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Flying
New York Times bestselling author Carrie Jones introduces sassy alien-hunting cheerleader Mana in Flying, the launch of a sparkling new YA Science Fiction series.
People have always treated seventeen-year-old Mana as someone in need of protection. She's used to being coddled, being an only child, but it's hard to imagine anything could ever happen in her small-town, normal life. As her mother's babying gets more stifling than ever, she's looking forward to cheering at the big game and getting out of the house for a while.
But that night, Mana's life goes haywire.
First, the hot guy she's been crushing on at school randomly flips out and starts spitting acid during the game. Then they get into a knockdown, drag-out fight in the locker room, during which Mana finds herself leaping around like a kangaroo on steroids. As a flyer on the cheerleading squad, she's always been a good jumper, but this is a bit much. By the time she gets home and finds her house trashed and an alien in the garage, Mana starts to wonder if her mother had her reasons for being overprotective.
It turns out, Mana's frumpy, timid mom is actually an alien hunter, and now she's missing--taking a piece of technology with her that everyone wants their hands on, both human and alien. Now her supposed partner, a guy that Mana has never met or heard of (and who seems way too young and way too arrogant to be hunting aliens), has shown up, ordering Mana to come with him. Now, on her own for the first time, Mana will have to find a way to save her mother--and maybe the world--and hope she's up to the challenge.
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First published July 19, 2016
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Carrie Jones
84 books4,097 followers***SO MANY APOLOGIES***
I had been unable to get into my Goodreads account for years. If you have friended me, I have just friended you back (July 2021). If you have messaged me, I'm going to be working through those in the upcoming weeks.
Thank you all for reaching out and I'm so sorry.
Now onto the regularly scheduled bio:
Carrie Jones likes Skinny Cow fudgsicles and potatoes. She does not know how to spell fudgsicles. This has not prevented her from writing books. She lives with her cute family in Maine, but she grew up in Bedford, NH where she once had a séance with cool uber-comedian Sarah Silverman.
The Meyers brothers are from Bedford, too, so you’d think it would make Carrie funnier, coming from Bedford N.H. Obviously, something didn’t work.
Carrie has always liked cowboy hats but has never owned one. This is a very wrong thing. She graduated from Vermont College’s MFA program for writing. She has edited newspapers and poetry journals and has recently won awards from the Maine Press Association and also been awarded the Martin Dibner Fellowship as well as a Maine Literary Award.
Here’s the lowdown about Carrie…
1. Carrie can not drink coffee. It makes her insane. Do not give her caffeine.
2. Carrie is very responsive to loving strokes on the hair, kind of like a puppy. However, do not do this without asking first unless you are a ridiculously handsome man or an editor who is about to offer her a trillion dollars for the first draft of her novel.
3. Carrie is secretly really, really shy even though she’s pathetically outgoing in person. She has a very hard time calling people. So, if you want to talk to her, make the first move. And, if you’re her in-Maine female best friend, Jennifer, do NOT get mad at her because she is so bad at returning emails.
4. Carrie sometimes wears mismatched socks, if you do not think this is cool, do not tell her. You will hurt her feelings.
5. Carrie really, really wants you to like her books. Please like her books. PLEEEAASSSEEEE. She’ll be your best friend forever. That is, if you want a friend who is shy about calling and emailing and who wears mismatched socks and can’t drink caffeine and likes being pet on the head. Hhmmm….
6. Carrie is not above begging.
7. Carrie, like Belle in TIPS ON HAVING A GAY (ex) BOYFRIEND drinks Postum. It’s for the same reason, too.
8. Carrie loves Great Pyrenees dogs. They are huge and white, and furry and it looks like they have white eyeliner and mascara on, which is way too cute. Do you have one? Send a picture!
9. Carrie lives in Maine. She has a hard time with this in the winter. It is bleak in Maine in the winter. Imagine everything shades of gray and brown and no green anywhere except for in people’s noses. This is Maine in Winter. Maine in summer is the best place in the world, so it’s a trade-off. Feel free to invite Carrie to your house in the winter, but not if it’s in Greenland, Canada, or anywhere north of Florida.
10. Forget that. She’d still probably come.
I had been unable to get into my Goodreads account for years. If you have friended me, I have just friended you back (July 2021). If you have messaged me, I'm going to be working through those in the upcoming weeks.
Thank you all for reaching out and I'm so sorry.
Now onto the regularly scheduled bio:
Carrie Jones likes Skinny Cow fudgsicles and potatoes. She does not know how to spell fudgsicles. This has not prevented her from writing books. She lives with her cute family in Maine, but she grew up in Bedford, NH where she once had a séance with cool uber-comedian Sarah Silverman.
The Meyers brothers are from Bedford, too, so you’d think it would make Carrie funnier, coming from Bedford N.H. Obviously, something didn’t work.
Carrie has always liked cowboy hats but has never owned one. This is a very wrong thing. She graduated from Vermont College’s MFA program for writing. She has edited newspapers and poetry journals and has recently won awards from the Maine Press Association and also been awarded the Martin Dibner Fellowship as well as a Maine Literary Award.
Here’s the lowdown about Carrie…
1. Carrie can not drink coffee. It makes her insane. Do not give her caffeine.
2. Carrie is very responsive to loving strokes on the hair, kind of like a puppy. However, do not do this without asking first unless you are a ridiculously handsome man or an editor who is about to offer her a trillion dollars for the first draft of her novel.
3. Carrie is secretly really, really shy even though she’s pathetically outgoing in person. She has a very hard time calling people. So, if you want to talk to her, make the first move. And, if you’re her in-Maine female best friend, Jennifer, do NOT get mad at her because she is so bad at returning emails.
4. Carrie sometimes wears mismatched socks, if you do not think this is cool, do not tell her. You will hurt her feelings.
5. Carrie really, really wants you to like her books. Please like her books. PLEEEAASSSEEEE. She’ll be your best friend forever. That is, if you want a friend who is shy about calling and emailing and who wears mismatched socks and can’t drink caffeine and likes being pet on the head. Hhmmm….
6. Carrie is not above begging.
7. Carrie, like Belle in TIPS ON HAVING A GAY (ex) BOYFRIEND drinks Postum. It’s for the same reason, too.
8. Carrie loves Great Pyrenees dogs. They are huge and white, and furry and it looks like they have white eyeliner and mascara on, which is way too cute. Do you have one? Send a picture!
