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justmarihere's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
krisin95's review
emotional
informative
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
scythefranz's review against another edition
3.0
I'm tired of some series, like Shadowhunter series that goes on and on. But, I will never get tired of anything about Caster Chronicles. Hypocrite much right? LOL
Standing up to its title, Before the Claiming offers a new perspective to Lena's life before her days in Gatlin. Her near-death experience as a baby, school days as teenager, etc. But it's not much as what I'd expected. It came short to fully satisfy my need for the Caster world but I can't deny the fact that I still enjoyed reading this novella. Besides, I've got to see some of my favorite characters like Amma, Macon, Ridley and of course, Lena. <3
So, 3 stars!
Standing up to its title, Before the Claiming offers a new perspective to Lena's life before her days in Gatlin. Her near-death experience as a baby, school days as teenager, etc. But it's not much as what I'd expected. It came short to fully satisfy my need for the Caster world but I can't deny the fact that I still enjoyed reading this novella. Besides, I've got to see some of my favorite characters like Amma, Macon, Ridley and of course, Lena. <3
So, 3 stars!
vanessa_issa's review against another edition
4.0
Yaaay! One more 'Untold Story', just in time to celebrate Halloween! :)
- Ridley is always my favorite character. LOL!
- I really enjoyed getting to know more about Lena's childhood.
- And yes, once again, I finished it too fast and I want more.
- Ridley is always my favorite character. LOL!
- I really enjoyed getting to know more about Lena's childhood.
- And yes, once again, I finished it too fast and I want more.
merlin_reads's review against another edition
3.0
This was pretty much the accumulation of all the important events - the fire that killed Lena's dad, Lena saving herself, Macon changing his ways, Amma butting in and Lena discovering her powers. The one downside? Ridley was is it.
clarynathanwill's review against another edition
5.0
Another ball out of the park short story from Kami and Margaret.
I'm amazed every time I read something from the Caster world a vault in my head opens to a well of knowledge I've kept about the world. I don't even know how I remember so much of it.
Seeing these scenes from eye witness accounts of sorts expanded my horizons even more. And a cute Ethan and Lena scene at the end was the cherry on top.
I'm amazed every time I read something from the Caster world a vault in my head opens to a well of knowledge I've kept about the world. I don't even know how I remember so much of it.
Seeing these scenes from eye witness accounts of sorts expanded my horizons even more. And a cute Ethan and Lena scene at the end was the cherry on top.
julaliciousbookparadise's review
4.0
Original review on Julalicious Book Paradise
Rating: 3.5/5
Short stories? Short reviews. :)
So I enjoy these little short stories that give us insight about how everything came to be in the Caster Chronicles series and sometimes in the Dangerous Creatures series.
This novella was about what was done to protect Lena from her own mother, but I mostly enjoyed reading about her and her cousin Ridley. Two girls so opposite yet, I wouldn't doubt just how far they would go to protect one another.
Want me to admit something? I know they saw Lena's future and feared for her, but I feel like they neglected to check on the others like Ridley. Perhaps, nothing could have been done, but I just feel like their focus was so much on Lena that they missed other signs that could have helped out the others.
Other than that, I really liked how Lena and Ethan learn more about themselves, about their parents and about all the things that led them to meet.
Rating: 3.5/5
Short stories? Short reviews. :)
So I enjoy these little short stories that give us insight about how everything came to be in the Caster Chronicles series and sometimes in the Dangerous Creatures series.
This novella was about what was done to protect Lena from her own mother, but I mostly enjoyed reading about her and her cousin Ridley. Two girls so opposite yet, I wouldn't doubt just how far they would go to protect one another.
Want me to admit something? I know they saw Lena's future and feared for her, but I feel like they neglected to check on the others like Ridley. Perhaps, nothing could have been done, but I just feel like their focus was so much on Lena that they missed other signs that could have helped out the others.
Other than that, I really liked how Lena and Ethan learn more about themselves, about their parents and about all the things that led them to meet.
nerdypotsie's review against another edition
4.0
My favorite of the novellas so far. This one had a glimpse into when Lena ended up in Macon's care and Lena and Ridley as tweens/early teens. I'm a huge Ridley fan so getting to see a new side of her before her claiming was really fun and it made me love her even more. I also developed a deeper appreciation for Lena with this novella. Some of Lena's hopeless romantic stuff in the main series was a little bit annoying to me so seeing her before she met Ethan was really nice.
amesbee's review against another edition
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
3.0