tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post2588162110085135968..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Sadie Hawkins Sunday Review #29: Quintana of CharynChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-5759690784240898492013-08-26T17:46:37.241-04:002013-08-26T17:46:37.241-04:00I JUST WANT TO READ FROI ALREADY BUT I SAID I WOUL...I JUST WANT TO READ FROI ALREADY BUT I SAID I WOULD DO A READ-ALONG AND THE BLOGGER HASN'T GOTTEN HER BOOK YET. *whines*<br /><br />Erm. Anyway. Your review made me want to pop out Finnikin again, especially --> "Those are, I think, what Marchetta does to really make the communities seem so real." I don't remember all the differences between the Monts and the Rocks and the Rivers and whatnot, but they're there, and I love how she compares the different groups.<br /><br />"For me, though, it's all about the characters. They're so beloved of me, this whole large cast of flawed, beautiful, grumpy people." <-- Agreed. This is like the perfect confection of character-driven fantasy. There wasn't a whole lot of action in Finnikin, but I did love all the characters.<br /><br />"I think her own love for them has kept her from making the book as dark as it would need to be for perfection" <-- Interesting... I'm looking forward to seeing whether I think the same of both Froi and Quintaya.<br /><br />Not enthusiastic about the first person narration switch (does that have anything to do with Quintaya's multiple personalities? okay, okay, so maybe while waiting for her book to arrive, I've been skimming Froi....).Christina Reads YAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937783114868207494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-14152256887964168212013-08-25T13:26:41.549-04:002013-08-25T13:26:41.549-04:00I am really glad you loved this one. This is one o...I am really glad you loved this one. This is one of my favorite series, but I never have any idea how a review could capture all of the feelings I have for these books. I think you summed it up pretty nicely when you said, "this whole large cast of flawed, beautiful, grumpy people." <br /><br />I am still not ready for this series to be over and its been months since I've finished Quintana. <br />GAAHHHH. All the feels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-21365166700353116202013-08-25T08:18:11.346-04:002013-08-25T08:18:11.346-04:00Once you mentioned that there is a happy occasion ...Once you mentioned that there is a happy occasion in Quintana I just know I'm going to be bawling at the end haha. Disappointing that Marchetta doesn't do anything dark, I know if she could, she would definitely excel at making her fans all crumple to their knees as they got facepunched by the feels. I was hoping for the last book to be a lot darker seeing as the political situation in Charyn is unstable and with Lumatere afraid it'll affect them as well. <br /><br />Interesting about the writing, I guess maybe since Quintana has always been a bit different from the rest, it made more sense to write from her perspective so we could understand more about her? I can see why it would be unsettling, I guess I'll just have to see for myself and see how I find it. <br /><br />I am so ready for this >:) Can my copy of Quintana just magically appear now? The wait is killing me ;__;Charlotte @ Gypsy Reviewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03961224280412324344noreply@blogger.com