Infernale - Rhapsodie in Schwarz | 
so-soOverall it‘s an okay read because the story is predictable but not in all details. There are some nice turns in the plot.
Nevertheless the book couldn‘t convince me because I am sick of love triangles. This is why from page 100 on I skimmed large sections.
I loved the fundamental idea but too much energy went into the love-“side-story”, too few into background information and world building.
Oh, girl. 🙄
It‘s that “No-I-don‘t-want-a-boyfriend-but-oh-a-man‘s-naked-chest-*female protagonist faints*”-pattern that makes it hard for me to really be hooked by nowadays‘ Young-Adult‘s-books. 🙄
I feel desperate. Why don‘t I know more? Why haven‘t I asked more questions? Why haven‘t Sean or Gil explained the plan to me better? (page 88)
⬆️⬆️⬆️ Yes, sweetheart, those might be some reasons why I rated volume one “So-So“ and not “Pick”.
Because I‘m there you acted naive and childish.
Chapter 7 is not very far into the story, I am in the early 70s – but I read enough to understand that Davy accidentally met some people that belong to a secret group. some members of that group are not very happy to have her in their camp.They fear she betrays them. But that obviously does not keep them from calling each other by their names constantly.
Sorry, but I think this is more ridiculous than unrealistic.
Here we go again. 📖
For coziness and (inner) warmth with boiled water and herbal tea.
so-soNo “wow”-read but the last 80 pages were entertaining enough to continue with volume 2.
In my eyes you‘re getting exactly what you expect when reading the blurb.
Especially in the first part there are so many clichés that annoy because you know what will be coming. In that respect the second part was better – even though there was, of course, that tiresome “boy-protects-girl”-thing.
The end is quite interesting, because kind of unexpected.
“And the construction unit?”
I focus on the post with orange little flags that show where the wall between Mexico and Texas shall exactly be thrown up. (Page 281)
⬆️⬆️⬆️ “Hello, nice to meet you. My name is “Fiction”. What‘s yours?”
“Reality.”
Look, what I just got on my e-book reader. 😍 And it only took like 10 minutes.
But yes, I needed to cable them alltogether again. 🤷🏽♀️ If only someone could tell me the conditions under which my e-book reader and my Internet connection harmonise. *sigh*
Me and my #BookishGoal after four days and two books.
I already put the two Sophie Jordan‘s books off my online library‘s wish list because I am quite sure that I will finish the first one today. And because of that I of course just borrowed the second book so I can continue reading on immediately. So, please cross your fingers that my Internet connection and my laptop will allow me to download volume 2 to my e-book reader without any fuss.
Just continued this one and already feel it‘s a pity that I need to stop now because I have several appointments.
It seems this book could be “Minority Report” meets Katniss Everdeen meets “Nikita”. Yes, some parts are really laid on thick, on the one hand. But on the other hand this might also illustrate what humans are capable of.
Homo homini lupus. Est. I think.
I know, I read this book so you should figure that I‘m in the picture about it. But often it‘s a sudden event when I find out that my book has several parts. Yes, my brain 🧠 reads that the story begins with “Part One” but as I dive into the plotline it also quickly forgets this. So “Part Two” often comes like a surprise party. 🤷🏽♀️
Schmaltzy-book alert‼️🚨
“If you say about yourself you are a nobody what am I?”
He answers in one word. Not more than a breath. A whisper. […]
“Perfect.” (page 144)
⬆️⬆️⬆️ Why must such scenes always have the desired effect❓Can‘t one girl roll her eyes and send him away by saying: “You‘re talking.”❓
I either was never like the average teen or teenage behaviour has undergone a fundamental change during the last couple of years.
I don‘t (and never did)
• clench my fists whenever I‘m angry
• constantly shake out of fear or anger
• hold my breath because of [insert random reason here].
But it seems modern fictional characters constantly do.
Confession: The one time I _was_ shaking in fear I didn‘t even notice until I was told minutes later.
I think this is gonna be fun even if I need to not take this too serious, obviously.
There are sentences where I really have pity for Davey and her pariah situation – and then, three lines later something like that.
It‘s p. 42 and Davy knows “Hey Jude” from the Beatles but has on p. 25 no idea who Brad Pitt was/is. With every respect for Jordan‘s world building and science-fiction construction, which of both (Beatles, Pitt) is the nearer past❓
Seems to be à la mode.
The first time I noticed that every guy now seems to have grunt at least 10 times in a novel was shortly before I bailed „Blutbraut“.
