I LOVED IT! It was funny, entertaining and cute. I haven't laughed that much in a very long time. It's a fast read, during which I couldn't wait to seI LOVED IT! It was funny, entertaining and cute. I haven't laughed that much in a very long time. It's a fast read, during which I couldn't wait to see how things will progress. On to the next!...more
DONE! OVER! After 3 months of trying to get through this book, it's finally over. I still can't believe it. I started reading it because of a bet and DONE! OVER! After 3 months of trying to get through this book, it's finally over. I still can't believe it. I started reading it because of a bet and this is the reason I kept pushing through despite everything. The beginning was interesting and I was excited, because my friend loves the series. So I started with good thoughts. But they got lost somewhere in the endless descriptions and too long paragraphs in which nothing really happened. If it was any other book I would't have wasted my time, but there was the bet, so.....Then I read couple reviews in which other people switched to audio and found they liked it better. So I did the same. I didn't like it. Ok, it's not a bad book, just monotone. I could't connect to any of the characters, some of them I found pretty stupid and annoying ( I am looking at you Matt). Nothing in this world grabbed me and tried to keep me. It was...boring. I will watch the series though. I hope that on TV this adventure will be more capturing. I don't know, we will see....more
I have trouble liking male writers. Somehow their writing style is different from what I am used to and I can never get invested in the stories and thI have trouble liking male writers. Somehow their writing style is different from what I am used to and I can never get invested in the stories and the characters. But this book was different. There was humor and interesting, different characters that I enjoyed reading about and could easily connect with. I will definitely keep reading this author....more
Well, I suppose it was a good book. I haven't read a real young adult book, without stupid teenage angst, in a long time and it was a nice change. I sWell, I suppose it was a good book. I haven't read a real young adult book, without stupid teenage angst, in a long time and it was a nice change. I suppose this can be read as prequel to Lyra's books, but considering I remember mostly nothing of them, having read them more than 10 years ago, I still enjoyed it without a problem. ...more