This last book was amazing. Best thing about this series was the world building and setting. Even though I really enjoyed the book overall,*3.5 stars*
This last book was amazing. Best thing about this series was the world building and setting. Even though I really enjoyed the book overall, I didn't like the romance. (view spoiler)[ Alek and Deryn worked perfectly as friends and I couldn't really see them in a relationship. They were cute but meh(hide spoiler)]. I liked the ending and I was worried about it because last trilogy I read from Westerfeld ended in a shitty way.
I really really really liked the Leviathan trilogy, it was my first try with the steampunk genre and now I'm intrigued to read and know more about it....more
This series is getting better and better! Behemoth was action-packed and I couldn't stop reading, so so so good. I'm also slowly trying to *3.5 stars*
This series is getting better and better! Behemoth was action-packed and I couldn't stop reading, so so so good. I'm also slowly trying to be more attached to the characters, I still had some problems with it. But so far so good, can't wait to read the last book!...more
Finalmente ho terminato il primo volume della trilogia Leviathan di Westerfeld, che avevo iniziato in aprile. Non mi aveva mai presa abbast*3.3 stars*
Finalmente ho terminato il primo volume della trilogia Leviathan di Westerfeld, che avevo iniziato in aprile. Non mi aveva mai presa abbastanza ma non mi spiego come abbia impiegato qualcosa come nove mesi per leggere 100 pagine e meno di due giorni per finire le restanti 200. Ora sono molto più motivata nel terminare la serie, decisamente.
L'edizione italiana di Leviathan è un gigantesco volume di 1000+ pagine che contiene i tre libri, con tantissime illustrazioni (che sono presenti anche nella versione originale ovviamente) sia a colori che in bianco e nero e che rendono la lettura molto più piacevole. È un po' difficile immaginare certe macchine e animali di sintesi se non hai mai sentito parlarne prima ma con le illustrazioni è tutto molto più facile, inoltre lo stile di K. Thompson mi piace parecchio.
Un altro punto di forza di Leviathan sono i personaggi, sia quelli principali che quelli secondari. Sono ben definiti e caratterizzati. Questa trilogia è il mio primo esperimento con il genere steampunk. È ambientato negli anni della Prima Guerra Mondiale e penso sia per questo che mi ci è voluto un po' per abituarmi dato che non avevo mai letto nulla ambientato in quel periodo. Il mondo creato da Westerfeld, una volta dentro la storia, va al di là di ogni possibile aspettativa.
Nonostante questo non mi sento di dare più di tre stelle/tre stelle e mezzo perché a) ho iniziato e messo da parte il primo libro almeno tre volte prima di finirlo perché mi "annoiava"/non mi sentivo coinvolta; b) non mi sono affezionata a nessun personaggio, per il momento.
Sono più che intenzionata a terminare la trilogia, sperando che mi continui a stupire....more
Sophie Kinsella è la classica scrittrice di romanzi da spiaggia, non troppo impegnativi e pesanti e davvero veloci da leggere. Se non avessi avuto da Sophie Kinsella è la classica scrittrice di romanzi da spiaggia, non troppo impegnativi e pesanti e davvero veloci da leggere. Se non avessi avuto da fare avrei potuto leggerlo in una volta sola.
È un genere che non leggo molto considerando che, se si pensa ai personaggi e alla trama, non è mai niente di strutturato, profondo o carico di un messaggio. Chi legge questi romanzi si aspetta divertimento e qualche storia d'amore. Sophie Kinsella ha uno stile molto simpatico, allegro e fresco ed è per questo che principalmente mi piace leggerla, ai tempi ho divorato la serie di I Love Shopping (Confessions of a Shopaholic). Non aspettatevi chissà quali avvenimenti e colpi di scena: questi romanzi sono per divertire e anche emozionare, non hanno la pretesa di essere capolavori della letteratura.
È vero: i personaggi non hanno chissà quante sfumature e sono abbastanza stereotipati, alcune vicende sono esagerate e irreali ma il tutto è narrato in uno stile allegro, è abbastanza difficile smettere di leggere. Il modo migliore per descrivere questo libro è: sembra di vedere un film. Non necessariamente uno candidato agli Oscar ma qualcosa da vedere con le amiche....more
Finally I finished this gigantic thing. It wasn't a total waste of time but I'm really sad because a) this was the first book I won in a gi*1.5 stars*
Finally I finished this gigantic thing. It wasn't a total waste of time but I'm really sad because a) this was the first book I won in a giveaway and b) the plot sounded interesting. I'm sorry to be probably the first to write a negative review but I didn't like it.
