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The Unquiet
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bookshelves: owned-physical-arc, rating-4-stars, read-2015
Aug 24, 2015
bookshelves: owned-physical-arc, rating-4-stars, read-2015
I received an ARC copy from HarperCollins in exchange for an honest review.
Actual rating: 4.25
The Unquiet is a book that is like no other. Back when I can only count the fantasy/sci-fi books that I chose to read per year in one hand, the words "parallel universes" or "time travel" made me want to immediately read a book. Because of that, most of the fantasy/sci-fi books I've read are of those topics. And among those many books, I can say that this one is the most unique.
The Unquiet proves that only one of the same thing can exist. Therefore, having two Earths, it is inevitable that one of those Earths must die. And it happens to be our main character Lirael's Earth. Because of this, a number of children have been trained since birth to take over the other Lirael from the second Earth. But as time passed, Lirael started to question what is right and what is wrong, if they are the good guys or the bad guys, and if their killing their alternates is justifiable or not.
The Unquiet's story is very captivating and deeply imaginative. The world was vibrant in my head, and I had no trouble whatsoever in imaging the world. Contrary to other reviewers, I found the pacing of this book just about right. And despite it having more than 400 pages, I found that it was easy to get hooked and that it was a quick read.
It's kind of hard to recommend this one because I feel like this book is not for everyone, but in my case, it really suited my taste well. If you think that the synopsis interests you, then definitely give this a shot. Fair warning though, this book is kind of violent.
Actual rating: 4.25
The Unquiet is a book that is like no other. Back when I can only count the fantasy/sci-fi books that I chose to read per year in one hand, the words "parallel universes" or "time travel" made me want to immediately read a book. Because of that, most of the fantasy/sci-fi books I've read are of those topics. And among those many books, I can say that this one is the most unique.
The Unquiet proves that only one of the same thing can exist. Therefore, having two Earths, it is inevitable that one of those Earths must die. And it happens to be our main character Lirael's Earth. Because of this, a number of children have been trained since birth to take over the other Lirael from the second Earth. But as time passed, Lirael started to question what is right and what is wrong, if they are the good guys or the bad guys, and if their killing their alternates is justifiable or not.
The Unquiet's story is very captivating and deeply imaginative. The world was vibrant in my head, and I had no trouble whatsoever in imaging the world. Contrary to other reviewers, I found the pacing of this book just about right. And despite it having more than 400 pages, I found that it was easy to get hooked and that it was a quick read.
It's kind of hard to recommend this one because I feel like this book is not for everyone, but in my case, it really suited my taste well. If you think that the synopsis interests you, then definitely give this a shot. Fair warning though, this book is kind of violent.
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Reading Progress
August 24, 2015
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to-read
August 24, 2015
– Shelved
August 24, 2015
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owned-physical-arc
August 29, 2015
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Started Reading
September 6, 2015
– Shelved as:
rating-4-stars
September 6, 2015
– Shelved as:
read-2015
September 6, 2015
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Finished Reading
