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The Other Side of the Sky #2
Beyond the End of the World
Perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson and Laini Taylor, this sequel to New York Times bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s genre-bending fantasy The Other Side of the Sky takes us to the grand sky-city of Ciel, where danger and mystery await.
Time to stop Inshara. Time to find a way between worlds. Time to find each other again.
Nimh still holds on to her divinity, if only by a thread.
In her final confrontation with Inshara, the woman determined to take her place and rule Nimh’s kingdom, both Nimh and her enemy were sent to the world above, in the cloudlands.
Now North looks to the sky, left behind on the surface world.
Desperate for a chance to join the girl he loves and save his world, North will stop at nothing to find a way back to his home in the sky-city of Ciel. Before it’s too late to save anyone.
But more awaits them in the world above than North or Nimh could ever expect. And as they come together and team up with allies from above and below, they face an ultimate test of their bond, their abilities, and their belief in each other in a quest to save their worlds.
Vivid, compelling, and absolutely magnetic, this much-anticipated sequel to New York Times bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s The Other Side of the Sky has something for every reader: a star-crossed love full of tantalizing longing, unique and immersive new worlds to explore, and nonstop thrills that escalate into an unforgettably electric conclusion.
Time to stop Inshara. Time to find a way between worlds. Time to find each other again.
Nimh still holds on to her divinity, if only by a thread.
In her final confrontation with Inshara, the woman determined to take her place and rule Nimh’s kingdom, both Nimh and her enemy were sent to the world above, in the cloudlands.
Now North looks to the sky, left behind on the surface world.
Desperate for a chance to join the girl he loves and save his world, North will stop at nothing to find a way back to his home in the sky-city of Ciel. Before it’s too late to save anyone.
But more awaits them in the world above than North or Nimh could ever expect. And as they come together and team up with allies from above and below, they face an ultimate test of their bond, their abilities, and their belief in each other in a quest to save their worlds.
Vivid, compelling, and absolutely magnetic, this much-anticipated sequel to New York Times bestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner’s The Other Side of the Sky has something for every reader: a star-crossed love full of tantalizing longing, unique and immersive new worlds to explore, and nonstop thrills that escalate into an unforgettably electric conclusion.
458 pages, Hardcover
First published January 18, 2022
About the author
Amie Kaufman
33 books13.1k followersAmie Kaufman is a New York Times and internationally bestselling author of young adult fiction. Her multi-award winning work is slated for publication in over 30 countries, and is in development for film and TV. Raised in Australia and occasionally Ireland, Amie has degrees in history, literature, law and conflict resolution. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and daughter, their rescue dog, and an extremely large personal library. She is the host of the podcasts Amie Kaufman on Writing, and Pub Dates.
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February 3, 2022
im so bummed this is a duology because i want more! but this final installment wraps of the story very nicely, very sweetly, so i cant really complain.
the strength of this book, and series as a whole, is definitely in the imagery and world-building. i am still so in awe at the seamless blend of sci-fi and fantasy, technology and magic, science and belief. its a really great balance and adds a lot of dimension to the story, not to mention interesting developments/growth for the characters.
i will say that the way the story ends isnt really a surprise. its pretty easy to see early on what the big climax is going to be and how everything is going to be resolved. so its the little nuggets of world-building and character development that make this conclusion worth reading.
overall, another great series by these ladies. cant wait to see what they come up with next!
↠ 4 stars
the strength of this book, and series as a whole, is definitely in the imagery and world-building. i am still so in awe at the seamless blend of sci-fi and fantasy, technology and magic, science and belief. its a really great balance and adds a lot of dimension to the story, not to mention interesting developments/growth for the characters.
i will say that the way the story ends isnt really a surprise. its pretty easy to see early on what the big climax is going to be and how everything is going to be resolved. so its the little nuggets of world-building and character development that make this conclusion worth reading.
overall, another great series by these ladies. cant wait to see what they come up with next!
↠ 4 stars
June 10, 2022
I enjoyed these books!
