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zuzie's review against another edition
3.0
Musím priznať, že druhý diel, na rozdiel od prvého, úvodného bol trochu lepší. Ale možno to bolo tým, že tentokrát som ho čítala v češtine, ktohovie. Každopádne, tých "teenagerských" výrazov, ktoré mi niekedy liezli na nervy bolo menej a aj tie mláďatá sa už chovali akosi menej hlúpo. Aj keď sem tam sa našla situácia, kedy by som niekoho najradšej prefliaskala, ale aj také musia byť.
Postavy ostávajú aké boli, aj keď pomaly sa tam začína viac zaplietať láska v Zoey-nom prípade aj sex (nie úplne, zatiaľ len v náznakoch a myšlienkach, ale aj tak) a také tie normálne ľudské veci, ktoré sa v živote mladých dejú ale o ktorých sa bežne nepíše, alebo vlastne ja osobne som sa s tým ešte nestretla. V tomto mi tá kniha príde akási ľudskejšia ako ostatné knihy (veď keď už by sme boli, keby Bella svojou rukou nahmatala Edwardovi "bouli" v nohaviciach). Takže ako mi tie výrazy išli na nervy, tak na druhú stranu to ostatné teenagerské a človečenské sa zniesť dá, ba práveže to tej knihe akosi pridáva na sympatiách.
Aby som ale moc neodbehla od postáv, Afrodita sa začína správať akosi inak, rovnako aj Neferet. Dosť nečakane povedala by som a musím povedať, že sa mi to pozdáva, aj keď v tom vidím ešte nejaké zauzlenia a kopu neprávosti v ďalších knihách, ale kde by sme bez tej neprávosti na svete boli. Nejako to budem musieť prežiť.
Čo sa týka priebehu knihy, prišla mi trochu živšia a dramatickejšia ako prvý diel, ale znova to šlo tak očakávane. Zo začiatku nejaké úvodné veci, potom sa udeje niečo zvláštne a skončí sa to nejakou "akciou". Predpokladám, že ostatné knihy budú rovnaké, ale neberiem to ako mínus, predsa len keby sa to malo všetko napchať do menšieho počtu kníh, bolo by tam tých akcií zrazu priveľa a to by bolo neúnosné.
Postavy ostávajú aké boli, aj keď pomaly sa tam začína viac zaplietať láska v Zoey-nom prípade aj sex (nie úplne, zatiaľ len v náznakoch a myšlienkach, ale aj tak) a také tie normálne ľudské veci, ktoré sa v živote mladých dejú ale o ktorých sa bežne nepíše, alebo vlastne ja osobne som sa s tým ešte nestretla. V tomto mi tá kniha príde akási ľudskejšia ako ostatné knihy (veď keď už by sme boli, keby Bella svojou rukou nahmatala Edwardovi "bouli" v nohaviciach). Takže ako mi tie výrazy išli na nervy, tak na druhú stranu to ostatné teenagerské a človečenské sa zniesť dá, ba práveže to tej knihe akosi pridáva na sympatiách.
Aby som ale moc neodbehla od postáv, Afrodita sa začína správať akosi inak, rovnako aj Neferet. Dosť nečakane povedala by som a musím povedať, že sa mi to pozdáva, aj keď v tom vidím ešte nejaké zauzlenia a kopu neprávosti v ďalších knihách, ale kde by sme bez tej neprávosti na svete boli. Nejako to budem musieť prežiť.
Čo sa týka priebehu knihy, prišla mi trochu živšia a dramatickejšia ako prvý diel, ale znova to šlo tak očakávane. Zo začiatku nejaké úvodné veci, potom sa udeje niečo zvláštne a skončí sa to nejakou "akciou". Predpokladám, že ostatné knihy budú rovnaké, ale neberiem to ako mínus, predsa len keby sa to malo všetko napchať do menšieho počtu kníh, bolo by tam tých akcií zrazu priveľa a to by bolo neúnosné.
shxx2's review against another edition
dark
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.25
It's so so bad. At this point I'm just rage reading, no?
lizterry's review against another edition
dark
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
The overall story is interesting and good, but there is a lot of misogyny that made it difficult to get through.
bananathemuffin's review against another edition
1.0
Marked was an okay book. Betrayed is almost unbearable. There is almost no plot until the last 50 pages or so, but before that we're just trudging through 260 pages of watching Zoey be a hypocritcal, horrible friend and even worse girlfriend to everyone around here. But it's okay, because she's not like that "skank-ho Aphrodite" who did all of the same things in book 1 that Zoey is doing right now in book 2...but ignore that, she isn't normally a "ho" so you'll have to excuse her for having... *checks notes* 3 boyfriends.
Zoey has to be the most unlikable main character I have ever had the displeasure of reading about.
So this book you can definitely tell was written in the 2000s before we started shaming people for using slurs and being all around terrible people in public. Zoey sure does love to call her gay friends the f-slur, but it's okay she put it in quotation marks so you know she didn't actually *mean* it. And she's always reminding us that she is *not* an r-slur. Otherwise that might be really bad if we were to think of her as being less than perfect!!
And lastly. Fox News. Need I say more?
I have read this series before and I am reading it again. Masochist that I am, I'm going to push through and see if these books get any better or if I'm going to be sorely let down with every single installment.
