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lbolesta's review against another edition
3.0
I liked this book but it was SO LONG and wandered around a bit too much.
lizziea229's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
atomicbobo's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
mrstorycraft's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
4.25
lindzlovesreading's review against another edition
4.0
I am always going to love a book that has the emotional intensity of Elena Ferrante mixed in with hard fantasy. It gives the novel as a whole a slightly unhinged vibe, that frankly I am here for. It's a brilliant metaphor of when you lose yourself in grief, but that even itself gets a little trapped in the fantasy trappings of the piece, but for me it worked - because it reflected Taryn as a whole. The writing was dense and juicy, so it just immersed me quickly.
sunscour's review against another edition
3.0
Sadly, very long and very boring. The editor must have been on vacation. This book was trying to be horror, with demon possession, fantasy with fairy creatures from various mythologies and romance with an angsty protagonist. The chapter called Two Graves was 40 pages of tire rolling. Just a bunch of good ideas tossed together into a fiction salad. Still a 3-star read, because what was good (the character Shift) was very interesting.
ameliethemoomin's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
inspiring
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? Yes
4.0
theodoragreene's review against another edition
3.0
I loved it until the last 100 pages, and then it all fell apart. The last chapter and epilogue specifically did not sit well with me and I feel like the whole story was wasted with the ending that arguably didn't have much to do with the main plot and left a lot of questions and plot lines open and unanswered.
emannuelk's review against another edition
3.0
Esse livro pode agradar quem gostou de "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell", embora não seja tão bom. Ou quem está afim de ler um livro que junta uma fantasia intelectualizada com ritmo de thriller a la "Código da Vinci". Inicialmente eu gostei bastante, justamente por como o livro te compele a continuar lendo. Mas sofre de algo que tenho achado cada vez mais recorrente em livros de fantasia, que é ser muito genérico. Especialmente quanto a mitologia do livro se relaciona com mitos históricos, que sempre me parecem uma mistura de falta de criatividade com uma escolha muito seletiva. Por que fadas irlandesas? Por que Odin, de novo e de novo? E, conforme os elementos mágicos vão se tornando mais importantes nessa narrativa, menos interessante ela conseguia ser. Os personagens também não eram exatamente interessantes, e a motivação, mesmo da protagonista, era descompassada com os acontecimentos e com o arco como um todo. E, para fechar com chave de ouro, não bastava ser uma busca por um manuscrito mágico superpoderoso, o fim tinha que ser um jeito de "salvar o mundo". E esse é o nosso mundo, que é salvo do aquecimento global e de todos os problemas que nós humanos nos causamos. Como? Boa pergunta.