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Arena 13 Trilogy #2
The Prey
The second instalment of Joseph Delaney’s exhilarating new ARENA 13 series.
Sixteen-year-old Leif continues on his quest to find out the truth about his legendary father. Will his father’s people hold the key to Leif’s future? And will what he learns bring him closer to attaining his goal of becoming the best fighter the city has ever seen? Or will the monster that has stalked his life, wreak his promised revenge?
Sixteen-year-old Leif continues on his quest to find out the truth about his legendary father. Will his father’s people hold the key to Leif’s future? And will what he learns bring him closer to attaining his goal of becoming the best fighter the city has ever seen? Or will the monster that has stalked his life, wreak his promised revenge?
352 pages, Paperback
First published June 2, 2016
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About the author
Joseph Delaney
59 books3,981 followersJoseph Delaney was a full time writer living in Lancashire, in the heart of Boggart territory.
He was the author of Wardstone Chronicles, Starblade Chronicles, Arena 13, Aberrations and a new book came out in April 2020, Brother Wulf. This is a new spooks story featuring Tom and Alice, but introducing a new character, a young monk called Brother Wulf.
He first got the idea for the Spooks series when he moved to the village where he lives now and discovered there was a local boggart - ‘a man like me needs boggarts around’. He made a note in his notebook ‘a story about a man who hunts boggarts’ and years later when he had to come up with an idea at short notice developed this into ‘The Spook’s Apprentice’, the first book in the series.
He continued to draw upon the folklore of Lancashire and has acquired much local knowledge over the years which he tweaks and modifies to create his fictional world. Another source of inspiration has been Lancashire's varied and atmospheric landscape. Many of the locations in the County are based on actual places in Lancashire.
In the early days of his writing career Joseph worked as a teacher at a Sixth Form College: his subjects were English, Film and Media Studies. He used to get up early and write every morning before work. That way he could write a book a year – which promptly got rejected! When the Americans bought the series he decided to give up teaching and write full time.
Prior to teaching he worked as an engineer in his twenties, completing an apprenticeship just like Tom Ward in the spook’s books.
Joseph described his method of writing as a process of discovery. He didn’t plot too far ahead and often didn’t know what is going to happen until he writes it down. In other words he made it up as he went along. He prefed writing dialogue to description, in which he said he is a minimalist and leaves much to the reader’s imagination.
Joseph had three children and nine grandchildren and was a wonderful public speaker available for conference, library and bookshop events.
The Spook's Apprentice, The Spook's Curse and The Spook's Secret have all been shortlisted for the Lancashire children's Book for the Year Award. The Spook's Apprentice is the winner of both the Sefton Book Award and the Hampshire Book Award.
www.josephdelaneyauthor.com
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He was the author of Wardstone Chronicles, Starblade Chronicles, Arena 13, Aberrations and a new book came out in April 2020, Brother Wulf. This is a new spooks story featuring Tom and Alice, but introducing a new character, a young monk called Brother Wulf.
He first got the idea for the Spooks series when he moved to the village where he lives now and discovered there was a local boggart - ‘a man like me needs boggarts around’. He made a note in his notebook ‘a story about a man who hunts boggarts’ and years later when he had to come up with an idea at short notice developed this into ‘The Spook’s Apprentice’, the first book in the series.
He continued to draw upon the folklore of Lancashire and has acquired much local knowledge over the years which he tweaks and modifies to create his fictional world. Another source of inspiration has been Lancashire's varied and atmospheric landscape. Many of the locations in the County are based on actual places in Lancashire.
In the early days of his writing career Joseph worked as a teacher at a Sixth Form College: his subjects were English, Film and Media Studies. He used to get up early and write every morning before work. That way he could write a book a year – which promptly got rejected! When the Americans bought the series he decided to give up teaching and write full time.
Prior to teaching he worked as an engineer in his twenties, completing an apprenticeship just like Tom Ward in the spook’s books.
Joseph described his method of writing as a process of discovery. He didn’t plot too far ahead and often didn’t know what is going to happen until he writes it down. In other words he made it up as he went along. He prefed writing dialogue to description, in which he said he is a minimalist and leaves much to the reader’s imagination.
Joseph had three children and nine grandchildren and was a wonderful public speaker available for conference, library and bookshop events.