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾
June 26, 2022
I’m so in love with this duology and all of the characters. The amount of serotonin these books gives me is insane. Full RTC when Goodreads starts to work consistently for me 😭
Pre-read Review
Update: The cover is GORGEOUS but Kaufman & Spooner really took my "no rush" to heart. This is now a 2022 release 😭
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Ms. Kaufman, Ms. Spooner... I know it says 2021 but could that possibly mean January 1st? Just a thought, no rush though - you both are brilliant, thank you for your hard work 🥺
Pre-read Review
Update: The cover is GORGEOUS but Kaufman & Spooner really took my "no rush" to heart. This is now a 2022 release 😭
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Ms. Kaufman, Ms. Spooner... I know it says 2021 but could that possibly mean January 1st? Just a thought, no rush though - you both are brilliant, thank you for your hard work 🥺
April 3, 2022
4.25 out of 5 stars.
This duo can write!
That's it, that's my review.
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I loved 'The Other Side of the Sky' so naturally I'm expecting to love this too. I really hope this will turn out to be a good conclusion to the duology.
This duo can write!
That's it, that's my review.
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I loved 'The Other Side of the Sky' so naturally I'm expecting to love this too. I really hope this will turn out to be a good conclusion to the duology.
January 20, 2022
OMFG. LOOK. AT. THAT. COVER!
CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS SEQUEL!!!
CANNOT WAIT FOR THIS SEQUEL!!!
November 13, 2023
3.50!
This was disappointing. I was very mad. It's not that it's a bad book, it is a decent book but it was just disappointing when it's compared to its predecessor.
I rated the other side of the sky a 5 and I was so excited to read this, but it fell flat.
I loved the characters NiMH, north and the bindle cat really good awesome characters loveable and worth rooting for.
The action scenes were there more in number and definitely fun to read and tense enough to keep you on the edge but overall dragged.
The world building was immersive and whimsical, I was easily lost inside the world that is the thing I enjoyed the most.
The writing style was really good as well as I completed this book in two days it was fast paced and well written well not exactly well written more like we'll planned in the sense of pacing.
I think the problem was this series being a duolgy rather than a trilogy it would have helped a lot of there was another book in this series or with the length of the book was more as this was very rushed and some other parts dragged like the action sequences it wasn't that well thought through even though it took two people two years to plan it.
I loved the romance in the previous book the slow burn and all but in this book I hated it it wasn't satisfying at ALL!
The ending was left open and it was rushed it had the worst amnesia trope.
I was bummed out about this one.
I mean I would recommend this book still because it is a good series and worth reading especially the first book I was just bummed out on this one becuz I was expecting it to be even more awesome than the last one.
I just hate that I have to give this a rating a whole less star
Like the other side of the sky was a 5 and this and exact 4.00😭😭
Still not over it!
This was disappointing. I was very mad. It's not that it's a bad book, it is a decent book but it was just disappointing when it's compared to its predecessor.
I rated the other side of the sky a 5 and I was so excited to read this, but it fell flat.
I loved the characters NiMH, north and the bindle cat really good awesome characters loveable and worth rooting for.
The action scenes were there more in number and definitely fun to read and tense enough to keep you on the edge but overall dragged.
The world building was immersive and whimsical, I was easily lost inside the world that is the thing I enjoyed the most.
The writing style was really good as well as I completed this book in two days it was fast paced and well written well not exactly well written more like we'll planned in the sense of pacing.
I think the problem was this series being a duolgy rather than a trilogy it would have helped a lot of there was another book in this series or with the length of the book was more as this was very rushed and some other parts dragged like the action sequences it wasn't that well thought through even though it took two people two years to plan it.
I loved the romance in the previous book the slow burn and all but in this book I hated it it wasn't satisfying at ALL!
The ending was left open and it was rushed it had the worst amnesia trope.
I was bummed out about this one.
I mean I would recommend this book still because it is a good series and worth reading especially the first book I was just bummed out on this one becuz I was expecting it to be even more awesome than the last one.
I just hate that I have to give this a rating a whole less star
Like the other side of the sky was a 5 and this and exact 4.00😭😭
Still not over it!
