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imperfectletter42. At City's Edge by Marcus Sakey
This was an extremely good book. While I liked Sakey's first book (The Blade Itself), I firmly believe this one is better. The characters are better, the plot is better and the story is better. I think this partly has to do with the fact that there's no real evil, unlike in The Blade Itself. And, also, the characters are much more likable. I also like the plot twists that Sakey throws at us. There aren't a lot, but there are just enough that you can't quite trust yourself to guess what will happen next. And, like all good novels, he manages to the end book well. I didn't feel let down or anything (like so many potentially good novels). If you don't read anything else by Sakey, read At City's Edge. It's that good.
43. Blackbird and Wolf Poems by Henri Cole
It is National Poetry Month, I've chosen to read a couple of poetry books. This one is by Henri Cole, a poet I'd never heard of until I was browsing the stacks. The book is short, though not all the poems are. Instead of reviewing each of them, here the list of poems that I quite like:
44. Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
This book was a disappointment. I don't know if I had high hopes for it or what, but I didn't really like it. And, sadly, it's turned me off of YA hackers books. Evil Genius reminded me far too much of the Artemis Fowl books that I like. But instead of being flawed, the main character of Evil Genius, Cadel, is too moral. He has too many easily explained away traits that "evil geniuses" as it were, shouldn't have. I also didn't find the book to be written particularly well. I really did keep thinking about how this was almost like Artemis Fowl, except it was missing all the good parts. It was kind of annoying to read and I couldn't even be bothered to really care when it ended.
44 / 120 new reads. 37% read!
This was an extremely good book. While I liked Sakey's first book (The Blade Itself), I firmly believe this one is better. The characters are better, the plot is better and the story is better. I think this partly has to do with the fact that there's no real evil, unlike in The Blade Itself. And, also, the characters are much more likable. I also like the plot twists that Sakey throws at us. There aren't a lot, but there are just enough that you can't quite trust yourself to guess what will happen next. And, like all good novels, he manages to the end book well. I didn't feel let down or anything (like so many potentially good novels). If you don't read anything else by Sakey, read At City's Edge. It's that good.
43. Blackbird and Wolf Poems by Henri Cole
It is National Poetry Month, I've chosen to read a couple of poetry books. This one is by Henri Cole, a poet I'd never heard of until I was browsing the stacks. The book is short, though not all the poems are. Instead of reviewing each of them, here the list of poems that I quite like:
To Sleep, Twilight, The Erasers, Birthday, Gravity and Center, Quarry, Haircut and Mirror
44. Evil Genius by Catherine Jinks
This book was a disappointment. I don't know if I had high hopes for it or what, but I didn't really like it. And, sadly, it's turned me off of YA hackers books. Evil Genius reminded me far too much of the Artemis Fowl books that I like. But instead of being flawed, the main character of Evil Genius, Cadel, is too moral. He has too many easily explained away traits that "evil geniuses" as it were, shouldn't have. I also didn't find the book to be written particularly well. I really did keep thinking about how this was almost like Artemis Fowl, except it was missing all the good parts. It was kind of annoying to read and I couldn't even be bothered to really care when it ended.
