...I'm so torn. I LOVED the first book! LOVED LOVED LOVED it. I guess it's a good thing I'm broke right now so I guess I'll wait for book 3 and then try to buy them both. ...besides, Gail Carriger's new book is coming out soon (*clappy hands*). Off to finish rereading Life of Pi.
I am not a terrible fan of angst. It is not a quality I am fond of when I exhibit it, and I find wallowing in it to be pointless. It's not something I'm very fond of in my reading. This is probably why I read so very little, say, urban fantasy, which often strikes me as being angst-a-licious. I don't find other people's emotional torture to be delightful, unless I dislike them very much. And while "two bad people do horrible things to each other" is a form I rather enjoy, I've noticed the two bad people in those situations are rarely so much agnsty as 'out for the rival's blood and sweet, sweet tears.'
I've read some pretty interesting blogs by the writer on how she writes and how she wrote Blood and Starlight. You might check them out, I think ou'd find them interesting, particularly in light of your issues with the book (which mirror mine, which is why I didn't elaborate on what didn't work for me.)
I do have to say though that I suspect teens will be somewhat more forgiving of the angst. I probably would have been in fifteen.
I adored the second book and loved it even more than the first. But at least my flist on goodreads clearly thinks otherwise. *gg* But I literally couldn' t put it.
It's hard to say, especially since it's been a while since I read the first book, but I know I wasn't OMG!WOW but rather "Wow, I really like this one. More please?" While I totally had the first reaction after finishing the second book.
But I loved the way she wrote this story, for me it wasn't really only about preperation, but getting a chance to get to know how the other side works. I enjoyed especially all the scenes with the Chimera and all the new characters. The second book was so strange and introduced a lot of things, but in a way that appealed to me. And usually I'm not the person who loves angst, but strangely, while it was super dark, it really worked for me.
The only thing I can't compare is the language, because when I read the first book I read it in German. And the second one really blew me away languagewise, so it's possible that the translation wasn't really stellar.
Oh, wow. I can't imagine the difference between the English and German translations for the first book. The language was just beautiful and charming in the first book. If you ever get around to it, I kind of hope you re-read the first in English, just so you can come back and tell me how they compare. :)
I didn't even want to get into Daughter of Blood & Bone, but I enjoyed it after I dragged myself kicking and screaming into reading it because it received such good reviews. It was enjoyable for me up until the flashbacks.
I couldn't even get past page 40 of Days of Blood and Starlight, it just dragged on so much and each word was dull torture. DNF for me.
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But OY, the angst!
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I've read some pretty interesting blogs by the writer on how she writes and how she wrote Blood and Starlight. You might check them out, I think ou'd find them interesting, particularly in light of your issues with the book (which mirror mine, which is why I didn't elaborate on what didn't work for me.)
I do have to say though that I suspect teens will be somewhat more forgiving of the angst. I probably would have been in fifteen.
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But I literally couldn' t put it.
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While I totally had the first reaction after finishing the second book.
But I loved the way she wrote this story, for me it wasn't really only about preperation, but getting a chance to get to know how the other side works. I enjoyed especially all the scenes with the Chimera and all the new characters. The second book was so strange and introduced a lot of things, but in a way that appealed to me.
And usually I'm not the person who loves angst, but strangely, while it was super dark, it really worked for me.
The only thing I can't compare is the language, because when I read the first book I read it in German. And the second one really blew me away languagewise, so it's possible that the translation wasn't really stellar.
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I couldn't even get past page 40 of Days of Blood and Starlight, it just dragged on so much and each word was dull torture. DNF for me.
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