Zoey has to be the most unlikable main character I have ever had the displeasure of reading about.
So this book you can definitely tell was written in the 2000s before we started shaming people for using slurs and being all around terrible people in public. Zoey sure does love to call her gay friends the f-slur, but it's okay she put it in quotation marks so you know she didn't actually *mean* it. And she's always reminding us that she is *not* an r-slur. Otherwise that might be really bad if we were to think of her as being less than perfect!!
And lastly. Fox News. Need I say more?
I have read this series before and I am reading it again. Masochist that I am, I'm going to push through and see if these books get any better or if I'm going to be sorely let down with every single installment.
adhdbookclub_alex's review against another edition
4.0
Obvi there is some out of date language used, but otherwise I have enjoyed rereading this series so far!
casandrawilliams's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
livin_in_lextacy's review against another edition
1.0
I don't completely understand why I chose to reread this series. I have been progressing through these books steadily via audible and traditional reading. This series is composed of many novels that are pretty quick reads even if they are a bit cringey.
I think the reason I do in some ways enjoy this series is for nostalgic reasons. These were one of the first series I invested myself in after the Twilight books. I remember them being a lot more entertaining back then but now there is quite a lot about them that make me uncomfortable throughout the story.
One of my main issues is the fact that there seems to be undertones are seemingly racist, in a way. I do believe I have seen some other reviewers mention this as well. It was improved from the first book but there were a few lines from the book that just made me stop and think about how inappropriate the way Shaunee was presented or described. From what I understand it gets corrected as the series progresses but, we will see.
Another issue I have with representation of the gay community. Damian seems to have no other personally other than being gay which doesn't sit correctly with me. Once again, from what I have seen this is corrected as the series progresses as well.
I did not however remember all of the slut-shaming and 'mean girl' mentality that the entire 'protagonist' group demonstrated. The main character, Zoey, along with her group of friends constantly belittles one of the 'antagonists' Aphrodite and called her hateful names. While Aphrodite was by no means my favorite, I defiantly don't like how the 'good guys' treated her. It sets a horrible tone for what is acceptable and good to the younger audience reading it. I feel like I remember this specific friendship growing and evolving in a positive way in the next few books (I think I stopped reading on the 4th or 5th book years ago). Regardless, I don't think this attitude is appropriate by any means especially considering how much of a hypocrite Zoey is considering how she acts in both this instalment in the series as well as the first.
I do remember thinking this series had so much potential when I was younger and I still agree with that idea. The overall plot line and story does have a great amount of potential but this book reads like bad fanfiction.
I plan on giving the 3rd installment a chance considering I have copies of these books from my youth but I expect significant improvement if I am to continue with this series.
I think the reason I do in some ways enjoy this series is for nostalgic reasons. These were one of the first series I invested myself in after the Twilight books. I remember them being a lot more entertaining back then but now there is quite a lot about them that make me uncomfortable throughout the story.
One of my main issues is the fact that there seems to be undertones are seemingly racist, in a way. I do believe I have seen some other reviewers mention this as well. It was improved from the first book but there were a few lines from the book that just made me stop and think about how inappropriate the way Shaunee was presented or described. From what I understand it gets corrected as the series progresses but, we will see.
Another issue I have with representation of the gay community. Damian seems to have no other personally other than being gay which doesn't sit correctly with me. Once again, from what I have seen this is corrected as the series progresses as well.
I did not however remember all of the slut-shaming and 'mean girl' mentality that the entire 'protagonist' group demonstrated. The main character, Zoey, along with her group of friends constantly belittles one of the 'antagonists' Aphrodite and called her hateful names. While Aphrodite was by no means my favorite, I defiantly don't like how the 'good guys' treated her. It sets a horrible tone for what is acceptable and good to the younger audience reading it. I feel like I remember this specific friendship growing and evolving in a positive way in the next few books (I think I stopped reading on the 4th or 5th book years ago). Regardless, I don't think this attitude is appropriate by any means especially considering how much of a hypocrite Zoey is considering how she acts in both this instalment in the series as well as the first.
I do remember thinking this series had so much potential when I was younger and I still agree with that idea. The overall plot line and story does have a great amount of potential but this book reads like bad fanfiction.
I plan on giving the 3rd installment a chance considering I have copies of these books from my youth but I expect significant improvement if I am to continue with this series.
anna_marija_v's review against another edition
4.0
Pārlasot otrreiz, radās tāda patīkama noskaņa, turot atkal šo grāmatu rokās. Dažreiz bija apnicīgi, kad Zoja visu laiku domāja, kurš no trim kavalieriem viņai ir pareizais, skolotājs Lorens, uzticamais puisis vai ne Ēriks vai bērnības draugs Hīts. Personīgi man visvairāk patiks Ēriks un Lorens, bet šis skolotājs grāmatā tika pieminēts labi ja piecas vai sešas reizes.
Pagaidām nav īsti laika uzrakstīt recenziju, jo kā teicu piedalos NaNo, bet, cerams, ka drīzumā sanāks, bet tagad ķeros klāt grāmatai "Prom" Maikls Grānts.
Pagaidām nav īsti laika uzrakstīt recenziju, jo kā teicu piedalos NaNo, bet, cerams, ka drīzumā sanāks, bet tagad ķeros klāt grāmatai "Prom" Maikls Grānts.
bitsydearest's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0