I was very excited by the premises of this book ; its beginning (aside from one point, see below) was really good. In fact I read with pleasure most of the book before losing patience and interest. Why, it's rather difficult to say, probably because the story in itself didn't manage to be good enough …
Auteur : helenelouisechimere
Lectrice et autrice auto-éditée de romans jeunesse
Walking to Aldebaran – Adrian Tchaikovsky
After having read, and loved, Children of Time by the author, I was quite interested by reading more of him, and this novella was nicely timely! The story, the tone, the context were quite different from the big and serious "Children of Time", which didn't surprised me: a novella is a very interesting format to …
A memory called empire – Arkady Martine
I enjoyed reading this book very much (a 4,5 * read for me) but can't say that I would blindly recommend it to any reader. Or more precisely, I know that I wouldn't recommend it to all science-fiction readers while I would recommend it to some other kind of readers, those who appreciate some kind …
Skyward – Brandon Sanderson
J'ai découvert l'auteur il y a des années alors qu'il sortait son premier roman, Elantris - un de mes romans préférés à ce jour, une histoire fascinante et des personnages extraordinaires... Depuis ses débuts Brandon Sanderson est devenu très connu, principalement pour avoir écrit la fin - avec beaucoup de talent paraît-il - de l'immense …
Miss Dumplin’ – Julie Murphy
J'ai lu ce roman, traduit chez @editionsmichellafon, sur les conseils du charmant duo @bountynette_litterature et @ecureuil_de_natacha. Le livre a été également adapté en film sur Netflix, mais je n'ai pas voulu le voir, je n'ai pas l'impression qu'il soit très fidèle à l'esprit du livre... Parce que l'esprit du livre est superbe ! J'ai adoré …
The Witch’s Kind – Louisa Morgan
4,5 stars This book was a very fast and comfortable read. What marked me particularly since the very beginning of my reading was its timeless quality: This is a book that I could have read many years ago, after rummaging in my parents' bookcases. The writing is classic and an easy flow, with interesting and …
Death’s Dancer -Jasmine Silvera
I could have lover this story but in the end I just rather liked it which is a shame... The good points were plentiful, my reservations are more about technique. I loved the heroine, her personality, her relationship with her passion and job - dancing. Frequently when a character have such a passion (sport, music, …
The Perfect Assassin – K.A. Doore
The Perfect Assassin was a Perfect Read! I was somewhat worried in the beginning, as assassins' stories in fantasy worlds are often rather amoral. In those books, killing isn't a problem for the assassin, who doesn't value human lives as we does, because of a particular upbringing. In "The Perfect Assassin", Amastan have been trained …
Webster – Ellen-Emerson White
J'ai lu aujourd'hui cet adorable roman jeunesse qui était dans ma PAL depuis peu, une recommandation d'un ami lecteur 🙂 (oui je l'ai gobé aujourd'hui, idéal pour un dimanche de migraine 😖). C'est une histoire adorable, touchante et très drôle, où le narrateur est un chien. Celui-ci, rebaptisé Webster par le refuge, se fait appeler …
Oh boy ! – Marie-Aude Murail
Inspirée par la story de @edlromans sur Instagram, j'ai relu il y a quelques jours ce grand classique de la littérature jeunesse qui, non content de n'avoir pris une ride, est toujours aussi touchant, drôle et pertinent qu'en 2000, date de sa première parution. Je suis une fan inconditionnelle de l'autrice. Je l'ai découverte par …
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