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terramoes's review against another edition
4.0
This book was very slow to begin with. I had a hard time getting into it and I almost abandoned it. I'm very glad I didn't, though, because it ended up being a fairly good book.
artsybry's review against another edition
2.0
I tried, I really did I just could not finish this. Some blame lies in the guys voice on the audio book but for the most part the story is just boring. Like counting the bumps on a popcorn ceiling is more entertaining kind of boring.
Firs the audio book - the actor pronounced every word with such elocution that it drew it out unusually long. So in the time it took the actor to read one sentence I could have read 4 if I had the actual book. So that is partially why the story felt so incredibly drawn out.
The other reason the story was slow was just because of the way it was written. The plot was slow to catch on, the mystery that Mackey was not who he said he was wasn't much of a mystery, even the town in general knew of the other's existence and that they were among them.
Seriously this was putting me to sleep which was pretty bad considering I was listening to it while driving my hour and something 2 hour commute back and forth to work. Sleep driving is so not recommended.
Still I did give it an extra star for the absolutely creepy vibe it had - whether that was due to hearing the words or the story itself I have no idea. But it was creepy.
All in all though, I am not wasting any more of my time on this. Next book!
Firs the audio book - the actor pronounced every word with such elocution that it drew it out unusually long. So in the time it took the actor to read one sentence I could have read 4 if I had the actual book. So that is partially why the story felt so incredibly drawn out.
The other reason the story was slow was just because of the way it was written. The plot was slow to catch on, the mystery that Mackey was not who he said he was wasn't much of a mystery, even the town in general knew of the other's existence and that they were among them.
Seriously this was putting me to sleep which was pretty bad considering I was listening to it while driving my hour and something 2 hour commute back and forth to work. Sleep driving is so not recommended.
Still I did give it an extra star for the absolutely creepy vibe it had - whether that was due to hearing the words or the story itself I have no idea. But it was creepy.
All in all though, I am not wasting any more of my time on this. Next book!
bbckprpl's review against another edition
2.0
This book wasn't horrible, it just wasn't my thing. Maybe books involving dead/taken kids weren't things I should have been reading at this particular time in my life, and I'm not being fair, but I didn't enjoy it. That said, it has one of the best covers I've seen in a long time.
jurassicreads's review against another edition
3.0
This was an eerie, unexpected novel that had plenty of dark surprises around every corner.
At no time while reading "The Replacement" was I able to look ahead and guess either the upcoming scene or the ending. This is a great stand-alone book, although part of me is a little more curious about the world that is constructed.
Character development of the main character, Mackie, and the side characters is well-done, although at times a little lacking. Mackie is understandably a confused individual, but I felt like he was a little too quiet or stereotypically 'misunderstood.' I wish he had opened up to his peers earlier in the novel.
I'm not usually interested in creepy, dark books like this, but it was a fun ride. Yovanoff's writing is interesting, and a little different than anything I've read before.
The imagery and descriptions used throughout the book were greatly appreciated and I felt like I could really see the characters and environments as they happened.
My main disinterest in this novel is the fact that world built here was a little confusing or incomplete. At times, I felt like decisions were a 'this or that,' but by the end of the book it feels as if there was a lot of grey area that meant decisions weren't really that important.
At no time while reading "The Replacement" was I able to look ahead and guess either the upcoming scene or the ending. This is a great stand-alone book, although part of me is a little more curious about the world that is constructed.
Character development of the main character, Mackie, and the side characters is well-done, although at times a little lacking. Mackie is understandably a confused individual, but I felt like he was a little too quiet or stereotypically 'misunderstood.' I wish he had opened up to his peers earlier in the novel.
I'm not usually interested in creepy, dark books like this, but it was a fun ride. Yovanoff's writing is interesting, and a little different than anything I've read before.
The imagery and descriptions used throughout the book were greatly appreciated and I felt like I could really see the characters and environments as they happened.
My main disinterest in this novel is the fact that world built here was a little confusing or incomplete. At times, I felt like decisions were a 'this or that,' but by the end of the book it feels as if there was a lot of grey area that meant decisions weren't really that important.
meginsanity's review against another edition
4.0
The Replacement is a story about changelings, the idea that sometimes fairy creatures steal away human children from their cribs and replace them with their own castoff children. This book updates the idea and brings it to the modern town of Gentry, where we follow a changeling, and the undoing of his world around him.
This young adult novel manages to include paranormal themes while also touching upon mature subjects and remaining true to the thought processes of teenagers. While I thought some characters were underdeveloped, the world of Gentry and its underworld were nicely fleshed-out, with an intriguing backstory. I enjoyed the way "old world" mythology became modern, although at times it felt the author was trying to be too cool and edgy, particularly in some scenes set at a club.
The mood of the story is really handled well. You can feel the funk/depression/fog the main character is in, and it suffuses the pages with its own kind of melancholy. Reading this really is like entering Mackie Doyle's brain, with its concerns about girls at school coexisting with worries about the dark fairy underground he finds himself flirting with. It's good stuff.
This young adult novel manages to include paranormal themes while also touching upon mature subjects and remaining true to the thought processes of teenagers. While I thought some characters were underdeveloped, the world of Gentry and its underworld were nicely fleshed-out, with an intriguing backstory. I enjoyed the way "old world" mythology became modern, although at times it felt the author was trying to be too cool and edgy, particularly in some scenes set at a club.
The mood of the story is really handled well. You can feel the funk/depression/fog the main character is in, and it suffuses the pages with its own kind of melancholy. Reading this really is like entering Mackie Doyle's brain, with its concerns about girls at school coexisting with worries about the dark fairy underground he finds himself flirting with. It's good stuff.
kmthomas06's review against another edition
4.0
A delightfully creepy book - a perfect fall read. Mackie, the main character, has to be one of my favorite protagonists in a long time - a teenager who is confused and scared but willing to try to save his world when he needs to. The fact that he is also a changling just makes him that much cooler.
demilee1369's review against another edition
3.0
This story took a lot for me to get into, I literally started and stopped 6 times before finally being able to progress through it. The main character is a major douche in my opinion but he does grow out of that stage, which improves the story heaps. I love the strong female characters in this story and the image/message they bring across for young women who read this story.
befsk's review against another edition
2.0
A drab and ill-defined book. Lifeless setting, meaningless plot and conflict. No point to the entire story, no lessons to be learned at all. Dull main character, but then all of the characters were dull, truth be told. I struggled to make myself pick the book back up, and I put it down frequently.