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Parallon Trilogy #1
Fever
Fever is first book in the gripping Parallon Trilogy by award-winning author and illustrator Dee Shulman. Two worlds. Two millennia. One love . . . A fearless Roman gladiator. A reckless 21st-century girl. A mysterious virus unites them . . . 152 AD. Sethos Leontis, a skilled and mesmerizing fighter, is unexpectedly wounded and lies dangerously close to death. 2012 AD. Eva is brilliant—but troubled. Starting her new life at a school for the gifted, a single moment in the lab has terrifying results. An extraordinary link brings Sethos and Eva together, but it could force them apart—because the fever that grips them cannot be cured and falling in love could be lethal . . . Can love survive when worlds collide and threaten time itself?
400 pages, Paperback
First published April 5, 2012
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About the author
Dee Shulman
78 books87 followersDee studied English at York University, and Illustration at Harrow School of Art. She began her career in magazines, book-jackets, cartoon strips and pop-video storyboards, and started writing for children when her own children were small. In spite of a diet of gummy bears and sherbet fountains her children have insisted on growing up - so her characters have had to grow up with them, and now even they refuse to do what they’re told!
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January 28, 2018
DNF at 50%
February 24, 2017
1.5 stars.
I will fully admit that this book was a "OMG THIS LOOKS AND SOUNDS TERRRRRRRRRRRRIBLE I HAVE TO FIND OUT IF IT'S REALLY AS BAD AS I THINK IT IS" read. So, like, it was never going to end well for me.
But this was probably even worse than I thought it was going to be??
I mean, it wasn't so bad that I DNFed it, which is why it gets the extra half star. But everything else was just...awful.
The main character, Eva? Yeah, she's the biggest Mary Sue to ever Mary Sue. She's an amazing computer hacker. She gets into a genius high school and starts taking as many classes as possible because SHE JUST WANTS TO LEARN!! and then she's instantly top of the class in all of them. She half heartedly plays the guitar once and is suddenly the lead guitarist in a band with all the popular kids. All the boys want to date her. She gets dragged along to an acting audition and suddenly she's cast as Ophelia in the school production of Hamlet. She's never ridden a horse before, but she can gallop instantly.
In short: She. Is. The. Worst. Especially when you add in the "why did this girl want to be my friend?" stuff that she does any time a female character is nice to her.
Sethos is a gladiator in 1st century Londinium. He dies of a fever and finds himself in this mysterious in-between London where he can apparently just have knowledge instantly dropped into his head?? Including how to develop a scientific research methodology?? IDEK, you guys. And he can travel to modern London????
Anyway. The characters sucked. The writing was bleh. The first two thirds of the book was set up. The relationship between them was instalove, whether it was in Eva's past life as Livia or in the present day. And in person, the cover looks like they're holding hands in a circle made of sperm.
But, you know. I finished it.
I will fully admit that this book was a "OMG THIS LOOKS AND SOUNDS TERRRRRRRRRRRRIBLE I HAVE TO FIND OUT IF IT'S REALLY AS BAD AS I THINK IT IS" read. So, like, it was never going to end well for me.
But this was probably even worse than I thought it was going to be??
I mean, it wasn't so bad that I DNFed it, which is why it gets the extra half star. But everything else was just...awful.
The main character, Eva? Yeah, she's the biggest Mary Sue to ever Mary Sue. She's an amazing computer hacker. She gets into a genius high school and starts taking as many classes as possible because SHE JUST WANTS TO LEARN!! and then she's instantly top of the class in all of them. She half heartedly plays the guitar once and is suddenly the lead guitarist in a band with all the popular kids. All the boys want to date her. She gets dragged along to an acting audition and suddenly she's cast as Ophelia in the school production of Hamlet. She's never ridden a horse before, but she can gallop instantly.
In short: She. Is. The. Worst. Especially when you add in the "why did this girl want to be my friend?" stuff that she does any time a female character is nice to her.
Sethos is a gladiator in 1st century Londinium. He dies of a fever and finds himself in this mysterious in-between London where he can apparently just have knowledge instantly dropped into his head?? Including how to develop a scientific research methodology?? IDEK, you guys. And he can travel to modern London????
Anyway. The characters sucked. The writing was bleh. The first two thirds of the book was set up. The relationship between them was instalove, whether it was in Eva's past life as Livia or in the present day. And in person, the cover looks like they're holding hands in a circle made of sperm.
But, you know. I finished it.
February 9, 2012
Video review found here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LrxQi...
Hmmm, where to start? What I will say is that if you are Dee Shulman, look away now. I am doing this for your own good. And apologies, this is going to be long. I will do my best to avoid spoilers (though it'll be difficult as there are a lot of specific bits that I really want to moan about!!!)
I really did try to find some positives, as I don't like giving a completely negative review. It's not really fair or constructive, but it was difficult. The only thing I could find, was that the author can put a sentence together well, and technically speaking, her writing is pretty, well, readable. The problem that I had then, was with what the words were saying.
So lets start with her characters. I don't think I have ever instantly disliked a character as much as I did Eva. She's just too perfect. It's never really spelt out for us, as Eva's storyline is written in first person perspective, and being so humble and self-deprecating (which gets really annoying!!!) she never says 'I'm stupidly intelligent', but when we discover she can hack into computers at the age of 8, it's kind of implied.
Then once she hits her teens, she suddenly becomes some kind of radiant goddess that boys can't seem to resist, which girls hate her for.
So far she has brains and beauty. What are we missing?...oh yes, talent. She can play guitar and sing!! There we go, the perfect package. To be fair to the author, she did try to balance Eva out by giving her family/friend issues, but by that point my dislike was so firmly cemented, I just couldn't bring myself to sympathise or care and I just wished she'd stop whining and get over it. You can't have everything.
Her family doesn't understand her, which she often reminds us of, and she has no friends because she can't let anyone know her secret super-duper brain powers. All the boys want to date her because she is so beautiful and all the girls loath her because they are riddled with jealousy!!
Later on though, she meets Ruby who becomes her first friend. But when they fall big style (not Eva's fault of course, and yes, that was sarcasm) she becomes a stereotypical jealous, teenage villain, calling Eva lots of nasty names very publically. But don't worry, Eva's not alone, and the friends she doesn't even realise she has come to her rescue in the most cheesy fashion you could imagine. Yay.
A lot of my criticisms are probably just me being a bitch though, as I find people like Eva extremely hard to relate to and empathize with. It didn't help much that wasn't particularly believable either. It soon becomes obvious to all that she's a brain-box, gorgeous and a mean musician, but it's the fact that she's so modest about it to the point of denial, that irritates me so much! How can she not know that she's stupidly attractive, when every guy who takes one look at her instantly seems to throw themselves at her feet, or how intelligent she is by the fact she gets accepted into the Boffin Institute (actual name St. Magdalene's)? It all comes across, to me, as a bit false. Just a little self acknowledgement of her many gifts, and some simple honesty would have made me like her more.
Then there's Seth, the male lead. A gladiator. He's strong, agile, quick and has this uncanny ability to pre-empt an opponent's next move before even they do (facts that we are reminded of constantly). Basically the perfect fighter. Then there's the fact that the poor dear, has to be beautiful and ooze charm that seems to draw in the opposite sex like a magnet. It's a hard life. But like with Eva, the author has tried to balance him out with being a slave and lacking in the freedom department. I actually found that I liked him to start with, but then his love interest, Livia, appears and he becomes a bit of a simpering romantic obsessed with love and the need to be with this girl he barely knows. I'm afraid I lost all respect for him. Again, this is probably just be my own personal failings when it comes to matters of the heart, but it started to get a little cheesy.
So within a few chapters, I was already finding this book a bit of a struggle, as I wasn't really invested in the characters. But I will say, which can be viewed as the second positive, is that though I personally didn't get on with her characters, the author has admirable character building skills, as through the course of the book, you really get to know them inside and out.
You may at this point, be wondering why I continued reading. The answer is the plot, as I was interested in finding out how she was going combine the two very different story lines together. The book makes it clear that time travel is involved, but it takes a while for that particular plot point to develop as there is a lot of initial back-story to wade through. Unfortunately, I was to be disappointed as the whole thing becomes a little silly.
We are introduced to the concept of Parallon, an alternate dimension (I think) that exists outside of time...and that's about all we get. There is very little explanation as to what it is, why it's there or even where it got it's name and although there's a character in Parallon who seems like he might have the answers, he is too irritatingly evasive and vague to be of any use.
It is from this point Eva and Seth finally meet, and it all seems a bit patched together, erring on the side of random. A series of events that don't really fit together or flow, leaving the whole thing disjointed. Towards the end of the book, I waited for a climax to the plot and maybe a few answers to some of the many mysteries hinted at, as, though this seems to be the start of a series, usually there is some sort of sense closure and of wrapping up. However, as there was no real focus to the story, this was absent. Instead we got some technical jargon about the fever for which the book is named, and although high-lights the research the author must have done, was detailed to the point of being boring and I'm afraid I began to skip chunks.
Then we finish on a scene that was missing from the earlier narrative, and should have been the grand finale, in which we discover the key details of a pinnacle event that occurred previously and that links, Seth, Eva and Livia together (badly and tenuously). Yet alas, by this point, I had lost all interest and just wanted to finish the book.
So, in conclusion, not good. Characters that are hard to like and unrealistic. A plot with too many holes and (deep breath) missing explanations that leaves the whole thing feeling like lots of random ideas just thrown at each with no real effort to linking them together, and too many mysteries that are left unresolved and therefore make no sense.
A lot of this (as I always say in my reviews) is of course personal preference so I won't tell you not to read it, as you may miss out on a book that you may in fact, like.
My goodness, that's the longest review EVER. If you made it this far, I commend, congratulate and thank you. You are super.
Hmmm, where to start? What I will say is that if you are Dee Shulman, look away now. I am doing this for your own good. And apologies, this is going to be long. I will do my best to avoid spoilers (though it'll be difficult as there are a lot of specific bits that I really want to moan about!!!)
I really did try to find some positives, as I don't like giving a completely negative review. It's not really fair or constructive, but it was difficult. The only thing I could find, was that the author can put a sentence together well, and technically speaking, her writing is pretty, well, readable. The problem that I had then, was with what the words were saying.
So lets start with her characters. I don't think I have ever instantly disliked a character as much as I did Eva. She's just too perfect. It's never really spelt out for us, as Eva's storyline is written in first person perspective, and being so humble and self-deprecating (which gets really annoying!!!) she never says 'I'm stupidly intelligent', but when we discover she can hack into computers at the age of 8, it's kind of implied.
Then once she hits her teens, she suddenly becomes some kind of radiant goddess that boys can't seem to resist, which girls hate her for.
So far she has brains and beauty. What are we missing?...oh yes, talent. She can play guitar and sing!! There we go, the perfect package. To be fair to the author, she did try to balance Eva out by giving her family/friend issues, but by that point my dislike was so firmly cemented, I just couldn't bring myself to sympathise or care and I just wished she'd stop whining and get over it. You can't have everything.
Her family doesn't understand her, which she often reminds us of, and she has no friends because she can't let anyone know her secret super-duper brain powers. All the boys want to date her because she is so beautiful and all the girls loath her because they are riddled with jealousy!!
Later on though, she meets Ruby who becomes her first friend. But when they fall big style (not Eva's fault of course, and yes, that was sarcasm) she becomes a stereotypical jealous, teenage villain, calling Eva lots of nasty names very publically. But don't worry, Eva's not alone, and the friends she doesn't even realise she has come to her rescue in the most cheesy fashion you could imagine. Yay.
A lot of my criticisms are probably just me being a bitch though, as I find people like Eva extremely hard to relate to and empathize with. It didn't help much that wasn't particularly believable either. It soon becomes obvious to all that she's a brain-box, gorgeous and a mean musician, but it's the fact that she's so modest about it to the point of denial, that irritates me so much! How can she not know that she's stupidly attractive, when every guy who takes one look at her instantly seems to throw themselves at her feet, or how intelligent she is by the fact she gets accepted into the Boffin Institute (actual name St. Magdalene's)? It all comes across, to me, as a bit false. Just a little self acknowledgement of her many gifts, and some simple honesty would have made me like her more.
Then there's Seth, the male lead. A gladiator. He's strong, agile, quick and has this uncanny ability to pre-empt an opponent's next move before even they do (facts that we are reminded of constantly). Basically the perfect fighter. Then there's the fact that the poor dear, has to be beautiful and ooze charm that seems to draw in the opposite sex like a magnet. It's a hard life. But like with Eva, the author has tried to balance him out with being a slave and lacking in the freedom department. I actually found that I liked him to start with, but then his love interest, Livia, appears and he becomes a bit of a simpering romantic obsessed with love and the need to be with this girl he barely knows. I'm afraid I lost all respect for him. Again, this is probably just be my own personal failings when it comes to matters of the heart, but it started to get a little cheesy.
