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Produktinformation
- Utgivare : St. Martin's Griffin (7 Augusti 2012)
- Språk : Engelska
- Inbunden : 309 sidor
- ISBN-10 : 1250008123
- ISBN-13 : 978-1250008121
- Läsarålder : 12 - 18 år
- Kundrecensioner:
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Praise for Amanda Hocking:
"There is no denying that Amanda Hocking knows how to tell a good story and keep readers coming back for more. More is exactly what they will be looking for once they've turned the last page." -"Kirkus Reviews"
"Hocking hits all the commercial high notes... She knows how to keep readers turning the pages." -"New York Times Book Review"
"Amanda Hocking has a gift for storytelling that will grip readers and keep them wanting more...Entrancing." -"Library Thing"
"A breath of fresh air in the young adult paranormal market." -"That Bookish Girl Blog"
"Amanda Hocking is an author whose storytelling skills keep getting better and better." -"Bewitched Bookworms"
"Amanda Hocking surpasses all expectations..."" -Smart Bookworms"
Praise for Amanda Hocking and the Watersong Series:
"[Wake] will please fans and likely win new ones...the well-structured story and strong characters carry readers." -"Publishers Weekly"
"Filled with mysteries, realistic characters and lots of action..."Wake" is the next great book. A worthwhile read." - "RT BOOKREVIEWS"
"Hocking's novel effectively melds myth and contemporary teen life. High school, family, young love, and mythology all combine to create an easy-to-read paranormal suspense story that will have fans eagerly awaiting new installments." - "Booklist"
"Explosive and interesting... a nice, smooth story with unique mythology and lovable characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it." - "The Teen Bookworm"
"Pure imaginative brilliance! Wake is full of thrills, eerie suspense and mystery... incredibly difficult to put down." -"The Book Faery"
..".real and vibrant. A brand new series that reawakens everything we love in underwater mythology, Wake by Amanda Hocking will certainly leave you with the desire to pick up more of her titles." - "A Cupcake and a Latte"
"An amazing story. . . ravishing yet explosive . I am enthralled with the amazing characters and fast-pace plotline. The thrill of the water, the history that propels the reader deeper, "Wake" is awesome!" - "Books with Bite"
"Entertaining and surprisingly dark. Amanda Hocking once again had me enjoying her writing and the world she created before my eyes." - "Millie D's Words"
"A wonderfully adventurous and dynamic series, full of high intrigue, mythology, paranormal lore, romance, and suspense. I, for one, can't wait to be swept away in the new world of the "Watersong.""--"Fallen Angel Reviews"
"Amanda Hocking once again delves into the fantasies of many young minds and the results are something new and different." -"The Reading Cafe"
""Wake" is an exciting new beginning to a much anticipated series." -"Boekie's Book Reviews"
"Amanda Hocking has such an easy and elegant way with her language - her stories just seem to flow well and her words dance. This is going to be another series that I'll fall for. I absolutely cannot wait to see where she takes us with the next book." - "Into the Hall of Books"
"Great chemistry ... plus a family history that just makes your heart ache and you've definitely got a recipe for a fantastic new series. It only took me a couple of days to read this, and I am ... anxious for the next book to come out next year. Get your hands on this now!"--"YA Book Central"
"A great start to the series and I definitely want to read more, and soon!" -"A Book in Hand"
"There is no denying that Amanda Hocking knows how to tell a good story and keep readers coming back for more. More is exactly what they will be looking for once they've turned the last page." -"Kirkus Reviews"
"Hocking hits all the commercial high notes... She knows how to keep readers turning the pages." -"New York Times Book Review"
"Amanda Hocking has a gift for storytelling that will grip readers and keep them wanting more...Entrancing." -"Library Thing"
"A breath of fresh air in the young adult paranormal market." -"That Bookish Girl Blog"
"Amanda Hocking is an author whose storytelling skills keep getting better and better." -"Bewitched Bookworms"
"Amanda Hocking surpasses all expectations..."" -Smart Bookworms"
[Wake] will please fans and likely win new ones the well-structured story and strong characters carry readers. "Publishers Weekly"
Filled with mysteries, realistic characters and lots of action "Wake" is the next great book. A worthwhile read. "RT BOOKREVIEWS"
Hocking's novel effectively melds myth and contemporary teen life. High school, family, young love, and mythology all combine to create an easy-to-read paranormal suspense story that will have fans eagerly awaiting new installments. "Booklist"
Explosive and interesting a nice, smooth story with unique mythology and lovable characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it. "The Teen Bookworm"