The Spook's Apprentice, The Spook's Curse and The Spook's Secret have all been shortlisted for the Lancashire children's Book for the Year Award. The Spook's Apprentice is the winner of both the Sefton Book Award and the Hampshire Book Award.
www.josephdelaneyauthor.com
from publisher's website
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July 17, 2017
După ce a trecut cu bine de primul an al uceniciei, Leif încearcă să-și deslușească propriul trecut și pornește spre teritoriile Genthai-lor, neamul din care se trage tatăl său. Departe de a fi primit cu brațele deschise, băiatul descoperă că existența Genthai-lor ascunde numeroase secrete sângeroase, iar în sânul ei clocotește dorința eliberării de sub autoritatea Protectorului și depășirea Barierei.
Măcinat între loialitatea față de poporul său și dorința de a-l înfrunta pe Hob, Leif se întoarce în cele din urmă în Midgard, hotărând să își continue pregătirea pentru Arena 13. Dar lucrurile se precipită când în peisaj apare Ada, o maestră din vechime ale cărei cunoștințe ar putea permite modelarea unor laci conștienți. Totuși, Midgard-ul ascunde multe lucruri întunecate...
Nu știu cum de m-a prins atât de repede seria asta, poate aura de inocență ce plutește în unele paragrafe îmi vrăjește sufletul de copil. Cu toate că este destinată în principal adolescenților, Prada este o lectură palpitantă și încântătoare, pentru mine cel puțin. Mai darnic în detalii decât primul volum al seriei, Prada aprofundează trecutul omenirii, felul în care au luat ființă și s-au răsculat djinii, precum și aparenta imortalitate a acestora. Stilul lui Joseph Delaney este pur si simplu încântător de fluid; deși se dezvoltă și capătă consistență, personajele își păstrează acea prospețime a copilăriei, când ai impresia că te poți lua la trântă cu întregul Univers.
Abia aștept volumul trei. :)
Măcinat între loialitatea față de poporul său și dorința de a-l înfrunta pe Hob, Leif se întoarce în cele din urmă în Midgard, hotărând să își continue pregătirea pentru Arena 13. Dar lucrurile se precipită când în peisaj apare Ada, o maestră din vechime ale cărei cunoștințe ar putea permite modelarea unor laci conștienți. Totuși, Midgard-ul ascunde multe lucruri întunecate...
Nu știu cum de m-a prins atât de repede seria asta, poate aura de inocență ce plutește în unele paragrafe îmi vrăjește sufletul de copil. Cu toate că este destinată în principal adolescenților, Prada este o lectură palpitantă și încântătoare, pentru mine cel puțin. Mai darnic în detalii decât primul volum al seriei, Prada aprofundează trecutul omenirii, felul în care au luat ființă și s-au răsculat djinii, precum și aparenta imortalitate a acestora. Stilul lui Joseph Delaney este pur si simplu încântător de fluid; deși se dezvoltă și capătă consistență, personajele își păstrează acea prospețime a copilăriei, când ai impresia că te poți lua la trântă cu întregul Univers.
Abia aștept volumul trei. :)
June 13, 2017
1.5 Stars
This took me agessss to get into, I felt like it started off really slow and was quite uneventful throughout most of the book - which is a shame because I really enjoyed the first one! I have to say this book did feel like it had that second book slump thing going on - though it did get better towards the end. Hopefully the last one will be more eventful!
This took me agessss to get into, I felt like it started off really slow and was quite uneventful throughout most of the book - which is a shame because I really enjoyed the first one! I have to say this book did feel like it had that second book slump thing going on - though it did get better towards the end. Hopefully the last one will be more eventful!
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January 20, 2016So the previous book was rather anti-climactic. Here's hoping this one really surges up in its tension. I have a little theory that Hob is actually Math and I know they've fought against each other in the arena but I was speculating if Hob takes on the appearance of every man he's defeated. And he's kept Math as his final doppelganger/lac/djinn appearance. I mean, the mask has to be hiding something.
I could also be totally and absolutely wrong. That sounds more likely.
But it's coming out in June, it's coming out in Juuuune *does a little dance*
I could also be totally and absolutely wrong. That sounds more likely.
