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whatanerdgirlsays's review against another edition
4.0
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allisonjpmiller's review against another edition
4.0
What a pleasant surprise! I was worried by the way this book started out - the English boarding school setting felt a bit too familiar, and it took awhile for the paranormal elements to show up - but I was eventually drawn in by the wit that surfaced in Johnson's simple writing, and how likable the main character is. It soon became clear why all of the mundane (though amusing) anecdotes at the beginning were important to establish. Making the reader invested in the "normal" connections Rory makes at Wexford helps her later distance from them feel more poignant.
The premise here is so much fun and FULL of potential. Secret London ghostbusters for the win! I look forward to seeing how Johnson develops things from this point - hopefully, the series only gets stronger.
The premise here is so much fun and FULL of potential. Secret London ghostbusters for the win! I look forward to seeing how Johnson develops things from this point - hopefully, the series only gets stronger.
sammi949's review against another edition
4.0
I enjoyed the story overall. There were some spots that got a little off topic or just gave extra information on things I didn't think were too important to the plot or information that was important for character development.
jennifervu's review against another edition
4.0
Despite the murders, this was a fun contemporary in my opinion and I really enjoyed the mystery. FUN!
davinakt's review against another edition
3.0
This is my first review on Goodreads, so bear with me. The reason I particularly wanted to review this book is because I have some complex emotions about it, it did affect me, so perhaps it deserves some credit for that. Anyways, let's start with the positives:
1)All the characters were interesting to me, they all seemed flawed enough that I could relate, but not so much that I was screaming at them for their idiocy, which brings me to the next point. None of them were idiots. There were a wide range of characters, and none of them were airheads, it was great! Even the "trashy party-girl" was revealed to have hidden genius, perhaps not academic but she can think on her feet. And the sort of villain-girl, she's just gotten accepted to Cambridge, clearly her head isn't full of saw-dust.
2)The plot was interesting, and even though it wasn't the most original idea (ooh, a misunderstood teenager can see ghosts...what a surprise...)it still intrigued me, there were a lot of different characters and subplots and I thought that they were all important and interesting.
3) This is sort of a good and a bad thing I suppose; the horror aspect? It didn't really scare me, as someone who picked up this book at a friends recommendation, when I saw the horror sticker and the Ripper reference, I was apprehensive. I don't like being scared, but this was a pleasant surprise, there were a few times that I got a bit anxious; make no mistake, this was a page-turner. But I think it might be the supreme calmness of the main character, somehow Jack the Ripper was made less terrifying.
And with that I transition to the negatives:
1) This was the biggest problem for me; all the relationships are purely physical. I mean, I expect that a lot of YA fiction is based on attractiveness, but come on. The main character and her love interest just make out a couple of times. They never go on dates, they never have a meaningful conversation! All that seems to happen is that he insensitively blathers on about Jack The Ripper, and then they make out. End of story. This was definitely not what I expected from the author of "16 Little Blue Envelopes". Even the side characters brief moment of romance is based on appearance. They also talk a lot about hormones, which we know is what is happening with the characters love-lives, but shouldn't they be a bit more romantic?
2)I liked the villains more than the good-guys. The head-girl (supposed bitch) is hated by both the main character and all her friends. I can think of no reason for this, other than she's a smart, driven, attractive young woman who's a bit too competitive (HOW DARE SHE?)and I felt with the main villain (You know, the RIPPER) I really just felt sorry for him, even as he was slicing and dicing young women, it was clear he just wanted some attention.
3)This book spent a lot of time proving as many stereotypes about Americans as possible, the main character has a southern drawl, she doesn't know what a prefect is (come on, we've all read Harry Potter by now)she eats all greasy and disgusting food, she drinks only sweet tea, she doesn't like any sort of physical activity, I mean really, there were times when I just wanted to grab her by the collar and yell "YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!" Because she was, she was pretty smart, driven,and quick on her feet.
All in all, it was enjoyable, but it certainly isn't my favorite, I don't think my life would be missing much had I chosen not to read it, but it was a great time-killer.
P.S. Someone dresses up as Amy Pond in her kissogram outfit for this costume-dance type thing, which was a highlight of the book for me.