Pure imaginative brilliance! Wake is full of thrills, eerie suspense and mystery incredibly difficult to put down. "The Book Faery"
real and vibrant. A brand new series that reawakens everything we love in underwater mythology, Wake by Amanda Hocking will certainly leave you with the desire to pick up more of her titles. "A Cupcake and a Latte"
An amazing story. . . ravishing yet explosive . I am enthralled with the amazing characters and fast-pace plotline. The thrill of the water, the history that propels the reader deeper, "Wake" is awesome! "Books with Bite"
Entertaining and surprisingly dark. Amanda Hocking once again had me enjoying her writing and the world she created before my eyes. "Millie D's Words"
A wonderfully adventurous and dynamic series, full of high intrigue, mythology, paranormal lore, romance, and suspense. I, for one, can't wait to be swept away in the new world of the "Watersong." "Fallen Angel Reviews"
Amanda Hocking once again delves into the fantasies of many young minds and the results are something new and different. "The Reading Cafe"
"Wake" is an exciting new beginning to a much anticipated series. "Boekie's Book Reviews"
Amanda Hocking has such an easy and elegant way with her language - her stories just seem to flow well and her words dance. This is going to be another series that I'll fall for. I absolutely cannot wait to see where she takes us with the next book. "Into the Hall of Books"
Great chemistry plus a family history that just makes your heart ache and you've definitely got a recipe for a fantastic new series. It only took me a couple of days to read this, and I am anxious for the next book to come out next year. Get your hands on this now! "YA Book Central"
A great start to the series and I definitely want to read more, and soon! "A Book in Hand"
There is no denying that Amanda Hocking knows how to tell a good story and keep readers coming back for more. More is exactly what they will be looking for once they've turned the last page. "Kirkus Reviews"
Hocking hits all the commercial high notes She knows how to keep readers turning the pages. "New York Times Book Review""
[Wake] will please fans and likely win new ones the well-structured story and strong characters carry readers. Publishers Weekly
Filled with mysteries, realistic characters and lots of action Wake is the next great book. A worthwhile read. RT BOOKREVIEWS
Hocking's novel effectively melds myth and contemporary teen life. High school, family, young love, and mythology all combine to create an easy-to-read paranormal suspense story that will have fans eagerly awaiting new installments. Booklist
Explosive and interesting a nice, smooth story with unique mythology and lovable characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The Teen Bookworm
Pure imaginative brilliance! Wake is full of thrills, eerie suspense and mystery incredibly difficult to put down. The Book Faery
real and vibrant. A brand new series that reawakens everything we love in underwater mythology, Wake by Amanda Hocking will certainly leave you with the desire to pick up more of her titles. A Cupcake and a Latte
An amazing story. . . ravishing yet explosive . I am enthralled with the amazing characters and fast-pace plotline. The thrill of the water, the history that propels the reader deeper, Wake is awesome! Books with Bite
Entertaining and surprisingly dark. Amanda Hocking once again had me enjoying her writing and the world she created before my eyes. Millie D's Words
A wonderfully adventurous and dynamic series, full of high intrigue, mythology, paranormal lore, romance, and suspense. I, for one, can't wait to be swept away in the new world of the Watersong. Fallen Angel Reviews
Amanda Hocking once again delves into the fantasies of many young minds and the results are something new and different. The Reading Cafe
Wake is an exciting new beginning to a much anticipated series. Boekie's Book Reviews
Amanda Hocking has such an easy and elegant way with her language - her stories just seem to flow well and her words dance. This is going to be another series that I'll fall for. I absolutely cannot wait to see where she takes us with the next book. Into the Hall of Books
Great chemistry plus a family history that just makes your heart ache and you've definitely got a recipe for a fantastic new series. It only took me a couple of days to read this, and I am anxious for the next book to come out next year. Get your hands on this now! YA Book Central
A great start to the series and I definitely want to read more, and soon! A Book in Hand
There is no denying that Amanda Hocking knows how to tell a good story and keep readers coming back for more. More is exactly what they will be looking for once they've turned the last page. Kirkus Reviews
Hocking hits all the commercial high notes She knows how to keep readers turning the pages. New York Times Book Review
""[Wake] will please fans and likely win new ones...the well-structured story and strong characters carry readers." --Publishers Weekly