But it's coming out in June, it's coming out in Juuuune *does a little dance*
March 6, 2017
Setelah berhasil melewati 5-10 persen narasi awal yang agak lambat, saat Leif memulai pencarian Tribe ayahnya, the Prey sama sekali tak mengecewakan. Melaju dengan alur yang cepat, bumbu aksi tempur di arena yang cukup banyak, kisah petualangan Leif di sini jauh lebih menarik daripada Arena 13.
Aku menyukai banyak hal di buku ini. Salah satunya perkembangan dari world building dan penjelasan mendetail tentang ini di buku 2. Sekarang aku punya gambaran lebih jelas tentang apa itu Lac, bagaimana membuatnya, jenis-jenisnya. Apa sebenarnya Djinn itu? Dan bagaimana setting dystopia Midgard terbentuk. Apa itu Hobb musuh abadi Leif? Bagaimana cara mengalahkannya? Semua akan terjawab di sini. Para karakter juga di gali mendalam seperti Deinon si nerd yang makin hari makin yahud programingnya. Selain itu kita akan melihat sisi lain dari Tyrion dan beberapa sekutu plus musuh baru yang lebih menarik.
Sayangnya Leif si hero masih konsisten dengan sifat ABGnya yang selalu butuh pengakuan, gampang terpengaruh, cepat emosi, baper dan kuatiran. Dan seperti buku pertamanya aku juga masih tidak bisa melihat sisi menarik dari love interest Leif, Kwin. Dia tidak banyak berperan sebagai heroine yang mengesankan, selain membuat Leif tak fokus dan jatuh dalam banyak masalah.
Aku menyukai banyak hal di buku ini. Salah satunya perkembangan dari world building dan penjelasan mendetail tentang ini di buku 2. Sekarang aku punya gambaran lebih jelas tentang apa itu Lac, bagaimana membuatnya, jenis-jenisnya. Apa sebenarnya Djinn itu? Dan bagaimana setting dystopia Midgard terbentuk. Apa itu Hobb musuh abadi Leif? Bagaimana cara mengalahkannya? Semua akan terjawab di sini. Para karakter juga di gali mendalam seperti Deinon si nerd yang makin hari makin yahud programingnya. Selain itu kita akan melihat sisi lain dari Tyrion dan beberapa sekutu plus musuh baru yang lebih menarik.
Sayangnya Leif si hero masih konsisten dengan sifat ABGnya yang selalu butuh pengakuan, gampang terpengaruh, cepat emosi, baper dan kuatiran. Dan seperti buku pertamanya aku juga masih tidak bisa melihat sisi menarik dari love interest Leif, Kwin. Dia tidak banyak berperan sebagai heroine yang mengesankan, selain membuat Leif tak fokus dan jatuh dalam banyak masalah.
December 13, 2017
Mi-a plăcut mai mult primul volum, despre care am scris pe blog, probabil din cauza ineditului lumii create. Al doilea volum continuă aventurile lui Leif în Arena 13 și nu numai, care avansează încetișor spre mult dorita confruntare cu Hob, monstrul care i-a omorât mama și i-a împins tatăl spre sinucidere. Ritualul confruntărilor cu licantropii al tribului Genthai (era să scriu hentai) mi s-a părut înfiorător. Ce mi-a plăcut la acest volum: programarea lacilor, așa-zișii roboți creați pentru a lupta alături de „gladiatori” în Arena 13, apariția unei programatoare din vechime, Ada Lovelace, condamnată să zacă într-o stare de stază sute de ani, acum readusă la viață pentru a programa laci, și cam atât. Cam fragmentată povestea, de vină o fi modul în care a ales autorul să-și facă personajul principal, Leif, să gândească și să vorbească, plus că se simte faptul că este un volum de mijloc. Mai multe, pe FanSF: https://wp.me/pz4D9-2H1.
February 9, 2017
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17/20 - Un second tome tout aussi intense que le premier et qui voit notre Leif se battre encore davantage pour ce en quoi il croit !!
17/20 - Un second tome tout aussi intense que le premier et qui voit notre Leif se battre encore davantage pour ce en quoi il croit !!
