tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post1677555204491790773..comments2024-03-28T02:25:35.338-04:00Comments on Small Review: DNF: The Immortal Rules by Julie KagawaSmall Reviewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-51111428452968575112012-07-04T01:27:34.448-04:002012-07-04T01:27:34.448-04:00Heh, yeah I definitely thought that Allie had a fe...Heh, yeah I definitely thought that Allie had a few TSTL moments, but on the whole I did like her. For me, the first part of the book really didn't grab me all that much, but the second part made up for it a bit. So I'll be interested in hearing if you felt the same or if you were just as annoyed as your were with the first bit.Ayleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-35703209402470959412012-06-21T13:58:51.864-04:002012-06-21T13:58:51.864-04:00I definitely agree with you about Stick, he was a ...I definitely agree with you about Stick, he was a character I hated and just wanted him done with. It was definitely a bad choice to have a character like that in this kind of world. But I did really enjoy this one, especially after Allie meets the humans. It's definitely one of those slow going type of books. Hopefully when you do try again it's better for you. Love your review though, great explanations, I can understand your issues completely.Andrea @ Cozy Uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03956494599005857082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-90431273988897682282012-06-20T23:22:52.265-04:002012-06-20T23:22:52.265-04:00Wasn't the combo of vampires and dystopia sett...Wasn't the combo of vampires and dystopia setting great? I love that genre mix. Thank you for the heads up on the vampires later on. I'm curious enough to meet them that I'm pretty sure I'll be picking this up at the library at some point. I'm very happy you enjoyed this book more than I did (though it's also nice to see another person disliking Stick).Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-87429940787981820982012-06-20T23:21:21.796-04:002012-06-20T23:21:21.796-04:00YES, very been there done that! That's not alw...YES, <i>very</i> been there done that! That's not always a problem for me, but there wasn't anything that really grabbed me about this one.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-30311184149593758722012-06-20T23:20:31.480-04:002012-06-20T23:20:31.480-04:00Thank you! I think my problem with Allie's hum...Thank you! I think my problem with Allie's humanity is that I don't understand why she would have it in the first place. It's possible, but I needed more convincing that Julie Kagawa gave, at least so far as I read. <br /><br />I'm glad you enjoyed the book though! I'd definitely recommend checking out her Iron Fey series then, especially if you liked Kanin.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-9939029003829019452012-06-20T23:18:44.119-04:002012-06-20T23:18:44.119-04:00Hm, I'm not sure, but I'm curious to read ...Hm, I'm not sure, but I'm curious to read your take on it. I hope you end up on the loving it side of things. It's no fun being on the side that didn't love it :(Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-7999280942031181242012-06-20T23:17:42.254-04:002012-06-20T23:17:42.254-04:00hehe I think I'm a secret ruthless meanie at h...hehe I think I'm a secret ruthless meanie at heart :P I apparently want all my post-apoc characters to be cutthroats. I'm glad you enjoyed this book more than I did!Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-9741999044156351542012-06-20T23:16:37.947-04:002012-06-20T23:16:37.947-04:00TOTALLY agree with you. I was really feeling those...TOTALLY agree with you. I was really feeling those pages, too.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-59392085575858704532012-06-20T23:16:07.949-04:002012-06-20T23:16:07.949-04:00I hope you like it too! It took me a little while ...I hope you like it too! It took me a little while to hit my stride with the Iron Fey books, but the third book made it all worthwhile for me.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-37528245206244994592012-06-20T23:15:30.834-04:002012-06-20T23:15:30.834-04:00Yes! I totally wasn't buying that she was toug...Yes! I totally wasn't buying that she was tough and street-smart because all of her actions pointed to the complete opposite. <br /><br />Heh you're right about Stick. I didn't think of that, but now that you bring it up I find it very surprising that he didn't choose the cattle path. Great point.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-36302447197664655782012-06-20T23:14:01.767-04:002012-06-20T23:14:01.767-04:00Another guy we both like! I'm very curious to ...Another guy we both like! I'm very curious to find out more about Kanin's history.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-12254249151194499902012-06-20T23:13:17.387-04:002012-06-20T23:13:17.387-04:00I've heard that about the beginning, so that&#...I've heard that about the beginning, so that's why I think I'll pick up a paperback copy sometime instead of straight up DNF-ing it forever. I'm not sure I want her to meet and protect the humans, but I am definitely looking forward to some katana-zombie slaying! <br /><br />"I would have ditched Stick the minute I realized he was a liability. Lol, of course I would be a Stick :)"<br /><br />haha, very true for me too, on both counts!Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-34494858311228339842012-06-20T23:11:33.412-04:002012-06-20T23:11:33.412-04:00"I wanted to kill him to put us out of our mi..."I wanted to kill him to put us out of our misery for having to read about him."<br /><br />ahaha! It's a good thing I swallowed my water <i>before</i> I read your comment otherwise I would have had a very wet computer right now!<br /><br />Detestable is such a perfect word for Stick. <br /><br />Those zombie vampires were SO creepy! I think they were my favorite part of the book.