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briethefriedegg's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
canoe_2187's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
adamdj's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kmoyer07's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
I didn’t really love one of the main characters’ storyline.
jillianne322's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
keen23's review
4.0
I read this book in one sitting. I absolutely love the premise and promise in this series. My only disappointment is that the second book is nowhere near to publication day! I guess this is going to be a series on the CW, and I hope they have the ability to do it justice.
goodyeargoodbooks's review against another edition
5.0
I will admit that I picked this up solely because it was only £2 and I had heard of the TV show, and was not expecting it to be particularly enticing, but after finishing it in one sitting, I was very pleased to be proved wrong.
Once I had started this book, I couldn't put it down. Aspects of the outcome could be guessed easily enough, but were not blatantly obvious, and as someone who likes to guess plot twists, I found this very satisfying. The book was also a good length, did not feel rushed, and came to a natural ending which left me desperate to read a sequel.
I did like having four points of view - it was easy to keep a track of which viewpoint it was at which time, so there was little confusion. I grew very attached to the characters of Glass, Octavia, Luke and Clarke very quickly, and on the whole, I did care for the majority of the characters, which is a rarity. The one character I did not like was Bellamy, however this dislike was due to particular aspects of his personality which I find disagreeable, not at all due to the writing or characterisation, and at the end of the day did not impact my enjoyment of the book.
The flashbacks were very well done, in that they reveal a bit of information at a time, rather than all at once, and because of this I was left wanting more information than was provided in that snippet, so immediately read on.
The 100 was a satisfying book which I would definitely read again (although after researching the TV show, will not be watching it, as I do not want the programme - which sounds sub-standard - to tarnish my view of the book). 5 stars, and a place on my favourite reads list.
Once I had started this book, I couldn't put it down. Aspects of the outcome could be guessed easily enough, but were not blatantly obvious, and as someone who likes to guess plot twists, I found this very satisfying. The book was also a good length, did not feel rushed, and came to a natural ending which left me desperate to read a sequel.
I did like having four points of view - it was easy to keep a track of which viewpoint it was at which time, so there was little confusion. I grew very attached to the characters of Glass, Octavia, Luke and Clarke very quickly, and on the whole, I did care for the majority of the characters, which is a rarity. The one character I did not like was Bellamy, however this dislike was due to particular aspects of his personality which I find disagreeable, not at all due to the writing or characterisation, and at the end of the day did not impact my enjoyment of the book.
The flashbacks were very well done, in that they reveal a bit of information at a time, rather than all at once, and because of this I was left wanting more information than was provided in that snippet, so immediately read on.
The 100 was a satisfying book which I would definitely read again (although after researching the TV show, will not be watching it, as I do not want the programme - which sounds sub-standard - to tarnish my view of the book). 5 stars, and a place on my favourite reads list.