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4.25ish stars. In some ways this is the most satisfying yet, in others it's the most frustrating. As is typical for this series, the plot is... meandering. More here than in previous books even, despite it's return to what seems to be the overarching ...more |
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Ha you get a nickel for using the word in a sentence! I should make that my goal next week. I'm interested about what your reaction will be to the boo
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3.5ish stars It would be so easy to compare this to its most obvious inspirations, The Hunger Games and Ender’s Game. It would be so easy to write it off as a rip-off, just another entry in an endless sea of YA dystopian cash cows. And honestly the co ...more |
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Monstress, Vol. 1: Awakening (Collected Editions)
by Marjorie M. Liu (Goodreads Author)
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February, 2017
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3.25ish stars. This is a good volume 1 with a cool, BA heroine (view spoiler) and some of the art, especially the issue covers and full-page panels, is pretty beautiful. At first the story seems like your typical epic ...more |
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Haha I appreciate your encouragement, Tran. They're definitely both impressive. In this case I'm glad I saw the movie before reading the book which is
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Thanks Lata, it's really short so hopefully you can find some time to pump it out before the second one comes out later this year (June maybe?)
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4.5 ish stars. Call me an idiot if you like, but I didn't realize this book existed until a week ago. I ended up seeing the theatrical adaptation at a free screening when it first came out in 2013 not really knowing what I was getting myself into (ex ...more |
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