First thing: I didn't enjoy the writing style. There were a lot of repetitions and it wasn't really my cup of tea. A lot of the characters were one-dimensional, really flat and without depth. The whole 11-years-old-protagonist thing didn't really work for me. She was definitely too young to do a lot of the things that she did, at that age you don't even have a formed personality.
Another thing I didn't like was that the magic in this book isn't explained at all. There's a glossary at the end but there's nothing that I can read about of the magic works in this world, like I don't know if they use some spells or anything because they apparently have to "believe you can fly" to do it (??????). It doesn't make sense to me. There's no world building but a lot of information dumps about characters and titles.
The ending was a big "meh" for me, for a 600+ pages book I was expeting a lot more....more
Ok, I'm going to try something different with this review: I'm going to actually analize some things that happened, with quotes and stuff, to explain Ok, I'm going to try something different with this review: I'm going to actually analize some things that happened, with quotes and stuff, to explain my point better. I didn't like Adam since the beginning, I don't know why. I felt like something was wrong about him.
So Adam is really attached to his little brother James (who is a cute little thing ♥) but he still treats him like shit. It's like page 3 and James is calling Adam Addie and he tells him to stop.
And hey, stop calling me Addie-you know how much I hate that-" "Yeah, and I still don't know why. [...] Mom always used to call you Addie-" "Well Mom's dead, isn't she?" My voice has gone hard.
WELL, PIPE THE FUCK DOWN Addie, you're talking to your little brother. You don't have to prove us that you're a strong and invincible man by doing that. Poor James. So, at page 3 I was already hating him. And then there's that other little thing, when they're out and Juliette gets practically kidnapped and Adam is all like "oh my god we have to save her, she's my bae, I'm going to kill Warner with my bare hands". And then he forgets about her until the very last chapter. Like WHAT THE HELL. I understand that family comes first but he acted like a complete dumbass kid.
"So what are we going to do about Juliette? Kenji asks [...] "I'm already worried we waited this long to go after her." I feel myself pale. I don't know how to tell him I had no immediate plans to go back out there.
*clap clap* Well done ADDIE. In book 2 he's all like "I'm going to fix this, we're going to be together again, I'm going to find a way" but in reality, when shit happens, he doesn't want to move a finger. *clap clap again* So I'm still unsure how to rate this, because the character is an asshole but the novella is still good, I'm going to stick with the 3 stars and think about it....more
This was waaaaaay better that the first book! Full of action, a little bit of romance and magic and dragons and holy shit I really liked th*3.5 stars*
This was waaaaaay better that the first book! Full of action, a little bit of romance and magic and dragons and holy shit I really liked this book, I read like 600+ pages in 3 days?!?!? I didn't think it was possibile for me. Also english isn't even my main language.
I definitely recommend this duology, it wasn't the best fantasy serie I've ever read but still a pretty epic and amazing one....more
Quarto libro di King che leggo - questo è stato pubblicato sotto diverso nome, Richard Bachman - e probabilmente il più strano. È chiaro che King *3.5*
Quarto libro di King che leggo - questo è stato pubblicato sotto diverso nome, Richard Bachman - e probabilmente il più strano. È chiaro che King sa scrivere di tanti diversi tipi di horror. Questo non lo definirei nemmeno un horror ma si capisce che proviene dallo stesso autore dei poi futuri successi di Carrie o Misery, che ho adorato.
Il fattore paura è presente nella descrizione della Lunga Marcia. Avrei voluto più informazioni riguardo la storia, il mondo in cui vivono i protagonisti, a come si è arrivati a questo. Nonostante questo, se dovessi usare una sola parola per riassumere il libro userei agonia, perché è esattamente la sensazione che si prova in certi passaggi, oltre a una certa ansia mentre ci si chiede "quando e come finirà?". È un libro che tiene incollato il lettore alle pagine ed è anche per questo che mi aspettavo un finale meno brusco.
In generale lo consiglio, non è il miglior romanzo di King ma è un buon romanzo, decisamente veloce da leggere e che riesce a catturare l'attenzione dalle prime pagine....more
Dopo aver letto una quantità decente di libri dello stesso autore abbiamo dedotto che:Per ogni due/tre libri di Stephen King ce n'è uno che proprio noDopo aver letto una quantità decente di libri dello stesso autore abbiamo dedotto che:Per ogni due/tre libri di Stephen King ce n'è uno che proprio non mi piace.
