The Archived Author: Victoria Schwab | Language: English | ISBN:
B009OIZ4IW | Format: PDF
The Archived Description
The Archive, an otherworldly library, contains the bodies of everyone who has ever died. But when the Archive is compromised from within, sixteen-year-old Mackenzie Bishop must use her skills as a Keeper to identify the traitor and prevent violent Histories from escaping into our world. The first in a dark, dazzlingly inventive YA fantasy series from the author of The Near Witch.
- File Size: 1514 KB
- Print Length: 337 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1423157311
- Publisher: Disney Hyperion (January 29, 2013)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B009OIZ4IW
- Text-to-Speech: Enabled
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- Lending: Enabled
- Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,155 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
Mystery. Hot Boys. Intrigue. All wrapped up in a cool setting. What more do you need? The Archived was a stunning sophomore novel from Victoria Schwab. Eerie and intense, The Archived is one of the best books of the year.
By page 3 I was already drawn into the expert world Victoria Schwab has crafted. It was interesting beyond belief and one of those that really makes you stop and think. The tagline for the book, “Imagine a place where the dead rest on shelves like books.” provides the foundation for the world and as soon as you begin reading, you are completely submerged. Two parts mystery paired with quite a bit of paranormal, and some action on the side sums up the brilliant world of The Archived.
The Archived is such an intricately woven story that just glows with the excellence of the prose on the page. The images Victoria Schwab writes are absolutely chilling; they are images that haunt you and will not leave you alone. I loved the format Victoria Schwab chose. Memories that are relevant to the story are placed alongside the chapters, showing more of Mackenzie’s past and how she has become the Keeper she is today.
The stakes are high! And they only keep getting higher. By The Archived’s end, it was a fast paced scene where one thing after the other simply flew by. Which all wrapped up to the absolutely beautiful ending Victoria Schwab reads readers with. I am very antsy to see where Victoria Schwab will take readers next, as The Archived was so bewitching and intense. I loved that The Archived is by no means predictable. Every turn came as a complete surprise to me.
The characters were wonderful. Mackenzie is such a complex character. She is juggling so much and really has been doing so since such a young age. Roland was a mystery.
The Archived wasn't something that I was sure I would enjoy. It sounded confusing and very involved. However, because so many other bloggers had been raving about it, I decided to give it a shot. It wasn't for me. Definitely not. The Archived had everything that usually makes for a great book: interesting characters, romance, unique story line. While it sounded promising, I'm not convinced that it delivered.
The plot was the biggest problem for me. What's hard about this is that the plot is both the best and worst thing about this book. What I liked about it was that it was unique. It's a brand new concept, unlike anything that I've read before. I was excited about this until I began reading The Archived, I was so confused. I wasn't sure that the world building was working for me, but I figured I would understand at some point. I didn't. I was confused the whole time. This is where the plot turns sour for me. There was just too much to it and the way that it was explained was too brief for me to grasp the full concept. I understood bits and pieces of the archives, the narrows, the outers, and all that stuff, but I didn't really know how the worked. I wonder now if Mackenzie knew how it all worked herself? I'm not sure. I think there were parts that she was unsure about, so I felt a bit better about that.
Not only did the world-building not really work for me, but the characters weren't clicking. I liked Mackenzie enough and I liked Wes. I was expecting some major romance there, but nothing big happened, which was kind of disappointing. It was even more disappointing when Mackenzie decided to start kissing the weirdest choice of love interest. I didn't get that. WHY?
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