9. Carrie lives in Maine. She has a hard time with this in the winter. It is bleak in Maine in the winter. Imagine everything shades of gray and brown and no green anywhere except for in people’s noses. This is Maine in Winter. Maine in summer is the best place in the world, so it’s a trade-off. Feel free to invite Carrie to your house in the winter, but not if it’s in Greenland, Canada, or anywhere north of Florida.
10. Forget that. She’d still probably come.
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July 6, 2016
I described this to a colleague yesterday as popcorn, but that's not quite right; it's more like cotton candy, gossamer thin and pure sugar. But there's nothing wrong with aspiring to be a Buffy/Men in Black mashup - even if this doesn't quite get there, it's still a fun ride.
June 5, 2019
I was hoping for Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Men in Black, but that didn't happen. I definitely appreciated the Doctor Who and Star Trek references though.
August 17, 2016
Seeing that this is the first book in a series is very reassuring. I loved the characters, I loved the action and the mystery, but things happened so fast, and there was such a lot going on that I felt like I wanted more! And, hooray, I'm going to get more!
But this is a super fun Men in Black style alien story, only starring cheerleaders rather than cops. There's plenty of romance and humor to leaven the action, and it was delightful.
But this is a super fun Men in Black style alien story, only starring cheerleaders rather than cops. There's plenty of romance and humor to leaven the action, and it was delightful.
May 6, 2016
I can honestly say that I will never read an excerpt via NetGalley because now I have to sit here and wait for the book to to be released!!! What an amazing start!!! I will of course update this review once I've read it in its entirety.
August 5, 2016
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Damn it, a cheerleader beating up aliens should be my sort of book especially if there are plenty reviews comparing it to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Flying, however, failed to take off and I DNF’d it.
I will just say right now, I read this book in part to get me out of a YA funk, it didn’t. I sort of have a weird obsession with comical alien books if done right it’s one of my favorite tropes. I like embarrassingly cheesy paranormal books, still do. And a MC fighting aliens should’ve been my sort of book. The problem with Flying was that it had so many stupid moments and it’s written in a style where I just wanted someone to tell Jones to slow down and flesh things out a bit.
Like this Mana chick and this Lyle guy, barely know anything about them. As for Mana’s crush, Dakota, I think I should’ve cared more that he turned out to be Slimer’s long lost twin but I didn’t there was barely any build up to the character or the relationship. Just another embarrassingly bad crush that YA is so famous for. Oh, and the fucking slimmer wannabe is racist so add that little shitty feather to your cap of shittiness book. Seriously, I’m not joking. I’ll quote the little scene for you:
Fuck me. Was that really necessary? I’m mean he already spits up acid, do we really have to make him a racist Slimmer wannabe too? Interesting enough, I think that Jones used this scene to show that are MC was Asian since there was no mention of this earlier in the book. That’s just a…fucking-tastic way to mention that your MC is a POC. Though to be fair, I guess that I have to give Jones credit for having a POC narrator. Though get this, the MIB agent that is fighting with Slimer’s name just happens to be China and I was just like…oO after this scene.
Also, the caffeine allergy was just beyond stupid. So she gets amped up on caffeine. so do I. My cardiologist snaps at me whenever I drink it, it raises my pulse rate to levels that aren’t considered safe but I don’t like a fucking hyper idiot when I drink a surplus amount of coffee rather I just get jittery and my hands start to shake. Which is why I now have to make do with decaf or half caf which sucks.
So yeah, not impressed by that allergy.
It’s just not lackluster character development and stupid caffeine allergies that ruined my experienced, the pacing in this book like the character development was way off. It’s a short YA book—honestly, it shouldn’t be in hardback it doesn’t even top 300 pages—and the short length doesn’t do it any favors. In some people’s hands (cough, Meg Cabot, cough) I think the length would’ve been fine. Hell, that might’ve been part of my problem with this one I expected it to read like a light and fluffy Meg Cabot book but rather than focusing on character development we just get event tacked on after event with little to no exposition and...
My head just exploded.
Imagine to my surprise when I looked at the author’s bio and realized this wasn’t her first time at the YA rodeo. Because honestly, if it would’ve been a debut novel I could’ve been a little bit more forgiving.
As it stood though, I am just dumbstruck at how ill paced and developed this one was.
Skip it.
Damn it, a cheerleader beating up aliens should be my sort of book especially if there are plenty reviews comparing it to Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Flying, however, failed to take off and I DNF’d it.
I will just say right now, I read this book in part to get me out of a YA funk, it didn’t. I sort of have a weird obsession with comical alien books if done right it’s one of my favorite tropes. I like embarrassingly cheesy paranormal books, still do. And a MC fighting aliens should’ve been my sort of book. The problem with Flying was that it had so many stupid moments and it’s written in a style where I just wanted someone to tell Jones to slow down and flesh things out a bit.
Like this Mana chick and this Lyle guy, barely know anything about them. As for Mana’s crush, Dakota, I think I should’ve cared more that he turned out to be Slimer’s long lost twin but I didn’t there was barely any build up to the character or the relationship. Just another embarrassingly bad crush that YA is so famous for. Oh, and the fucking slimmer wannabe is racist so add that little shitty feather to your cap of shittiness book. Seriously, I’m not joking. I’ll quote the little scene for you:
"I’ve been saved by the Asian cheerleader; how perfect,” Dakota says. “Breaking the stereotypes. How droll.”
Droll?
“Are you pulling the race card on me, Dakota? Seriously? What the hell? You just asked me to help you. Why are you being a dick?” I sputter. “You’re never a dick. You’re sexy and you point your drumstick at me, which could totally be misconstrued, obviously…but um..” I backtrack, because despite this situation, I’m pretty horrified that I just said that out load. “What’s with the race card?
“Of course…” Dakota smirks. “Race card.” (33-34)
Fuck me. Was that really necessary? I’m mean he already spits up acid, do we really have to make him a racist Slimmer wannabe too? Interesting enough, I think that Jones used this scene to show that are MC was Asian since there was no mention of this earlier in the book. That’s just a…fucking-tastic way to mention that your MC is a POC. Though to be fair, I guess that I have to give Jones credit for having a POC narrator. Though get this, the MIB agent that is fighting with Slimer’s name just happens to be China and I was just like…oO after this scene.