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-2128554169733249882012-06-20T23:09:42.026-04:002012-06-20T23:09:42.026-04:00I agree, it does seem to be a love or hate kind of...I agree, it does seem to be a love or hate kind of book. Haha I hear you on the love-to-hate characters! They can be so much fun.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-85210396229645189202012-06-20T23:08:37.807-04:002012-06-20T23:08:37.807-04:00I liked the Iron Fey series more, for what that...I liked the Iron Fey series more, for what that's worth. It had more action and the tone was lighter. I hope you enjoy all of these books :)Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-9626195170149709492012-06-20T23:07:37.894-04:002012-06-20T23:07:37.894-04:00Noooooooooo! I was hoping you would read this one....Noooooooooo! I was hoping you would read this one. Actually, when I decided to DNF I went to your Goodreads profile and tried to find your review because I knew you'd make me laugh. <br /><br />I haven't read Angelfall yet, but I've read the previous on Amazon and I am SO tempted to buy it! I'm waiting until the paperback version comes out.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-26079476989740182572012-06-20T23:06:20.007-04:002012-06-20T23:06:20.007-04:00I agree with you about Stick and Allie's human...I agree with you about Stick and Allie's humanity. I guess, I'm not sure, I don't really understand why she would have that level of humanity in the first place though. I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the book so much—I envy you! <br /><br />Zompires! *snort* I love it! That is the perfect description of them. They were so cool. <br /><br />I'm so happy to hear you like my reviews! Thank you :)Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-90660449632897969482012-06-20T23:04:26.435-04:002012-06-20T23:04:26.435-04:00You're welcome! Sometimes I like reading a few...You're welcome! Sometimes I like reading a few 1 star reviews of a book I've seen hyped like crazy. I can see why people like this book though, though I think some of the glowing reviews I read set my expectations a little too high.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-13268317765866361592012-06-20T23:03:19.758-04:002012-06-20T23:03:19.758-04:00Too bad! I liked the Iron Fey series enough that I...Too bad! I liked the Iron Fey series enough that I was expecting more from this one. At least more action, though I hear the second half has more.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-37241923389144162882012-06-20T23:02:21.051-04:002012-06-20T23:02:21.051-04:00The size was a bit of a problem for me, but it was...The size was a bit of a problem for me, but it wasn't terrible. It was kind of like the plot would move a lot and be great, and then it would stall a little, and then it would move again, then stall again. I don't know if that carries through, but I heard the second half has a faster pace than the first half.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-65578040833551007552012-06-20T23:01:09.316-04:002012-06-20T23:01:09.316-04:00Thank you! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the b...Thank you! I'm happy to hear you enjoyed the book though. I think I would have been a lot less picky if I were reading it as a real book and not on the computer.Small Reviewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16072352095510905410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-25535238784637222982012-06-19T22:34:59.798-04:002012-06-19T22:34:59.798-04:00I really really liked this book, it was one of my ...I really really liked this book, it was one of my favorites this year (mostly because it combined two of my favorite themes, dystopia and vampires). This being said, I also appreciated your review of it, and I absolutely agree with you about Stick. It made absolutely no sense to me why Allie had to keep him around! He had no redeeming quality, none.<br />There's more of the mean vampires later in the book, although they aren't the meanest vampires I've read about. For me, they are somewhere in the middle between sparkly and evil.kay - Infinite Shelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08227285073921171393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-55051426526835544802012-06-19T21:48:30.240-04:002012-06-19T21:48:30.240-04:00Very nice review! I didn't enjoy this one that...Very nice review! I didn't enjoy this one that much either. I loved the iron fey, but i felt this one had a lot of 'been there, done that' about it.Carrie at In the Hammock Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496016097652195216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-17286228522797190052012-06-19T16:48:46.600-04:002012-06-19T16:48:46.600-04:00OMG..this review is awesome...! I enjoyed The Imm...OMG..this review is awesome...! I enjoyed The Immortal Rules...it did not blow me away but I thought it was a solid read. I've not read the Iron Fey series and thus can not make comparisons there.<br /><br />I do agree that Allie made some annoyingly stupid decisions (and that Stick was a useless human being)but I can see that Julie was trying to show Allie struggling to maintain her humanity after turning.<br /><br />Great Review...hope when you finish it the 2nd half makes the book at least more palatable.Melissas Eclectic Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12954443867000135343noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8955420282479112508.post-74377896069504944942012-06-18T23:48:08.874-04:002012-06-18T23:48:08.874-04:00After being bombarded with glowing review after re...After being bombarded with glowing review after review of this book, I got a bit scared and moved it further down my pile of books. I am curious, however, of the author's writing since I haven't read her fey series yet but I also am interested to see what grabbed people's attention. I wonder how I will fair with this book. :?Rummanah Aasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12119402559076729383noreply@blogger.com