Today I'm sharing three mini reviews of two sequels I should have reviewed a long time ago and an omnibus edition. A MILLION SUNS by Beth Revis, WINGS OF THE WICKED by C.A. Moulton and SOUL SCREAMERS VOLUME ONE by Rachel Vincent.
A Million Suns by Beth Revis
Three
months have passed since the events of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE. Elder rules
Godspeed and Amy is still adapting to life on the spaceship. When a revolution
starts building and mysterious clues about the ship's history appear, the
chance for a happy landing is dropping rapidly. A MILLION SUNS is practically a
big hunt for clues as to what happened on Godspeed many years ago, what the
future holds and how the past might still have the power to influence the
present.
The story
was fast when I needed it to be fast and reveal many details at once. And when
it came to my favourite moments and I wanted them to last longer, my wish was
granted. Beth's writing is in an unique sync with her reader. The chapters
alternate between Amy and Elder's point of view, both fabulously written! Amy
and Elder's romance is even better than it was in the first book (and that was
one book I loved to pieces!). So I'd say A MILLION SUNS has everything you expect from a
great sci-fi space adventure.
5/5 ***** A MILLION SUNS - Beth Revis's
Godspeed appears like a whole new YA world of its own.
A MILLION SUNS is one of the best sequels I have ever read. I'm considering myself very lucky to have been introduced to the sci-fi genre by Beth Revis' excellent trilogy. I have already read all three books in the series. Wish I could get a do-over and read this trilogy for the first time again.
Publisher: Razorbill
Publishing Date: January 10th
2012
Length: 386 pages
Keywords: YA, sci-fi, thriller, romance, spaceship adventure
Length: 386 pages
Keywords: YA, sci-fi, thriller, romance, spaceship adventure
Source: Bought
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Wings of the Wicked by C.A. Moulton
ANGELFIRE
was one of the first great book loves in my early blogging life. The reason I
loved it so much was the sharp contrast between Will and Ellie's love story and
the dangerous and harsh demon hunting life. Demons we encounter plenty in WINGS OF
THE WICKED, too. And the action and fights fit the story. It was the romance between
Ellie and Will that confronted me with too many silly back and forth situations between wanting each other and knowing they
couldn't be together.
Almost a
year passed after ANGELFIRE until I read WINGS OF THE WICKED and I could hardly
remember anything about the story. And
now it's been a while since I read WINGS OF THE WICKED. I might have to re-read
both books before SHADOWS IN THE SILENCE so that I can really enjoy the end to
Will and Ellie's story with all the background knowledge and details of their
history needed. I'm still curious how it's all going to end!
3,5/5 ***/* WINGS OF THE WICKED - A tough second round in the battle against
evil!
Ellie and
Will's fights against demons are as furious and dramatic as in the first book
in the ANGELFIRE trilogy. There's just too much teenage drama going on in WINGS
OF THE WICKED for my taste. Hoping for a more mature love story in the third book!
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books
Publishing Date: January 31st
2012
Length: 516 pages
Keywords: YA, action, angels, demons, romance
Length: 516 pages
Keywords: YA, action, angels, demons, romance
Source: Bought
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Kaylee is a bean sidhe and hers is a very old power. Whenever someone dies she screams. Together with the two brothers Nash and Tod she's trying to come behind all the secrets about her beansidhe existence and special talent.
So the story is told from Kaylee's perspective who is your average YA narrator with a love story that was good in some scenes, but nothing breathtaking either. A relationship conflict between Kaylee and the two brothers is insinuated. I really don't want to deal with the whole impact of that and think it best to stop right here before I start the next five books and am disappointed again. The background info on bean sidhes, female and male, about them singing to the dead souls was something new, something I hadn't read about before.
SOUL SCREAMERS VOLUME ONE includes the first two books in the series and a prequel to Kaylee's story that's about 60 pages. MY SOUL TO LOSE, the novella, was actually my favourite part of the entire story. MY SOUL TO TAKE and MY SOUL TO SAVE both had promising beginnings, too, but fast became tiring and too tedious to hold my attention for more than a few pages every time I tried to get back into the story.
So the story is told from Kaylee's perspective who is your average YA narrator with a love story that was good in some scenes, but nothing breathtaking either. A relationship conflict between Kaylee and the two brothers is insinuated. I really don't want to deal with the whole impact of that and think it best to stop right here before I start the next five books and am disappointed again. The background info on bean sidhes, female and male, about them singing to the dead souls was something new, something I hadn't read about before.
SOUL SCREAMERS VOLUME ONE includes the first two books in the series and a prequel to Kaylee's story that's about 60 pages. MY SOUL TO LOSE, the novella, was actually my favourite part of the entire story. MY SOUL TO TAKE and MY SOUL TO SAVE both had promising beginnings, too, but fast became tiring and too tedious to hold my attention for more than a few pages every time I tried to get back into the story.
2,5/5 **/* SOUL SCREAMERS VOLUME ONE – Despite the very cool bean sidhe
story construct, the soul screamers couldn't enchant me.
While I was reading this very lengthy SOUL SCREAMS VOLUME ONE I was wondering when I would be finally done with the book. And that clearly is a warning signal to keep my hands off the other books in this series. For everyone who can get into the story, I bet the seven books in this series plus various novellas will be much fun.
While I was reading this very lengthy SOUL SCREAMS VOLUME ONE I was wondering when I would be finally done with the book. And that clearly is a warning signal to keep my hands off the other books in this series. For everyone who can get into the story, I bet the seven books in this series plus various novellas will be much fun.
Publisher: Harlequin
Publishing Date: November 22nd
2011
Length: 570 pages
Keywords: YA, bean sidhe, romance, paranormal, brothers
Length: 570 pages
Keywords: YA, bean sidhe, romance, paranormal, brothers
Source: Bought
Author's Homepage
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