“What you are now is not what you’ve always been, nor is it what you always will be. You are a snake. Shed your skin if it no longer serves you. Tr“What you are now is not what you’ve always been, nor is it what you always will be. You are a snake. Shed your skin if it no longer serves you. Transform into something different. Something better.”
Y'know, I'm not even disappointed. I'd gone into this book expecting it to be a filler and not good based off of the ratings and reviews and I expected this. But this is still upsetting, considering I love the first book, Serpent & Dove.
The characters felt so off, the romance was filled to the brim with miscommunication, which wouldn't have even happened if Lou wasn't being so STUPID.
The Plot
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It took me around 207 pages for me to get a little bit interested in the plot but then it immediately declined again and then all of a sudden the ending caused me to become very much invested. All the plot consisted much of was miscommunication *ew* and splitting up, which was NOT a great idea considering that an evil witch was chasing them.
I feel like I've blocked a lot of this out of my mind because I remember literally nothing. I couldn't post many updates on what I was thinking while reading the book that much so I cannot remember what happened because my brain is fried or something.
I did enjoy some of the action with Reid and the ending was just....wow. I literally stared at the book and slowly closed it because I knew everything was about to go insane in the next book.
I almost started crying about what happened in this book at one point, even though I quickly predicted it, but I couldn't cry because I was in public and the last thing I wanted was someone coming up to me and asking why I was crying.
Also, I caught a grammar mistake and imagine my smugness when I saw it.
I wish I could say more but I forgot literally everything.
“When a person brings you more hurt than happiness, you’re allowed to let them go.”
The Characters
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The characters were the downfall of this book. Especially Lou. They were all out of character (mainly Lou and Reid) and annoying (again, Lou and Reid. My babies Coco, Ansel, and Beau were fine)
Louise
I. Hate. Her. She annoyed me SO much in this book. She kept lying to Reid after she EXPLICITLY TOLD HIM THEY WOULDN'T LIE TO EACH OTHER ANYMORE. Was she doing it for his own good? Maybe, but I do not care. Communication is important in a relationship!
She also kept forcing herself into situations she didn't need to. She kept creating arguments with Reid and trying to spin it around and pin everything on him which annoyed me every single TIME, especially when it wasn't even entirely Reid's fault, but her own!
Also she overreacted way too much for Beau accidentally dying her hair white. That scene made me roll my eyes so hard, like it's just hair. It can be fixed. Chill out.
Anyways, I'm very mad that I hate her now after loving her so much in the first book.
Reid
What happened to him too?? He was so moody and grumpy the entire time and it got so annoying. I still like him better than Lou in this, but he went from one of my favorite characters in the series to one of my least favorite characters in the series. He was also way too overprotective of Lou.
I did understand some of the things he went through though, his whole world was flipped upside down when he found out he was a witch, but he didn't have to be a complete ass to some of the other characters and just sulk around all the freaking time.
Coco
I still like her at times, but what she did to Ansel was not okay. When she was leading him on like that I was so mad because Ansel didn't deserve that. He just wanted someone to love and Coco had to go and completely shatter his heart by kissing him two times when she didn't even like him. That's not okay.
Beau
I actually like him much more than I used to. I like his snarky personality and that he would give up a crown and title just to save his friends, which I appreciate.
Ansel
Ah, Ansel. My baby. I love him so much. He doesn't deserve all of the stuff happening to him in this book. I love him.
The Romance
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Where's the banter? Where's the romantic statements? Hm??
I greatly grew to dislike this part. Lou and Reid were getting along just fine in the beginning and then the miscommunication came in, which was GREATLY annoying. They had stupid fights over nothing, which could have easily been solved if they actually talked to each other, but no, talking is too difficult now.
I feel like at some points they went from being super pissed at each other to being all lovey dovey the next, which had me so confused: like they just had a fight and now they're hugging and kissing again without any apology??
The romance BETTER get better in the next book or I'm quitting.
(view spoiler)[Ansel and Coco- so I never shipped these two at all. To be quite honest, I ship Beau and Coco. But now that Ansel's gone, nothing can really happen between Ansel and Coco now anyways.
I will forever be upset that the author killed off the best character (hide spoiler)]
So this book could've definitely been....better. It's a definite downgrade from the first book, and I am really hoping the last book will be better.
3 stars
“The world didn’t end in a scream. It ended in a gasp. A single, startled exhalation. And then— Nothing. Nothing but silence.”
<><><><><><><> What the hell was this book?? And what the hell was that ending???
Rtc
<><><><><><><> based on the average rating for this book I'm scared. I've heard that it's a filler but as long as Reid and Lou are together I don't care because I love those two....more
“I fell in love with you on Valentine’s day, Emilie, but I need more than just seven minutes.”