January 19, 2022
I'm already missing this world and characters dearly and I literally finished the book less than a minute ago.
This book was the perfect wrap up for the duology, it answered all the questions but left me wanting more which is always an amazing feeling. North and Nimh are precious and I
just wished this book was 20 times longer just so I could keep living in their world.
Kaufman and Spooner gave us a world that is magical and diverse and this has became my favorite duology perhaps ever.
This book was the perfect wrap up for the duology, it answered all the questions but left me wanting more which is always an amazing feeling. North and Nimh are precious and I
just wished this book was 20 times longer just so I could keep living in their world.
Kaufman and Spooner gave us a world that is magical and diverse and this has became my favorite duology perhaps ever.
January 22, 2022
I absolutely loved this!
Full RTC
Full RTC
February 25, 2024
Yeah so I can not believe that I gave the first book a 5 because this was not supposed to happen. The other side of the sky is my favorite book this year and its sequel is probably the book that i hate the most. These authors destroyed everything for me and they led us on for so long in the book and that was not fair because I did not wait for all that slow burn to see a small kiss which just described as a brush. The plotline was very weak as compared to the first one and very rushed which I dont why? because this book was released two-three years after the first one. OH MY GOOD the one star is for Nimah, North and Bindle.
February 29, 2024
This could have either been a passionate masterpiece of a standalone or a beautifully angsty trilogy because making it a duology ruined it...it dragged but it was also rushed :(
January 30, 2022
I am OBSESSED with this duology and will now be pushing it on everyone I know
February 26, 2022
~4.5 stars~
There ain't a single word to express my feeling for this book right!
There ain't a single word to express my feeling for this book right!
December 1, 2020
I just finished the first book and so I was looking for the second book, just to find out that it hasn't been released 😭😭😭😭 I'm definitely looking forward to see what happens to North and Nimh!!!
December 21, 2023
Wow, was war das für eine Odyssey, bis wir endlich ans Ziel gekommen sind? Ich fühle mich etwas durch die Mangel genommen und ehrlich gesagt jetzt froh, dass es vorbei ist. Sorry, das klingt jetzt hart, denn ich hatte wirklich auch schöne Momente im Buch, aber ich muss auch ehrlich gestehen, was ich bei so reinen Fantasybüchern nicht mag, ist dieses ständige Erhabene, diese gestelzten Sätze und hochtrabenden Visionen und Handlungen von soo Übermenschen, die es im echten Leben nicht gibt. Dieses Gefühl hatte ich leider auch hier... alle waren so heroisch, so toll und einfach ohne Ecken und Kanten, dass es mir schwerfiel sie als reale Menschen zu sehen, daher konnte ich auch nicht so mit fiebern. Außerdem fehlte mir der Witz, ein wenig Humor zwischen all den Sorgen und Kämpfe wäre auch nett gewesen, aber den habe ich vergeblich gesucht. Zwar können Amie Kaufman und Meagan Spooner grandios schreiben und sie haben einen magischen bildhaften Schreibstil, aber mir ist das einfach zu hochtrabend, zu viel, zu wenig Witz und daher war es ein wenig mühsam, das Buch zu beenden. Daher leider nur 3 Sterne und ich glaube die Autoren und ich funken einfach nicht zusammen.
February 10, 2023
“‘As soon as we forget where we came from, we start losing track of where we should be trying to go.’”
From a strictly plot-oriented perspective, this is not the most well-developed novel. Some of the plot points were predictable and the main climax of the story is quite obvious from the start, but the enjoyable cast of characters and unique world-building are where this story shines.
While the agonizingly slow-burn of Nimh and North’s relationship almost had me lower my rating, my heart was overflowing at the sweet ending scene which managed to make it all worth it. Now I just wish I had more wholesome Nimh and North content to read!
Aside from the above, I cannot emphasize how refreshing it has been to read a novel that has such innovative and creative world-building in the YA genre. That combined with Kaufman and Spooner’s vivid imagery really lend this story a layer of brilliance not often seen in the YA realm, and I loved exploring the worlds of Alciel and Below that they have crafted.