1)All the characters were interesting to me, they all seemed flawed enough that I could relate, but not so much that I was screaming at them for their idiocy, which brings me to the next point. None of them were idiots. There were a wide range of characters, and none of them were airheads, it was great! Even the "trashy party-girl" was revealed to have hidden genius, perhaps not academic but she can think on her feet. And the sort of villain-girl, she's just gotten accepted to Cambridge, clearly her head isn't full of saw-dust.
2)The plot was interesting, and even though it wasn't the most original idea (ooh, a misunderstood teenager can see ghosts...what a surprise...)it still intrigued me, there were a lot of different characters and subplots and I thought that they were all important and interesting.
3) This is sort of a good and a bad thing I suppose; the horror aspect? It didn't really scare me, as someone who picked up this book at a friends recommendation, when I saw the horror sticker and the Ripper reference, I was apprehensive. I don't like being scared, but this was a pleasant surprise, there were a few times that I got a bit anxious; make no mistake, this was a page-turner. But I think it might be the supreme calmness of the main character, somehow Jack the Ripper was made less terrifying.
And with that I transition to the negatives:
1) This was the biggest problem for me; all the relationships are purely physical. I mean, I expect that a lot of YA fiction is based on attractiveness, but come on. The main character and her love interest just make out a couple of times. They never go on dates, they never have a meaningful conversation! All that seems to happen is that he insensitively blathers on about Jack The Ripper, and then they make out. End of story. This was definitely not what I expected from the author of "16 Little Blue Envelopes". Even the side characters brief moment of romance is based on appearance. They also talk a lot about hormones, which we know is what is happening with the characters love-lives, but shouldn't they be a bit more romantic?
2)I liked the villains more than the good-guys. The head-girl (supposed bitch) is hated by both the main character and all her friends. I can think of no reason for this, other than she's a smart, driven, attractive young woman who's a bit too competitive (HOW DARE SHE?)and I felt with the main villain (You know, the RIPPER) I really just felt sorry for him, even as he was slicing and dicing young women, it was clear he just wanted some attention.
3)This book spent a lot of time proving as many stereotypes about Americans as possible, the main character has a southern drawl, she doesn't know what a prefect is (come on, we've all read Harry Potter by now)she eats all greasy and disgusting food, she drinks only sweet tea, she doesn't like any sort of physical activity, I mean really, there were times when I just wanted to grab her by the collar and yell "YOU ARE SO MUCH BETTER THAN THIS!" Because she was, she was pretty smart, driven,and quick on her feet.
All in all, it was enjoyable, but it certainly isn't my favorite, I don't think my life would be missing much had I chosen not to read it, but it was a great time-killer.
P.S. Someone dresses up as Amy Pond in her kissogram outfit for this costume-dance type thing, which was a highlight of the book for me.
titanic's review against another edition
4.0
I'm not sure how I feel with this book; It started off amazing, I couldn't put it down, but I felt like it lacked the closer to the end it got. I remember feeling bored, annoyed and couldn't be bothered to finish it. I'm not sure how I felt about the ending, and I hate that because I thought I wouldn't need to buy the second book but the ending, like it was meant to, pulled me back in and wondered what the hell had happened!
I do know that I fell in love with the characters so quickly, but I feel like the author couldn't decide if she wanted to make Charlotte a horrible person or not, she came across hot and cold. Although her portrayal of Alistair was fab. I loved him from the moment he first was mentioned, and it shocked me when I found out he was a ghost, I have no idea why. What kind of person can read in the dark, and not get numb from sitting on the floor constantly?
Overall, it was an enjoyable story. I noticed that I was able to put it down in a few places where normally I would deem impossible (like when "Jack the Ripper" asks her to go outside) and some points felt a little boring, like when Jazza, Rory and Jerome are on the rooftop, but it was a pretty enjoyable read altogether.
I do know that I fell in love with the characters so quickly, but I feel like the author couldn't decide if she wanted to make Charlotte a horrible person or not, she came across hot and cold. Although her portrayal of Alistair was fab. I loved him from the moment he first was mentioned, and it shocked me when I found out he was a ghost, I have no idea why. What kind of person can read in the dark, and not get numb from sitting on the floor constantly?
