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hnbb's review against another edition
2.0
This was fast paced, but I am still quite confused and felt lost a lot. It was like I came into a series after a couple of books. There was strong language I could have done without.
yohina1989's review
3.0
Read my original review here:
http://readingbykindlefire.blogspot.com/2012/03/review-worlds-burn-through-by-vicki.html
When I saw the cover for this one, I knew I had to read it. The cover is absolutely gorgeous and the blurb sounds just like my kind of thing. However, this book, while OK, did not live up to my expectations.
Let’s start with what I liked about it. It’s pretty fast-paced and there’s a lot of mystery going on with the background story. I thought the idea of the Abandoned and the fire was pretty neat (I’m into anything that related to magic of some kind). The author had a way with feelings that I related to Chloe’s fear and confusion easily as well as Eliot’s anger and frustration. Also, I love the third person POV. Too many YA these days have only first person POV. I love to read the story from someone else’s POV to find out the entire story. This just can’t happen with 1st person POV.
However, this book was just too short to feel complete. Nothing was explained. I feel like the blurb had more information than what was explained in the book. And no secret was uncovered because we were just left hanging at the end. There is a second book, but they should probably be made into one just because this one didn’t have any information. It’s like reading half of a complete book.
Lastly, it really bothered me that the women did nothing. The guys did the protection while the women were the protected. The women are always scared and confused and helpless. I know it’s going to get better later (otherwise what’s the point right?), but currently I just don’t really like the girls.
In the end, while I liked this book, it didn’t fulfill its potential because of its length. I do want to read the 2nd one to find out what happens and see if it’s going to be any better.
http://readingbykindlefire.blogspot.com/2012/03/review-worlds-burn-through-by-vicki.html
When I saw the cover for this one, I knew I had to read it. The cover is absolutely gorgeous and the blurb sounds just like my kind of thing. However, this book, while OK, did not live up to my expectations.
Let’s start with what I liked about it. It’s pretty fast-paced and there’s a lot of mystery going on with the background story. I thought the idea of the Abandoned and the fire was pretty neat (I’m into anything that related to magic of some kind). The author had a way with feelings that I related to Chloe’s fear and confusion easily as well as Eliot’s anger and frustration. Also, I love the third person POV. Too many YA these days have only first person POV. I love to read the story from someone else’s POV to find out the entire story. This just can’t happen with 1st person POV.
However, this book was just too short to feel complete. Nothing was explained. I feel like the blurb had more information than what was explained in the book. And no secret was uncovered because we were just left hanging at the end. There is a second book, but they should probably be made into one just because this one didn’t have any information. It’s like reading half of a complete book.
Lastly, it really bothered me that the women did nothing. The guys did the protection while the women were the protected. The women are always scared and confused and helpless. I know it’s going to get better later (otherwise what’s the point right?), but currently I just don’t really like the girls.
In the end, while I liked this book, it didn’t fulfill its potential because of its length. I do want to read the 2nd one to find out what happens and see if it’s going to be any better.
kil3yp's review
2.0
This book confused me. I like the premise, as it seemed to be an interesting hybird of science fiction and fantasy. However, the book was brief, and cut off at an extremely strange place. It wasn't just a cliff-hanger, it was a world-hanger. You had barely learned the characters names and the book was finished.
I'll give book 2 a chance. But if it doesn't move the story forward, I fear I'll lose interest quickly, no matter how fast a read it is.
I'll give book 2 a chance. But if it doesn't move the story forward, I fear I'll lose interest quickly, no matter how fast a read it is.
vailynst's review
4.0
Courtesy of NetGalley
Minor Rant:
It's a teaser! Evil, evil teaser! Where's the next one?
End Rant.
Chloe Burke has dreamed a nightmare of fire and intense fire-hazel eyes as long as she can remember. But the nightmare is old news and her world is colored by her father's death. It's already been two months, but it hasn't been long enough to ease the pain. She tries to avoid fighting with her Mom, fills her day with activities to occupy her mind, and wants to go home & end the date from hell. Instead, Chloe's world becomes a clash of fire and darkness as everything she knows gets turned inside out.
The story caught my interest from page one. The writing is a little heavy handed at the beginning but I shrug that off because events unfold quickly as characters are introduced. Right away, I knew I was going to want more and eleven chapters wasn't going to cut it.
Now I'm done and I have to say that I hope the next part to the story will be released soon. The story takes place here on Earth but snippets of another one is glimpsed through the characters. In a short time, I find myself intrigued & liking the main characters, and squinting my eye at the Abandoned. [a:Vicki Keire|4542621|Vicki Keire|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1303673525p2/4542621.jpg], I'm glad to have read your story & look forward to more.
Minor Rant:
It's a teaser! Evil, evil teaser! Where's the next one?
End Rant.
Chloe Burke has dreamed a nightmare of fire and intense fire-hazel eyes as long as she can remember. But the nightmare is old news and her world is colored by her father's death. It's already been two months, but it hasn't been long enough to ease the pain. She tries to avoid fighting with her Mom, fills her day with activities to occupy her mind, and wants to go home & end the date from hell. Instead, Chloe's world becomes a clash of fire and darkness as everything she knows gets turned inside out.
The story caught my interest from page one. The writing is a little heavy handed at the beginning but I shrug that off because events unfold quickly as characters are introduced. Right away, I knew I was going to want more and eleven chapters wasn't going to cut it.
Now I'm done and I have to say that I hope the next part to the story will be released soon. The story takes place here on Earth but snippets of another one is glimpsed through the characters. In a short time, I find myself intrigued & liking the main characters, and squinting my eye at the Abandoned. [a:Vicki Keire|4542621|Vicki Keire|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1303673525p2/4542621.jpg], I'm glad to have read your story & look forward to more.
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