➳ 3.5 stars
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Language: A couple uses of a—s and d—mn.
Violence: Characters infrequently fight with magic and weapons and are injured; blood; death.
Alcohol/Addictive Substances: No addictive substances mentioned.
Sexual content: A couple brief kisses.
Trigger Warnings: Death, blood.
From a strictly plot-oriented perspective, this is not the most well-developed novel. Some of the plot points were predictable and the main climax of the story is quite obvious from the start, but the enjoyable cast of characters and unique world-building are where this story shines.
While the agonizingly slow-burn of Nimh and North’s relationship almost had me lower my rating, my heart was overflowing at the sweet ending scene which managed to make it all worth it. Now I just wish I had more wholesome Nimh and North content to read!
Aside from the above, I cannot emphasize how refreshing it has been to read a novel that has such innovative and creative world-building in the YA genre. That combined with Kaufman and Spooner’s vivid imagery really lend this story a layer of brilliance not often seen in the YA realm, and I loved exploring the worlds of Alciel and Below that they have crafted.
➳ 3.5 stars
CONTENT WARNINGS:
Language: A couple uses of a—s and d—mn.
Violence: Characters infrequently fight with magic and weapons and are injured; blood; death.
Alcohol/Addictive Substances: No addictive substances mentioned.
Sexual content: A couple brief kisses.
Trigger Warnings: Death, blood.
February 29, 2024
How you fell from a 5 to a 2 is honestly unbelievable for me.
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February 24, 2022
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 4/5
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: Fantasy/sci-fi
𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩: Audiobook
𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 4.13
𝙁𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚: "But I don’t think it’s about that. If this endless cycle of exodus and strife tells me anything, it’s that it is the most human thing in the world to disagree. But I think it’s in the trying to come together that we find our purpose.”
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙:
Perfect mix of fantasy AND sci fi (magic vs. technology)
Multiple POVs
Fast paced
Male narrator (North) was fantastic
𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬:
Beyond the End of the World is the conclusion to The Other Side of the Sky duology, and overall it was a good read. North and Nimh continue to work through balancing their relationship with each other with the duties they each have to their people. Their relationship is very sweet and honestly was probably my favorite part of the book.
Inshara, on the other hand, is a very unlikeable villain, and to be honest I was really over her by the end of the book. I didn’t particularly like her character’s journey and just found her to be kind of annoying 😂 I felt that it made the plot a little repetitive or stagnant at times and I just wanted to be rid of her.
The balance of magic and technology really makes this the perfect mix of sci fi and fantasy. I like that the magic is never explained away by science, leaving a bit of a mysterious quality to everything. I enjoyed the first book more than this one, and I wish I had physically read book 2 instead of listening to audiobook so the reading experiences were more comparable. Overall this is an enjoyable duology and I certainly recommend it to sci-fi/fantasy lovers!
𝙂𝙚𝙣𝙧𝙚: Fantasy/sci-fi
𝙁𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩: Audiobook
𝙂𝙤𝙤𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙍𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜: 4.13
𝙁𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙌𝙪𝙤𝙩𝙚: "But I don’t think it’s about that. If this endless cycle of exodus and strife tells me anything, it’s that it is the most human thing in the world to disagree. But I think it’s in the trying to come together that we find our purpose.”
𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙄 𝙇𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙙:
Perfect mix of fantasy AND sci fi (magic vs. technology)
Multiple POVs
Fast paced
Male narrator (North) was fantastic
𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬:
Beyond the End of the World is the conclusion to The Other Side of the Sky duology, and overall it was a good read. North and Nimh continue to work through balancing their relationship with each other with the duties they each have to their people. Their relationship is very sweet and honestly was probably my favorite part of the book.
Inshara, on the other hand, is a very unlikeable villain, and to be honest I was really over her by the end of the book. I didn’t particularly like her character’s journey and just found her to be kind of annoying 😂 I felt that it made the plot a little repetitive or stagnant at times and I just wanted to be rid of her.