Overall, it was an enjoyable story. I noticed that I was able to put it down in a few places where normally I would deem impossible (like when "Jack the Ripper" asks her to go outside) and some points felt a little boring, like when Jazza, Rory and Jerome are on the rooftop, but it was a pretty enjoyable read altogether.
octagonal's review against another edition
4.0
I really love those books where the author has such a distinctive voice, you can hear them through the characters--like this one! Maureen is just so GOOD at funny/weird.
I enjoyed this book, and I'm excited for the future of this series. It's so creepy/interesting/badass.
Also, how pretty is that cover? Guh!
**Side note: I can't remember when I actually read this (I think it was right after it came out, last year), but I just noticed it was still sitting in my to-read shelf, even though I had reviewed it. Oops!**
I enjoyed this book, and I'm excited for the future of this series. It's so creepy/interesting/badass.
Also, how pretty is that cover? Guh!
**Side note: I can't remember when I actually read this (I think it was right after it came out, last year), but I just noticed it was still sitting in my to-read shelf, even though I had reviewed it. Oops!**
raeanne's review against another edition
5.0
I won this in a First Reads Giveaway.
I fucking loved this book so much. I liked the characters. They were normal people with their own personality. They weren't made up to be larger than life or totally out there. I wanted to know what went on in their day to day lives and liked them. I liked the build up and really read for the characters so more time to get to know them works for me. As an American Girl who dreams of visiting London for an extended period of time I found the adjusting and facts Rory was learning were great. I loved how the romance was minor and not played up or the main focus of the book. I actually laughed, smiled and smirked a lot during this book, which isn't a common occurrence for me. I liked how the characters were funny. It is dark, gruesome and detailed for the murders and yes, that's a good thing. Not including the reality, the harshness of the Ripper murders would be a huge drawback. I don't like books that sugar coat, overlook or just ignore the brutality of reality when it comes to things like this. Yes, include it. Not because I like reading it, but because it makes me uncomfortable. Because it's suppose to make the reader squirm. I would have been so annoyed with hiding these facts to "protect the children". I love the premise, and how it turned out. The only part I really saw coming was the ghost part but that's a given with the book's blurb. Everything else was unexpected, especially the twist at the end. Holy shit. I think this is book I've been looking for lately. Not only did I love it, but I'm actually anxiously awaiting the sequel to continue the story. I've never read a book by this author before, but I definitely will be reading all of them now.
Also, you sneaky sneaky publisher sending me a flyer about other books like this one. It worked, several of them are now on my to-read list.
I'm hooked and not going to fight it, I'm enjoying it too much.
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More Specific: (Might be spoilers below. I tried to avoid them but I could have slipped so beware) This is my take on some of the negative things people brought up regarding the book to explain why I loved this book and didn't have the same problems with it.
Absent Parents: A lot of YA have an issue with this. In this book, I don't think it's a problem. The parents are absent for a reason. They do call and check in often, becoming more frequent with the murders going on. Rory's parents talk about having her leave during the weekends and then talk about pulling her out of school. They don't take her out of school, not because they don't care. The school, the police and Rory have been assuring all the parents that the kids will be fine at school. I find it disingenuous to say the parents didn't bat an eye at the murders. They certainly did. They called Rory every two hours to check in with her and freaked out over the whole thing. While other kids were pulled out of school, plenty more students stayed in school along with Rory during the Rippergate. I mean are you saying all those parents don't care enough about their kids because they didn't pull them out of school immediately? Pfffft. That's judgmental and just insulting. I think if my little one was the in same situation as Rory, I probably wouldn't have pulled her out of school unless she wanted to leave.
The Mean Overachieving Girl being the Arch-nemesis: I looked at it differently than negative reviewers. It isn't just because she's an overachiever. Rory is studious and her roommate, Jazza is an overachiever too. Charlotte is the mean girl because she and Jazza have history. Rory is friends with Jazza so because of that Charlotte is out. Plus when the incident with Rory wearing her uniform to dinner made her feel worse when she was already nervous and insecure. That wasn't actually Charlotte's fault but she didn't tell Rory to change or wait for her so Rory wasn't feeling very nice to Charlotte. With the addition of clicking in with Jazza, Charlotte is just a girl they don't like and that Jazza definitely has a problem with. I'm sure more of their history will be revealed to understand this dynamic better. If we don't get more information for it to be clearer in the next book, then it's a major failure and drawback for me.
