Started Reading: March 11, 2008
Finished Reading: March 12, 2008
I loved nearly all the characters in this book. : D Elena, Clay, and Jeremy especially. And the plot was evenly paced — not too slow and not too fast. I haven’t read the first book, Bitten, but I might just to read more on the relationship between Elena and Clay (I LOVE THEM BOTH).
Started Reading: January 30, 2008
Finished Reading: March 9, 2008
This is probably one of the better fairy-tale retelling I’ve read (I remember reading one retelling of A Little Mermaid and the story was so awful — I can’t, for my life, remember the title or the author). It took me a long time to finish this because the first part was a bit dragging for me so I stopped, and read other books, until I read it again today. The best parts were when the Beast was finally in the picture — though I wish there were more about him to read. I felt the same with Sunshine, where I wanted to learn Constantine’s POV because he had become such an interesting character. The same with the Beast.
Although the characters in Beauty are more fleshed-out, seeming to be more three-dimensional than two, the story or plot itself didn’t veer away from the original fairy tale. The ending was too hurried for my tastes, with everyone just coming to the castle and everything resolving on its own. Nevertheless, as a whole, this book was very nice. Probably not something I’d reread, but it was a simple enough story that I enjoyed.
Started Reading: March 8, 2008
Finished Reading: March 8, 2008
The cliffhanger ending. D: I want to read the next book now. The book has a very interesting plot, and it brings cross-dressing-during-a-medieval-like-era into a new perspective. I really like Tobin, as well as the other characters like Ki and Brother (they have such a love/hate relationship that I wonder what would happen if they separate) and Tharim, etc. I wonder how things will work out for Tobin to rule since it would conflict with the role he wants to live and the beliefs he upholds.
I didn’t find the story/characters creepy at all. They seem to possess the same darkness as V.C. Andrews‘ novels, only in a more fantasy setting.
Started Reading: March 7, 2008
Finished Reading: March 8, 2008
I had an hour yesterday to go to Gateway and back to ADMU to look for books. I managed to find only If You Could See Me Now from the books I wanted to buy. Not that I had money for everything, mind, but Cecelia Ahern isn’t exactly at the top of my list. There were a few other books I’d rather buy. Heh. But I ended up buying this anyway, even if I wanted to buy my own copy of Flowers in the Attic as well. Only it was pricier. Woe.
This book was a very nice read. It wasn’t that exceptional, but it mixed happiness, a bit of fantasy, some sadness, and a lot of hope in If You Could See Me Now. It made me wish that “imaginary people” really did exist — and for a few seconds think that probably the actually do. It’s not as good as the other books I’ve read, but it was lovely enough. Ivan was a fun character and I was more interested in his conflicts than in Elizabeth’s. Even if he seemed as old as she is (visually), he was just like a simple-minded child who was faced with the hard facts of reality in the end.
Started Reading: March 4, 2008
Finished Reading: March 5, 2008
FINISHED. Now I can function properly, study for a math test tomorrow, write a conclusion for my paper, and sleep (hopefully) earlier. Loving Requiem for the Devil was like loving chocolate. It was impossible not to love. The book reminded me of Vamped — not because it was about vampires but because it gave me a very refreshing perspective that I didn’t really expect. Only better.
I’m Catholic but I never really gave much thought about Lucifer being Lucifer, the fallen angel, instead of Lucifer being Satan, the Prince of Darkness and snake plus countless of other evils he is identified him. Basically, in Requiem for the Devil, Lucifer is just Lucifer, Darkness Almighty, disguised as a human and plotting slash spawning evil on earth. But this Lucifer also does the unexpected. He falls in love. And that singular fact makes this novel far too hard to put down (i.e. I couldn’t concentrate on math so I had to finish this first before I tried to study).