The balance of magic and technology really makes this the perfect mix of sci fi and fantasy. I like that the magic is never explained away by science, leaving a bit of a mysterious quality to everything. I enjoyed the first book more than this one, and I wish I had physically read book 2 instead of listening to audiobook so the reading experiences were more comparable. Overall this is an enjoyable duology and I certainly recommend it to sci-fi/fantasy lovers!
September 24, 2022
THE NORTH STAR. How did I not see that coming?😅
The Bindle Cat was the true main character, may he live forever
The Bindle Cat was the true main character, may he live forever
December 5, 2022
3,5*
I wanted to read more about the cat, I liked her the most 😄
I wanted to read more about the cat, I liked her the most 😄
February 5, 2022
"We have survived this darkest of nights, and together, we will see the rise of hope and prosperity to light this land once more."
Oh. My. God.
I never thought I'd say this, but this sequel was better than the first book! The first one had all of the worldbuilding and the very slow beginning. But this one? Amazing pacing, on-point characters, and a great plot!
First of all, the characters were the same. I've noticed in most sequels, the characters seem different than when the author(s) first wrote them. However, this was not the case in Beyond the End of the World. Nimh still has her rules, she still is as fiery and intelligent as before, but her character arc flowed nicely into the story. She began to not put so much pressure on herself and began allowing others to help her. North also became stronger and bolder in this sequel.
In nearly every story like this, however, I've also found the villain tends to become the love interest (e.g. Wrath from Kingdom of the Wicked). However, this story had an actual HATEABLE villain! I HATED Inshara, and she got everything she deserved in the end.
The only thing I didn't enjoy was the beginning and how Nimh had lost her memory. It is one of my LEAST favorite tropes because memory loss just seems like a stupid way to push the plot along. But the rest of the story trumped this fact, so I am still giving it a solid 5 stars.
The end was the perfect way to close the story. Sweet and sad, but also so full of hope. Spooner and Kaufman wrote a story with a perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy, romance and hate, grief and hope, and darkness and light.
Oh. My. God.
I never thought I'd say this, but this sequel was better than the first book! The first one had all of the worldbuilding and the very slow beginning. But this one? Amazing pacing, on-point characters, and a great plot!
First of all, the characters were the same. I've noticed in most sequels, the characters seem different than when the author(s) first wrote them. However, this was not the case in Beyond the End of the World. Nimh still has her rules, she still is as fiery and intelligent as before, but her character arc flowed nicely into the story. She began to not put so much pressure on herself and began allowing others to help her. North also became stronger and bolder in this sequel.
In nearly every story like this, however, I've also found the villain tends to become the love interest (e.g. Wrath from Kingdom of the Wicked). However, this story had an actual HATEABLE villain! I HATED Inshara, and she got everything she deserved in the end.
The only thing I didn't enjoy was the beginning and how Nimh had lost her memory. It is one of my LEAST favorite tropes because memory loss just seems like a stupid way to push the plot along. But the rest of the story trumped this fact, so I am still giving it a solid 5 stars.
The end was the perfect way to close the story. Sweet and sad, but also so full of hope. Spooner and Kaufman wrote a story with a perfect blend of sci-fi and fantasy, romance and hate, grief and hope, and darkness and light.
November 26, 2023
Enthält Spoiler zum Vorgänger!
Durch die Zusammenfassung bin ich gut in die Geschichte gekommen und konnte mich wieder an die vielen Parteien erinnern, die hier eine Rolle spielen und Pläne für unsere Protagonisten haben – auch wenn manche von ihnen Nimh und North nur aus dem Weg räumen wollen.
Nimh und North befinden sich in der Welt des jeweils anderen und versuchen, einen Weg zueinander zu finden, währenddessen lernen sie mehr über die andere Kultur, haben mehr Verständnis füreinander und bauen neue Beziehungen auf, aber sie wissen auch nicht immer, wem sie eigentlich vertrauen können.
Bei der Hörbuchfassung fand ich es schön, dass die verschiedenen Perspektiven eigene Stimmen bekommen haben, dabei haben Nimh und North eigene Sprecher. Außerdem gibt es auch eher unwichtige Nebencharaktere, die uns einen Blick auf Insharas Pläne gewähren, ohne dass die Antagonistin der Geschichte ihre eigene Perspektive bekommen hat.
