orpheus

4 1/2 stars. I grew up with only the third book in the series. It feels good to finally have the first and the second book finally.

Book was sweet but the ending was lackluster. I reached the end and all I could think was,”That's it? But what about___ and ___?”

Took me four years and constant restarts but I finally finished this book. Now it's off to the sequel!

This book was extraterrestrial

It's not often that I find a free Kindle book that is worth buying but this one is. The main couple is so sweet and heartbreaking, the author made you want to root for them the whole way through. I'll never forget Harry and Adam and wait eagerly for Seyr and Ksar's book in the series!

This was not as bad of a book as I thought it was going to be. Or, to put it simply, as I was told it was going to be. Perhaps that is because I read the reviews to see what was going to happen and, for what it was, it was not bad. Not to say that I am clamoring to read the sequels by any means.

The main problem with this novel, as everyone basically has stated, is Hekate. Although, I found mostly all characters repulsive to the point where I wanted Hekate to have them all stung by scorpions.

And that's my main issue with the book. Hekate is supposedly the villain in this series and, as this book went on you can see why, I felt that the characters around her were just as awful as she was if not more. There was generally no one to cheer for in this book and as it went on, the reading became a chore with, not just the characters, but also the dialogue and the religion.

The religion was talked about a few times in the beginning then as the book went on the author decided to hit us over the head with it. I feel like praying to a scorpion my own damn self!

Then there's the ending, which I admittedly didn't think would come, it's abrupt. Something happens then it just cuts off. Now you can argue that this is to merely get anticipation for the second book, but there are better ways to do that. You can complete a story without just cutting yourself off in the middle of a scene. If Brandon Sanderson can do it in his Stormlight Archive books then why couldn't Karen do it?

All in all this is an average book, nothing overly terrible as I thought as was going to get, but not exactly good. Which rates on the “meh” scale with me.

Since I was fortunate, read dumb, enough to get the omnibus version, I read on to the second book. I have heard it is an improvement over the first.

A literary masterpiece from a man with a message to tell of suburban America, and what a message it is.

If you've read one, “Girl finds out she's a magical being because of a strange accident and has to go to a magical school and falls in love with the first guy who shows her affection.” you're read them all. Cute for what it is.

A cute in between when I was waiting for harry Potter books but I wouldn't really go back to reread them.

Is it bad? Not really. Compared to the copycats that came after this, it's practically Shakespeare. Still an average read.

Nope. Nope. And more nope this series sucked. This one at least was a quick and easy read.

An old read from way back that I still find myself thinking about until this day. A great read.

Cute adventure in the world of Alice and Wonderland.

My favorite one out of the bunch just because I hated Meg when I first read through the series.

Was a good book but not as great as Percy and i found the characters a lot more irritating, especially in later books, but it was a fun book all things considered.

Great series and ghastly underrated. Why did they never make a blockbuster out of this? It's honestly better than the Hunger games in my opinion.

I really just cannot vibe with the way this is written. I gave it a little bit and it's just not for me. 

Loved this book when i was younger and now looking back I wouldn't really recommend due to the changing times when it comes to beauty, body acceptance, and the fact that the later books suck in my opinion.

A classic for a reason although my reading experience might have been clouded by the fact that I've watched the old cartoon version of this a million times back when i was a toddler.

Twilight if you love Jacob and better writing. Her other series is a lot better and less derivative of YA literary trends.

I hated the brother when I first read this book as a middle schooler, and I probably will still hate him once I begin my reread of this soon but from what I remember he gets better as the series goes on.

I just found my copy of this beautiful book after unpacking from my move and I look forward to rereading this. Like most people I think, I discovered this tale through the beautifully animated movie and it hasn't let me go since. Now that I'm an adult, revisiting this book brings new meanings that i never really understood as a child and it gets better every time.

People hate this book, but when I read this as a middle schooler it was my favorite one out of the three that were published at the time. Still derivative but it has elves and Roran whose story I found to be much more interesting than Eragon.

I remember reading this and enjoying the other books in the series. Great for early readers.

I enjoyed it when I was younger and attempted to go back and found myself bored with the cliches. If this is your first fantasy ever and you're in middle school, which is when I read this tome, then it'll be a good stepping stone to the magical world of 1000 page behemoth novels about sword and sorcery. If you're an adult I honestly suggest skipping it and just reading Brandon Sanderson or Bryan Weeks.