The August Five

More reviews and no fluff on the blog surrealtalvi.wordpress Although listed as teens, this read much like a middle grade book complete with heavy handed sermonizing moralizing and a very abrupt happy ending For what we have is a fantasy with serious messages about white European colonization of the 18th and 19th century It s about socio economic enslavement rather than racial and clearly it is aimed at the British As well, statements about hubris and the sins of the fathers as well as women s [...]

It took ne awhile to get through this book I loved the concept of the book and writing was good It was written a little younger than I anticipated It got a little repetitive at times I overall enjoyed and would definitely read something else from this author I received this in a First Read Giveaway.

Meh.

First Reads I think this was billed as a young adult novel however the writing came across as of a middle grade style Overall it was an okay book though I didnt really get interested in the story until near the end where it finished rather abruptly.

This was an interesting story about right triumphing over might The government is controlled by the Zunft government who are the major landowners and business owners The Cottagers are the ones who work the land and do all the work the upper class doesn t They are essentially tenant farmers on the Zunft land A revolution is brewing among the Cottagers who want equal rights Tamsin Henry s father is a journalist and one of the leaders of the revolution He gives Tamsin the task of setting a fire on [...]

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review I really looked forward to reading this book because it sounded like it would be full of action, smokey rebellion and two teens fighting to change their world While all of those elements were indeed part of the story, the majority of the book focused on politics, and it was boring The plot started off with a bang but then it got dredged down with political manuvering A lot of the plot was spent reiterating the po [...]

I really looked forward to reading this book because it sounded like it would be full of action, smokey rebellion and two teens fighting to change their world While all of those elements were indeed part of the story, the majority of the book focused on politics, and it was boring The plot started off with a bang but then it got dredged down with political maneuvering A lot of the plot was spent reiterating the point that the current power structure was bad, something readers and even the charac [...]

Two teens on opposite political sides find that they have than they thought they had in common in this book that could represent the future Fourteen year old Tommy Shore is the son of the leader of the Aeren Islands His father, Colston, is a fierce taskmaster, and while Tommy has always known that his father was relentless, he comes to realize just how far he will go to reach his goals Honor means nothing to the man, as Tommy learns to his disappointment In the case of Tamsin Henry, whose fathe [...]

Fourteen year old Tommy Shore has lived a sheltered, privileged life with his every need attended to His father is the chief administrator of Aeren and the most powerful man in the country But when a rebel faction revolts, Tommy is unwittingly pulled into the fight and his eyes opened to the plight of the serving class Tommy meets Tasmin, the daughter of the rebel leader Through her, Tommy learns the truth about his father and their way of life.The premise is promising, but fails to deliver The [...]

A world rocked by revolt and corruption This is the world Tommy Shore lives in He is the son of an important Zunftman and lives a life of luxury Tamsin Henry the daughter of the leader of a massive revolt also lives in this world Once Tamsin and Tommy meet, Tommy discovers that he lives in an unfair unjust world.For a debut novel for an author I thought it was decent The story was very slow and the author could ve put the main events in broadly written chapters It is a feminist novel because mo [...]

I really enjoyed the idea of this book It s about a group of rebels The August Five in what feels like a dystopian fantasy world fighting for better rights The idea of the story was very interesting but I felt it dragged at times I felt like it was geared towards middle school kids and not YA, but that was okay I wished the ending had been realistic, but overall it was pretty good ARC Netgalley

I really loved the idea of this book It s about a group of rebels The August Five in a fantasy world fighting for better rights I felt like it was geared towards middle school kids and not YA, but that was okay I wished the ending had been realistic, but overall it was pretty good Received copy through giveaway.

3.5 StarsI received this book in one of my subscriptions, The Bookish Box I had never heard or seen this book until then The premise seemed cool, it s not something I have read a lot of books like it I enjoyed the rebellion aspect and that it showed that not all people are who they seem But I did find the overall read slow.

A preachy middle grade young adult novel that uses a fantasy setting to moralize about the gap between the 1% and the rest of us Maybe if it had been a little bit longer, read a little bit older and had a developed society theme that was than rich bad, poor good.

Way too wordy Boring Storyline that I just didn t care about Very anti climatic.

Recvd via Publisher Expected publication November 10th 2015 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux BYR

I ve been trying all week to get into this book, and I just cannot Nothing about it is catching my attention, sad to say.