So within a few chapters, I was already finding this book a bit of a struggle, as I wasn't really invested in the characters. But I will say, which can be viewed as the second positive, is that though I personally didn't get on with her characters, the author has admirable character building skills, as through the course of the book, you really get to know them inside and out.
You may at this point, be wondering why I continued reading. The answer is the plot, as I was interested in finding out how she was going combine the two very different story lines together. The book makes it clear that time travel is involved, but it takes a while for that particular plot point to develop as there is a lot of initial back-story to wade through. Unfortunately, I was to be disappointed as the whole thing becomes a little silly.
We are introduced to the concept of Parallon, an alternate dimension (I think) that exists outside of time...and that's about all we get. There is very little explanation as to what it is, why it's there or even where it got it's name and although there's a character in Parallon who seems like he might have the answers, he is too irritatingly evasive and vague to be of any use.
It is from this point Eva and Seth finally meet, and it all seems a bit patched together, erring on the side of random. A series of events that don't really fit together or flow, leaving the whole thing disjointed. Towards the end of the book, I waited for a climax to the plot and maybe a few answers to some of the many mysteries hinted at, as, though this seems to be the start of a series, usually there is some sort of sense closure and of wrapping up. However, as there was no real focus to the story, this was absent. Instead we got some technical jargon about the fever for which the book is named, and although high-lights the research the author must have done, was detailed to the point of being boring and I'm afraid I began to skip chunks.
Then we finish on a scene that was missing from the earlier narrative, and should have been the grand finale, in which we discover the key details of a pinnacle event that occurred previously and that links, Seth, Eva and Livia together (badly and tenuously). Yet alas, by this point, I had lost all interest and just wanted to finish the book.
So, in conclusion, not good. Characters that are hard to like and unrealistic. A plot with too many holes and (deep breath) missing explanations that leaves the whole thing feeling like lots of random ideas just thrown at each with no real effort to linking them together, and too many mysteries that are left unresolved and therefore make no sense.
A lot of this (as I always say in my reviews) is of course personal preference so I won't tell you not to read it, as you may miss out on a book that you may in fact, like.
My goodness, that's the longest review EVER. If you made it this far, I commend, congratulate and thank you. You are super.
September 29, 2014
I dont think I had gotten far enough into the book to say anything about the plot, but characters I can do.
Eva is the main reason I abandoned this book 50 pages in. I hate to DNF, but sometimes, a book doesn't leave you a choice. I have waaay better books to read, so I don't want to waste my time on this one. Eva is the Mary-Sue of Mary-Sues. Good at everything she does, great at things even though it may have been her first time doing it, a master hacker, blah-blah-blah Like I give a crap.
She intentionally gets expelled from all her previous schools since she 'wasn't feeling it'. What kind of pathetic excuse is that? She was just like, "Oh, my Mom and Stepdad are like the worst. My stepdad is always so angry at me just because I keep hacking my principal's email IDs to get expelled, 'cuz its not like admission fees cost a fortune or anything. Psht!" I'm not shitting you. She dropped out of 2 schools by hacking into her Principal's email address so that she gets expelled. Just because she feels mad at her mother for having a life and being happy.
And then BAM! out of nowhere, she feels the sudden urge to use a large microscope or something. She looks it up online and finds that St. Magdalene's recently got a new microscope, so she thinks, Hmm...Why not check this shit out! She goes to their website, only find the huge tuition fee. She briefly considers stealing from a bank when she sees the scholarship option. And guess what? She freaking gets in. Dont ask me how. Its not like you need parental signature and permission (which she doesnt have since she doesn't tell her mom that she is applying) for this crap or anything. Nor an interview with your parents.
Then Sethos. I only read one chapter from this guy to know he is the kind of guy who turns into a pile of mush when he meets the MC. Hell, he even falls in insta-love with a girl who I can bet good money, looks like Eva, even though they only describe the girl and not Eva.
I'm not a fan of the writing, which was frankly, the cherry on top. Nope. Cannot do it anymore.
Eva is the main reason I abandoned this book 50 pages in. I hate to DNF, but sometimes, a book doesn't leave you a choice. I have waaay better books to read, so I don't want to waste my time on this one. Eva is the Mary-Sue of Mary-Sues. Good at everything she does, great at things even though it may have been her first time doing it, a master hacker, blah-blah-blah Like I give a crap.
She intentionally gets expelled from all her previous schools since she 'wasn't feeling it'. What kind of pathetic excuse is that? She was just like, "Oh, my Mom and Stepdad are like the worst. My stepdad is always so angry at me just because I keep hacking my principal's email IDs to get expelled, 'cuz its not like admission fees cost a fortune or anything. Psht!" I'm not shitting you. She dropped out of 2 schools by hacking into her Principal's email address so that she gets expelled. Just because she feels mad at her mother for having a life and being happy.
And then BAM! out of nowhere, she feels the sudden urge to use a large microscope or something. She looks it up online and finds that St. Magdalene's recently got a new microscope, so she thinks, Hmm...Why not check this shit out! She goes to their website, only find the huge tuition fee. She briefly considers stealing from a bank when she sees the scholarship option. And guess what? She freaking gets in. Dont ask me how. Its not like you need parental signature and permission (which she doesnt have since she doesn't tell her mom that she is applying) for this crap or anything. Nor an interview with your parents.
Then Sethos. I only read one chapter from this guy to know he is the kind of guy who turns into a pile of mush when he meets the MC. Hell, he even falls in insta-love with a girl who I can bet good money, looks like Eva, even though they only describe the girl and not Eva.
I'm not a fan of the writing, which was frankly, the cherry on top. Nope. Cannot do it anymore.
June 22, 2018
3.5 stars
While I read this pretty fast (6-8 hours more or less) it was not the best time-traveling, , book that I’ve read.
It took forever for it to actually start having some consistent story and sense.
Felt more like a filler for the next books, but I did enjoy it (especially the immunology parts because I could understand them 😂).
Still have problems with some plots and characters (and the lack of the same’s depth) but we’ll see where the next story will lead us.
Also, can we stop with the eternal-love-at-the-first-sight-that-is-almost-always-forbidden story serving as the central plot?
It becomes exhausting to read about it, honestly. I feel like everyone’s writing that rn.
What about slow burns, uncertainty, doubts, unavoidable fights over something, anything?
While I read this pretty fast (6-8 hours more or less) it was not the best time-traveling, , book that I’ve read.
It took forever for it to actually start having some consistent story and sense.
Felt more like a filler for the next books, but I did enjoy it (especially the immunology parts because I could understand them 😂).
Still have problems with some plots and characters (and the lack of the same’s depth) but we’ll see where the next story will lead us.
Also, can we stop with the eternal-love-at-the-first-sight-that-is-almost-always-forbidden story serving as the central plot?
It becomes exhausting to read about it, honestly. I feel like everyone’s writing that rn.
What about slow burns, uncertainty, doubts, unavoidable fights over something, anything?
May 20, 2016
This book started of pretty interesting. A girl who has a problem to fit in and is really smart. I liked the fact that she was sort of a hacker. Then I learned that she didn't fit in because all the boys in her previous schools were in love with her and girls were jealous because of it. So Eva (main character) had to break into school's system and make sure she was caught doing that so she could get expelled. Yeah, no.... Then we meet Seth. A gladiator who insantly falls in love with a beautiful young women and accidentally gets injured in a combat because of her. He then gets treated in her house and they madly fall in love. Of course, then they die...
Insta love, a fever that has AIDS symptoms, time travelling, reincarnation... What a mess this book was. I somewhat liked Eva and how she was misunderstood and, seriously, I found it rather amusing how she would fangirl over scientific things. Who I found annoying was Seth. From the fact that he was insanely beautiful, but he still didn't know why all those women throw themselves at him, to the insta love thing where he wishes to die because of losing his beloved one, whom he didn't even properly get to know, might I add. I just couldn't find anything lovable about him. Can I just mention that he got all the knowledge in the world just by touching a TV screen in Parallon?
Third part of the book was the most painful one. That's the part in which these two meet. And then along comes the well known "I'm too dangerous for you and because of it I can't be with you" part. Of course that all goes down in flames on the last page of the book. Of course. That ending was so bad. All ended so abruptly that I didn't have a feeling it was actually the end of the book. It was ridiculous.
Side characters were so flat and no one stood out. Usually I have at least one side character or two to make up for hating the main characters, but not in this case. Everyone was so flat and everything was revolving around Eva and Seth, when he appeared. And where the hell that professor came from?????
I didn't really get all that Parallon thing. Why is that such a special place? I get that you go there when you get that fever thing and die or just disappear. But why hadn't that happened to Eva too? And its similarities with AIDS are rather disturbing.
I don't think I'll be continuing this series because I couldn't find anything appealing about it.
Insta love, a fever that has AIDS symptoms, time travelling, reincarnation... What a mess this book was. I somewhat liked Eva and how she was misunderstood and, seriously, I found it rather amusing how she would fangirl over scientific things. Who I found annoying was Seth. From the fact that he was insanely beautiful, but he still didn't know why all those women throw themselves at him, to the insta love thing where he wishes to die because of losing his beloved one, whom he didn't even properly get to know, might I add. I just couldn't find anything lovable about him. Can I just mention that he got all the knowledge in the world just by touching a TV screen in Parallon?
Third part of the book was the most painful one. That's the part in which these two meet. And then along comes the well known "I'm too dangerous for you and because of it I can't be with you" part. Of course that all goes down in flames on the last page of the book. Of course. That ending was so bad. All ended so abruptly that I didn't have a feeling it was actually the end of the book. It was ridiculous.
Side characters were so flat and no one stood out. Usually I have at least one side character or two to make up for hating the main characters, but not in this case. Everyone was so flat and everything was revolving around Eva and Seth, when he appeared. And where the hell that professor came from?????
I didn't really get all that Parallon thing. Why is that such a special place? I get that you go there when you get that fever thing and die or just disappear. But why hadn't that happened to Eva too? And its similarities with AIDS are rather disturbing.
I don't think I'll be continuing this series because I couldn't find anything appealing about it.
April 11, 2012
This book was a fantastic read and an absolute page turner. I completely fell in love with the characters which I didn't expect as I normally am not crazy for romance books, this one however was different. The way it carried the time travelling element and the mystery of their pasts, for me made it a much more interesting book than your average romance. This book, I believe can appeal to a whole range of readers. It's got some of everything (action, romance, tragedy, sci-fi), and for this reason and the great skill with which it has been written by the author Dee Shulman (who I believe will soon be a household name, globally), I predict that this book will soon be a bestselling novel. so read it fast now when less people have heard of it so in the future you can say you read it when no one knew about it!
My only problem with this book, is that the rest of the series isn't out yet.
Peace and love x
My only problem with this book, is that the rest of the series isn't out yet.
Peace and love x
November 26, 2022
",,A kiss from me could kill you...“ ,,Then it would be a good death,“ I breathed, taking his face in my hands. And when our lips met, I knew that wherever this love took me, it was a place I wanted to go."
January 27, 2015
I found Fever to be completely addictive and if I could have read it in one sitting I would have done *shakes fist as full-time job and the need to sleep*. i was completely drawn in by the story, the characters and didn't want it to end.
I absolutely loved the two main characters. I really loved Eve and thought she was a brilliantly strong character. I loved that she was super clever and cool with it and I loved seeing her geek out about a whole variety of things. I enjoyed seeing her develop as a person as the story went on and she started to become more comfortable in who she was and the person she was had the potential to be.
Seth on the other hand was pure gorgeousness. I loved him for his grr rough gorgeous edge and I can't wait to see more of him.
What I thought this book did particularly well was the way in which is portrayed the relationship between Eve and her so called best-friend who later turns against her. The bitchy girliness that was portrayed was spot on as I know all too well how girl can be best friends and then suddenly awful to each other with a click of the fingers.
The time travelling element fascinated me in this book. I can't wait to see if it is explored more in the next instalment.
The only thing I have to complain about is I thought the romance between Seth and Eve was both forced and rushed. I would have liked to have seen a slower build up to them becoming a couple and then more of them together. I'm hoping book two will sort it for me long term.
All in all an excellent and compulsive read which has left me wanting more.
I absolutely loved the two main characters. I really loved Eve and thought she was a brilliantly strong character. I loved that she was super clever and cool with it and I loved seeing her geek out about a whole variety of things. I enjoyed seeing her develop as a person as the story went on and she started to become more comfortable in who she was and the person she was had the potential to be.
