halcyon_rising's review
3.0
If you want to read about adolescent man pain, please do check this out.
It's great that, even when feeling beaten down like a dog inside, boys can still piss over a girl they turned their back to.
It's great that, even when feeling beaten down like a dog inside, boys can still piss over a girl they turned their back to.
kasiej's review
3.0
Restoration is a POV swap in the Razorland Series. At around the end of Outpost, Fade withdraws from Deuce and Restoration provides a small snippet of his inner thoughts during that time.
I was never a big fan of Fade, I'm not sure why. Even though I preferred Stalker, for more reasons I can't determine, I'm really happy to see a little of Fade's reasoning behind his actions.
It's short, sweet, simple, and reminds me of how much I loved this series. If you're a fan I highly recommend it even if it's nothing that special. Which, really, it isn't. The story is about 14-15 pages long and doesn't provide much more insight on the depth to Fade. We were already given reasons as to why he pulled himself away, so it's just a different view.
I was never a big fan of Fade, I'm not sure why. Even though I preferred Stalker, for more reasons I can't determine, I'm really happy to see a little of Fade's reasoning behind his actions.
"My vision was veiled in gray, and I had been dying inside for hours." - Fade
It's short, sweet, simple, and reminds me of how much I loved this series. If you're a fan I highly recommend it even if it's nothing that special. Which, really, it isn't. The story is about 14-15 pages long and doesn't provide much more insight on the depth to Fade. We were already given reasons as to why he pulled himself away, so it's just a different view.
vhispas's review
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
It's a good extra to the Razorland series if you wanted to learn more about Fade.
allyreadstoomuch's review
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
This is just a snippet but, I’ll be honest, it hurts to see Stalker treated so coldly
lpcoolgirl's review
5.0
This was a really great, but hard, read, because we know that he'd had a hard time, but I enjoyed being in his head!
xakyr's review
2.0
It's been a while since I read the previous book in this series, so I was a bit lost when I went into this. It was very confusing, even when I started remembering details about the previous story. However, it did give us a look at Fade's thought processes and emotional state, so it made him a bit easier to connect with. I would recommend reading this right after [b:Outpost|10193062|Outpost (Razorland, #2)|Ann Aguirre|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1343084394s/10193062.jpg|15092213], but it doesn't work as a standalone within the series.
gamerkiti's review
2.0
It pains me to rate anything in the Razorland series so low! Even though this was a short 2 chapter novella, I hated that it was the end of Outpost told from Fade's point of view. I think the best thing about Razorland is that it has the amazing female lead of Deuce. I'm sorry Ann Aguirre, but this one just didn't do it for me.
cherrywood's review
5.0
Wow! At first I wasn't really expecting anything, just thought that it will be fun to pop in Fade's head. But after finishing it, I must say that this novella really suprise me. Even though it has only 16 pages, it is spectacular! The content was amazing! And a lot of the mystery of why Fade distance himself from Deuce is solve. You get to know so much more of not only what he thinks, but also some of his childhood memories and how it influence him.
Another amazing fact about this short novella is that you get to see how much Edmund cares about Deuce too, from how he particularly forced Fade to go with Deuce on her "mission." If not for him, Fade would not even know that Deuce is being sent on a "rescue mission," let along go with her. So thank you, Edmund.
That's not it, there is even a sence between him and Stalker! Where Fade finally stands up and warn Stalker from Deuce. That was amazing. It was awesome to know just exactly when did he decided to fight for Deuce again, and not just blindly thinking that he doesn't deserve Deuce. Go Fade!
And now I know where the line Stalker told Deuce that she rather have someone broken then him whole comes from. XD
Overall, I really enjoyed this novella. Highly recommend and encourage all Razorland lover to read it. It's really good and you will not regret it!
If I could wind my watch backward and be the person I was before, I'd do it, but I couldn't, and it seemed kinder to let this end. In some bleak corner of my heart, I remembered my father and how he had been after my mother died.
Another amazing fact about this short novella is that you get to see how much Edmund cares about Deuce too, from how he particularly forced Fade to go with Deuce on her "mission." If not for him, Fade would not even know that Deuce is being sent on a "rescue mission," let along go with her. So thank you, Edmund.
"You think a man doesn't fall down, son? A real man falls down nine times and gets up ten. You think real men don't get scared? We do, all the time, especially when the people we love can be taken away from us. The key to manhood is being there, every morning when she wakes up, every night before she goes to bed. That's what a man does. It has nothing to do with how good you are with some shiny knives.And if you let her do this along...."
That's not it, there is even a sence between him and Stalker! Where Fade finally stands up and warn Stalker from Deuce. That was amazing. It was awesome to know just exactly when did he decided to fight for Deuce again, and not just blindly thinking that he doesn't deserve Deuce. Go Fade!
"She will never see you," I said quietly. "You're a sparring partner, convenient to her, useful, even. You may trick her now and then, because she's not bent like you. But she'll never, ever offer what you want of her own free will."
"And what do you think I'm after?"
"Her heart," I said. "Which is too bad. You see... that's mine, and it always will be. Odd as it might seem, she'd rather have me broken than you whole."
And now I know where the line Stalker told Deuce that she rather have someone broken then him whole comes from. XD
Overall, I really enjoyed this novella. Highly recommend and encourage all Razorland lover to read it. It's really good and you will not regret it!