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betwixt_the_pages's review against another edition
4.0
Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill, and failure. Jude Welton has two dreams: for humans to stop killing monsters, and for his strange abilities to vanish.
But in no reality should a boy raised to love monsters fall for a boy raised to kill them.
Nyx Llorca keeps two secrets: the moon speaks to her, and she’s in love with Dahlia, her best friend. Braeden Tennant wants two things: to get out from his mother's shadow, and to unlearn Epsilon's darkest secret.
They’ll both have to commit treason to find the truth.
During one twenty-seven-hour night, if they can’t stop the war between the colonies and the monsters from becoming a war of extinction, the things they wish for will never come true, and the things they fear will be all that’s left.
27 Hours is a sweeping, thrilling story featuring a stellar cast of queer teenagers battling to save their homes and possibly every human on Sahara as the clock ticks down to zero.
Rating: 4.25/5 Penguins
Quick Reasons: well-rounded, complex, diverse cast of characters; entertaining, fast-paced plot; LOVE the gargoyles; unique and fun concept; this was a race from start to finish; really loved how many POVs we were given
Huge thanks to Tristina Wright, Entangled: Teen, Chapter by Chapter Book Tours, and Netgalley for sending a free egalley of this title my way in exchange for an honest review! This in no way altered my read of or opinions on this book.
First off: this cover is absolutely stunning! I know, I haven't gushed properly over a cover in AGES but Penguins, JUST LOOK at this one! The colors, the layout, just...everything comes together in an absolutely gorgeous way! I just... ugh. This cover gets me, Penguins. This cover gets me so hard.
The characters are vibrantly written and SO believable. I was pulled into their minds from page one, and left breathless. The diversity of the characters and their endearing, fantastic personalities really helped to bring this story to life for me! I was rooting for each of them from the very start, though for very different reasons. I really give kudos to Tristina Wright for how easily she made writing characters seem in this read. I also really wish I could be friends with her characters, because I LOVE THEM SO HARD!
Nyx supposed that was the ultimate trade-off for exploring the cosmos. They'd gained the stars, but had lost the ground they came from.
The plot is fast-paced and super unique. Tristina Wright put a new spin on gargoyles, and I adored how seamlessly she wove these stories together. The action was intense and filled with breath-stealing, heart-pounding moments. I often caught myself clenching my fists, biting my lip, sitting on the edge of my seat in agitated anticipation! I just couldn't bear to see where things were headed, even while I was screaming for the book to tell me what happened next.
This was nonstop, action-packed awesome from start to finish, and I bow down to Tristina Wright for making it seem so easy to write such an epic read! The characters are colorful and so much fun to follow. I'd definitely recommend this to lovers of space-travel, gargoyles, and diverse characters. The clock is counting down, Penguins; which side will you fall on?
marieintheraw's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not a space book person in general, but I was hopeful for the representation in this. Hence why I got an eARC of it. That being said this book just wasn't for me at all. I felt like I didn't know the characters and that there was too much action.
I received an ecopy of this through netgalley; however all opinions are my own.
While my major issues do not lie here, there's also controversy regarding the colonialism aspect of this story. It can be found here.
I received an ecopy of this through netgalley; however all opinions are my own.
While my major issues do not lie here, there's also controversy regarding the colonialism aspect of this story. It can be found here.
nyeran's review against another edition
1.0
- “You guys need more trees.”
- “I’ll put it in the comment box.”
♠ No ma, mettiamoceli ventordicimila pov in uno stesso libro.
Mettiamoceli ventordicimila pov che fanno mille miliardi di cose in 27 ore. Che è proprio possibile.
Mettiamoceli trentundici capitoli da 10 pagine per raccontare una singola ora.
Da 5 pov diversi. Mi seguite!? La stessa ora raccontata in 4/5 capitoli da 4/5 persone diverse. Verso metà libro il registro cambia ma siamo comunque a pagina 100 e sono passate circa 10 ore. 10 ore. Non un capitolo per ogni ora diviso in paragrafi con cambi di pov nello stesso capitolo, no no, venti miliardi di persone? Venti miliardi di capitoli. C’è Rumor, Nyx, Braeden, Jude, un tossico che passava di li e un senza tetto. Tra questi pov non ce n’è neppure uno delle chimere, che sono senzienti, parlano la stessa lingua degli umani, hanno una civiltà tutta loro e stanno dall’altra parte della barricata in questa guerra.
