tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post2473539671456924312..comments2023-10-30T06:40:47.696-06:00Comments on Recovering Potter Addict: Review: Dreams of Gods and Monsters (Daughter of Smoke and Bone #3) by Laini TaylorAyleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-30102841458992321302014-05-19T21:04:47.257-06:002014-05-19T21:04:47.257-06:00I'm so relieved you liked this one and the end...I'm so relieved you liked this one and the ending isn't as bad as some people are making it out to be. I'm a little disappointed about the initial conflict not wrapping up properly, but the way it end up sounds phenomenal. Oh I want to read this one so badly. I'm green with envy that you have finished it up already. Lucky gal.Gina @ My Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895568426820464572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-25264954143477272272014-05-11T10:33:01.902-06:002014-05-11T10:33:01.902-06:00I agree on that final conflict, but I did hear the...I agree on that final conflict, but I did hear there's going to be an extension to the series (not sure where). But I thoroughly enjoyed the book, the writing is SO GOOD. Fabulous review, Aylee!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03849853402753473461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-43499048514649114052014-05-10T21:56:32.092-06:002014-05-10T21:56:32.092-06:00Yes! I wish that this novel resolved the original ...Yes! I wish that this novel resolved the original conflict and then a fourth novel talked about the greater world and dealt with that. It was just sort of introduced a bit too late and nothing was really resolved the way I wished it had. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a spinoff. I also want a novella with Ziri and his special someone because we never got to really explore how that relationship started. A Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127164685941412250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-77182438430636069432014-05-09T19:50:02.647-06:002014-05-09T19:50:02.647-06:00Unfortunately, I was one of those readers who was ...Unfortunately, I was one of those readers who was disappointed by the abrupt change of pace in the third installment. Not that I think it was a bad new conflict, but I'm of the opinion that if a new conflict that's so big, so major to the story (and the world itself) is going to be introduced, then it should be introduced earlier in the series than in the last half of the final book, you know? It wasn't given the significance it deserved because of that for me. But Taylor does like to make authorial choices outside of the norm. Like the whole, lengthy Madrigal flashback towards the end of book 1. I know that bothered a lot of people too, but not me in that case. I think perhaps I'm more willing to have my books be less structured in the beginning. But by the end I want to know where things are going!<br /> Still, I can also understand why you did enjoy the conclusion. And I'm glad you did. <br />Maybe I'll feel better if there's a spinoff as well. :)Amandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03052456915027241479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-79821139033531835902014-05-09T17:46:50.172-06:002014-05-09T17:46:50.172-06:00Haha I love this --> "I LOVE YOU. And I th...Haha I love this --> "I LOVE YOU. And I thank you. AND PLEASE WRITE A SPINOFF." Couldn't have said it better myself! I'm so happy you enjoyed this, even if the new implications of the ending did somewhat overshadow the series conflict between seraphs & chimaera. I agree, Laini is a genius, and I can't wait to see where she takes us next in this world. *fingers crossed it happens* Lovely review! :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-74496279498127396612014-05-09T14:02:58.424-06:002014-05-09T14:02:58.424-06:00I love how excited you get about this serie! And ...I love how excited you get about this serie! And I am so glad this last one met all your expectations! I am even more curious about it now. I still haven't read it. I am excited to read this origin story that you spoke of. Laini Taylor is a genius, that is for sure. <br /><br />Great review Aylee! <br />~Sara @ Just Another Storyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07870692977272702662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-54977213357131321372014-05-09T09:10:38.388-06:002014-05-09T09:10:38.388-06:00Wow!. Ok so I just finished the draft for my revie...Wow!. Ok so I just finished the draft for my review of this one and reading your review is more or liss like a reflection of my feelings for this one! The crazy new direction the story veered off in did somewhat undermine the chimera/angels conflict...and like you, I would have rathered an extra book to introduce all this new stuff. That might partly be because I'd have been desperate for more books here regardless though hehe. But yeah, like you said I was adequately amazed and in love with the rest of the book, so it didn't bother me too too much! I *HOPE* Miss Taylor gives us more from this world though - I already miss Karou, Akiva, Ziri, Liraz, Zuz & Mik ♥ and like I you just want/need MORE! <br /><br />I'll pretty much read anything Laini writes now though, because as always, I was in awe of her writing style, her words just make me swoon and dream XD Amazing review Aylee ^^ xxMichelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09220874121683955988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-80507424233708266572014-05-09T08:39:00.736-06:002014-05-09T08:39:00.736-06:00I'm so happy you loved this, Aylee! I was hopi...I'm so happy you loved this, Aylee! I was hoping to like it more than I did, but I still love her writing and I will definitely recommend this series to others. Like you, I felt like the new conflict overshadowed the old one, but I'd be up for reading a spinoff. How about now? I want it this instant! haha I have trouble letting go of beloved series too so I totally understand. Great review! And thanks so much for that link to mine! :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-5156605066821519512014-05-08T19:57:28.667-06:002014-05-08T19:57:28.667-06:00I really need to read these - now that the whole t...I really need to read these - now that the whole trilogy is out, I need to get on it! That's great that you loved the books and thought the ending was great. I don't get to read a lot of series, but the ending is always a worrisome point. Shooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-78429789638416983952014-05-08T14:15:52.775-06:002014-05-08T14:15:52.775-06:00I think I would have been fine with her introducin...I think I would have been fine with her introducing the new ominous darkness evil thing, if I had felt like the seraphim/chimaera war had been resolved properly. And if secondary characters had gotten some attention/closure. It WAS a cool twist, and I liked how you called it an origin story. I liked that she explained the existence of multiple dimensions and veil creation through this backstory.<br /><br />I'm glad people liked it. Because I kind of felt like a horrible person after writing my review. But it just really doesn't sit well with me that the chimaera/seraphim war was solved off-screen by some new all-powerful character. And then I'm sad that I never get closure on certain characters. But in a way it's a testament to Laini's writing that I'm so intensely disappointed... because she made me care sooooo much about her world and characters.<br /><br /> <a href="http://wordyhughes.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow">Lauren @ Wordy Hughes </a><br />LHugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07447464817875756643noreply@blogger.com