This was a stupidly busy week with school, but I still managed to finish a few books. I finished Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic by Alison Bechdel and an ARC of The Cheerleaders by Kara Thomas, but I haven’t had time to write reviews for those.
Title:Across the Universe Author:Beth Revis Format: Audiobook Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review: I had typed out a long review about how much I hated Amy, but Goodreads thought it would be cool to crash instead of uploading my review. Basically, I really wanted to like this book. It started off well enough–the Cryogenic freezing scene was really cool! But then Amy woke up and everything started to suck. She is one of the worst characters ever, and I honestly can’t think of another character I have disliked as much as her. I found myself rolling my eyes every time I was reminded of her existence.
Elder wasn’t much better than Amy, but I still think the book would have been significantly better if it had been written entirely from his perspective.
I’m going to read the next one solely because I want to know if they make it off the ship.
Title:The Prince and the Dressmaker Author/Illustrator:Jen Wang Format: Print Rating: ★★★★★ Review: This is a super cute fairy tale about a prince and his friend/dressmaker who makes him amazingly fabulous dresses. The prince knows he sometimes likes to wear dresses, but he is also really afraid what his parents would do/think if they found out, so he hides it. He does his best to be Prince Sebastian during day and then transforms into Paris’s hottest fashion icon at night. I loved watching Sebastian work through the questions regarding his identity and I loved the friendship between him and Francis. Also, the artwork is beautiful! I highly recommend this to anyone looking for a quick read with a happy ending.
Title:A Million Suns Author:Beth Revis Format: Audiobook Rating: ★★★☆☆(2.5 stars which, let’s be honest, is generous) Review:
There are spoilers for Across the Universebelow.
This book was just as disappointing as the first.
100% how I feel right now:
Just replace movie with book and paid money with wasted my life.
I really don’t have much to say other than I still hate Amy. I honestly cannot believe she had such a fit about Orion being unfrozen, but she actually felt guilty that Luthe was murdered. This was someone who tried to rape her, definitely raped someone else, and likely raped and murdered a third person. She felt she had a tough decision to make when she found him dead; open the airlock and move the frex on or waste more of her life trying to figure out his murdered him. But when it came or Orion, she was determined that he didn’t deserve to be unfrozen without a second thought.
Did I mention I just really hated her?
I also just realized there was ANOTHER book in this series.
Join us for a blog tour for Jen Wang’s wonderful upcoming graphic novel — The Prince and the Dressmaker! This book is the story of a prince who hires a dressmaker to make dresses for him to wear … and in the process, they both grow closer together. We’re delighted to be publishing this amazing book for Valentine’s Day — and the blog tour will give you a peek inside the covers as each blogger talks about their favorite panel.
Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride—or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia—the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion!
Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances—one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart.
As I posted on Jen Wang’s Instagram yesterday, I was really looking forward to this book, then I saw an advance copy in Mark Siegel’s office when I was in NY for Comic Con. I started reading it and was immediately captivated — it was even more amazing than I had hoped! But before long we had to leave, so I tried to take the book with me but it was Mark’s only copy and he gave me sad puppy dog eyes so I relented… I can’t wait to get my own copy and read the rest. Wonderful work, Jen!
