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"Hope? Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there's no actual magic in it, but when you know hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic."
LOVED, loved, loved this book. Perfect storytelling, interesting characters, timeless romance and a beautiful setting in one of my favorite cities, Prague. I can't wait to read Book 2. ...more
LOVED, loved, loved this book. Perfect storytelling, interesting characters, timeless romance and a beautiful setting in one of my favorite cities, Prague. I can't wait to read Book 2. ...more
I sat up until well after midnight last night to finish this book, as it really did leave me breathless. Of course, I was taken completely by the worlds and the seraphim and chimaera, but what was so brilliant was the slow revealing of the secret of Karou's existence, Akiva's behaviour and everything that had happened in the beginning of the book. I am pleased to say, I never even guessed at what was going on, but it was so logical and fantastic. And for once, I wasn't annoyed that the book was
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This was definitely not what I was expecting. I have a love/hate relationship with YA books and I dithered for months on whether to read this one or not. I'm so glad I did. It's completely different from any other YA that I've read. Ms. Taylor's characters are truly unique and both interesting and frightening.
I loved the idea of chimaeras and the combinations Ms. Taylor came up with were brilliant. I could actually picture every single one and was impressed with her imagination.
I loved Karou. ...more
I loved the idea of chimaeras and the combinations Ms. Taylor came up with were brilliant. I could actually picture every single one and was impressed with her imagination.
I loved Karou. ...more
I started off liking this very much and then my enthusiasm waned somewhat. Not sure why. The writing is good. I liked the premise of two groups, the seraphim (angels) and the chimaera (devils), fighting a war for so long they seem to have forgtten what they're fighting over. I liked the main characters of Karou and Akiva and the way their stories are revealed. The other characters are well done also. Karou is a seemingly human teenager raised by monsters - yes, literally monsters. Now that she's
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Well, like most other people I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I thought it was intriguing, complex, and very well written. With that in mind, I did listen to the audiobook, and I found the reader to be phenomenal. (on a side-note, I believe i have read her stuff before...and I would encourage anyone who listens to BCD's to check her out...) But I digress...
Even though I listened to it, I could tell that the writing was very well done. I love, love, loved the characters and the story! Karou was li ...more
Even though I listened to it, I could tell that the writing was very well done. I love, love, loved the characters and the story! Karou was li ...more
Amazing! Not only was the story compelling and unique, but I listened to this on audio book and the person who read was unbelievable. The voices they did, the accents, the inflections made the story even better and brought the character to life even more than if I had read it myself.
Jun 03, 2013
Jessica
rated it
really liked it
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review of another edition
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Jan 04, 2014
Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction
rated it
really liked it
Shelves:
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favorites,
supernatural,
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own-ebook-read,
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mythology
Mar 04, 2016
Jessica
marked it as to-read
Oct 01, 2017
Melissa (ladybug)
marked it as to-read
