Tegan
What an amazing story for such a short amount of time. I haven't read any of the Chaos Walking series before this one and that didn't hinder my experience at all. I'm very curious about the rest of the series so I'll definitely be checking those out, hopefully in audiobook form. This was only eight hours long and that seems wild to me because how could it be that short and cover so much content?? I've read books three times as long that haven't made me feel this way.
The narrators for this were *chefs kiss* perfection. It took me a bit to get used to them (which isn't a knock against them, I'm very picky with narrators) but once I did I fell into the world head first.
Not only did they create wonderfully real voices for the main characters but also the side characters. Each of the voices were distinct and recognisable from both narrators, even when side characters were portrayed by both of them. That might not seem like much of an achievement to some people but it definitely is to me. To keep that amount of consistency and quality is amazing and I am thoroughly impressed! The narrators also nailed the tempo we needed for the intense scenes which definitely improved the overall experience.
The story was amazing and while I'm a little mad at the end (and I hope there's another novella very soon!) I really enjoyed it, even when it made me cry. I need to know more about this world and the rest of the series ASAP because I am VERY curious about everything.
The characters were fully realised and impactful, even the... difficult ones. The way this was written is fascinating to me and perfect for the tone of the novella.
I must be on a roll with picking good YA books because I enjoyed both of the main characters despite them being teenagers. My issue with YA teen characters in general is they often behave like someone much older than their age. The main characters here act their age and have flaws and fight with each other but the sibling love is still there and I just love that. There's depth and layers to their personalities and relationship and I adore that kind of attention to detail. It's so authentic to how actual siblings act.
I also need to give a shout-out to the transgender and disability representation in this book! I loved it so much and those points are another reason why the siblings are fully realised characters.
I don't really need to say anything else except READ THIS especially in audiobook form. I would argue listening to the audiobook might be the only way to truly experience the story because of the points above but also because the sound design is top notch and very relevant to the story itself.
Thank you very much to Patrick Ness, Bolonda Audio, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions here are my own and are left voluntarily.
What an amazing story for such a short amount of time. I haven't read any of the Chaos Walking series before this one and that didn't hinder my experience at all. I'm very curious about the rest of the series so I'll definitely be checking those out, hopefully in audiobook form. This was only eight hours long and that seems wild to me because how could it be that short and cover so much content?? I've read books three times as long that haven't made me feel this way.
The narrators for this were *chefs kiss* perfection. It took me a bit to get used to them (which isn't a knock against them, I'm very picky with narrators) but once I did I fell into the world head first.
Not only did they create wonderfully real voices for the main characters but also the side characters. Each of the voices were distinct and recognisable from both narrators, even when side characters were portrayed by both of them. That might not seem like much of an achievement to some people but it definitely is to me. To keep that amount of consistency and quality is amazing and I am thoroughly impressed! The narrators also nailed the tempo we needed for the intense scenes which definitely improved the overall experience.
The story was amazing and while I'm a little mad at the end (and I hope there's another novella very soon!) I really enjoyed it, even when it made me cry. I need to know more about this world and the rest of the series ASAP because I am VERY curious about everything.
The characters were fully realised and impactful, even the... difficult ones. The way this was written is fascinating to me and perfect for the tone of the novella.
I must be on a roll with picking good YA books because I enjoyed both of the main characters despite them being teenagers. My issue with YA teen characters in general is they often behave like someone much older than their age. The main characters here act their age and have flaws and fight with each other but the sibling love is still there and I just love that. There's depth and layers to their personalities and relationship and I adore that kind of attention to detail. It's so authentic to how actual siblings act.
I also need to give a shout-out to the transgender and disability representation in this book! I loved it so much and those points are another reason why the siblings are fully realised characters.
I don't really need to say anything else except READ THIS especially in audiobook form. I would argue listening to the audiobook might be the only way to truly experience the story because of the points above but also because the sound design is top notch and very relevant to the story itself.
Thank you very much to Patrick Ness, Bolonda Audio, and Netgalley for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions here are my own and are left voluntarily.