Also, the caffeine allergy was just beyond stupid. So she gets amped up on caffeine. so do I. My cardiologist snaps at me whenever I drink it, it raises my pulse rate to levels that aren’t considered safe but I don’t like a fucking hyper idiot when I drink a surplus amount of coffee rather I just get jittery and my hands start to shake. Which is why I now have to make do with decaf or half caf which sucks.
So yeah, not impressed by that allergy.
It’s just not lackluster character development and stupid caffeine allergies that ruined my experienced, the pacing in this book like the character development was way off. It’s a short YA book—honestly, it shouldn’t be in hardback it doesn’t even top 300 pages—and the short length doesn’t do it any favors. In some people’s hands (cough, Meg Cabot, cough) I think the length would’ve been fine. Hell, that might’ve been part of my problem with this one I expected it to read like a light and fluffy Meg Cabot book but rather than focusing on character development we just get event tacked on after event with little to no exposition and...
My head just exploded.
Imagine to my surprise when I looked at the author’s bio and realized this wasn’t her first time at the YA rodeo. Because honestly, if it would’ve been a debut novel I could’ve been a little bit more forgiving.
As it stood though, I am just dumbstruck at how ill paced and developed this one was.
Skip it.
November 25, 2016
I knew I was going to have a problem with this book when the author tried to use one of the characters blatantly breaking the law as a funny anecdote.
We pass a school bus on the right - totally illegal, totally Seppie.
It really bothered me. Kind of grossed me out. I expect teenagers to be stupid, but why did the author have to put that in there? In fact that was a question I asked myself multiple times while reading, "why did the author include that? What was she trying to prove?" Also, the girl Seppie, is supposed to be this all-star over achiever on the the road to the Ivy Leagues time of person and yet she is seemingly always breaking the law? That doesn't really add up to me.
Here's another one I wasn't sure why they author had to include:
Seppie is rubbing the knots out of Mana's shoulders, as they are both cheerleaders and at practice and the author says this:
Mrs. Bray, our coach, eyes us. She's always worried everyone is gay. She's pretty homophobic...
Why? Why put that in there? It was weird and out of place. It added nothing to the story. Mrs. Bray isn't a main character and is hardly in the book. I don't get it. It left a bad taste in my mouth.
There is another conversation where Seppie asks Mana what she wants to do when she has to be "gainfully employed" because saying "when you're grown-up" makes them "sound like they're five."
Not to mention she actually has another character use the word "Beyotches."
Keep in mind, all of this is happening within the first 30 pages of the book.
A couple of other serious issues:
*All of the cheerleading terms. I had no clue what any of it meant. I read a review by someone else who was excited to see it was about cheerleading, and then was extremely disappointed by it. Take of that what you will.
*She's finding some slime-monster about 40-50 pages in and he makes fun of her cause she's "Asian." This is the first we learn of the MC's ethnicity. Then far later in the book we learn she's not actually "Asian" (the author actually calls her "Asian" which is why I'm putting it in quotations." but Polynesian, but she's always mistaken for "Asian." This whole thing rubbed me the wrong way. I suppose I should give kudos to the author for having an MC be a POC, which I know we need far more of in literature, but the way she did it just felt...off. I don't know how to describe it.
*The mysterious guy who comes to help Mana tells her that he and her mom are partners and Mana immediately jumps to the conclusion they are sleeping together and that her mom "is easy." I found that wildly offensive on a number of levels.
*Literary gems such as this one: "I smile back at him because I know he knows that I know he's teasing."
I really didn't like this book. I read about half of it and then skimmed through the rest. The more I think about it, the more horrid it becomes.
NOT recommended for anyone.
We pass a school bus on the right - totally illegal, totally Seppie.
It really bothered me. Kind of grossed me out. I expect teenagers to be stupid, but why did the author have to put that in there? In fact that was a question I asked myself multiple times while reading, "why did the author include that? What was she trying to prove?" Also, the girl Seppie, is supposed to be this all-star over achiever on the the road to the Ivy Leagues time of person and yet she is seemingly always breaking the law? That doesn't really add up to me.
Here's another one I wasn't sure why they author had to include:
Seppie is rubbing the knots out of Mana's shoulders, as they are both cheerleaders and at practice and the author says this:
Mrs. Bray, our coach, eyes us. She's always worried everyone is gay. She's pretty homophobic...
Why? Why put that in there? It was weird and out of place. It added nothing to the story. Mrs. Bray isn't a main character and is hardly in the book. I don't get it. It left a bad taste in my mouth.
There is another conversation where Seppie asks Mana what she wants to do when she has to be "gainfully employed" because saying "when you're grown-up" makes them "sound like they're five."
Not to mention she actually has another character use the word "Beyotches."
Keep in mind, all of this is happening within the first 30 pages of the book.
A couple of other serious issues:
*All of the cheerleading terms. I had no clue what any of it meant. I read a review by someone else who was excited to see it was about cheerleading, and then was extremely disappointed by it. Take of that what you will.
*She's finding some slime-monster about 40-50 pages in and he makes fun of her cause she's "Asian." This is the first we learn of the MC's ethnicity. Then far later in the book we learn she's not actually "Asian" (the author actually calls her "Asian" which is why I'm putting it in quotations." but Polynesian, but she's always mistaken for "Asian." This whole thing rubbed me the wrong way. I suppose I should give kudos to the author for having an MC be a POC, which I know we need far more of in literature, but the way she did it just felt...off. I don't know how to describe it.
*The mysterious guy who comes to help Mana tells her that he and her mom are partners and Mana immediately jumps to the conclusion they are sleeping together and that her mom "is easy." I found that wildly offensive on a number of levels.
*Literary gems such as this one: "I smile back at him because I know he knows that I know he's teasing."
I really didn't like this book. I read about half of it and then skimmed through the rest. The more I think about it, the more horrid it becomes.
NOT recommended for anyone.
November 22, 2020
"I'm not always grumpy," I say "Only when my mother goes missing, I fail tests, and I find out aliens are real"
WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD.
You know what I liked about this book? All the hilarious things that came out of Maya's mouth. Half of the things she says make me feel even more connected to the main character than I always do. Because I am that person that says random stuff and it sounds terr-i-ble.
"And it's not. Not right at all."
