Exile

Alden gave up everything to save her. It was time she did the same for him.

So this one...really showed what I was suspecting, with all my pessimist ways, when I first peered at the series. Yes, part of that word count is balancing the many, many, many characters and mysteries, but part of it is so. much. repetition. and wandering.

It needled at me a lot this time. It takes over 300 pages for them to get to school and for something other than getting the alicorn and going to Exile to happen. Sophie has a weird power experience. Sophie passes out. Sophie wakes up with Elwin healing her. Sophie has an argument/Very Tense Conversation about her secrets and what's going on with Adults. Sophie has a weird power experience. Sophie passes out. show more Sophie -

I hope Grady & Edaline are paying Elwin A LOT for this nonsense. Does this man have a life?

Sprinkle that with random magical objects/creatures having a main description about how smelly they are, her friends waving their Love Interest Potential in front of us Keefe is the frontrunner for me, Dex is so petty and Fitz needs to calm down shhhh, so much build-up to classes we only hear about once in passing what you're gonna tempt me with Sophie and Fitz having a private seminar together - and not give it to me? or Sophie and Bronte learning Inflicting much in the way Harry and Snape learned...the other...mind magic?!, and dear god that alicorn was annoying.

But. But. Here I am, sliding the third book onto my to-read shelf like a gremlin. I love the concept, and there is so much left to unravel with the Black Swan and Sophie's past. Sophie is my tiny darling migraine daughter and i only wish to take her under my wing and protect her. I also adore all these wonderful, comforting guardian figures in her life, and I've got a feeling that sooner or later this story will start tugging at our perceptions of how good or evil they are.

So I'll read it...but I'm gonna wait a little longer this time. Until I can suppress my reflex of expecting Sophie to pass out at the end of a scene or just step into someone's brain for funsies the instant someone tells her not to. show less

Das magisch überbegabter, wunderhübsche Mädchen mit drei Verehrern hat jetzt auch noch ein magisches Pferd!

Ich bin weiter mit meinem Versprechen an meinen kleinen Bruder seine Bücher auch Mal zu lesen, und ganz ehrlich? So abgesehen von den super vielen Klischees und der Tatsache, dass wirklich alle weiblichen Charaktere außer Sophie, die "nicht wie andere Mädchen" ist, sich nur für Klamotten, Jungs, Sophie mobben oder die Mutterrolle interessieren (ist es denn wirklich so schwer, nuancierte weibliche Charakter zu erschaffen in einem Buch, dass sich um ein Mädchen dreht? Ja? Anscheinend schon.) ist es eine wirklich interessante Geschichte. Und auch die Welt baut sich immer mehr aus.

In which:
- Fitz is throwing a tantrum and seeping in fury (isn't he always?),
- Keefe gets major screen time (and some added depth, shocking, I know),
- Biana is pretty much ignored (family drama and Fitz are to blame I suppose),
- Dex suffers pangs of jealousy, and is in denial of his inborn ability (well I think it's pretty cool, both Sophie and Keefe are in agreement with me on this one),
- Sophie learns to trust herself and, possibly, those around her, acknowledges the need for qualified help and accepts it,
- a lot of things happen (family bonds get tested and strengthened, among other things going on),
- while we don't actually learn a whole whooping lot (unless you count funerals).

And what about a forever-half-filled nexus?
We were show more promised an explanation in the first book but never actually got it (I triple-checked!). And now she has two of those thing, both full. Explain!

The guilt bit makes me sceptical but we'll see how it pans out in the long run. It does make some sense in reference with Tribunal where Sophie's claim about overhanging guilt had palpable impact. But then again...

This book feels somewhat lacking, but I cannot pinpoint the exact problem. It just is.

The whole book and all the events happened in the span of two or three weeks. That leaves the rest of the school year still ahead.
If there's time-skipping involved in the next book I will get cross.

Oh and I'm totally rooting for Dex.
And waiting for the next book. show less

Reseña en español: http://boisde-merveilles.blogspot.mx/2017/02/exile-shannon-messenger-sophie-fost...

Out of the 3 books I’ve read of this series, this has been my least favorite, the beginning is kind of slow and the interesting part starts around half of the book. Maybe I thought so because I’m not interested in unicorns or similar creatures, so the parts involving Silveny were kind of boring to me.

Anyhow, most of the things I have to say about this book are positive, first of all, as I said in my review of the first book, I love the characters, they are charming and unique. This book focuses more on different characters than the previous one, which is interesting because the reader gets to know them better and see how show more they’ve developed, also we can see how Sophie’s relationship with them develop.

There is a crucial and sad moment in the book, in which we can see most of the changes in
relationships, some weaken and some get stronger, also I liked how Sophie reacted to the situation, she stayed true to herself.

Some mysteries get solved or at least the reader knows more about them, but also more mysteries add to the list, always arising curiosity and desire to know what’s going on.

With this book I discovered I read faster if the chapters are short, when the action part started I couldn’t stop reading! There is no romance in this book, but as in the first one, there are some hints or shipping material, this time Keefe seemed the strongest contender.

If you already read the first book, you totally should continue the series. If you haven’t read the first book, if you are looking for a fantastic adventure with mystery, lovable characters and a whole new fantasy world, this series is totally for you. show less

Sophie's life just can't get back to normal--maybe because it never was! She's survived being kidnapped, interrogated, and having to fight her way home. Can she handle what's coming?
Because of her remarkable abilities, she's tasked with something no child her age should have to face. When the unthinkable happens and someone she loves dearly winds up paying the price, she's left asking herself if it's her fault. And, can she fix it? The author skillfully takes Sophie to her limit, endangering (though I didn't quite understand how) the entire Elvin culture in the process.
I promise, there's a happy ending! With the door wide open for this fascinating story to continue.

A fun, imaginative book with a surprising amount of darkness. However, Sophie is kind of insufferable as a heroine--she's the most perfect snowflake ever, and all the boys are in love with her, etc etc.

In this book Sophie finds a Alicorn which resets the Extinction Timeline. Then she goes and because she was kidnaped in the last book and she was kind of tortured she is now very sensitive to bright lights and she has multiple nightmares. When she goes to the Wanderling Woods with her adoptive parents she finds a charm bracelet that has compass charm on it from the Black Swan. Because the compass says Let the past be your guide, Alden, Fitz's Dad thinks it means she should help him enter Fintan's mind. When they go and do that Alden loses consciousness and Sophie has to bring him back. Later because of all the light flashes that are making her faint her parents let her ride an Alicorn to the Black Swan where she has to drink a bottle of show more Limbium (which she is allergic to) She survives and is able to return home without fainting.

I thought this book was very good because it has a bunch of smaller mysteries implanted in it. I also really like the main character, Sophie. She can handle situations very well and is very leveled. The bad thing is the book moves very fast which makes it hard to keep track of what is happening and it has slow moving answers. One of my favorite things is that her friends always try to help her even when she tries to not let them. This book can show you the importance of friendship and how it is important to have good friends. show less