⇒ Download Free A Thousand Pieces of You Firebird Claudia Gray Books

A Thousand Pieces of You Firebird Claudia Gray Books

Download As PDF : A Thousand Pieces of You Firebird Claudia Gray Books

A Thousand Pieces of You Firebird Claudia Gray Books

A Thousand Pieces of You has a really great premise and a fun plot, but I was distracted by holes and questions! I love parallel universe tales, but there are things about this one that had me puzzled and distracted. The plot starts right away. There's no easing into it. Marguerite and Theo are traveling through the multiverse to kill their friend Paul who killed Meg's father. But things always seem to go wrong during their inter-dimensional travels, plans are thrown off, and secrets revealed.

One thing that kept me distracted about A Thousand Pieces of You from the very beginning was this revenge plot. I loved the idea of following a criminal through parallel universes, but in this case, there was no basis for it. Like I said, it jumps right in, so we have no idea what exactly happened. But then it turns out that Meg and Theo actually have no idea what exactly happened. They left on this mission the very next day. Paul had only been a suspect at that point, and Theo kept pushing that Meg, her sister, and mother are in danger from him. But...neither of you know that he did it? So how do you even know that he would come after anyone else? They didn't even stick around to see the body. Just grabbed their Firebirds and started universe hopping. I don't think so.

Then there's the matter of the actual multiverse travel. It's explained pretty well, in a few info-dumps at the beginning. I don't think there's any other way to present this information, and I thought it was very interesting. I liked that only energy was transferable. They hadn't gotten to matter yet, which makes a lot of sense. Except that for 300 pages(!!!) I was wonder what happened to Meg, Theo, and Paul's bodies. Were they just laying around where they left them? They certainly didn't come with.

Then we're told what happens, which was not interesting or believable at all, because they didn't develop a way to do that which is why their bodies were left behind in the first place! And then I had to wonder what happened to a certain character who was returned to their body which was in a very inconvenient and dangerous location, because their consciousness is returned to wherever it had been last. It's a quick, simple solution but it doesn't make sense given what we know about how this works.

Along those same thoughts, A Thousand Pieces of You makes it clear that time travel is not involved in moving between universes. You always appear in the new world at the exact time you left the old one. But does that mean the exact same time and date? Or the same "biological" time? If it's the former, what would happen if Meg went to a world where she was born ten years later? Would she inhabit her 8 year old self's body? We see a world where she has different siblings, so it's not much of a stretch to imagine her born at a different time. The story makes it seem like it's the latter, because she's always in her familiar body, as are Theo and Paul, which would imply that in the worlds where all three of them exist, they were still born at the same times. But it's also the former because it's always the same time of day. It seems unlikely that both events would always be in alignment, unless they're able to somehow choose worlds where this is so.

Which brings to me the fact that I had to roll my eyes at how Paul knew exactly which of the trillionbilliongillion universes to set his Firebird to. How can he possibly know how mathematically different the worlds he needed to end up in were? They could have been wildly different or super similar or anything inbetween! In fact, it's possible that the worlds he was going to didn't even have a version of him in them, and therefore he wouldn't even be able to get there! Same with the bad guy who's going from world to world. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but it all nagged at me.

Clearly, my brain was working overtime during A Thousand Pieces of You. There were too many pieces that simply didn't fit for me. I did love the middle portion of the book where Meg winds up in a world where the Industrial Revolution hadn't happened yet. That was super interesting! But then the traveling stuff started up again, and obvious reveals were obvious, and more questions.


Tags : Amazon.com: A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird) (9780062278968): Claudia Gray: Books,Claudia Gray,A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird),HarperTeen,0062278967,Romance - General,Science Fiction - General,Thrillers & Suspense,Adventure and adventurers,Adventure and adventurers;Fiction.,Adventure stories,Families,Family life,Family life;Fiction.,Murder,Science fiction,Space and time,Space and time;Fiction.,Action & Adventure - General,Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12),Fiction,Fiction-Science Fiction,JUVENILE,Juvenile Fiction,Juvenile Grades 10-12 Ages 15+,Love & Romance,Monograph Series, 1st,Science Fiction Fantasy (Young Adult),Science fiction (Children's Teenage),TEEN'S FICTION ROMANCE,TEEN'S FICTION SCIENCE FICTION,TEEN'S FICTION THRILLER,Thrillers & Suspense,United States,YOUNG ADULT FICTION,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Law & Crime,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Romance General,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Science Fiction General,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Thrillers & Suspense,Young Adult FictionLaw & Crime,Young Adult FictionRomance - General,Action & Adventure - General,Love & Romance,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Law & Crime,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Romance General,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Science Fiction General,YOUNG ADULT FICTION Thrillers & Suspense,Young Adult FictionLaw & Crime,Young Adult FictionRomance - General,Fiction,Science Fiction Fantasy (Young Adult),YOUNG ADULT FICTION,Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12),Science fiction (Children's Teenage)

A Thousand Pieces of You Firebird Claudia Gray Books Reviews

Marguerite has two genius parents, one of whom invented the "Firebird," a device that sends you to different "dimensions," worlds where countries look different and time works differently from ours. It's not time-travel, but something else altogether more complex. Things fall apart for Marguerite when her father dies and Paul, one of his faithful sidekicks, is the one that killed him. Now Paul has fled to another dimension, Marguerite, along with Theo, the other sidekick, have to jump from dimension to dimension, seeking her father's killer. But things are not what they seem. Something more sinister is at play. Also, Marguerite has feelings for Paul, and deep down she hopes he is not the killer.

