so-soSo...I read a YA fantasy book and it wasn‘t terrible. I was engaged for the first half but then the plot and story started to dragggggg and I figured out from the onset who the “bad guy” was. Glad I tried it but I won‘t be reading another YA fantasy for awhile.
emilyhaldi Oof, YA and fantasy in one?! Brave! Atleast it want half bad 😄 7y
MicheleinPhilly Did you lose a bet? 7y
Soubhiville Interesting... I have been disappointed with all the YA fantasy I‘ve read this year, and it‘s a genre I used to love. Have you ever enjoyed it? 7y
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Kalalalatja Another YA fantasy!? Man, you are really branching out at the moment 😂 pretty flowers, though! 7y
Cinfhen I know @Kalalalatja @MicheleinPhilly @emilyhaldi the blurb sounded really good...and this was actually not bad but it‘s really NOT my preferred genre @Soubhiville and with so many books I really want to read I‘ll probably be skipping YA fantasy for a while. It‘s good to branch out once every so often😀 7y
TrishB I was so surprised when you read this! 7y
TracyReadsBooks When (if) you are ready to try another YA fantasy, take a look at Leigh Bardugo‘s Six of Crows and it‘s sequel Crooked Kingdom if you haven‘t already. It‘s a heist story set in a fantasy world and it does not disappoint. Complex plot, engaging characters, phenomenal worldbuilding and, best of all, great writing. In a saturated field, Bardugo‘s work stands out. Can‘t recommend this duology highly enough (and you don‘t have to like YA to enjoy it). 7y
Mdargusch At least your flowers are pretty. #fowerfriday on Saturday 👍🏼 7y
LeahBergen Gasp! You read YA?? 😆 7y
Reviewsbylola You‘re braver than me. 😂😂 Not only was it YA but it was YA FANTASY!! 7y
Cinfhen Thanks for that endorsement @TracyReadsBooks you‘ve presented a compelling review and I will definitely give it a go at some point...thanks @Mdargusch my Saturday bouquet was compliments of my son 💐💐💐I saw the words Sodom & Gemorah and thought I‘d give the book a try @LeahBergen @Reviewsbylola 😂😂 (edited) 7y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Ohmigosh ... you‘ve gone over to the dark side. ♥️ 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Beautiful pic!!! 7y
Elisa I take it it isn‘t your go-to genre 😉 I think YA fantasy may often be more predictable than adult fantasy. Then again, I don‘t think unpredictability is necessarily the main quality that is called for in fantasy work, unlike say, thrillers, which revolve around it. Fantasy is more about originality and world-building, and that‘s what it mostly gets judged for — is this world believable? Can I picture it? But I agree, good twists make it better. 7y
Cinfhen Yes!!! The world building was fantastic and on those merits it‘s a total pick but you‘re correct...this clearly wasn‘t my preferred genre🖤 thanks for your response @elisa definitely helped shift my perspective 😊 7y
Elisa @Cinfhen as a fantasy lover (and someone who has this book on her to-read list 😉) I‘m happy to hear that it had good world-building! I think it‘s cool that you ventured out of your “reading comfort zone” — I do that once in a while as well to shake things up or get out of a book hangover 😅 but I‘ve been mostly on a fantasy kick for the past couple of years, so that‘s what I tend to go back to 😊 7y
Elisa @Cinfhen if you want to recover your faith in YA, Illuminae might be a better pick. It‘s a sci-fi thriller (which sounds completely cheesy, but somehow isn‘t) and surprisingly worth of the hype (shocking, I know! Hype tends to let me down). As for fantasy recommendations, I personally really dislike the Six of Crow duology so I can‘t second that rec 😅 But if you ever decide to give epic fantasy a try, Brandon Sanderson is The King 😉😁🌟🌟🌟🌟 7y
Cinfhen 😂 so many different opinions...I‘m happy to mail u the book @Elisa since you‘ll give it a proper home...let me know 7y
Elisa @Cinfhen oh that is incredibly kind, but I live in Europe, so shipping might be a bit steep and I couldn‘t ask you to do that! But that‘s such a lovely offer — only on Litsy 😍😍 7y
Elisa And yes, it‘s a constant source of amusement and curiosity for me to see how varied opinions can be on the same books! 😂 7y
Cinfhen I‘m actually in Israel, so shipping to EU is reasonable...I‘m happy too @elisa 7y
Elisa @Cinfhen Oh my goodness, if you were willing to do that, that would be amazing!! 😃💜💜💜 Thank you 🌸🌸🌸 7y
Cinfhen I sent you an email @Elisa ❣️ 7y
Elisa @Cinfhen got it!! 💜 7y
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