Dangerous

This book is amazing! I love Shannon Hale, and I loved seeing a new style of her writing after reading the Books of Bayern and Princess Academy. I love the genre, romance, and the clarity and importance Hale brings to life. The main character Maisie is quirky, smart, and intuitive and seems so real and alive. This book is very fast paced and filled with plot twists, but shocking events made me have to take breaks from reading and not finish it as fast as I usually do. Would not recommend this for late night reading or for reading where you might get distractions. This book is definitely for teenagers, there are many more sensitive subjects covered such as death, suicide, nightmares, and sex.

If you are looking for your typical Shannon Hale book, don't stop here! That being said, I really enjoyed reading Dangerous. I honestly am amazed by Shannon's imagination, but she makes it all work. The only disappointing thing in the book was the little steamy scene that really didn't have a lot to do with the book. Yes, we got the idea that she really "craved this boy", but the only reason I could even come up with for putting it in the book was to give girls an idea of how to say no to a boy, and let them know it is ok to do so. The hard thing for me has been the fact I could ALWAYS recommend Shannon Hale to the kids at school, and having 7th through 12th, I now will give them a little disclaimer. I was fortunate enough to get 2 free copies from an elementary school librarian, who obviously felt like she could just trust Shannon on her previous merits, but alas, she found out that wasn't true. Again, I really did like the book a lot and have a young man that reads a lot reviewing it for me now. It is on the Beehive YA Nominee Book list for 2014/15. I would probably add a .5 to my score, but can't give it a 5. It is set up for a follow up book, and I hope that is in her plans. :O) I know she can't have much time to think with all her little kiddies, but I really would like to see more of Maisie Danger Brown!

I was a little hesitant to read this because of the mediocre reviews, but I'm so glad I did. This is one of my favorite books in awhile. It may be a little intense for young readers, but I loved it (I'm a 35-year-old mother of 4). The pace was pretty fast, but I don't feel like anything was left out. Some authors seem to try to stretch one book into three, but this was more like the opposite, she fit a lot of story into one book (in the best sense). She could have dragged it out into three separate books, but it works great as one. I would definitely recommend this book!

This is my second time reading Dangerous and I still could not put it down. I love the main characters thoughts and analogies! I wanted to read it again, because last time I was flipping pages so fast to see what happened; that was about a year ago. This time was even better and I STILL had to keep reading to see what happened. Shannon Hale is a master story teller--no matter the genre--this just proves it. A YA sci-fi book is different than her fairy tales, yet still so imaginative and fun. Thanks for sharing your awesome talent with us!

There aren't enough words to describe this book and, really. I don't want to give away much. The book is about a homeschoolers who dreams of becoming an astronaut. Only problem is she's missing part of an arm. She enters a contest, wins, and goes to astronaut boot camp run by a, well, mad scientist type. There she meets others who are equally uncomfortable with who they are and then they win the "fire team" competitions, and this is where the story really takes off. It is action, adventure, science fiction, and typical teen angst all rolled into one incredible package. Definitely worth reading.

I bought the book to give to my great niece but the condition of the book was messy. It is a great read by an author we really like but there were three stickers that were impossible to remove and marker on the edge of the book. One of the stickers said 99 cents - not what I paid for the book!

I liked it because I have read her other books . I like the way she writes.

Loved it completely. Loved the science, the characters, the non stop adrenaline and especially the ending. Shannon Hale's books are all well worth reading -- her writing is wonderful and engaging with adventure, romance and solid characters, but Dangerous is a quantum leap beyond her previous 'best' books.

Not her best but enjoyable and fast paced all the same Sci Fi based rather than fantasy or fairytale, this is a good introduction to sci fi for younger readers ( thinking about it , there aren't many of those , it's all fantasy ) Maisie 'Danger' Brown is a heroine to cheer for, and hopefully will return for more adventures And the best Shannon Hale? Princess Academy , handsdown