Seth on the other hand was pure gorgeousness. I loved him for his grr rough gorgeous edge and I can't wait to see more of him.
What I thought this book did particularly well was the way in which is portrayed the relationship between Eve and her so called best-friend who later turns against her. The bitchy girliness that was portrayed was spot on as I know all too well how girl can be best friends and then suddenly awful to each other with a click of the fingers.
The time travelling element fascinated me in this book. I can't wait to see if it is explored more in the next instalment.
The only thing I have to complain about is I thought the romance between Seth and Eve was both forced and rushed. I would have liked to have seen a slower build up to them becoming a couple and then more of them together. I'm hoping book two will sort it for me long term.
All in all an excellent and compulsive read which has left me wanting more.
June 23, 2016
God this book just had me shouting a very long, very exasperated NOOO!!
I hated it. I truly just couldn't like it...
For starters....Eva was a pain. I mean...first she decided that because she was gifted with super intelligence,normal school wasn't good enough for her...and then there was this thing where guys just had to fancy her and she couldn't cope with telling them no. She had to get expelled to get away from the 'torture' of mundane teaching and being an object of attraction for apparently every male in her schools!
And then Sethos Leontis....sigh,nice guy...I just couldn't take the world of the gladiators seriously. I mean yes, he was a slave but I feel like the reality of that could have been portrayed a little bit more. And Livia...suddenly they are irrevocably in love without ever having a decent conversation. All she did was mop some sweat off his brow...give me something here man..
And here it is...this book is about Eva and Seth falling in love(apparently without ever having an actual conversation and just sharing a few burning looks across rooms). Eva and Seth...not Livia and Seth and yes she may be the reincarnated version but she is still Eva and not Livia in 2013. And they didn't even meet until page 271!! PAGE 271!!!
And the mysterious Fever and Parallon and all of that was never explained at all...I know there is going to be another book but the author could have given us a little bit to go on.
So to sum it all up in one word....just no.
I hated it. I truly just couldn't like it...
For starters....Eva was a pain. I mean...first she decided that because she was gifted with super intelligence,normal school wasn't good enough for her...and then there was this thing where guys just had to fancy her and she couldn't cope with telling them no. She had to get expelled to get away from the 'torture' of mundane teaching and being an object of attraction for apparently every male in her schools!
And then Sethos Leontis....sigh,nice guy...I just couldn't take the world of the gladiators seriously. I mean yes, he was a slave but I feel like the reality of that could have been portrayed a little bit more. And Livia...suddenly they are irrevocably in love without ever having a decent conversation. All she did was mop some sweat off his brow...give me something here man..
And here it is...this book is about Eva and Seth falling in love(apparently without ever having an actual conversation and just sharing a few burning looks across rooms). Eva and Seth...not Livia and Seth and yes she may be the reincarnated version but she is still Eva and not Livia in 2013. And they didn't even meet until page 271!! PAGE 271!!!
And the mysterious Fever and Parallon and all of that was never explained at all...I know there is going to be another book but the author could have given us a little bit to go on.
So to sum it all up in one word....just no.
May 11, 2014
I liked this book, but I didn't love it. I actually enjoyed both story lines as two separate entities, and due to the length of time it took for them to interact, I could have lived with them never merging at all. That I guess is my main gripe; why does it take so long for the whole Eva/Sethos timelines to merge? It feels like a bsck story that could take a chapter at most is streched into a whole book!
Eva is pretty much perfect. It makes me angry, I don't understand how or why she bewitches evry male her age. It seems pointless to the plot to have random men throwing themselves at her. Shd is being snobby smart, there is no subject she won't excell at because she is a super genius.
I actually hired the next book, but I'm kind of loathe now to continue. Maybe I'll put a few books between to give me strength.
Eva is pretty much perfect. It makes me angry, I don't understand how or why she bewitches evry male her age. It seems pointless to the plot to have random men throwing themselves at her. Shd is being snobby smart, there is no subject she won't excell at because she is a super genius.
I actually hired the next book, but I'm kind of loathe now to continue. Maybe I'll put a few books between to give me strength.
January 13, 2012
I think this is the best teenage book that I have ever read. Throughout the novel I was rapt and was constantly worrying about whether Eva and Seth would get together!
This book is set to outsell Twilight.
This book is set to outsell Twilight.
February 15, 2018
Setos Leon, neustrašivi gladjiator koji je sa samo osamnaest godina osvojio devet lovorovih venaca, u arenu, u kojoj se suočava sa protivnicima mnogo jačim od sebe, ulazi bez straha, opremljen samo trozupcem I mrežom. Kako bi protivnike porazio, koristi isključivo svoju mudrost i brzinu. Zene lude za njim, ali Leonu je prioritet isključivo opstanak, preživljavanje još jedne borbe, sve dok u publici ne ugleda lepu Liviju, zbog koje mu srce zaigra po prvi put u životu, a opčinjenost pomuti um.
Ljubav će učiniti ranjivim čak i neustrašivog gladijatora. U toku borbe dovoljno je da pažnja popustiti samo na par sekundi, a upravo to će iskoristiti Setov protivnik, koji ranjava Seta u trenutku kada njegov pogled odluta na tribine i opazi Liviju. Teška groznica je zadesila gladijatora, a život će pokušati da mu spase prijatelj Matija, koji biva zatečen kada jedan cenjeni čovek velikodušno ponudi da obezbedi Setosu sobu u svojoj vili i ličnog lekara koji će ga negovati.
Ispostavlja se da je Livija usvojena ćerka čoveka koji ga je spasao, i upravo će ona biti Setova zvezda vodilja, kroz groznicu koja ga trese. Kada se Set oporavi, moraće da se suoči sa teškom istinom da je Livija verena za prokuratora, Kasija Malhusa, čoveka koji je toliko moćan, da je kupio “vernost” skoro celog Londinijuma. Njih dvoje će se kradom viđati, i planirati bekstvo, sve dok jednog dana ne budu otkriveni i razdvojeni jednom za svagda. Set ponovo biva ranjen, ali nekako uspeva da pobegne do svog prijatelja, koji će pokušavajući da spase Seta i sam pokupiti groznicu.
Njih dvojica stižu u Paralon, mesto iznad vremena, gde je pomešana prošlost sa budućnošću i gde je sve moguće. Set je i dalje opsednut Livijom, svuda je traži i nikako ne može sebi da oprosti to što on, veliki gladijator, nije uspeo da spase svoju ljubav. Pošto ne uspeva da je nađe, postaje odlučan u nameri da otkrije razlog zbog kojeg su on i Mateja stigli u Paralon, kakva je to groznica koja ih je dovela ovde i ko je čovek koga je video na obali.
Eva je veoma talentovana, ali problematična tinejdžerka, koja ne voli da se ističe i teško stiče prijatelje, voli da vreme provodi sama u istraživanju, više nego da se druži sa svojim vršnjacima. Premešta se u školu za nadarenu decu “Sveta Magdalena”, i kada pomisli da je najzad pronašla svoj dom, prijatelje i mir stvari opet krenu po zlu. Dolazak intrigantnog profesora u Evi budi uzbuđenje, a nemili događaj prouzrokovan njenom neobuzdanom radoznalošću dovodi do borbe za njen život.
Dok se Eva polako oporavlja vreme provodi na istraživanju misterioznog virusa, kojim je bila zaražena. U školi će se pojaviti novi učenik, koji će na čudan način uticati na Evu i njena osećanja. Svaki put kada je u njenoj blizini, ona oseća čudnu povezanost između njih dvoje. Ko je on i na koji način su njih dvoje povezani? Kakvo je to mesto Paralon, i kako stvari funkcionišu u njemu? Kako su se dva sveta spojila u jedan? Da li će Setos pronaći put do Livije i hoće li otkriti koja je uloga groznice i svemu tome?
Jedna zanimljiva knjiga u kojoj su na specifičan način opisana i spojena dva sveta, dva vremena i jedna ljubav, koja je zabranjena, na više načina .
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tinejdž fantastika i nije baš u mom fazonu, ali sam joj svakako dao šansu i verujem da će se dopasti onima koji vole da čitaju taj žanr. Po meni je knjiga malo nedorečena, ali budi interesovanje za čitanje preostale dve knjige, u kojima ćemo saznati odgovore na mnoga pitanja.
Ljubav će učiniti ranjivim čak i neustrašivog gladijatora. U toku borbe dovoljno je da pažnja popustiti samo na par sekundi, a upravo to će iskoristiti Setov protivnik, koji ranjava Seta u trenutku kada njegov pogled odluta na tribine i opazi Liviju. Teška groznica je zadesila gladijatora, a život će pokušati da mu spase prijatelj Matija, koji biva zatečen kada jedan cenjeni čovek velikodušno ponudi da obezbedi Setosu sobu u svojoj vili i ličnog lekara koji će ga negovati.
Ispostavlja se da je Livija usvojena ćerka čoveka koji ga je spasao, i upravo će ona biti Setova zvezda vodilja, kroz groznicu koja ga trese. Kada se Set oporavi, moraće da se suoči sa teškom istinom da je Livija verena za prokuratora, Kasija Malhusa, čoveka koji je toliko moćan, da je kupio “vernost” skoro celog Londinijuma. Njih dvoje će se kradom viđati, i planirati bekstvo, sve dok jednog dana ne budu otkriveni i razdvojeni jednom za svagda. Set ponovo biva ranjen, ali nekako uspeva da pobegne do svog prijatelja, koji će pokušavajući da spase Seta i sam pokupiti groznicu.
Njih dvojica stižu u Paralon, mesto iznad vremena, gde je pomešana prošlost sa budućnošću i gde je sve moguće. Set je i dalje opsednut Livijom, svuda je traži i nikako ne može sebi da oprosti to što on, veliki gladijator, nije uspeo da spase svoju ljubav. Pošto ne uspeva da je nađe, postaje odlučan u nameri da otkrije razlog zbog kojeg su on i Mateja stigli u Paralon, kakva je to groznica koja ih je dovela ovde i ko je čovek koga je video na obali.
Eva je veoma talentovana, ali problematična tinejdžerka, koja ne voli da se ističe i teško stiče prijatelje, voli da vreme provodi sama u istraživanju, više nego da se druži sa svojim vršnjacima. Premešta se u školu za nadarenu decu “Sveta Magdalena”, i kada pomisli da je najzad pronašla svoj dom, prijatelje i mir stvari opet krenu po zlu. Dolazak intrigantnog profesora u Evi budi uzbuđenje, a nemili događaj prouzrokovan njenom neobuzdanom radoznalošću dovodi do borbe za njen život.
Dok se Eva polako oporavlja vreme provodi na istraživanju misterioznog virusa, kojim je bila zaražena. U školi će se pojaviti novi učenik, koji će na čudan način uticati na Evu i njena osećanja. Svaki put kada je u njenoj blizini, ona oseća čudnu povezanost između njih dvoje. Ko je on i na koji način su njih dvoje povezani? Kakvo je to mesto Paralon, i kako stvari funkcionišu u njemu? Kako su se dva sveta spojila u jedan? Da li će Setos pronaći put do Livije i hoće li otkriti koja je uloga groznice i svemu tome?
Jedna zanimljiva knjiga u kojoj su na specifičan način opisana i spojena dva sveta, dva vremena i jedna ljubav, koja je zabranjena, na više načina .
------------------------------------------------------------------------------Tinejdž fantastika i nije baš u mom fazonu, ali sam joj svakako dao šansu i verujem da će se dopasti onima koji vole da čitaju taj žanr. Po meni je knjiga malo nedorečena, ali budi interesovanje za čitanje preostale dve knjige, u kojima ćemo saznati odgovore na mnoga pitanja.
September 27, 2024
A ver, un poco fumada si es, no lo vamos a negar.
Ha sido una lectura que me ha enganchado mucho, la verdad. La historia que se propone me atrajo cuando decidí leerlo y es una buena opción para leer como intermedio entre alguna lectura o para cambiar de género.
Me suelen gustar los libros que tienen dos narradores, sin embargo en este libro me he perdido en varias ocasiones porque no te pone quien lo narra, sino que tienes que descubrirlo cuando empiezas a leer y ya después te quedas con la fórmula.
La historia de las primeras 200 páginas ha sido demasiado larga para haber sido una introducción, con demasiado relleno en mi opinión y los diálogos, sinceramente, dejan mucho que desear. Las situaciones que le pasan a la protagonista son demasiado exageradas y muy random, que puede ser que mas adelante lo expliquen mejor pero mientras...
Pero, tengo que decir, que el plot twist que se marcan con Matt casi al final del libro me pillo desprevenida y no me pude quedar más shokeada. De las mejores partes del libro.