And you might look at the shelves that I have this one on, and wonder "how can it be a not-light-read, as well as a hilarious book?" That is just my point. I don't even know how the author did it. Even in the most terrifying moments I find myself laughing at really weird things.
But one thing I don't get is, did they really make a copy of Lyle? Really? Or was it just a super similar person. But the ceiling tile move... great job! I might have to think about that if I need to get out of a terrible situation ;).
I like the use of different powers, and I love how she can hear thoughts but I can understand all the problems. But the one thing I don't know if why she doubted Pierce at all. I would have trusted Pierce to my death if I were her. China is a totally different problem. Although I trust him, he does somethings that make me not want to.
ALSO did anyone else notice that there were Dakota and China, I don't know if there was any connection, but I want to find out.
"No big," Billy says, "Stuff happens."
I am glad that the cooks trust her, I certainly wouldn't be crawling through the ceiling anytime soon, and if I did that would raise some questions in my mind and definitely other's minds to be honest. But to be honest she really did get good at lying.
Anyways, not my best review, my thoughts are so scattered because this book is so good.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: 7/10 (check my profile for how I rate)
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-Ruby Rose
WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD.
You know what I liked about this book? All the hilarious things that came out of Maya's mouth. Half of the things she says make me feel even more connected to the main character than I always do. Because I am that person that says random stuff and it sounds terr-i-ble.
"And it's not. Not right at all."
And you might look at the shelves that I have this one on, and wonder "how can it be a not-light-read, as well as a hilarious book?" That is just my point. I don't even know how the author did it. Even in the most terrifying moments I find myself laughing at really weird things.
But one thing I don't get is, did they really make a copy of Lyle? Really? Or was it just a super similar person. But the ceiling tile move... great job! I might have to think about that if I need to get out of a terrible situation ;).
I like the use of different powers, and I love how she can hear thoughts but I can understand all the problems. But the one thing I don't know if why she doubted Pierce at all. I would have trusted Pierce to my death if I were her. China is a totally different problem. Although I trust him, he does somethings that make me not want to.
ALSO did anyone else notice that there were Dakota and China, I don't know if there was any connection, but I want to find out.
"No big," Billy says, "Stuff happens."
I am glad that the cooks trust her, I certainly wouldn't be crawling through the ceiling anytime soon, and if I did that would raise some questions in my mind and definitely other's minds to be honest. But to be honest she really did get good at lying.
Anyways, not my best review, my thoughts are so scattered because this book is so good.
AGE RECOMMENDATION: 7/10 (check my profile for how I rate)
Thank you for reading my review! Follow me for more reviews like this one :) Happy reading!
-Ruby Rose
June 19, 2018
When I started this book, I had one thought: it's going to be terrible or awesomely campy. That's really my favorite kind of sci-fi. With 4 hearts, I bet you can imagine which conclusion I came to. Flying became more enjoyable as the story went on and I'm excited to find out it's the first in a series!
"People have no faith in cheerleaders."
Mana (yes, like the magic potential in games) is your typical cheerleader type but with a whole lot sass. I love that Flying doesn't take itself too seriously (and you shouldn't, either). With a tagline like "Cheerleader vs Alien - Who will win?" you just can't afford to go into this with anything but a light attitude.
The aliens in Flying are more akin to the paranormal creatures we see in fantasy novels. There are fae, wendigo, and acid spitting creatures that start off as hot high school boys. There are references to all sorts of nerdy/geeky things such as Doctor Who. There's even a bit of romance that I hope is further developed in the next book.
There's a pretty big revelation at the end that leaves you wanting more and with the makings of a sequel so be on the lookout for that! Oh, and you can totally be allergic to caffeine...I used to be when I was younger. Or maybe that was the alien side of me. Who knows.
"People have no faith in cheerleaders."
Mana (yes, like the magic potential in games) is your typical cheerleader type but with a whole lot sass. I love that Flying doesn't take itself too seriously (and you shouldn't, either). With a tagline like "Cheerleader vs Alien - Who will win?" you just can't afford to go into this with anything but a light attitude.
The aliens in Flying are more akin to the paranormal creatures we see in fantasy novels. There are fae, wendigo, and acid spitting creatures that start off as hot high school boys. There are references to all sorts of nerdy/geeky things such as Doctor Who. There's even a bit of romance that I hope is further developed in the next book.
There's a pretty big revelation at the end that leaves you wanting more and with the makings of a sequel so be on the lookout for that! Oh, and you can totally be allergic to caffeine...I used to be when I was younger. Or maybe that was the alien side of me. Who knows.
February 21, 2017
I didn't like this one. I found the main character to be really annoying. I couldn't tell if she was 5 or 16 years old. I didn't really want to pick up this book after I put it down, so it took me awhile to read it. I just really didn't care what was happening, who was in danger, if the peppy little cheerleader would save the day.
The character of Mana had this annoying quality of trying to make bad jokes at the worst times, and she was so easily offended by everything. She really liked to throw out the term racist a lot. She was a special snowflake character.
The one upside to this book is that I really liked the outside aesthetic of it. I liked how it was put together, the typography that was used, I liked that.
I wanted to like this more. I thought cheerleader tracking down aliens would be fun! Boy how wrong I was.
August 22, 2018
I'm DNFing this at page 45. I tried. I tried really hard, but I just couldn't do it.
I picked this up because people compared it to Buffy and Men In Black (two things, I LOVE) and it seemed funny. I can see where the author was trying to make witty banter (and why people compared it to Buffy), but it fell flat for me. Most of the dialogue was awkward and just felt stiff and forced. It didn't feel authentic to me. There was little description or detail, and there were some seriously awkward sentences. I liked the premise, as it seemed promising, but it just didn't work out.
If you're into action, but don't really care about plot or sentence structure, you may like it. It just wasn't for me.
I picked this up because people compared it to Buffy and Men In Black (two things, I LOVE) and it seemed funny. I can see where the author was trying to make witty banter (and why people compared it to Buffy), but it fell flat for me. Most of the dialogue was awkward and just felt stiff and forced. It didn't feel authentic to me. There was little description or detail, and there were some seriously awkward sentences. I liked the premise, as it seemed promising, but it just didn't work out.
If you're into action, but don't really care about plot or sentence structure, you may like it. It just wasn't for me.
October 1, 2016
This is the first book I have thoroughly enjoyed in about a month. I loved Mana's sassy humour and the witty banter between her and Lyle.
