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caelda's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
princessraya's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
osean93's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
tinidoc's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
This book took me absolutely forever to finish, if I wasn’t reading it with my husband and the last hundred pages didn’t pick up I probably would’ve DNFd!
The stream of consciousness drove me absolutely nuts, I can definitely see what draws young people to this book however, for me, a 28-year-old, it was absolutely so tough to get into. My husband doesn’t read a ton, and he got me this book to read with him for our anniversary. the world was really hard for him to follow as well. He is a low IQ reader but felt like the narrator was just TUFF to read.
The use of random large words and confusing use of “Malia, malifcaria, mana…etc” was senseless. I was extremely disappointed in this read!
Ending picked up, cliffhanger was meh. Nothing I haven’t read before to be honest.
Going to read the next one with my husband, just took us a WHILE to get into.
The stream of consciousness drove me absolutely nuts, I can definitely see what draws young people to this book however, for me, a 28-year-old, it was absolutely so tough to get into. My husband doesn’t read a ton, and he got me this book to read with him for our anniversary. the world was really hard for him to follow as well. He is a low IQ reader but felt like the narrator was just TUFF to read.
The use of random large words and confusing use of “Malia, malifcaria, mana…etc” was senseless. I was extremely disappointed in this read!
Ending picked up, cliffhanger was meh. Nothing I haven’t read before to be honest.
Going to read the next one with my husband, just took us a WHILE to get into.
passivemoon's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bizzlet203's review
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
sashapasha's review
4.0
4.5 stars.
This book broke my reading slump and pulled me in from the first page. I really enjoyed the characters and there were a good number of hilarious moments that made me laugh out loud. El was such an entertaining lead, particularly in how angry she was all the time, her internal dialogue as she struggled to control her anger was priceless. I also loved El and Orion's relationship -- El's names for Orion were phenomenal. Here are some samples:
She's so mean to him in the best way.
This book broke my reading slump and pulled me in from the first page. I really enjoyed the characters and there were a good number of hilarious moments that made me laugh out loud. El was such an entertaining lead, particularly in how angry she was all the time, her internal dialogue as she struggled to control her anger was priceless. I also loved El and Orion's relationship -- El's names for Orion were phenomenal. Here are some samples:
Orion! Orion Lake, that means you, you tragic blob of unsteamed pudding,...
Don’t even open your mouth in my direction, you overgrown lemming,” I snapped at Orion,...
“Lake, you utter wanker, go up!”
She's so mean to him in the best way.
yumnerd's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
voldy's review
4.0
I LOVED THIS
The world building was amazing and very detailed, but something that really turned me off were the info dumps!! They were everywhere (there was a massive one in the beginning), and I skimmed through most of them. The whole concept of magic and how it connects with language was very interesting and unique.
I know El is rude and bitchy but I still liked her character. I do feel like her development was a bit abrupt, though. One paragraph she was like “I’m not making friends or alliances, I’m too good for that!” and three paragraphs later she’s almost tearing up because somebody sat with her at lunch. I don’t know though, that’s just my take on it. I liked how she knew her worth and didn’t form alliances with people (enclave kids mostly) who acted as if it were a favour to her just for talking to her.
Orion was a cinnamon roll but he was a teeny bit bland at some points. That didn’t stop me from loving him.
Also, I think it’s kind of interesting how usually in YA books the male lead is super sarcastic and rude (see: Jace from TMI), but in ADE, El is the rude one and Orion is the soft one. It was a nice change.
The plot was not really a plot but I was so intrigued by the world that I had to continue reading it. Like I said, a lot of the space in the book was taken up by info dumps and world-building. It kept me curious enough to keep reading, though. Plus, El was a very entertaining narrator.
I think something that would’ve made this even better is if there was an element of suspense or thrill, or even horror. It would have worked perfectly with the context of the story, imo.
I will be reading the next book (when does it even come out????? July??????) as I will pass away if I don’t find out what El’s mom meant by that letter.
The world building was amazing and very detailed, but something that really turned me off were the info dumps!! They were everywhere (there was a massive one in the beginning), and I skimmed through most of them. The whole concept of magic and how it connects with language was very interesting and unique.
I know El is rude and bitchy but I still liked her character. I do feel like her development was a bit abrupt, though. One paragraph she was like “I’m not making friends or alliances, I’m too good for that!” and three paragraphs later she’s almost tearing up because somebody sat with her at lunch. I don’t know though, that’s just my take on it. I liked how she knew her worth and didn’t form alliances with people (enclave kids mostly) who acted as if it were a favour to her just for talking to her.
Orion was a cinnamon roll but he was a teeny bit bland at some points. That didn’t stop me from loving him.
Also, I think it’s kind of interesting how usually in YA books the male lead is super sarcastic and rude (see: Jace from TMI), but in ADE, El is the rude one and Orion is the soft one. It was a nice change.
The plot was not really a plot but I was so intrigued by the world that I had to continue reading it. Like I said, a lot of the space in the book was taken up by info dumps and world-building. It kept me curious enough to keep reading, though. Plus, El was a very entertaining narrator.
I think something that would’ve made this even better is if there was an element of suspense or thrill, or even horror. It would have worked perfectly with the context of the story, imo.
I will be reading the next book (when does it even come out????? July??????) as I will pass away if I don’t find out what El’s mom meant by that letter.