I'm not going back into the book to find more quotes“I fell in love with you on Valentine’s day, Emilie, but I need more than just seven minutes.”
I'm not going back into the book to find more quotes, so this is what I'll be supplying for now, unless I suddenly want to go back and find some quotes.
So this was my Christmas book for this year. I started this book on Christmas and ended it on Christmas, meaning it's my Christmas book. Which was kind of self-explanatory so I didn't have to explain, but whatever. Last year it was How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories which I ADORED.
But anyways, my expectations were through the roof with this one. Better Than the Movies is one of my favorite contemporaries and it was so cute and fun and adorable but this one just annoyed me.
I can be a little particular with my romances, like I don't want something overly cheesy unless I'm in a mood where I want extra cheese, I don't want insta-love, I don't want certain tropes, but all of this really depends on my mood.
If you can't somehow tell, I'm a huge mood reader.
But this book definitely didn't meet the expectations I'd set. The romance felt way too rushed (WAY too rushed) and I really didn't like the characters. The one thing I did like were all the Taylor Swift references. I would definitely get "I had a marvelous time ruining everything" tattooed on my arm, I adore that song.
The Plot
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The plot was simple enough. There wasn't anything spectacular except for the whole time loop thing. I knew immediately once DONC came along that she would wake up the next day on the 15th, it's just a very easy thing to predict.
Speaking of which, I despised the DONC. I thought it would be fun, because I love when the characters do rebellious stuff thinking that they would get no consequences in a time loop, but Emilie was literally getting on my final, fraying nerve, which ruined the entire experience. Not to mention the insta-love that came along with that but we will not be discussing that right now.
Also, the writing actually annoyed me. I typically don't care much about writing but this writing felt just really immature to me. The way words were stretched out with extra letters, italicized a lot, it just irked me. I just hate writing like that, and I can't actually remember that happening in Better Than the Movies. I was probably blinded by my love for that book to notice anything, whereas with this book I wasn't liking it so I picked up on all the flaws.
So yeah, the plot was fine. It could be cute at times, but nothing much happened except for the typical rom-com drama.
The Characters
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I'm sorry to say that I didn't like any of the characters except Chris and Rox. And they were hardly in the book.
I must say, the only thing I liked about Emilie was that she liked Taylor Swift.
No, I suppose I do like her because of the fact that she can be relatable at times, and she seemed somewhat sensible. But she just very much annoyed me at times, with things she said and did, ESPECIALLY on DONC. I got such bad secondhand embarrassment that I had to close the book and close my eyes because I literally couldn't stand the embarrassing thing she'd just done.
I was meh about Nick the entire book until he did what he did at the end and it made me HATE him. I don't actually hate him, but he literally shouldn't have done it and I even felt bad for Emilie, even though I don't like her either. I also hated his personality around other people, and he was really rude and said very unnecessary things. Also, Emilie called him sultry way too much. I don't really nitpick on words being repeated much but this one I noticed and it annoyed me.
The Romance
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Now this was my least favorite part of all. I can understand how Emilie could grow to "fall in love" with Nick, since she talks to him every single time in the time loop and she remembers everything, but I didn't quite get how Nick could fall in love with her when he doesn't remember any of that but oh BOY does he fall in love with her.
IN ONE DAY.
ONE FREAKING DAY WHEN THEY HAD HARDLY EVER SPOKEN TO EACH OTHER BEFOREHAND.
And it makes literally no sense, because this is the worst kind of insta-love, when one of the characters ADMITS to loving that character, because that just means it got very intense very fast. And it made me so mad, because how is it actually possible to fall in love with a person in a day? How is it even possible to fall in love with a person in the amount of time Emilie was in the time loop?
I don't even have a clue how long Emilie was in the time loop for, or, again, HOW IT WAS POSSIBLE FOR HER TO FALL IN LOVE WITH HIM.
I HATE THESE TYPES OF ROMANCES, GIVE ME WES AND LIZ BACK.
So yeah, I'm VERY disappointed in this book and writing this review makes me angry, so I'm going to rate it even lower than I initially was going to, which was 3.5 stars. I wish I'd enjoyed this more, but I just couldn't.
3 stars
<><><><><> My disappointment is huge
Rtc
<><><><><> my friend just got me this for Christmas, I'm so excited to read it! ...more
“Phones are distracting. The internet is distracting. The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed.”
If this was a better book I“Phones are distracting. The internet is distracting. The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed.”
If this was a better book I'd be swooning over that line.
DNF @ 40%
So I was browsing my library and I saw this book and I thought "Oh, I should pick this up, because I want to read Anna and the French Kiss", which is the first book in this "series" but this book didn't set my expectations very high.
I'll just focus on my main dislikes in this book, because since I dnf'd this, I don't know how it continues so I don't feel that I can write a review for this in my usual format, so I'll keep it short and simple.
