Reviews

Lightlark by Alex Aster

bria_'s review against another edition

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

amandalees's review against another edition

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

kellbellreads's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

nogayourbroga's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

0.75

Taking a break from my readathon on account of being hospitalized. Figured I'd give this a twirl while I'm recovering.

And uh.
Yeah. 
It's just as bad as everyone says it is!

This isn't a story; it's a badly put-together lore bible interrupted by plot. At best. I don't need to preach to the choir; we've all seen the hours-long dissections on what makes Lightlark completely ass.
The one new thing I will add is:

1. Hilarious that a book based on The Hunger Games treats all the commoners like disposable props
2. The medical advice sucks in this book sucks ass. Don't put ice on a burn (especially an extensive one!), don't treat hypothermia with hot baths, and if someone is severely wounded, slapping them and yelling at them to get it together isn't gonna work. Trust me guys.

Three quarters of a star for being well-proofread and having a few cool concepts, I guess. But holy God.

Don't read this book. But if you must, only read this book while waiting to be discharged from the hospital and needing trash media to consume. This is the perfect garbage.

ajmittag's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

4.5

hails2dabails's review

adventurous emotional lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

bolsbooklooks's review

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

alejandrarivasg17's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Varias cosas
1. Normalmente no me gustan los triángulos amorosos, pero esteeee, señora por favor abra la mente y las posibilidades de quedarse con los dos. 
2. No me gusto mucho la forma en la que esta escrito , como que profundizar en cosas que no me importaban pero lo importante lo pasaba por encima, no se, no me termino de gustar. 
3. Señor amo a estos dos hombres y los quiero para mi 

nicholle91's review

4.0

3.5 ✨ What did I just read?!

princessvomit's review

2.0

i can see the potential of this book, but i just couldn’t connect with the characters. eventually i will probably read nightbane, just to see where it goes