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Dehumidifiers can help in reducing your mold and mildew. Great article very informative. Books are always the first thing to get moldy or newspapers. The moisture has certainly spread. I saw a frustrated Four, a vulnerable Four, a regretful Four but also a very loving and caring Four and boy did I fall in love all over again! What I also loved so much in this book was how Tris and Tobias's relationship was handled. It was very real, believable and mature.

I love that it showed how it was to have a relationship in a situation were too many obstacles, conflicts, emotional baggages were thrown. It wasn't easy and it wasn't always beautiful. But they were still able to overcome it. The downside of it helped established their relationship into a much stronger and more in depth one. I was touched by them and I just so freaking loved them.

I found myself dumbfounded by the ending. It was mind blowing and I was seriously surprised. It wasn't really a brutal cliffhanger but it was a very good cliffhanger! I wasn't expecting that and it made me so excited for the next book! Overall, Insurgent was a very remarkable and impressive sequel! Once you read it, you'll never have a doubt about his series.

I highly recommend it. Book 3, hurry up! His breaths, his body, my body, we are so close there is no difference. View all 51 comments. Jul 23, Ahmad Sharabiani rated it really liked it Shelves: adventure , 21th-century , love , fiction , romance , united-states , childrens-young-readers , science , young-adult. Insurgent Divergent 2 , Veronica Roth Insurgent is a science fiction young adult novel by American novelist Veronica Roth, and the second book in the Divergent trilogy.

As the sequel to the bestseller Divergent, it continues the story of Tris Prior and the dystopian post-apocalyptic version of Chicago. Following the events of the previous novel, a war now looms as conflict between the factions and their ideologies grows.

While trying to save the people that she loves, Tris faces quest Insurgent Divergent 2 , Veronica Roth Insurgent is a science fiction young adult novel by American novelist Veronica Roth, and the second book in the Divergent trilogy. While trying to save the people that she loves, Tris faces questions of grief, forgiveness, identity, loyalty, politics, and love. I want this time to be different. I need this time to be different. Middle books are usually filled with landscape designing, set up and transition for the next book so I usually didn't expect much from them.

But Divergent is far from usual. Let just say the expectation to the second book was set pretty high. I admit there were so many things I forgot about in this series. Insurgent started directly after where the first book left us - Will's murder, Tris parents' deaths and the destruction of Dauntless and Abnegation, with Tris, Four, Marcus Four's father and Peter, all on the run.

It picks up exactly where it ended - on the train. The first part of the story was already full of action. And comparing the amount of actions in this book to the first one? Better not, because this will give you no pause for time out.

There is also a great sense of unease and unknown. As the book progresses, there are events that complicate and confuse me more that It made the pace kind of slow. But the worst was me keep guessing what's the unimaginable-scary-thing outside the fence that they kept secret -all the time. Veronica writes with a believable heroine.

I kind of hated Tris character in here, but it still believable none the less. I still like this book and still super like this series. The shifts gear of the ending was a major WHOA. But I won't tell you which ones yet. Now all I have to do is finish! Back to the writing cave! Now my friends if you haven't read Divergent yet well turn off that darn screen and run the hell out of your house and buy that freaking book and READ IT! Super love the title! View all 25 comments. That ending!

Well, now I'm going to have to binge the next two books along with some other books I'm reading so I will probably fade away into the mist somewhere! I loved this book a lot more than the first book. I'm seriously going to read that one again at some point because I think something was just off with me. I really think I had watched the movie so many times that it felt like I was kinda watching it again only not watching it and it was weird.

Who knows!!! Movin' on. This boo OMG! This book had a lot more going on and someone I really liked died. Well, a lot few people died in both books I liked but that's the way it goes. I'm going to have a hard time with the next books because I saw someone's spoiler about what happens to someone so that was a bummer. But, I'm going to get through it. So all of these factions are against each other now with all of the stuff that went down in the first book.

Well, some are getting together to go against other ones. I can't keep up with them all. I just know that I like Abnegation and I do like the good Dauntless people. Oh, and the Amity people. It turns out Tobias is a very important man because of his parents. Don't ask. Tris is going around like some kind of robot. It makes me wonder, I really wonder what is going on with her. I know the Divergent's are different but still, I wonder if something else is going on too.

Caleb, her brother is a twat. I mean one minute he's this and one minute he's that but he's still with them. He's just easy to brain wash. Watch, I'm going to get to the end of the books and the author is going to say it was all a dream or something weird.

And I have to mention that I am in love with these hardback covers. I still had the plastic on the boxed set until I opened them last week and started them so I had no idea. I don't usually like those shiny weird covers, but these are awesome. There, you happy? I love my books, I can't help myself.

View all 15 comments. More like 3. I didn't liked this book as much as the first one and not that I liked the first one THAT much, either. You see, in Divergent I loved all the part of the story when Tris was trying to win a spot in Dauntless, it was awesome to read. And Tris, God, she became insufferable! Always depressed, always taking reckless desitions, telling lies to Four, and she More like 3.