November 1, 2016
Arena 13
Once again Joseph Delaney has written another extremely fantastic book. He wrote the book very well with lots of detail when required. Relationships are very well written especially Lief's relation with Tryon and with Kwin. I would have like to have had a little more action in the Genthai lands but what was written was very good. Overall this is an amazing addition to the Arena 13 Trilogy
Once again Joseph Delaney has written another extremely fantastic book. He wrote the book very well with lots of detail when required. Relationships are very well written especially Lief's relation with Tryon and with Kwin. I would have like to have had a little more action in the Genthai lands but what was written was very good. Overall this is an amazing addition to the Arena 13 Trilogy
August 10, 2016
Disappointing second installment in the Arena 13 trilogy.
This series seems to be a mish-mash between Frankenstein, Norse mythology, Matrix, The Terminator, Vampire and Werewolf lore with a dash of the post-apocalypse. This made for an interesting, varied world.
However, the characters are extremely annoying. Leif was so stupid and idiotic. This boy had no brain throughout the second book. If you told him to jump off a cliff, he'd do it. Anything for a smidge of acceptance.
In The Prey, Leif's still looking to carry out his revenge against the creepy Hob. He accepts a facial tattoo to gain acceptance in his dad famous Arena 13 warrior Math's Genthai tribe, even though even his dad refused to get the tattoos. At least he had some sense to not uglify himself. Afterwards, Leif is worried about what his "twu wuv" Kwin will think about his new look. Seriously, whenever he had romantic thoughts about her, I cringed. I fail to see what admirable qualities that brat has that marks her out from the rest of the underdeveloped characters in Midgard. Conveniently he's only worth her time of day when she finds out who his dad is. -.-
I liked Tyron and Deinon, but I seriously could not be bothered if the djinn over the Great Barrier finished the other characters off.
Delaney sucks with writing dialogue. I swear all his characters, good or bad, male or female, sound exactly the same: like an old Northern dude.
If the characters didn't make crappy decisions (I'm looking at you, Leif. What dumbass provokes their villain when they're helpless to him, behind a grill. Omg.)
Still, it was a fast read with simple writing and gory fighting scenes, but it felt like a typical filler book. Again, I would of liked more action centred on the actual arena but what can you do? This series had so much promise too, but maybe the last book in the trilogy will be better.
This series seems to be a mish-mash between Frankenstein, Norse mythology, Matrix, The Terminator, Vampire and Werewolf lore with a dash of the post-apocalypse. This made for an interesting, varied world.
However, the characters are extremely annoying. Leif was so stupid and idiotic. This boy had no brain throughout the second book. If you told him to jump off a cliff, he'd do it. Anything for a smidge of acceptance.
In The Prey, Leif's still looking to carry out his revenge against the creepy Hob. He accepts a facial tattoo to gain acceptance in his dad famous Arena 13 warrior Math's Genthai tribe, even though even his dad refused to get the tattoos. At least he had some sense to not uglify himself. Afterwards, Leif is worried about what his "twu wuv" Kwin will think about his new look. Seriously, whenever he had romantic thoughts about her, I cringed. I fail to see what admirable qualities that brat has that marks her out from the rest of the underdeveloped characters in Midgard. Conveniently he's only worth her time of day when she finds out who his dad is. -.-
I liked Tyron and Deinon, but I seriously could not be bothered if the djinn over the Great Barrier finished the other characters off.
Delaney sucks with writing dialogue. I swear all his characters, good or bad, male or female, sound exactly the same: like an old Northern dude.
If the characters didn't make crappy decisions (I'm looking at you, Leif. What dumbass provokes their villain when they're helpless to him, behind a grill. Omg.)
Still, it was a fast read with simple writing and gory fighting scenes, but it felt like a typical filler book. Again, I would of liked more action centred on the actual arena but what can you do? This series had so much promise too, but maybe the last book in the trilogy will be better.
February 17, 2021
Mam wrażenie, że troszkę lepszy tom niż pierwszy. Poznajemy tutaj genezę rodu Genthalczyków, korzenie Leifa, a także kulturę genthajską, która jest naprawdę bardzo ciekawa (i przypomina trochę kulturę wikingów). To, co się wydarzyło tutaj pod koniec to jest tak niesamowite i wspaniałe... Boże, czytajcie!!