"Filled with mysteries, realistic characters and lots of action...Wake is the next great book. A worthwhile read." --RT BOOKREVIEWS
"Hocking's novel effectively melds myth and contemporary teen life. High school, family, young love, and mythology all combine to create an easy-to-read paranormal suspense story that will have fans eagerly awaiting new installments." --Booklist
"Explosive and interesting... a nice, smooth story with unique mythology and lovable characters. I thoroughly enjoyed it." --The Teen Bookworm
"Pure imaginative brilliance! Wake is full of thrills, eerie suspense and mystery... incredibly difficult to put down." --The Book Faery
..".real and vibrant. A brand new series that reawakens everything we love in underwater mythology, Wake by Amanda Hocking will certainly leave you with the desire to pick up more of her titles." --A Cupcake and a Latte
"An amazing story. . . ravishing yet explosive . I am enthralled with the amazing characters and fast-pace plotline. The thrill of the water, the history that propels the reader deeper, Wake is awesome!" --Books with Bite
"Entertaining and surprisingly dark. Amanda Hocking once again had me enjoying her writing and the world she created before my eyes." --Millie D's Words
"A wonderfully adventurous and dynamic series, full of high intrigue, mythology, paranormal lore, romance, and suspense. I, for one, can't wait to be swept away in the new world of the Watersong." --Fallen Angel Reviews
"Amanda Hocking once again delves into the fantasies of many young minds and the results are something new and different." --The Reading Cafe
"Wake is an exciting new beginning to a much anticipated series." --Boekie's Book Reviews
"Amanda Hocking has such an easy and elegant way with her language - her stories just seem to flow well and her words dance. This is going to be another series that I'll fall for. I absolutely cannot wait to see where she takes us with the next book." --Into the Hall of Books
"Great chemistry ... plus a family history that just makes your heart ache and you've definitely got a recipe for a fantastic new series. It only took me a couple of days to read this, and I am ... anxious for the next book to come out next year. Get your hands on this now!" --YA Book Central
"A great start to the series and I definitely want to read more, and soon!" --A Book in Hand
"There is no denying that Amanda Hocking knows how to tell a good story and keep readers coming back for more. More is exactly what they will be looking for once they've turned the last page." --Kirkus Reviews
"Hocking hits all the commercial high notes... She knows how to keep readers turning the pages." --New York Times Book Review
Om författaren
AMANDA HOCKING is the author of the New York Times bestselling Trylle trilogy and six additional self-published novels. She made international headlines by selling over a million copies of her self-published books, primarily in eBook format. She lives in Minnesota, where she's at work on the next book in the Watersong series.
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Megan
4,0 av 5 stjärnor
Awesome plot but a bit slow
Granskad i Storbritannien den 26 juni 2019Verifierat köp
I really enjoyed this book although it almost seems to be written as a prologue to the events of the other books in the series than an actual stand-alone. I wasn't massively enthralled with the actual writing but I did for sure fall in love with the ideas and plot hence the 4 stars. I think this story is more to appeal to niche audiences who want to read through and imagine themselves in the fantasy side of things as opposed to just being written as a good story, and there's honestly nothing wrong with that - I mean who doesn't want to be surrounded by dangerous supernatural secrets? - even as a frequent reader of high-quality adult and young-adult books i still found this an enjoyable read. The first half of the novel is quite slow to progress and the characters do feel a bit flat and *perfect*, although again, I really enjoyed the premise and will continue to read the other novels in the series. My advice is; don't read this for the quality, read it for the premise.
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Cezza91
3,0 av 5 stjärnor
Not up to the standard of her other books.
Granskad i Storbritannien den 7 september 2012Verifierat köp
The thing I immediately noticed about Amanda Hocking's new book Wake is that it is written in third person, which actually took me a little by surprise. I've read all of her other titles, and enjoyed them all mainly because she does so well at using first person to make the characters come alive. She makes me feel something for the characters. In Wake, however, her use of third person seemed to make the characters fall flat. I didn't really get a sense of who Gemma really was, apart from the fact that she loves swimming and doesn't have any friends. I liked Harper even less, as her character just didn't really seem to make any sense. It wouldn't even have made a difference to the story if she were taken out of the book altogether.
