kelz31's review
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this - frequent readers of YA (like myself) usually acknowledge that there are certain tropes that can be expected from most YA novels. The Conspiracy of Us was an exciting and action-packed departure from the norm.
Comes with the added bonus of constantly picturing True Blood's Eric Northman as Stellan. The connections abound!
Comes with the added bonus of constantly picturing True Blood's Eric Northman as Stellan. The connections abound!
opcarder's review
5.0
Oh my goodness. I need a sequel like yesterday. I do not know what I am going to do with myself until I find out what happens next.
This book was SOOOO good. It had just the right amount of angst, action and adventure. It was a wild ride from start to finish. I am very much in love with these characters, the world and the story line. Like I said, I really need another book.
This book was SOOOO good. It had just the right amount of angst, action and adventure. It was a wild ride from start to finish. I am very much in love with these characters, the world and the story line. Like I said, I really need another book.
catholicamanda's review
4.0
When I first heard about this book in January, I really wanted to read it. The problem was that I didn’t want to buy it. I wasn’t that sure I would like it. So I waited for my local library to get the audiobook. Then I jumped on the chance to finally find out more about this book.
The main character is Avery West. She is just a normal girl with a single mother, always moving from place to place. Her life is normal, expect for all the moving for her mother’s job, until the night of her prom. Then everything changes. Suddenly she isn’t just normal Avery anymore.
She is Avery West, long lost cousin of the Saxon family, one of the twelve families of the Circle. These families literally rule the world and now, apparently, she is one of them. That is just a bit of a change to make in her life.
Avery ends up in Paris, completely unprepared for what is waiting for her. This is a new life. This is now her life. Until they find out. If they find out, then they will stop at nothing to get to her. But how do you keep a secret when you don’t have all the facts?
Stellan and Jack are supposed to be able to keep her safe. But from what are the keeping her safe? What do the people they work for really want her for? What’s a girl to do when she doesn’t know who to trust or what to believe?
This really is more of a mystery novel. Avery is trying to figure everything out. She is falling for Jack and doesn’t know if she should fight it or go with it. Stellan is different. He is strong, scary, and working for a family that isn’t hers.
Avery grows a lot through this novel. We see her move from the scaredc, normal American teen to someone else. She grows and changes. She takes impulsive chances and then thinks long and hard on other things. She is scared and she is worried and yet she tries to figure everything out.
While I enjoyed this book, I did have a couple of things I wasn’t so sure about. For example, almost everyone in the book is always speaking English. They are in Paris and Istanbul and yet every important conversation that Avery happens to overhear is in English. I don’t think that is exactly how it would happen in real life. It kind of made me skeptical.
Anyway, it was a book I had a hard time pulling myself out of it. I listened to the second half of it on a drive across the state and it did help pass the hours.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
The main character is Avery West. She is just a normal girl with a single mother, always moving from place to place. Her life is normal, expect for all the moving for her mother’s job, until the night of her prom. Then everything changes. Suddenly she isn’t just normal Avery anymore.
She is Avery West, long lost cousin of the Saxon family, one of the twelve families of the Circle. These families literally rule the world and now, apparently, she is one of them. That is just a bit of a change to make in her life.
Avery ends up in Paris, completely unprepared for what is waiting for her. This is a new life. This is now her life. Until they find out. If they find out, then they will stop at nothing to get to her. But how do you keep a secret when you don’t have all the facts?
Stellan and Jack are supposed to be able to keep her safe. But from what are the keeping her safe? What do the people they work for really want her for? What’s a girl to do when she doesn’t know who to trust or what to believe?
This really is more of a mystery novel. Avery is trying to figure everything out. She is falling for Jack and doesn’t know if she should fight it or go with it. Stellan is different. He is strong, scary, and working for a family that isn’t hers.
Avery grows a lot through this novel. We see her move from the scaredc, normal American teen to someone else. She grows and changes. She takes impulsive chances and then thinks long and hard on other things. She is scared and she is worried and yet she tries to figure everything out.