January 19, 2018
Imagine the life of normalness that is often taken for granted, making people wish that their lives would be different, unique, and special. However, for Mana, she wishes just about the opposite. In Carrie Jones’ book Flying, Mana must cope with the already exhausting stress of being a typical high schooler, yet one day the regularity of her life is lost completely. After finding out that aliens do exist, and that her mother had been hiding this from years, she looks to her for answers, but her mother is nowhere to be found. It turns out that she was an alien hunter, and was kidnapped for having a piece of an alien weapon that can kill the entire human race. Now, it is up to Mana to save her mom, and the world, from the aliens that haunt them. I strongly recommend this book if you’re thinking of picking it up, or if you’re looking for a good contemporary fiction book. This book offers the reader good themes and moral lessons, is written with a very interesting style, and strong characters. All of these points are some of the main reasons why I would definitely recommend this book to someone.
Firstly, Flying by Carrie Jones gives the reader good themes to pick up while reading. This is one of the strongest parts of the book, as lessons are always key to the success of a book. One of the big themes of Flying is the theme that the ones you love are worth fighting for. Throughout the book, Mana desperately fights and gets through all the challenges in order to be able to save her mother, and her friends and those helping her are always with her trying to help. Her mother is the person whom she loves dearest, so this is why she works so hard to get her back. Also, when her friends are in need or in danger, she works just as hard to make sure that they are not in any more harm. This is an important theme because it teaches people to stick up to the most influential and important people in their lives, which is a very good quality to have. Another theme brought up in Flying is that you should always try your best to forgive others. Many of the characters in the book tell lies to each other, but they all have reasons. Probably the biggest one in the book is that Mana’s mom never told her about what was going on, and how she was an alien hunter. However, Mana’s mother did this in order to protect her, because she felt it was better if she did not know what was happening. However, even though this secret is massive, Mana stills forgives her for lying to her. This shows that even a lie as big as this one can be forgiven. Like the first example, this is an excellent quality for someone to have, as forgiving someone can be one of the most difficult things to do, but it is still important nonetheless. Along with providing good themes Flying is also written in a style that makes the book so much better.
Another part of Flying by Carrie Jones is the style that Jones uses in her writing. The book is full of plot twists and surprises for the reader to enjoy. One reason that this adds to the story is because it gives a lot of background and adds detail to each of the characters. All of the characters in the book have some sort of unique backstory that is not immediately revealed; in fact, they are all presented to the reader throughout the book. This makes the book tremendously better because all of the characters have depth. When characters have no backstory and are extremely shallow, it can often completely ruin a book. However, when the characters have as much depth as the ones in Flying do, it makes the book that much better. Another reason why this writing style adds to the book is because it makes you hooked to it when you’re reading. You know that a book is good when you can’t put it down for anything when you’re reading. With the way that the book is written, that is exactly what happens. With all of the surprises and plot twists that emerge in the book, it’s no surprise why I found myself reading in long sessions because I couldn’t put the book down. I kept wanting to turn the pages to find out what interesting thing would happen next. This shows that the style that Carrie Jones used made the book as good as it is. Along with style, the book also has relatable characters that also add to how good it is.
Lastly, another reason why Flying is so good is the characters. In order for a book to be good, it needs to have strong characters, and this novel is full of them. One example of a good character in the book is Mana, the main character. As the book progresses, the reader is given multiple sides of her, such as her brave side and her lonely side. In addition, she develops tremendously as the story continues, and is able to learn a lot about herself. These are some of the defining characteristics of a strong character. Also, the character Lyle is another excellent character is the book. He is Mana’s best friend, a star cross-country runner, and a big nerd. However, he has a lot of depth to him: he is a really good friend, and always has Mana’s back whenever she needs him, he is able to think for himself, and he even has a big secret revealed at the end of the book. Both of these characters are extremely depth and strong, which adds to the book in several ways. Firstly, characters can make or break a book. As stated above, whenever a book has bad characters, the book will end up being bad. However, in a novel like Flying, all of the characters are well developed, which in turn makes for a good book. In addition, the development of the characters affect the plot. When the characters are strong and well developed, it allows for the plot to be more detailed, and overall can make the plot so much better. This is the case in Flying, as the strength of the characters allows for the plot to incorporate their backstories and specific and unique details, making the book a lot better. In short, the characters of the book are one of the reason why the novel was as good as it was.
In conclusion, Flying was a very good book for several reasons. It had very developed characters, a unique style, and excellent themes. All of these added to how good the book was. If anyone is looking for a good contemporary fiction book to read, I would suggest reading this one. It’s a lot of fun to read, and it offers an answer to the age-old question: who wins, a cheerleader or an alien?
June 23, 2016
Book #55 Read in 2016
Flying by Carrie Jones
Mana is a high school cheerleader who is popular, an average student and a nice girl. Little does she know that her mother is an alien hunter and that some of that skill has passed down to Mana. Then her mother is kidnapped, Mana is attacked in the school locker room by an evil alien and she finds out what the aliens are after.....will Mana's life ever be the same? This book was a good, quick read full of humor and action, as well as some romance. It seems to be a series starter. I received a copy of this book from Amazon Vine in exchange for a honest review.
Flying by Carrie Jones
Mana is a high school cheerleader who is popular, an average student and a nice girl. Little does she know that her mother is an alien hunter and that some of that skill has passed down to Mana. Then her mother is kidnapped, Mana is attacked in the school locker room by an evil alien and she finds out what the aliens are after.....will Mana's life ever be the same? This book was a good, quick read full of humor and action, as well as some romance. It seems to be a series starter. I received a copy of this book from Amazon Vine in exchange for a honest review.
October 13, 2016
All of Mana's life she has been protected and coddled. Then one night her mother disappears and she uncovers a major secret. Her mother is an alien hunter and there are evil aliens and government agents out to get her. Mana teams up with her best friend/crush, Lyle, and a rouge government agent to find her mother and maybe save the world.
I was slightly disappointed by this book. I'm a fan of Carrie Jones's other books but this one just didn't quite click with me. Mana was a little to cutesy to feel real and I never really connected with her. However, the story is quick and there is a little humorous banter which makes me willing to continue with the series.