Quindi, per capirci, la mia lettura è stata capitolo, capitolo, skip, skip, skip, skip ,skiiiiip, skip, capitolo, capitolo, capitolo, skip, skip, skip, skip, capitolo, skip. Bello.
Poi io dovrei credere che questi vivono nello spazio, in colonie lassù come neanche i Gundam, hanno dei robottoni che girano per strada a riprendere ogni cosa ma mandano esseri umani a combattere i gargoyle??
Ma poi perché questo si chiama Rumor?
- “I’ll put it in the comment box.”
♠ No ma, mettiamoceli ventordicimila pov in uno stesso libro.
Mettiamoceli ventordicimila pov che fanno mille miliardi di cose in 27 ore. Che è proprio possibile.
Mettiamoceli trentundici capitoli da 10 pagine per raccontare una singola ora.
Da 5 pov diversi. Mi seguite!? La stessa ora raccontata in 4/5 capitoli da 4/5 persone diverse. Verso metà libro il registro cambia ma siamo comunque a pagina 100 e sono passate circa 10 ore. 10 ore. Non un capitolo per ogni ora diviso in paragrafi con cambi di pov nello stesso capitolo, no no, venti miliardi di persone? Venti miliardi di capitoli. C’è Rumor, Nyx, Braeden, Jude, un tossico che passava di li e un senza tetto. Tra questi pov non ce n’è neppure uno delle chimere, che sono senzienti, parlano la stessa lingua degli umani, hanno una civiltà tutta loro e stanno dall’altra parte della barricata in questa guerra.
Quindi, per capirci, la mia lettura è stata capitolo, capitolo, skip, skip, skip, skip ,skiiiiip, skip, capitolo, capitolo, capitolo, skip, skip, skip, skip, capitolo, skip. Bello.
Poi io dovrei credere che questi vivono nello spazio, in colonie lassù come neanche i Gundam, hanno dei robottoni che girano per strada a riprendere ogni cosa ma mandano esseri umani a combattere i gargoyle??
Ma poi perché questo si chiama Rumor?
ameserole's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
2.0
Okay, I loved the lgbtqia+ representation in the characters. Especially when it came to Rumor and Jude. Unfortunately, this book was a freaking hot mess (like super messy) and had so much racism. Wow - just wow.
I'm only rating it 2 stars because of the characters. Kind of wished we got a POV from a gargoyle (or two).
I'm only rating it 2 stars because of the characters. Kind of wished we got a POV from a gargoyle (or two).
betwixt_the_pages's review against another edition
4.0
Rumor Mora fears two things: hellhounds too strong for him to kill, and failure. Jude Welton has two dreams: for humans to stop killing monsters, and for his strange abilities to vanish.
But in no reality should a boy raised to love monsters fall for a boy raised to kill them.
Nyx Llorca keeps two secrets: the moon speaks to her, and she’s in love with Dahlia, her best friend. Braeden Tennant wants two things: to get out from his mother's shadow, and to unlearn Epsilon's darkest secret.
They’ll both have to commit treason to find the truth.
During one twenty-seven-hour night, if they can’t stop the war between the colonies and the monsters from becoming a war of extinction, the things they wish for will never come true, and the things they fear will be all that’s left.
27 Hours is a sweeping, thrilling story featuring a stellar cast of queer teenagers battling to save their homes and possibly every human on Sahara as the clock ticks down to zero.
Rating: 4.25/5 Penguins
Quick Reasons: well-rounded, complex, diverse cast of characters; entertaining, fast-paced plot; LOVE the gargoyles; unique and fun concept; this was a race from start to finish; really loved how many POVs we were given
Huge thanks to Tristina Wright, Entangled: Teen, Chapter by Chapter Book Tours, and Netgalley for sending a free egalley of this title my way in exchange for an honest review! This in no way altered my read of or opinions on this book.