August 15, 2016
The Prey is a disappointment in contrast to Arena 13. Less action, more soul searching. Leif travels to discover more about his father’s roots, where again he accepts any challenge if they say ‘danger’ is involved. He seems to be anybody’s ‘tool’ or ‘slave’, whether that be Tyron, Kwin, Ada and Konnit.
Not much character development, the pace dragged and the plot just revolved around preparing and talking about taking down Hob for good .
The themes of identity, family, acceptance and female empowerment got lost in this Frankensteinian and Terminator mess, where I had lost any empathy for the characters. Especially when Ada and Kwin manipulated the male characters and had digs against them.
Leif and Kwin’s romance felt hollow. Just another sacrificial plot device for Hob to torture Leif in the showdown that is expected in book 3.
All I can say is “Delaney, step up the action and pace! Thank goodness, this is only a trilogy”
Not much character development, the pace dragged and the plot just revolved around preparing and talking about taking down Hob for good .
The themes of identity, family, acceptance and female empowerment got lost in this Frankensteinian and Terminator mess, where I had lost any empathy for the characters. Especially when Ada and Kwin manipulated the male characters and had digs against them.
Leif and Kwin’s romance felt hollow. Just another sacrificial plot device for Hob to torture Leif in the showdown that is expected in book 3.
All I can say is “Delaney, step up the action and pace! Thank goodness, this is only a trilogy”
June 6, 2016
A very good book page turning☺
I chose this rating because the book was amazing well written and page turning making me want to read on and on.
I chose this rating because the book was amazing well written and page turning making me want to read on and on.
November 4, 2017
3.5
I decided to marathon this series, since I had a day off and always find Delaney's writing so easy to get through quickly. This novel went somewhere that I wasn't expecting, therefore I added half a star onto the rating, I enjoyed it a lot more than the first book.
Once again, Delaney's dialogue is as cringe-worthy as ever, and the characters themselves aren't any different. I rarely feel any sort of love towards anyone as most of the characters aren't entirely developed, and the ones that are annoy me.
Delaney seems to take a lot of aspects from his Spooks series and adds them into this novel. Kwin is basically a mirror image of Grimalkin, Leif is another Tom, and Tyron is of course the Spook himself, all that's changed is the settings and the circumstances.
Something that stunned me about this novel was the use of relative issues. The main character, Leif, is mixed race, something that was mentioned in passing in the first novel, but in this one his race becomes the centre of attention. Bringing up the prejudice that mixed race children suffer in society, as Leif talks about how he doesn't belong to any race, as both sides turn him away. I was so pleasantly surprised that Delaney brought this aspect into the novel, it's a very important topic and I would say that it was handled well.
Again the timing of this novel confused me, while Leif is away with his fathers family, he is taught about electricity, and Mozart is mentioned, and computers. One thing that this book certain lacks is the explanation of how this world came to be, all we know for certainty is that computers were sentient and (most likely) led to the downfall of the human race.
Another averagely good novel by Delaney, and I will definitely move onto the conclusion.
I decided to marathon this series, since I had a day off and always find Delaney's writing so easy to get through quickly. This novel went somewhere that I wasn't expecting, therefore I added half a star onto the rating, I enjoyed it a lot more than the first book.
Once again, Delaney's dialogue is as cringe-worthy as ever, and the characters themselves aren't any different. I rarely feel any sort of love towards anyone as most of the characters aren't entirely developed, and the ones that are annoy me.
Delaney seems to take a lot of aspects from his Spooks series and adds them into this novel. Kwin is basically a mirror image of Grimalkin, Leif is another Tom, and Tyron is of course the Spook himself, all that's changed is the settings and the circumstances.
Something that stunned me about this novel was the use of relative issues. The main character, Leif, is mixed race, something that was mentioned in passing in the first novel, but in this one his race becomes the centre of attention. Bringing up the prejudice that mixed race children suffer in society, as Leif talks about how he doesn't belong to any race, as both sides turn him away. I was so pleasantly surprised that Delaney brought this aspect into the novel, it's a very important topic and I would say that it was handled well.
Again the timing of this novel confused me, while Leif is away with his fathers family, he is taught about electricity, and Mozart is mentioned, and computers. One thing that this book certain lacks is the explanation of how this world came to be, all we know for certainty is that computers were sentient and (most likely) led to the downfall of the human race.
