"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
A heartbreaking and beautiful retelling of The Little Mermaid!
It’s me, it’s been me all along, and I may have saved your life, but I would be nothing A heartbreaking and beautiful retelling of The Little Mermaid!
It’s me, it’s been me all along, and I may have saved your life, but I would be nothing if it wasn’t for you. I would be just another mech-droid, and I wouldn’t know what it’s like to love someone so much I would give up everything for them....more
OK. I finished this almost a week ago and I'm postponing my review since then but RL is a bitch lately and my GR time is so limited I Actual rating 4.5
OK. I finished this almost a week ago and I'm postponing my review since then but RL is a bitch lately and my GR time is so limited I have to postpone it for another day or two.
Best book in the series so far for me! I can't wait for Winter and it's gonna be a little torture to do so till the beginning of 2015. Full review to come shortly!...more
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