Ten Thousand Skies Above You
by Claudia Gray.
My Rating: 5 stars
Source: Publisher. Thank you!
Summary:
Ever since she used the Firebird, her parents' invention, to cross into alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse—even hurting the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked and his consciousness scattered across multiple dimensions.
Marguerite has no choice but to search for each splinter of Paul’s soul. The hunt sends her racing through a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret. Each world brings Marguerite one step closer to rescuing Paul. But with each trial she faces, she begins to question the destiny she thought they shared.
The second book in the Firebird trilogy, Ten Thousand Skies Above You features Claudia Gray’s lush, romantic language and smart, exciting action, and will have readers clamoring for the next book
*****
You have no idea how happy
I am to be writing about this book. I HATED Marguerite, the main character, in
the first book. I couldn’t forgive her for something she did, so I didn’t want
to read this one. I wasn’t going to.
BUT, aside from Marguerite
I love everything about A Thousand Pieces
Of You. I loved the world-building of every one of the worlds. I loved Theo
and Paul. I loved the writing. I loved the idea of the multiverses and the
Firebird.
Then I read the synopsis of
this book and it reminded me right away of an anime I love: “Tsubasa Chronicle”. In that anime
Princess Sakura’s soul is splintered in many pieces in the form as feathers and Syaoran (the love
interest) has to travel different universes to rescue them.
Sounds alike, right?
That’s why I gave The
Firebird series a second chance. Because I wanted to know if it was like Tsubasa Chronicle.
It wasn’t.
Marguerite still drives me
nuts, but every one of the things I loved about the first book were still
there, and with Marguerite realizing how wrong she was, I was able to move on
and the enjoy this book for what it was.
Yes, this means I loved Ten Thousand Skies Above You. Claudia
Gray did such a great job creating so many unique worlds, twisting the plot and
redeeming her characters.
I still have a few
problems with the romance, mostly because it frustrates that they’re always
separate. Damn, I want them together!
Except from that, Ten Thousand Skies Above You was perfection. I don’t know much
about science (though I love to read about it), but the concepts behind the Firebird
seemed realistic and well crafted (is it the right word?).
The worlds they visited in
this book were amazing and so different one from each other.
You know what? I’m dying
to read the last book. I’m so looking forward to the end of this series and
hopefully it’ll be as amazing as this one was.
Glad to hear you gave it a try even though you hated Marguerite and managed to love the book :D
ReplyDeleteI'm so happy I did. Most of the times I don't give second chances.
DeleteSo glad to see that you were able to enjoy this follow up book too! Unfortunately the first book didn't work out for me, so I decided not to give this one a go :( Did you see the cover reveal for the next book, it's as pretty as the rest of these covers! I hope you end up enjoying the rest of the series :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! it was hard for me to give it a second chance, but in the end, I'm glad I did.
DeleteI have seen many good things about this one, definitely want to read it!!
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I hope you enjoy it if you read it!
DeleteI didn't really enjoy book one so I didn't even bother with this book. :/ I am so glad that you loved it, Lis! Sometimes second chances are a wonderful thing. :) I
ReplyDeleteHave a lovely weekend. :)
Alyssa @ The Eater of Books!
I'm glad that you liked it! Yey second chances! I still need to read the first one. :)
ReplyDeleteSometimes I am sad that I traded A Thousand Pieces Of You for another book, but I didn't have any want to read it back then because all of my "go to" bloggers didn't like it. However, it seems that a lot of bloggers liked books two and three. I am glad that you loved this book and gave the series a second chance. :)
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