Skye Melki-Wegner
Autor de The Hush
Series
Obras de Skye Melki-Wegner
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- Australia
- Lugares de residencia
- Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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I have to say that if I were able, I would give this book a 3.75. It wasn't quite a 4 for me because there were some points that things were just a little too strange and a little too high fantasy even for me, and I love I fantasy. That being said, it was a good solid read. I don't want to say anything that will spoil the book, but I will say that it has some pretty cool twists in it that I didn't see coming, and I really love when books do that as long as it flows with the rest of the story and in this case, it did. It really is hard to explain what this book is about without spoilers, but I can say that they are in a land were Music is magic and connecting to the "Song" will cost you your life. I would recommend this book only to those that are really into high fantasy.… (más)
I purchased this book from Half Priced Books to read. All opinions are my own. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 The Hush by Skye Kelli Wegner. An amazing fantasy written about two magical worlds that operates on Music. Three teens begin an outlaw gang that travels back and forth between good and evil parts of the world playing Robin Hood basically. Until they rescue an unlicensed songshaper that will lead them on the most impossible mission ever. His rescue and recruitment into their gang costs more than the impossible heist they have to pull off only no one realizes just how much until it's too late to make changes to their plan. Review also posted on Instagram @borenbooks, Library Thing, Goodreads/StacieBoren, Amazon, Twitter @jason_stacie and my blog at readsbystacie.com… (más)
I picked this book off the new teen books bookshelf in the library on a whim and I was pleasantly surprised by how good it was. I had never heard of the author before but the story blurb sounded good so I decided to give it a chance without even checking it out on Goodreads!
The world the author creates is so unique. I haven't read anything similar. It is so interesting how eveything is based on music. It was thoughtful and richly described.
The characters were the best part of the novel though. They were each endearing in their own way and you just really wanted to join the Nightfall gang yourself. They had multiple layers that you slowly got to peel back as the book continued. I only wish there had been more about the Songshapers. I felt like they were just a categorical bad-guy.
The questions I had throughout the book about what had happened to the different members of the gang, and why only the rich could become songshapers were all answered by the end of the book in satisfying ways.
I would love it if the author based more books in this universe and with this cast of characters!… (más)
The world the author creates is so unique. I haven't read anything similar. It is so interesting how eveything is based on music. It was thoughtful and richly described.
The characters were the best part of the novel though. They were each endearing in their own way and you just really wanted to join the Nightfall gang yourself. They had multiple layers that you slowly got to peel back as the book continued. I only wish there had been more about the Songshapers. I felt like they were just a categorical bad-guy.
The questions I had throughout the book about what had happened to the different members of the gang, and why only the rich could become songshapers were all answered by the end of the book in satisfying ways.
I would love it if the author based more books in this universe and with this cast of characters!… (más)
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- 9
- Miembros
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- #121,427
- Valoración
- 4.0
- Reseñas
- 13
- ISBNs
- 36
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Trigger warnings: Animal death, displacement, physical assault and injury, near-death experience, war themes
Score: Six out of ten.
This one was intriguing. The Deadlands: Hunted by Skye Melki-Wegner was an obscure fictional creation that was a new library arrival, but I put it off for a few months until I picked it up again. The ratings were below four stars, lowering my expectations, but I glanced at the intriguing blurb. I only thought it was okay, though.
It starts with Eleri, not a human, a dinosaur, being exiled from his homeland and sent to the Deadlands for an unspeakable act. I don't see that every day. For a composition where the story is under 300 pages (minus the bonus content,) the pacing is slow, at least for the first 200 pages, but that pacing style almost disengaged me from the narrative, and if it weren't for the final few, I would've given it a DNF. Removing slower scenes would've improved the reading experience.
I'll call the book Hunted from now on since the other name takes too long to say. The characters are likable and people (sorry, dinosaurs) I could root for, but are not that relatable, perhaps due to the author, who may have assumed the intended target audience ( like people younger than me,) wouldn't notice. Adding depth would add to them, though. The writing style is mostly immersive yet accessible, except for the inconsistent English, which can feel off putting. Why spell words like recognised as recognized but sulfur (the generally accepted spelling) is spelt as sulphur? I don't get it. What is the intended dialect? Those looking for a fantastical adventure can grab this one but if one is looking for literary value beyond simple moral traits, look elsewhere.
The worldbuilding is mostly cohesive except it left me with a few unanswered questions, like I get that the meteor (or the Fallen Star as they call it) killed almost all the dinosaurs, but how can it make the remainder think and speak? The conclusion is heartstopping, with battle scenes, but as long as no library has the following two continuations, Trapped and Survival, I won't know what happens next.