THE RELATIONSHIP
The relationship was FAR too insta-lovey for my taste. Sure, they'd been crushing on each other for years, but I hadn't been able to see their relationship grow and develop over those years, so I didn't feel the chemistry. They were kissing before page 100, so that made me really upset because I despise insta-love. Were some moments cute? Sure. But those were overridden by my annoyance with Isla and Josh.
Also, I can sense that Isla and Kurt are going to get into a fight over Isla's relationship with Josh, which I absolutely HATE when that happens in rom-coms. The best friend gets upset that the MC is spending more time with the love interest, and then they get into a fight.
ISLA
And now the main character. She annoyed me from the beginning. The first chapter was really weird because she was all loopy from pain killers but literally her only personality is her OBSESSION with Josh- speaking of which, she was so obsessed over him that I had to take a few breaths and place down the book because I was angry. But yeah, maybe she develops a personality, maybe she doesn't. I don't care.
PLOT
I also have no idea where this plot is going. Like all it was that I read was a few cute moments and that's it. And I was almost halfway through the book, so that's saying something. I'll probably skim ahead through the book just to catch a glimpse at what happens, but I couldn't care less about the plot or characters.
So yeah this was a short little thing for me to read when I didn't have access to my other book I was reading, and contemporaries are definitely not my cup of tea at the moment.
“It seemed like the second you tried to tell someone why you loved someone else, it took the luster off it, like pinning a butterfly down in a case“It seemed like the second you tried to tell someone why you loved someone else, it took the luster off it, like pinning a butterfly down in a case—it never quite captured it.”
It's a really good thing I went into this with already low expectations.
The main reason I dnf'd this was because I was reading it on my phone and I would lose access to it on the 30th, so I was trying to read it quickly, but I couldn't do that because I didn't WANT to read it anymore. If I had a physical copy of this I'd probably keep reading because I don't like to dnf, but this book was so boring, yet so chaotic and the main character annoyed me to no end.
There was a lot of stuff I disliked about this book, so let's start with the positives.
I did like the family dynamic, and the way they all interacted with each other. I only have one sibling and one cousin, so I'll never get to know what that's like, having multiple siblings and a big family, but I did enjoy reading about it. I think Linnie's my favorite character, followed by J.J.
....
That's all I can honestly say that I liked.
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Ok, maybe there are more.
I liked the brief cameo of Andie and Clarke from The Unexpected Everything. I haven't finished that book yet, but from what I've read so far it's meh.
I liked SOME of the side characters- Bill, Brooke, uhhh those are the only ones I remember that I like.
The writing was fine but I didn't particularly care for it.
And now. What I've been waiting for.
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I have been waiting so long to write a rant.
AND NOW I CAN.
WHAT I DISLIKED:
-The chaos: SO MUCH STUFF WENT WRONG WITH THE WEDDING. I'm sure SOME things can go wrong, but it wasn't normal how many things went wrong.
-The unnecessary hate on Brooke: So, I don't know if Brooke suddenly turns around and becomes a terrible person, but I think that she was genuinely nice- SHE DIDN'T DESERVE THE HATE AND ANNOYANCE CHARLIE FELT AROUND HER. She was just trying to help out and GET TO KNOW THE FAMILY.
-The plot was really slow: Like, nothing was happening except alarms going off, talking about the comic, and everything going wrong with the wedding, and introducing us to more and more family members.
-The romance: Didn't care for it, and WHY DID THE BOOK START LIKE THAT? LIKE WASN'T IT THE FIRST TIME THEY KISSED?? And Jesse is so meh. Like I knew nothing about him, and like the first chapter was dedicated to him. (it was basically the prologue I THINK)
-The mom was annoying too:(view spoiler)[Don't put your son's embarrassing moments in your comic. Like seriously. Mike may have overreacted as a result, but you can't do that. And she shouldn't have put people in the comics without their permission, even if it isn't explicitly stated that those certain characters are based off of people (hide spoiler)]
-And now: I HATE CHARLIE. Oh my gosh, she's so annoying. I can make a list of reasons:
- THE HATE TOWARDS BROOKE. Unnecessary, annoying, and the poor girl did nothing wrong!
- She's immature. Her thoughts were that of a 13 year old girl or whatever, and she's supposed to be 17, and she was so whiny.
- Her hate towards Mike. So maybe Mike wasn't the best person, BUT YOU DIDN'T NEED TO TREAT HIM LIKE THAT. When she was with him, she literally thought to herself that she wasn't going to talk to him, but when Mike didn't talk to her she got mad. THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE CHARLIE.
- I know there's more, and I'm sure there's EVEN MORE if I had continued reading.