I mean really she isn't made out to be that bad. The most we get is the competition between her and Jazza. Jazz does something stupid and risky to fuck with Charlotte's head and Charlotte dating a guy Jazza broke up with to mess with Jazza. Charlotte didn't even use her powers as perfect to harass the girls. Charlotte didn't even bother checking their room everyday because they are cleanly. Charlotte didn't spread the information around about Jazza and Rory sneaking out. Charlotte did try to be nice to Rory and the worst thing that happens is Rory describing Charlotte and her hair coming and going. Rory finds her annoying because Charlotte talks about Oxford all the time, which Rory has nothing to say on the subject and Charlotte likes field hockey while Rory hates all sports. It's all very minor and high school-y. I wouldn't call her an Arch-nemesis. Charlotte certainly wasn't being bashed for being an overachiever when both Jazza and Rory are as well. I mean really, I don't see any bashing going on at all. Jazza and Charlotte have history, a competition.
I'm rather curious to where this is going to with Charlotte. With Charlotte's brush with death, she could grow into a true Arch-nemesis or the new recruit. If she becomes the new recruit and befriends Rory, Jazza could be left out and become an Arch-nemesis. Or it could go the boring route and they just all become friends.
The Writing: I do agree I can see the author becoming better. It's wasn't particularly amazing but it wasn't bad either. However, it had personality and in some places it was great. I have several places marked for turns of phrases, sentences and descriptions that I liked or loved. At last count I had 10. It was narrated by a young woman and it really read that way. It the parts that weren't narrated by Rory, I didn't see any problem either. Of course, it's possible that I missed things that other readers noticed. I was entirely wrapped up in the characters and story itself too much to pay attention. So if there's issues, it was so minor or so unnoticeable to really matter to someone who's involved in the book. If this makes me a philistine, then oh well, I'm enjoying it. I also found it funny. I usually don't say that about books unless it's a Pratchett. I laughed out loud at several places, smiled at others and smirked a lot.
The Slow Build up & the Villain:
I do see why people complained about the slow build up and such. I found it rather exciting and intriguing. The difference was that I was into the characters. I wanted to know the day to day life they lead. I really liked it and so I didn't find it slow or boring. I liked the characters, just being average people. I found they had personality and were engaging. I also think the build up is important not just for the characters but for the story in general. The build up is for fear. Fear plays a big part in understanding things, like the villain. For people who didn't get why the villain did what he did when he could have just avoided it, it was The Fear. The all encompassing, life breaking people altering fear. I've known that fear. I've lived that with kind of fear for years. I've changed, my actions and my routine has changed even to this day due to that lingering fear.
Of course, he went out to get the very thing, the very people that could destroy him. He couldn't live with the fear of accidentally running into that in a place, in a way he couldn't control. That fear takes all your control, your very life away. It makes sense, but it's not rational. People aren't entirely rational. Also, Boo is the only one in the ghost squad who doesn't want to explode them all away. Jo is still around because of her, not the two guys. The two guys don't care and just explode every ghost they run into. So yeah even if villain didn't cause trouble he might have been eliminated after all, if he ran into those two. Who wants the fear of just walking around minding your own business and then running into the very people who fear and could end you? I totally get it. It's kind of like having a stalker. Besides, it's clear the villain was enjoying his whole plan, murders included. He enjoyed having the power and wants to be unstoppable. He's a serial killer with clear motives.
I fucking loved this book so much. I liked the characters. They were normal people with their own personality. They weren't made up to be larger than life or totally out there. I wanted to know what went on in their day to day lives and liked them. I liked the build up and really read for the characters so more time to get to know them works for me. As an American Girl who dreams of visiting London for an extended period of time I found the adjusting and facts Rory was learning were great. I loved how the romance was minor and not played up or the main focus of the book. I actually laughed, smiled and smirked a lot during this book, which isn't a common occurrence for me. I liked how the characters were funny. It is dark, gruesome and detailed for the murders and yes, that's a good thing. Not including the reality, the harshness of the Ripper murders would be a huge drawback. I don't like books that sugar coat, overlook or just ignore the brutality of reality when it comes to things like this. Yes, include it. Not because I like reading it, but because it makes me uncomfortable. Because it's suppose to make the reader squirm. I would have been so annoyed with hiding these facts to "protect the children". I love the premise, and how it turned out. The only part I really saw coming was the ghost part but that's a given with the book's blurb. Everything else was unexpected, especially the twist at the end. Holy shit. I think this is book I've been looking for lately. Not only did I love it, but I'm actually anxiously awaiting the sequel to continue the story. I've never read a book by this author before, but I definitely will be reading all of them now.
