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The House that Fell from the Sky by Patrick Delaney
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
5.0
Set the Stars Alight by
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I read around 20% and I just wasn't in the mood for this book. It seems like an interesting story so I may come back to it later on in the year.
Ready Player Two by Ernest Cline
adventurous
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
2.5
UGH! I hate that I'm giving this book 2 stars because I WANTED TO LOVE IT WITH ALL MY HEART and just ugh. I gave up reading the book and switched to audio. If it wasn't for RP1 being an all time favourite, I wouldn't have carried on past 200 pages.
It was slow at the beginning. Then it picked up and I was like 'HERE WE GO!' And then we spend so long in one location that I just stop caring. The ending? Meh. It got all philosophical and thoughtful and I do like that usually, just not in this book. All I wanted was geeky adventures.
I read another review somewhere that said the stakes just didn't seem high enough and I feel the same way. The stakes in this one are arguably higher but you just don't care about them.
My plan is to forget this book doesn't exist and just enjoy RP1 for what it was and what it should have been - a standalone.
It was slow at the beginning. Then it picked up and I was like 'HERE WE GO!' And then we spend so long in one location that I just stop caring. The ending? Meh. It got all philosophical and thoughtful and I do like that usually, just not in this book. All I wanted was geeky adventures.
I read another review somewhere that said the stakes just didn't seem high enough and I feel the same way. The stakes in this one are arguably higher but you just don't care about them.
My plan is to forget this book doesn't exist and just enjoy RP1 for what it was and what it should have been - a standalone.
The City & the City by China Miéville
Did not finish book.
Did not finish book.
I've just realised that China Mieville is not for me. This is the third time I've tried to read this books (second time on this one) and I'm not enjoying myself. This is definitely a 'I judged a book by its cover' scenario.
Mercy by Jodi Picoult
5.0
I love Jodi Picoult so I knew before I started it that I would love this one too. I didn't realise that I would be relating myself and my feeling to two of the characters - I am not saying which ones. I loved the drama that went on beyond the court case and the fact that there was always something keeping my attention. I finished this book within a week and that just says it all.