While I enjoyed this book, I did have a couple of things I wasn’t so sure about. For example, almost everyone in the book is always speaking English. They are in Paris and Istanbul and yet every important conversation that Avery happens to overhear is in English. I don’t think that is exactly how it would happen in real life. It kind of made me skeptical.
Anyway, it was a book I had a hard time pulling myself out of it. I listened to the second half of it on a drive across the state and it did help pass the hours.
This review first appeared at Orandi et Legendi.
mb_booklady's review
4.0
An interesting adventure with a love triangle that has a cliff-hanger ending.
Avery West has never known her father and doesn't have many friends because of the frequent moves required by her mom's job. When a new boy, Jack, enrolls at her school, Avery decides to defy her mother and accept Jack's invitation to the prom.
So starts an adventure to meet the father she has never known, Avery's education about a world she never knew existed, and her role in an ancient prophecy.
This was a fun story, although it did lag a little in the middle. However, once the pace picked back up, the story was off and running again.
Although the book is listed for ages 12 and up or grades 7 and up, I think it will most likely end up with a YA sticker (meaning only 8th grade or 13 and up) on it in my library. I think most seventh graders could probably handle it, but due to a few steamy making out scenes, I hesitate to let a sixth grader read it. Sex is not really discussed other than to say it is not a decision Avery is willing to make that night, but she seems to be okay with it the next day, before she and the guy are interrupted by a phone call.
Avery West has never known her father and doesn't have many friends because of the frequent moves required by her mom's job. When a new boy, Jack, enrolls at her school, Avery decides to defy her mother and accept Jack's invitation to the prom.
So starts an adventure to meet the father she has never known, Avery's education about a world she never knew existed, and her role in an ancient prophecy.
This was a fun story, although it did lag a little in the middle. However, once the pace picked back up, the story was off and running again.
Although the book is listed for ages 12 and up or grades 7 and up, I think it will most likely end up with a YA sticker (meaning only 8th grade or 13 and up) on it in my library. I think most seventh graders could probably handle it, but due to a few steamy making out scenes, I hesitate to let a sixth grader read it. Sex is not really discussed other than to say it is not a decision Avery is willing to make that night, but she seems to be okay with it the next day, before she and the guy are interrupted by a phone call.
dariab's review against another edition
4.5
i found myself enjoying this one and, for the first time in a while, i didn't feel like a book could have been shorter. the romance was fun, the entire conflict was interesting but also pretty easy so i didnt have to think too much (a quality i have to appreciate at this point in my life, though it wouldnt have been as great other times).
im excited to start the next one because of the cliffhanger.
im excited to start the next one because of the cliffhanger.
hopelikeyou's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
sabisays's review against another edition
DNF @p. 127 or put aside I don’t know yet, however, as of now I have no interest of reading this, so I‘m not.
elena_r's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed the book for the most part I consider it a 4.5 stars book.
The book's concept surprised me : Alexander the Great and the Diadochi. We didn't study this at school so it was a fun way to learn cool stuff. Also I loved how Hall described the cities. Also my God, Stellan was perfect. He might get on my top of Hot boys of 2015.
What i disliked somewhat was the main character, Avery. She had some strange reactions and equally strange actions. I mean at the end I enjoyed how she acted during the scene. She was badass. Also her relationship with Jack felt a bit forced, which means team Stellan for the win.
All in all I enjoyed the book, the plot was fantastic, there were a few plot twists and some expected things, but in the end it was a fun book to read.
The book's concept surprised me : Alexander the Great and the Diadochi. We didn't study this at school so it was a fun way to learn cool stuff. Also I loved how Hall described the cities. Also my God, Stellan was perfect. He might get on my top of Hot boys of 2015.
What i disliked somewhat was the main character, Avery. She had some strange reactions and equally strange actions. I mean at the end I enjoyed how she acted during the
Spoiler
weddingAll in all I enjoyed the book, the plot was fantastic, there were a few plot twists and some expected things, but in the end it was a fun book to read.
lydiaelyse's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0