Creo que ha sido un libro entretenido, pero creo que tiene una historia planteada de una manera simple y poco impactante.
Ha sido una lectura que me ha enganchado mucho, la verdad. La historia que se propone me atrajo cuando decidí leerlo y es una buena opción para leer como intermedio entre alguna lectura o para cambiar de género.
Me suelen gustar los libros que tienen dos narradores, sin embargo en este libro me he perdido en varias ocasiones porque no te pone quien lo narra, sino que tienes que descubrirlo cuando empiezas a leer y ya después te quedas con la fórmula.
La historia de las primeras 200 páginas ha sido demasiado larga para haber sido una introducción, con demasiado relleno en mi opinión y los diálogos, sinceramente, dejan mucho que desear. Las situaciones que le pasan a la protagonista son demasiado exageradas y muy random, que puede ser que mas adelante lo expliquen mejor pero mientras...
Pero, tengo que decir, que el plot twist que se marcan con Matt casi al final del libro me pillo desprevenida y no me pude quedar más shokeada. De las mejores partes del libro.
Creo que ha sido un libro entretenido, pero creo que tiene una historia planteada de una manera simple y poco impactante.
October 29, 2022
On the whole this book is sometimes amazing and sometimes awful. In my opinion it will be better if the author does not give cringe moments.
August 24, 2018
Rating: 2.5 Stars
When I first picked this book from the library shelf, I was actually quite excited. I haven't read many books involving Roman gladiators, and I've always loved stories with some time-travelling.
And yet, even though this book had all these compelling elements in it, I already found myself wincing painfully by the fifth page.
There were some good things about the novel, which is why I'm giving it above two stars. Shulman can string words together into sentences, I actually like two out of the thirty characters in the book (Vibia and Zackary), and I could tell that lots of research had gone into the fever component. It was a rather quick read, the prologue was captivating, and the concept of Parallon was actually quite interesting.
Unfortunately, those were all the positives I could milk out. And, believe me, I tried. There were just too many things that nearly made me hurl this book into the river.
First of all, Eva freaking Koretsky.
I don't think I've ever disliked a main character so much. She's infuriatingly perfect at everything. Okay, sure, she can hack into massive computer systems belonging to hospitals and big, ancient private schools. Cool - interesting quirk to have. Oh, and she also has the voice of an angel and can play guitar. Nice. She's never ridden a horse before, but she's mastered the skill in a few minutes. She's never done acting before, and bam, she's cast as Ophelia in the school play. She has no time to do much studying in between band rehearsals, Hamlet rehearsals and collapsing from illness, but she's still topping all of her classes. Okay, now I'm starting to hear the Mary Sue alarm bells ringing.
Also, she spends most of the novel avoiding all classmates like they're the plague, and yet everyone adores her. All the boys fall in love with her, all the teachers fall in love with her - hell, Ruby's Mum seems to love Eva more than she loves her own child.
Did I mention that's she's apparently drop-dead gorgeous as well?
Also, everything is far too convenient. Oops, would you look at that, she expelled herself from two schools and still somehow scored herself a scholarship at a prestigious private school in a matter of hours. She practically died and came back to life, but doctors are still okay to send her back to school in a few days so she could get back to "schoolwork". She only met her doctor a few times, and yet she managed to hack into his accounts by working out his favourite band in a matter of hours. Without getting caught.
Half of Eva's story wasn't even necessary. She kept bringing up her oh-so-terrible step-brother Ted, but he never showed up. The entire story about Omar falling in love with her, followed by Ruby loathing her, was just ridiculous, cringey and entirely unnecessary. Ruby ended up becoming that bratty, whiny kid who made every effort to publicly humiliate Eva, and every other character in the story became a saint that fought for Eva by showering her with praise. Meanwhile, Eva sat on the floor and hated herself. By the end, I was starting to sympathise with Ruby.
Seth was alright until he met Eva. Then he became the typical, soppy, love-stricken teenage boy whose brain had somehow managed to process every single detail about the twenty-first century before he even got there. In fact, the only characters I did like were Vibia and Zackary, because they seemed to have half a brain.
While I said that thorough research has obviously gone into the story, that often became a problem. There were sometimes big chunks of biological information about antigens and diseases that, as a reader, I found myself glossing over all of it. Too many complex words, too many unexplained concepts, and all of this information was found in dialogue.
Speaking of dialogue, why did all characters sound like primary school children? The teachers, the gladiators from Greece, the doctors and nurses - every time a character opened their mouth to speak, I found myself flinching back.
Anyways, the story had so much potential. But with the Mary Sue nature of Eva, the irrelevant teenage drama, and the cringey dialogue, the book left me feeling sour. It's definitely a quick read. But a good one? I'm not sure about that one.
When I first picked this book from the library shelf, I was actually quite excited. I haven't read many books involving Roman gladiators, and I've always loved stories with some time-travelling.
And yet, even though this book had all these compelling elements in it, I already found myself wincing painfully by the fifth page.
There were some good things about the novel, which is why I'm giving it above two stars. Shulman can string words together into sentences, I actually like two out of the thirty characters in the book (Vibia and Zackary), and I could tell that lots of research had gone into the fever component. It was a rather quick read, the prologue was captivating, and the concept of Parallon was actually quite interesting.
Unfortunately, those were all the positives I could milk out. And, believe me, I tried. There were just too many things that nearly made me hurl this book into the river.
First of all, Eva freaking Koretsky.
I don't think I've ever disliked a main character so much. She's infuriatingly perfect at everything. Okay, sure, she can hack into massive computer systems belonging to hospitals and big, ancient private schools. Cool - interesting quirk to have. Oh, and she also has the voice of an angel and can play guitar. Nice. She's never ridden a horse before, but she's mastered the skill in a few minutes. She's never done acting before, and bam, she's cast as Ophelia in the school play. She has no time to do much studying in between band rehearsals, Hamlet rehearsals and collapsing from illness, but she's still topping all of her classes. Okay, now I'm starting to hear the Mary Sue alarm bells ringing.
Also, she spends most of the novel avoiding all classmates like they're the plague, and yet everyone adores her. All the boys fall in love with her, all the teachers fall in love with her - hell, Ruby's Mum seems to love Eva more than she loves her own child.
Did I mention that's she's apparently drop-dead gorgeous as well?
Also, everything is far too convenient. Oops, would you look at that, she expelled herself from two schools and still somehow scored herself a scholarship at a prestigious private school in a matter of hours. She practically died and came back to life, but doctors are still okay to send her back to school in a few days so she could get back to "schoolwork". She only met her doctor a few times, and yet she managed to hack into his accounts by working out his favourite band in a matter of hours. Without getting caught.
Half of Eva's story wasn't even necessary. She kept bringing up her oh-so-terrible step-brother Ted, but he never showed up. The entire story about Omar falling in love with her, followed by Ruby loathing her, was just ridiculous, cringey and entirely unnecessary. Ruby ended up becoming that bratty, whiny kid who made every effort to publicly humiliate Eva, and every other character in the story became a saint that fought for Eva by showering her with praise. Meanwhile, Eva sat on the floor and hated herself. By the end, I was starting to sympathise with Ruby.
Seth was alright until he met Eva. Then he became the typical, soppy, love-stricken teenage boy whose brain had somehow managed to process every single detail about the twenty-first century before he even got there. In fact, the only characters I did like were Vibia and Zackary, because they seemed to have half a brain.
While I said that thorough research has obviously gone into the story, that often became a problem. There were sometimes big chunks of biological information about antigens and diseases that, as a reader, I found myself glossing over all of it. Too many complex words, too many unexplained concepts, and all of this information was found in dialogue.
Speaking of dialogue, why did all characters sound like primary school children? The teachers, the gladiators from Greece, the doctors and nurses - every time a character opened their mouth to speak, I found myself flinching back.
Anyways, the story had so much potential. But with the Mary Sue nature of Eva, the irrelevant teenage drama, and the cringey dialogue, the book left me feeling sour. It's definitely a quick read. But a good one? I'm not sure about that one.
April 16, 2012
Once again, this book was a case of me being completely won over by the shiny, attractive cover - I just thought that it looked gorgeous. I'm happy to say that the contents were just as pleasing as the cover as I was easily sucked into this story of a Roman gladiator, Sethos, a present day girl, Eva, and how a fever brings them together. This was a really enjoyable, well flowing story that I found difficult to put down.
It was really easy to get sucked into this story. I thought that I may have found it difficult to swap from reading about present day to Roman times, but it was surprisingly easy to go from chapter to chapter. I was very worried that the time-travel aspect would be confusing (as they often are), but thankfully this was super easy to follow, with the two settings being very different and the time periods clearly marked at the beginning of each chapter. The chapters were often short and action packed, which made the pace of the book brilliant.
I loved reading about both Sethos and Eva as well as their environments. I personally found Eva to be the more interesting character of the pair, but reading about Sethos and his Londinium (Roman London) setting was really captivating. I felt as though I was there with Sethos, checking out all of the Romanesque architecture and feeling edgy during his fights. I did like him, but I found him to be a little compulsive and perhaps irrational at points.
Eva is a very talented teenage girl (with a penchant for computer hacking) who has transferred to St Magdelene's, a private school on a full scholarship due to her intellect. Of course, she's not perfect though, she hates spending time at home with her mother's partner and she's never really had many friends, though she has no problem making them at her new school. I found Eva to be quite likeable and although she was portrayed as quite a shy, quiet person, she didn't seem to be reclusive - she did seem confident in herself at points, which was nice to see. I really liked her friendship with Astrid and it was interesting to see how she interacted with others at her new school.
I thought that the romance aspect of this book was a little disappointing, only because it happened too fast. I thought that the relationship between Eva and Seth felt a little rushed and that Eva 'fell in love' with Seth quite randomly - it was although it suddenly just clicked, after no real reasoning, that she loved him. I do realise that there is certainly potential to see their relationship develop in the next two books and I look forward to seeing how it all pans out.
Fever is just the start of what looks to be like a very promising trilogy from Dee Shulman. The story has only just really begun in this book and I'm looking forward to seeing how it progresses in the rest of the trilogy. I think that this trilogy is sure to become a hit with a lot of young adult readers.
It was really easy to get sucked into this story. I thought that I may have found it difficult to swap from reading about present day to Roman times, but it was surprisingly easy to go from chapter to chapter. I was very worried that the time-travel aspect would be confusing (as they often are), but thankfully this was super easy to follow, with the two settings being very different and the time periods clearly marked at the beginning of each chapter. The chapters were often short and action packed, which made the pace of the book brilliant.
I loved reading about both Sethos and Eva as well as their environments. I personally found Eva to be the more interesting character of the pair, but reading about Sethos and his Londinium (Roman London) setting was really captivating. I felt as though I was there with Sethos, checking out all of the Romanesque architecture and feeling edgy during his fights. I did like him, but I found him to be a little compulsive and perhaps irrational at points.
Eva is a very talented teenage girl (with a penchant for computer hacking) who has transferred to St Magdelene's, a private school on a full scholarship due to her intellect. Of course, she's not perfect though, she hates spending time at home with her mother's partner and she's never really had many friends, though she has no problem making them at her new school. I found Eva to be quite likeable and although she was portrayed as quite a shy, quiet person, she didn't seem to be reclusive - she did seem confident in herself at points, which was nice to see. I really liked her friendship with Astrid and it was interesting to see how she interacted with others at her new school.
I thought that the romance aspect of this book was a little disappointing, only because it happened too fast. I thought that the relationship between Eva and Seth felt a little rushed and that Eva 'fell in love' with Seth quite randomly - it was although it suddenly just clicked, after no real reasoning, that she loved him. I do realise that there is certainly potential to see their relationship develop in the next two books and I look forward to seeing how it all pans out.
Fever is just the start of what looks to be like a very promising trilogy from Dee Shulman. The story has only just really begun in this book and I'm looking forward to seeing how it progresses in the rest of the trilogy. I think that this trilogy is sure to become a hit with a lot of young adult readers.
June 15, 2013
La fiebre era una novela que me llamaba la atención desde el día en que se publicó en castellano, entre su portada que me parece exquisita y que da mucho que pensar, y su sinopsis tan atractiva, me volví loca por la novela.
Los personajes están muy muy muy bien desarrollados. Tenemos a Eva que es un personaje cuya caracterización ha sido muy original y de hecho cuando leí que se aburría en clase y dominaba la tecnología de tal forma adiviné que era superdotada. Y tenemos a Sethos que es el personaje en sí que más me ha gustado por su caracterización. Me ha fascinado que fuese un gladiador y que la autora nos acercase tanto a la historia de Londinium, que obviamente está bajo los romanos.