Always depressed, always taking reckless desitions, telling lies to Four, and she can't even hold a gun anymore. I mean, I tried to understand her, I think I would be worse if I had suffered the things she has, but sometimes she was boring to read. I liked Tris better in the first book. Also, the ending left me all confused, but I think that was the point. View all 8 comments. May 02, karen rated it really liked it Shelves: why-yes-i-ya , dysto-teque.

View all 43 comments. Jun 05, Seth rated it it was amazing. I wish that Tobias would just go by Four. Or Toby! That would also be good :D. I'm so freakin excited for this book! I was glad that I decided to continue the book series! As I commented in my previous review Amity and Candor are still a bunch of wimps and cowards but as in anything, there are some exceptions Abnegation still is a bunch of hypocrites, and definitely is one of the factions that will suffer the worst part in this war While I say that Veronica Roth must do everything according to some secret plan of her own, still there are some odd elements in the narrative So far it seems, they took an already constructed city and they took it as their own place to live.

Was Dauntless even before the shit hits the fan sleeping? The Dauntless should be patrolling the whole city and securing non-occupied buildings, and even so, the Factionless should be contained in a sector without option of leaving the assigned areas.

This dystopian system is everytime dumber and dumber How the heck supposed to exist typical names in any faction if they keep tranfering a lot to other factions? Tris will be tested in her belief about the society system, but also her desire to know the truth behind it. However, she may not be prepared for the sacrifices that it will mean.

Her loyalties in all levels and fields will be tested to the maximum. And it some moments, she will feel so lonely, but she may find allies in the most unlikely places. In this book, the most inner secrets of Tris and Four will be in the open, and nothing will be the same anymore, but also, they will see how while weaker and more exposed they may be at first, now with their most personal shames known by everybody, now they are only stronger and even their enemies will be unable to push their buttons so easily now.

I commented in the first book, that the interaction and richness of the character was one of the strongest positive points in the narrative, and here, in the second book, that still the same for the good. One thing is certain, after this, nothing will be the same anymore in the story. View all 27 comments. Sep 30, Dija rated it it was ok Recommends it for: Fans of teenage angst.

Shelves: could-have-been-sooo-much-better , great-disappointment , waste-of-anticipation-energy , wtf-abkjkad , everyone-loved-but-dija , my-reviews , buddy-slash-group-read , meh , ya , read-in My overall impression of Insurgent is mostly bipolar - on one hand, I believe this was the only possible sequel to Divergent. On the other though, I feel almost cheated by what became of one of my favorite YA heroines and series. The latter is the more dominant of the two, and hence the low rating.

What happened to my precious baby?? I realize murder and My overall impression of Insurgent is mostly bipolar - on one hand, I believe this was the only possible sequel to Divergent. I realize murder and war and the works have quite an impact on people's personalities, and I can understand Tris's anguish and depression, but letting it influence everything she does, to the point where she's making rash and careless and selfish decisions and pushing everyone who cares about her away - that just doesn't sit right with me.

I seriously expected more from her. Secondly, I had to force myself to finish this. The plot wasn't boring, but since I was so puzzled by the characters' behavior, I couldn't really bring myself to read this in two sittings, like I did Divergent , and it had nothing to do with a lack of free time. Although I do admit that there were nearly as many "OMG-WTF-just-happened" moments in Insurgent as there were in Divergent , but where I was impressed by them in the first book, I was mostly unpleasantly surprised by them in this one.

Another thing I absolutely didn't like? How Four I refuse to call him Tobias never seemed to understand Tris and that she needed love and gentleness after going through all that she did, not somebody to keep pushing her to the limit.

After witnessing the chemistry and natural connection between the two in Divergent and how Roth promised there wouldn't be a love triangle, I was sure Tris and Four would become one of my most favorite couples in YA, once they actually got together. But while there were quite a few melty-gooey moments, they were greatly outnumbered by the moments I actually cringed inside by how crassly Four handled Tris.

Still, I hope all of the above is just because this was the second book and Roth is saving all the great relationship development and intrigue for the next and final book, because otherwise, I am very, very disappointed with what became of one of my most-anticipated releases of the year.

For more reviews, visit my blog. View all 36 comments. Mar 03, Jodi Meadows rated it it was amazing. Oh yeah. It's amazing. Jun 26, Emily emilykatereads rated it liked it Shelves: young-adult , owned , book-club , read-in , scifi , dystopian.

If I thought the last book left me with a lot of questions, this one left me with even more. I wish I would have been able to just sit down one afternoon and read this book in one sitting, but I was so busy, but whenever I started reading, I wouldn't want to stop, but unfortunately something always got in the way. My opinions on different things through the book kept changing, and now that it's done, I can't quite figure out what I feel about most things.

One thing I know for sure th If I thought the last book left me with a lot of questions, this one left me with even more. One thing I know for sure though, I still prefer the name 'Four' rather than 'Tobias' even though I had the whole book to try to get used to it.

View all 19 comments. Overall, a pretty good book, but boy was it infuriating! But I didn't like Tris or Four very much in this book. I don't remember Tris being such a bitch, and I understand that she is Dauntless now, and she has been through a lot, but she is just so mean.

