Melissa B. (dragoneyes) -
Helpful Score: 1
Laini Taylor is downright one of my favorite authors. She can weave a mean web of words. I have never given a book less than 5 stars from her until now. Where I loved the first 2 books in the series, this one seemed a little too stretched out. What I mean by that is the first half of the book she spent pages and pages describing a feeling or a thought. I found myself skimming through these parts more often than I would like to remember. Then the 2nd half of the book happened and the action started and the beautiful words flowed again.
This book starts off where book 2 leaves off. We get to spend a lot of time with some of the characters we truly love and meet new ones as well. Laini finishes the story with a satisfying but somewhat open ending. There's a possibility she could continue with the story if she so chooses. If not, we are not left hanging.
Totally enjoyed this series. Look forward to anything else Laini puts out there.
This book starts off where book 2 leaves off. We get to spend a lot of time with some of the characters we truly love and meet new ones as well. Laini finishes the story with a satisfying but somewhat open ending. There's a possibility she could continue with the story if she so chooses. If not, we are not left hanging.
Totally enjoyed this series. Look forward to anything else Laini puts out there.
Amy W. (amywarren) reviewed Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Bk 3) on + 36 more book reviews
Jesus, this trilogy. oh my goodness!!
Mad props to Ms. Laini Taylor because holy crap this trilogy! No words.
The characters - AMAZING!
The world - AMAZING!
The plot/conflicts/everything about this book down to the commas and periods - AMAZING!
Geez... I loved this book.
Mad props to Ms. Laini Taylor because holy crap this trilogy! No words.
The characters - AMAZING!
The world - AMAZING!
The plot/conflicts/everything about this book down to the commas and periods - AMAZING!
Geez... I loved this book.
R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Bk 3) on + 1438 more book reviews
Disappointed. I have enjoyed each book in this series and while this one is good it is slow moving and repetitive. Almost put it aside times but I had connected with Akiva and Karou and wanted to see how their lives turned out.
Loved the humans, Zuzana and Mik, whose antics are both upbeat and positive. It is they who help recover Eliza, a mostly human with a bit of angel thrown in, who comes through to everyone's relief. Her angelic heritage shines positively in later stages of the book. A secondary romance blooms with Liraz, Akiva's "tough" sister, and Ziri. The battles in both worlds are eventually won with the help of the Stelians who are relatives of Akiva on his mother's side. The Stelians are a strange and reclusive group whose role is to help maintain the world in which all turn to reclaim and rebuild. When Akiva discovers his role it almost destroys his romance with Karou.
Interesting plots with divergent plots that sometimes it's hard to keep up. In short, the last hundred pages saved the book for me but instead of five stars it rates only four for the reasons above. The author and the editors should have spent more time and energy pulling the final book together and tightening the story. So be it. It is what it is.
Loved the humans, Zuzana and Mik, whose antics are both upbeat and positive. It is they who help recover Eliza, a mostly human with a bit of angel thrown in, who comes through to everyone's relief. Her angelic heritage shines positively in later stages of the book. A secondary romance blooms with Liraz, Akiva's "tough" sister, and Ziri. The battles in both worlds are eventually won with the help of the Stelians who are relatives of Akiva on his mother's side. The Stelians are a strange and reclusive group whose role is to help maintain the world in which all turn to reclaim and rebuild. When Akiva discovers his role it almost destroys his romance with Karou.
Interesting plots with divergent plots that sometimes it's hard to keep up. In short, the last hundred pages saved the book for me but instead of five stars it rates only four for the reasons above. The author and the editors should have spent more time and energy pulling the final book together and tightening the story. So be it. It is what it is.
R E K. (bigstone) - , reviewed Dreams of Gods & Monsters (Daughter of Smoke & Bone, Bk 3) on + 1438 more book reviews
Disappointed. I have enjoyed each book in this series and while this one is good it is slow moving and repetitive. Almost put it aside times but I had connected with Akiva and Karou and wanted to see how their lives turned out.
Loved the humans, Zuzana and Mik, whose antics are both upbeat and positive. It is they who help recover Eliza, a mostly human with a bit of angel thrown in, who comes through to everyone's relief. Her angelic heritage shines positively in later stages of the book. A secondary romance blooms with Liraz, Akiva's "tough" sister, and Ziri. The battles in both worlds are eventually won with the help of the Stelians who are relatives of Akiva on his mother's side. The Stelians are a strange and reclusive group whose role is to help maintain the world in which all turn to reclaim and rebuild. When Akiva discovers his role it almost destroys his romance with Karou.
Interesting plots with divergent plots that sometimes it's hard to keep up. In short, the last hundred pages saved the book for me but instead of five stars it rates only four for the reasons above. The author and the editors should have spent more time and energy pulling the final book together and tightening the story. So be it. It is what it is.
Loved the humans, Zuzana and Mik, whose antics are both upbeat and positive. It is they who help recover Eliza, a mostly human with a bit of angel thrown in, who comes through to everyone's relief. Her angelic heritage shines positively in later stages of the book. A secondary romance blooms with Liraz, Akiva's "tough" sister, and Ziri. The battles in both worlds are eventually won with the help of the Stelians who are relatives of Akiva on his mother's side. The Stelians are a strange and reclusive group whose role is to help maintain the world in which all turn to reclaim and rebuild. When Akiva discovers his role it almost destroys his romance with Karou.
Interesting plots with divergent plots that sometimes it's hard to keep up. In short, the last hundred pages saved the book for me but instead of five stars it rates only four for the reasons above. The author and the editors should have spent more time and energy pulling the final book together and tightening the story. So be it. It is what it is.