Sin embargo, a contradicción del hecho de que Sethos me llamase mucho la atención, la novela está contada con pasajes que tratan sobre éste y otros sobre Eva. Los de Sethos se me han hecho más pesados debido a que tenía menos historia en sí.
La novela está increíblemente argumentada, es lo que más me ha impresionada de esta. Tiene un trabajo por parte de la autora enorme y es admirable.
Pero por otro lado la idea me fascinaba mucho y no se ha tratado como esperaba. La historia de Sethos es muy pesada, ya que tiene un avance lentísimo y para mí sobraban muchos pasajes. Y la de Eva va más rápido hasta que llega al internado donde vuelve a tener un ritmo muy pesado.
Como he dicho la idea es muy buena, tienen una especie de enfermedad que los une y hay una historia de amor de trasfondo. Sin embargo la forma de desarrollarla me ha resultado pesada y demasiado lenta.
También ha llegado un punto de la trama donde me he perdido, cuando Sethos llega a Parallon no me enteraba de nada y de hecho se introdujo otro personaje que se encontraba allí que me ha dejado totalmente indiferente. Al igual que cuando el amigo médico de Sethos cobra protagonismo e incluso acapara pasajes, es algo que me ha dejado indiferente.
Esperaba que Sethos y Eva se encontrasen en algún momento, debido a que la sinopsis dice que compartirán una historia de amor que desafiará al tiempo, y no se encuentran hasta casi el final. Ya me lo advirtieron varias blogueras y pensé que la autora conseguiría darle juego al libro de alguna otra forma, pero no ha sido así. Lo único que he querido todo el rato es saber qué tienen en común estos personajes y el final ha sido tan precipitado (¡¡cuando al fin se encuentran!!) y ha habido tan poco contacto entre ellos que me he quedado muy decepcionada.
Es una trilogía, supongo que La fiebre peca de ser introductorio, pero aún así no ha sido lo que esperaba y aunque es entretenido no me ha dejado con muy buen sabor de boca.
Los personajes están muy muy muy bien desarrollados. Tenemos a Eva que es un personaje cuya caracterización ha sido muy original y de hecho cuando leí que se aburría en clase y dominaba la tecnología de tal forma adiviné que era superdotada. Y tenemos a Sethos que es el personaje en sí que más me ha gustado por su caracterización. Me ha fascinado que fuese un gladiador y que la autora nos acercase tanto a la historia de Londinium, que obviamente está bajo los romanos.
Sin embargo, a contradicción del hecho de que Sethos me llamase mucho la atención, la novela está contada con pasajes que tratan sobre éste y otros sobre Eva. Los de Sethos se me han hecho más pesados debido a que tenía menos historia en sí.
La novela está increíblemente argumentada, es lo que más me ha impresionada de esta. Tiene un trabajo por parte de la autora enorme y es admirable.
Pero por otro lado la idea me fascinaba mucho y no se ha tratado como esperaba. La historia de Sethos es muy pesada, ya que tiene un avance lentísimo y para mí sobraban muchos pasajes. Y la de Eva va más rápido hasta que llega al internado donde vuelve a tener un ritmo muy pesado.
Como he dicho la idea es muy buena, tienen una especie de enfermedad que los une y hay una historia de amor de trasfondo. Sin embargo la forma de desarrollarla me ha resultado pesada y demasiado lenta.
También ha llegado un punto de la trama donde me he perdido, cuando Sethos llega a Parallon no me enteraba de nada y de hecho se introdujo otro personaje que se encontraba allí que me ha dejado totalmente indiferente. Al igual que cuando el amigo médico de Sethos cobra protagonismo e incluso acapara pasajes, es algo que me ha dejado indiferente.
Esperaba que Sethos y Eva se encontrasen en algún momento, debido a que la sinopsis dice que compartirán una historia de amor que desafiará al tiempo, y no se encuentran hasta casi el final. Ya me lo advirtieron varias blogueras y pensé que la autora conseguiría darle juego al libro de alguna otra forma, pero no ha sido así. Lo único que he querido todo el rato es saber qué tienen en común estos personajes y el final ha sido tan precipitado (¡¡cuando al fin se encuentran!!) y ha habido tan poco contacto entre ellos que me he quedado muy decepcionada.
Es una trilogía, supongo que La fiebre peca de ser introductorio, pero aún así no ha sido lo que esperaba y aunque es entretenido no me ha dejado con muy buen sabor de boca.
August 31, 2013
Un premier tome en demi-teinte.
L'histoire est affreusement longue à démarrer. Il faut attendre les 3/4 du livre pour que ça bouge un peu et que les protagonistes se rencontrent enfin (ce que l'on attend au vu de la 4e de couverture). Les chapitres d'Eva m'étaient particulièrement longs...
Une fois la troisième partie engagée, tout s'accélère et devient vraiment croustillant. J'ai dévoré la fin de livre et je ne me suis même pas rendu compte que j'étais parvenue à la fin du livre !
Je découvrirais le tome 2 avec plaisir, en espérant que l'action sera plus présente.
L'histoire est affreusement longue à démarrer. Il faut attendre les 3/4 du livre pour que ça bouge un peu et que les protagonistes se rencontrent enfin (ce que l'on attend au vu de la 4e de couverture). Les chapitres d'Eva m'étaient particulièrement longs...
Une fois la troisième partie engagée, tout s'accélère et devient vraiment croustillant. J'ai dévoré la fin de livre et je ne me suis même pas rendu compte que j'étais parvenue à la fin du livre !
Je découvrirais le tome 2 avec plaisir, en espérant que l'action sera plus présente.
April 6, 2013
La fiebre es una novela que parte de una buena premisa y tiene una idea con mucho potencial que esperemos que la autora sepa llevar en las continuaciones. La parte negativa es que el libro peca de ser bastante introductorio y algo repetitivo. Me ha dejado sentimientos encontrados, la verdad.
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April 8, 2013
Toute la première partie est sommairement acceptable et intéressante, c'est seulement la suite qui part en sucette. Cela devient n'importe quoi, c'est confus, compliqué à suivre, c'est un vrai fourbi ! J'ai eu beaucoup de mal pour en venir à bout, et franchement j'étais soulagée d'en finir avec ce roman. Terrible déception, donc.
March 7, 2016
I thought that this would be one of those under-hyped books that are amazing and need to be discovered, but boy, was I wrong.
Slow-paced, lacking action and unrealistic characters were just some of the thing I utterly hated. I didn't even manage to finish this book because it was just that bad.
Wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Anyone.
Slow-paced, lacking action and unrealistic characters were just some of the thing I utterly hated. I didn't even manage to finish this book because it was just that bad.
Wouldn't recommend it to anyone. Anyone.
January 13, 2012
I was lucky enough to get hold of a proof copy of this book, and let me tell you you have a treat in store. This is a masterclass in writing teen fiction with intelligence. Sparkling wit, intellectually stretching, but most of all a bloody good read. I can't wait for the next in the series.
February 2, 2013
Maladroit et simpliste, l'auteur ne prend pas le temps de creuser les choses ni de s'interroger sur ce qui se passe alors qu'il se passe des choses assez énormes. Dommage car Eva en geekette était prometteuse au départ, mais se ramollit dans la seconde partie.
March 30, 2012
I really wanted to like this book, but had to put it down after 100 pages. Am sure it will appeal to lots of people, but it just wasn't for me. Sorry!
September 16, 2024
“𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠.” 🍂
April 25, 2018
Este libro ya llevaba mucho tiempo en mis estanterías, y me he tartado mucho en terminarlo no porque el libro fuera malo o no tuviera ganas de leerlo, sino, porque la Universidad definitivamente no me deja tiempo aveces pero ni para respirar, pero después de unos meses, finalmente hoy pude terminarlo.
En cuanto al libro, lo encontre un día de casualidad en la librería, lei su sinopsis y me pareció interesante, al inicio la historia se divide en dos, una situada en el pasado específicamente en Londinium, y otro en una época mas actual, es decir lo que es Londinium en la actualidad, Londres, verdaderamente sus primeros capítulos no tienen absolutamente nada de interesante, solo te cuentan la vida de una adolescente con muchos problemas de adaptación, pero sumamente brillante y un joven gladiador que en lo único que piensa es en el honor y el amor de su vida, creo que la historia se empieza a poner interesante, un poco después de la mitad del libro.
Yo en lo personal, como ya sabía un poco de que iba la historia me desesperada más llegar a la parte verdaderamente "buena" o interesante, por así decirlo, no obstante muchas cosas del libro se me hicieron muy predecibles, ahora bien, es obvio que es una lectura dirigida a un público juvenil, pero en parte tiene elementos de las típicas historias cliches, la chica desadaptada socialmente, la que era amiga y ahora es enemiga, todos los chicos enamorados de la desdaptada, ella en su mismo problema de no encajar muy bien se aleja del mundo, conoce a el "príncipe azul" y a primera vista se enamora de él, etc.
Como mencione, los personajes se me hicieron como, personajes que encuentras en muchos otros libros, no tuvo un factor sorpresa, no tuvo algo memorable, es decir, el libro es entretenido, cuando llegas al punto "interesante" de la historia quieres seguir leyendo y saber que pasa, no obstante, eso no le quita que tenga esos elementos clichés, predecibles y en ocasiones las decisiones de los personajes, me parecen bastante estúpidas, si bien el libro nos muestra un romance bonito y el gran misterio de la enfermedad conocida por los protagonistas como "la fiebre", enfermedad que no solo la tienen los protagonistas, no tengo nada más que rescatar de este libro.
Verdaderamente seguiría con el segundo libro, únicamente porque, quiero saber el origen de esta enfermedad y como acabaría el romance de estos personajes, en el que uno sigue vivo y el otro esta muerto, saber que pasa con algunos lugares que si me parecieron bastante interesantes al igual que otros personajes de los cuáles quiero saber más, cómo llegaron ahí y porque, eso es lo único que me motiva a continuar esta trilogía, pero como ya mencione el libro no es malo, no es bueno, no tiene algún tipo de hecho o acontecimiento memorable, la historia en sí es muy original, pero creo que la escritora no supo explotar ese elemento a su favor, pero esta es solo mi opinión, si de verdad este libro les llama mucho la atención, los y las animo a que lo lean, puede ser que a ti si te guste.
Mi calificación para este libro 3/5.
February 6, 2013
1,5/5
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Parallon est une déception. En refermant le roman, je suis resté dans un état de fort scepticisme. Même en y repensant maintenant, je dois bien avouer que je ne comprends pas du tout l'intérêt de l'histoire. Le résumé nous laissait miroiter une romance passionnée et passionnante, et je m'attendais vraiment à en voir de toutes les couleurs aux côtés de Seth et d'Eva. Au final, je n'ai pas vibré d'un poil, et si ce n'était pas pour le personnage d'Eva, je crois que la note attribuée à Parallon n'aurait pas dépassée 1/5.
Le truc, c'est que le résumé est tellement tentant et nous en met tellement plein la vue qu'on s'attend à vivre une sorte d'expérience unique, qui nous change complètement des autres romans young-adult. Cette histoire sur la fièvre, sur Eva, l'adolescente rebelle, et l'intrigue se déroulant des années auparavant dans le passé avec Seth... Comment ai-je pu penser une minute que tout allait être clair et bien défini en un seul roman ? La réponse est simple : ça ne l'est pas. Mais vraiment pas. Au départ, nous rencontrons Seth. Le prologue m'a paru un peu étrange, et très fouillis. Ce n'est pas compliqué : on ne comprend absolument rien. C'est peut-être pour ça que j'ai autant aimé découvrir le personnage d'Eva par la suite. Je dois bien avouer qu'elle m'a beaucoup plu, et que les chapitres focalisés sur sa perception des choses m'ont bien plus diverti que ceux décrits du point de vue de Seth. Du moins, au départ. Eva est une adolescente qui se cherche, qui est en manque d'affection, et qui se pose énormément de ( bonnes ) questions. Elle est belle, brillante, surdouée et très intriguée par les sciences. Bref, au départ, impossible de ne pas s'attacher à elle. Le moindre de ses sentiments nous émeut et nous touche. Comme dit plus haut, heureusement, d'ailleurs, que son personnage est présent. Je crois que sans elle et sans son caractère, l'histoire aurait été beaucoup plus fade qu'elle ne l'est déjà. C'est elle qui domine totalement le récit. Sa voix nous permet de voyager un minimum, chose que les chapitres concentrés sur Seth ne font pas.
