Josephine Angelini
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Om författaren
Josephine Angelini is a graduate of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in theater, with a focus on the classics. She is the author of the Starcrossed series and the Worldwalker Trilogy. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Serier
Verk av Josephine Angelini
Starcrossed City 22 exemplar
Starcrossed / Dreamless (Starcrossed, #1-2) 2 exemplar
Proroctví (Proroctví, #1) 2 exemplar
Timeless (UK Edition): A Starcrossed Novel 1 exemplar
Book 9798987832158 1 exemplar
Taggad
Allmänna fakta
- Födelsedag
- 1975
- Kön
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Agent
- Mollie Glick
Medlemmar
Recensioner
Listor
Priser
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Statistik
- Verk
- 23
- Medlemmar
- 4,024
- Popularitet
- #6,265
- Betyg
- 4.0
- Recensioner
- 248
- ISBN
- 152
- Språk
- 10
- Favoritmärkt
- 6
Holly was tricked and finds herself stuck in a tower in a book with one way out: get a real person to kiss her. Not another character in the book. If that wasn't hard enough (who goes around kissing books while thinking of a character...and not even the main one?), she's been thrust into the last pages of the tale, where the world has fallen apart thanks to the hero's demise. Nobody wants to read a story where the villain rules and destroys everything, and all 'real' readers stop forty pages before they even get to her unnecessary scenes. But there's not much she can do about it even if time's running out. She's had one year to accomplish the impossible and soon, will be stuck in the misery forever. Well, if she could survive that long. The world is deadly, and she's already been pushing luck to make it as long as she has.
While this read starts out a bit jumbled, it soon glides into an increasingly grabbing tale. And I'm pretty sure it was purposefully done this way. It's written from Holly's (aka Princess Pleasant) perspective in first person. The reader meets her (literally, since she does talk directly to the reader every now and then) as the year's deadline nears the end, and she's pretty much given up. She's lost, and that's exactly how the writing comes across—stumbly, unsure, and a little confused. With an unexpected twist of hope, the flow of the story and writing switches right along with her situation. Soon, it's an increasingly grabbing tale with unexpected moments, fun characters, slightly quirky situations, and a heroine to truly root for.
This read takes on a unique direction, while holding several cliches to add humorous moments. It's playful yet dangerous, wholesome yet sneaks in a dash of subtle risque. While reading, I considered suggesting this one to upper middle grade readers but stuffed that idea away thanks to a dusting of innuendos (subtle and light but...nope.) It's a solid YA read—fun, light-hearted adventure with virtues to delight and make a maiden sigh, while snort-worthy and modern snark adds needed bite.; The mix is refreshing.
It's a short read, which still manages to pack in quite a few characters and predicaments. While most characters don't gain much depth, they carry quirky goodness to make up for it. Considering these are storybook figures, that works surprisingly well. Holly, of course, is the depth and carries the character-arc to hold the read. The lower page number also means there are several loose ends, but for the most part, this isn't an issue, since it fits to the way the author has created the world. Backstories are also missing, which again, makes sense...mostly. I do wish there'd been a bit more surrounding Holly and the book because that aspect left a gapping hole, which didn't sit right. Still, the tale and Holly grabbed, making it hard to put this book down and fun to read.
It appears book two will hit a new story with a new character or two (?), which I may or may not pick up (I hate switching characters). I believe fans of fantasy, who enjoy a pinch of modern snark and tons of subtle silliness, might enjoy taking a peek at it. I received a DRC through Edelweiss, am giving this 4.5 stars and rounding up.… (mer)