And Four has more mood swings than a girl - especially for someone who was so stoic, not in actual feelings but in display of feelings, in the first book. The two made me 3. The two made me want to shake them - and not in the "you frustrate me so much you make me hot" kind of way. No, they made me angry in the "why do you keep TRYING to pick a fight with each other" and "why do you two insist on acting so stupid!

It started a bit slow, and it was a bit confusing as they moved from faction to faction - not because I didn't understand what was going on, but because I couldn't see how things were going to play out in the whole scheme of things.

The real action doesn't really happen until much later, and I thought the end was kind of mind-blowing because it was NOT what I was expecting at all. Overall, it was a good book, but not nearly as good as the first book because I felt a lot was going on, and I was am left with so many questions at the end.

I know it's trying to lead readers into Book 3, but I was hoping more would have been filled along the way. View all 26 comments. Aug 27, NickReads rated it really liked it. The series went downhill from this book. I still liked it. View all 3 comments. Nov 09, Booknut rated it it was amazing Recommended to Booknut by: The Shadowhunter who lives in my broom closet. Shelves: cliff-hanger-endings , major-fangirling-in-progress , romance , books-i-love-dearly , forever-re-read , favorites , too-many-feels , can-t-get-enough-of , kleenex-tissues-required.

I am unable to type properly due to an extreme amount of emotion going through me at the present time. I am also thoroughly angered by the fact there aren't more than 5 stars to fill in. I feel something like this: I will try and post up an actual review on my blog Real l I am unable to type properly due to an extreme amount of emotion going through me at the present time. Real life sucks. Previous review before reading it Super excited - Insurgent's nearly out!! I was reading the first few chapters that were released yesterday and I felt content, and I sat there thinking: Of course, I'm mainly reading it for Four haha, very funny it rhymes : But, of course, people just have to rain on my parade and say "You know Four and Tris aren't going to last!

Ever tried taking one of those down? Uh uh - I don't think so! I'm going to stop now, and go back to counting down the seconds until I get my hands on a copy of Insurgent! View all 24 comments. Mar 16, Zemira Warner rated it it was ok Shelves: i-own , dystopia , disappointed , killing-machine , could-have-been-better , yawn , won. I wonder what will happen to Peter. Will he become a better person or will he stay an a-hole?

That is not enough. I know all of my friends will say I am crazy for not liking this book but after reading books for so many years I just can't put up with certain things. I understand some characters need to die Hmm I understand some characters need to die in dystopian novels but there was so much death in here.

Charley Davidson First Grave on the Right will have her hands full. I was completely in love with Divergent and I couldn't wait to see what will happen next. But after months of torture I got a lot of yawning and eye rolling. Tris was such a frustrated MC. The Elena Gilbert type of MC-she is always selfless,tries to do the right thing all of the freaking time. Now I'm thinking that I probably never really liked Tris.

The best thing about Divergent was the story itself. Insurgent had a lot action but it felt kind of dry. It didn't had that spark-the think that got me hooked in the first place. I've said the same thing in my review of Legend.

Also that so called cliffhanger was laughable. Is it even a cliffhanger? Dunno,don't care. How to rate this? I have no idea. In the end it wasn't bad but I need to remember in the future not to expect miracles from authors. One more thing,I have a major crush on Peter. I like him cause he is a bastard so that probably makes me a bad person. I just don't care,I want that twisted son of a gun. View all 18 comments. The factions are so fleshed out, we see rounded characters with numerous flaws and traits.

When war breaks out among the factions and Erudite begin using simulations to control the minds of others it is time to act. The Divergent are being hunted and studied - but why? And what is this information that Erudite supposedly stole from the Abnegation? Full of action, twists and turns. A person who acts in opposition to the established authority. View 2 comments. Oct 24, Jesse JesseTheReader rated it really liked it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! While it wasn't as engaging as Divergent was, I still felt it was hard to put it down at times. Overall a very satisfying sequel.

Sep 21, Wendy Darling rated it liked it Shelves: dystopian-post-apocalyptic-utopian , read , young-adult , publication , harpercollins , may. I really liked the first book, but somehow this one just didn't grab me as much View all 20 comments. Mar 25, emma rated it liked it Shelves: dystopian , ya , 3-stars , project-review-everything , reviewed , sci-fi , eh.

View all 4 comments. Warning: this review will probably contain five billion spoilers more or less. And I probably won't cover them up or anything because I just don't want to. So if you are avoiding spoilers for this book like the plague, you should probably just go away. All right, now. Here we go. Let me start off by saying, I really liked Divergent. It wasn't the most fantastic or original thing I'd ever read, but it was a fun read. It was exciting, it had some cute romance, and so on.

I read the whole thing Warning: this review will probably contain five billion spoilers more or less. I read the whole thing in only a few sittings. I found Insurgent to be much more tedious to get through. While the first book kept me hooked and seemed to go by in a flash, this book seemed to drag on for ages.

