I love everything Rowell writes. No one can write dialogue like she can. And omg does Penelope kick ass. I loooooove that Rowell gave her Hermione so I love everything Rowell writes. No one can write dialogue like she can. And omg does Penelope kick ass. I loooooove that Rowell gave her Hermione so much extra spunk and badassery. And I love Simon and Baz, of course. How can you not? I only wish the pace had been a bit slower so we would have had more time for the characters to interact, more time for world building. The plot was awesome, but I wanted to live with these characters for longer, to really linger in their world. ...more
I liked it. I like the characters and Milo’s sleuthing. I like how Milo’s odd trails character always helps him work out his real life issues. It’s a I liked it. I like the characters and Milo’s sleuthing. I like how Milo’s odd trails character always helps him work out his real life issues. It’s a cozy mystery. The genre slippage is a bit jarring, though as a reader of fantasy and knowing the story already contains ghosts, I could deal. ...more
I really enjoyed this as I was just finishing retreading Pierce’s Immortals quartet and so liked the jump to a young Numair’s story. It was lacking a I really enjoyed this as I was just finishing retreading Pierce’s Immortals quartet and so liked the jump to a young Numair’s story. It was lacking a bit in traditional plot, but I’ll read and enjoy anything by Pierce in her Tortall world, and I did enjoy reading about Arram in his magic school days. ...more
I'm happy to say that I wasn't disappointed with this story in the least. I really enjoyed Malcolm and Alice as characters, though they did remind me I'm happy to say that I wasn't disappointed with this story in the least. I really enjoyed Malcolm and Alice as characters, though they did remind me a bit of Lyra (fierce and feisty) and Will (steadfast and smart). But for me that wasn't a drawback. The only thing I couldn't really get behind (view spoiler)[ was the plotting for the second half of the book once the threesome are on the flood and weird, random things start happening to them. I'm just not a fan of those kinds of portal fantasy stories (think Alice in Wonderland and The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland). (hide spoiler)] Looking forward to the next installment!...more
I love anything Taylor writes, and this did not disappoint. It's sort of familiar ground, though, and fans of Daughter of Smoke and Bone will recognizI love anything Taylor writes, and this did not disappoint. It's sort of familiar ground, though, and fans of Daughter of Smoke and Bone will recognize the star crossed lovers kept apart by heartbreaking circumstances and cultural loyalties which are seemingly impossible to overcome. The tropes of angel and demons also make an appearance. But the characters, setting, magic, and situations are different enough to make this a great novel on its own. And, like I said, that prose!...more
**spoiler alert** A strong finish with a satisfying conclusion. I liked the first two better. The closed room scenarios were more suspenseful and the **spoiler alert** A strong finish with a satisfying conclusion. I liked the first two better. The closed room scenarios were more suspenseful and the plot twists were more mind blowing. But I understand why this one couldn’t be that again. ...more
Surprised by how much I liked this book since I just found it on the library shelves and hadn't heard a thing about it. I found the pacing and the mysSurprised by how much I liked this book since I just found it on the library shelves and hadn't heard a thing about it. I found the pacing and the mystery around Gavin just right. It probably helped that I didn't know about the source material until I traded the end and read the author's note. ...more
These books just blow me away. While I liked the first in the series a bit better, it's only by a very little bit. I love how the books celebrate everThese books just blow me away. While I liked the first in the series a bit better, it's only by a very little bit. I love how the books celebrate everything science (Yay Space! Yay Computers! Yay Hacking! Be a science nerd, is so effing cool!). And that it's always a girl doing the hacking (Yay STEM careers!). Just, so so good....more
Stiefvater is a master. This quartet is so perfectly crafted. The thing that blows me away is the writing and how it so expertly captures the feeling Stiefvater is a master. This quartet is so perfectly crafted. The thing that blows me away is the writing and how it so expertly captures the feeling of magic, whimsy, and dread haunting the story. It's like her writing has the same shape as the Magic she's writing about. I can't praise these books enough. I have to read them all again immediately. ...more