What is this❓
Never heard someone grunt. How does this sound❓ Similar to the light snoring one does during sleep when having a cold❓
And yes, this is a serious question even though I am, you will be noticing it, mocking a bit at Sophie Jordan‘s writing style and her characters. ??♀️
But, drums 🥁, I just needed to look “Homecoming” up. Seems I spent too few of my teenage years watching US-american TV series attentively.
Any 🇺🇸 Littens following me❓
If so, please tell me, is all this Prom-Night-Homecoming-who-has-asked-you-to-whatever-festivity a real nice social deal or is it just something you‘re expected to show up on and then the girls behave girlish and the boys linger around with their beer❓
? It begins rather cliché-like.
Unbelievable green eyes and tummy muscles steeled during countless hours spent in the gym. (page 7)
And of course “miracle-child”-She and “ab-muscle”-He are the perfect couple and so in love. ?
*sigh* ?
Why, oh, why.
I hope it‘s a rhetorical device. Exaggeration or so.
I‘d really appreciate if my ebook reader and my laptop and my internet connection wouldn‘t need between 20 minutes and 1,5 hours to download, dunno, 5 MB of text plus a few pictures. 🙄
My new laptop 💻 seems to have “beef” with my WiFi – something like that. I‘m “a bit” annoyed 😠 and so is my significant other – I think – ‘cause downloading this ebook and registrating my virus 🦠 protection ✋🏼🛑 took us more than one hour of fiddling around.
Folks‼️ Call me shilly-shally (and at the moment I‘d admit you‘re right 😊) but I just decided to start Sophie Jordan‘s two-parter as my next read.
The questions if our destiny is determined by our DNA 🧬 or if our free will is affected by our genes 🧬 seem promising at the moment. Like “Minority Report” crossed with the “Panem”-trilogy. I need a suspense-packed page-turner now. Solid entertainment instead of cosy “in-between-reads”.
I just made the decision to postpone this read although I found out that my online library _has_ the second book – _and_ that it simultaneously is the final book. Which makes it a rather small series – what I do appreciate in my current “book-series”-situation.
I put them both – “Infernale” and “Infernale – Rhapsody in Black” – back on hold respectively back on my wish list because I still feel I need something lighter, shorter at the moment.
That‘s the book I spoke about yesterday when I told you that I only borrowed small books from my library because I knew that this one which I had put on hold would be available for me from today on.
It‘s volume 1 of a series (as I found out) so I am not quite sure if it‘s wise to start this because I still lag behind with Simon Beckett‘s David Hunter. And there is Patrick Lee‘s Sam Dryden as well …
Look, what I accidentally found as I compared my virtual Litsy-sub with the stock of my Onleihe, which is my public library for ebooks and audiobooks. (#️⃣1️⃣)
At the moment someone else reads it but it will be available for me on December 18th‼️😍
Ein kurzer letzter Blick vom Sessel hinauf ins Regal bevor ich mit Buch im Bett verschwinde. 💕📚
#bookshelf #fantasy #jugendbuch
Ich werde jetzt die letzten 70 Seiten in Infernale 2 lesen und bin unglaublich gespannt auf das Ende!😱
Bisher ist das Buch sehr gut und kommt auf jeden Fall an Teil eins ran!😍📖
I went for one of each 📚
U and W came from my daughters shelf I am going to have to read this one!
#startswithuvandw
#marchintoreading
#Septimus is officially a bookworm! (See all of today's posts for evidence!) #Coale has some serious competition now 😜 #catsofLitsy
Bin gerade in den letzten Zügen dieses Buches.
Die Idee an sich finde ich ja schon cool :D es liest sich leicht und gefällt mir sehr gut. Bin gespannt, wie es ausgeht. Fehlt nicht mehr viel. :-)
pickDavy hat das Mördergen und von heut auf morgen ändert sich ihr Leben schlagartig. Von der Gesellschaft soll sie abgegrenzt werden, da sie als gefährlich gilt. Trotzdem darf sie noch die Schule besuchen, aber in einem Raum mit Gleichgesinnten die ebenfalls das Gen haben....
Klasse, freue mich schon auf den zweiten Teil.
My book haul! I'm sure @BookishMarginalia will share hers later.
pickOh holy mother. That was captivating. And terrifying. The concept was brilliant and different and far too close to home in its potential to happen. Absolutely fantastic writing. Davy's fear and determination are utterly palpable. On to the next. Immediately.
I have been reading this in small spurts. Just read ch 13 and not only am I crying over my lunch, I just want to go home and read the rest, immediately. Utterly captivated by the premise, the story, the characters.