That isn't to say I didn't like it——because I did like it. I just don't think it was as strong as Divergent. Of course, middle books in a series tend to be the worst, and since the end of this one set up a lot of interesting ideas, I am still looking forward to the third book.

So anyway, I think I will start off with the things I didn't like, and then go on to the things I did like. The length: It was just far too long. More than pages, and there were probably only three or so small sections of it that really held my attention. A lot of the book consisted of characters essentially sitting around waiting for things to happen, having conversations that lasted for too many pages, etc. I'd say probably or so pages could have been edited out.

There was too much unnecessary fluff between important events, and it kept making me feel rather impatient. It got to the point where I wanted to jump up and shoot the wall out of boredom. Like Sherlock! Tris: Tris. I liked her well enough in the first book. And even though she had her cool moments in this book I think I said in my review of the first book that she wasn't a Mary Sue. But, after reading this book, I take it back.

Because she was totally Mary Sue-ish in this one. First of all, there was her constant whining about how she'd killed Will. A classic Mary Sue trait is to agonize over something you did in the past, even though it wasn't really your fault.

After all, she shot Will out of self-defense——and Veronica Roth seems to take every opportunity to try and justify why Tris shot Will, why she didn't have another option even though she totally could have just shot in the arm or something instead of the head but Yet, no matter how people try to convince her, Tris can't stop ranting about how guilty and horrible she is.

But I've always had a thing for alternate versions of our world stacked on top of each other, so this was right up my ally, to begin with! And how cool would it be to have the ability to slide in and out of each of those?! Ok, so even if it didn't really satisfy me as much as I had hoped, I'm all in for the next book! Also reviewed for:.

View all 43 comments. Feb 11, Cindy rated it it was amazing. Carefully crafted world building; well-developed and likable characters; a heroine that's both kickass and maturely written; and a very pretty book cover to top it all off. I've stayed up past bedtime to read this book and it's well worth it. View 2 comments. Aug 03, jessica rated it really liked it. View all 20 comments. Jun 30, sreeja rated it it was amazing. But in short, this is just perfect.

Every page is magic and every scene has a purpose. The characters bring life into this book. The magic system and the writing style is unique and a breath of fresh air.

Reading this book feels like stumbling into something wholly new and familiar at the same time. Reading this was an adventure with magic and drama. Reading this felt like taking on this world, and other worlds , it was such an amazing experience.

View all 77 comments. Sep 03, Robin Hobb rated it really liked it. I recently met V. Schwab and found her entertaining and charming. So I acquired one of her books! I don't think my review of this work is affected by knowing the author, but I like to be transparent. I always like to avoid spoilers, but in this case, I think the book jacket gives away a bit of the setting, so I'll share it here as well.

Imagine four Londons, existing simultaneously but separately. Each has a differing amount of magic, with black London a loss, and Red London a place where magic I recently met V. Each has a differing amount of magic, with black London a loss, and Red London a place where magic is like an extra sensory level.

Kell is our protagonist, a young man with the very rare ability to travel among the London's. Indeed, that is one of his duties, for the royalty of each London are aware of one another and wish to stay in touch.

Kell is a de facto member of the royal family of Red London, treated as a son and brother, but also as a value possession. The one thing that is forbidden to Kell is to bring artifacts or souvenirs from one London to another. And of course, that is the pivot point of the story. And it should be enough to intrigue you into sampling it. The tale is told from multiple points of view. I liked how the characters were introduced as well as how the Londons were shown. No time is wasted in pulling the reader into the story, and once the action begins, it is relentless.

I was pleased to see how advanced magic mimics technology in Red London, for I feel that this is an aspect that is often neglected in stories of worlds where magic exists and is exploited as commonplace.

I also felt that the way Kell is exploited by his adoptive and loving family has deep roots in human nature. Given the ruthless nature of Kell's antagonists, the story does not flinch from some very dark violence. All good points in my estimation.

Quibbles: This book is part of a longer series. As I drew toward the close and realized that not all the conflicts could be resolved in the remaining number of pages, I wished that I had known that from the start.

At one point in the story, the characters have a sanctuary and an ally that I wished had been introduced sooner. But both of these quibbles are based on my personal preference and may not impact your reading enjoyment at all! And given the teaser chapter in the back of this book, it looks as if A Gathering of Shadows may focus more on one of the characters I especially enjoyed. All in all, a solidly constructed fantasy with fully realized characters and a unique setting!

Oct 14, booksnpenguins wingspan matters rated it liked it Shelves: high-dark-epic-fantasy , victorian-historical-past-universes , magic-spells-superpowers. I finally finished this book. I say finally because it took me a lot to get through - and into- it, and I'm not entirely satisfied with what I read. I'm a huge Victoria Schwab's fan, she's both an amazing author and a really kind person that I'd spend days worshiping.

Vicious is one of my favorite books of all time and her writing is very original. Yet this book I can't tell you if I loved it or not, if maybe I should try and reread it in another moment, because maybe I'm too dumb So I can't tell you if I loved it or not, if maybe I should try and reread it in another moment, because maybe I'm too dumb to get its awesomeness on the first try, or dump it because it's not my cup of tea.

