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Dark Blue Rising by Teri Terry

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merlespostcards's review

4.0

Teri Terry gehört absolut zu den großartigsten Autorinnen in der Science Fiction Youn Adult Literatur. In ihren Büchern schafft sie es immer wieder aktuelle Themen und solche die es vielleicht noch werden könnten, sachlich und zugleich spannend wieder zu geben. Ich habe sie vor einigen Jahren entdeckt und habe die Gelöscht Trilogie gerade nur so verschlungen. Als ich dann gesehen habe, dass sie ein neues Buch veröffentlich bzw. das es auf Deutsch übersetzt wird, war ich super glücklich als ich es dann auf vorablesen.de gewonnen habe. Vielen lieben Dank dafür an den Verlag und Vorablesen. Leider hat das mit dem Versand unterirdisch lang gedauert, aber als ich das Buch dann in den Händen hatte, war ich mehr als glücklich und habe es ist in den letzten zwei Tagen verschlungen.

Wie so oft bei Teri Terry werden Themen behandelt die sich in der Zukunft vielleicht genau so zu tragen könnten. Im Gegensatz zu den Büchern die ich bisher von ihr gelesen habe, bezieht sich der Fokus hier weniger auf das politische, sondern mehr auf die Umwelt und Klimaschützer. Ich hatte schon andere Bücher gelesen, bei denen es um Klimawandeln und alle anderen Randthemen geht, aber Teri Terry hat es nach meiner Meinung geschafft etwas besonderes daraus werden zu lassen.

Der Autorin ist eine ausgesprochen komplexe Grundstory gelungen. Ich habe während des Lesens immer gegrübelt was und wer jetzt zusammen gehört und wie die Geschichte ausgehen könnte. Ich habe immer nur so auf das große Finale hin gefiebert und konnte gar nicht schnell, genug lesen

Tabby war eine sympathisch und süße Protagonistin, deren Handlungen ich (fast) immer nachvollziehen konnte. Ich mochte sie wirklich von Seite 1 und mit ihr als Protagonistin hat es riesigen Spaß gemacht, in diesen doch zu Teil recht verwirrenden Welt einzutauchen. Die Nebencharaktere mochte ich allesamt auch wirklich gerne, obwohl ich es sehr schade fand, dass der Fokus wirklich extrem auf Tabby lag und man viele Nebencharaktere eigentlich gar nicht wirklich kennen gelernt hat.

Der Schreibstill war ausgesprochen gut. Teri Terrys Art zu schreiben ist bildhaft und hilft einen so dabei ich auch Dinge vorzustellen, die so nicht unbedingt in unserem alltäglichen Leben geschehen.

Alles in allem ein gelungenes und gutes Buch. Für 5 Sterne hat es nicht gereicht. Das gewisse etwas hat mich dafür einfach gefehlt. Trotzdem ist das Buch mit 4 Sternen sehr zu empfehlen und wirklich gut gelungen.

laureenxx's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

lawbooks600's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Representation: Minor Asian characters
Score: Six and a half out of ten.

That was a unique book. I wanted to read Dark Blue Rising by Teri Terry for a while but I put it off for a few months until I saw it hiding on a library shelf. It looked like few people read it, so I picked it up and glanced at the intriguing blurb. When I closed the final page, the book was flawed, but enjoyable.

It starts with Tabitha or Tabby, living with her mother, Cate, in the opening pages until Tabby's mother is arrested for an unknown reason and another character took Tabby somewhere else. The pacing is slow in the opening pages, and I thought the entire narrative would be tedious to read, but at least there are more action scenes in the finishing pages. Did I mention Dark Blue Rising is almost 400 pages long? Something was off about Tabby based on her dialogue, making her seem more naïve than her peers, like when she had to learn text messaging. There is a mystery aspect where Tabby discusses an organisation only known as The Circle, whose logo is four connected circles, but it's still unclear who they are, other than an environmentalist group.

Tabby is now in a leisure centre where she can swim as much as she likes, as it is her passion, then she joins a training program with other swimmers, before finally going to an elite but isolated swimming institution. There are a lot of scenes where I get to see Tabby doing what she enjoys best, but it got tiring and repetitive over time. Tabby's naïveté isn't a new character trait to me as I saw that in other works I've read from different authors. Tabby stays in that final place for a while. Nothing intriguing about that. Except for when Tabby swims alone and discovers a human fish hybrid, which must've been a result of an experiment. The conclusion shows the UK, Tabby's home country, affected by storms, but at that point I disconnected from the narrative. Perhaps Red Sky Burning would be an improvement.

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elliecaitlin16's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

alongreader's review against another edition

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4.0

I love Teri's work. The Dark Matter Trilogy is amazing; even though each book is part of the trilogy, they are all very different stories. I anticipate that the same will be true in this series, as this volume is mostly set up and laying groundwork for various mysteries and problems.

Speaking of mysteries! Wow. I have an idea what I think might be happening, possibly, but I could be miles off! Teri is always very inventive, and I won't be surprised if I completely change my mind within the first four minutes of reading the next book.

The more mundane parts of the story - Tabby getting to know her new (old) family - are really well handled. I never felt like it was rushed or inauthentic. The early part of the book seemed like a nice, gentle story about a girl rediscovering her family.

Of course, I read the blurb, so I knew what was coming, and things quickly got creepy. The gradual worsening of things was very well handled, and I always wanted to know what was going to happen next.

I'm really looking forward to reading the next two parts and finding out exactly what's been going on!

filuipa's review against another edition

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3.0

It might be a 3.5, I was so into it and then the last third of the book, I just didn't buy the whole ending.

engrossedreader's review against another edition

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3.0

Dark Blue Rising showed the life of teens quite well, depicting life, family, and relationships as imperfect, not ideal just real and a bit messy. In Tabby it laid bare the turmoil of an interrupted childhood, mysterious history, curious abilities, and an uncertain future.

I am left wanting to learn more about this odd world and its secrets.

My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy of this book in exchange for a candid review.

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maere's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

planetbeth91's review against another edition

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4.0

I have struggled with reading lately but I always love a good @teriterrywrites thriller. This is the start of a trilogy and I have SO MANY QUESTIONS, but I must wait for answers, and have already pre-ordered the next one because I need them

obviously_lene's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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