So anyways, I disliked this book greatly, and the ONLY reason I am curious about what else comes is because I've heard that (view spoiler)[a divorce happens? (hide spoiler)] and I heard that Charlie gets a second love interest who I'm ASSUMING is Bill. Honestly, she can end up with someone else for all I care. SHE CAN END UP WITH NO ONE AT ALL.
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Anyway, this wasn't good.
2.5 stars
<><><><><><><><> DNF at I don't even know what percent (I was reading this on my phone and it didn't tell me what percent of the way through I was, so I just used the page numbers-I was definitely not 60 something % the way through.
“She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.”
DNF 50%
I shouldn't have gone “She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.”
DNF 50%
I shouldn't have gone in expecting this to be as good as The Cruel Prince. Because this was definitely not as good as The Cruel Prince.
I think what made me excited about this was the short story at the end of The Cruel Prince that was in Kaye's perspective and I loved her and Roiben's relationship, but oh my gosh, this was so boring. I have been reading this book for two weeks, and based on that number, I just decided that there was no way I was going to be able to finish it.
There were many things I didn't like about this book, and honestly, I shouldn't have gone into this with such high expectations.
“If curiosity killed the cat, it was satisfaction that brought it back.”
I think one reason I didn't like it was because I wasn't paying attention at one point, and I completely lost the plot. I was skimming, and I had no idea what was happening anymore, and I had no desire to just scroll back and find out what was happening.
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Overall, the plot was also just...confusing. Even when I was paying attention, I had no idea what was happening. Everything was moving so fast that I was confused as to why stuff was happening, since it was so early in her discovering what she is, and then suddenly she's able to transform into it. Maybe it was explained, maybe not, but again, I had no intention in going back and trying to find where everything was explained. The writing was rushed and confusing, and the info-dumping was really bad in the beginning.
“Crippled things are always more beautiful. It's the flaw that brings out beauty.”
The characters are.....meh. They are nothing compared to the characters in The Cruel Prince. Kaye wasn't that likable, I don't know why. She just rubbed me off the wrong way. She didn't have that much personality, just kind of...bland I guess. She just smokes, goes to parties or clubs or whatever. Also, she literally let her best friend's boyfriend kiss her. TWICE. Maybe she gets better, I don't know because I don't want to read the next book.
I did rather like Roiben though. Because of course I do. Rude and cocky faeries are my weakness. There's just something about him that I love. But Cardan is better. So much better. Roiben doesn't even make my list of book boyfriends. I just enjoy his character more than Kaye.
The side characters have done nothing for me, and I do like their personalities kind of, but I don't care for them at all.
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“You can break a thing, but you cannot always guide it afterward into the shape you want.”
The romance made no sense. It was very instantaneous, like she met Roiben ONCE and Kaye called him the most "cool dangerous amazing storybook character ever" girl be for real, you've spoken to him literally once.
It was just nothing compared to The Cruel Prince, as I said. I thought this was going to turn into an enemies to lovers at one point because Kaye and Roiben were arguing and seemed to dislike each other but I highly doubt that stayed. Also this book was really short, meaning they formed a relationship in a little over 300 pages, which isn't a lot of time. Unless there's like a skip between months, but that doesn't really add anything to it, because that just means the reader doesn't get a lot of time to see the relationship develop.
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I'm just going to stick to that little fantasy bubble I had while reading the short story from The Cruel Prince where I liked Kaye and Roiben's relationship.
But anywho, this review may or may not make much sense, but here were my thoughts on this book. I recommend to just read The Cruel Prince, which is a million times better than this one.
2 stars
“Kiss my ass Rath Roiben Rye”
And he did. I mean, it was her hip. At least I think it was. I don't want to think about it.
<><><><><><> I give up.
Mini rtc
<><><><><><> The classic fae book! Considering how much I OBSESS over The Folk of the Air, I hope this will be equally as enjoyable, but literally nothing can beat Jurdan. Nothing....more
“It's really, really hard to recognize someone as the villain in someone else's life when you're pretty sure you love them both.”
At least now I wo“It's really, really hard to recognize someone as the villain in someone else's life when you're pretty sure you love them both.”
At least now I won't have a five star average for the books I've read in August
I was looking forward to reading this SO MUCH because I've had such good luck with rom-coms recently, Today Tonight Tomorrow and Better Than the Movies being my top two favorite rom-com books, but this book just annoyed me. I shouldn't have gone in with such high expectations.
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Everytime I saw Bel's name, the name Belly from the Summer I turned Pretty series came to my head and I haven't even read those books. Sorry, just thought I'd say that. Bel was so annoying at times in the book, starting unnecessary conflict and just being irritating to other characters. I do like her character though, and I like how she got to figure out where she wanted to go in life, who she wanted to be, and what she wanted to do. I honestly wish I was as smart as her.