Inshara sorgt überall für Chaos und durch die kleinen Einblicke weiß man auch immer ein wenig mehr als die Protagonisten. Sie ist größenwahnsinnig, manipulativ mit dazu passender Magie und auch wenn ich ihre Macht schon spannend fand, fand ich ihren Charakter insgesamt eher nervig und frustrierend.
Abgesehen davon sind Nimh, North und ihre Freunde auf den Spuren der gemeinsamen Geschichte ihrer Völker, die aus einer Mischung aus Magie und Wissenschaft besteht, was auch die Unterschiede zwischen den Protagonisten repräsentiert. Es gibt jede Menge Enthüllungen, die mich nicht immer sofort überzeugen konnten. Es wird insgesamt viel erklärt und dazwischen hätten die Charaktere gern noch mehr erleben können. Trotzdem hat mir ihr Abenteuer gut gefallen und am Ende hat schon alles gut zusammengepasst.
Durch die Zusammenfassung bin ich gut in die Geschichte gekommen und konnte mich wieder an die vielen Parteien erinnern, die hier eine Rolle spielen und Pläne für unsere Protagonisten haben – auch wenn manche von ihnen Nimh und North nur aus dem Weg räumen wollen.
Nimh und North befinden sich in der Welt des jeweils anderen und versuchen, einen Weg zueinander zu finden, währenddessen lernen sie mehr über die andere Kultur, haben mehr Verständnis füreinander und bauen neue Beziehungen auf, aber sie wissen auch nicht immer, wem sie eigentlich vertrauen können.
Bei der Hörbuchfassung fand ich es schön, dass die verschiedenen Perspektiven eigene Stimmen bekommen haben, dabei haben Nimh und North eigene Sprecher. Außerdem gibt es auch eher unwichtige Nebencharaktere, die uns einen Blick auf Insharas Pläne gewähren, ohne dass die Antagonistin der Geschichte ihre eigene Perspektive bekommen hat.
Inshara sorgt überall für Chaos und durch die kleinen Einblicke weiß man auch immer ein wenig mehr als die Protagonisten. Sie ist größenwahnsinnig, manipulativ mit dazu passender Magie und auch wenn ich ihre Macht schon spannend fand, fand ich ihren Charakter insgesamt eher nervig und frustrierend.
Abgesehen davon sind Nimh, North und ihre Freunde auf den Spuren der gemeinsamen Geschichte ihrer Völker, die aus einer Mischung aus Magie und Wissenschaft besteht, was auch die Unterschiede zwischen den Protagonisten repräsentiert. Es gibt jede Menge Enthüllungen, die mich nicht immer sofort überzeugen konnten. Es wird insgesamt viel erklärt und dazwischen hätten die Charaktere gern noch mehr erleben können. Trotzdem hat mir ihr Abenteuer gut gefallen und am Ende hat schon alles gut zusammengepasst.
August 31, 2023
✨10/10✨
Hayatımda okuduğum en güzel serilerden biri. Özellikle karakterlere aşığım! 😍 North ve Nimh benim bebeklerim! 🥳😍❤️ kitabın evreni, her bir detayı ayrı özel
Hayatımda okuduğum en güzel serilerden biri. Özellikle karakterlere aşığım! 😍 North ve Nimh benim bebeklerim! 🥳😍❤️ kitabın evreni, her bir detayı ayrı özel
February 12, 2022
It's such a rare mix of magic and technology, so beautiful and Ghibli-esque.
Want to read
July 5, 2021We've got a cover and a synopsis (is made just for me ;) which makes me feel there's nothing better than this. My heart is going to beat the heck out of my ribs 😍
April 10, 2022
Fast paced, emotional and action packed.
I really love that the first book pushed the fantasy aspect of this series and the second really pushed the sci-fi aspect. My two favourite genres blended beautifully in this duology.
Lovers of books centred on fate, faith and magic will adore this duology.
