I've read this book so many times I've lost count. It's one of my favourite books ever. I've read this book so many times I've lost count. It's one of my favourite books ever. ...more
I could NOT put this book down. Holy GUACAMOLE. Talk about taking a genre and running with it. This book turns the vampire genre on its head. I loved I could NOT put this book down. Holy GUACAMOLE. Talk about taking a genre and running with it. This book turns the vampire genre on its head. I loved the characters, the setting, the cleverness... Everything. I wish I'd written it. Go Holly Black. Write more. ...more
I adored this book. I wish I'd read it when I was a child -- I would have loved it! It would also have terrified me. The seance scene creeps me out evI adored this book. I wish I'd read it when I was a child -- I would have loved it! It would also have terrified me. The seance scene creeps me out even now and I'm a grown up. Boarding school, abandoned kids, war, death, hope, love, ghosts (kind of, maybe?) -- this book has it all. ...more
Wow. This book BLEW ME AWAY. I could not put it down. I utterly bought the characters, the horror of their situation, and the way they handled it. CouWow. This book BLEW ME AWAY. I could not put it down. I utterly bought the characters, the horror of their situation, and the way they handled it. Courtney Summers was ruthless in terms of deciding who lived and who died -- more so than I could have imagined. This book broke my heart and kept me up nights. Just... wow. So far this is my favourite book of 2012. Eleven million stars. ...more
I was lost in this book for weeks. I love the dreamy world Kostova creates that gradually leads you to some very frightening situations. I bought the I was lost in this book for weeks. I love the dreamy world Kostova creates that gradually leads you to some very frightening situations. I bought the characters hook, line and sinker.
It does start slowly but I DON'T MIND THAT. (Caps necessary to convey how awesome I think a slow build can be.) Because the languid pace at the start makes it more exciting when it all kicks off....more