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Teo was . . . ok. I didn't care for him much, and I just didn't connect with his character. I liked how he interacted with Bel, and his friends, but that's all I really remember. He's a hot nerd (he's literally referred to as such by his mother, I believe) who likes robotics, plays soccer, and has a strict dad. I wish I could say more, but I don't even remember anything he did, which is saying something about the impact he had on me.
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Speaking of friendships, I liked the friendships much more than the romance. The characters and their friends just had such great connections with each other, and it was interesting diving deeper into the side character's lives.
And then the romance. So, I'm very much a hypocrite: I literally was just writing a review a few days ago and I said that the insta-love in that book didn't really faze me at all, while other situations, like Gilded just irritated me to the point that I disliked the book because of it. The insta-love in the book annoyed me a lot, not to the point that Gilded did, but this one was still so annoying. They hung out after school like ONCE and then Bel was noticing how attractive Teo was. I think it was because in Scarlet (the book I'm referring to with the insta-love I liked) I actually felt connected with the characters, and I really liked them. That didn't happen in this book, and so I just didn't care for their romance.
AND WHERE IS THE "BUTTING HEADS" I WAS PROMISED?? They argued a few times, but it never turned into rivals. They had just met each other that year, so they couldn't really form the "rivals to lovers" I was expecting, which was frustrating because rivals/enemies to lovers is my favorite trope of all time.
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I did like the messages said throughout this story: Women could also succeed in STEM and they were also smart, and it wasn't just men. I also liked the diversity in this book.
And to be quite honest, I liked Neelam better than Teo and Bel combined, even when she was incredibly rude to everyone.
The beginning was also a little slow, and it was honestly boring me, but again, that could be because I wasn't connected with the characters.
And Bel got Teo into Taylor Swift, which is the ultimate goal for me.
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So, I'm not that into robotics and engineering and all that stuff, so during the inventing parts I was kind of skimming, because I didn't really understand, and so I did miss out on a few pieces of information, so learn from me: TRY NOT TO SKIM. I'm never going to be able to stop skimming, but maybe other people can.
Anyways, this was very disappointing considering my sky high expectations. I wish they had been "rivals" (they hardly were in the first place) for longer and that they had had more of a slowburn. This book did have cute moments, yet it could be confusing to me at times.
3 stars
“The world is not very helpful to a smart girl. More often it will try to force you inside a box. But I urge you not to listen.”
I reread this as a memory boost before reading The Prisoner's Throne, and not only do I remember a lot more now, but I also2nd read
New rating: 4 stars
I reread this as a memory boost before reading The Prisoner's Throne, and not only do I remember a lot more now, but I also enjoyed it quite a lot more! The first time I read this I was in a horrible mood, which deeply effected my reading experience, if you can't tell by the atrocious review below, but I am so glad I liked this more!
Still mainly reading the next book for Jurdan though
<><><><><><><><><> “Another girl might have frozen, but I am cold all the way through.”
I already know that this is going to be my most disappointing book of the year. If you know me or have at least seen some of my pre-book updates, you know how obsessive I was over this book, and I was freaking out over every single little detail. I LITERALLY CRIED WHEN I DIDN'T GET THE BOOK IN THE MAIL WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO (to be fair, I wasn't in the best place before that and not getting the book just made it even worse).
and now I feel like a fool.
What may have also impacted my reading experience was that I wasn't going through the best time while reading this, my mental health I guess you could say, wasn't doing good and that greatly affected my experience, pushing me into a reading/mental slump. I'd put it off for a bit and read a few comfort reads, which did help me. I don't think I'm all the way out of the slump, because I have no desire to pick up a book right now, but at least it was enough to finish this book.
what also added to the fact was that I ADORED The Folk of the Air, and this was definitely not TFotA. I kept comparing the two books, which I knew I shouldn't have been doing but I couldn't help it. I couldn't get over Jurdan or the world or the plot.
And then there was the actual book that caused me to dislike it.
The Plot
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I think another factor that put me into the slump was the pacing. The beginning of this book just felt really slow- this is a traveling book which I typically have mixed feelings about because I like concrete settings and characters, and it really annoyed me in this one, which led into me having a slump.
The things that I did love though were the mentions of Cardan and Jude- those few moments gave me life and I'm so excited to see them in the next book (yes, I am reading the next book because I want to read about Jude and Cardan so badly and I am a little curious about what happens)
Thankfully I got back into the book like over halfway through, and the plot began to pick up a little bit, and the middle to end was wild.
I'm also unsure how I feel about that ending. I'm kind of mad, because I was hoping it would save the book for me but it didn't. It just made me not like a certain character which is disappointing, because I already feel indifferent to the characters, which is also very disappointing.
“It is hard to explain the savagery of hope.”
