A whole lot of nothing happens for most of the book. There's a lot of info-dumping about how things work. Not enough interactions with the secondary chaA whole lot of nothing happens for most of the book. There's a lot of info-dumping about how things work. Not enough interactions with the secondary characters. The way characters talk now comes off as juvenile in my opinion. The sex is... fine. I skimmed a lot while reading this. Honestly this should have been part of the previous book. A trilogy would have been better...more
This felt juvenile. I liked book 1 but in book 2 all characters sound and act the same, the passive aggresive love language everyone uses has gotten oThis felt juvenile. I liked book 1 but in book 2 all characters sound and act the same, the passive aggresive love language everyone uses has gotten old and the romance was 100% completed by 10% and honestly, the pair is not that great....more
This is more scifi than a romance to be honest. I thought about giving it 3 stars because I didn't like it as much as the first one in romance or poliThis is more scifi than a romance to be honest. I thought about giving it 3 stars because I didn't like it as much as the first one in romance or politics. The latter actually makes up 80% of the book and while I loooove political drama, there were points where it dragged the story.
I'm maintain the 4 stars because I love spaceship action and also the neuromodifications/"magic" system was a great element of the story. I was also not in love with the MCs as I was in Winter's Orbit. I couldn't find a reason why I should root for them to get together.
All in all, I am still very much intrigued by this author and I will continue to keep an eye out for her books. ...more
Γενικά δεν ε.ιμαι άνθρωπος που διαβάζει ελληνική λογοτεχνία. Νιώθω οτι οι συγγραφείς το παρακάνουν με το λεξιλόγιο που χρησιμοποιούν και οι διάλογοι πΓενικά δεν ε.ιμαι άνθρωπος που διαβάζει ελληνική λογοτεχνία. Νιώθω οτι οι συγγραφείς το παρακάνουν με το λεξιλόγιο που χρησιμοποιούν και οι διάλογοι ποτέ δεν μου φαίνονται ρεαλιστικοί
Πάλι καλά η γραφή στην Φλόγα της Ελεγκάντι θυμίζει περισσότερο ξένη λογοτεχνία και φεύγει πολύ πιο ξεκούραστα η ιστορία. Προσωπικά ο τρόπος γραφής με βοήθησε πολύ και στο να βγώ απο reading slump. Μετά απο περίπυ 5-6 αποτυχημένες προσπάθειες να βρω κάτι με με κάνει να θέλω να γυρίσω την επόμενη σελίδα έπεσα πάνω του.
Σίγουρα θυμίζει τύπου YA που έχουμε δεί στο παρελθόν. Όλα τα tropes που θα περίμενες είναι εκεί αλλά η ιστορία ειναι NA οπότε δεν βγαίνει ως κάτι που πια (κατα τη γνώμη μου) θυμίζει χρόνια λυκείου. Επίσης υπόσχεται πολλά και για τα επόμενα βιβλία ως προς το τι θα μας δείξει ειδικά ως προς το ρομάντζο.
Και μιας και το ανέφερα να πώ οτι μου αρέσει η τροπή που έχει πάρει η ιστορία. Έχω σταματήσει πια να δίνω πολύ μεγάλη σημασία στο ρομάντζο αλλά εδώ υπήρξαν φορές που απλά είπα δυνατα "Φιληθείτε το κερατο μου!". Δεν ξέρω βέβαια αν θέλω να καταλήξει με αυτόν που μάλλον θα καταλήξει. Υπάρχει αλλη μια επιλογή που θα μπορούσε να κάνει και σίγουρα θα έφερνε έξτρα ίντριγκα για εμένα.
Τέλος να αναφέρω οτι η δράση ήταν ωραία δομημένη και θέλω να δώ περισσότερα μέρη σε αυτον τον κόσμο. Όσα είδαμε είχαν ωραίες περιγραφές και είναι απο τις περιπτώσεις που θα ήθελες να ζήσεις εκεί εν καιρό ειρήνης.
Σίγουρα το προτείνω. Ο μόνος λόγος που δεν έβαλα και το τελευταίο αστεράκι είναι οτι μπήκαμε στο πετσί του τι συμβαίνει προς το τέλος της ιστορίας και υπήρχαν 1-2 κλισέ σκηνές που δεν με τρέλαναν. Ως πρώτο βιβλίο έχει δώσει καλά θεμέλια για ο,τι ακολουθήσει και ελπίζω να δούμε την συνέχεια σύντομα.
***** Διόρθωση: το πραγματικό μου rating παραμένει 4/5 αλλά βάζω 5 γιατί κάποια άτομα είναι πλήρως ανώριμα και δεν γράφουν με ειλικρίνiα. Two can play that game....more
So I wasn’t going to read this because up until now I HATED Nesta. However, I was in the mood for sexy times and considering the hype SPOILER FREE
So I wasn’t going to read this because up until now I HATED Nesta. However, I was in the mood for sexy times and considering the hype surrounding this, my hand was basically forced.
Thankfully, Nesta was not a bitch in this one. She was only behaving like a toddler and I’m great with kids. As a result, I was able to ignore her until she finally became a human being.
I really liked the friendship between Nesta and the other two girls. I honestly didn’t expect something like that to be included and it was nicely developed so points for that!
The sex was…fine. I would have preferred if Cassian didn’t dirty talk like Rhysand did (I actually didn’t want any dirty talk from him at all). Still, I was entertained and I managed to scratch successfully the porn itch.
Other than that, up to the middle of the book I didn’t care at all about the (minimal) plot so I was just keep going thanks to the smutt but then curiously after the middle I started ignoring those scenes because I wanted to go back and see the girls developing their bond. Can you tell the friendship took me by surprise?
Last but not least, I don’t know if Nesta’s “journey” to self-healing was good or not so I can’t help those of you who look forward to this element. Frankly I didn’t care enough to even pay attention. I was just glad she wasn’t a bitch.
Anyway, I guess if you like Cassian and want to see what the future brings for the ACOTAR gang you should continue. I think had the others (Feyre, Rhysand, Amren etc) not been included, the story wouldn’t have worked AT ALL for me.
I got what I expected from the author more or less. ...more
I’m aware that it’s been some time since I finished this but I am experiencing the opposite of a severe rSPOILER FREE (for both book 1 and book 2)
I’m aware that it’s been some time since I finished this but I am experiencing the opposite of a severe reading slump and I couldn’t let reviews stand between me and that newly found exhilaration.
As you can see from my rating I found it to be mediocre. We are no longer following the characters from A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet. In fact, they aren’t even in the story apart from some random mentions from the new characters.
It is still very much a slice of life story but note that it’s no longer a space opera. We follow two timelines, one from Pepper when she was a little girl and one from Sidra as she tries to get used to her new body. Both take place in a planet so there are no fun spaceship stuff.
I think you’ll like this a lot if identity exploration and finding one’s purpose in life are elements that you enjoy. If you don’t care about those things then it’s not for you just like it wasn’t for me.
What I loved in the first book was the attention that was given to the friendships, the sense of belonging to a found family as well as getting to know all the different alien species that exist and hopping from planet to planet.
A Closed and Common Orbit is the exact opposite of that. The focus is on the individuals, their inner struggles and information about life outside the place they reside in is minimal.
On the other hand I know people who absolutely loved it and I think it’s because they could relate to the characters, so if you can do that then you’ll love this.
Personally I didn’t relate and I didn’t find them interesting enough to care about their journey. I will read the third book though....more
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