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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “This book is set in 2100, and is about a girl called Mara living on a island in the north of Scotland. But rising water levels force the islanders to leave in search of "New Mungo" a sky - city built on top of what used to be Glasgow. In her search she unearths the corruption, and the need to...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It “I'm torn between 2 and 3 stars for this book. I did like it but there were some major flaws that hindered my enjoyment of the book. |
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“I'm torn between 2 and 3 stars for this book. I did like it but there were some major flaws that hindered my enjoyment of the book.
Cherie Reads wrote this review Friday, December 21, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The premise is an interesting one - what if the entire earth were flooded because the polar ice caps melted? The story is an interesting one and the plot moves along pretty nicely.
There were quite a few things I did not like, however. The dialogue was pretty horrible. Lots of gasping and whining and such. Some pretty cheesy exchanges. Also, within the plot there were a lot of unbelievable coincidences. The protagonist whines about how difficult things are and how she doesn't know how she will proceed. Then, voila! Something happens that makes everything ok. There are also a few references made to the fact that there are no women in charge and no women "dreamers." These references to women's rights really felt out of place. That facet of the story was never fleshed out so these mentions seem distracting rather than a real piece of the plot. They were unnecessary. If this was something that the author really wanted to explore she should have made it a larger part of the plot.
Overall, this book was ok. I liked it and really enjoyed parts of it but cannot rate it higher because of the issues stated above. I think most adults reading this would agree with me. However, tweens and young teens may rate this much higher.”
“I only half-read this before having to return it, I shall post a review on completion later...”
Lime wrote this review Saturday, August 25, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“When Mara finds that her home is falling into the clutches of the approaching ocean she has to act and she convinces the village of the island of Wing to brave the seas and travel to the distant New Mungo but at what cost?”
Pearl wrote this review Sunday, July 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Julie Bertagna truly has her own style and a way of painting words across a page to conjure the most beautiful imagery in our minds. She vividly describes the tough and scary life of living in a drowning world, and follows Mara's tough and troublesome life as she battles for herself, her future and the ones she loves. A truly moving and heart-lifting story of a girl who wants to save people from what is supposedly the end of our world. I loved this book and I cannot wait to continue the trilogy. ”
Rachel wrote this review Wednesday, July 11, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A really great dystopian/apocalyptic novel. I lvoed the characters and the fact that this is a real possibility makes it all the more thrilling. The character of Mara is very realistic, strong-willed, but insecure. I love the different sects of humanity and how it end up.”
Zombie Katie wrote this review Friday, May 4, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“writing style was more children's fiction than young adult fiction.”
ksspif wrote this review Wednesday, April 18, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“its pretty boring. it states everything like, "mara was annoyed. mara was tired. mara was bored." :/ but i have to read all different genres for school we have a list lol and this fits science fiction. :L”
annie wrote this review Friday, September 30, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Didn't finish this - didn't capture my attention.”
Amy K wrote this review Thursday, June 9, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Didn't finish, I couldn't get into it”
Mrs. Pittelli wrote this review Tuesday, May 17, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No1 of 1 members found this review helpful“This book is set in 2100, and is about a girl called Mara living on a island in the north of Scotland. But rising water levels force the islanders to leave in search of "New Mungo" a sky - city built on top of what used to be Glasgow. In her search she unearths the corruption, and the need to know the past.
Ellen M wrote this review Monday, May 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book gets quite boring in the middle, but makes up for it with a very exiting ending. ”
