I received a digital arc from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Nona Grey is only eight years old but she's facing I received a digital arc from the publishers/author via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
Nona Grey is only eight years old but she's facing the hangman's noose. Angry but fierce, Nona is ready to fight when she is saved by Abbess Glass and brought to a convent where young girls are trained for years to be expert mystics, spirit walkers and fighters. Nona has a destiny and she's about to learn how to walk it.
I'm a huge fan of Mark Lawrence's writing and loved his two previous protagonists from his other trilogies - Prince/King Jorg and Prince Jalan. However I was so, so excited and intrigued to follow his first main female lead who seems to have all of Jorg's fierceness, Jalan's talent and something all of her own. The world of Abeth and the Corridor was just as wide and detailed as I would expect from Lawrence with tribes and lands far off and near as well as a ruthless emperor with many enemies, some of whom share his blood.
I think the first half of this book would be a 5 star for me while the second half slipped into a 4 star. I loved learning about Nona and who she was (not sure if it was just me, but at times she came across a bit on the autistic spectrum in the way she found it difficult to connect to and understand people). Her classes and what they did in them I loved of course - a bit of fighting and a bit of magic is just a recipe for a great book in my opinion!!
This book only reached up till Nona being 10/11 so I really can't wait to see what happens as she gets older as already so much has happened to her. I liked the glimpses we got into the future though I did guess the end as I thought it was too shocking and easy. I think I felt slightly underwhelmed by the ending but it left me wanting more all the same so job done....more
Set in a dystopian world where books are illegal, Montag is a fireman. However, instead of putting out fires, he starts t2.75 Narrated by Tim Robbins.
Set in a dystopian world where books are illegal, Montag is a fireman. However, instead of putting out fires, he starts them. When someone is caught with a book, their entire home is burned down. Montag thinks everything is okay with his life but then he meets a young girl who makes him question everything. And suddenly Montag finds himself stealing books to read and on the run.
I've been really curious about this book for a long time and I must confess to being a little bit disappointed with it. I'm not sure if it was because I listened to it rather than read it in physical form, but I just didn't quite get it. It didn't really stand out to me in any way and i didn't have a personal connection to the characters.
I felt like some of the world was a bit confusing - particularly Mildred's TV family. It took me a while to get my head around that - was it a TV show or reality TV or real people? I don't know. And if it was a TV show, why ban the fake stories in books when you're forcing people to watch fake stories on TV?? I would have liked more of Clarisse or a definite answer to what happened to her. And more on the big war that was always threatened. A lot of things were left unanswered.
The audiobook wasn't bad though it definitely wasn't a relaxing listen. There was a lot of shouting and fast-paced narration that really set the scene going and held a lot of suspense and tension and had my heart racing. I didn't like Robbins' voice for Mildred though which was super weird. He didn't have to make her sound like such a vacant airhead - I didn't hear him use that kind of voice for any of the men also brainwashed by the world.
I'm glad I finally got around to this book and maybe some day I will read it in physical form but I won't rush to it....more
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