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foreveryoungadult's review against another edition
diamondxgirl's review against another edition
5.0
As a society, we have become trained to love all things serial. TV shows, podcasts, movies, books! I have to admit, I have serial fatigue. My favorite tv show is going on 12 seasons, Sarah J Maas just announced like 50 billion more sequels to her series, and I just listened to a podcast on episode 86. But when I came across Remade, I was like, WHERE DO I SIGN UP!? Apparently my fatigue does not apply to serialized novels, which are an intriguing concept.
Each release is called an "episode", with 15 episodes making up the full "season". They're written by different authors, including Gwenda Bond and Kiersten White. The first episode is 32 pages long, which means a lot of story has to be packed into a short amount of time. Pack it they do. I can't believe they get so much story into 32 pages! The description above does not describe the first 32 pages, which I imagine are setting the tone for the post-apocalyptic world we are about to enter.
In episode one, we meet Holden and Seyah, who are driving to a cast party after they finish the latest run of a play they're both in. I won't say more than that because then I would be retelling what happens in those 32 pages but really, the story had me hooked from the minute we met them both and now I'm waiting for the entire season to come out. WAITING. The anticipation is killing me, in the best way.
Each release is called an "episode", with 15 episodes making up the full "season". They're written by different authors, including Gwenda Bond and Kiersten White. The first episode is 32 pages long, which means a lot of story has to be packed into a short amount of time. Pack it they do. I can't believe they get so much story into 32 pages! The description above does not describe the first 32 pages, which I imagine are setting the tone for the post-apocalyptic world we are about to enter.
In episode one, we meet Holden and Seyah, who are driving to a cast party after they finish the latest run of a play they're both in. I won't say more than that because then I would be retelling what happens in those 32 pages but really, the story had me hooked from the minute we met them both and now I'm waiting for the entire season to come out. WAITING. The anticipation is killing me, in the best way.
readbyashleyd's review against another edition
3.0
I wavered between giving this two or three stars for the longest time and settled for three finally as I did enjoy it for the most part. The downfall is that you're kind of just thrown into the story without much information and that makes it a bit confusing. I'm not a fan of serialized stories and this was no different. While I did find the concept intriguing and I did enjoy it, it definitely didn't grab my interest enough for me to continue on with the next episodes!
just_hebah's review against another edition
3.0
An intriguing beginning - I can see the hook of the serial format in how this ends, and I may give this series a couple more entries to see how I like it.
antoniaptl's review against another edition
3.0
So Shadows and Dreams is the 1st episode out of a 15-episode serial which is published by Serial Box Publishingand. This one was written by Matthew Cody. The story follows Holden a 16 year old boy, who does 'crazy things for love'. He is in love with Seyah, a stereotypical beautiful, popular high school girl, who doesn't even know Holden. After a terrible accident, they wake up in space where there are spider like robots that apparently want them dead. The place looks like a hospital, but not exactly and the lights are off. Our protagonist finds his way through and ends up in a pool? Then he finds Seyah and at that point one of the killer robots finds them, but they get away from it just in time. Holden and Seyah have found another girl, Umta, who apparently isn't human?! Umta is the only one that has the slighest idea of what is that place they're in and why those creatures want to kill them. She doesn't reveal much though. Their goal is to find an elevator so they can escape that place and go back to Earth. Once they reach the elevator, they find Thomas, a boy Umta knows, but at that exact time, one of the robots finds them and kills Thomas. The other 3 escape through the elevator. Some hours, I guess, pass and then the elevator comes to a stop. Once they're out, they don't find Earth at least not immediately, but a waiting room. There is a hatchway though and once they open it, they find trees and footsteps that lead them straight to a bunch of other teenagers.
I liked even though I'm not an avid sci-fi reader. To be honest the plot was slightly confusing and I do get it's the 1st episode, but still it explained nothing. It didn't make me wanna read the next episodes, but I will, because who knows? It might get better later on. The characters weren't that intriguing and not at all relatable. It's cliche. A teenage boy who has a crush on a popular girl. But we'll see how it ends up. It is a 3rd person POV. All in all, it was enjoyable and fast reading. I am curious about any new characters, so I'll give the next episodes a try.
I liked even though I'm not an avid sci-fi reader. To be honest the plot was slightly confusing and I do get it's the 1st episode, but still it explained nothing. It didn't make me wanna read the next episodes, but I will, because who knows? It might get better later on. The characters weren't that intriguing and not at all relatable. It's cliche. A teenage boy who has a crush on a popular girl. But we'll see how it ends up. It is a 3rd person POV. All in all, it was enjoyable and fast reading. I am curious about any new characters, so I'll give the next episodes a try.
oczerniecka's review against another edition
2.0
This is quite ridiculous. The format of the story - book in a series, each book released is a new episode of a season - forced the author to pack as much information about the world, characters and events as possible. The first book in such series is the most important one - you need catch readers attention and convince them to find the second episode and keep reading. And this first episode didn't deliver. It was too much, happening too quickly and it all just seemed ridiculous. Also, it didn't help that I didn't like the main character, he managed to discourage new from him in such a short story. He's the type of a shy boy without friends that fallen in love with the pretty popular girl and was 'gathering information' (stalking?) about her and her knew so much that he felt 'connection'. Creepy!
kielirose's review against another edition
5.0
I enjoyed this book. as an avid reader I want more but I can see how people who don't read often would really enjoy how short and sweet
cslats33's review against another edition
4.0
This was real short and there's 15 of them total. Such an interesting idea. Excited to read the next one. After that I have to buy them.
anikdubreuil's review against another edition
3.0
At first, I wasn't sure but now count me in as intrigued..
Once you grab the concept, you just want to know more.
I am tempted to buy the rest of the series.
Once you grab the concept, you just want to know more.
I am tempted to buy the rest of the series.
ametie's review against another edition
4.0
This was my introduction to the serial book format. I'm not quite sure it's my jam (in the same way that I prefer to skip single issue comics and wait for the trade) but I do find the concept intriguing.
I was a little confused at the start of the story but by the end of this installment, I was quite intrigued.
I received a free copy of this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.
I was a little confused at the start of the story but by the end of this installment, I was quite intrigued.
I received a free copy of this ARC from NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.