Seth... Parlons-en. J'ai trouvé son personnage complètement insensé et sans queue ni tête. Au départ, je m'attendais vraiment à être pris par son histoire et son époque. Je pensais que j'allais être emporté dans une époque lointaine et révolue, dans laquelle je me perdrais entre les batailles de gladiateurs et les belles descriptions historiques. Pour le coup, c'est raté. Les chapitres de Seth sont terriblement ennuyeux. On a des descriptions, certes, mais qui n'apportent strictement rien et qui alourdissent grandement le récit. Je me suis étonné moi-même en lisant quelques pages en diagonale tant j'en avais assez de lire ses pensées ou ses sentiments. Il n'y avait absolument rien de vrai ou de touchant. Juste des mots sur une feuille. Son caractère est vraiment étrange. Il agit de façon juste inexplicable. Une fois il passe des jours à cogiter sur l'acte qu'il prévoit d'exécuter, et une autre il fonce sur un coup de tête. Aucune logique. Non puis même, un protagoniste qui ne me procure pas d'émotions, c'est un protagoniste raté. J'aurais aimé qu'il soit beaucoup approfondi et qu'on s'arrête un minimum sur son époque.
Côté rebondissements, ce n'est guère mieux. Comme avec Eva, j'ai aimé les surprises au début de l'histoire. En effet, l'auteure parvient tout de même à nous faire nous poser des questions et à nous donner envie d'avancer dans le récit. Mais enfin ça, ça ne dure pas. Très vite, nous avons affaire à un grand n'importe quoi. Les révélations sont choquantes, non pas parce qu'elles nous coupent le souffle, mais parce qu'elles sont complètement incohérentes ou parce qu'on les repère à cent kilomètres. Je n'ai ressenti aucune vraie surprise. Pire encore, les coups de théâtre m'ont semblé illogiques et ultra simplistes. L'auteure en reste vraiment à des faits très primaires, qui ne m'ont tout simplement pas convaincu.
Mais je crois que le pire du pire restera la romance... Au secours. C'est bien la toute première fois de ma vie que j'ai autant eu envie de baffer des protagonistes. J'en reviens donc à Eva, que j'ai beaucoup aimé au départ. Mon déclin pour mon attachement à elle provient exclusivement de ses réactions face à sa rencontre avec Seth. Bon déjà, la rencontre en elle-même est bien trop sommaire et bien trop abrégée. C'est comme si Dee Shulman voulait se débarrasser de cette idée le plus rapidement possible. Ensuite, Eva m'a poussé à la détester. Quand on en arrive là, c'est vraiment que les protagonistes le font exprès quoi. Alors qu'Eva est intelligente et dégourdie, elle craque pour Seth en à peine une page. Puis d'un seul coup, elle se met à l'idolâtrer et à ne penser qu'à lui. Heu... Pardon ? Je n'arrivais pas à la reconnaître ! Du grand n'importe quoi ! Elle devient le genre d'héroïnes que je déteste, tout en remises en question et en dépendance de sa pseudo âme-sœur. Elle m'a vraiment cassé les pieds. Seth ne s'en sort pas mieux, vu qu'il pense être le centre du monde et qu'il refuse catégoriquement qu'Eva ne l'aime pas. Seigneur *souffle*. Mais ce n'est pas tout ! Non non non ! L'auteure fait bien pire : elle fait tomber ses deux personnages amoureux l'un de l'autre sans aucune explication. En quelques chapitres, c'est réglé. Allez hop, ça c'est fait ! Il y a bien certains éléments qui expliquent ce soudain attachement, je ne le nie pas, mais quand même ! Pas aussi vite ! Pas aussi simplement !
La conclusion m'a laissé sur les fesses, dans le mauvais sens du terme. L'auteure nous offre une Eva folle amoureuse et prête à tout pour s'unir à Seth. Une nouvelle fois : pardon ? J'ai eu l'impression que Dee Shulman voulait nous décrire une fin très romantique et très axée sur la passion dévorante... Et bien, avec moi, ça n'a pas fonctionné du tout. Par ailleurs, il reste énormément de questions en suspens, que ce soit sur le mystérieux endroit qu'est Parallon, sur la fièvre étrange dont souffrent Seth et Eva, ou sur certains personnages secondaires. Mais, cette fois, trouver les réponses à mes interrogations n'est pas une priorité, et je ne ressens même pas l'envie de lire la suite pour déchiffrer l'histoire.
En résumé, Parallon est un roman, à mes yeux, trop évasif et beaucoup trop simpliste. Les rebondissements m'ont paru complètement saugrenus et peu intéressants, voire même ennuyeux. Seth m'a déplu, et, bien qu'Eva m'ait touché au départ, je l'ai détesté dans la suite du roman. Le trop de peu de détails, les descriptions inutiles, ou encore l'histoire d'amour carrément tordue et inexplicable malgré des bases qui auraient pu être très bonnes, ont rendu cette lecture sans goût. Je suis toujours en train de chercher l'amour fou qu'est censé posséder l'histoire, vu que, pour moi, l'amour est un sentiment qui se construit progressivement et qui ne voit pas le jour en quelques lignes, comme c'est le cas ici. Je pense qu'il y a eu une grosse incompréhension entre mes attentes, le résumé, l'idée que je m'étais fait de l'histoire, et le vrai contenu du roman. Une lecture décevante, donc. Après, je tiens à préciser que ceci n'est que mon ressenti propre, et que les autres avis des blogueurs tendent à être beaucoup plus positifs que le mien. N'hésitez pas à tenter le coup si le cœur vous en dit. Mais, me concernant, Parallon ne m'a pas conquis du tout.
http://wandering-world.skyrock.com/31...
Parallon est une déception. En refermant le roman, je suis resté dans un état de fort scepticisme. Même en y repensant maintenant, je dois bien avouer que je ne comprends pas du tout l'intérêt de l'histoire. Le résumé nous laissait miroiter une romance passionnée et passionnante, et je m'attendais vraiment à en voir de toutes les couleurs aux côtés de Seth et d'Eva. Au final, je n'ai pas vibré d'un poil, et si ce n'était pas pour le personnage d'Eva, je crois que la note attribuée à Parallon n'aurait pas dépassée 1/5.
Le truc, c'est que le résumé est tellement tentant et nous en met tellement plein la vue qu'on s'attend à vivre une sorte d'expérience unique, qui nous change complètement des autres romans young-adult. Cette histoire sur la fièvre, sur Eva, l'adolescente rebelle, et l'intrigue se déroulant des années auparavant dans le passé avec Seth... Comment ai-je pu penser une minute que tout allait être clair et bien défini en un seul roman ? La réponse est simple : ça ne l'est pas. Mais vraiment pas. Au départ, nous rencontrons Seth. Le prologue m'a paru un peu étrange, et très fouillis. Ce n'est pas compliqué : on ne comprend absolument rien. C'est peut-être pour ça que j'ai autant aimé découvrir le personnage d'Eva par la suite. Je dois bien avouer qu'elle m'a beaucoup plu, et que les chapitres focalisés sur sa perception des choses m'ont bien plus diverti que ceux décrits du point de vue de Seth. Du moins, au départ. Eva est une adolescente qui se cherche, qui est en manque d'affection, et qui se pose énormément de ( bonnes ) questions. Elle est belle, brillante, surdouée et très intriguée par les sciences. Bref, au départ, impossible de ne pas s'attacher à elle. Le moindre de ses sentiments nous émeut et nous touche. Comme dit plus haut, heureusement, d'ailleurs, que son personnage est présent. Je crois que sans elle et sans son caractère, l'histoire aurait été beaucoup plus fade qu'elle ne l'est déjà. C'est elle qui domine totalement le récit. Sa voix nous permet de voyager un minimum, chose que les chapitres concentrés sur Seth ne font pas.
Seth... Parlons-en. J'ai trouvé son personnage complètement insensé et sans queue ni tête. Au départ, je m'attendais vraiment à être pris par son histoire et son époque. Je pensais que j'allais être emporté dans une époque lointaine et révolue, dans laquelle je me perdrais entre les batailles de gladiateurs et les belles descriptions historiques. Pour le coup, c'est raté. Les chapitres de Seth sont terriblement ennuyeux. On a des descriptions, certes, mais qui n'apportent strictement rien et qui alourdissent grandement le récit. Je me suis étonné moi-même en lisant quelques pages en diagonale tant j'en avais assez de lire ses pensées ou ses sentiments. Il n'y avait absolument rien de vrai ou de touchant. Juste des mots sur une feuille. Son caractère est vraiment étrange. Il agit de façon juste inexplicable. Une fois il passe des jours à cogiter sur l'acte qu'il prévoit d'exécuter, et une autre il fonce sur un coup de tête. Aucune logique. Non puis même, un protagoniste qui ne me procure pas d'émotions, c'est un protagoniste raté. J'aurais aimé qu'il soit beaucoup approfondi et qu'on s'arrête un minimum sur son époque.
Côté rebondissements, ce n'est guère mieux. Comme avec Eva, j'ai aimé les surprises au début de l'histoire. En effet, l'auteure parvient tout de même à nous faire nous poser des questions et à nous donner envie d'avancer dans le récit. Mais enfin ça, ça ne dure pas. Très vite, nous avons affaire à un grand n'importe quoi. Les révélations sont choquantes, non pas parce qu'elles nous coupent le souffle, mais parce qu'elles sont complètement incohérentes ou parce qu'on les repère à cent kilomètres. Je n'ai ressenti aucune vraie surprise. Pire encore, les coups de théâtre m'ont semblé illogiques et ultra simplistes. L'auteure en reste vraiment à des faits très primaires, qui ne m'ont tout simplement pas convaincu.
Mais je crois que le pire du pire restera la romance... Au secours. C'est bien la toute première fois de ma vie que j'ai autant eu envie de baffer des protagonistes. J'en reviens donc à Eva, que j'ai beaucoup aimé au départ. Mon déclin pour mon attachement à elle provient exclusivement de ses réactions face à sa rencontre avec Seth. Bon déjà, la rencontre en elle-même est bien trop sommaire et bien trop abrégée. C'est comme si Dee Shulman voulait se débarrasser de cette idée le plus rapidement possible. Ensuite, Eva m'a poussé à la détester. Quand on en arrive là, c'est vraiment que les protagonistes le font exprès quoi. Alors qu'Eva est intelligente et dégourdie, elle craque pour Seth en à peine une page. Puis d'un seul coup, elle se met à l'idolâtrer et à ne penser qu'à lui. Heu... Pardon ? Je n'arrivais pas à la reconnaître ! Du grand n'importe quoi ! Elle devient le genre d'héroïnes que je déteste, tout en remises en question et en dépendance de sa pseudo âme-sœur. Elle m'a vraiment cassé les pieds. Seth ne s'en sort pas mieux, vu qu'il pense être le centre du monde et qu'il refuse catégoriquement qu'Eva ne l'aime pas. Seigneur *souffle*. Mais ce n'est pas tout ! Non non non ! L'auteure fait bien pire : elle fait tomber ses deux personnages amoureux l'un de l'autre sans aucune explication. En quelques chapitres, c'est réglé. Allez hop, ça c'est fait ! Il y a bien certains éléments qui expliquent ce soudain attachement, je ne le nie pas, mais quand même ! Pas aussi vite ! Pas aussi simplement !
La conclusion m'a laissé sur les fesses, dans le mauvais sens du terme. L'auteure nous offre une Eva folle amoureuse et prête à tout pour s'unir à Seth. Une nouvelle fois : pardon ? J'ai eu l'impression que Dee Shulman voulait nous décrire une fin très romantique et très axée sur la passion dévorante... Et bien, avec moi, ça n'a pas fonctionné du tout. Par ailleurs, il reste énormément de questions en suspens, que ce soit sur le mystérieux endroit qu'est Parallon, sur la fièvre étrange dont souffrent Seth et Eva, ou sur certains personnages secondaires. Mais, cette fois, trouver les réponses à mes interrogations n'est pas une priorité, et je ne ressens même pas l'envie de lire la suite pour déchiffrer l'histoire.
En résumé, Parallon est un roman, à mes yeux, trop évasif et beaucoup trop simpliste. Les rebondissements m'ont paru complètement saugrenus et peu intéressants, voire même ennuyeux. Seth m'a déplu, et, bien qu'Eva m'ait touché au départ, je l'ai détesté dans la suite du roman. Le trop de peu de détails, les descriptions inutiles, ou encore l'histoire d'amour carrément tordue et inexplicable malgré des bases qui auraient pu être très bonnes, ont rendu cette lecture sans goût. Je suis toujours en train de chercher l'amour fou qu'est censé posséder l'histoire, vu que, pour moi, l'amour est un sentiment qui se construit progressivement et qui ne voit pas le jour en quelques lignes, comme c'est le cas ici. Je pense qu'il y a eu une grosse incompréhension entre mes attentes, le résumé, l'idée que je m'étais fait de l'histoire, et le vrai contenu du roman. Une lecture décevante, donc. Après, je tiens à préciser que ceci n'est que mon ressenti propre, et que les autres avis des blogueurs tendent à être beaucoup plus positifs que le mien. N'hésitez pas à tenter le coup si le cœur vous en dit. Mais, me concernant, Parallon ne m'a pas conquis du tout.