I really love that the first book pushed the fantasy aspect of this series and the second really pushed the sci-fi aspect. My two favourite genres blended beautifully in this duology.
Lovers of books centred on fate, faith and magic will adore this duology.
March 25, 2022
What a great duology :)
May 18, 2023
First of all I have to say that this book has some kind of magical ingredient that made be ANXIOUS for about 15% of the book and then I couldn’t hold my anxiety in check and had to read the epilogue to see if they were okay BUT even knowing the end I was STILL anxious… I mean, I don’t know what made this book so interesting that I couldn’t be okay until Nimh and North were together again.
And now with the review *lol* I didn’t know what to expect with the beginning of this book because Nimh was left with Insha in Alciel –the big floating city- and North was left behind in the Below so some part of me didn’t want to go through the whole fighting and getting to the queen thing or the “she’s a liar I’m the real one” kind of thing so I found the “prologue” to be very smart, to begin two weeks after they arrived at Alciel and then to read about Nimh not knowing who she is and then North fighting to find a way to go back to his home –Nimh<3- and winning the respect of the people around him while doing that was great.
I don’t know why but this book has a piece of something that made me love it right away. The book is so easily read that I was IN the story with them. The book is fast-paced, interesting, the characters are loveable and amazing –especially that cat because that cat IS a main character, the dude hit the nail every time he had the chance- and the ones that are meant to be hated are terrible, Elkisa, as always, will have my hatred but I kind of understood her position, even with Insha at the end, the poor girl only needed love. Also, these authors were so clever when writing this book because, like in the first book, they found a way to take normal and ordinary things and made them amazing. That part when they discover they come from earth was one of my favorites because I totally didn’t see it coming. I really thought they were in some made up world that had nothing to do with earth and finding that out was so extraordinary that I felt like I found a treasure that no one had discover before, it was awesome.
For a moment, nobody speaks. Then Nimh leans forward and asks, “What’s Earth?”
The one thing that holds this story is, of course, the love story between our main characters: North and Nimh. This is one of the best love-matching stories I have read because the books nowadays are soooooo packed with sexual content that reading this cute romance was a breath of fresh air. They are so immensely innocent or cure or adorable or heart-warming that it was impossible not to love them. I found myself feeling butterflies in my stomach while reading the scene when they first touched their hands, I mean, THEIR HANDS! To hold someone’s hand is SO meaningless right now that it’s something we don’t take into account anymore and Amie and Meagan made it world altering and I LOVED that. Their entire relationship was beautiful and I loved how they –even though they didn’t really know each other that well- respected each other and found a way to help the other without making them feel less. I just love this two and they made me happy.
“Oh, Nimh.” His voice is a bewildering, tantalizing mix of sadness and longing, as his eyes fall to the place where he’s holding me. “I wanted it to be me too.”
And one of the things that I really appreciated about this book is the subtle yet direct way it talks about the social pressure or dare I say-attack- everyone had over Nimh, North and Insha. They received so much pressure on how to act, how to be, what not to be, how to talk, think, live, that it made them in people they were not supposed to be, the good news for Nimh and North is that they found their true selves with the help of one another but for Insha and even Talamar, that was not the case, they could have been brave and lovely people only if the world around them had giving them the chance. That happens today and it was amazing to see that message in this book.
Overall, this is an amazing book with amazing characters and an easy going plot, fast-paced and perfect to relax –even with my anxiety attacks over what would happen with them xD-
And now with the review *lol* I didn’t know what to expect with the beginning of this book because Nimh was left with Insha in Alciel –the big floating city- and North was left behind in the Below so some part of me didn’t want to go through the whole fighting and getting to the queen thing or the “she’s a liar I’m the real one” kind of thing so I found the “prologue” to be very smart, to begin two weeks after they arrived at Alciel and then to read about Nimh not knowing who she is and then North fighting to find a way to go back to his home –Nimh<3- and winning the respect of the people around him while doing that was great.