I was slightly disappointed by this book. I'm a fan of Carrie Jones's other books but this one just didn't quite click with me. Mana was a little to cutesy to feel real and I never really connected with her. However, the story is quick and there is a little humorous banter which makes me willing to continue with the series.
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April 14, 2016A fun start to a new series! This read as a great series starter to a new CW show. Mysteries and characters are introduced in a fast-paced fashion and you best keep up! Looking forward to learning more about Mana, her new skills and her next mission!
September 10, 2021
So, I haven't read really much science fiction YA books and so this book was not like one that gave me big anticipation. It is only 21 chapters so some things did go by pretty fast and it was hard to process. They said so many science fiction things like Men in black and Dr. Who, I knew nothing about that stuff since I am a 80s girl. And also there was a bunch of cheerleading moves I had no idea what they were so it was hard to put that together. Unless you do cheerleading then you will know exactly what the charcter is doing. The charcters names were names I have never heard before. The main charcter is Mana, her best friend September, aka Seppie, her other friend Lyle, a guy named China who is her mom's partner for hunting aliens. And so it was confusing on if Mana was a alien or not but she wasn't and actually her "parents" weren't her parents. They covered up for her so I don't know her actually biological parents. And then her fake mother is in a coma. And so I am going to read the sequel because I want to see what happens. I would say it was good and there wasn't a lot of romance so that I wasn't happy about but it was good. I would recommend this to anyone who wants a simple Sci-fi realistic YA book or something short
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 19, 2017
This was a fun, but very strange book. There were parts that drove me crazy. Like the fact that Mana constantly referred to herself as tiny, small, etc. It played no part in the story except that she was the flyer on the cheer squad. There was so much that I shook my head at, or rolled my eyes about, but it was still a really fun read. I had very little idea what was going to happen next, and that was a good thing.
March 20, 2025
I'm not mad that I read it but I won't be recommending it to friends. I won't read the sequel either. However, I do think it's well written for its target audience: teenage girls.
April 13, 2017
Started out a little rough for me, but once it got rolling I really got into the concept. Definitely could feel the Buffy influence, which I was worried would bother me, but it created its own solid world with geek nods to multiple fandoms. It's not my favourite book from this author, but I still enjoyed it and am definitely wanting to read the sequel.
January 2, 2023
It was just…terrible. I would’ve DNF but didn’t want to give up on the first book I read in 2023. I couldn’t really care less about the story.
November 16, 2016
Mana's life is pretty normal until the evening she thinks she sees someone abducting hot drummer Dakota during the half time show. She does her part of the cheering, gets the attention of her best friend Lyle and tries to go save Dakota from the weird guy in sun glasses. Only when she gets in the locker room, it's not Dakota who needs saving. He's calmly spitting acid at sunglasses dude, and Mana finds herself doing crazy flips around the room to avoid being caught in the fray. Then she goes home to find her mom missing, the house ransacked, Dakota flying out the door (no not thrown, literally flying) and some very weird creatures chanting, "Exterminate" (which Lyle thinks it stole from Dr. Who). Soon Mana is on the run, trying to find her mom, figure out who she can trust, and just what in the world is going on.
This book has all sorts of fun with previous alien invasion stories. The Men in Black come up a few times. Lyle is a total scifi fan, so Star Trek and Dr. Who references abound as well. It's high on action, has a few twists as Mana tries to figure out the truth. Mana and her best friends Lyle and Seppie talk in witty banter dialogue that reminded me in a good way of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. And the witty banter probably saves the book, otherwise you'd spend half the time just watching Mana and Lyle freak out about new discoveries. Even so, it felt like at times this flirted dangerously with too much freak out and freak out rambling and not enough other stuff. It just managed to avoid that. I liked that Mana and Lyle and Seppie (all who participate in cheer) poke fun at cheering cliches but at the same time give readers a good picture of how physically demanding it can be. I'll be honest. I'm not the biggest cheer fan, but I've got to respect their guts and that they do work hard. I really liked that Mana is of Asian descent (she's not entirely sure exactly her ethnic background) as I'm always on the lookout for Asian characters for kids in my school of kids predominantly from Asian cultures. And I loved Mana's thing for penguins. She's a girl after my own penguin-loving heart. Yeah penguin lovers! Overall, I enjoyed all the action sequences, alien stuff, the scifi cultural nods, and the witty banter. I will be looking out for the next book in this series.
Notes on content: About two dozen minor swear words. No strong language. No sex scenes. Some of the witty banter does include joking about sex but doesn't include any graphic references or anything, just the word sex or vague references to it. Two characters sleep in the same bed but nothing happens. Just a kiss on page. There are a few fight scenes. Mostly kicks, scratches, and acid spewing described. One gun shot wound in a foot is mentioned, but not described. Other guns are shot and it is assumed some are injured or killed, but that isn't told to readers outright.
This book has all sorts of fun with previous alien invasion stories. The Men in Black come up a few times. Lyle is a total scifi fan, so Star Trek and Dr. Who references abound as well. It's high on action, has a few twists as Mana tries to figure out the truth. Mana and her best friends Lyle and Seppie talk in witty banter dialogue that reminded me in a good way of Lorelai and Rory Gilmore. And the witty banter probably saves the book, otherwise you'd spend half the time just watching Mana and Lyle freak out about new discoveries. Even so, it felt like at times this flirted dangerously with too much freak out and freak out rambling and not enough other stuff. It just managed to avoid that. I liked that Mana and Lyle and Seppie (all who participate in cheer) poke fun at cheering cliches but at the same time give readers a good picture of how physically demanding it can be. I'll be honest. I'm not the biggest cheer fan, but I've got to respect their guts and that they do work hard. I really liked that Mana is of Asian descent (she's not entirely sure exactly her ethnic background) as I'm always on the lookout for Asian characters for kids in my school of kids predominantly from Asian cultures. And I loved Mana's thing for penguins. She's a girl after my own penguin-loving heart. Yeah penguin lovers! Overall, I enjoyed all the action sequences, alien stuff, the scifi cultural nods, and the witty banter. I will be looking out for the next book in this series.
Notes on content: About two dozen minor swear words. No strong language. No sex scenes. Some of the witty banter does include joking about sex but doesn't include any graphic references or anything, just the word sex or vague references to it. Two characters sleep in the same bed but nothing happens. Just a kiss on page. There are a few fight scenes. Mostly kicks, scratches, and acid spewing described. One gun shot wound in a foot is mentioned, but not described. Other guns are shot and it is assumed some are injured or killed, but that isn't told to readers outright.
