Thursday, October 29, 2015

Review: Ten Thousand Skies Above You by Claudia Gray

Title: Ten Thousand Skies Above You
Author: Claudia Gray
Series: Book Two in the Firebird Series
Published By: Harper Teen (November 3, 2015)
Source: ARC Copy Provided by the Publisher (in exchange for an honest review)
Genre: YA Fantasy/Time Travel
My Rating: 4 Stars!


Book Description:
Ever since she used the Firebird, her parents' invention, to cross into alternate dimensions, Marguerite has caught the attention of enemies who will do anything to force her into helping them dominate the multiverse—even hurting the people she loves. She resists until her boyfriend, Paul, is attacked and his consciousness scattered across multiple dimensions. 

Marguerite has no choice but to search for each splinter of Paul’s soul. The hunt sends her racing through a war-torn San Francisco, the criminal underworld of New York City, and a glittering Paris where another Marguerite hides a shocking secret. Each world brings Marguerite one step closer to rescuing Paul. But with each trial she faces, she begins to question the destiny she thought they shared. 

The second book in the Firebird trilogy, Ten Thousand Skies Above You features Claudia Gray’s lush, romantic language and smart, exciting action, and will have readers clamoring for the next book.




Like a moth to the flame so goes me with books about time traveling, or in this case, dimension hoping. I am inexplicably drawn to them but unlike the moth, I seldom get burned from them. 

And after loving A Thousand Pieces Of You I jumped right into Ten Thousand Skies without hesitation and once again was completely caught up in the world that Gray created. 

With a slightly unique take on time travel, this once again, was a fun filled ride wrought with danger and surprises around every corner and new world. 

I really enjoyed this second installment and with the cliffhanger ending, I'm eagerly awaiting book three. 




*All thoughts and opinions are my own and were not influenced by the author or publisher. I was not compensated for this review.*

59 comments:

  1. Oh time travel, it's been a long time! I'm glad the second was good again!

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  2. I still need to read the first in this series! I don't know why I haven't yet, I've heard such great things about it.

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    1. I hope you are able to get to it soon, it was a fun read. :D

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  3. You know I'm a sucker for time travel. This is right up my alley. Thanks, Ail!

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  4. I'm really happy to see this sequel was just as good as the first book for you, Ali! I had major issues with the first book, so I don't think I'll be picking this one up.
    But OMG. The cliffhangers! Hope you can survive it! ;)

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    1. Thanks so much Nick, I'm hoping so too. Cliffies suck LOL!

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  5. I still need to read the first one! I'm glad you enjoyed book two in this series. :)

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  6. glad you enjoyed this, despite the cliffhanger

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  7. I'm so sad that I didn't get to try this series yet. I like Claudia Gray - I've got Stargazer, Hourglass, Evernight, and Afterlife in hardcover editions, for Heaven's sake :D I'm glad that this one keeps going strong. Hope to get to it soon...

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    1. I still haven't read all of her work yet but I plan too!

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  8. Want to start this series. I'm all about time/dimension travel ;)

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  9. I haven't read a good time travel book in a long time. I think I need to give this series a go.

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    1. It has a historical element to it as well that I think you would like Heidi.

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  10. Sounds like a fun read. I haven't read that many books about time travel so I'm curious. I LOVE these covers. seriously. so beautiful.

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  11. I seriously love these covers so much! Happy that the story inside is just as good~ I'll have to hold off reading since it's a cliffhanger and I normally can't stand those haha :)

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  12. I just picked up the first one on sale and can't wait to dive in. Glad to see you enjoyed this one!

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  13. These covers are absolutely amazing! I still have to read a Thousand Pieces of You! I've heard mixed things about it, mostly positive, so I'm pretty curious to see how much I'd like it!

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  14. Glad you liked it Ali, I love the cover!

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  15. I really want read this book!
    Thanks for your review
    The covers are amazing
    xx

    www.sakuranko.com

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    1. Thanks for stopping by and checking it out! :D

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  16. I've had several teens tell me that I *need* to read this book. I think they are right. Plus the covers for this series are gorgeous.

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    1. They really are gorgeous and if you do read it, I hope you love it!

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  17. Love to see you so excited about a series. I love time-travel books.

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  18. I can't believe I haven't read the first book yet, because I love TT ... in whatever form.

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  20. Yay, I'm glad you enjoyed the sequel, those endings are SO hard though. I have book one that I've been meaing to start - so I'm excited even more now (except the ending, lol)!!

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    1. The endings are hard. ;) I hope you like this series as much as I have so far!

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  21. Oh time travel can be so fun! Have you read Karen Marie Moning's series? They're romance and so dang funny.

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    1. Not the Highlander ones but I have her Fever series and really liked it!

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    2. The highlanders are so good. They're my favorite time travel. There are bits that years later still make me snort over them.

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    3. I'll see if I can find them then, ;)

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  22. I love time travel or dimensional hopping. The covers for this series are beautiful!

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  23. I’m very intrigued with the idea of time traveling and alternate dimensions. I’ve seen this series around, but I have a hard time with cliffhangers, so I’ll wait until the series would be released.

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    1. I do too which is usually why I wait but sometimes waiting can be hard. ;)

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  24. Definitely one of those people who tend to shy away from time traveling books. But hey, this might be something different, eh?

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    1. I can see that and you're right, you just never know. ;)

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  25. I've read about a gazillion time travel books in my time and only one dimension jumping one-at least that I can think of anyway. Sounds like it was a good read for you. Thanks for sharing :)

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  26. Sad as this may be, I don't do well with time travel, I blame it on my black and white mindset; thus it's difficult for me to grasp the time travelling elements.

    I've read mixed reviews about this series too, although, I am extremely glad you've found great pleasure in them :D

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  27. Not actually the biggest fan of time travel, and I haven't been in a hurry to pick the first book up - but the second book really appeals to me! I wanna know about this secret this other Marguerite in Paris holds.:D

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  28. Sounds like a great second installment to this series. I'll have to check it out.

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  29. I had some issues with the first book but it was okay for me. I heard the audio for book one last year and may check out the audio for this one too.

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    1. If you do decide to try it, I hope you like it more than the first then. ;)

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  30. I'm with you, I love the whole time travel and dimension hopping thing. I still haven't read the first book, but I might wait now to read them all together. Especially since this one has a cliffhanger! Thanks for the warning. I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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