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maya_b's review against another edition
3.0
I still really like the concept, and I liked the execution in this book more than I liked it in the first. Still had a lot of questions about this world (that never got answered in any of these four books), because it still doesn't make sense in a lot of situations, if one asked me, but the story was really nice and there were less moments where I got angry at the parents or other people in this book compared to the first. (Those moments did still very much exist, though.) It did however read as if I'm supposed to get angry at the people I'm angry at, and like the authors know what they're doing, so I was willing to overlook how very unsatisfied I was in certain situations.
I liked how much this book made me think and for the most part the execution in this book was quite alright. I did feel really weird reading about racism from a person that has been black for only very little time, and sometimes I wondered if this is really how it should be, but Oryon also wondered about these things, and questioned everything, so it didn't feel too offensive (but from a person that is not of color, of course, I have no idea how offensive this actually was/would be for someone of color.
I liked how this time we got to know a completely different friend group, and how there was more focus on things outside of Audrey and Oryon (although I did still enjoy their story), and it also got pretty serious and very suspenseful at times. I especially liked the ending, and was very surprised by that and looking forward for how it would continue.
I also think this was the book I really started to question this whole universe around 2am, because at some point this story just gave me way to many questions. Not bad ones, but like ... if you're born with your sexuality (and you are), does that mean Changers could theoretically change their sexuality? Was Oryon just lucky to like girls this time, too? Could he have lost interest in Audrey this time around? Does sexuality work different in this universe? Do souls love each other? Is everyone just pan sexual? What if Oryon wakes up in a new body and they suddenly loose all interest in Audrey? What if Audrey didn't like Oryon one bit because she didn't like guys? What exactly are the rules here? Can changers be trans? "Don't worry, you just have to wait three years at most to change into the body you want"? What if they only get bodies that would be assigned female at birth but are a trans man? Can that even happen? Like, I still very much like the idea, and I like how this book makes the reader think about stuff, but at the same time I just felt like a lot of stuff hadn't actually been thought out or even thought about. (Stuff, that also probably bothers nobody, and it actually didn't bother me either, I just would have been interested in how the world works and what would have happened if Oryon for example would have been gay. Or Kim straight, or anything like that.)
Oh, also: why exactly do the changes happen at first day of school? How? Who plans that? What exactly makes sure that happens? That's a different day for anyone, how can a gene only affect people at a specific date that also probably changes every year? Why not a birthday? What if you have to repeat a class, will you just have five changes? Will you have to be back as who you choose to be? Will your family have to move again? And why on earth are there so many stupid rules about stuff, that make absolutely no sense? (Those questions actually did bother me, because stuff felt way too illogical at times.)
I liked how much this book made me think and for the most part the execution in this book was quite alright. I did feel really weird reading about racism from a person that has been black for only very little time, and sometimes I wondered if this is really how it should be, but Oryon also wondered about these things, and questioned everything, so it didn't feel too offensive (but from a person that is not of color, of course, I have no idea how offensive this actually was/would be for someone of color.
I liked how this time we got to know a completely different friend group, and how there was more focus on things outside of Audrey and Oryon (although I did still enjoy their story), and it also got pretty serious and very suspenseful at times. I especially liked the ending, and was very surprised by that and looking forward for how it would continue.
I also think this was the book I really started to question this whole universe around 2am, because at some point this story just gave me way to many questions. Not bad ones, but like ... if you're born with your sexuality (and you are), does that mean Changers could theoretically change their sexuality? Was Oryon just lucky to like girls this time, too? Could he have lost interest in Audrey this time around? Does sexuality work different in this universe? Do souls love each other? Is everyone just pan sexual? What if Oryon wakes up in a new body and they suddenly loose all interest in Audrey? What if Audrey didn't like Oryon one bit because she didn't like guys? What exactly are the rules here? Can changers be trans? "Don't worry, you just have to wait three years at most to change into the body you want"? What if they only get bodies that would be assigned female at birth but are a trans man? Can that even happen? Like, I still very much like the idea, and I like how this book makes the reader think about stuff, but at the same time I just felt like a lot of stuff hadn't actually been thought out or even thought about. (Stuff, that also probably bothers nobody, and it actually didn't bother me either, I just would have been interested in how the world works and what would have happened if Oryon for example would have been gay. Or Kim straight, or anything like that.)
