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January by Gabrielle Lord

catsflipped's review

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adventurous inspiring mysterious reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

  This book is written for the young teenage audience but it is equally enjoyable for the older age groups. Fast paced and easy to read, but not childish at all it is a relatively short book and a great start to the 12 book series.

Following Cal as he tries to understand clues left by his father while at the same time fighting for his life, this book is a real page turner. 

thebrainlair's review against another edition

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3.0

I can see why kids would like this. The writing is weak but there's lots if action and suspense.

guilhermeests's review against another edition

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4.0

A história deste livro é pequena, e não há muito para contar, mas eu gosto sempre de deixar uma explicação pequena da história feita por mim (sem revelar nada que não esteja na sinopse, claro).
Este livro é o primeiro de treze livros da saga Conspiração 365. Como puderam ler na sinopse, Callum Ormond é um jovem de 15 anos que tinha uma vida normal até o pai morrer com uma doença desconhecida pelos médicos. A partir daí tudo mudou. Na véspera de fim-de-ano Callum é avisado por um desconhecido que tem de sobreviver durante 365 dias, ou seja até à véspera de ano do ano seguinte. Callum primeiro não ligou ao sucedido mas depois de um momento para o outro acontecem-lhe coisas estranhas, e os seus familiares ficam em perigo, e Cal percebe que aquilo não é brincadeira. Cal decidi fugir, deixando todos preocupados. Cal faz de tudo para sobreviver mas nem sempre é fácil quando se tem pessoas que nos querem mortos.
Conhecemos pouco do Callum neste livro, mas gostei do quão protetor ele é com a família, mas principalmente com a irmã - Gabbi. Callum é sem dúvida um bom irmão. E pelo que ele passou no mês de Janeiro posso dizer que ele é mesmo um grande lutador, pois poucos de nós conseguiríamos passar pelo que ele está a passar durante esta história.
O melhor amigo de Callum, Boges também foi uma personagem que eu gostei porque é um verdadeiro melhor amigo para Cal, e acho que todos nós devíamos ter pelo menos um amigo assim.
Rafe, o tio de Cal foi uma personagem que me deixou com a pulga atrás da orelha, pois com a mãe de Cal e com Gabbi ele é uma pessoa boa, sempre disposta a ajudar; com Cal parece ser um pouco severo (apesar de esta não ser a palavra certa).
Gabrielle Lord tem uma boa escrita, e achei esta ideia de uma história dividida por meses, que por sua vez é contada aos minutos por dia, fantástica porque de certeza que vai fazer muitos jovens que não gostam de ler, começar a gostar.
Gostei do livro e recomendo a toda a gente. Apesar de ser uma leitura mais direccionada a jovens, já li opiniões de pessoas mais velhas que também gostaram imenso.

Podem ler a minha review deste livro também aqui: http://sonhareescreveer.blogspot.pt/2012/04/conspiracao-365-janeiro-opiniao.html

meubanks's review against another edition

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adventurous dark 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

4.25

r_lynn13's review against another edition

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4.0

Pretty exciting start to an series with a different kind of situation. I liked the character of Cal and his trust worthy best friend Boges. I feel like my suspicions are the same as Cal's, but I have no idea where the plot will go. The idea of 12 books, one per month guarantees any reader is ready and waiting for more plus the book ends with a cliff hanger. I am ready to start book 2!

kobrien1014's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

eljabo's review

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2.0

Blech - what horrible writing!

This book was fast-paced -- I'll give it that. It took me about 90 minutes to read from cover to cover.

I found myself horribly distracted by the times. It works in the television series, 24 , but in book form, the times were big, bold interruptions. I kept thinking to myself, how did it only take 5 minutes for him to do all that?

I guess I have to remember that 30-something women are not the target audience. If I were a teenage boy, I'd probably love this book. Stuff gets blown up, people are shot and quite a few kidnappings take place.

Sadly, I will undoubtedly read the remaining books in the series because I'm nosy and want to know what the heck the Ormand Singularity is.

allisonsbeautifullife's review

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4.0

This series is another great idea from scholastic to draw readers in, and get them to read a new book each month. The series is made up of 12 books with one book coming out each month. The story follows a normal Australian teen Callum Ormond who is approached by a stranger on New Year’s Eve and is told that he must evade the people who killed his father. If he can make it through the next 365 days he will be ok. Cal must decipher the clues that his sick father left for him as he was dying.

The books are action packed and I like that Cal is a completely normal teenager. He doesn’t have a lot of money, so he must survive on what little he has. This means he sleeps in run down abandoned places and depends on help from his friend Boges. Each month is a new book with each chapter being a different day. One of the neat things about this book is that the page numbers run in descending order so they start at the highest number and end at one. When I picked up the first book I had to double check that it was actually the first book, but when I flipped through I understood. The nice thing about the page numbers is that you never have to think about how many pages you have left (no math!).

I think kids and adults alike will like this series. If you are a fan of the 39 clues series or even the TV show 24 give these books a try. They will keep you entertained and you will be glad that the entire series is already so that you won’t have to wait for the next installment.

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everydayreading's review

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3.0

Surprised by how much I enjoyed this.

bookworm513's review

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5.0

I tought it was exciting quick and easy to read started to read the next one straight after