Gateway
by:
Sharon Shinn (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781101148006 (1101148004)
Publish date: October 15th 2009
Publisher: Viking Books
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Adventure,
Teen,
Science Fiction,
Urban Fantasy,
Cultural,
Romance,
Time Travel,
China
Picked this up in the library today. The premise was interesting, but the romance fell a little flat for me -- she just fell for him too quickly, and then spent the rest of the book wondering when she could see him again. I didn't really feel compelled to finish reading.
Opening line–”Daiyu looked over the assortment of jewelry at the old woman’s booth and didn’t see anything she liked.”First of all, I loved the cover. The designer had obviously read the book, or knew enough about it to be true to details like the color of Kalen’s hair. It had just the right feel, a...
There were so many features in this book for me to love: the cover, world travel, setting, etc. Yet, for some reason, most of this novel just fell flat. While Shinn's premise was really interesting and creative, the pacing of the novel was just not fast enough for me. I kept waiting for something ex...
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