Oh, also: why exactly do the changes happen at first day of school? How? Who plans that? What exactly makes sure that happens? That's a different day for anyone, how can a gene only affect people at a specific date that also probably changes every year? Why not a birthday? What if you have to repeat a class, will you just have five changes? Will you have to be back as who you choose to be? Will your family have to move again? And why on earth are there so many stupid rules about stuff, that make absolutely no sense? (Those questions actually did bother me, because stuff felt way too illogical at times.)
gmiller117's review
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
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
coyotes_tiptoe's review against another edition
4.0
WHAT WAS THAT ENDING? It's almost 3am so I actually have to go to sleep but all I want to do is pick up the next book. I think I loved this book more than the first, although Drew is definitely a character I relate more to than Oryon. I felt like some plot points got left by the way-side a little, mostly Kenya, and the teen attitude could be a little irritating but that's what I get for reading YA as a 25 year old.
superdilettante's review against another edition
3.0
The dialogue in these is seriously cheeseball/off-the-mark slang. And, as another reviewer noted, what’s going on with the fake swears? But i feel compelled to read all four in the series.
zeilenaddicted's review against another edition
4.0
Auch Band 2 war wieder genau perfekt. Eine super lockere Jugendgeschichte die man einfach und schnell lesen konnte. Perfekt für eine Klausurenphase. Am Ende wurde es nochmal richtig spannend sodass ich Band 3 nicht lange liegen lassen werde
mmz's review against another edition
4.0
Let's get this out of the way up front - Hannibal could drive his army through the plot holes in this series. And yet, I'm oddly willing to overlook them (so far) in the interests of following through with the main character. The premise is that Changers are an ancient race of humans who live 4 different lives in each year of high school. In the first Changers book, we meet Drew, a white girl, who had previously been a white boy who was completely unaware of his Changer heritage. For sophomore year, Drew becomes Oryon, a black boy who must contend with knowing everyone around him while no-one knows who he really is. Drew encounters some fairly predictable attitudes from the "queen bees" at school, as well as some harassment from the boys, and Oryon is exposed to racism as he never even thought about it before.
But the main focus of the series seems to be more about the relationships s/he forms and the choices s/he makes. Does s/he toe the Changer line and keep the secret, or tell the truth in the interest of preserving her/his friendships and relationships from one identity to the next? These aspects of the story are what will keep me reading until the conclusion of the series.
But the main focus of the series seems to be more about the relationships s/he forms and the choices s/he makes. Does s/he toe the Changer line and keep the secret, or tell the truth in the interest of preserving her/his friendships and relationships from one identity to the next? These aspects of the story are what will keep me reading until the conclusion of the series.
ordinarilybi's review against another edition
4.0
Content Note:
Als Drew erlebt d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Alltagssexismus am eigenen Leib, das Buch thematisiert außerdem eine versuchte Vergewaltigung. Als Oryon sieht sich d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Rassismus, den entsprechenden Mikro-Aggressionen und polizeilicher Gewalt ausgesetzt. Als Kim wird d*ie Protagonist*in Opfer von Fat Shaming und kämpft mit einer wachsenden Depression (aus anderen Gründen als ihrem Gewicht, wobei die Reaktionen anderer darauf durchaus Einfluss haben). Diverse Organisationen sind von Cissexismus und Heteronormativität gekennzeichnet.
Die Zusammenfassung bezieht sich auf die ersten drei Bände (ohne Spoiler). Die komplette Rezension findet ihr auf meinem Blog
Die Romane könnten kritischer und subversiver sein, das Material gibt das deutlich her. Ein bisschen was wird in diese Richtung auch gemacht und manch eine*r könnte hiermit zum Nachdenken angeregt werden. Außerdem überzeugen Humor und Hauptcharaktere der Reihe. Zu kritisieren hätte ich eigentlich viel, aber wenn ich einmal am Lesen bin, kann ich auch nicht mehr aufhören und bin mit Spaß bei der Sache. Sind die Bücher deswegen perfekt? Nein, aber sie haben doch deutlich mehr zu bieten als andere ihres Genres und wer mal wieder ein tolles Paar und eine Romanze zum Mitfiebern sucht, ist hier genau richtig.
Als Drew erlebt d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Alltagssexismus am eigenen Leib, das Buch thematisiert außerdem eine versuchte Vergewaltigung. Als Oryon sieht sich d*ie Protagonist*in zum ersten Mal Rassismus, den entsprechenden Mikro-Aggressionen und polizeilicher Gewalt ausgesetzt. Als Kim wird d*ie Protagonist*in Opfer von Fat Shaming und kämpft mit einer wachsenden Depression (aus anderen Gründen als ihrem Gewicht, wobei die Reaktionen anderer darauf durchaus Einfluss haben). Diverse Organisationen sind von Cissexismus und Heteronormativität gekennzeichnet.
