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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
4.0
Ok 4 stars, well this is where Suzanne Collins screwed up.
The other 2 were wonderfully paced and kept me reading like I go to put it down and I had to pick it back up again and continue. This not so much, like the first time I read it I couldn't get past a certain death near the end.
Second time reading it took 2weeks(that's long considering it took me 2day to finish the hunger games). Let's be honest here ...
Suzanne you messed up the ending, like it was rushed:
Haymitch does this now, peeta evantually comes back, annie now as this yada yada yada.
It didn't feel right for the ending, I get it if she wanted to leave it hell to the readers imagination but she just left to many question unanswed between the last line and the epoligue.
The book just dissapointed. End of. But it still was good and passed the time.
The other 2 were wonderfully paced and kept me reading like I go to put it down and I had to pick it back up again and continue. This not so much, like the first time I read it I couldn't get past a certain death near the end.
Second time reading it took 2weeks(that's long considering it took me 2day to finish the hunger games). Let's be honest here ...
Suzanne you messed up the ending, like it was rushed:
Haymitch does this now, peeta evantually comes back, annie now as this yada yada yada.
It didn't feel right for the ending, I get it if she wanted to leave it hell to the readers imagination but she just left to many question unanswed between the last line and the epoligue.
The book just dissapointed. End of. But it still was good and passed the time.
Inherited by Freedom Matthews
3.0
Review to come-- Im falling behind on reviews atm. Personal circumstances.
EDIT 13/07/16:
Original review was posted over at https://acityofbooks1.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/review-inherited.html
If it is one thing that Oftomes does well it is a good book cover. I feel like more people should be buying the physical copies and support this micro publishing company. Kimy-- over at @WhoIsKimy on Twitter-- is better known as for her amazing photoshopped fanart that you probably have seen floating around the internet. It reminds me a lot of the covers for Truthwitch by Susan Dennard and we all know how much I luuuuuuuurv that book. Looks are forever deceiving.
Soo.... Uhh...
Hmm...
I was expecting something more. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it for its thesis but, it's execution was just lacking. I read it's prequel novella and fell in love with Freedom Mathews writing- that "legend"-like style of narrative. Inherited starts out in just the same fashion but then the style gets looser as the story progresses, it lost its appeal as I went on because it just wasn't consistent. One thing that played on my mind was often Mathews would use modern phrases like "banter" that just ruined the mood of the story. Modernized it too much for an older historical setting. What pirates have "banter"? Maybe, it's just me.
I will give it to Freedom Mathews. She does know how to create a god-character arc and development. At first, I really disliked Lennie, she just didn't appeal to me as a reader. But I grew to like her as the story progressed. As with many of the other characters.
If you are looking for a fantasy story that isn't heavily involved in romance then this certainly won't be for you. The whole story revolves around the concept of love curses. This was a book that I had to be in the mood to pick and actually finish anyone.
EDIT 13/07/16:
Original review was posted over at https://acityofbooks1.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/review-inherited.html
If it is one thing that Oftomes does well it is a good book cover. I feel like more people should be buying the physical copies and support this micro publishing company. Kimy-- over at @WhoIsKimy on Twitter-- is better known as for her amazing photoshopped fanart that you probably have seen floating around the internet. It reminds me a lot of the covers for Truthwitch by Susan Dennard and we all know how much I luuuuuuuurv that book. Looks are forever deceiving.
Soo.... Uhh...
Hmm...
I was expecting something more. Don't get me wrong, I did enjoy it for its thesis but, it's execution was just lacking. I read it's prequel novella and fell in love with Freedom Mathews writing- that "legend"-like style of narrative. Inherited starts out in just the same fashion but then the style gets looser as the story progresses, it lost its appeal as I went on because it just wasn't consistent. One thing that played on my mind was often Mathews would use modern phrases like "banter" that just ruined the mood of the story. Modernized it too much for an older historical setting. What pirates have "banter"? Maybe, it's just me.
I will give it to Freedom Mathews. She does know how to create a god-character arc and development. At first, I really disliked Lennie, she just didn't appeal to me as a reader. But I grew to like her as the story progressed. As with many of the other characters.
If you are looking for a fantasy story that isn't heavily involved in romance then this certainly won't be for you. The whole story revolves around the concept of love curses. This was a book that I had to be in the mood to pick and actually finish anyone.
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi
4.0
No review: Was read for Close Reading assignment Sep 2016.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two by Jack Thorne
2.0
Like all my reviews, this was originally posted on: readingacityofbooks.blogspot.com
Review:
The Cover:
I don't understand this cover. Nope. Not even after forcing myself through this. I guess you could say that the child inside the weird snitch nest is the centre of the fragility of the time that the snitch is most relevant to the Harry Potter-verse?
I have no clue. I'm just making this up as I go along. It does nothing for me except tying it to the stage play that is currently still (?) going on in the West End in London.
The Content:
If you want my real emotion while reading this, how about this: A constant stream of cringe attacks.
I didn't feel like I was reading the next 'story' and adventure in the Potter-verse but rather semi-decent fanfiction on AO3. The whole time. It made me cringe so much I had to put this book down until I forced myself to finish it- it was irritating me for just being on my Currently Reading list on Goodreads.
This whole thing just had so many plot holes. I'm still confused about the entirety of events that went down. I understand that this isn't a novel but, the script of the stage play and so it's a lot harder to judge. Yet, if this was a fantastic script, there I shouldn't have these problems?
Review:
The Cover:
I don't understand this cover. Nope. Not even after forcing myself through this. I guess you could say that the child inside the weird snitch nest is the centre of the fragility of the time that the snitch is most relevant to the Harry Potter-verse?
I have no clue. I'm just making this up as I go along. It does nothing for me except tying it to the stage play that is currently still (?) going on in the West End in London.
The Content:
If you want my real emotion while reading this, how about this: A constant stream of cringe attacks.
I didn't feel like I was reading the next 'story' and adventure in the Potter-verse but rather semi-decent fanfiction on AO3. The whole time. It made me cringe so much I had to put this book down until I forced myself to finish it- it was irritating me for just being on my Currently Reading list on Goodreads.
This whole thing just had so many plot holes. I'm still confused about the entirety of events that went down. I understand that this isn't a novel but, the script of the stage play and so it's a lot harder to judge. Yet, if this was a fantastic script, there I shouldn't have these problems?