I love the interesting world-building and the fast-paced plot. The whole dimensions thing is fascinating, and I love how the author creates alternative versions of London and Russia. Even though she's an artist, Marguerite admires her parents’ scientific brains, and her love for her father shines through. My one big problem with this book is the lack of character development. Gray does an amazing job with the world-building, and she peppers the story with lots of plot twists, but the characters and their motives get lost in all the mayhem. There is a love triangle here, and I'm sure the author will explore this in the other books, but with all the different versions of the characters, it was hard for me to root for anyone in particular. I wasn't emotionally invested in them, and this is vital. Why triangulate the protagonist if you're not into the men in her life? So I give this three out of five Chai Lattes. I won't give up on this series. Hoping the author will focus on the characters in the next book. Fingers crossed.
This book kept me up all night, I could not stop reading, and I could not think of anything else. I completely lost myself in this book. Regardless of how the trilogy continues, this book on it's own is one of the best books I have ever read. At this point, I have no idea how the next two books might even compare, but I will give them a try.
Firstly, the author's writing is superb, characters are so well developed I felt like I was inside their heads, and the worlds are so well build that I felt I was there. I felt fear, I felt sadness, loss, love, everything!!! It was thrilling and scary at the same time.
The main topic here is technological advancement and inter-dimensional travel. Marguerite is a daughter of two geniuses who invent a device they call Firebird, which allows an individual to jump into a version of themselves from another dimension. Unlike her sister Josie and her parents, Marguerite has no inclinations towards science and physics in particular, she is a talented artist, a painter capable of capturing essence of people in her portraits.
As university professors and highly respected researchers funded by a Triad corporation, Marguerite's parents are in constant need of research assistants, who they treat with fondness and respect. Most of the time, the research assistants become an integral part of the family. Theo and Paul are the current research assistants working on Firebird, and have been with the family for several years.
And this is where the plot starts after a tragic accident, and a perceived betrayal, Marguerite and Theo start chasing Paul across dimensions. The other dimensions are different, some more advanced some less advanced but all of them vivid and real. And the versions of characters are different but somehow carry certain similarities. The author brilliantly portrayed the subtle differences in characters and dimensions and created scary world of possibilities.
And romance... Although it took backseat to action and inter-dimensional travel , I could not help myself getting lost in it. It was more pronounced in one of the dimensions, and I caught myself re-reading certain pages because I wanted to stay there forever, just like the characters. The author managed to translate such profound feelings in only few words. It was the most beautiful of romances.
Reading order is A Thousand Pieces of You (Firebird, #1), First Impressions A Firebird Ficlet (Firebird, #1.1), Ten Thousand Skies Above You (Firebird #2), and A Million Worlds with You (Firebird #3).
A Thousand Pieces of You has a really great premise and a fun plot, but I was distracted by holes and questions! I love parallel universe tales, but there are things about this one that had me puzzled and distracted. The plot starts right away. There's no easing into it. Marguerite and Theo are traveling through the multiverse to kill their friend Paul who killed Meg's father. But things always seem to go wrong during their inter-dimensional travels, plans are thrown off, and secrets revealed.

One thing that kept me distracted about A Thousand Pieces of You from the very beginning was this revenge plot. I loved the idea of following a criminal through parallel universes, but in this case, there was no basis for it. Like I said, it jumps right in, so we have no idea what exactly happened. But then it turns out that Meg and Theo actually have no idea what exactly happened. They left on this mission the very next day. Paul had only been a suspect at that point, and Theo kept pushing that Meg, her sister, and mother are in danger from him. But...neither of you know that he did it? So how do you even know that he would come after anyone else? They didn't even stick around to see the body. Just grabbed their Firebirds and started universe hopping. I don't think so.

Then there's the matter of the actual multiverse travel. It's explained pretty well, in a few info-dumps at the beginning. I don't think there's any other way to present this information, and I thought it was very interesting. I liked that only energy was transferable. They hadn't gotten to matter yet, which makes a lot of sense. Except that for 300 pages(!!!) I was wonder what happened to Meg, Theo, and Paul's bodies. Were they just laying around where they left them? They certainly didn't come with.

Then we're told what happens, which was not interesting or believable at all, because they didn't develop a way to do that which is why their bodies were left behind in the first place! And then I had to wonder what happened to a certain character who was returned to their body which was in a very inconvenient and dangerous location, because their consciousness is returned to wherever it had been last. It's a quick, simple solution but it doesn't make sense given what we know about how this works.

Along those same thoughts, A Thousand Pieces of You makes it clear that time travel is not involved in moving between universes. You always appear in the new world at the exact time you left the old one. But does that mean the exact same time and date? Or the same "biological" time? If it's the former, what would happen if Meg went to a world where she was born ten years later? Would she inhabit her 8 year old self's body? We see a world where she has different siblings, so it's not much of a stretch to imagine her born at a different time. The story makes it seem like it's the latter, because she's always in her familiar body, as are Theo and Paul, which would imply that in the worlds where all three of them exist, they were still born at the same times. But it's also the former because it's always the same time of day. It seems unlikely that both events would always be in alignment, unless they're able to somehow choose worlds where this is so.

Which brings to me the fact that I had to roll my eyes at how Paul knew exactly which of the trillionbilliongillion universes to set his Firebird to. How can he possibly know how mathematically different the worlds he needed to end up in were? They could have been wildly different or super similar or anything inbetween! In fact, it's possible that the worlds he was going to didn't even have a version of him in them, and therefore he wouldn't even be able to get there! Same with the bad guy who's going from world to world. Maybe I'm overthinking this, but it all nagged at me.

Clearly, my brain was working overtime during A Thousand Pieces of You. There were too many pieces that simply didn't fit for me. I did love the middle portion of the book where Meg winds up in a world where the Industrial Revolution hadn't happened yet. That was super interesting! But then the traveling stuff started up again, and obvious reveals were obvious, and more questions.