Die Zusammenfassung bezieht sich auf die ersten drei Bände (ohne Spoiler). Die komplette Rezension findet ihr auf meinem Blog
Die Romane könnten kritischer und subversiver sein, das Material gibt das deutlich her. Ein bisschen was wird in diese Richtung auch gemacht und manch eine*r könnte hiermit zum Nachdenken angeregt werden. Außerdem überzeugen Humor und Hauptcharaktere der Reihe. Zu kritisieren hätte ich eigentlich viel, aber wenn ich einmal am Lesen bin, kann ich auch nicht mehr aufhören und bin mit Spaß bei der Sache. Sind die Bücher deswegen perfekt? Nein, aber sie haben doch deutlich mehr zu bieten als andere ihres Genres und wer mal wieder ein tolles Paar und eine Romanze zum Mitfiebern sucht, ist hier genau richtig.
mylibraryofdreams's review against another edition
3.0
Ich habe mich riesig auf den zweiten Teil gefreut und als ich ihn dann im Laden gesehen habe, habe ich gleich zugeschlagen.
Das Cover passt zum Ersten, man erkennt auf jeden fall einen Jungen mit kurzem Afro. Der Titel Oryon verrät es einem ja dann auch schon.
In diesem Jahr wird Ethan/Drew zu einem Jungen. Und zwar nicht zu irgendeinem, sondern zu einem Schwarzen. Das bringt viele Probleme mit sich, er wird gemobbt, gehänselt und muss rassistischen Anschuldigungen standhalten. Ethan, der sich zuerst darüber gefreut hat wieder in einem Jungenkörper zu sein, muss feststellen das Mädchensein doch auch Vorteile mit sich gebracht hat. Oryon freundet sich, trotz dem Verbot der Changers, mit Audrey an, in die er unsterblich verliebt ist, sie aber denkt immer noch an Drew. Verzwickte Lage- und Oryon darf sich nicht zu erkennen geben.
Auch in diesem Band treffen wir auf alt Bekannte wie Tracy, Chase und Audreys Bruder. Es geht diesmal mehr um Oyrion und Audrey, nimmt aber gegen Ende richtig fahrt auf und endet in einem fiesen Cliffhanger!
Die schlechte Nachricht? Band 3 erscheint erst im Herbst 2016! Ach du meine Güte!
Persönliche Meinung? Nicht so toll wie der erste Teil, da mir dort sehr gut gefiel wie Ethan zum Mädchen wurde und plötzlich von weiblichen Hormonen überrumpelt wird. Diesmal kommt das Testosteron, was auch einige Lacher parat hält, aber halt doch sehr männlich ist. Football, Prügeln, Alter! Nichtsdestotrotz ein spannendes, witziges Buch mit einem total charmanten und liebenswürdigen Hauptharakter!
Das Cover passt zum Ersten, man erkennt auf jeden fall einen Jungen mit kurzem Afro. Der Titel Oryon verrät es einem ja dann auch schon.
In diesem Jahr wird Ethan/Drew zu einem Jungen. Und zwar nicht zu irgendeinem, sondern zu einem Schwarzen. Das bringt viele Probleme mit sich, er wird gemobbt, gehänselt und muss rassistischen Anschuldigungen standhalten. Ethan, der sich zuerst darüber gefreut hat wieder in einem Jungenkörper zu sein, muss feststellen das Mädchensein doch auch Vorteile mit sich gebracht hat. Oryon freundet sich, trotz dem Verbot der Changers, mit Audrey an, in die er unsterblich verliebt ist, sie aber denkt immer noch an Drew. Verzwickte Lage- und Oryon darf sich nicht zu erkennen geben.
Auch in diesem Band treffen wir auf alt Bekannte wie Tracy, Chase und Audreys Bruder. Es geht diesmal mehr um Oyrion und Audrey, nimmt aber gegen Ende richtig fahrt auf und endet in einem fiesen Cliffhanger!
Die schlechte Nachricht? Band 3 erscheint erst im Herbst 2016! Ach du meine Güte!
Persönliche Meinung? Nicht so toll wie der erste Teil, da mir dort sehr gut gefiel wie Ethan zum Mädchen wurde und plötzlich von weiblichen Hormonen überrumpelt wird. Diesmal kommt das Testosteron, was auch einige Lacher parat hält, aber halt doch sehr männlich ist. Football, Prügeln, Alter! Nichtsdestotrotz ein spannendes, witziges Buch mit einem total charmanten und liebenswürdigen Hauptharakter!