I don't know a single thing, and in my mind it's a solid three. Not here, not there. In the middle. It's not a bad book -quite the opposite, actually-, and I do get the hype to some extent, but maybe I wished that it suit my reader needs more than it actually does.

The magic system is probably the thing I liked the most, it added that dark atmosphere I always expect in one of VS's books. I can't say the same for the characters, unfortunately, because, aside from Rhy - and sometimes Kell, too- I didn't like any character in particular. I'm looking at you, Lila. You were a pain. The plot is good, I love London and the way its portrayed, but I had trouble following the writing at times.

I found some parts a little dull or anticlimactic, and I had to put it down often because I kept getting distracted by other things. The twists and stabs were absolutely great, though. I can see a lot of her writing in dynamic scenes and I appreciate the author's talent. Overall, this is a good book, and I'm probably going to continue with the trilogy when I have some time. I just feel like something is missing. View all 19 comments. Aug 25, chloe rated it it was amazing Shelves: cover-love , reads , 5-stars.

I can't stop thinking about it and I love it so much. View all 5 comments. Jan 31, Nat rated it really liked it Shelves: diverse-reads. Magic was a living thing—that, everyone knew—but to Kell it felt like more, like a friend, like family. He was, after all, Antari. I went into this book not knowing much abo Magic was a living thing—that, everyone knew—but to Kell it felt like more, like a friend, like family.

I went into this book not knowing much about the plot except that it involved magic and that everyone seemed to love it. A Darker Shade of Magic has amazingly complex characters among my favorites: Prince Rhy, Lila Bard, and of course Kell they made it impossible to put the book down. This book was so original and creative. I had to stop everything I was doing and just finish it. E Schwab's writing is outstanding. I love close families in YA books.

Rhy sighed. My closest friend. It seemed to me that underneath all the evil and pain that had gotten into his body, there was still a flicker of humanity. Unfortunately, I was wrong. I felt extremely relieved when Lila and Kell killed both of the twins. The instant before the metal struck him from behind, Holland had stopped fighting. It was only a second, a fraction of a breath, but it had been enough to give Kell the edge, the opening. It was relief. I was anticipating the two main characters meeting right from the start- and it did not disappoint.

The chemistry between Lila and Kell felt so real. It took a lot of effort. This review and more can be found on my blog.

This had everything I ever need in a fantasy novel. Writing this, I cannot think of even 1 think I disliked. Kell is an Antari someone with magic powers, able to travel between the 4 Londons. Red - his home, Grey - the dull London where magic is nearly all Damn! Red - his home, Grey - the dull London where magic is nearly all gone and White - where magic is controlled and used to assume power, and once there was a Black London, consumed and destroyed.

When Kell becomes tangled up in some dark magic, he takes it upon himself to make it right. Along with Lila Bard - a thief and cut-throat he just can't seem to shake. I loved this. I don't know what else to say.

This was my first Schwab book, but it absolutely will not be my last! Roll on book 2! View all 25 comments. May 04, Joey Woolfardis rated it did not like it Shelves: , septic , feminine , bloody-cack , bookshelf , ce Kell is a magician-but a special kind of old-who has the ability through blood magic to cross the dimensions in to the different worlds, each of which has a London.

In Grey London-boring, magicless London-Kell runs in to his enemies as well as Lila, a thief, and must dispose of an object that has brought a whole different type of magic to the fore. The premise of A Kell is a magician-but a special kind of old-who has the ability through blood magic to cross the dimensions in to the different worlds, each of which has a London. The premise of A Darker Shade of Magic is interesting.

It is not wholly unique, but it is intriguing and has elements of being something that had extreme potential, but unfortunately the severe lack of plot, the abysmal world-building and the utterly annoying characters really let it down. The four Londons-and I expect there are more-was the most wonderful thing about this book and, sadly, the only thing. This is a wonderful concept, but it was never explored fully.

I acknowledge this book is the first in a series, but we barely scratched the surface of any of these worlds in a page long book. In a page long book I expect there to be many travels and many subplots when put in the hand of a good writer. This book had one plot and one world, it just so happens it was called different worlds. The writing wasn't particularly bad though I have no idea why anyone thinks adding extra information within parentheses is a good idea? I was never drawn in, my attention was never wholly held.

It was good, it was more competent than a lot of authors out there, but it was nothing special. It was simply adequate. My main gripe would be the world-building or total lack thereof , but similarly and coming a very close second were the characters. Under-developed, obvious and annoying are only three words to describe them. Kell was the most developed, but even then he was rather obvious at times, though some of his decisions were conveyed well. I cannot bring myself to write about the pathetic character of Lila, who I hope dies horribly at some point in the series.

The other characters-though billed at main-were background at best. We got no sense of any of them, except perhaps Rhy but even then he was under-developed. For a page book, there needs to be more than just a stupid plot about a magic stone. There are no subplots, no subterfuge, no otherness about it. There was nothing at all, except a short story that was stretched out and stuffed full of padding to satisfy a word count. View all 4 comments. Dec 04, Mari rated it it was ok Shelves: unfinished-series , , fantasy.

