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Bezig met laden... The Abyss Surrounds Usdoor Emily Skrutskie
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is definitely a mixed bag kind of story. The world building is intriguing but feels like it fell short. The sea critters/trainer aspect is neat and would have liked to see more to it there. I find the Pirate Queen to be rather meh on the evil scale even if she did feed someone to a monster in front of everyone. Someone who leads with fear isn't usually one who inspires loyalty, so for Cas to suddenly want to sign on to the same crew that murdered her critter? I cannot see where that would be likely especially with the lackluster romance with Swift. I'm curious to see where book two goes.... but not enough to actually read it, I think. Definitely a YA book. ( ) So not only have I been captured by pirates - I've had the misfortune of being taken in by theatrical ones I loved this book. Actually, more than that, I have been WAITING for this book. YA sci-fi/fantasy books are chock full of brave teenage narrators but almost all of them are achingly, depressingly heterosexual. Not here. Cassandra Leung, our protagonist, has dated girls in high school and has feelings for a young pirate girl named Swift. That's a major part of the book, not the main plot, but their relationship weaves itself through the narrative. The Abyss Surrounds Us is a bit like Naomi Novik's [b:His Majesty's Dragon|28876|His Majesty's Dragon (Temeraire, #1)|Naomi Novik|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1376392909s/28876.jpg|726205] meets Waterworld, except it vastly improves upon both by having the main character be an Asian teenage lesbian rather than the dull, dime-a-dozen straight white man. I found the conflict between the pirate captain, Santa Elena, and Cassandra to be far more interesting than the portions of the book dedicated to Bao, the titanic creature bred to attack ships. The lack of emotional connection between Bao and anyone else just made it hard to connect. Especially when compared to the machinations of the women. Bao sees the hurricane behind Santa Elena, and he respects it. He sees no storm in me. The end definitely left me excited to read the second part; I want to find out what happens between Cassandra, Swift and Santa Elena. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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For Cassandra Leung, bossing around sea monsters is just the family business. She's been a Reckoner trainer-in-training ever since she could walk, raising the giant, genetically engineered beasts to defend ships as they cross the pirate-infested NeoPacific. But when the pirate queen Santa Elena swoops in on Cas's first solo mission and snatches her from the bloodstained decks, Cas's dream of being a full-time trainer seems dead in the water. Waiting for her on the pirate ship is an unhatched Reckoner pup. Santa Elena wants to take back the seas with a monster of her own, and she needs a proper trainer to do it. She orders Cas to raise the pup and teach him to fight for the pirates. If Cas fails, her blood will be the next to paint the sea. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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