July 9, 2013
“I had just reviewed my life to date, and it was a pitiful catalogue of failure. I had managed to make a complete mess of everything. I was a criminal. I had failed at school - twice. I had failed to make a single friend. I had even failed to be loved by my own mother: quite an achievement.
Nobody really wanted me around.”
Eva is smart. As in, off-the-scales smart. So smart she's been kicked out of two schools. On purpose. She couldn't handle the mundaneness of it all.
But now... now she's terrified she's ruined her life forever. I mean, what kind of future is there for a teenage hacker who has been expelled twice and has a criminal record? That's why she jumps at the chance to attend St. Magdalene's Boarding School for the gifted. It's a place where she can fit in, where she won't need to resort to insane measures to escape the boredom.
It's also there where a freak lab accident leaves her wrapped up in a mystery she is desperate to solve - a mystery that could have disastrous and dangerous results...
“Sethos Leontis's hopes were limited. Although some irrepressible part of him hoped to live to see another day, he knew he had little control over his destiny. A gladiator lived and died by the will of others.”
Seth is a gladiator, a retiarius – has been since he was taken as a slave and forced to fight. He hates it, even though he's a phenomenal fighter – unbeatable. Formidable. No one can touch him – no one can get close.
Well, until he's left seriously wounded and close to death. His fever burns stronger and stronger until...
Somehow, against all the odds and rules of physics, the two of them meet, bond, fall in love. But the link is as powerful as it is weak, as breakable as it is unshakeable...
I bought Fever either with birthday or Christmas money... I can't really remember. Either way, it's taken me forever to get round to reading it, especially when the premise is so freaking awesome it blows your mind. I mean, how cool?! You cannot read that synopsis and not think: Whoa! Well, I can't anyway. I mean, it intrigued me: how the hey can it work, a gladiator and a twenty-first century girl? I was desperate to read and find out. And man it didn't let me down! I had my socks blown off by this book - it was so addictive and just so much fun! I stormed through it, loving every second.
Eva... Now, I will admit that her damned near perfection was a bit off putting, but how can you not love a girl who used her mum's credit card to order sweets, fizzy drinks, kittens and a puppy online when they're six and is a master hacker by the age of eight? And I loved Eva's geeky side – all the nerdy bookish stuff. I really liked her: she was shy and socially awkward, had family issues and was super-duper brainy. But I just loved Seth instantly – he was so brave and strong and smart. I loved his fierceness, his determination and stubbornness. He was just so... yum. How can you not love a guy with a fierce gladiator outer-shell and a yummy, sweet, sensitive chocolate centre? You can't; especially not when his name is Sethos Leontis.
I really loved the supporting cast, and how they all managed to completely shock me. I especially loved Eva's friend Astrid – she was just brilliant and totally cracked me up!
I must say, I wasn't overly keen on the romantic relationships in this book. They seemed kind of rushed to me. It was like: 'Oh, I've just met you and know nothing about you but you are beautiful and I love you and I will die for you.' Instalove. Hello, my old foe. I did, however, love the ideas behind the romances, especially the genius gladiator-modern-girl twist. And I'll admit, it wasn't even really the romance between Eva and Seth that bugged me – it kinda made sense, given the former romance; AKA the one that irritated me. Maybe in the next book more revelations or growth will take away that niggle. But the friendships... Totally different kettle of fish. The bond between Seth and Matt – so real and so sweet. The two of them were just like brothers. As for the whole friendship-fallout of Eva's... Well, it was completely believable. We all know how bitchy and cruel teen girls can be. Heck, my best friend of six years turned suddenly on my one day for no reason. Which, of course, made me hate Eva's so-called 'friend' all the more: Eva didn't deserve it in the slightest and she's just so... innocent and vulnerable, you know?
But, happy dance: split POVs! I really loved that. We got Eva's 2012 narrative in first person, letting us get into her head and be freakishly smart for a while. And then we got into Seth's and sometimes even Matt's brains in third person, giving us an awesome insight into life in Londinium – Roman London – and the gladiator life... plus... something else too... Sorry for being all mysterious but I don't wanna give anything away... Anyways, I absolutely loved the writing and the way we got so many different perspectives. Plus, I just thought that Shulman had a great writing style and loved how she handled all these different times and settings.
And now we get to the plot... Oh. My. God. I really loved it! It was so exciting! I can't say much because otherwise I'll give everything away, but I loved it. It was so totally hooking and unexpected and different – and just so much fun! I loved racing to find the answers and am absolutely desperate for Delirium! I need more!
Plus, I just loved the settings – both current and historical. I so badly want to go to St Mag's: it sounds amazing and I am desperate for that library! And the Ancient Rome/gladiator world? Just as awesome! So flipping awesome! And don't even get me started on... well, let's call it X. X was just too cool and too super-duper-top-secret for me to talk to you about. Heehee. I love being evil.
Fever was so much fun and so much more complex than I thought it'd be. All the genres and ideas just slotted together so perfectly. It wasn't perfect and the instalove did bug me, but it didn't matter because I really enjoyed the whole thing. Fever was just so freaking addictive – at times I was wondering whether I was the infected, the feverish need I had to just read read read and find all the answers! I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on Delirium – and recommend this to all of you who love time travel, Doctor Who ,romance, sci-fi, historical times and... Ok, maybe I'll just recommend it to everyone looking for a fun read. That seems easier.
Now. When's Delirium out?
Nobody really wanted me around.”
Eva is smart. As in, off-the-scales smart. So smart she's been kicked out of two schools. On purpose. She couldn't handle the mundaneness of it all.
But now... now she's terrified she's ruined her life forever. I mean, what kind of future is there for a teenage hacker who has been expelled twice and has a criminal record? That's why she jumps at the chance to attend St. Magdalene's Boarding School for the gifted. It's a place where she can fit in, where she won't need to resort to insane measures to escape the boredom.
It's also there where a freak lab accident leaves her wrapped up in a mystery she is desperate to solve - a mystery that could have disastrous and dangerous results...
“Sethos Leontis's hopes were limited. Although some irrepressible part of him hoped to live to see another day, he knew he had little control over his destiny. A gladiator lived and died by the will of others.”
Seth is a gladiator, a retiarius – has been since he was taken as a slave and forced to fight. He hates it, even though he's a phenomenal fighter – unbeatable. Formidable. No one can touch him – no one can get close.
Well, until he's left seriously wounded and close to death. His fever burns stronger and stronger until...
Somehow, against all the odds and rules of physics, the two of them meet, bond, fall in love. But the link is as powerful as it is weak, as breakable as it is unshakeable...
I bought Fever either with birthday or Christmas money... I can't really remember. Either way, it's taken me forever to get round to reading it, especially when the premise is so freaking awesome it blows your mind. I mean, how cool?! You cannot read that synopsis and not think: Whoa! Well, I can't anyway. I mean, it intrigued me: how the hey can it work, a gladiator and a twenty-first century girl? I was desperate to read and find out. And man it didn't let me down! I had my socks blown off by this book - it was so addictive and just so much fun! I stormed through it, loving every second.
Eva... Now, I will admit that her damned near perfection was a bit off putting, but how can you not love a girl who used her mum's credit card to order sweets, fizzy drinks, kittens and a puppy online when they're six and is a master hacker by the age of eight? And I loved Eva's geeky side – all the nerdy bookish stuff. I really liked her: she was shy and socially awkward, had family issues and was super-duper brainy. But I just loved Seth instantly – he was so brave and strong and smart. I loved his fierceness, his determination and stubbornness. He was just so... yum. How can you not love a guy with a fierce gladiator outer-shell and a yummy, sweet, sensitive chocolate centre? You can't; especially not when his name is Sethos Leontis.
I really loved the supporting cast, and how they all managed to completely shock me. I especially loved Eva's friend Astrid – she was just brilliant and totally cracked me up!
I must say, I wasn't overly keen on the romantic relationships in this book. They seemed kind of rushed to me. It was like: 'Oh, I've just met you and know nothing about you but you are beautiful and I love you and I will die for you.' Instalove. Hello, my old foe. I did, however, love the ideas behind the romances, especially the genius gladiator-modern-girl twist. And I'll admit, it wasn't even really the romance between Eva and Seth that bugged me – it kinda made sense, given the former romance; AKA the one that irritated me. Maybe in the next book more revelations or growth will take away that niggle. But the friendships... Totally different kettle of fish. The bond between Seth and Matt – so real and so sweet. The two of them were just like brothers. As for the whole friendship-fallout of Eva's... Well, it was completely believable. We all know how bitchy and cruel teen girls can be. Heck, my best friend of six years turned suddenly on my one day for no reason. Which, of course, made me hate Eva's so-called 'friend' all the more: Eva didn't deserve it in the slightest and she's just so... innocent and vulnerable, you know?
But, happy dance: split POVs! I really loved that. We got Eva's 2012 narrative in first person, letting us get into her head and be freakishly smart for a while. And then we got into Seth's and sometimes even Matt's brains in third person, giving us an awesome insight into life in Londinium – Roman London – and the gladiator life... plus... something else too... Sorry for being all mysterious but I don't wanna give anything away... Anyways, I absolutely loved the writing and the way we got so many different perspectives. Plus, I just thought that Shulman had a great writing style and loved how she handled all these different times and settings.
And now we get to the plot... Oh. My. God. I really loved it! It was so exciting! I can't say much because otherwise I'll give everything away, but I loved it. It was so totally hooking and unexpected and different – and just so much fun! I loved racing to find the answers and am absolutely desperate for Delirium! I need more!
Plus, I just loved the settings – both current and historical. I so badly want to go to St Mag's: it sounds amazing and I am desperate for that library! And the Ancient Rome/gladiator world? Just as awesome! So flipping awesome! And don't even get me started on... well, let's call it X. X was just too cool and too super-duper-top-secret for me to talk to you about. Heehee. I love being evil.
Fever was so much fun and so much more complex than I thought it'd be. All the genres and ideas just slotted together so perfectly. It wasn't perfect and the instalove did bug me, but it didn't matter because I really enjoyed the whole thing. Fever was just so freaking addictive – at times I was wondering whether I was the infected, the feverish need I had to just read read read and find all the answers! I absolutely cannot wait to get my hands on Delirium – and recommend this to all of you who love time travel, Doctor Who ,romance, sci-fi, historical times and... Ok, maybe I'll just recommend it to everyone looking for a fun read. That seems easier.
Now. When's Delirium out?
March 1, 2014
Inhalt:
Londinium 152 n. Chr.: Sethos Leontis führt das Leben eines Gladiatoren, er ist einer der besten und feiert ein Erfolg nach dem anderen. Als er die schöne Livia entdeckt ertappt er sich in einem Moment der Unachtsamkeit und genau diesen muss er teuer bezahlen, sein Gegner rammt ihn das Schwert in die Schulter und dennoch geschieht das unfassbare und Sethos gewinnt auch diesen Kampf.
Livias Vater ein ansehnlicher Mann nimmt Sethos bei sich auf und sein Arzt versucht alles um sein Leben zu retten.
Eine schreckliche Zeit naht für Sethos, doch es gibt diese kostbaren Momente in denen Livia ihn besuchen kommt und die beiden kommen sich unweigerlich näher. Allerdings ist Livia bereits an jemanden versprochen, ein grausamer und mächtiger Mann.
London 2012 n. Chr.: Eva ist ein hochbegabtes Mädchen, sie ist gerade von der Schule geflogen, da entdeckt sie die Internetseite von einem Internat, speziell für außerordentlich intelligente Jugendliche.
Sie bewirbt sich spontan auf ein Stipendiat und wird tatsächlich angenommen, für Eva beginnt mit einem Mal ein vollkommen neues Leben. Sie fühlt sich wohl und kann nun endlich ihren Interessen nachgehen und ihren Wissenshunger stillen.
Doch auch die ruhige Zeit bleibt nur von kurzer Dauer, allen voran als dann im zweiten Halbjahr Seth an die Schule kommt.
Sie spürt eine Verbindung und eine Vertrautheit, woher kennt sie ihn?
Gestaltung:
Die Gestaltung des Buches ist okay, allerdings ist das Cover auch einfach recht gewöhnlich und nichtssagend. Es wirkt recht langweilig, wobei ich nichtsdestotrotz neugierig wurde als ich es sag, was dann aber eher am Titel und Untertitel lag. Generell hätte man die Hülle des Buches wohl schon interessanter gestalten können.
