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crescent_just's review against another edition
3.0
I loved it.
Also was Mal being the daughter of Hades mentioned before because finding out here somehow blew my mind.
I need more Hades lol.
And what happens to Uma! She deserves better to be honest.
But I'm really bothered that Mal didn't have any career prospect. I mean she's not yet married to Ben and is certainly not a royal. Why didn't she decide to explore her options first, have a feel of life, trying out different careers before shackling herself already to royal life? I don't get it. It wouldn't have taken anything from the story and would have sent a beautiful message about finding oneself since she hasn't really had the opportunity.
Update: I'm taking one star off. The issue with Mal can't keep out of my head. Also tbh, this was too rushed and had little depth for my liking. The first three books were far better. But I enjoyed it anyway.
Also was Mal being the daughter of Hades mentioned before because finding out here somehow blew my mind.
I need more Hades lol.
And what happens to Uma! She deserves better to be honest.
But I'm really bothered that Mal didn't have any career prospect. I mean she's not yet married to Ben and is certainly not a royal. Why didn't she decide to explore her options first, have a feel of life, trying out different careers before shackling herself already to royal life? I don't get it. It wouldn't have taken anything from the story and would have sent a beautiful message about finding oneself since she hasn't really had the opportunity.
Update: I'm taking one star off. The issue with Mal can't keep out of my head. Also tbh, this was too rushed and had little depth for my liking. The first three books were far better. But I enjoyed it anyway.
kayla0820's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
harriyanna's review against another edition
1.0
listen, i loved these books, but this was one just awful and i could not finish it.
i don't want to sit and call it ass. it pains me to say it, but it was ass.
this book is a reflection of how trash the 3rd movie was. at this point no one in charge of writing for descendants knew what they wanted to do with this story and its so sad to see it go out like this.
i love melissa's writing as i own numerous books by her and im gonna be honest i do not really blame her for this book being so terrible! descendants has this ongoing issue with continuity and the author does what she can to include the factors and characters within the animated series and the movies. you wanna know what the main problem is? it's obvious that the people who wrote the animated show and movies DID NOT read these books and skimmed them at most. overall its disappointing the it's clear the effort was not put in all around and it's what made this book suffer the most.
the first arc of descendants (because the new movies focus on new characters) ended on a weak note because disney didn't want to slow down with this series. i feel like if they took the time to understand who is who and what is what it would not have been so dry and boring in the end.
i don't want to sit and call it ass. it pains me to say it, but it was ass.
this book is a reflection of how trash the 3rd movie was. at this point no one in charge of writing for descendants knew what they wanted to do with this story and its so sad to see it go out like this.
i love melissa's writing as i own numerous books by her and im gonna be honest i do not really blame her for this book being so terrible! descendants has this ongoing issue with continuity and the author does what she can to include the factors and characters within the animated series and the movies. you wanna know what the main problem is? it's obvious that the people who wrote the animated show and movies DID NOT read these books and skimmed them at most. overall its disappointing the it's clear the effort was not put in all around and it's what made this book suffer the most.
the first arc of descendants (because the new movies focus on new characters) ended on a weak note because disney didn't want to slow down with this series. i feel like if they took the time to understand who is who and what is what it would not have been so dry and boring in the end.
davinaherondale's review against another edition
2.0
ngl this was fairly boring.
I wish I could say this was worth reading but it barely sets anything up for the movie in 2 months so you really don't have to read this
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it also doesn't confirm Hades being Mal's father EVEN THOUGH WE ALL KNOW HE IS ugh its fine, im fineI wish I could say this was worth reading but it barely sets anything up for the movie in 2 months so you really don't have to read this
karingforbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
It’s a fun conclusion to the books. But. There’s still some plot holes, and it feels cursory. The writing is over simplified (very telling it showing) even for middle grade. I do like some of the tie ins between the shows, movies, and books re certain characters but there are still characters that need explaining.
I like that we see them graduate but I want to know how long it’s been since movie 2. There are also pieces that don’t feel true to character or feel too easy.
She could have done so much with books, expanding the lore and the world (although the worlds are fun in the books) and the characters’ growth and relationships. We see some of all of that but not enough to be satisfying.
I like that we see them graduate but I want to know how long it’s been since movie 2. There are also pieces that don’t feel true to character or feel too easy.
She could have done so much with books, expanding the lore and the world (although the worlds are fun in the books) and the characters’ growth and relationships. We see some of all of that but not enough to be satisfying.
avec_la_fleur's review against another edition
1.0
This was awful. Very fragmented and awkward. A lot of it didn’t even make sense! The language was way more juvenile than the first books. I understand that they’re for a young audience, but this one wasn’t in line with the rest of the books at all and seemed to get even younger. Towards the end, I started wondering if there was a mistake with the structure of the book. I thought I was reading a section that was supposed to have happened earlier! It was just really really bad. Felt like the author phoned it in and was just trying to turn *something* in by the deadline. Of course, I thought the second movie was pretty awful too... so maybe the story has just become too convoluted for me. It’ll be interesting to see if the third is any better. For the record, I loved the first book and movie. They were great! I wouldn’t recommend this book though. Skip it and just watch the movie... and cross your fingers that it’s better than the second.
aline_16's review against another edition
3.0
I don't know what to say about this book. It has no problem/conflict. I like that we got to know more about the protagonists' lives, but I was hoping more action. I don't know, maybe Mal finding out that Hades is her father or something like that. It's not a bad book, it's well written and the descriptions are as good as always. But the book lacks action. They didn't even get to solve the problem, Mal and Uma don't even really interact. It could've been better.