Ich liebe die Bayern Serie, die Princess Academy Geschichte war unterhaltsam, .Ever After High war... na ja, nett halt. Wieder einmal macht mir das Sternesystem von amazon Probleme. Ich fänd 10 Sterne besser, dann bekäme dieses Buch eine 7. So halt eine nicht sichtbare 3,5. Das Buch "Dangerous" ist irgendwie ganz anders. Auch dieses Buch konnte ich anfangs überhaupt nicht aus der Hand legen, es geht recht rasant mit der Story los, aber die Buchbeschreibung auf dem Cover ist ziemlich daneben, da das ganze ursprüngliche Camp nur einen Bruchteil der eigentlichen Geschichte ausmacht Danach kommt es echt zu Längen, vor allem gegen Ende. Maisie war ganz gut charakterisiert, aber das ganze Team drumherum war völlig flach. Die Hauptwissenschaftlerin schien zunächst eine merkwürdige Mischung aus Harry Potter's Dolores Umbridge und The Hunger Games' Effie Trinket zu sein. Ohne zu viel verraten zu wollen, das ewige Hin- und Her zwischen "Diese eine Person ist böse...gut... böse... gut..." ging mit der Zeit ziemlich auf die Nerven und hat mich auch nicht so recht überzeugt (Ich fand die Figur zutiefst unsympathisch). Das ganze letzte Drittel zog sich dann doch sehr in die Länge. Trotz allem ist das Buch nicht schlecht, und ich konnte es wirklich, selbst am Schluss, nicht so richtig aus der Hand legen. Der Schreibstil ist ganz anders als bei der Bayern Serie, aber jede Serie war bisher in einer ganz anderen Stil geschrieben, ich frag mich langsam, ob es wirklich immer dieselbe Person ist, die die Bücher schreibt. Allerdings gibt es immer gewisse Gemeinsamkeiten (die Person, in die sich die Hauptperson verliebt, ist grundsätzlich auch IMMER zurück verliebt ;) ) Gute Unterhaltung? Ja Längen? Leider auch Schreibstil: Kann sie eigentlich besser, aber auf etwas flippige Weise amüsant. Geschichte an sich: Nicht uninteressant (Pluspunkt: Die Eltern sind toll, auch die Beziehung der Tochter zu den Eltern) Fesselungsfaktor: Hoch Leseempfehlung? Klar :)

- Shannon Hale est une auteur qui a le don de m'étonner. Elle a su m'enchanter avec des romans aussi différents que "The Goose Girl" et "Austenland" et me répugner profondément avec son roman contemporain "The Actor and the Housewife". Ce dernier roman a su me convaincre, par ses qualités narratives mais aussi par sa capacité à s'extraire du moule des romans YA américains, tout en restant pourtant en plein dans les thèmes porteurs. En cela elle me rappelle des auteurs comme Holly Black (trilogie "White Cat", "Coldtown") et des auteurs australiennes comme Alison Goodman (doublon "Eon", "Singing the Dogstar Blues"), Andrea K. Höst (trilogie "Touchstone", "And all the stars"), Leanne Hall ("This is shyness", "Queen of the night") qui arrivent à créer une ambiance à la fois éminemment mystérieuse et décalée tout en mettant en scène des personnages criant de vérité. Des auteurs capables de surfer sur ce qui plait sans pour autant être absorbés par les diktats, capables de garder une personnalité, une voix. La présentation de l'éditeur, quoique fidèle à la trame du livre, ainsi que les premières pages du roman, pourrait faire penser à une sorte de remake de Hunger Games - il n'en est rien. C'est beaucoup plus fort, plus impitoyable et plus étonnant. Je préfère ne pas expliquer quels sont ces thèmes porteurs, sachez seulement que le camp d'astronautes pour ados n'est le point de départ, que l'histoire, quoique teintée SF, se passe sur terre et sans contact avec des E.T. La romance est de la romance YA haut de gamme : pleine d'émotions conflictuelles, de contrastes entre émois adolescents et puissance d'une réflexion intelligente et aussi marquée de la cruauté que montrent parfois les très jeunes personnes. Le twist final m'a beaucoup étonnée... Les personnages secondaires, comme toujours chez l'auteur, sont excellents. La relation entre l'héroïne et ses parents est très saine et très réaliste dans le contexte. Par cette exposition de liens familiaux étroits au sein d'une famille de trois personnes aux capacités intellectuelles aiguisées, ce roman m'a également beaucoup fait penser aux romans de John Green ("he fault in our stars", "Looking for Alaska", etc.) Le personnage principal, atypique par son handicap (elle est née avec un seul bras) et sa rafraîchissante intelligence hors norme, est une héroïne fascinante à suivre. D'une façon générale l'absence totale de clichés, la maturité et la crédibilité des relations entre les personnages, l'attention apportée à la cohérence globale, la possibilité de l'idée (à défaut de vraisemblance, ce sont des thèmes yahouuu, tout de même !) font de ce roman un exemple de lecture haut de gamme. Hélas ces mêmes qualités ne le rendront sans doute pas séduisant pour tous les lecteurs ciblés YA, de la même manière que le "Coldtown" pré-cité, partage l'opinion malgré sa supériorité indéniable dans les thèmes traités.

This book was brilliant it really caught me and dragged me right into it. I couldn't put it down. Brilliant

different from her other books but I enjoyed it just as much