Reviews

The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos

jade_ls_lee's review against another edition

4.0

10/02/2021

Bless my shitty memory! I forgot if this was going to be a trilogy! It isn't! And that's so frikkin awesome!

The last few chapters really took this to the next level and are worthy of that Stiefvater comparison.

[And points to the spanish edition for a more fitting cover art.]

14/01/2020

"pitched as The Raven Boys meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda"

y'all trying to kill me??

sheisoceanblue's review against another edition

3.0

C’è qualcosa di strano col tempo della storia (o del racconto, i don’t remember è l’una e mezza di notte rip) che mi torna male. So che l’ho letto in una giornata, ma bear with me: la storia inizia all’inizio dell’anno scolastico, i primi capitoli hanno un arco narrativo di tipo due settimane (quindi siamo a metà settembre); poi si passa quasi direttamente a metà ottobre e poi a metà novembre. È come se il tempo si velocizzasse, poi rallentasse in questi periodi, e poi velocizzasse di nuovo. Ovviamente è perché le azioni sono concentrate in archi di tempo brevi but still…

La caratterizzazione dei personaggi manca di qualcosa e la storia d’amore nel finale è un po’ fuori dal nulla. Parlando del finale: sappiamo di tutti i personaggi, ma di James no. Parlando di James: WHAT?! where the hell is he? L’ultima volta che lo vediamo è al capezzale di Sam, non viene spiegato UN CAZZO suo suoi sentimenti per Sam o altro. Sappiamo soltanto, evidentemente, che Sam non ha scelto lui alla fine. Peccato fosse tipo una parte importante della trama.

Mah, pensavo meglio

dezlld's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I really liked this book it had great potential, but it seems the story took a long time to even get started and then the last 50 pages felt rushed to tie everything up. With no sequel, I was a bit disappointed where it left stuff.

ionutreads's review against another edition

3.0

It didn't help geeting over this big case of Reading Slump

pkrantz's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

This was so unsatisfying. The book and story has so much potential but is full of plot holes. The characters are bland and most of them are frustrating and unlikeable. They lack depth which makes all their decisions feel out of left field. The magic system is never explained. 2 stars for a unique plot at least.

tennekrone's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

tuxa's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.25

bluemuffin_tea's review against another edition

DNF

helenamt's review

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

smateer73's review against another edition

4.0

I really liked this book!! I always love reading about out queer characters, and Sam is an awesome character indeed. I loved how the book effortlessly blends magic and reality, making spell work simply another drama of high school. The plot moves rapidly and each character is really well developed. I hope he releases a second book because there is definitely more places this could go.