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dwheeler88's review against another edition
4.0
Everything just kept getting worse and worse - and because of that, I think, I just couldn't put the book down!
immarit's review
adventurous
dark
funny
inspiring
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
4.0
kristenbooks's review against another edition
4.0
First read: May, 2008
Re-read: July 29, 2014
The first time that I read this series, I was extremely unsatisfied with the direction that the last two books took. Upon a re-read, I became very torn about my feelings on this book. I think that it comes down to appreciation vs. liking. The direction that the series took was complex, well-constructed, and made sense, but I'm not sure how much I personally liked it. I still think that this is a good book in a great series, but it definitely was not my favorite in the series. Maybe I just missed the one-territory-per-book structure that was present throughout the first 8 books. Overall, I definitely think that this was a good book and liked it, but I'm a little torn about the direction that the series takes.
Full discussion: http://fromkristensbrain.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-pendragon-adventure-book-9-raven.html
8.5/10 (4/5)
Re-read: July 29, 2014
The first time that I read this series, I was extremely unsatisfied with the direction that the last two books took. Upon a re-read, I became very torn about my feelings on this book. I think that it comes down to appreciation vs. liking. The direction that the series took was complex, well-constructed, and made sense, but I'm not sure how much I personally liked it. I still think that this is a good book in a great series, but it definitely was not my favorite in the series. Maybe I just missed the one-territory-per-book structure that was present throughout the first 8 books. Overall, I definitely think that this was a good book and liked it, but I'm a little torn about the direction that the series takes.
Full discussion: http://fromkristensbrain.blogspot.com/2014/07/the-pendragon-adventure-book-9-raven.html
8.5/10 (4/5)
kbelcher1992's review against another edition
4.0
This book was pretty dark but I enjoyed that. I appreciate when it's not just the good guys winning every time no matter what. Another good book in the pendragon series and I'm excited to see how the author wraps everything up. Again, still a lot of questions about everything that will need to be answered in the last book. I would recommend the whole series to all that enjoy YA fantasy/scifi
dally119's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
bibliophile_394's review against another edition
4.0
It’s. About. To. Go. Down! I can’t wait to read the final book!!!!
anniehuizinga's review against another edition
3.0
Don't get me wrong, it is definitely a good book, but it is just taking me a lot longer to get through than the others as I don't seem to be drawn in as much. First of all I find the Earth territories least exciting because I am most familiar with them (obviously). Secondly, the war and conflict has reached a big point meaning it is the central part of the story and less of the 'myths' and 'magic' are included. While we do finally get more information on the purpose of the travellers (or at least a promise of those answers) it is one of the 'lesser' books in the series. But with 10 books some are bound to stand out less. I will however congratulate the development of the more 'evil' travellers in a way that we get to see their perspective as well.
*later edit*: The ending is definitely highly emotional and didn't see it coming, an ending which has gotten me so hyped up for the last book now.
*later edit*: The ending is definitely highly emotional and didn't see it coming, an ending which has gotten me so hyped up for the last book now.
foolishwit13's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
bookschief_managed's review against another edition
5.0
Well. When I started this particular Pendragon installment, I definitely wasn’t expecting to have an entire ending chapter that rivaled the amount I cried during Clockwork Princess’s epilogue, but here we are. (it wasn’t quite as much as CP2 but that’s just because that epilogue was the best ending ever)
Wow, this was such a crazy ride from beginning to end. My boyfriend only told me one thing when it came to this book and that was that it didn’t really take place in one single territory and now I completely understand why he told me that. It wasn’t like the others where we were introduced to a new world and a new challenge, this one progressed the story line so much and really finalized a lot.
The second half of the book just kind of left me shocked and the book as a whole gave me an eerie feeling of witnessing the world during Hitler’s rise to power. The tattoos, the flags, the sense of “superior” human beings. It honestly kinda left me shuddering on more than one occasion while reading certain parts.
Bobby finally gets reunited with his best friends- Mark and Courtney- only to be ripped away again almost as quickly. He and Alder make a daring journey in an attempt to stop so much bad from happening, only to be screwed at every turn. There were a couple times where I honestly found myself getting lured into believing one way, starting to get comfortable, when something would come up out of nowhere and leave me feeling like a complete idiot for being lured into that false sense of security.
I could feel Bobby’s frustration, his anger, his sadness, all of it throughout this book. His emotions kept rising and rising and I could feel his blind hatred when it came to him being on that helicopter in that last bit. His whole existence is a question, he’s terrified of what’s at stake beyond just him being real or not, he’s angry at all the friend’s he’s lost and his unfair disadvantage when it comes to this whole war. This is where you really start to see Bobby being screwed over yet again when he comes back to the fight and it’s so hard to see him lose as much as he has with very little complaining. He’s such an amazingly strong and strong-willed person, it hurts to see the way he’s hurt time and time again.
That last bit, the last chapter, I cannot even begin to explain how utterly huge and devastating that chapter was for me. You don’t realize how much you start loving these characters, rooting for them and their mission, hoping that you don’t have to watch them die. They’re all some of the most amazing characters and they’re all so unique compared to each other, he does such a good job making sure they’re all their own people and I love that.
This was an amazing penultimate book and I cannot wait to read the last one to see how everything ends up wrapping up in the end. I already have it sitting next to me and I could not be more excited.
Wow, this was such a crazy ride from beginning to end. My boyfriend only told me one thing when it came to this book and that was that it didn’t really take place in one single territory and now I completely understand why he told me that. It wasn’t like the others where we were introduced to a new world and a new challenge, this one progressed the story line so much and really finalized a lot.
The second half of the book just kind of left me shocked and the book as a whole gave me an eerie feeling of witnessing the world during Hitler’s rise to power. The tattoos, the flags, the sense of “superior” human beings. It honestly kinda left me shuddering on more than one occasion while reading certain parts.
Bobby finally gets reunited with his best friends- Mark and Courtney- only to be ripped away again almost as quickly. He and Alder make a daring journey in an attempt to stop so much bad from happening, only to be screwed at every turn. There were a couple times where I honestly found myself getting lured into believing one way, starting to get comfortable, when something would come up out of nowhere and leave me feeling like a complete idiot for being lured into that false sense of security.
I could feel Bobby’s frustration, his anger, his sadness, all of it throughout this book. His emotions kept rising and rising and I could feel his blind hatred when it came to him being on that helicopter in that last bit. His whole existence is a question, he’s terrified of what’s at stake beyond just him being real or not, he’s angry at all the friend’s he’s lost and his unfair disadvantage when it comes to this whole war. This is where you really start to see Bobby being screwed over yet again when he comes back to the fight and it’s so hard to see him lose as much as he has with very little complaining. He’s such an amazingly strong and strong-willed person, it hurts to see the way he’s hurt time and time again.
That last bit, the last chapter, I cannot even begin to explain how utterly huge and devastating that chapter was for me. You don’t realize how much you start loving these characters, rooting for them and their mission, hoping that you don’t have to watch them die. They’re all some of the most amazing characters and they’re all so unique compared to each other, he does such a good job making sure they’re all their own people and I love that.
This was an amazing penultimate book and I cannot wait to read the last one to see how everything ends up wrapping up in the end. I already have it sitting next to me and I could not be more excited.