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kimmym's review
4.0
(From www.pingwings.ca)
Source: ARC received from publisher, MacMillan, via Raincoast Books
Publication Date: February 25, 2014
From the Goodreads summary:
This is the sequel to Unremembered, which I read and enjoyed last year. Spoiler alert!
I loved the way this book began, with Sera and Zen in 1609. Total historical fiction / sci fi combo! I loved seeing Zen and Sera living in that era, but of course I knew it couldn’t last. After a truly horrifying scene, Sera wakes up in a completely different time and place, and we’re introduced to Kaelen, who is just like Sera in many ways.
I loved reading about the way Kaelen fit into the story, initially seen as an enemy but over time potentially becomes an ally. AND! I was so happy to see Cody back in the story, albeit in a totally unexpected way.
We learn a lot about Diotech and the company’s origin and purpose throughout this story, and it seems that the author is definitely setting up for something big to be explored in book three, which I can’t wait to read.
As usual, I loved the time travel stuff explored in this book.
Zen, who I thought was the weakest part of the story in Unremembered, is actually absent for most of the story, since he’s quite ill and Sera spends a lot of time looking for a cure. And while I totally normally don’t go in for anything remotely resembling a love triangle, I found Kaelen to be a very intriguing character, and I really enjoyed the way his relationship to Sera was explored.
Overall, I think this was a great sequel – I think I actually liked it better than Unremembered – and I can’t wait to read the next book to see how the story ends! Definitely a recommended read.
Source: ARC received from publisher, MacMillan, via Raincoast Books
Publication Date: February 25, 2014
From the Goodreads summary:
Some memories are better left forgotten…
After a daring escape from the scientists at Diotech who created her, Seraphina believes she is finally safe from the horrors of her past. But new threats await Sera and her boyfriend, Zen, at every turn as Zen falls prey to a mysterious illness and Sera’s extraordinary abilities make it more and more difficult to stay hidden. Meanwhile, Diotech has developed a dangerous new weapon designed to apprehend her. A weapon that even Sera will be powerless to stop. Her only hope of saving Zen’s life and defeating the company that made her is a secret buried deep within her mind. A secret that Diotech will kill to protect. And it won’t stay forgotten for long.
Packed with mystery, suspense, and romance, this riveting second installment of Jessica Brody’s Unremembered trilogy delivers more heart-pounding action as loyalties are tested, love becomes a weapon, and no one’s memories are safe.
This is the sequel to Unremembered, which I read and enjoyed last year. Spoiler alert!
I loved the way this book began, with Sera and Zen in 1609. Total historical fiction / sci fi combo! I loved seeing Zen and Sera living in that era, but of course I knew it couldn’t last. After a truly horrifying scene, Sera wakes up in a completely different time and place, and we’re introduced to Kaelen, who is just like Sera in many ways.
I loved reading about the way Kaelen fit into the story, initially seen as an enemy but over time potentially becomes an ally. AND! I was so happy to see Cody back in the story, albeit in a totally unexpected way.
We learn a lot about Diotech and the company’s origin and purpose throughout this story, and it seems that the author is definitely setting up for something big to be explored in book three, which I can’t wait to read.
As usual, I loved the time travel stuff explored in this book.
Zen, who I thought was the weakest part of the story in Unremembered, is actually absent for most of the story, since he’s quite ill and Sera spends a lot of time looking for a cure. And while I totally normally don’t go in for anything remotely resembling a love triangle, I found Kaelen to be a very intriguing character, and I really enjoyed the way his relationship to Sera was explored.
Overall, I think this was a great sequel – I think I actually liked it better than Unremembered – and I can’t wait to read the next book to see how the story ends! Definitely a recommended read.
boghunden's review against another edition
3.0
Likes:
• Efter afslutningen på bog et, troede jeg ikke, vi ville se mere til Cody. Jeg tog fejl. Det er jeg virkelig glad for, for Cody er den bedste karakter i den her serie, synes jeg. Han er så virkelig, så reel og bare så…god. Han betyder enormt meget for serien, som slet ikke ville være den samme uden ham.
