This opinion is definitely in minority here, I know it, but that's just how I felt about this book.
I wanted to like it more because it had cr3.45/5 ⭐
This opinion is definitely in minority here, I know it, but that's just how I felt about this book.
I wanted to like it more because it had crazy potential, especially at the beginning where it gripped me with that crazy, witchy story about the leper, the curse, the devil. I said to myself ooh this has to be good now, it's like Sherlock Holmes but he is descending through the rings of hell.
After that initial spark of interest, I actually got to meet all the characters and see exactly how they are and what they bring to the table and I can say that they were very well contoured. Definitely solid characters with solid personalities.
Even though I liked the ending, I must say I got bored during a big chunk of the story and I got a bit lost, which means a big part of the whole plot kind of got chopped, even though my main goal was to cut through it not chop it up. And even with that, I can say that this has got to be one of the most nique (at least to me) books in terms of composition and if you don't mind slow mysteries with a dose of magic then this might be your next read....more
For someone whose first ever bought-with-her-own-money books were the Hunger Games, it was obvious that one way or another I would also read t3.45/5 ⭐
For someone whose first ever bought-with-her-own-money books were the Hunger Games, it was obvious that one way or another I would also read this prequel to the story that helped me get into reading. However, I cannot say I am entirely pleased with it.
In a way, it did feel like lore. The Hunger Games lore. Even though yeah, I know, it was happening before the story we all know with Katniss and Peeta. But it still showed you the legacy the main series represents because, during the 10th Hunger Games edition, so many rules have been installed—the culprit: Coriolanus Snow.
I despise Snow in the main series and I despise him in this book so this was from the beginning going to be tough for me to get through. I did enjoy the story and the atmosphere, I got mad at so many injustices, but Snow as a main character was still a big fat no. I did like some other characters, like the District 12 tribute, Lucy Gray, and Snow's cousin, Tigris. But no, not Snow, no way.
I also didn't like the fact that this was dragging the story unnecessarily. The whole thing could've been much more compact and at least 100 pages shorter, in my opinion. Some chapters simply elongated the agony that should've been much tenser in a cinematic way. Because, all in all, this is a very cinematic story. And that's one of the best parts of it, the ability to imagine it like a movie, simply playing before your mind's eye.
I wish I liked this one more. It was good and I was excited about it, I was even willing to go past my dislike for Snow. But it lacked something on one side and it was too full of something else on the other. Maybe I would've personally liked shorter chapters filled with build-up and more rapid-fire events, to not be able to catch my breath. Or more political schemes from behind the scenes.
Personally, I'm not that big on time travel subjects because they kind of make my tired little4.45/5 ⭐
This is a must for the time travel trope lovers.
Personally, I'm not that big on time travel subjects because they kind of make my tired little brain hurt and this story was no exception, but as a complete picture, I can definitely say that The Rearranged Life of Oona Lockhart is a really good mixture of science, drama, emotion and aesthetics.
If you loved The Midnight Library and also you loved Daisy Jones and the Six, this is your perfect next read because it's a very interesting mixture of the both of them. So try it, you might like it!...more
Am putut observa o oarecare maturitate literară în Simon faţă de Din cer au căzut trei mere, ceea ce mă face să cred ca există încă mul3.5/5 ⭐
Am putut observa o oarecare maturitate literară în Simon faţă de Din cer au căzut trei mere, ceea ce mă face să cred ca există încă mult potenţial pentru Abgarian şi literatura sa. Poveştile femeilor din viaţa lui Simon au fost foarte bine puse la punct, legate de puţină istorie armenească, iar ici şi colo puteai observa obiceiuri armeneşti atât de înrădăcinate în modul de viaţă al oamenilor încât par a fi automatisme....more
This was definitely an on-the-spot read that I definitely not regret. It was very cute (and full of kittens!!)
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It wasn't really *that* lig4/5 ⭐
This was definitely an on-the-spot read that I definitely not regret. It was very cute (and full of kittens!!)
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It wasn't really *that* light for a short story, topic-wise, but it was a nice story nonetheless. I only wished that the ending wouldn't have been rushed. Otherwise, this was a nice, wintery and Christmasy romance :)...more
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