Jane Lukas từ Santa Lucia, El Salvador

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11/21/2024

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2019-08-13 05:30

Combo Yêu Không Bến Bờ (Bộ 3 Cuốn) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả

Atticus O'Sullivan is older than he looks. By about two millennia. But that hasn't stopped him from trying to lead a 'normal' life in Tempe Arizona. Unfortunately, when a human, and a Druid no less, has lived for 2000+ years one is bound to make some enemies, and his archenemy is none other than the Irish god of love Aenghus Óg. For a god of love he's actually a pretty nasty guy. A while back—a long while back—Attitus got his hands on the magical sword Fragarach from one of Aenghus' military generals. The god has been trying to get it back ever since; he's been sending his minions to do his dirty work, and Atticus has been doing a pretty good job avoiding trouble. But now Aenghus is finally coming to finish the job himself. The first thing you'll notice in HOUNDED by Kevin Hearne is Atticus' first person narrative: it's quick-witted, clever, and (this is important) not cliché. Life can get a little crazy for Atticus, with gods trying to kill him, but fortunately he's got a sense of humor. His repartee with his Irish wolfhound Oberon was pretty hilarious, and it proves to be an interesting relationship beyond sidekick/comic relief. The humor was a little too nerdy sometimes, with all of its pop culture references mixed with mythology and old jargon, but that's a minor complaint. The first couple of pages sets up our hero Atticus and the kind of guy he is...and then leaps right into the story. He's attacked outside his store by a group of Fae sent by Aenghus. We get to see what this Druid can do, what his brand of magic means, and how he uses it to preserve his life. From there on out the tightly written plot flows quickly, moving forward without a single hiccup. He uses his magic in realistic ways, with its own limits. Hearne handles that little bit of world-building rather well, considering the short amount of time he has to explain it. He's done his homework and integrates it fluidly into a compelling story. This is present-day U.S., but where there are vampires, werewolves, and witches—and where gods of every pantheon exist (if I had to guess an influence, it would be Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS). Some of them still dabble in human affairs. Some of them even have a great deal of power at their disposal. Take for instance the Morrigan, the Celtic Chooser of the Slain and goddess of war, who's made a deal with Atticus to let him live as long as he continues to irk Aenghus, whom she doesn't much like. In order for Atticus to survive he has to know not only how to fight and use his magic, but also how to keep as many people on his side as possible, even if it means schmoozing. A guy doesn't get as old as he does by being stupid. I finished the first page with a smile on my face. And I was a grinning fool clear until page 289 mere hours later. Urban fantasy lovers will take great delight in Hearne's new world of magic, gods, and mayhem. Yep, druids are cool.

2019-08-13 07:30

Bí Quyết Học Đâu Nhớ Đó (Tái Bản 2017) Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn

Sách được viết bởi Bởi: Nhiều tác giả

I didn't adore Rampant, the first book, but I was very curious to see where Peterfreund would take Astrid and her fellow unicorn-hunters. This sequel was a bit darker than the first, but overall has many of the same preoccupations: the difficulties of committing yourself to a life of killing and celibacy when you're sixteen, the difficulties of being forced together with a bunch of girls you don't know and have little in common with, occasionally having to deal with a crazy mother. So while I didn't adore this one, either, I definitely don't regret reading it. The main surprise for me with the first book was (what felt like) its overwhelming interest in Astrid's love life. By the end I could see why this was important - in terms of plot - and of course if Peterfreund was setting out to write a teen romance with killer unicorns then that's totally cool; it's just not what I had expected, which is my problem not hers. That continues into this book, naturally, with some neat (well, difficult actually) twists that meant it wasn't simply rehashing the initial plot. Peterfreund is certainly not interested in making life easy for her characters. The romance didn't work for me but I'm not a teenager, so maybe I'm too cynical. I liked that Astrid got to experience life a bit outside of the Cloisters, and that she got to think through her difficulties with the whole idea of killing. There's a nice, if simplistic, balance between Cory on the one side, all in favour of killing the lot, and Phil wanting to set up some sort of genuine conservation - and Astrid fitting between them. It did relieve me that Kill The Beast! didn't become an overwhelming theme for the novel. I'm surprised there's no third book. ... and I've just looked at Peeterfreund's website which says that she's hoping to write the third, Triumphant, "soon" (but I don't know when the site was updated). I'll probably end up reading it, although it's not a preorder-in-a-mad-rush kinda thing.

Người đọc Jane Lukas từ Santa Lucia, El Salvador

Người dùng coi những cuốn sách này là thú vị nhất trong năm 2017-2018, ban biên tập của cổng thông tin "Thư viện Sách hướng dẫn" khuyến cáo rằng tất cả các độc giả sẽ làm quen với văn học này.