No one is more let down by this rating than I am, trust me. I loved Vicious and it will go down as one of the best things I read in A Darker Shade of Magic was hollow in comparison. It had the beginnings of everything I could ask for but never truly followed through. Kell and Lila were both superficial characters in my opinion. Think about what you can tell me about Kell.

He loves his brother. That's basically all I got a No one is more let down by this rating than I am, trust me. That's basically all I got and most of that you can get from the back of the book blurb. After pages with this man, we don't know anything else about him.

What can we say about Lila? Everything that's ever been said about the "I had a hard knock life" female character. Briefly scrolling through my friends who rated this? It's a trope. She had a rough life and won't take any shit and occasionally you see some pain flicker through her eyes but it's cool because her jaw is set.

That was literally every other description we got of Lila's facial expressions. That may be a trope that people love to read about, but I find it especially grating. This characterization really frustrates me. These characters also tend to not trust anyone but then insert themselves into everything.

Like, you may not trust me but sucks for you, I'm inviting myself into your life and grand scheme. It's so surprising to me that the same author that gave us the complex characters of Vicious also gave us these flat characters.

We don't know them, their tastes, their motivations, nothing. And that's the main characters, so we won't even mention the handful of prop-like background characters. Okay, so you could say that this story is plot driven rather than character driven, but the plot was dry. Red London is red and smells like flowers and yep, that's all you get about that. White London is ashy and mean and yep that's all you get about that.

Grey London is boring and magic-less and yep that's all you get about that. The entire story is Kell accidentally brought home a magic rock and needs to take it back. I thought that while the ending confrontation was interesting at times, it felt a little too neat. The problem with writing super powerful characters is that you have to eliminate them in ways that won't feel cheap. Things felt a little too easily resolved by the end, especially considering that it involved a source of magic.

Also, I felt like Kell's magic was used way, way, way too inconsistently. Half the time I was reading, I was thinking, "ugh It's never explained if there are any limitations or why the most powerful magic guy in the whole world is constantly like, "aw damn. I'm trapped, this is the worst. I'm so glad I actually finished this, though, it took me three tries to even make it past 50 pages. Not for me and also not one of those things that I "get. View all 11 comments.

 

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This book has been a standard reference guide for many prestigious publications. First published in by Spoon River Press, the 3rd edition of First Editions was published in , and a 4th in Edward Zempel and Linda Verkler took statements directly from publishers to compile this reference work. The seventh edition revised of A Pocket Guide to the Identification of First Editions , published in , is the latest version of this work. This handy pocket guide offers explanations of first editions and a range of publishers listed alphabetically with how they note true firsts in their books.

This guide may be confusing for a relatively new book collector, but it still has valuable information in a small, easy-to-tote size. Minters, in Arthur H. Minters owned a bookseller business specializing in 19th-century European material in the arts, architecture, small press publications, photography, manifestos from the French Revolution, and ephemera.

He also lectured extensively and taught courses on rare books and printed materials. There is only one edition of this title. Published in hardback by G. It contains technical aspects of bookmaking, information on first editions, explanations of conditions, and a glossary. This is a beautifully bound book that focuses on the British Antiquarian Market. Since this book was published in the s, there is no relevant information about buying books online—an excellent vintage coffee table book.

R are Finds was initially published in by Bauman Rare Books, a preeminent rare book company started by Nathalie and David Bauman in This book is designed to be an easy-to-use guide for any want-to-be book collector, with basic information, a glossary, and frequently asked questions. Political questions there are still, of course, and wide open; there always will be, but their expression and conduct has been growing steadily more constitutional.

For long there has not been an outbreak of any kind; and while it would be foolish to seem too hopeful, yet at the same time I think there is no present prospect of trouble. As I said, I think of myself as an emergency appointment. There are many other things I want to do and I came unwillingly in the first place.

So if Mr. Churchill permits, I shall be very glad to leave so prosperous a ship. I need hardly say that I am always at his disposal if ever there is a crisis, or in any job, small or big, for which he can convince me that I am necessary. Although the letter was clearly pitched to Churchill, despite the formality of being addressed to Shuckburgh, Lawrence concluded:.

The autograph letter signed by Churchill fills the entire 8 x 10 inch Downing Street, S. I should have been glad if you would have stayed with us longer. I hope you are not unduly sanguine in your belief that our difficulties are largely surmounted. Accompanying the letter is the original, 8. The envelope flap features the same embossed Colonial Office seal as the stationery. Lawrence 14 Barton St Westminster S. Wilson, p. His remaining years would be spent on literary aspirations, in tortured efforts to encapsulate his First World War experience, in the feigned obscurity of his assumed names and enlistment in the Royal Air Force, on his diverse friendships, and, of course, on his motorcycles.

The impression it produced was overpowering… The copy you gave me, with its inscription, is in every sense one of my most valuable possessions. Churchill had begun his career as an itinerant cavalry officer and war correspondent, eager to prove his mettle both on the battlefield and in print. And though he chose politics as his lifelong vocation, Churchill was, within his sphere, conspicuously headstrong and unorthodox. Hence it should be little surprise that Churchill so regarded such a remarkably literate, conspicuously gifted, iconoclastic, intrepid, and heroic paladin.