Meinung:
Ich war doch sehr neugierig auf dieses Buch, als ich dann allerdings nahezu ausschließlich mittelmäßige bis schlechte Bewertungen gelesen hatte, kam dann doch ein wenig Skepsis auf, allerdings kann ich für mich nur sagen, dass ich das nicht nachvollziehen kann.
Das Buch ist tatsächlich insgesamt anders als ich es erwartet hatte, das hat mich dann überrascht gehabt, allerdings fand ich den Gang in die andere Richtung doch sehr interessant und nicht als negativ zu bewerten.
Es war für mich sehr interessant Seth und Eva kennenzulernen, zu einem erleben wir Seth(os) im alten Rom.
Ich mochte diese Ausflüge in die alte Zeit wirklich gern, die Gefahren die eine verbotene Liebe, wie die zwischen Livia und ihm, damals mit sich brachten, sorgten doch für einige Spannungen und ich habe regelrecht mit ihnen mitgefiebert. Wenn wohl auch klar war, dass es eben dort noch kein Happy End für die beiden Zustande kommen wird.
Ich fand diese Liebesgeschichte einfach sehr mitreißend und sie hat mich berührt und die Tragik und all der Schmerz der dann aufkeimt bei Sethos als er Livia verliert fand ich recht gut dargestellt.
Auf der anderen Seite sind wir dann im heutigen London und lernen Eva kennen, Eva war Livia, ich denke mit diesem ausgeplauderten Detail nehme ich nicht zu viel weg, da man es sich denken konnte. ;)
Anfangs hatte ich meine Probleme mit ihr, sie hat es zu hause nicht leicht. Ihre Mutter hat nach dem Tod ihres Vaters neu geheiratet und ihr Stiefvater und -bruder können sie nicht wirklich ausstehen und auch ihre Mutter entscheidet sich immerzu gegen sie.
Das war ein Aspekt der mir sehr leid tat, aber teilweise fand ich ihren Charakter einfach nur wenig authentisch und das hat mich gestört.
So ist sie nun mal ein sehr intelligentes Mädchen, ihr Denken ist allgemein aber sehr einfach gestrickt, irgendwie hätte ich mir gewünscht, dass die Autorin nicht nur schreibt, dass sie super intelligent ist, sondern dem Leser das auch zeigt.
Auf der anderen Seite tut sie es wohl in dem sie Eva zu einem Alleskönner macht, egal was sie tut, sei es auch das erste mal, sie kann es.
Teilweise habe ich da für mich eine Erklärung gefunden, dass Livias alten Talente eben immer noch vorhanden sind und neue von Eva hinzugekommen sind, auf der anderen Seite wäre es einfach schön gewesen sie ein bisschen fehlerhafter sein zu lassen.
Zum anderen hatte ich massive Probleme, dass kein Junge in ihrer Nähe sein konnte ohne sich in sie zu verlieben. So findet sie in Ruby eine neue Freundin bis zu dem Tag an dem ihr Freund ihr auf einmal gesteht, dass Ruby in seit dem Moment in dem er sie gesehen hat doch vollkommen egal ist.
Ich fand das war eine schreckliche Darstellung, Schönheit lässt sich auch anders darstellen, dazu muss man nicht jeden Kerl um den Verstand bringen.
Das klingt nun nach einem sehr negativen Eindruck von ihr, aber ganz so drastisch war es wirklich nicht und diese Problematik mit ihr hatte ich auch wirklich nur am Anfang. Je näher man sich dann mit ihr befasst desto weniger treten diese Dinge dann auch in den Vordergrund, wenn sie auch nicht gänzlich verschwinden und wenn sich ihre Probleme erst einmal häufen, dann kommt auch eine schwache Seite in ihr zum Vorschein, die ich sehr begrüßenswert fand. Einfach weil sie das menschlich werden ließ.
Generell lässt sich der Autorin sehr viel Zeit mit der Begegnung von Eva und Seth, ich fand das gar nicht tragisch. Ich fand das Buch einfach sehr angenehm zu lesen und teils hab ich mich auch so für die Geschichten von Sethos und Eva interessiert, so dass ich das zusammentreffen gar nicht vermisst hatte. War sogar kurzzeitig recht überrascht gewesen, dass es nun schon eintraf, bis ich dann mal auf die Seitenzahl blickte.
Kann mir durchaus vorstellen, dass gerade das für viele ein bisschen zur Langatmigkeit geführt hat. Bei mir war dem allerdings gar nicht so.
Interessant fand ich auch eine Art Zwischenwelt in der Sethos nach seinem Tod dann ankommt, da hat sich die Autorin was schönes einfallen lassen, hat mir gut gefallen auch diesen Ort näher zu erkunden und zu verstehen, warum sie da landen, denn nur eine bestimmte Sorte von Verstorbenen landet dort.
Die ganzen Fragen die sich mir da gestellt haben sind natürlich nicht beantwortet, aber zumindest hoffe ich, dass die Fortsetzung ein bisschen drauf eingehen wird. ;)
Fazit:
Interessanter Plot, nicht wirklich mit anderen Zeitreiseromanen, die ich gelesen habe, zu vergleichen und auch die Umsetzung wusste mich zu überzeugen auch wenn es gerade anfänglich seine kleinen Schwächen hatte. Zum Ende besticht das Buch dann mit einem fiesen Clifhanger, der mich nun ganz ungeduldig auf die Fortsetzung warten lässt, also ich freue mich drauf. :)
Londinium 152 n. Chr.: Sethos Leontis führt das Leben eines Gladiatoren, er ist einer der besten und feiert ein Erfolg nach dem anderen. Als er die schöne Livia entdeckt ertappt er sich in einem Moment der Unachtsamkeit und genau diesen muss er teuer bezahlen, sein Gegner rammt ihn das Schwert in die Schulter und dennoch geschieht das unfassbare und Sethos gewinnt auch diesen Kampf.
Livias Vater ein ansehnlicher Mann nimmt Sethos bei sich auf und sein Arzt versucht alles um sein Leben zu retten.
Eine schreckliche Zeit naht für Sethos, doch es gibt diese kostbaren Momente in denen Livia ihn besuchen kommt und die beiden kommen sich unweigerlich näher. Allerdings ist Livia bereits an jemanden versprochen, ein grausamer und mächtiger Mann.
London 2012 n. Chr.: Eva ist ein hochbegabtes Mädchen, sie ist gerade von der Schule geflogen, da entdeckt sie die Internetseite von einem Internat, speziell für außerordentlich intelligente Jugendliche.
Sie bewirbt sich spontan auf ein Stipendiat und wird tatsächlich angenommen, für Eva beginnt mit einem Mal ein vollkommen neues Leben. Sie fühlt sich wohl und kann nun endlich ihren Interessen nachgehen und ihren Wissenshunger stillen.
Doch auch die ruhige Zeit bleibt nur von kurzer Dauer, allen voran als dann im zweiten Halbjahr Seth an die Schule kommt.
Sie spürt eine Verbindung und eine Vertrautheit, woher kennt sie ihn?
Gestaltung:
Die Gestaltung des Buches ist okay, allerdings ist das Cover auch einfach recht gewöhnlich und nichtssagend. Es wirkt recht langweilig, wobei ich nichtsdestotrotz neugierig wurde als ich es sag, was dann aber eher am Titel und Untertitel lag. Generell hätte man die Hülle des Buches wohl schon interessanter gestalten können.
Meinung:
Ich war doch sehr neugierig auf dieses Buch, als ich dann allerdings nahezu ausschließlich mittelmäßige bis schlechte Bewertungen gelesen hatte, kam dann doch ein wenig Skepsis auf, allerdings kann ich für mich nur sagen, dass ich das nicht nachvollziehen kann.
Das Buch ist tatsächlich insgesamt anders als ich es erwartet hatte, das hat mich dann überrascht gehabt, allerdings fand ich den Gang in die andere Richtung doch sehr interessant und nicht als negativ zu bewerten.
Es war für mich sehr interessant Seth und Eva kennenzulernen, zu einem erleben wir Seth(os) im alten Rom.
Ich mochte diese Ausflüge in die alte Zeit wirklich gern, die Gefahren die eine verbotene Liebe, wie die zwischen Livia und ihm, damals mit sich brachten, sorgten doch für einige Spannungen und ich habe regelrecht mit ihnen mitgefiebert. Wenn wohl auch klar war, dass es eben dort noch kein Happy End für die beiden Zustande kommen wird.
Ich fand diese Liebesgeschichte einfach sehr mitreißend und sie hat mich berührt und die Tragik und all der Schmerz der dann aufkeimt bei Sethos als er Livia verliert fand ich recht gut dargestellt.
Auf der anderen Seite sind wir dann im heutigen London und lernen Eva kennen, Eva war Livia, ich denke mit diesem ausgeplauderten Detail nehme ich nicht zu viel weg, da man es sich denken konnte. ;)
Anfangs hatte ich meine Probleme mit ihr, sie hat es zu hause nicht leicht. Ihre Mutter hat nach dem Tod ihres Vaters neu geheiratet und ihr Stiefvater und -bruder können sie nicht wirklich ausstehen und auch ihre Mutter entscheidet sich immerzu gegen sie.
Das war ein Aspekt der mir sehr leid tat, aber teilweise fand ich ihren Charakter einfach nur wenig authentisch und das hat mich gestört.
So ist sie nun mal ein sehr intelligentes Mädchen, ihr Denken ist allgemein aber sehr einfach gestrickt, irgendwie hätte ich mir gewünscht, dass die Autorin nicht nur schreibt, dass sie super intelligent ist, sondern dem Leser das auch zeigt.
Auf der anderen Seite tut sie es wohl in dem sie Eva zu einem Alleskönner macht, egal was sie tut, sei es auch das erste mal, sie kann es.
Teilweise habe ich da für mich eine Erklärung gefunden, dass Livias alten Talente eben immer noch vorhanden sind und neue von Eva hinzugekommen sind, auf der anderen Seite wäre es einfach schön gewesen sie ein bisschen fehlerhafter sein zu lassen.
Zum anderen hatte ich massive Probleme, dass kein Junge in ihrer Nähe sein konnte ohne sich in sie zu verlieben. So findet sie in Ruby eine neue Freundin bis zu dem Tag an dem ihr Freund ihr auf einmal gesteht, dass Ruby in seit dem Moment in dem er sie gesehen hat doch vollkommen egal ist.
Ich fand das war eine schreckliche Darstellung, Schönheit lässt sich auch anders darstellen, dazu muss man nicht jeden Kerl um den Verstand bringen.
Das klingt nun nach einem sehr negativen Eindruck von ihr, aber ganz so drastisch war es wirklich nicht und diese Problematik mit ihr hatte ich auch wirklich nur am Anfang. Je näher man sich dann mit ihr befasst desto weniger treten diese Dinge dann auch in den Vordergrund, wenn sie auch nicht gänzlich verschwinden und wenn sich ihre Probleme erst einmal häufen, dann kommt auch eine schwache Seite in ihr zum Vorschein, die ich sehr begrüßenswert fand. Einfach weil sie das menschlich werden ließ.
Generell lässt sich der Autorin sehr viel Zeit mit der Begegnung von Eva und Seth, ich fand das gar nicht tragisch. Ich fand das Buch einfach sehr angenehm zu lesen und teils hab ich mich auch so für die Geschichten von Sethos und Eva interessiert, so dass ich das zusammentreffen gar nicht vermisst hatte. War sogar kurzzeitig recht überrascht gewesen, dass es nun schon eintraf, bis ich dann mal auf die Seitenzahl blickte.
Kann mir durchaus vorstellen, dass gerade das für viele ein bisschen zur Langatmigkeit geführt hat. Bei mir war dem allerdings gar nicht so.
Interessant fand ich auch eine Art Zwischenwelt in der Sethos nach seinem Tod dann ankommt, da hat sich die Autorin was schönes einfallen lassen, hat mir gut gefallen auch diesen Ort näher zu erkunden und zu verstehen, warum sie da landen, denn nur eine bestimmte Sorte von Verstorbenen landet dort.
Die ganzen Fragen die sich mir da gestellt haben sind natürlich nicht beantwortet, aber zumindest hoffe ich, dass die Fortsetzung ein bisschen drauf eingehen wird. ;)
Fazit:
Interessanter Plot, nicht wirklich mit anderen Zeitreiseromanen, die ich gelesen habe, zu vergleichen und auch die Umsetzung wusste mich zu überzeugen auch wenn es gerade anfänglich seine kleinen Schwächen hatte. Zum Ende besticht das Buch dann mit einem fiesen Clifhanger, der mich nun ganz ungeduldig auf die Fortsetzung warten lässt, also ich freue mich drauf. :)
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