alcazarz's review against another edition
2.0
Great idea, and I was looking forward to hearing about this future vision, but I felt it was a bit of a cop out that almost everything from our sea was transported into the sky (sharks, whales, jellyfish) for this world. Also I recognize this is for a younger audience, but I didn't like the writing style and some of the plot, it was a bit simplistically put together. I am comparing to something like the golden compass which I was much more drawn into.
writingwwolves's review against another edition
5.0
I bought this book in Poundland & at the time I knew nothing about the book or the author, but now I’m desperate for more of Alex Shearer’s work & I’m completely in love with this story. The world of The Cloud Hunters is magical, full of surprises & is just the right amount of dangerous. I loved this adventure & it’s characters, & am desperate to get my hands on the other book in this series.
⚠️ This book contains scenes of cultural/honour based self-scarring ⚠️
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⚠️ This book contains scenes of cultural/honour based self-scarring ⚠️
Extended Review: https://wp.me/p8MbIo-2Ob
goldberry's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
thistlechaser's review against another edition
1.0
Sometimes it's really hard to tell if a book is self-published or not. This one claimed a publisher, and that publisher has a website with a submissions page, yet they use Amazon Digital Services to publish...
The story in this book seemed interesting enough. Set on a world with massive oceans and spread out islands, airships move goods between spots of land. They also "hunt clouds" to gather fresh water for the people on the islands.
The big, big problem with this book is that the author used semicolons interchangeably with commas. If it went through a publisher, if it had an editor, how was that issue not corrected? Multiple errors each page. Plus this book is $15 for ebook on Amazon, which is insane. The biggest name authors charge $15 for their ebooks... I stopped reading this one at 4%.
The story in this book seemed interesting enough. Set on a world with massive oceans and spread out islands, airships move goods between spots of land. They also "hunt clouds" to gather fresh water for the people on the islands.
The big, big problem with this book is that the author used semicolons interchangeably with commas. If it went through a publisher, if it had an editor, how was that issue not corrected? Multiple errors each page. Plus this book is $15 for ebook on Amazon, which is insane. The biggest name authors charge $15 for their ebooks... I stopped reading this one at 4%.
piperbunny's review against another edition
4.0
A brilliant, visual book. I loved the way the islands were rotating around the sun. I loved the idea of them floating around, some not getting night some getting only night. The factions of the islands and the way they're set up, the animals/fish that live in the thick atmosphere, the boats that can float in space. It was such a visual book. And of course the 'pirate' storyline of the cloud hunters, people who seek out clouds to collect and sell the water.
amalyndb's review against another edition
5.0
Adventure story set on a fantastic world. Colonizers from Earth have spread across the galaxy, including to this unusual planet. Here, the planet’s surface has exploded outward, creating islands floating in the sky.
Christien lives on one such island, and befriends at school a Cloud Hunter girl, Jenine. Cloud Hunters are nomads who travel on their sky ships in search of clouds to capture the moisture, supplying the islands with water.
He manages to get permission to go with them over summer break, and only finds out after they are away that this isn’t a simple water run…
Imaginative and enchanting, the setting of this world is marvelous. Sky sharks and sky jellyfish are but some of the wonders.
Christien lives on one such island, and befriends at school a Cloud Hunter girl, Jenine. Cloud Hunters are nomads who travel on their sky ships in search of clouds to capture the moisture, supplying the islands with water.
He manages to get permission to go with them over summer break, and only finds out after they are away that this isn’t a simple water run…
Imaginative and enchanting, the setting of this world is marvelous. Sky sharks and sky jellyfish are but some of the wonders.
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