Another averagely good novel by Delaney, and I will definitely move onto the conclusion.
September 6, 2019
With the fighting season over for the year, Leif travels to find his father's kin - the Genthai. Despite not being
welcomed with open arms and visibly and verbally scorned, Leif lives among them, learning their ways and customs. Some are even more brutal than Hob's and he is sickened by it. It seems the unfairness of the world is spread wide.
Returning to the house of Tyron, he is pleased to see them all. His training regime continues, as Tyron's plans for him slowly slot together. A new force enters their lives - Ada is an accomplished trainer of lacres, and has knowledge of the creatures who keep the human race captured within the barrier of mist and fog around their city. With this knowledge, she builds the fastest, strongest lacre they have ever seen, who will aim to protect Leif in his fights in Arena 13.
But any day, Hob can demand a fight with Leif and they have to be ready. Ada, Tyron and others have constructed a plan to be rid of Hob for good, not realising the wrath that can be brought down on them all.
I liked this part of the trilogy nearly as much as the first despite it being a 'middle' book. The relationships aren't portrayed in a deep and meaningful way, but just enough to make me groan when they made mistakes and cheer out loud when they prevailed over their antagonists. It's a good story, with lots of action, planning and power plays, and this episode explains a little more about the past where things called computers were important to humankind. It was also interesting that the Genthai race are loosely based on the early Maori of New Zealand, with sacred tattooing and life in the bush.
welcomed with open arms and visibly and verbally scorned, Leif lives among them, learning their ways and customs. Some are even more brutal than Hob's and he is sickened by it. It seems the unfairness of the world is spread wide.
Returning to the house of Tyron, he is pleased to see them all. His training regime continues, as Tyron's plans for him slowly slot together. A new force enters their lives - Ada is an accomplished trainer of lacres, and has knowledge of the creatures who keep the human race captured within the barrier of mist and fog around their city. With this knowledge, she builds the fastest, strongest lacre they have ever seen, who will aim to protect Leif in his fights in Arena 13.
But any day, Hob can demand a fight with Leif and they have to be ready. Ada, Tyron and others have constructed a plan to be rid of Hob for good, not realising the wrath that can be brought down on them all.
I liked this part of the trilogy nearly as much as the first despite it being a 'middle' book. The relationships aren't portrayed in a deep and meaningful way, but just enough to make me groan when they made mistakes and cheer out loud when they prevailed over their antagonists. It's a good story, with lots of action, planning and power plays, and this episode explains a little more about the past where things called computers were important to humankind. It was also interesting that the Genthai race are loosely based on the early Maori of New Zealand, with sacred tattooing and life in the bush.
February 24, 2019
16/20
Comme sur des roulettes !
C'est les seuls mots qui me viennent pour décrire ma lecture de cette suite. Ça se lit d'un trait. Fluide, rapide, concis, nos yeux glissent littéralement sur le texte au fil des pages. Le seul reproche que je pourrais faire à ce deuxième tome, c'est que c'est justement un peu trop lisse finalement.
Pourtant, j’ai passé un très bon moment en compagnie de Leif. Ses aventures ont maintenu mon attention jusqu’à la fin mais ça ne m’a pas transporté non plus. En fait, cette trilogie est bonne mais sans plus. Elle n'a pas de défauts (au moins pour l'instant) mais il manque cette petite touche d'originalité qui pourrait la faire passer de juste "bien" à "waouuh, incroyable, exceptionnel, j’adooore !".
Je pensais aussi en apprendre plus sur les lacres donc à ce niveau-là de l’histoire, je suis restée un peu sur ma faim. Par contre, le fait d'avoir développé la partie sur le monde des Genthai et l’histoire de leur peuple était le vrai bon point de ce tome.
Enfin, j’avoue que je ne me rappelais plus vraiment des événements du tome 1 (que j’ai quand même lu il y a 2 ans et demi) donc même si ça n’a pas gêné ma lecture, j’avais l’impression d’avoir pris le train en marche et ça m'a un petit peu dérangé.
En tout cas, c’est une bonne saga jeunesse dont j’ai hâte d'en connaître la fin.
Comme sur des roulettes !
