition
4.0
NetGalley ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I got to admit that this was the first time I saw New Adult and Young Adult elements so well balanced.
As a Teleporter Ember can teleport anywhere she wants, but when Caden, with his charms and ways (ahem) delivers her to the goverment, Ember will have to use her power, mind and her wits to escape.
I liked the them of sci-fi, the slightly more adult conception of the romance as also the action scenes. The book left at least to me many mysteries and I would love to read the next book too!
I got to admit that this was the first time I saw New Adult and Young Adult elements so well balanced.
As a Teleporter Ember can teleport anywhere she wants, but when Caden, with his charms and ways (ahem) delivers her to the goverment, Ember will have to use her power, mind and her wits to escape.
I liked the them of sci-fi, the slightly more adult conception of the romance as also the action scenes. The book left at least to me many mysteries and I would love to read the next book too!
meganmreads's review against another edition
2.0
I love Laura Thalassa and have completely enjoyed every single one of her books. Which is what makes this such a sad review to write because I didn’t like The Vanishing Girl very much at all.
It felt very run-of-the-mill and was full of a bunch of YA tropes like super special but had no idea girl, government conspiracy, insta-love, super special girl thinks she can take down a whole institution but just got there and has no idea how it works.. etc.
I liked Ember’s character, but I didn’t like how trusting she was of her new partner, how the romance between them immediately began, and how she made decisions as a result. I would have liked to see her be more of the skeptic she was about everything else.
I think I already own the second book, but I don’t know that I’ll actually read it.
Idk if this was a much earlier book for the author or she just was going for something different, but I’ll call this a fluke and go back to enjoying everything else she’s written. We can’t all have winners, even Stephen King writes books I hate!
It felt very run-of-the-mill and was full of a bunch of YA tropes like super special but had no idea girl, government conspiracy, insta-love, super special girl thinks she can take down a whole institution but just got there and has no idea how it works.. etc.
I liked Ember’s character, but I didn’t like how trusting she was of her new partner, how the romance between them immediately began, and how she made decisions as a result. I would have liked to see her be more of the skeptic she was about everything else.
I think I already own the second book, but I don’t know that I’ll actually read it.
Idk if this was a much earlier book for the author or she just was going for something different, but I’ll call this a fluke and go back to enjoying everything else she’s written. We can’t all have winners, even Stephen King writes books I hate!
miakve's review against another edition
4.0
I really really liked this book! I know that had I tried to be critical I would not have liked ut nearly as much. Yet it was a perfect summer read. A romance with a fantasy element was exactly what I wanted. I flew through the book in one day!
vhansel's review against another edition
3.0
Oooooof. What to say about The Vanishing Girl?
Something that I really like about Laura Thalassa's writing is that she writes in a way that can be so easily digested. It's as if she's just talking to you. I've read certain books that where, yes, they are incredibly amazing, but I found I had to reread a few sentences to understand what was to be conveyed.
Laura Thalassa's books are the kind of books that you read to get you out of a book slump. They're fast paced. They are straightforward. And the smut is *chef's kisses*
Ember is a spitfire. She walks to the beat of her own drum, and can be reckless. I felt her character building wasn't quite consistent. I wish we got a little more of her survival background in the beginning of the book, before her chaotic journey, so that could back her up as a character who's used to surviving and taking what she's learned and applying it throughout the rest of the story.
I don't trust Caden. There. I said it. I just don't trust him. There are moments between Ember and Caden where my heart warms and my walls are being broken down, but then something happens and they go right back up. And I think it's because there's Adrian too, and I'm still trying to figure him out. Is this going to be some SJM book where the author jukes you out on the love interest? Or is Adrian really just a potential ally? I just don't believe in the "pair" between Caden and Ember. I wish I did, but I just don't.
That being said, that ending has me on a theories spiral, and knowing there is one more book before the series just... stops... makes me wish this wasn't an incomplete series. I'm genuinely curious on where this will lead, and what else happens.
Something that I really like about Laura Thalassa's writing is that she writes in a way that can be so easily digested. It's as if she's just talking to you. I've read certain books that where, yes, they are incredibly amazing, but I found I had to reread a few sentences to understand what was to be conveyed.
Laura Thalassa's books are the kind of books that you read to get you out of a book slump. They're fast paced. They are straightforward. And the smut is *chef's kisses*
Ember is a spitfire. She walks to the beat of her own drum, and can be reckless. I felt her character building wasn't quite consistent. I wish we got a little more of her survival background in the beginning of the book, before her chaotic journey, so that could back her up as a character who's used to surviving and taking what she's learned and applying it throughout the rest of the story.
I don't trust Caden. There. I said it. I just don't trust him. There are moments between Ember and Caden where my heart warms and my walls are being broken down, but then something happens and they go right back up. And I think it's because there's Adrian too, and I'm still trying to figure him out. Is this going to be some SJM book where the author jukes you out on the love interest? Or is Adrian really just a potential ally? I just don't believe in the "pair" between Caden and Ember. I wish I did, but I just don't.
That being said, that ending has me on a theories spiral, and knowing there is one more book before the series just... stops... makes me wish this wasn't an incomplete series. I'm genuinely curious on where this will lead, and what else happens.
asunnyreadingcorner's review against another edition
2.0
I normally enjoy this authors work, but this book really fell short for me. The basic idea felt like it had a lot of potential, but between the romance- which I really wasn’t a fan of and the odd shift in perspectives as the book went on I didn’t enjoy this as much as I wish I had. The premise made me curious enough to get through the second book, but despite the cliffhanger that left me on I don’t think I’ll be reading any more of this series.