February 6, 2017
Cameron Montanarella January 24, 2017
Mr. Schleifer Book Review Period 7
Few have ever been able to say that they’ve read a book about a cheerleader competing for survival against a bunch of aliens, and I doubt that most people would want to. If you read Flying by Carrie Jones, you will be able to change this, and you might be surprised to find out that it’s probably a little better than you would expect from this type of novel. Because of the themes, characters, and setting of this piece, it is actually a quite enjoyable read.
Flying is about a girl in high school named Mana. Mana had never been the smartest girl in school, but after school she proved herself to be amazing and got to showcase her skills performing on her cheer team. One day, Mana noticed something suspicious going on at the basketball game she was cheering at; she became curious and worried so she decided to take it upon herself, and her best friend Lyle to check it out. The events that followed after this changed the course of her life forever; in just one day Mana had gone from a regular teenage girl to an alien fighting spy, with the help of her two friends, Seppie and Lyle. Throughout the plot of the story, Mana finds out information about herself, and on the course to becoming a braver and stronger individual, happens to fall in love with her best friend, while struggling for the survival of her own life.
The author, Carrie Jones wrote this novel very well and made sure that there was always something going on to entertain readers. At first, I assumed that this book would be uninteresting and have a slow storyline, but was surprised to find out that it was the complete opposite. She found a way to make an unappealing topic, appealing to her audience. She was able to do this mainly through the characters in the book. All of the characters appealed to me because they each had their own stories that had a deeper meaning than the actual topic this book was written about.
I would mainly recommend this book to be read by a younger audience because the topic is a lot more childish than those that older students read. If you’re older than about fifteen you will probably think this book is childish and silly, but it could definitely be more interesting to younger kids, like middle schoolers or kids who go to elementary school.
Flying by Carrie Jones was a better read than I had expected. At first, I assumed that it would be long and boring because of the plot, but the author found many ways to keep me engaged. The overall audience I would recommend this book to is middle schoolers because of the level of difficulty it was written in, and because of the events that took place in it.
Mr. Schleifer Book Review Period 7
Few have ever been able to say that they’ve read a book about a cheerleader competing for survival against a bunch of aliens, and I doubt that most people would want to. If you read Flying by Carrie Jones, you will be able to change this, and you might be surprised to find out that it’s probably a little better than you would expect from this type of novel. Because of the themes, characters, and setting of this piece, it is actually a quite enjoyable read.
Flying is about a girl in high school named Mana. Mana had never been the smartest girl in school, but after school she proved herself to be amazing and got to showcase her skills performing on her cheer team. One day, Mana noticed something suspicious going on at the basketball game she was cheering at; she became curious and worried so she decided to take it upon herself, and her best friend Lyle to check it out. The events that followed after this changed the course of her life forever; in just one day Mana had gone from a regular teenage girl to an alien fighting spy, with the help of her two friends, Seppie and Lyle. Throughout the plot of the story, Mana finds out information about herself, and on the course to becoming a braver and stronger individual, happens to fall in love with her best friend, while struggling for the survival of her own life.
The author, Carrie Jones wrote this novel very well and made sure that there was always something going on to entertain readers. At first, I assumed that this book would be uninteresting and have a slow storyline, but was surprised to find out that it was the complete opposite. She found a way to make an unappealing topic, appealing to her audience. She was able to do this mainly through the characters in the book. All of the characters appealed to me because they each had their own stories that had a deeper meaning than the actual topic this book was written about.
I would mainly recommend this book to be read by a younger audience because the topic is a lot more childish than those that older students read. If you’re older than about fifteen you will probably think this book is childish and silly, but it could definitely be more interesting to younger kids, like middle schoolers or kids who go to elementary school.
Flying by Carrie Jones was a better read than I had expected. At first, I assumed that it would be long and boring because of the plot, but the author found many ways to keep me engaged. The overall audience I would recommend this book to is middle schoolers because of the level of difficulty it was written in, and because of the events that took place in it.
July 1, 2016
This book was provided to me as a digital review copy by the publisher, via Edelweiss.
Mana is your typical teenage girl: crushing on cute boys, not overly concerned about school, and cheering for the basketball team. It’s during a basketball game that Mana begins to think that maybe her world isn’t as normal as she thought. First, the boy she has a huge crush on is kidnapped right out of the bleachers, and then, when she tracks the kidnapper and cute boy to the girls’ locker room, she exhibits skills that she has never had before. After the basketball game, Mana discovers her house ransacked and her mother missing. Now she has to figure out how to find her mother, who to trust, and whether it’s okay to be maybe almost in love with her best guy friend.
Flying was a quick, easy read. It had some nice action scenes, and the interactions were pretty funny at times. I worried at first that this would just be a Buffy re-run, but was pleasantly surprised. Overall, I liked the characters and the story, but there is something about it that niggles at me. It feels that the author went a little overboard making Mana believably teenager-y. Seppie and Lyle came across as realistic, but Mana seems almost inane. This is possibly because the book is written from her point of view, and therefore we are privy to her thoughts, and honestly, who really knows what’s going on inside a teenager’s head?
Mana is your typical teenage girl: crushing on cute boys, not overly concerned about school, and cheering for the basketball team. It’s during a basketball game that Mana begins to think that maybe her world isn’t as normal as she thought. First, the boy she has a huge crush on is kidnapped right out of the bleachers, and then, when she tracks the kidnapper and cute boy to the girls’ locker room, she exhibits skills that she has never had before. After the basketball game, Mana discovers her house ransacked and her mother missing. Now she has to figure out how to find her mother, who to trust, and whether it’s okay to be maybe almost in love with her best guy friend.
Flying was a quick, easy read. It had some nice action scenes, and the interactions were pretty funny at times. I worried at first that this would just be a Buffy re-run, but was pleasantly surprised. Overall, I liked the characters and the story, but there is something about it that niggles at me. It feels that the author went a little overboard making Mana believably teenager-y. Seppie and Lyle came across as realistic, but Mana seems almost inane. This is possibly because the book is written from her point of view, and therefore we are privy to her thoughts, and honestly, who really knows what’s going on inside a teenager’s head?
