"Just one more fantasy that wouldn’t come true. Just one more lie she’d constructed for herself to escape intBuddy read with Gavin
3.5 STARS
"Just one more fantasy that wouldn’t come true. Just one more lie she’d constructed for herself to escape into, never realizing she was welding the bars of her own cage."
Damn, this was really sad! And I was not in a mood for such level of sad and creepy. The story is perfect in its execution but oh, so painful!!! Hence, I'm conflicted about the rating. The mind says full 4 stars, but the heart disagrees. I'll listen to the voice of reason and round up.
This is mostly a psychological analysis on what makes us evil or more to the point, how the true villain in this series, Levana, came to be the evil, power-hungry queen we knew.
The novella starts when Levana is a lonely, sixteen-year-old princess. Living through the horrors that follow, especially this twisted flashback which is the real deal(damn her crazy, sadistic bitch of a sister, Channary), Meyer has done a brilliant job making us sympathize for Levana almost every step of the way. But at the same time, the author never let us forget, Levana is still a delusional, dangerous villain.
This is the prequel which you cannot skip. The parallels to the main books are fascinating. And no, you cannot read it before the other books. You will totally miss the point and the depth. Recommended for all Lunar Chronicles fans....more
Alrighty, then! Jay Kristoff does not believe in happy endings. I get it now! What is it with male authors I read lately who love to brake 4 STARS
Alrighty, then! Jay Kristoff does not believe in happy endings. I get it now! What is it with male authors I read lately who love to brake your heart at the end of their stories?(Pierce Brown, I'm looking right at ya!) Am I drawn subconsciously to such endings? Hmp ...
Praying for Rain is the story of Miho who meets Rei, the boy with a voice, "soft and edged with a smile, as if he has just finished laughing." And they fall in love. Young and beautiful love.
Miho can listen to the thoughts of animals in her head. She can reach out into the minds of the beasts. She can talk to them. But she and the ones like her are considered as ‘Tainted’ or ‘Impure’ by the Imperium. They hunt and burn the ones who possess the Kenning.
All this in a dying world where "there are so many of us here, and so little remaining of anything else. No birds in the sky or fish in the bay. No cats or cows or pigs or pigeons. Just people and the world we have destroyed, stained blue-black by the machines we have created. And still, we think only of ourselves. No matter if these are the last free birds left in the city. No matter if those eggs are the last they will ever lay." It's a steampunk world with greasy water and blood-red air vibrating with the songs of engine and propeller. Harsh, yet fascinating with its Asian vibe.
The story is beautifully melancholic with a heartbreaking end. A perfect introduction to the Stormdancer world. I loved the writing!
I know Praying for Rain has little to do with the plot of Stormdancer itself but now I can't wait to meet Yukiko and her griffin in book #1! A GRIFFIN! Huzzah!
Very short but still touching and emotional. A scene from Christian's personal world. On the other hand - kinda pointless. I feel the same 3 STARS
Very short but still touching and emotional. A scene from Christian's personal world. On the other hand - kinda pointless. I feel the same with or without this....more
So haunting and very beautiful! A tiny prequel to the Winner's trilogy. Can be read both before and after The Winner's Curse(may be after i 4 STARS
So haunting and very beautiful! A tiny prequel to the Winner's trilogy. Can be read both before and after The Winner's Curse(may be after is better). It will whet your appetite for the book if you haven't read it and give you an interesting view from another part of this world, if you have.
It's a glimpse in Arin's childhood. A fairy tale story about love, gods, snow, moon, constellations myths and desire. Rutkoski really knows how to weave her words with beauty and passion.
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