This was pretty entertaining and fast paced. It never lost its momentum. An Buddy read with some awesome people at Buddies Books and Baubles
4 STARS
This was pretty entertaining and fast paced. It never lost its momentum. And yet something faltered in the story towards the end and I was left feeling a bit dissatisfied. Can't quite put my finger on what and why. May be it was the way too many cool/creepy ideas were thrown into the mix in the last third of the book and almost none of them reached their full potential or were developed even a bit. There are a lot of clues this may not be the last we see from this world and Mike. I really hope we'll get more answers in future books/stories. That's why I'm giving it 4 stars although they are not very strong.
Still, this is a solid sci-fi thriller with bits of horror and even a dash of romance. Highly recommended to sci-fi geeks with love for cool modern culture references. Full review may come at some point.
June 3, 2015, Pre-reading thoughts:
This is my first Clines although I have 14 on my TBR list. Having in mind the synopsis and the first impressions of my friends who have already started yesterday(yes, I'm late as usual), I have great expectations for this one.
Also, I love the audio narrator Ray Porter. Let's dive in! ...more
Buddy read with Gavin(though it was not planned as such ^_^)
4.5 STARS
So very, very funny! Strong and well-developed heroine and hero. Fully fl Buddy read with Gavin(though it was not planned as such ^_^)
4.5 STARS
So very, very funny! Strong and well-developed heroine and hero. Fully fleshed out secondary characters. Sarcastic to the bone and at the same time wildly romantic. The smoothest change of POVs I've read in a very long time. Sensual sex scenes. Southern. :)
You can see that I enjoyed this a lot. It was a bit formulaic but I've always loved the enemies to lovers trope and here it was executed in a very believable and great way.
I wish to have more time for a full review. I have the right to extend this one in the near future.
This comes highly recommended to everyone(men included) who love to hide their poetic souls in strong sarcasm! ...more
"Take one man, one foolish woman, put them in a bowl and stir."
I loved this! Some kind of review to come in a few days after I catch up wit 4 STARS
"Take one man, one foolish woman, put them in a bowl and stir."
I loved this! Some kind of review to come in a few days after I catch up with everything GR I've missed for the last 5 days while I was not around. ...more
It seems that from all the buddies I read this book with, I enjoyed iBuddy read with Eilonwy, Evgeny, Asya, Monty Cupcake
3.5 STARS
It seems that from all the buddies I read this book with, I enjoyed it the most. It does have some annoying stuff in there but it didn't bother me so much and I still had fun while reading it like going through the last 36%(which is more than one third of the book) in one sitting for the last 2 hours or so. And I'm rounding my rating up because .... (you already know why, it's one name only but I still have to write it down): ROMAN(yeah, you guessed right!). I'll explain myself in a full review. But not now. No time....more
I enjoyed this book very, very much but book #3 in the series still stands as my most favorite. So I'm giving this 4 very solid stars. Full review to I enjoyed this book very, very much but book #3 in the series still stands as my most favorite. So I'm giving this 4 very solid stars. Full review to come sometime in the next two weeks....more
Fun and entertaining this read blends well-known fantasy tropes and new ideas and the result is Buddy read with Desinka and Gavin
4.5 STARS
Fun and entertaining this read blends well-known fantasy tropes and new ideas and the result is something quite unique, yet very comforting and readable! The second part Avempartha is definitely stronger than the first The Crown Conspiracy. For now I'm rounding the rating down to 4 stars but I might round it up to 5 after my full review is ready. I need more time to think all through. I'm still gushing about the ending now! So great!...more
Easy 5 stars! I finished the book several days ago but I'm still thinking about 10 July, 2015
Re-read time!
First attempt for review, 25 September, 2014
Easy 5 stars! I finished the book several days ago but I'm still thinking about the ending and the wait for book #3 is gonna be a torture. I think I enjoyed this second installment in the series even more! Full review later....more
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