Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe: From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems: 2016
Anna Fruhstorfer and Michael Hein
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The contributions to this edited volume discuss constitutional politics in 20 Central and Eastern...
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I loved Kaspar from early on, even though he was a pompous, stuck up his own ass Prince. He's one of those characters who grows on you, especially when he let's his guard down and shows his slightly softer side.
From how it ended i'm assuming there will be a second book and I will happily read it when it comes out.
Belle's Discovery
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Before Belle went to the enchanted castle and met the beast, she was a young girl, and this is her...
The Misadventures of Michael McMichaels, Vol. 1: The Angry Alligator
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What was supposed to be a fun, educational field trip to the local zoo turned into a living...
Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
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In his first book of history, Nathaniel Philbrick reveals the people and the stories behind what was...
Galaxy Collisions: Forging New Worlds from Cosmic Crashes
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The spectacular images of galaxy collisions capture the imagination. This book will show what is out...
Dress Your Tech: 35 Projects to Customize Your Phone, Laptop, Tablet, Camera, and More
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Sophia (Bookwyrming Thoughts) (530 KP) rated Under the Never Sky (Under the Never Sky, #1) in Books
Jan 23, 2020
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When there's a bit of hoopla and excitement going about a book (even it's the sequel), I always tend to be curious as to why everyone loves the book. I'm literally asking, “What's so great about it? I want to know!”
And then my TBR list grows by a book.
But Under the Never Sky is about a girl named Aria who lives in a futuristic world of Pods and Realms. In that world, she's never seen what's outside the Pods aside from the stories she heard – everything is basically in virtual time. She gets kicked out one day and meets an Outsider named Perry who teaches her the basics to surviving the outside world and needs her help as well.
I like the concept and general idea of the book. Pods? Realms? No one gets hurt in the Realms and you can see your friends without even moving at all with a cool gadget called Smarteyes? Sounds great.
But... I didn't really like it. I was pretty bored from the end of Chapter One and probably would have stopped reading the book from then on out. But there was something there, and I decided to read on to see if my boredom status changed by a magnitude. I was hoping that between the end of Chapter One and the end of the book, my opinions would be a whole lot better.
It didn't change that much, unfortunately. It was just... insipid.
Another thing that I didn't really like? The romance between Aria and Perry. It was too fast.
No, scratch that. Actually, allow me to backtrack by two sentences, before “It was too fast.”
It was perfectly paced for about 80% of the book. But then about 7% or 4 chapters later away from their first kiss, it was just simply too fast for my taste. Much too fast.
Overall, I liked the concept, but Veronica Rossi's debut novel just isn't very right for me and I don't think I'll be continuing on with the next book in the series, Through the Ever Night.
Though I am a bit tempted to.
Convince me well enough to do so and I'll think about it? But the cover is pretty.