• Action. Det går så stærkt i den her bog, men uden at gå for stærkt. Man kan sagtens følge med, men siderne vender sig selv og på grund af kapitlernes størrelse sidder man hele tiden med den der “bare lige ét kapitel mere”-følelse.
• Alting bliver lidt mere gråt i den her bog, det er ikke bare sort og hvidt. Folk der er gode, er alligevel ikke helt så gode, og de onde er måske ikke så onde alligevel.
• Der er et twist omkring slutningen af bogen, som jeg virkelig burde have set komme, men alligevel ikke helt havde regnet med. Det tror jeg får enorm betydning for næste bind i serien, og jeg glæder mig så meget til at høre mere om det! Det handler også lidt om, at folk måske hverken er gode eller onde…
• Kærligheden er gemt lidt væk, for selvom bogens omdrejningspunkt er, at Sera skal redde Zen, så er der ikke rigtig fokus på deres forhold. Det var virkelig dejligt, at få en bog med masser af action og tidsrejser og robotter(?) uden at de ting mistede fokus til fordel for Sera og Zen.
Dislikes:
•Zen er ikke nok med i den her bog. Okay, han ligger og er døden nær, så han kan ikke så meget, men jeg savnede ham nu alligevel.
• Vi introduceres for endnu en mandelig person i denne bog. Hvis man har læst et par ungdomsbøger før, så tror jeg godt, man kan regne ud, hvor det fører hen, og det var jeg på ingen måder glad for. Det var der bare for at være der. Der var ikke rigtig nogen mening med det. Det irriterede mig desværre.
• Hvis man har været i én tid, kan man ikke rejse tilbage dertil. Men…det kunne Kaelen? Det forstår jeg ikke helt. Det kan godt være, det bare er mig, der missede et eller andet, men det virkede i hvert fald lidt underligt, synes jeg…
• Efter afslutningen på bog et, troede jeg ikke, vi ville se mere til Cody. Jeg tog fejl. Det er jeg virkelig glad for, for Cody er den bedste karakter i den her serie, synes jeg. Han er så virkelig, så reel og bare så…god. Han betyder enormt meget for serien, som slet ikke ville være den samme uden ham.
• Action. Det går så stærkt i den her bog, men uden at gå for stærkt. Man kan sagtens følge med, men siderne vender sig selv og på grund af kapitlernes størrelse sidder man hele tiden med den der “bare lige ét kapitel mere”-følelse.
• Alting bliver lidt mere gråt i den her bog, det er ikke bare sort og hvidt. Folk der er gode, er alligevel ikke helt så gode, og de onde er måske ikke så onde alligevel.
• Der er et twist omkring slutningen af bogen, som jeg virkelig burde have set komme, men alligevel ikke helt havde regnet med. Det tror jeg får enorm betydning for næste bind i serien, og jeg glæder mig så meget til at høre mere om det! Det handler også lidt om, at folk måske hverken er gode eller onde…
• Kærligheden er gemt lidt væk, for selvom bogens omdrejningspunkt er, at Sera skal redde Zen, så er der ikke rigtig fokus på deres forhold. Det var virkelig dejligt, at få en bog med masser af action og tidsrejser og robotter(?) uden at de ting mistede fokus til fordel for Sera og Zen.
Dislikes:
•Zen er ikke nok med i den her bog. Okay, han ligger og er døden nær, så han kan ikke så meget, men jeg savnede ham nu alligevel.
• Vi introduceres for endnu en mandelig person i denne bog. Hvis man har læst et par ungdomsbøger før, så tror jeg godt, man kan regne ud, hvor det fører hen, og det var jeg på ingen måder glad for. Det var der bare for at være der. Der var ikke rigtig nogen mening med det. Det irriterede mig desværre.
• Hvis man har været i én tid, kan man ikke rejse tilbage dertil. Men…det kunne Kaelen? Det forstår jeg ikke helt. Det kan godt være, det bare er mig, der missede et eller andet, men det virkede i hvert fald lidt underligt, synes jeg…
erielethemermaid's review
5.0
So much explosion of my feels. Although half of the explanation of the transession and everything made my head ache, the twists kept me reading and it`s great!
Better review coming up if I remember this...
Better review coming up if I remember this...