Also, you sneaky sneaky publisher sending me a flyer about other books like this one. It worked, several of them are now on my to-read list.
I'm hooked and not going to fight it, I'm enjoying it too much.
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More Specific: (Might be spoilers below. I tried to avoid them but I could have slipped so beware) This is my take on some of the negative things people brought up regarding the book to explain why I loved this book and didn't have the same problems with it.
Absent Parents: A lot of YA have an issue with this. In this book, I don't think it's a problem. The parents are absent for a reason. They do call and check in often, becoming more frequent with the murders going on. Rory's parents talk about having her leave during the weekends and then talk about pulling her out of school. They don't take her out of school, not because they don't care. The school, the police and Rory have been assuring all the parents that the kids will be fine at school. I find it disingenuous to say the parents didn't bat an eye at the murders. They certainly did. They called Rory every two hours to check in with her and freaked out over the whole thing. While other kids were pulled out of school, plenty more students stayed in school along with Rory during the Rippergate. I mean are you saying all those parents don't care enough about their kids because they didn't pull them out of school immediately? Pfffft. That's judgmental and just insulting. I think if my little one was the in same situation as Rory, I probably wouldn't have pulled her out of school unless she wanted to leave.
The Mean Overachieving Girl being the Arch-nemesis: I looked at it differently than negative reviewers. It isn't just because she's an overachiever. Rory is studious and her roommate, Jazza is an overachiever too. Charlotte is the mean girl because she and Jazza have history. Rory is friends with Jazza so because of that Charlotte is out. Plus when the incident with Rory wearing her uniform to dinner made her feel worse when she was already nervous and insecure. That wasn't actually Charlotte's fault but she didn't tell Rory to change or wait for her so Rory wasn't feeling very nice to Charlotte. With the addition of clicking in with Jazza, Charlotte is just a girl they don't like and that Jazza definitely has a problem with. I'm sure more of their history will be revealed to understand this dynamic better. If we don't get more information for it to be clearer in the next book, then it's a major failure and drawback for me.
I mean really she isn't made out to be that bad. The most we get is the competition between her and Jazza. Jazz does something stupid and risky to fuck with Charlotte's head and Charlotte dating a guy Jazza broke up with to mess with Jazza. Charlotte didn't even use her powers as perfect to harass the girls. Charlotte didn't even bother checking their room everyday because they are cleanly. Charlotte didn't spread the information around about Jazza and Rory sneaking out. Charlotte did try to be nice to Rory and the worst thing that happens is Rory describing Charlotte and her hair coming and going. Rory finds her annoying because Charlotte talks about Oxford all the time, which Rory has nothing to say on the subject and Charlotte likes field hockey while Rory hates all sports. It's all very minor and high school-y. I wouldn't call her an Arch-nemesis. Charlotte certainly wasn't being bashed for being an overachiever when both Jazza and Rory are as well. I mean really, I don't see any bashing going on at all. Jazza and Charlotte have history, a competition.
I'm rather curious to where this is going to with Charlotte. With Charlotte's brush with death, she could grow into a true Arch-nemesis or the new recruit. If she becomes the new recruit and befriends Rory, Jazza could be left out and become an Arch-nemesis. Or it could go the boring route and they just all become friends.
The Writing: I do agree I can see the author becoming better. It's wasn't particularly amazing but it wasn't bad either. However, it had personality and in some places it was great. I have several places marked for turns of phrases, sentences and descriptions that I liked or loved. At last count I had 10. It was narrated by a young woman and it really read that way. It the parts that weren't narrated by Rory, I didn't see any problem either. Of course, it's possible that I missed things that other readers noticed. I was entirely wrapped up in the characters and story itself too much to pay attention. So if there's issues, it was so minor or so unnoticeable to really matter to someone who's involved in the book. If this makes me a philistine, then oh well, I'm enjoying it. I also found it funny. I usually don't say that about books unless it's a Pratchett. I laughed out loud at several places, smiled at others and smirked a lot.