In questo caso l'ho trovato un po' insulso, è un termine un po' forte ma è così. Molte cose per me non avevano quel gran senso + il protagonista non mi era nemmeno tanto simpatico, anzi. Proprio non lo sopportavo. ...more
Tra le cose che sto apprezzando di questa serie: 1)i libri sono moooolto veloci da leggere ma allo stesso tempo 2)pieni di azione e colpi di scena dall'Tra le cose che sto apprezzando di questa serie: 1)i libri sono moooolto veloci da leggere ma allo stesso tempo 2)pieni di azione e colpi di scena dall'inizio alla fine e 3)molto divertenti.
Sicuramente continuerò la serie appena troverò gli altri libri!...more
Really enjoyed this book! When I heard about it I was so exited to read it, I love shopping at Ikea and the idea of an horror story set in an Ikea kinReally enjoyed this book! When I heard about it I was so exited to read it, I love shopping at Ikea and the idea of an horror story set in an Ikea kind of store was just da best.
I liked this book, especially the first half. I was kind of scared at the beginning but after chapter 11/12 I realized I wasn't really into the story. I didn't connect with the main character Amy or any of the other so I wasn't really nervous for them. The last chapter and the epilogue were as good as the first chapters so I think something went wrong in the middle of the book, the author tried to mix a lot of potentially scary things and it didn't work out as expected.
As I said before I didn't feel connected with any of the characters but I still enjoyed my reading experience, mostly because of the writing. The setting and the design of this book are so well done that it was a pleasure to just flip the pages.
Despite everything I recommend Horrorstor. I had some problems with the characters but at the same time it was an amazing and original story, perfect for october and Halloween time.
week 1 - What The Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth? by Gayle Forman. Rating: ★★★★☆ 4 stars. week 2 - Midnights, by Rainbow Row*3.75 stars*
week 1 - What The Hell Have You Done, Sophie Roth? by Gayle Forman. Rating: ★★★★☆ 4 stars. week 2 - Midnights, by Rainbow Rowell. Rating: ★★★★★ 4.5 stars. week 3 - Welcome To Christmas, CA, by Kiersten White. Rating: ★★★★★ 4.8 stars. week 4 - The Lady and The Fox, by Kelly Link. Rating: ★☆☆☆☆ 1 star. week 5 - Beer Buckets and Baby Jesus, by Myra McIntyre. Rating: ★★★☆☆ 3.5 stars. week 6 - Angels in The Snow, by Matt de la Pena. Rating: ★★★★☆ 4 stars. week 7 - Polaris is Where You’ll Find Me, by Jenny Han. Rating: ★★★★☆ 4 stars. week 8 - Star of Bethlehem, by Ally Carter. Rating: ★★★★☆ 4.25 stars. week 9 - The Girl Who Woke the Dreamer, by Laini Taylor. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ 1.5 stars. week 10+11 - Your Temporary Santa, by David Levithan. Rating: ★★★★★ 5 stars. Krampuslauf, by Holly Black. Rating: ★★★★☆ 4 stars. week 12 - It’s A Yuletide Miracle, Charlie Brown, by Stephanie Perkins. Rating: ★★★★☆ 4.5 stars....more
I really enjoyed this graphic novel! It follows a girl named Anda who decides to join an online game after a person comes to her school to *3.5 stars*
I really enjoyed this graphic novel! It follows a girl named Anda who decides to join an online game after a person comes to her school to recruit girls for her guild. In this game there are things like gold farmers (they're selling avatars or items for money) and Anda meets one of them when she's on a quest to kill them with her friend Sarge. When she start talking to him he told her that he's just a poor guy from China who does that for 16 hours a day and she decides to help him.
This wasn't just a great piece of art even though the artwork was definitely a 5-stars rating for me. I wish the economic aspect of the story was explained better and the ending felt kind of rushed. A part from that the characters and the story were amazing, and you can hear loud and clear the other message: that girls can be great gamers too, sometimes even better that boys. I would totally recommend In Real Life to everyone, I had some problems with it but I think that someone who is more into online gaming than me would absolutely love it.
This book was kindly sent to me by the publisher for review, thanks a lot First Second, but this doesn't change my opinion in any way....more
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