tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post6506175169818205485..comments2024-01-23T08:55:17.393-05:00Comments on My World...in words and pages: Book Review: The Madness UnderneathMelissa (My World...in words and pages)http://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post-91874982437761817432013-10-25T18:51:44.412-04:002013-10-25T18:51:44.412-04:00See the torment I get on my own blog!?! LOL! Oh th...See the torment I get on my own blog!?! LOL! Oh this series sounds amazing. I will have to get it one day when I start buying again. :) Thank you Skyla!Melissa (My World...in words and pages)https://www.blogger.com/profile/09621830513280969319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post-59943516708893229482013-10-24T16:19:33.263-04:002013-10-24T16:19:33.263-04:00It's shaping up to be a really fun series. It&...It's shaping up to be a really fun series. It's light without being silly, with an appropriate amount of gravitas and dark around the edges. If you're not a fan of cliffhanger-ish things, I'd wait for the third before diving into this one in order to read back to back. The Name of the Star, though, was appropriately standalone and a safe place to start if you haven't. Skyla Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094497198550621780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post-81163946468978501912013-10-24T16:18:07.626-04:002013-10-24T16:18:07.626-04:00I am not normally one to rant and flip out about e...I am not normally one to rant and flip out about endings but this one really killed me. As a writer, I had a hell of a lot of respect for it. As a reader, I was all "WAAAHHH!" But I consider any extreme reaction to be a good one.<br /><br />I also went into it not knowing people were flipping out to a great degree about the end--I follow Johnson on Twitter so I saw some comments she RTed but otherwise it hit me sideways. Considering you know others have warned about it, you might not find it AS bad since you're prepared. (You might even be all, "Ugh, that's it?") Expectations can play a huge role. <br /><br />The other nice thing was that, though it fit with TNotS, it didn't feel like a repeat/rehash of that book, which was nice--TMU is a great expansion of the universe and a logical next step.<br /><br />I just wish The Shadow Cabinet was out already....Skyla Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02094497198550621780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post-56975286649090229012013-10-24T15:23:40.031-04:002013-10-24T15:23:40.031-04:00I have a feeling it is one of those endings I tota...I have a feeling it is one of those endings I totally rail against. :P Would have to wait for the next book out before I read this one. At least the rest of the book does sound fab.Melissa (Books and Things)https://www.blogger.com/profile/00074452958853212024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post-37668327268036872192013-10-24T14:56:37.923-04:002013-10-24T14:56:37.923-04:00Haha! Nice review!! I loved The Name of the Star! ...Haha! Nice review!! I loved The Name of the Star! Bought this one early--preorder so it took forever to arrive. But then I was reading reviews and EVERYONE mentions this ending. This ending that kills you!! I have had wayyy too many endings like that this year and have found myself not wanting to torment myself again since I can help it.<br /><br />A few reviews have mentioned this one being a bit slower paced, so I have pushed it back in the ol' TBR mountain, but as 2013 is winding down, I am getting more anxious to read it, but here we go again with an ending that kills! And I seriously read one just a few weeks ago, that killed me. Hi--I'm back from the dead! ;)<br /><br />But fabulous review! I am very much looking forward to reading this one and then book 3 right away! Jessica @ a GREAT readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554254368211246669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post-39855957491514295032013-10-24T14:11:48.462-04:002013-10-24T14:11:48.462-04:00it sounds really great, I'm glad you enjoyed i...it sounds really great, I'm glad you enjoyed it and I hope book 2 is as good!Mellianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406103812986322082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2071329677261971640.post-34841850168209112722013-10-24T10:40:46.787-04:002013-10-24T10:40:46.787-04:00The library do have book 1....coolThe library do have book 1....coolBlodeueddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03435479623560871881noreply@blogger.com