July 23, 2016
It has been too long since Carrie Jones published another book! Her Need series is still one of my favourites so I'm extremely happy and excited to read this book!
I only got the excerpt for this novel so I can't fully judge this book. From what I have read though, it seems to be a quick and enjoyable read. It focuses on Mana and her discovering her mom's secret. Initially, it was hard for me to get into it because it seemed like a lot of chick flicks. It did turn out to be better with some action and mystery. I am curious to see how the rest of the book will play out.
Mana did start to grow on me. She started to turn into a warrior that could only develop more from here. She kinda gave off a Buffy vibe in the way that she was so confidant at kicking butt. Lyle seems to be interesting as is the mom.
The major problem with this novel is the simplicity. Looking back at the YA books I've read, I see this as a recurring theme in them as well. Everything is so black and white from the heroes to the villains that you're left kinda bored. Maybe that will change when you read the rest of the story.
From what I have read this is a 3 star read so far.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing the excerpt in exchange for an honest review!
Full Review at Wintereading
I only got the excerpt for this novel so I can't fully judge this book. From what I have read though, it seems to be a quick and enjoyable read. It focuses on Mana and her discovering her mom's secret. Initially, it was hard for me to get into it because it seemed like a lot of chick flicks. It did turn out to be better with some action and mystery. I am curious to see how the rest of the book will play out.
Mana did start to grow on me. She started to turn into a warrior that could only develop more from here. She kinda gave off a Buffy vibe in the way that she was so confidant at kicking butt. Lyle seems to be interesting as is the mom.
The major problem with this novel is the simplicity. Looking back at the YA books I've read, I see this as a recurring theme in them as well. Everything is so black and white from the heroes to the villains that you're left kinda bored. Maybe that will change when you read the rest of the story.
From what I have read this is a 3 star read so far.
Thank you to Netgalley for providing the excerpt in exchange for an honest review!
Full Review at Wintereading
June 13, 2016
Note: ARC received via Amazon Vine in exchange for review.
Flying is a fun read so long as you don't take the plotting and its various issues too seriously. At the heart of the story is Mana, a somewhat typical teen who is crushing on both her best friend since forever and the super hot and cool drummer of the pep band. Then things go wonky and she is drawn into her family's secrets not knowing who to trust or what to believe. See - sounds familiar. This book is a little bit Men In Black, a little bit teen rom com and a generous dab of wacky. Some things are explained, other things are not. There's a mostly wrapped up ending that hints there could be more to come but this might be all that Jones wrote of Mana's life at the same time. Really, there's not a lot here to get overly excited about other than, maybe, the author's pedigree in YA fantasy circles. Flying is fun, just not particularly deep and, thankfully, not overdone. Though it might be a little undercooked in all honesty. A good beach read or travel read, really.
Flying is a fun read so long as you don't take the plotting and its various issues too seriously. At the heart of the story is Mana, a somewhat typical teen who is crushing on both her best friend since forever and the super hot and cool drummer of the pep band. Then things go wonky and she is drawn into her family's secrets not knowing who to trust or what to believe. See - sounds familiar. This book is a little bit Men In Black, a little bit teen rom com and a generous dab of wacky. Some things are explained, other things are not. There's a mostly wrapped up ending that hints there could be more to come but this might be all that Jones wrote of Mana's life at the same time. Really, there's not a lot here to get overly excited about other than, maybe, the author's pedigree in YA fantasy circles. Flying is fun, just not particularly deep and, thankfully, not overdone. Though it might be a little undercooked in all honesty. A good beach read or travel read, really.
September 3, 2024
This book was incredible. I really enjoyed the plot and the characters. The beginning was a little confusing with all the different characters. I was still getting the feel for the characters when the author introduced the plot which made it a tad confusing. Don’t get me wrong I loved this book but it was just a little confusing. No hate just love. My friends judged me for reading this but I said, “Does it matter what you think of the book or me?” And I loved it. My overall rating is a 4.5 because like I said it was a little confusing in the beginning but it was overall a good read. It was suspenseful and exhilarating. Totally recommended to Sci-Fi fans. Also a great choice if your a Star Trek, Doctor Who or Star Wars fan. But totally great even if your not. Can’t wait to read more by this author. Happy reading 😊
August 6, 2016
I just love when books attempt to preach to me about racism/sexism, oh wait. I dont. Also hurrah for also stuffing into your book "You cant trust the cops" because thats just peachy. (as in they had to have a random character say that out loud because we readers are apparently to dumb to figure out things ourselves. Actually, imagine this for the rest of the book only its stuff like "ITS SEXIST CALLING ME A WILDCAT CAUSE IM A GIRL") Well I got to the end at least but man, talk about reusing characters for different roles. I forgot who one of the villains were supposed to be since they were only in one of the early chapters and I had no idea who they were in the finale because they only showed up for that one paragraph.
March 5, 2017
I normally have 5 or 6 books going at the same time, but from pretty much the first page of this one, Flying was the only book I wanted to read right up until I was finished with it. Yes, it's reminiscent of Buffy and a few other YA monster-killer stories, but Carrie Jones is so incredibly gifted at crafting riveting story lines and captivating characters that just enjoying the journey and the way she has put it all together completely outweighs any of that.
The end is sets you up for what I'm presuming will be sequels (fingers crossed), and I'm really hoping that that's the case because I can't wait for more adventures with Mana, Lyle, and the rest of the crew.
The end is sets you up for what I'm presuming will be sequels (fingers crossed), and I'm really hoping that that's the case because I can't wait for more adventures with Mana, Lyle, and the rest of the crew.
July 10, 2018
Not a fan of this book. The main character, Mana, was written with a childish mentality. It was stated throughout the book that she was protected and babied, but her mentality did not seem older than a 13 year old.
The concept was okay, but it might have been better off as a cartoon. A childrens cartoon.
I do not recommand. This book reminded me why I did not finish Carrie Jone's other series. The characters and writing are not appealing to me.
2 thumbs way down
The concept was okay, but it might have been better off as a cartoon. A childrens cartoon.
I do not recommand. This book reminded me why I did not finish Carrie Jone's other series. The characters and writing are not appealing to me.
2 thumbs way down
August 24, 2016
Had a lot of good moments and action that will satisfy most readers, but in my opinion, this book took itself far too seriously especially with this setup. Beyond that it's it's pretty good. Just needs to laugh at itself a bit more.
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