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aralston08's review
5.0
*I received an eCopy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I took a chance on Forty Days because to be quite frank, I thought it was outside my normal comfort zone. All I have to say is that I am SO glad I took that chance. I loved, LOVED Forty Days. You can check out my review here. I was so excited for Forty Nights and I am kicking myself for not getting to read it sooner!
I thought Forty Days was fabulous but Forty Nights was even better. After a heart-stopping cliff-hanger at the end of book one I was anxious to see what was next for Neima and Jorin. I wasn’t disappointed. Neima continues to stand her ground with her family and she displays the same bravado that I grew to love in book one.
I love the way Parent tells the story of Noah and the Ark from the eyes of his skeptical granddaughter. It’s interesting to see another view of Noah and to see the entire family, including Noah himself, struggle to understand what God truly wants from him. It was interesting to see the family fall apart with the discovery of Jorin and come back together a bit with the birth of Aliya. The family struggles with letting go of what custom dictates of them and learn to deal with what is and what may come in this new strange world.
Besides the wonderful story-line, I have to take a minute to recognize Parent’s writing ability. She is able to capture and create a world that is so tangible and real that my heart races and I feel butterflies in my stomach. The vivid imagery and character development is really well done. I especially applaud her for being able to write a book where elephants, doves, and tigers become just as beloved as the humans! I loved that the animals played such a big part and weren’t just pushed to the side because honestly, if I was stuck on an Ark with a bunch of animals for that long, I’d probably befriend a few myself.
Forty Nights is a fantastic read and I highly recommend this series to YA lovers. Take a chance on Forty Days and Forty Nights, I bet you won’t be disappointed!
I took a chance on Forty Days because to be quite frank, I thought it was outside my normal comfort zone. All I have to say is that I am SO glad I took that chance. I loved, LOVED Forty Days. You can check out my review here. I was so excited for Forty Nights and I am kicking myself for not getting to read it sooner!
I thought Forty Days was fabulous but Forty Nights was even better. After a heart-stopping cliff-hanger at the end of book one I was anxious to see what was next for Neima and Jorin. I wasn’t disappointed. Neima continues to stand her ground with her family and she displays the same bravado that I grew to love in book one.
I love the way Parent tells the story of Noah and the Ark from the eyes of his skeptical granddaughter. It’s interesting to see another view of Noah and to see the entire family, including Noah himself, struggle to understand what God truly wants from him. It was interesting to see the family fall apart with the discovery of Jorin and come back together a bit with the birth of Aliya. The family struggles with letting go of what custom dictates of them and learn to deal with what is and what may come in this new strange world.
Besides the wonderful story-line, I have to take a minute to recognize Parent’s writing ability. She is able to capture and create a world that is so tangible and real that my heart races and I feel butterflies in my stomach. The vivid imagery and character development is really well done. I especially applaud her for being able to write a book where elephants, doves, and tigers become just as beloved as the humans! I loved that the animals played such a big part and weren’t just pushed to the side because honestly, if I was stuck on an Ark with a bunch of animals for that long, I’d probably befriend a few myself.
Forty Nights is a fantastic read and I highly recommend this series to YA lovers. Take a chance on Forty Days and Forty Nights, I bet you won’t be disappointed!
zinokato's review
4.0
4.5 stars
This is such an interesting biblical retell. True I haven't read any others buuut it has set the standard pretty high.
I love Neima, I think she found a lot of strength at the end of the story, especially with her final decision. I'm also glad her father was on her side for so many important decisions, she really needed someone on her side.
Arisi's surprise was the best of them all
But I had a real problem with Kenaan. I found it really strange when he began to make advances on Neima so boldly infront of other members of the family who just let it happen! Not cool.
Noah's portrayal was not what I expected, I always thought he'd be a very sure, confident and strong man so I'm surprised with the Noah in this story, it was interesting to read him in a way I never imagined.
I loved the overall story and I'm glad we got the ending that happened.
I love the way the story was told too, at times I felt like I was right with Neima in the ark, I was scared when she was, got surprised with her, fell in love with Jorin and detested Kenaan. The animals were also a big part of the story too, there was a whole range of animals but my favourites were Bilal and Enise, the two elephants.
There were so many surprises I didn't see coming, lots of adventure in the story and animals (of course!). It's nothing like I imagined a biblical retelling to be, especially in terms of their faith and beliefs but it's definitely a whole lot better than I expected. There's a lot I could say but it would ruin the story, all I can say is this two part story is definitely worth reading, especially since part one [b:Forty Days|17261034|Forty Days (Neima's Ark, #1)|Stephanie Parent|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1359695349s/17261034.jpg|23857053], is free right now.
This is such an interesting biblical retell. True I haven't read any others buuut it has set the standard pretty high.
I love Neima, I think she found a lot of strength at the end of the story, especially with her final decision. I'm also glad her father was on her side for so many important decisions, she really needed someone on her side.
Arisi's surprise was the best of them all
Spoiler
although I'm sad she lost her son, I'm so glad she was given Aliye!But I had a real problem with Kenaan. I found it really strange when he began to make advances on Neima so boldly infront of other members of the family who just let it happen! Not cool.
Noah's portrayal was not what I expected, I always thought he'd be a very sure, confident and strong man so I'm surprised with the Noah in this story, it was interesting to read him in a way I never imagined.
I loved the overall story and I'm glad we got the ending that happened.
I love the way the story was told too, at times I felt like I was right with Neima in the ark, I was scared when she was, got surprised with her, fell in love with Jorin and detested Kenaan. The animals were also a big part of the story too, there was a whole range of animals but my favourites were Bilal and Enise, the two elephants.
There were so many surprises I didn't see coming, lots of adventure in the story and animals (of course!). It's nothing like I imagined a biblical retelling to be, especially in terms of their faith and beliefs but it's definitely a whole lot better than I expected. There's a lot I could say but it would ruin the story, all I can say is this two part story is definitely worth reading, especially since part one [b:Forty Days|17261034|Forty Days (Neima's Ark, #1)|Stephanie Parent|https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/books/1359695349s/17261034.jpg|23857053], is free right now.
Spoiler
I'm still curious as to what happened to the rest of her family in the end though
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