Tiesselune

I'm a big fan of Peter V. Brett's demon universe, and found this one enjoyable as always. Despite the colorful and diverse cast of characters, I did find the story much slower to start than in the previous installments. Still a pretty solid read with a great writing style and a compelling universe.

Very satisfying, light, funny, the characters are relatable, the romance is cute as heck and the mom is french, what's not to like?

I have kind of a mixed feeling about this one. Although the writing is pretty good, I could not bring myself to really care for the characters, which made it a bit hard to enjoy the book. I did enjoy it after a while though, but it took quite a long time.

1,5 livre. Une aventure digne des trois premières, suivie d'un final satisfaisant, qui relie tout, et qui donne à la série une vraie note de maturité et de cohérence. On ressent l'évolution des personnages, la gravité de leurs situations et de leurs choix. Très bonne conclusion.

A very entertaining story overall. The characters are lovable and the humour makes it a very entertaining pick. It's kind of a page turner. A lot is left to your imagination which makes it a very good bedside book. I wish the romance had been explored a bit more but I don't think it was the main point of this book. So I'll rate it 5 stars. One of his best works yet, in my humble opinion.

Comme pour les deux titres précédents, la magie opère, et les désastreuses aventures d'Ophélie captivent. L'univers est de plus en plus prenant. Une grande recommandation!

Le style est très sympatique, et même si le livre est intéressant dans son aspect “journal” et nous maintient en haleine sur la première partie pour revenir, petit à petit, au point où le personnage écrit, je n'ai pas su aller jusqu'au bout. Le drame est bien retranscrit, ce qui rend le livre assez sombre, mais au bout d'un moment l'envie de lire autre chose a dépassé l'envie de finir celui-ci, qui n'a pas su renouveler mon intérêt sur le moyen terme (et je déteste pourtant ne pas aller jusqu'au bout d'un romain) et certains passages sont un peu longs. Dommage.

As much as I wanted to like this book, I could not really get into it. I ended up giving up on finishing it, which is probably a bad sign. I guess I was not that much into the genre, maybe?

I laughed all the way through the book. Having read another book from the same author, I wasn't expecting that book to be that funny. I really enjoyed it: characters are colourful and relatable and the fairy tale feeling doesn't fade either. I'd like a sequel very much.

Well, more of the same, I'd say. The casualty with which the protagonist handles slavery is kinda unsettling, making it very difficult to relate; and the other characters are either too friendly or too evil, no shades of grey, when I thought the author might add depth to the setting that was created in the first volume. About the narration: stuff happens with apparently no direction, it feels like it's going nowhere through the whole book and we're actually following the daily life of a NPC. I don't think I'll be reading through the rest.

Pretty good addition to the genre, and pretty nice book that did not bore me a minute. Now that the initial romance has started, the story and fantasy might loose interest in the next books. I don't know if I really wanna change the impression I got from completing this one, so I might stop there but it was still a nice read.

I've devoured this book; it was short but oh so much enjoyable. I wish it was a bit longer though, since everything unfolded so quickly. But I guess it could have hindered its rythm. I bought it because of its perfect cover and was not disapointed; the brand of humor used throughout the book really hit its mark with me. Somehow, I really related to the main character and felt seventeen all over again. The doubt-then-excitement-then-dread of the first gay crush was described perfectly.

Wow. Much book. Very talent. (Every good book needs a doge reference, and this one has one)

Go read it!

Très bon roman; j'ai beaucoup aimé l'intrigue bien que le début m'ait semblé assez long avant que j'accroche réellement. Si l'univers est original et l'exposition nécessaire, je trouvais que l'héroïne – pourtant intéressante en tant que personnage – se laissait porter et restait très servile malgré son fort carractère, ce qui était assez frustrant. Jusqu'à ce qu'elle décide de n'en faire qu'à sa tête, et c'est bien là que l'histoire devient réellement intéressante.

L'exposition en vaut la chandelle; une fois le début passé, je ne pouvais plus lâcher mon bouquin.

Un grand bravo à l'autrice, j'enchaîne avec le suivant.

Surprisingly thrilling for a book about a squarish world in which water doesn't flow in an earthly fashion. Max Brook's style and story-telling expertise are probably a big part of this success.
It's Robinson Crusoe, or Cast Away, but in the world of Minecraft. It lets itself be read and never gets boring. Plus, it makes you want to play Minecraft again.

I'll recommend it to anyone who's ever dreamt of physically entering a video game and living its adventures.

The translation from japanese is weird when you're not used to it. And some stuff in the book appear to be ill translated. But otherwise, the story is nice for the amateurs of the genre and the anti-hero viewpoint is refreshing compared to the classic self-righteous shōnen boy hero. The whole “1 girl betrayed me so I'm becoming completely misogynistic” could have been avoided though, since it doesn't bring a lot to the plot. I don't know if all light novels are this straight-to-the-point, since there is little to no exposition, but at least you can dive into it and get carried away to their strange, hostile world pretty quickly.

I've picked up this book since I had never read any of Lovecraft's books before, and I knew how much popular culture was influenced by his work. I must say, the underlying racism is difficult to miss (and hard not to roll your eyes over) in the 21th century. I liked the athmosphere but I guess it hasn't moved me much. The book hasn't convinced me to pick up another of lovecraft's books for now.

Characters are refreshing. Especially Ox, which point of vue is very peculiar and which evolution is enjoyable. Humour is sparse but always aims true: I've been bursting into laughter now and then at unintended mother jokes and akward aknowlegements of awkward situations. I've devoured it.

I really liked the book and its story, but I felt like the end was a bit rushed. Otherwise, nice story.

J'ai eu énormément de mal à accrocher à l'histoire, aux personnages ou à l'univers. Au final j'ai fini par ne pas le finir. Ce livre n'était pas fait pour moi.