C'est les seuls mots qui me viennent pour décrire ma lecture de cette suite. Ça se lit d'un trait. Fluide, rapide, concis, nos yeux glissent littéralement sur le texte au fil des pages. Le seul reproche que je pourrais faire à ce deuxième tome, c'est que c'est justement un peu trop lisse finalement.
Pourtant, j’ai passé un très bon moment en compagnie de Leif. Ses aventures ont maintenu mon attention jusqu’à la fin mais ça ne m’a pas transporté non plus. En fait, cette trilogie est bonne mais sans plus. Elle n'a pas de défauts (au moins pour l'instant) mais il manque cette petite touche d'originalité qui pourrait la faire passer de juste "bien" à "waouuh, incroyable, exceptionnel, j’adooore !".
Je pensais aussi en apprendre plus sur les lacres donc à ce niveau-là de l’histoire, je suis restée un peu sur ma faim. Par contre, le fait d'avoir développé la partie sur le monde des Genthai et l’histoire de leur peuple était le vrai bon point de ce tome.
Enfin, j’avoue que je ne me rappelais plus vraiment des événements du tome 1 (que j’ai quand même lu il y a 2 ans et demi) donc même si ça n’a pas gêné ma lecture, j’avais l’impression d’avoir pris le train en marche et ça m'a un petit peu dérangé.
En tout cas, c’est une bonne saga jeunesse dont j’ai hâte d'en connaître la fin.
March 21, 2018
J'ai beaucoup aimé cette suite, il y a beaucoup d'action, de suspens et je suis étonnée par toutes les révélations que j'ai lu. Les seuls reproches que j'aurai à faire sont que Lief et Kwin étaient parfois insupportables et que le récit était parfois un peu long, ce qui fait que j'avais du mal à rester concentrée sur ma lecture. Mais à part ça, j'ai hâte de connaitre la suite et fin de cette saga.
October 10, 2018
Uhm well... this part had a lot a twists of events,the last 100pages were amazing...Leif really did evolve,but i've missed the part where palm helps them somehow despite the fact his kinda enemy-like.
Can't wait to read the next part..Hob is a mistery villain,wish we knew more about him,but we all want him gone..so go go Leif!
Can't wait to read the next part..Hob is a mistery villain,wish we knew more about him,but we all want him gone..so go go Leif!
July 7, 2017
Et ça continue bien, beaucoup d'action dans le peuple de son père, retour et rebelote au niveau des combats. On en apprend un peu plus sur le monde d'avant et derrière les remparts mais l'auteur nous laisse à juste titre sur notre faim. Dans l'espoir de développer tout ça dans le vol.3?
June 9, 2019
Quite linear but until the last chapters, looking forward to the conclusions to confirm (or not) what's beyond the Barrier. The story lacks the rythm and grind of the Spooks series and may seem gratuitously complex.
December 18, 2021
I like this series. It is very different from the Last Apprentice (Spook) series. The really interesting thing is the world. Obviously, it is post apocalyptical. On New Zealand? Not so obvious. I think that Mr. Delaney could write a great prequel series. Or just fill in the blanks as this series goes along.
September 5, 2017
I found it was a great book but sadly not as great as the first. I couldn't put the book down and sadly finished it in a day. It is definitely worth reading and I highly recommend it.
October 6, 2017
4.5 / 5
November 23, 2017
I really enjoyed the book as much as the first book and I highly recommend reading it
*SPOILER ALERT*
Kwin and Leif had a moment together :)
*SPOILER ALERT*
Kwin and Leif had a moment together :)
January 3, 2018
Good book. Can’t wait to see where the series goes next.
August 19, 2018
This was a slow moving book, sped up towards the end... Certainly had some twists and surprises but needed to flow better... Now for the conclusion...
October 22, 2018
i really wanted to read the series of arena 13 as i only have the first book and i really wanted to read the next book so it is amazing
March 31, 2020
Better than the first book.But still I don't get lost in the authors world
May 13, 2022
Much love for this series <3
(I took a very long time to read it.. I know. I haven't been motivated to read).
Hyped for the third book when I can find a copy. :)))
(I took a very long time to read it.. I know. I haven't been motivated to read).
Hyped for the third book when I can find a copy. :)))
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