517 pages
English language
Published Jan. 6, 2012 by Little, Brown and Company.
"The otherworldly Karou struggles to come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people"--
"The otherworldly Karou struggles to come to terms with who and what she is, and how far she'll go to avenge her people"--
Die Geschichte hat sich so sehr gezogen! Da hätte wirklich radikal gekürzt werden müssen. Und das nächste Buch ist ja noch mal dicker. Bin mal gespannt, wie das dann erst wird oO
Well, it's better than the first book in that the star-crossed lovers are not together being all wooodgie, so they can actually accomplish things on their own. But what I liked most about the first book -- the strong sense of place in Prague -- isn't here at all. The chronology skips around a lot, and there were a few times I felt like I had missed a whole chunk of plot because of it (said plot having skipped ahead in time and then what actually happened is explained later...ugh.) On the other hand the minor characters -- Karou's friends Zuzana and Mik, and Akiva's brother and sister -- are charming and very well drawn. I'd like more of them and less of the ostensibly main characters, who are flat and unrelatable to me.
Well, it's better than the first book in that the star-crossed lovers are not together being all wooodgie, so they can actually accomplish things on their own. But what I liked most about the first book -- the strong sense of place in Prague -- isn't here at all. The chronology skips around a lot, and there were a few times I felt like I had missed a whole chunk of plot because of it (said plot having skipped ahead in time and then what actually happened is explained later...ugh.) On the other hand the minor characters -- Karou's friends Zuzana and Mik, and Akiva's brother and sister -- are charming and very well drawn. I'd like more of them and less of the ostensibly main characters, who are flat and unrelatable to me.
Me ha gustado mucho más que la primera parte... Ahora a esperar con ansia la tercera ^^
Me ha gustado mucho más que la primera parte... Ahora a esperar con ansia la tercera ^^
What if angels were real? And vicious? (But sometimes kind.) And what if monsters were real? And kind? (But sometimes vicious.) And is it at all possible to create peace after 1000 years of war? I'm going to wait with bated breath for the next book. Okay, not for the entire wait, but ...
What if angels were real? And vicious? (But sometimes kind.) And what if monsters were real? And kind? (But sometimes vicious.) And is it at all possible to create peace after 1000 years of war? I'm going to wait with bated breath for the next book. Okay, not for the entire wait, but ...
