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Summary: !!! GOOD !!!
Review: "The Named" is the first book in a trilogy of time. One of Marianne Curley's main characters is Ethan, a teenager who lives with his mother and father. *yawns* Ethan's older sister died brutally before his eyes when they were both very young, and Ethan can still vividly recall the violent memories. *shudders* After his sister, Sera, died, his father went into a state of depression, causing Ethan's mother to have significant emotional problems also. *gasps* When Ethan was about four, he was recruited by The Guard to protect time. Isabel lives with her mother and her brother. Her father was violent, and ended up leaving. Ethan is appointed as her trainer, and must teach Isabel all about what it means to be one of the Guard. *sigh* These characters and many more are artfully weaved together in an unforgettable story that will keep you thinking long after you've read the book. *adapts a contemplating composure* I recently gave this book to a friend for her birthday, and would recommend it to the general public *grins evilly*. It's pretty cool, even if a few of the parts are a LITTLE unbeleiveable. OvErAlL, A FuN ReAd... :-) SO GO OUT AND BUT YOURS TODAY!!! *winks* The End.
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Summary: !!! GREAT !!!
Review: Hey. I read the book if you were wondering. I thought it was okay. I almost didn't finish, I was so mad at it. In all truthfullness, I belive its not worth reading. The only reason I finished it is because I had to use my gift certificate that I got for christmas. The true reason I picked it up is because it had an awesome bookcover. The worse part about this book is that it is unbeleiveably predictable. I could predict everything that heppened. I thought the author gave too much of the characters thoughts away. She could have concealed more to make the future more mysterious but she didn't. I also thought the characters were well deloped BUT they were unrealistic. They acted unrealistically and arrived at conclusions unrealistically. There was one point that I just thought "How did he possibly come up with that?" He had no real logic to his thinking which normal people do. I do not recommend it. I admit that the premise is exciting and there are originol thoughts but i think much of the excitement is lost because everything is predictable and most of it has already been done before. Honestly, if you want a read that wastes your time, this is the book for you. Im not sure if i'll be purchasing the next book. Frankly, I dont care what happens to the charachters enough to find out what happens. Thats another thing, I dont care enough for the characters. Anyway, dont bother getting this book. Truely. Take my advice and get some Lois Lowry Books (the giver, count the stars, **gathering blue**) which I HIGHLY recommend. Good Luck.
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Summary: Book haters this is the book for you
Review: I absolutely loved this book. The plot was gribbing and kept me reading constantly. I had a friend over and she hated reading. I convinced her to read this book and she couldn't put it down. I would ask her if she wanted to go out and do something but she wouldn't put the book down. She read it in 2 days. She couldn't wait till "The Dark" came out. If you hate reading 1)I would be wondering why you are looking in the books section but 2)good for you for looking and you should definetely pick up this book.
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Summary: Great story, great book, great author, basically just great!
Review: I had read Old Magic first (which, in my opinion, is a must read), and I waited impatiently for Marianne Curley's next book. When I saw it at a book store, I bought it, despite its outrageous price. It was absolutely wonderful! I think that the only downside to this book is that it is part of a trilogy. Now, I have nothing against trilogies, as long as all three books are already written, published, and out in paperback. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Once again, I am in the same position as I was originally. However, I am happy to suffer for a while to have the pleasure of reading another one of Marianne Curley's books. Now, to those who have read Old Magic and are about to read this book, I have one piece of advice, "Keep an open mind about the story. Don't make up your mind about how the story is going to end. You might be disapointed." Now, I have seen some publicity for a book called The Dark. Is this the sequel? If it is, I'm not sure that I can wait until Semptember. Oh well, I guess that I'll just have to.
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Summary: Awesome Books!
Review: I love this entire series soooo much. I suppose i should describe the plot a little but tho. Its about Isabel and Ethan, bot teenagers who live in australia. Ethan is part of this magical gathring that protects the past and future by preventing the bad guys from changing the past.
