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Cynthia Armistead (17 KP) rated Though Not Dead (Kate Shugak, #18) in Books

Mar 1, 2018

Wow. What a great read!

I don't give out many 5-star ratings, even to my favorite authors. They should be reserved for really special books. This one counts.

I doubt that any information about the book itself would be very meaningful to anyone who hasn't read the previous 17 novels, honestly. I just can't imagine starting any series anywhere but in the beginning, but this work, in particular, will be much more enjoyable if read with the full knowledge of all that has come before.

I did enjoy the occasional flashbacks into the past as they occurred. Some authors don't handle that technique well, but Stabenow keeps readers anchored well enough that I never felt whipsawed back and forth.

As with the last entry into the Shugak series, the miscreants weren't obvious this time. That's always such a blessing with any mystery! Too many authors either toss in an entire school of obvious red herrings or beat the reader over the head with the identity of the villain, causing me, at least to wonder how the supposed hero could avoid knowing his or her identity too.

I always look forward to more books from Stabenow. She's a wonderfully reliable author and will always be on my "Yes! But whatever she puts out NOW!" list.

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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated Uglies (Uglies, #1) in Books

Aug 20, 2018

Uglies (Uglies, #1)

Scott Westerfeld | 2005 | Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

7.6

(39 Ratings)

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great narrative on today's society and how we hold Beauty Above All Else

I'd had a uglies sitting on my shelf for about 2 years now and just never got around to picking it up but recently I had quite a few people recommending that I give it a try and that I'd probably like it. I'm so glad that I did give it a try cuz I really did like the story The Plot was different and really interesting definitely reminded me of one of my favorite Twilight Zone episodes which I found amazing. It really makes you think about how as a society we view Beauty as such a high standard of a person and just how messed up it is. The author did a really great job by balancing the characters and their struggles and how each one of them had an opinion about the world around them it really gave a more in-depth fill to the world.

my only real issue I had with the book was the names for things were stupid as hell and the amount of times he use them just kind of drove me nuts and while it was necessary to the story I really never want to see the word pretties or ugly again.

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Joelene Marie (28 KP) rated Waking Gods (Themis Files #2) in Books

Oct 1, 2018

Waking Gods (Themis Files #2)

Sylvain Neuvel | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy

8.6

(9 Ratings)

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Sleeping Giants was one of my favorite books of 2016 so I was super excited to read Waking Gods. As with Giants, I was hooked from page one and found myself delaying bedtime in order to finish it. The format and structure of this duology, along with the author's writing style, is great. Telling the story through interviews, case files, log transcripts, and character pov's is unique and interesting and works quite well, in my opinion.

I have to say I was surprised by a lot of the events in Waking Gods. I'm not sure exactly where I expected the story to go after the first book but this wasn't it lol. The sheer number of deaths, especially the deaths of certain main characters, was definitely a shock.

The ending, including the reason for and solution to the impending apocalyptic doom, felt somewhat underwhelming after so much build up. The subplot involving Eva could have used a little more development as well.

Overall, I truly enjoyed Waking Gods and The Themis Files as a whole and I still think it would make a great movie! Sylvain Neuvel is a talented author and I'm looking forward to reading whatever he comes out with in the future. *Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC!*