Diffident, ascetic, and distinctly uncomfortable in the limelight, devoid of political ambition, masochistic, and defined as much by personal demons as by any public persona, Lawrence was a different creature than Churchill. They differed in upbringing, temperament, education, and even stature — physical, social, and political. And yet the two men seemed to recognize in one another fundamentally kindred sensibilities and an unusually stubborn commitment to the integrity of their internal, often unconventional, sense of direction.

For all the differences between them, these two men shared even greater differences from those around them. Perhaps that allowed them to appreciate one another. Churchill, famously a politician, was also a prolific and celebrated writer, a soldier and journalist, an ardent social reformer, an icon of the Conservative Party, a staunch defender of British imperialism, a pioneering internationalist, a bellicose adversary, a fair-minded peacemaker, a painter, a pilot, and even — though a poor one — a bricklayer.

In short, Churchill was capable of recognizing a polymath in Lawrence. Certainly, Lawrence became best known for his First World War role in Arabia and for the famous expression of this time and experience in his magnum opus, Seven Pillars of Wisdom.

He had one of those master keys which unlock the doors of many kinds of treasure-houses. He was a savant as well as a soldier. He was an archaeologist as well as a man of action. He was an accomplished scholar as well as an Arab partisan. He was a mechanic as well as a philosopher. His background of somber experience and reflection only seemed to set forth more brightly the charm of and gaiety of his companionship, and the generous majesty of his nature.

His published volumes of correspondence reveal his engagement with an incredibly diverse array of foremost intellectual and political luminaries of the early twentieth century. While Lawrence lived one always felt — I certainly felt strongly — that some overpowering need would draw him from the modest path he chose to tread and set him once again in full action at the centre of memorable events.

Had he lived, Lawrence would have been 51 years old. Recently we had the privilege of acquiring a compelling artifact from the first political campaign Winston S. Churchill contested as a Liberal in January This extravagantly rare leaflet publication — potentially unique thus — is the first edition, only printing, of Winston S.

Of the three copies known to us, this is the only privately-held copy of the four-page leaflet. In the first days of , Winston Churchill was 31 years old. Already he had been in Parliament for half a decade.

Yet already he was on his second political party. On 2 January he published his two-volume biography of his father.

Immediately thereafter, he campaigned for eight days in North-West Manchester, hoping to win his first election as a Liberal. Churchill arrived at Manchester on 4 January to campaign; this election address had already been published on 1 January.

RS, Vol. II , pp. The leaflet consists of a single sheet folded once vertically to form four panels. It has hurried to place retrograde legislaton upon the Statute Book.

It has consented to every abrogation or infringement of liberty, constitutional or personal, at home or abroad, that was suggested to it.

Under its hand the procedure of the House of Commons has been mutilated, and respect for Parliamentary institutions has been notably and notoriously diminished. Jealous of nothing save the leisure of its members, it has bartered Parliamentary rights for longer holidays and easier hours of session, and shirked urgent public business at the promptings of personal indolence… grudged the freedom of speech, conspired against the freedom of trade, parodied the freedom and the dignity of labour… enabled a Minister to maintain in office himself and a small clique of favourites — mostly incompetent — and to rule in default of national esteem and in defiance of popular authority for upwards of two whole years… It is wonderful that a Ministry with so ill a record, and such doubtful and divided aims should fear to present themselves at the bar of public judgment.

Manchester had been a Conservative Party stronghold for nearly fifty years. Nonetheless, on 13 January Churchill, at the age of 31, won the traditionally Conservative seat with 5, votes out of a total of 10, votes cast with 89 percent of the electorate voting. This conspicuously political leaflet and canvassing leaf is a tangible reminder of the bare-knuckle electoral underpinnings of a life spent in politics. All of that depended on the support of the voters that he needed to place and keep him in office, and who he was already learning to cultivate in this year-old piece of political ephemera that has — remarkably -both survived and made its way to us.

Gary Stiles has done something really cool. Well… Gary is a physician, medical researcher, corporate executive, and student of history. But most relevant to this post, Gary is a lifelong collector of Winston S. And Gary is the author of the soon-to-be published Churchill in Punch. His book is the first ever effort to definitively catalogue, describe, and contextualize all of the many Punch cartoons featuring Churchill.

Why is that a big deal? After all, Churchill was cartooned in myriad publications. Well, Punch was… Punch. From to , the magazine cast a satirical eye on life in Britain. It charted the interests, concerns and frustratons of the country and, today, it stands as an invaluable resource for social historians… Punch combined humour, illustration and political debate with a fresh and radical audacity… In the Western world, Punch played a significant role in the development of satire.

In the field of illustration, it practically revolutionised it. Punch or The London Charivari began featuring Churchill cartoons in , when his political career was just beginning. That political career would last two thirds of a century, see Churchill occupy Cabinet office during each of the first six decades of the twentieth century, carry him twice to the premiership and, further still, into the annals of history as a preeminent statesman.

