tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post3983958751608627762..comments2023-04-27T10:10:36.337-05:00Comments on Adventure Awaits: Book Review: Reapers by Bryan DavisTracey Dyckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-8666788971823469992017-10-21T21:44:31.979-05:002017-10-21T21:44:31.979-05:00Eeeeeep!!! That is awesome!!! (You're right an...Eeeeeep!!! That is awesome!!! (You're right and I console myself with that!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-3090612000411992412017-10-19T14:53:44.569-05:002017-10-19T14:53:44.569-05:00IT IS! I'm on the third one right now and wow,...IT IS! I'm on the third one right now and wow, they just keep getting better! (Oh no, that's not a fun feeling! But I'm sure yours is still unique--even if two people write about a similar idea, they'll both take completely original approaches.)Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-35398381808548086902017-10-18T10:55:02.613-05:002017-10-18T10:55:02.613-05:00I read your review on Good reads and aghh, this bo...I read your review on Good reads and aghh, this book sounds so goooood!!! I want to read!! (The only problem is that it made me realize that my newly-finished book is not as original as I had hoped... Oops!!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-11257549390317708782017-09-02T19:50:28.022-05:002017-09-02T19:50:28.022-05:00IT IS. I think you'd love it!IT IS. I think you'd love it!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-62636017264405241962017-09-02T19:50:13.469-05:002017-09-02T19:50:13.469-05:00I love that too! Dark stories have the potential t...I love that too! Dark stories have the potential to let the light shine that much brighter. ^_^Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-80290471858664286882017-09-02T19:49:34.821-05:002017-09-02T19:49:34.821-05:00He does! And it IS! :D By the way, have you ever h...He does! And it IS! :D By the way, have you ever heard of his Time Echoes trilogy? (It used to be called Echoes from the Edge.) It's not sci-fi, per se, but it probably fits under urban fantasy. You'd probably like those too.<br /><br />Heehee, despite the monstrous size of your TBR, Reapers well deserves a spot on it. ;) I hope you enjoy it!Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-86936076603667762612017-08-31T17:56:32.307-05:002017-08-31T17:56:32.307-05:00This sounds SO good!This sounds SO good!Skye Hofferthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02385765274513034927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-11898737927455483902017-08-31T17:01:24.158-05:002017-08-31T17:01:24.158-05:00Certainly sounds like a fascinating book! I love ...Certainly sounds like a fascinating book! I love stories that can get really dark, but always offer hope. <3Hannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294014446205255295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-25792946756248581022017-08-28T20:13:21.494-05:002017-08-28T20:13:21.494-05:00I didn't know Bryan Davis wrote in the sci-fi ...I didn't know Bryan Davis wrote in the sci-fi genre! This looks FANTASTIC!! You don't see a whole lot of Christian/clean sci-fi books, which is sad. <br />I'm definitely adding this to my tbr! *stares up at ever-growing shelf* Oh boy. XDMadeline J. Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14651322832150574847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-31816546695404196622017-08-27T20:08:08.045-05:002017-08-27T20:08:08.045-05:00I'm definitely a nosy book dragon myself, so I...I'm definitely a nosy book dragon myself, so I get it! XD I know, it's crazy that this book has been out for a while but it took me so long to get it! I'd better get to #2 and #3 a lot faster. :P<br /><br />That makes sense! It was something to get used to, but at the same time I was excited to see him write something mainstream as well that had the potential to reach a wider audience. (When it came out, I even saw it in Chapters' YA section, where you'd probably never find DIOM!) I have lots of questions too, but you're right, the rest of the trilogy will probably make it all clear. :D<br /><br />YES YES YES. ALL THE INTENSITY. Especially in the second half! That's a really good point about the characters never being safe. o.o (No, I think some of DIOM was a little cheesy or dramatic, but I loved it so much as a teen anyway. ^_^ It's kind of how I view Once Upon a Time. "I will find you... I always find you!" gets a little cheesy, but I adore Snow and Charming regardless and think their little phrase is perfect for them!)<br /><br />Hmm, I can see that. Phoenix has quite a bit of growing to do, methinks. And Shanghai *did* come off as kind of arrogant at times? I waffled on my opinion of her... but maybe it's more realistic to have characters that aren't 100% lovable? I actually didn't like Sing for a bit at the beginning, but the more I understood her, the more I liked her! (LOL, is this the first time we aren't complete brain twins about a book?? Oh wait, there was Auralia's Colors too. I kid, I kid! XDDD)<br /><br />Sooo I've basically just repeated everything you summed up in your last paragraph! XD WE MUST FINISH THIS TRILOGY. WE MUST.Tracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-66288345731658145882017-08-27T20:00:36.130-05:002017-08-27T20:00:36.130-05:00It really is! I highly recommend it! I haven't...It really is! I highly recommend it! I haven't read Scythe, but yes, there IS an element of creepiness in Reapers. (Some very stark and chilling deaths as well. Naturally.)<br /><br />You're half Singaporean?! That's so cool! I think you'll Sing! She's a hard one to figure out at first, but ends up pretty awesome. <3<br /><br />Ahhh, yet another problem of the bookworm life! Towering TBRs and not enough money. XDTracey Dyckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03445222618456673198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-45929918163710703322017-08-27T12:37:52.741-05:002017-08-27T12:37:52.741-05:00I was sooo excited to see this review. I've be...I was sooo excited to see this review. I've been dying to hear your thoughts on it! #NosyBookDragon It's been a few years since I've read this one, so my memory of it was getting a little fuzzy, but your review brought back all my thoughts on it!<br /><br />I think it took me by surprise at first because it was so DIFFERENT from what I was accustomed to from Bryan Davis. But once I accepted that, I absolutely enjoyed it. Although I was surprised at the lack of a Christian message his books always have. Writing a story about souls not going straight to Heaven was a bold thing to do for a Christian writer! And I was expecting that to all be explained but...the ending just left me with even MORE questions. BUT it was only the first book, so I suspect reasonable explanations will be made later. (It's kind of absurd that I read this book right when it released and STILL haven't even read book 2!)<br /><br />My favorite thing about this book was the plot and intensity of it. I never felt like the characters were safe. Alex was just...AGH. She was so horrible and made me nervous every single time she showed up! It was a total edge-of-your-seat type of novel which I LOVE. All the action and intensity was spectacular. And it also really showed how Bryan Davis's writing has improved through the years. Sometimes it seemed like the DioM books could fall on the cheesy side (was that just me?), but the writing in this one was phenomenal.<br /><br />I think my main quibble was the characters. As you said, they just weren't the same as the Bryan Davis characters we usually have. I did like Phoenix, but he kind of annoyed me sometimes. And, to be honest, I didn't really like Shanghai at all for some reason. :-/ BUT. I LOVED SING. She was so sweet but complex and mysterious. She was great! Crandyke was also really funny. XD<br /><br />Really, the few problems I had with this book will probably be resolved in the next ones. I suspect there will be much epic character development and all my questions will be explained and everything. So basically...I NEED TO FINISH THIS TRILOGY.Christine Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15859881278385314279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620960568844915525.post-32740359625269766012017-08-27T11:11:04.568-05:002017-08-27T11:11:04.568-05:00That sounds really ... really cool. I mean, it see...That sounds really ... really cool. I mean, it seems to remind me of Scythe + some epic creepiness (does it have some creepiness? Please tell me it does!?). And there's someone named Singapore? I. MUST. FIND. OUT. WHY. BECAUSE HELLO I'M HALF SINGAPOREAN!!! hehehe, we'll see :D My list of books to buy will kill me soon...Lisa Elishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080916270118485644noreply@blogger.com