The Characters
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I miss Jude and Cardan beyond belief.
I cannot picture Oak as a seventeen year old, I literally can't. And please don't remind me about his goat legs. I can excuse the horns, but the goat legs?? I loved Cardan's tail, but goat legs I just cannot imagine. I don't want to imagine them. But anyways, I kind of liked him I guess. He was cute at times, while other times he was really mysterious and you could tell Cardan taught him a few things. I honestly can't even think of a time he annoyed me, nor actually of a time he made me smile. I'd rather have a character who makes me mad than a character I feel nothing towards. GIVE ME CARDAN BACK
I am also completely indifferent towards Suren/Wren. She does have a personality, an interesting one at that, but she also annoyed me, which I suppose is better than feeling nothing. The ending especially made me want to scream- she's bloodthirsty sure, but she can NEVER beat Jude. NO ONE beats Jude. I was so angry with her at the end that it literally ruined it for me, which is because I'm an extreme moodreader and let my emotions control me way too much. I must admit though, I felt terrible for her at times. What she had to go through was something no one should ever have to go through.
I know nothing about Tiernan or Hyacinthe or whatever their names are, so I don't know what to say about those two.
“The Folk adore Cardan, and they’re terrified of my sister, two excellent things. I hope they rule Elfhame for years and then pass it down to one of a dozen offspring. No need for me to be involved.”
*sigh* gotta love that quote despite how I feel towards this book.
I've said it once and I'll say “Aaron always fell in love with her. Every time.”
*sigh* gotta love that quote despite how I feel towards this book.
I've said it once and I'll say it again:
This should've just been a trilogy.
The first three books were really good, and I LOVED Ignite Me. But then when I got to Restore Me, it destroyed literally everything. I grew to dislike Warner and Juliette, I don't even remember ANYTHING that happened in it except the ending. WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE A TOTAL LIE. But we'll get to that later.
This book was slightly better than Restore Me, so that's good. But only by a little bit. There were some interesting story lines, but it was kind of boring at some points to the point where I almost wanted to dnf it.
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Of course, I didn't dnf it because I was able to push through in the end, but still. Anyways, let's get into the book.
*insert ominous music here*
THE PLOT
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So, this book was kinda all over the place. It was like it's an entirely different trilogy. Restore Me ended with people dying, but in this book LITERALLY NO ONE IS DEAD. The ending of Restore Me is what saved that book for me, but then I find out it's all fake?
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There were some good twists in this. (view spoiler)[When Delalieu died and we found out Anderson was alive, I was so confused, thinking that I had mistaken Anderson's death for something else, but nope, it turned out he isn't actually dead. Just like literally everyone else. (hide spoiler)]
This book was just like a lot of backstory. It was giving us information about Juliette and Warner's pasts- the first multiple chapters for those two were just flashbacks, and I was VERY grateful they didn't go through the whole book. I honestly don't know why I thought their chapters were going to be flashbacks through the whole book.
Also, where did Adam and James go? They were only in this in the beginning, just like in Restore Me. They weren't mentioned at all, and I may have missed when they explained where they were going like usual. (view spoiler)[They probably got kidnapped like the rest of the crew, but it literally doesn't add them in AT ALL. (hide spoiler)]
I did enjoy the Emmaline plot line. It was actually really freaky when Juliette was describing what she looked like, and it was awful. I feel bad for her.
Also, Juliette's plot line was kinda confusing. I mean, I kind of get it but I don't. Her mother (hate her) wanted her to be as good as Emmaline was, and she did multiple experiments on her (those scenes were BRUTAL) but why was Juliette's brain not wiped? I'm sure it was explained, but honestly, I don't care enough to go back.
I loved how Kenji was getting lots of attention in the beginning, BUT THEN WE LITERALLY LOSE LIKE ALL HIS POVS in the middle and end. KENJI WAS THE ONLY THING KEEPING ME GOING AND THEN YOU JUST DELETE HIS CHAPTERS?
Anyways, while I did enjoy some parts of the plot, it wasn't the best. Nothing will match up to Ignite Me. Which should've been the last book in the series.
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NEXT UP ON THE LIST:
THE CHARACTERS
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So....my love for the characters hasn't returned. Except for Kenji. Kenji is the best. But we'll get to him.
Juliette is fine. She can be brave and stuff at times, but she is nowhere near my favorite in this series. Not even close. Kenji is on a pedestal high up in the sky, never to be overtaken. Oh jeez, I just realized that the only reason I don't like her is because of the romance with Warner. Oh no.
“Happiness does not happen. Happiness must be uncovered, separated from the skin of pain. It must be claimed. Kept close. Protected.”