And throughout that time, Punch satirized Churchill in cartoons — more than of them, the work of more than 50 different artists.

On these very often they form their views of public men and public affairs; on these very often they vote… But how… would you like to be cartooned yourself?

How would you like to feel that millions of people saw you always in the most ridiculous situations, or portrayed as every kind of wretched animal, or with a nose on your face like a wart, when really your nose is quite a serviceable and presentable member? How would you like to feel that millions of people think of you like that?

Fancy having that process going on every week, often every day, over the whole of your life… But it is not so bad as you would expect. Just as eels are supposed to get used to skinning, so politicians get used to being caricatured. In fact, by a strange trait in human nature they even get to like it. Churchill and Punch was a near-perfect relationship between satirists and subject. That Churchill was distinctive in both persona and physical appearance helped make him easy to caricature.

To his persona and appearance he added myriad additional satirical temptations, not just props, like his cigars, siren suits, V-sign, and hats, but also a variety of ancillary avocations and vocations, like polo, painting, brick-laying, and writing. All these were occasionally exalted and most often skewered as well. Some Punch cartoons were laudatory, some critical, and many humorous, like the man himself.

Nearly always, Churchill was distinctly recognizable, a larger-than-life character whose presence caricature served only to magnify. Now, thanks to Gary, we can see the complete, coherent arc of that character throughout his long public life as portrayed through the myriad cartoons of multiple generations of Punch artists.

Churchill in Punch will be published by Unicorn Publishing Group. We are informed by the publisher that the UK publication date is 9 June, with U. Copies may be pre-ordered. HERE on Amazon. So there is irony in seeing an archaeologist forgotten. We have a natural affinity to archaeologists.

Yet — with some chagrin — we confess that we did not know about Ann until a stroke of luck brought her life to our attention a few weeks ago. But most interesting to us, this inscribed copy caused us to dig into the history of an extraordinary woman who merits remembrance, and whose own inspiration to film had to wait quite a bit longer. She clearly acquired this book while a student. Well, in this blog post we finally go into it.

After graduation, Ann Axtel undertook field training with the American School of Prehistoric Research in France and then entered professional life as an archaeologist. In this exciting climate, Ann married fellow archaeologist Earl Halstead Morris Fortunately, Ann and Earl shared professional passion.

Beginning during their honeymoon, they excavated and explored ancient Native American sites in Arizona. While their work would take them to sites spanning Mesa Verde in Colorado to Aztec Ruins in New Mexico to a Mayan city in eastern Mexico, Arizona arguably yielded their most important contributions to archaeology. Certainly, all three individuals present in this inscription — Robert Frost, Earl Morris, and Ann Axtell Morris — labored for their opportunities.

Frost had repeated flirtations with penury before he published his first book of poetry at the age of In — the same year Robert Frost began his sojourn in England — Earl Morris dropped out of college to join an excavation in Guatemala. By the time of his death, at age 66, Earl Morris had received numerous awards, including the Norlin Medal, an honorary doctorate, and the Alfred Vincent Kidder medal. And, as a notional inspiration for Indiana Jones, Earl Morris may have catalyzed legend and helped father the most famous of all archaeologists.

Ann pursued her own path with similar passion and achievement, but with quite different obstacles. When she entered the field, archaeology was offering tremendous insights to the world and exciting opportunities for archaeologists… as long as you were not a woman.

Ann had to convince him to allow her to excavate a small, overlooked temple. Co-authorship was not just naturally collaboration, but often a prudent necessity.

The history of individual books can also be intriguing — you may find you are interested in collecting books that have bookplates from past owners, or inscriptions from past gift-givers. I made the point at the start of this post that book collecting does not need to be an expensive hobby.

Unfortunately, it is seldom a completely free hobby either. If you are going to grow your collection and the Anthony Davis Prize asks you to list five items you could realistically add to it then you are going to need to spend some money. It does not, however, have to be a lot. Brent-Dyer, originally published between and Some of them I bought new, as recently republished books.

Some of them came from scouring second-hand book shops, or visiting sales at public libraries a great source of pre-loved books! More relevantly for this time of lockdown and self-isolation, some came from purchasing used books through sites like Amazon, eBay, and the more specialist AbeBooks. If my focus had been just on collecting first editions, then I could easily have been spending hundreds of pounds at a time to build this collection.

But it has also meant finding undervalued hardbacks, with or without the dustjackets, which has always given me a nerdy thrill. Putting the Prize to one side for the moment, what happens next to your collection is up to you. If you are like me, then the size of your collection will be limited by the size of your bedroom, flat or house.

My Chalet School collection still resides with my parents, as I have less living space as an adult than I did as a teen, and I have to have a strict one-in-one-out policy with new book purchases well, strict ish. But you may also find that, as time goes on, you have fewer limits, and your hobby grows into a passion.

His intent was to create a collection of cookbooks signed by their authors, and over 25 years he has put together a collection of over books, from the 19 th century to today. Ultimately, you need to decide for yourself what it is about book collecting that you find fulfilling. In brief:.