First off: this cover is absolutely stunning! I know, I haven't gushed properly over a cover in AGES but Penguins, JUST LOOK at this one! The colors, the layout, just...everything comes together in an absolutely gorgeous way! I just... ugh. This cover gets me, Penguins. This cover gets me so hard.
The characters are vibrantly written and SO believable. I was pulled into their minds from page one, and left breathless. The diversity of the characters and their endearing, fantastic personalities really helped to bring this story to life for me! I was rooting for each of them from the very start, though for very different reasons. I really give kudos to Tristina Wright for how easily she made writing characters seem in this read. I also really wish I could be friends with her characters, because I LOVE THEM SO HARD!
Nyx supposed that was the ultimate trade-off for exploring the cosmos. They'd gained the stars, but had lost the ground they came from.
The plot is fast-paced and super unique. Tristina Wright put a new spin on gargoyles, and I adored how seamlessly she wove these stories together. The action was intense and filled with breath-stealing, heart-pounding moments. I often caught myself clenching my fists, biting my lip, sitting on the edge of my seat in agitated anticipation! I just couldn't bear to see where things were headed, even while I was screaming for the book to tell me what happened next.
This was nonstop, action-packed awesome from start to finish, and I bow down to Tristina Wright for making it seem so easy to write such an epic read! The characters are colorful and so much fun to follow. I'd definitely recommend this to lovers of space-travel, gargoyles, and diverse characters. The clock is counting down, Penguins; which side will you fall on?
acimnor's review against another edition
1.0
Nunca digo que un libro es malo y no lo haré ahora aunque el impulso me consuma, simplemente diré (como el sistema de estrellas de Goodreads tan amablemente establece) que no me gustó...ni un poquito. Fin.
clare__emm's review against another edition
4.0
Takes a little while to warm up but this is generally excellent YA Sci Fi novel with a host of excellent LGBT characters and a fun premise, even if it is a little derivative.
cat_thecatlady's review against another edition
2.0
I really tried to like this book but I just couldn't.
there was just too many things about this that didn't settle that well with me. I won't go into the colonizing issues brought up in much more eloquent reviews than my own. but there's other flaws beside those. it is a messy book, with poor and scattering world building, too many characters, too many pages and seemingly nothing interesting happening most times. it just didn't click with me, at all.
full review here: https://catshelf.wordpress.com/2017/10/22/arc-book-review-174-27-hours-by-tristina-wright/
there was just too many things about this that didn't settle that well with me. I won't go into the colonizing issues brought up in much more eloquent reviews than my own. but there's other flaws beside those. it is a messy book, with poor and scattering world building, too many characters, too many pages and seemingly nothing interesting happening most times. it just didn't click with me, at all.
full review here: https://catshelf.wordpress.com/2017/10/22/arc-book-review-174-27-hours-by-tristina-wright/
read_withtay's review
4.0
*Thank you to Netgalley and Entangled Publishing for providing me with advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review*
OH MY GOSH. I've honestly been dying to read this since I heard about it on Twitter. And now I understand why!
SOME QUICK NOTES:
- There is a lot of m/m and f/f and I am so happy about it
- ALSO THERE IS ACE REPRESENTATION YESSSSS
- But queer teenagers in space fighting gargoyles: give me more!!!!!
- Fast-paced and honestly I read it in one sitting so I am both happy/sad because it was so good but now it's over and I have to wait for the next one
FULL REVIEW COMING TO FRAYED BOOKS SOON!
OH MY GOSH. I've honestly been dying to read this since I heard about it on Twitter. And now I understand why!
SOME QUICK NOTES:
- There is a lot of m/m and f/f and I am so happy about it
- ALSO THERE IS ACE REPRESENTATION YESSSSS
- But queer teenagers in space fighting gargoyles: give me more!!!!!
- Fast-paced and honestly I read it in one sitting so I am both happy/sad because it was so good but now it's over and I have to wait for the next one
FULL REVIEW COMING TO FRAYED BOOKS SOON!