Seraphina
Rachel Hartman,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Children's Books on 07-10-2012
Rachel Hartman,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Random House Children's Books on 07-10-2012
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Format: Books
ASIN: 9780375866562
Publish date: 10-07-2012
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Edition language: English
I feel like everyone I know loved this book, but it was only a lukewarm okay for me. The first half of this book was very boring. I don't know if it was the book itself or more the narration, but it was a snoozefest. Obviously not boring enough for me to flounce, there was something that kept me wan...
Original review I don't know why, but I always relate dragon stories to action, war and bloodshed. Those are not bad things for me. I look for those things in a story. I don't mind goriness and bloodshed (in fiction that is. Whattya think I am, a psychopath?!) add to that a medieval setting, and I a...
I had heard amazing things about Seraphina and was totally psyched to read it. I mean high fantasy and dragons? Sign me up! Luckily Seraphina did not disappoint!I really, really liked this book. I mean the first line is "I remember my birth." Seriously? That line screams how good this book is going ...
Seraphina is…at once enjoyable and disappointing. And the only reason it’s disappointing is because it should have been more enjoyable, and I can’t quite figure out why it wasn’t. All the right elements were there. Everything that should have had me panting and coming back for more. In spite of ...
Stopped at page 178-The story moved so incredibly slow for me. Let’s be realistic, 178 pages is long enough for a book to hook you. I wouldn’t have normally read that much if I wasn’t enjoying the story. So many people loved this book so I gave it more of chance.-The premise of the story is very int...