Tessa Gratton
Auteur de Blood Magic
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Séries
Œuvres de Tessa Gratton
Crow Memory 6 exemplaires
Slaughter Moon 3 exemplaires
Onward: Tremontaine Season 4, Episode 12 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
Star Wars: Temptation of the Force (The High Republic) (Star Wars: The High Republic Book 5) (2024) 1 exemplaire
Fearless Women Sampler: Excerpts of Fantasy and Science Fiction Novels by Fearless Women (2018) 1 exemplaire
Potential: Tremontaine Season 4, Episode 1 — Auteur — 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- ca. 1980
- Sexe
- non-binary
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Lawrence, Kansas, USA
- Professions
- writer
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Critiques
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My Wishlist - YA (3)
Best First Lines (1)
Prix et récompenses
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 42
- Aussi par
- 12
- Membres
- 2,667
- Popularité
- #9,620
- Évaluation
- 3.7
- Critiques
- 128
- ISBN
- 159
- Langues
- 10
- Favoris
- 3
What did stand out was that Gratton, despite using some of the common YA PNR cliches (insta-love/soulmates, flowery prose, blatant obliviousness to character inconsistencies) also subverted some. Neither Silla nor Nicholas was well-versed in witchcraft, they learned at an equal pace and thus we were spared from Silla constantly needing Nicholas to save her because he had more experience. Silla has a fairly good reason to be distrustful of practically everyone she meets (though this doesn't stop her from making boneheaded decisions). There is also a strong sense of family, despite the tragedy that besets them and the bond between Silla and Reese is a welcome addition to a genre that is saturated with only children. Surprises do occur, though the mystery may feel a little too easy to solve if you watch as many police procedurals and detective shows as I watch.
Unfortunately it was hard for me to stay focused throughout the novel and to remember some of the details needed to really understand how the 'mystery' all came together. I had to re-read the ending a couple of times because for some reason it wasn't sticking in my brain that the motive was being detailed out. I also admit I was distracted by the back and forth nature of the POV's. While I appreciate multiple POV's much of the time, when I'm having trouble getting into a book its just one more thing to throw me off course. (There is also the matter that Silla and Nicholas didn't feel fully developed despite the multiple POVs, or maybe because of them--I think Gratton relied fairly heavily on their various views helping to add depth to their character instead of showing that depth)
In all this wasn't a bad book by any means. It just didn't stand out to me as much as it probably should have.… (plus d'informations)