c_dmckinney's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
mary_r_m's review against another edition
4.0
Good for a second book in a series. Anxiously awaiting the next one.
mandybrox's review against another edition
4.0
Review: http://papeldreams.blogspot.com.es/2014/05/resena-entre-dos-mundos-gennifer-albin.html
dani_bugz's review against another edition
1.0
This book was a waste of my time.
First up, the writing style annoyed me. These kids are meant to be seventeen right, not 30? THEN GODDAMN MAKE THEM SOUND 17!!! And they are all meant to be separate characters with their own voices? THEN DON'T MAKE THEM ALL SOUND THE SAME! The only character who had the slightest difference in character voice was Mr. Einstein at the end. Literally the only one.
Then there was all this love triangle shit, and seriously, Jost pissed me off big time! And he doesn't even sound like an eighteen year old father, wanting to do best but struggling at it. Nope he sounds like he's 30!!!! Seriously, Albin needs to learn to write YA properly.
Things went all over the place, with boring stuff taking up like a full chapter, and all the good stuff crammed into a few paras. Needless to say, there were a great many times where I was just reading dialogue. And even then I was skimming.
I don't even want to talk about this anymore. I was interested in finding the ending so I read up on the spoilers of the next book and - lo and behold - even that couldn't interest me in reading the final installment.
I actually regret spending my hard earned moolah on this book. ALtered made me want to throw it across the room. or ALTER it so that it has more pizzaz! HA! HA HA HA! *frustrated laughter* I do NOT recommend this book.
First up, the writing style annoyed me. These kids are meant to be seventeen right, not 30? THEN GODDAMN MAKE THEM SOUND 17!!! And they are all meant to be separate characters with their own voices? THEN DON'T MAKE THEM ALL SOUND THE SAME! The only character who had the slightest difference in character voice was Mr. Einstein at the end. Literally the only one.
Then there was all this love triangle shit, and seriously, Jost pissed me off big time! And he doesn't even sound like an eighteen year old father, wanting to do best but struggling at it. Nope he sounds like he's 30!!!! Seriously, Albin needs to learn to write YA properly.
Things went all over the place, with boring stuff taking up like a full chapter, and all the good stuff crammed into a few paras. Needless to say, there were a great many times where I was just reading dialogue. And even then I was skimming.
I don't even want to talk about this anymore. I was interested in finding the ending so I read up on the spoilers of the next book and - lo and behold - even that couldn't interest me in reading the final installment.
I actually regret spending my hard earned moolah on this book. ALtered made me want to throw it across the room. or ALTER it so that it has more pizzaz! HA! HA HA HA! *frustrated laughter* I do NOT recommend this book.
that1creativelady's review against another edition
1.0
Eye-roll at the stupid love triangle.
Eye-roll at the Einstein cameo.
Eye-roll at the stupid way
Albin owes me a shit ton of Asprin...
Eye-roll at the Einstein cameo.
Eye-roll at the stupid way
Spoiler
she just assumed her sister was safe, after sacrificing herself, only to find out that it was a wasted effort since Amy still ended up being used as baitAlbin owes me a shit ton of Asprin...
jacbean1's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.5
pstlaurent's review against another edition
3.0
***3.5 STARS***
I really enjoyed Crewel so I was really excited to dive into the sequel. Altered started out right where we left off in Crewel but for most of the book things were really slow and it didn't seem like much was happening. When we got 'answers' it just lead to a new set of questions. Also, this book focused way more on the love-triangle, angsty moments at very inappropriate moments. The later half of the book was more action packed and things started to tie together, ending with a cliff hanger leaving me anxious for the last book in this trilogy.
I really enjoyed Crewel so I was really excited to dive into the sequel. Altered started out right where we left off in Crewel but for most of the book things were really slow and it didn't seem like much was happening. When we got 'answers' it just lead to a new set of questions. Also, this book focused way more on the love-triangle, angsty moments at very inappropriate moments. The later half of the book was more action packed and things started to tie together, ending with a cliff hanger leaving me anxious for the last book in this trilogy.