A fun story, but the long descriptions from the video game detracted. I'm a big fan of the Armada game (on Dreamcast), but those sections were just too much for me. On to read Ready Player One now.
Fantastic out of series exploration of the survivor and his relationship to Preservation and Ruin. Artfully ties together events from the first three novels, from a wholly unexpected perspective. Awesome surprise ending and closure for Mistborn fans.
Interesting story told from older woman's (Silence's) point of view. A bit of magic and taste of mystery as the main character's past and actions are revealed kept me turning pages. From a world building perspective, the bizarre limitations and natural laws of the land made the short plot gripping. Overall, an enjoyable story that left me wanting to read more. Nicely done.
An interesting romp through school, tragedy, and dreams—with a bit of mystery. Autumn the MC is intriguing with a solid back story that supports her inner monologue. I enjoyed watching her acclimate to the academy and delve into its secrets. Characters were well written, and the teenage drama and angst wasn’t blown out of proportion. The use of dreams was interesting and thought provoking. I even found the story influence my own dreams one night. I’m keen to read book 2. Nice job!
Overall, I greatly enjoyed this book. The beginning was a bit slow and had me wondering where things might go, but not to the point I ever considered putting it down. I enjoyed the characters and metaphysical descriptions of the MC's powers and their use. Would have been 5 star rating, except the story seemed to end abruptly. Perhaps I was simply too engaged at that point, but am looking forward to reading book 2.
Feeding Frenzy offers an interesting story and plenty of twists and turns to keep the reader's attention. The use of magic is well—but not over—done. Characters are well developed, and in the few instances that stereotypes are used Maaja Wentz adds nuances and further development to keep them from feeling stale. The plot has a clear arc, but occasionally suffers from logic flow and pacing issues that left me scratching my head. Overall the story delivers a satisfactory conclusion and doesn’t leave the reader hanging, so can be easily read as a standalone while the sequel works its way through editing. I am interested to see what develops at Loon Lake in book 2.
Interesting story and characters. I thoroughly enjoy Jacque Steven's writing style. Revealing more of the fairy characters as the story progressed was well done and kept the reader engaged and vested. You can tell the author put her nursing experience to good use in developing the protagonist (Livy) as she's examined and cross-examined in the "real world." I get a little weary of the teenage outcast trope who faces nothing but bullying from peers, but the story was well written and engaging enough for me to still thoroughly enjoy. An excellent job. I look forward to reading book 2. I received this book as a promotional giveaway.
Enjoyable read with nice imagery. The various gradations of magical powers made for interesting distinction between nations/classes/peoples. Descriptions of water sensing vs shaping and other elemental forces are nicely done. Jasn's teacher goes a bit too far into enigmatic master territory for my tastes and he reciprocates by being pretty hard-headed about catching on to certain aspects of training. The fact that there are 2 POV story lines that never merge was distracting and a bit disappointing (although I enjoyed the secondary story line). Presumably these will come together early in the 2nd installment and maybe bring more background story about the war and characters. Still a solid offering.
Exciting book and sequel. And I am by no means a vampire fanatic. A wonderfully gore-filled romp that manages to NOT feel overly dark and depressing. Julie skillfully develops believable allies out of former antagonists. The twist after the final conflict gave me pause, and it took a while for me to read that last chapter because of it. But, hey, you gotta have a trilogy right? This is a great read and wholly worth the investment.
Interesting story and characters. I thoroughly enjoy Jacque Steven's writing style. Revealing more of the fairy characters as the story progressed was well done and kept the reader engaged and vested. You can tell the author put her nursing experience to good use in developing the protagonist (Livy) as she's examined and cross-examined in the "real world." I get a little weary of the teenage outcast trope who faces nothing but bullying from peers, but the story was well written and engaging enough for me to still thoroughly enjoy. An excellent job. I look forward to reading book 2. I received this book as a promotional giveaway.