tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post2062344687407001136..comments2024-03-29T03:44:26.263-04:00Comments on The Eater of Books!: Review: Palace of Lies by Margaret Peterson HaddixAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-72375656011865735072015-03-05T23:48:47.122-05:002015-03-05T23:48:47.122-05:00Aww! That's so great :D I'm honored. Youar...Aww! That's so great :D I'm honored. Youare the sweetest! I hope you read something awesome!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-71503511726093838692015-03-05T21:28:28.493-05:002015-03-05T21:28:28.493-05:00Ha ha ha... I think your review sounds more entert...Ha ha ha... I think your review sounds more entertaining than the book! Thanks for giving me a good chuckle. I have come across a couple of MGs that have seemed very YAish. I don't quite understand that concept either. Thanks for the review. These reviews help me cut down on "this request was a mistake" downloads that eat up my all too little reading time. :)La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-60294510353914561342015-03-03T01:11:51.958-05:002015-03-03T01:11:51.958-05:00Hmmm, well, that IS unfortunate. I'm glad you ...Hmmm, well, that IS unfortunate. I'm glad you liked the first book... but I don't know if you'd enjoy this one. It could just be me!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-15408314787582349022015-03-02T12:19:35.493-05:002015-03-02T12:19:35.493-05:00I've read books by Margaret Peterson Haddix th...I've read books by Margaret Peterson Haddix that I've loved and others that haven't thrilled me. I really like the first book in this "series," Just Ella. (It's a magic-less Cinderella retelling.)<br /><br />The second book, Palace of Mirrors, did not thrill, and I'm disappointed, but less than surprised, to hear that trend continued with Palace of Lies. It's a shame. The synopsis automatically made me think of a 12 Dancing Princesses twist, and Desmia was one of the slightly less ridiculous characters in the last book. Potential wasted. Oh well. :(Kelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938626223222252300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-51658301492143460652015-03-02T09:08:13.431-05:002015-03-02T09:08:13.431-05:00Yeah, I would not recommend it! I would go as far ...Yeah, I would not recommend it! I would go as far as to say, perhaps not any of the books in the series D:Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-47702186262280374392015-03-02T08:42:53.181-05:002015-03-02T08:42:53.181-05:00I do enjoy a good Middle Grade book here and there...I do enjoy a good Middle Grade book here and there, but it's clear that it won't be the case for this one at all! Staying well away from it!Pilihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05235628363081574896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-14512167450522464372015-03-01T23:08:04.223-05:002015-03-01T23:08:04.223-05:00Yeah, avoid this series :/ And thank you so much! ...Yeah, avoid this series :/ And thank you so much! That actually makes me feel a lot better :)Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-30304426084586512942015-03-01T16:49:21.327-05:002015-03-01T16:49:21.327-05:00I do read MG once in a while, but thank you for st...I do read MG once in a while, but thank you for steering me away from this one :) It's really not you fault you didn't like it by the way, the information was just not there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02217995773961682662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-33589489987661946102015-02-28T23:52:46.321-05:002015-02-28T23:52:46.321-05:00LOL! Thank you, Ro! I'm so glad you enjoyed th...LOL! Thank you, Ro! I'm so glad you enjoyed the review! And I try to be as honest as possible, at all times ;D Thanks!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-7838603412905140452015-02-28T23:52:10.200-05:002015-02-28T23:52:10.200-05:00Yeah... it's too bad, really. Thank you, Berni...Yeah... it's too bad, really. Thank you, Bernish!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-5616466249242717932015-02-28T23:50:00.133-05:002015-02-28T23:50:00.133-05:00I like the cover! But it's too bad that the pu...I like the cover! But it's too bad that the publisher didn't have much information available at the time of posting the book to Edelweiss. But, I muscled through it. Thank YOU, Carina!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-85626575572022212832015-02-28T23:49:17.537-05:002015-02-28T23:49:17.537-05:00Huh! That's an interesting first thought. I ag...Huh! That's an interesting first thought. I agree about MG - I just can't read them anymore. This one especially seemed ridiculous!<br /><br />Thank you so much, Juhina!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-19481792384306329422015-02-28T23:47:26.465-05:002015-02-28T23:47:26.465-05:00It is really pretty! And my next read (Skandal) wa...It is really pretty! And my next read (Skandal) wasn't bad, but then my NEXT one (The Queen of Bright and Shiny Things) was really good!Alyssahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00128004483437247740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-49518505761106177692015-02-28T06:32:02.684-05:002015-02-28T06:32:02.684-05:00YIKES! Tell us how you really feel. (lol) An hon...YIKES! Tell us how you really feel. (lol) An honest dissection of a novel is greatly appreciated, so I love that you gave such an honest review with valid reasons why you didn't enjoy it, so readers don't waste valuable time and money. Kudos to you and thanks for the feedback! Hugs...ROhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07417463444013920901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-38280327929891437412015-02-27T18:56:16.403-05:002015-02-27T18:56:16.403-05:00Aw, that's a shame this book was a complete di...Aw, that's a shame this book was a complete disappointment.. I might stay away from this one now. I love your honest review :)Beenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718861012681693010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-55873006971697970962015-02-27T17:51:46.105-05:002015-02-27T17:51:46.105-05:00Damn. This book looks all kinds of AWFUL o.O Well,...Damn. This book looks all kinds of AWFUL o.O Well, okay, the cover actually looks kind of pretty, but the rest. Sigh. This book sounds awful. I haven't even heard about it before now, lol. But aw. I'm so sorry you hated it so much Alyssa :( That is no fun at all. Sigh. And damn the publisher for not sharing more about it :) They sucked at that, it sounds like :p But I do love your review. <3 And you are awesome for reading this book, lol, and for sharing your thoughts :D Thank you. <3 Carina Olsenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10962924929801205597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-82814067341357383722015-02-27T08:41:47.923-05:002015-02-27T08:41:47.923-05:00i don't know why but when i looked at the cove...i don't know why but when i looked at the cover i actually thought it would be ADULT.. not even YA. And i have not heard of this book at all.. seems like Simon & Schuster haven't been doing a great job with advertising their books lately. I also don't read middle grade books because most of the time they're a bit too unrealistic and i'm not interested in reading about kids aged 10 to 14… and as you noticed the main lead being unbelievably selfish.. that's how kids are that age. But yea, 12 princesses and outsmarting old men.. seems too absurd.. and on top of it all it's the third book in a series!<br /><br />Thanks for your honest review<br />- Juhina @ <a href="http://www.majibookshelf.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Maji Bookshelf</a>Maji Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041371370691545149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3634501776293792112.post-33947375374198580922015-02-27T01:53:47.464-05:002015-02-27T01:53:47.464-05:00sorry you didn't like this book thought the co...sorry you didn't like this book thought the cover is really cool and bretty, hope your next read will be a great one and enjoyable :Dalreem @ (AlreemBookChapters)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18368604527786343456noreply@blogger.com