So. I guess that dives us into Warner. Nothing's wrong with him. He's got some good quotes and lines, some parts made me melt. But he's not the same Warner I fell in love with in the beginning of the series. He's head over heels in love with Juliette, and while there's nothing wrong with that, I just think that he needs to get like...a hobby or something. Oh that sounded so mean. I just don't want Juliette to become his whole personality. I SWEAR, IF THAT HAPPENS IN IMAGINE ME, I'M THROWING MY BOOK AT THE WALL.
“I love you, Ella. I will love you for the rest of my life. My heart is yours. Please don't ever give it back to me.”
Kenji is the greatest of all time. He has surpassed everyone as my favorite character in this book. Maybe in my name I should replace Warner with Kishimoto. He's just such a genuinely good and funny person, and his banter with everyone IS LITERAL GOLD. And he said Tangled was the greatest movie of all time. AND THAT IS MY FAVORITE DISNEY MOVIE. What more could you really want?
MORE OF HIS POVS IS WHAT I WANT.
“I'm not trying to get you to sleep with me. I just literally had to lie down. Thank you for appreciating my face. I've always thought I had an underappreciated face.”
THIS SCENE
Nazeera is a queen. AND HER CHEMISTRY WITH KENJI? AMAZING. When I thought she'd betrayed everyone I was literally heartbroken, for both her AND Kenji, especially with the scene that had occurred LITERALLY right before it. (view spoiler)[But some of the things she said after she and Kenji kissed? They made me cringe so bad. (hide spoiler)] BUT WHEN SHE CALLED ADAM OUT- it was amazing, I was grinning from ear to ear reading it.
“It's not insane to imagine that sometimes even horrible people are searching for a way out of their own darkness.”
And that brings us to:
THE ROMANCE
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Ok, so...remember how I used to gush about Warnette's romance and all that? Well I must say now:
NAZEERA AND KENJI ARE BETTER
And I'm not sorry. Warnette's personality is kinda like they are OBSESSED with each other. As I've said, there's nothing wrong with that, but think about other things for once. (view spoiler)[But I must say, that proposal scene was cute, even if I already knew it was coming. (hide spoiler)] And what was with that shower kiss? It was kinda weird but I suppose we can push past that.
But Nazeera and Kenji...just nothing's better than these two. Their first kiss was perfection, and I don't even care that they haven't known each other for that long. Their chemistry is immaculate. I WANT MORE. I NEED MORE.
“I don't think you should treat me like this, like I'm some idiot nothing, just because I don't know how to be a douchebag.”
Yes Kenji.
I'm looking forward to Warner and Kenji's bromance, it's already blooming and I love it.
“You eat like a caveman.” “No, I don't,” he says angrily. And then, a moment later: “Do I?”
So overall, this was better than Restore Me. It wasn't the best, but it was tolerable. I think I would've been shocked on some points if I hadn't gotten spoiled for everything. Like literally all of Juliette's backstory I already knew, because I'd known she and Warner had met before, and that just stripped away some enjoyment I had over the craziness that was all of these revelations.
3.8 stars (yes, very specific because I couldn't decide)
“I know I'm petty and I don't care.”
Gotta end this on a Kenji quote.
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“Idiots are highly flammable, love. Let them all burn in hell.”
I'm conflicted. My emotions were a roller coaster throughout this book and I am ver“Idiots are highly flammable, love. Let them all burn in hell.”
I'm conflicted. My emotions were a roller coaster throughout this book and I am very confused. Sometimes I was squealing. Sometimes I was shocked. Sometimes I was angry/frustrated (aka most of the time)
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Soooo, let's start with some of the main details, which is basically just a mash-up of all of my incoherent thoughts.
What even happened in this book. There wasn't much plot. The only thing keeping me going was that I knew there was going to be a cliffhanger at the end-
SPEAKING OF WHICH.
I was going to read The Vanishing Stair after this because I'm borrowing it and I got it like a couple weeks ago, so I feel like I should read it, BUT THAT ENDING WTF.
Anyways, I'm probably still going to read The Vanishing Stair but whatever.
The plot also consisted of drama. Like psychotic ex-girlfriend drama *gag* At least it didn't play too large a role. And also when Juliette found out about her past from Warner. That part made me so mad. She didn't give him time to explain, and if she'd actually looked at him and listened, she would've realized that he was practically a CHILD, and he was naive and immature. And I know, she was freaking out and felt betrayed, but still.
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And that brings me into the characters.
Ok, this is going to be interesting. So....I feel like my love for them has semi-diminished. Like, literally out of nowhere I just began to detest the characters. EVEN WARNER.
It was just that I HATED that one interaction with Haider and Warner and Juliette. Juliette threatens to rip out Haider's heart if he ever touches Warner again, and usually I'd be grinning, but honestly, it irked me in a weird way.
Don't ask why, I have no clue what's wrong with me anymore.