Isabel and ethan are thrwon together as Isabel as magical powers. Slowly the plot gets more complex and decieving. One of Isabel's friends may be working for the other side, and her brother is growing suspicious of her actions. (she has to keep the group a secret). Ethan adn his gaurd Arkarian struggle to deal with their own issues as well.
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Summary: !!! GREAT !!!
Review: I ususally don't beleive in giving five stars, but this is an unquestionable exception. This book was outstanding, and really, really, cool. The book was about Ethan, whose sister was mysteriously murdered in front of his eyes when he was young. Strong and determined, this highschool-aged boy has a strong sense of preservence. Isabel is recruited by The Guard, and Ethan is named as her trainer. Strong physically as well as emotionally, she is a key element in the story. Working together as a team, Arkarian, Ethan, Isabel, and a few others that will later be revealed, find themselves up against insatiable odds. But will the groups bonds be strong enough for everyone to pull through? And who are the many traitors in the mist of things??? Good book, would deffinately recommend it. The next book is not as good, but you should probably read it anywys... Overall, a mandatory read. :-D
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Summary: "The Named" is a Welcome Addition to the Fantasy Genre
Review: Marianne Curley's Guardians of Time must keep the world from the control of the Order of Chaos. The Order, which is ruled by the dark goddess Chaos, uses disease and death to disturb the natural order of earth, defeating fate. Both the Named, who are the Guardians of Time, and the Order have training in the maritial arts as well as use of supernatural powers including the ability to time-travel.
At the heart of the story are Isabel and Ethan, two teenage Guardians. Ethan, a devoted Guardian, has been assigned Isabel, his ex-best friend's sister, as his apprentice. Isabel must learn to use her new powers while maintaining peace at home. Ethan also deals with resistance at home while training Isabel. It becomes the fate of Ethan and Isabel to face Marduke of the Order of Chaos who murdered Ethan's sister twelve years before.
Isabel and Ethan are well developed characters and The Named is an interesting read. However, the antagonist, Marduke, a demon with only half a face, is too cartoonish a fiend to be believable even in fantasy. The rules of time are also confusing. When Isabel and Ethan time travel, their souls are only away from their bodies for mere minutes, keeping their parents from suspecting that something is wrong, even when the mission takes days. Yet Isabel and Ethan learn their missions days before acting on them. If time moves more quickly in the past, the Order would have plenty of time to complete their tasks before the Guardians would even know to step in.
Though the book is far from flawless, the problems of "The Named" are minor, and the novel will appeal to preteen and teenage fans of fantasy and supernatural fiction.
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Summary: Best book I have ever read!
Review: The Named and the Dark were the best books i ever read.Every page had me filled with excitment and had me griping my seat.Marianne Curley is such a wonderful writer.Words cant describe how good all her books are. I wish she could write more then 3 books for the named ,but I am very excited about the 3rd book that soon will be out. (hopefully soon i mean)
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Summary: Its Named Good.
Review: The Named was good, but having just read Marianne Curley's first novel Old Magic I found that her first attempt at publishing was better. Half of the time The Named read like a book for little kids, with its words and discriptions, almost like a picture book, and then other times it went into great depth and read like fiction for young adults, you never really knew which side you were going to get. The named deals with time travelers Ethan, and Isabel, who I have to say read like much the same person. Marianne Curley definatly needed to rework her characters, they were to simaler and a keen to the other and it was hard to justifie for the reader. In comparision to Old Magic, which had amazing character destinction, where as this book was rather lacking. All in all The named was a good read through, its fast, and I finished it in about two days. I had read somewhere that the ending had a cliffhanger but I didn't notice one, and had I not known already that their was a another book I never would have suspected a need. Oh well, this book is a intresting read through, even though I think it still needs reworking by the author, we'll see if her next attempt is a little less rusty.
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Summary: the Named
Review: this book is one of the best books i have ever read..i read the first one old magic after a librarian told me..waiting eagerly fotr the named i rea \d it and it was full of magic and real down to earth friendship..my parentz read it and loved it alot this book is truely fantastic
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