The Slow Build up & the Villain:
I do see why people complained about the slow build up and such. I found it rather exciting and intriguing. The difference was that I was into the characters. I wanted to know the day to day life they lead. I really liked it and so I didn't find it slow or boring. I liked the characters, just being average people. I found they had personality and were engaging. I also think the build up is important not just for the characters but for the story in general. The build up is for fear. Fear plays a big part in understanding things, like the villain. For people who didn't get why the villain did what he did when he could have just avoided it, it was The Fear. The all encompassing, life breaking people altering fear. I've known that fear. I've lived that with kind of fear for years. I've changed, my actions and my routine has changed even to this day due to that lingering fear.
Of course, he went out to get the very thing, the very people that could destroy him. He couldn't live with the fear of accidentally running into that in a place, in a way he couldn't control. That fear takes all your control, your very life away. It makes sense, but it's not rational. People aren't entirely rational. Also, Boo is the only one in the ghost squad who doesn't want to explode them all away. Jo is still around because of her, not the two guys. The two guys don't care and just explode every ghost they run into. So yeah even if villain didn't cause trouble he might have been eliminated after all, if he ran into those two. Who wants the fear of just walking around minding your own business and then running into the very people who fear and could end you? I totally get it. It's kind of like having a stalker. Besides, it's clear the villain was enjoying his whole plan, murders included. He enjoyed having the power and wants to be unstoppable. He's a serial killer with clear motives.
lilith_knight's review against another edition
2.0
This review will be very short for two reasons mainly:
a) nobody talks about this book, so i guess nobody cares
b) there is not much to say
It seems kind of an achievement to make a book about London, ghosts and Jack the Ripper, boring, so since this is exactly what happened here, I guess I should say bravo?
To be honest The Name of the Star wasn't atrocious, it was just not that good. I found it very mundane if that makes any sense. There were a lot of descriptions of everyday activities, small info-dumpy passages about Jack the Ripper, and almost no ghosts (also, no regular ghost rules apply here, which made even the existence of ghosts boring). What a waste of an interesting idea, really.
The pacing was not very good, and it took almost half the book to pick up the pace just a tad more. The whole Jack the Ripper lore was okay-ish I guess, but since I already know everything Ripper-related it wasn't that exciting to me (yeah, I'm a serial-killer buff, what can I say), and the characters were likeable, but not memorable. The plot twists were not exactly plot twists, since from just reading the blurb in the back cover you already know half of the story and can easily guess the other half, so yeah, not all that great. Also, I was expecting it to be at least a little creepy. It was not.
The writing was funny and witty, but nothing exceptional and I was constantly trying to force-read until a certain point each time, before I could allow myself to fall back into my Netflix induced catatonia. That's never a good sign and every reader knows it.
In general, it was an okay-ish book, but I'm not motivated enough to continue with the series.
a) nobody talks about this book, so i guess nobody cares
b) there is not much to say
It seems kind of an achievement to make a book about London, ghosts and Jack the Ripper, boring, so since this is exactly what happened here, I guess I should say bravo?
To be honest The Name of the Star wasn't atrocious, it was just not that good. I found it very mundane if that makes any sense. There were a lot of descriptions of everyday activities, small info-dumpy passages about Jack the Ripper, and almost no ghosts (also, no regular ghost rules apply here, which made even the existence of ghosts boring). What a waste of an interesting idea, really.
The pacing was not very good, and it took almost half the book to pick up the pace just a tad more. The whole Jack the Ripper lore was okay-ish I guess, but since I already know everything Ripper-related it wasn't that exciting to me (yeah, I'm a serial-killer buff, what can I say), and the characters were likeable, but not memorable. The plot twists were not exactly plot twists, since from just reading the blurb in the back cover you already know half of the story and can easily guess the other half, so yeah, not all that great. Also, I was expecting it to be at least a little creepy. It was not.
The writing was funny and witty, but nothing exceptional and I was constantly trying to force-read until a certain point each time, before I could allow myself to fall back into my Netflix induced catatonia. That's never a good sign and every reader knows it.
In general, it was an okay-ish book, but I'm not motivated enough to continue with the series.
spierce44's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0