aaron_j136's review against another edition
3.0
This book was meh. The first third was SO good but then it got very boring
booksnakeaaron's review against another edition
3.0
This book was meh. The first third was SO good but then it got very boring
mandi_m's review against another edition
3.0
A gripping continuation of the series. I look forward to the next instalment and am loving the Australian dystopian stuff coming through!
viksquires's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
fast-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? Yes
5.0
gottheart's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
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
4.0
tien's review against another edition
4.0
If you've read book 1, you know how it ended and I'm sure you were just as frustrated as I was that we had to wait a full year to know what happens next. Thankfully, this book picked up immediately after that ending and what a touching scene it was....
Of course, nothing is ever as it seems! Callie, heartbroken & missing Matt & Gracie, had to figure out how she was going to survive in a place where she stood out as foreign; she is the 'alien', the one who does not belong. Strangely, despite her frequent contact with the changes, she remains herself. Is there a way to save the world from being changed?
I must confess to being rather sad as I missed the dynamics of Callie, Matt, & Gracie. In this second instalment of the trilogy, Without giving away too much, I did like a few of secondary characters introduced as her 'sidekicks'. They were an interesting bunch but I just didn't feel as connected to them as I did with Matt & Gracie though this could be that these new characters were not there with Callie throughout the whole book like Matt & Gracie did in The Silent Invasion.
The Buried Ark did not disappoint. It is a thrilling read and each time you'd think things are just getting better, they fell apart even more disastrously. James Bradley had aimed for an even bigger explosion to end book 2 and my world, didn't he just blow the world apart?!
Thanks to Pan MacMillan Australia for copy of book in exchange of honest review.
Of course, nothing is ever as it seems! Callie, heartbroken & missing Matt & Gracie, had to figure out how she was going to survive in a place where she stood out as foreign; she is the 'alien', the one who does not belong. Strangely, despite her frequent contact with the changes, she remains herself. Is there a way to save the world from being changed?
I must confess to being rather sad as I missed the dynamics of Callie, Matt, & Gracie. In this second instalment of the trilogy, Without giving away too much, I did like a few of secondary characters introduced as her 'sidekicks'. They were an interesting bunch but I just didn't feel as connected to them as I did with Matt & Gracie though this could be that these new characters were not there with Callie throughout the whole book like Matt & Gracie did in The Silent Invasion.
The Buried Ark did not disappoint. It is a thrilling read and each time you'd think things are just getting better, they fell apart even more disastrously. James Bradley had aimed for an even bigger explosion to end book 2 and my world, didn't he just blow the world apart?!
Thanks to Pan MacMillan Australia for copy of book in exchange of honest review.
calissa's review
This book is an entry in the 2018 Aurealis Awards, for which I am a judge. Any review will be withheld until the results of the awards are announced.
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