It also slightly aggravated me that almost every character was so stereotypical and 'perfect'. Gemma is a great swimmer with her sights set on the Olympics, Harper is a straight A student going to college. These girls are both described as pretty (Gemma even describes herself as one of the prettiest girls in town, yet she's only had one boyfriend and seems to have no friends?) Alex and Daniel are both described as hot, muscly, tanned and toned, in so many words, and become the sisters' love interests. I just failed to see any real depth to the characters, and as a result, I didn't really care what happened to any of them. The only interesting character was Marcy, but she didn't contribute to the story in any way either.
Through the first half of the book I was pretty much bored to tears. The chapters were repetitive, with pretty much the same thing happening over and over again. I've read other reviews that say Hocking was building up the the action in the later chapters of the book, but would you really describe the beginning of Wake as a build up? Personally, I'd call it a bore. Nothing that happened was particularly important to the story line (unless it becomes important in the sequels, but I doubt it). I carried on reading through the waffle because I'm such a fan of Hocking's work, and eventually I was glad I did. Once the main story line starts to kick in, there are some interesting parts. and the story really starts to come into itself. Nevertheless, parts of it still felt unrealistic or unbelievable, and even though I finished the book, I did so without ever really caring about what was happening to each of the characters.
All in all, this isn't one of Hocking's greatest books, and if you're picking this up with expectations of another Trylle series, then you'd be wrong. In most of her other books, the action starts immediately. Wake is a much slower starter, but that's not to say it isn't a good book. I did enjoy reading it, and I will probably be picking up the second one, but I'll be doing so with the hope of a little more character development, and hopefully something that will make me care about what's happening.
It also slightly aggravated me that almost every character was so stereotypical and 'perfect'. Gemma is a great swimmer with her sights set on the Olympics, Harper is a straight A student going to college. These girls are both described as pretty (Gemma even describes herself as one of the prettiest girls in town, yet she's only had one boyfriend and seems to have no friends?) Alex and Daniel are both described as hot, muscly, tanned and toned, in so many words, and become the sisters' love interests. I just failed to see any real depth to the characters, and as a result, I didn't really care what happened to any of them. The only interesting character was Marcy, but she didn't contribute to the story in any way either.
Through the first half of the book I was pretty much bored to tears. The chapters were repetitive, with pretty much the same thing happening over and over again. I've read other reviews that say Hocking was building up the the action in the later chapters of the book, but would you really describe the beginning of Wake as a build up? Personally, I'd call it a bore. Nothing that happened was particularly important to the story line (unless it becomes important in the sequels, but I doubt it). I carried on reading through the waffle because I'm such a fan of Hocking's work, and eventually I was glad I did. Once the main story line starts to kick in, there are some interesting parts. and the story really starts to come into itself. Nevertheless, parts of it still felt unrealistic or unbelievable, and even though I finished the book, I did so without ever really caring about what was happening to each of the characters.
All in all, this isn't one of Hocking's greatest books, and if you're picking this up with expectations of another Trylle series, then you'd be wrong. In most of her other books, the action starts immediately. Wake is a much slower starter, but that's not to say it isn't a good book. I did enjoy reading it, and I will probably be picking up the second one, but I'll be doing so with the hope of a little more character development, and hopefully something that will make me care about what's happening.
AmazonCustomer
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
Great books
Granskad i Storbritannien den 24 november 2020Verifierat köp
Great opening to the story, I definitely recommend these books if you’re into Greek mythology and cheesy teen romance
Louisa
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
A Great Book and a Great Series
Granskad i Storbritannien den 21 mars 2014Verifierat köp
I found this book whilst browsing and thought I would give it a chance. I am so glad I did as it was a great read, with intriguing twists and turns throughout the whole Watersong Series. Treat yourself to a new perspective and escape reality.
Amazon Customer
5,0 av 5 stjärnor
Daughter things this is great
Granskad i Storbritannien den 7 maj 2013Verifierat köp
Daughter read whole book over the weekend, she love twilight and vampires diaries etc, this is same kind of novel. She is waiting for third in series since reading the second.