I don’t know why but this book has a piece of something that made me love it right away. The book is so easily read that I was IN the story with them. The book is fast-paced, interesting, the characters are loveable and amazing –especially that cat because that cat IS a main character, the dude hit the nail every time he had the chance- and the ones that are meant to be hated are terrible, Elkisa, as always, will have my hatred but I kind of understood her position, even with Insha at the end, the poor girl only needed love. Also, these authors were so clever when writing this book because, like in the first book, they found a way to take normal and ordinary things and made them amazing. That part when they discover they come from earth was one of my favorites because I totally didn’t see it coming. I really thought they were in some made up world that had nothing to do with earth and finding that out was so extraordinary that I felt like I found a treasure that no one had discover before, it was awesome.
For a moment, nobody speaks. Then Nimh leans forward and asks, “What’s Earth?”
The one thing that holds this story is, of course, the love story between our main characters: North and Nimh. This is one of the best love-matching stories I have read because the books nowadays are soooooo packed with sexual content that reading this cute romance was a breath of fresh air. They are so immensely innocent or cure or adorable or heart-warming that it was impossible not to love them. I found myself feeling butterflies in my stomach while reading the scene when they first touched their hands, I mean, THEIR HANDS! To hold someone’s hand is SO meaningless right now that it’s something we don’t take into account anymore and Amie and Meagan made it world altering and I LOVED that. Their entire relationship was beautiful and I loved how they –even though they didn’t really know each other that well- respected each other and found a way to help the other without making them feel less. I just love this two and they made me happy.
“Oh, Nimh.” His voice is a bewildering, tantalizing mix of sadness and longing, as his eyes fall to the place where he’s holding me. “I wanted it to be me too.”
And one of the things that I really appreciated about this book is the subtle yet direct way it talks about the social pressure or dare I say-attack- everyone had over Nimh, North and Insha. They received so much pressure on how to act, how to be, what not to be, how to talk, think, live, that it made them in people they were not supposed to be, the good news for Nimh and North is that they found their true selves with the help of one another but for Insha and even Talamar, that was not the case, they could have been brave and lovely people only if the world around them had giving them the chance. That happens today and it was amazing to see that message in this book.
Overall, this is an amazing book with amazing characters and an easy going plot, fast-paced and perfect to relax –even with my anxiety attacks over what would happen with them xD-
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 22, 2022
the first one was fun and inventive and great and i dont know why this one fell sort of flat. dunno. maybe im just too old for ya.
September 12, 2023
I’m sorry, not even the cat could save this one.
By the end of book one we are THICK in it. Nimh is up top while North is stuck below and all the players have come out to play.
Except… EXCEPT… everything is still soooooo slow.
The writing was good still, the characters unique but I just couldn’t connect. I really struggled to stay engaged and I just decided that life is too short to read books you don’t enjoy.
As stated in my first review, maybe the mix of sci-fi and fantasy together just isn’t my jam. Like, it wasn’t clear if magic and science were one in the same or different and North always linked it back to science and then all of a sudden he’s an avid believer in magic?
Characters were trusting or working with people they normally wouldn’t. The dialogue felt stilted and I just got bored. I think I made it to chapter 16 before I decided it’s best I put it down.
It’s still a 3 because I do believe the writing is good, I think the concept is clever in its own way and the cat was still prevalent.
I’m telling you. The cat is the real hero here. He literally gets all the stars for just being amazing.
By the end of book one we are THICK in it. Nimh is up top while North is stuck below and all the players have come out to play.
Except… EXCEPT… everything is still soooooo slow.
The writing was good still, the characters unique but I just couldn’t connect. I really struggled to stay engaged and I just decided that life is too short to read books you don’t enjoy.
As stated in my first review, maybe the mix of sci-fi and fantasy together just isn’t my jam. Like, it wasn’t clear if magic and science were one in the same or different and North always linked it back to science and then all of a sudden he’s an avid believer in magic?
Characters were trusting or working with people they normally wouldn’t. The dialogue felt stilted and I just got bored. I think I made it to chapter 16 before I decided it’s best I put it down.
It’s still a 3 because I do believe the writing is good, I think the concept is clever in its own way and the cat was still prevalent.
I’m telling you. The cat is the real hero here. He literally gets all the stars for just being amazing.
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