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And then there's Warner. What happened. Why was he so dramatic. WHY WAS HE SO OBSESSED WITH JULIETTE. Sure, some things changed with their relationship, but bro, please don't make Juliette your personality trait, that isn't a good trait to have considering how dramatic Juliette is. Also, he says that he hates someone because of how wide their smile is. What. Maybe it was a snake-like smile or an evil smile, but all I saw was a wide smile.
“Stephan smiles-the movement animating his whole face-and suddenly I hate him.”
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And that also brings me to Juliette again. She was so dramatic, oh my gosh. At certain parts it was unbearable, and while she's been dramatic throughout this series I don't remember it much in the other books. BUT. She does improve in the end and what she says to Lena (is that her name? I don't even know and I don't care) is just perfection.
“You can call me the supreme commander of North America,” she says. And then walks away.”
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Also, I didn't actually read the excerpts from Juliette's journal from the asylum. I'm sorry but I had literally no interest in reading them, so I skipped over them.
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Another thing, where did Adam go? Was I not paying attention or something because I remember that he was in this a little bit in the beginning but then he vanished. Did they move locations? I mean, I'm not complaining, but I noticed that they were trying to redeem Adam and nothing can ever redeem Adam for me, literally nothing.
But Kenji was fine most of the time, just sometimes things that he said annoyed me, but also, I LOOVE Nazeera. She's so badass and cruel but then she slowly begins to break out of her shell. I ship Kenji and Nazeera so much.
The ending of this book was wild. Like when Juliette started screaming and THAT happened I literally said "what" out loud with shock. And I also got spoiled for (view spoiler)[Juliette's real name and the fact that she and Warner had met when they were younger (I saw a fanart on it) (hide spoiler)]
AND THAT SCENE WHERE JULIETTE FINDS THE ALCOHOL, NO. I was literally putting the book down after Juliette drank all of that because I knew what was going to happen and (view spoiler)[I also knew she would cut her hair because FANART. (hide spoiler)] What she said to Warner was just NO.
The addition of Warner's point of views was interesting, though I was partly sure that they were going to be included because of course spoilers, but I honestly don't care anymore. Which is interesting.
This was a weird review because I'm exhausted and wanted to write a review for this before I fell asleep, and who knows, I might rewrite it tomorrow, but anyways, this book was good and fine at the same time. That was a wonderful description by the way.
I'm joking.
Anyways.
3.5 stars
“Who says you can’t be cute and kick ass at the same time?” Kenji winks at me. “I do it every day.”
“Most of us can hide our greatest hurts and longings. It’s how we survive each day. We pretend the pain isn’t there, that we are made of scars inst“Most of us can hide our greatest hurts and longings. It’s how we survive each day. We pretend the pain isn’t there, that we are made of scars instead of wounds.”
I don't know why I thought that this would be better than Six of Crows. Nothing is better than Six of Crows (okay that's a lie, but this isn't better than Six of Crows).
Six of Crows supremacy, I will be a Six of Crows lover until the day I die.
To be fair to the book, it's entirely my fault I didn't like this.
Also, I recommend you read this book after Six of Crows and Shadow and Bone, because there are very major spoilers for those series in this book.
The Plot
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Let me just say that it took me the whole month of November to read this. That's a very long time for me. I kept getting distracted by other books and I had no motivation to read this book a lot.
So as I said, it's my fault for not liking this, but also, I was just so confused. It's been awhile since I read Shadow and Bone and I had to get used to the old characters, because I totally forgot who most of them were. Like the twins? When I heard they were going to be in the second season of the Shadow and Bone show I literally had to look up who they were because I couldn't remember at all. The beginning was slow, which is also why I wasn't paying much attention, which inevitably led to my downfall.
I wasn't reading this book during a time where I could have my full attention on it, which kind of led to me missing things and then not going back to reread because I remembered what was happening at the time, but I honestly have zero idea what happened at all in the beginning. Like, where was Nina? What was she doing? I couldn't tell you. What were Zoya and Nikolai doing? I knew at the time but now I have absolutely no idea. So for a while I was cruising along, just reading about whatever was going on and trying to hide my confusion, and I still am, to this day, confused. And I'm too lazy to read a summary.
It did get much better at the end of the book because so much stuff happened. I think I would've cried at a lot of different spots, but y'know, I didn't care that much about the characters. I did love a certain two characters though (view spoiler)[Ehri and Isaak- I WAS ROOTING FOR THEM (hide spoiler)] and that part made me really sad.
And then there's the matter of the ending, which surprise surprise, I had already gotten spoiled for because I stupidly decided to read reviews before reading this book.
I also got spoiled for a certain character's death that hasn't happened yet and when I tell you I almost threw my phone I'm not lying. I was so upset and I still am.
“Most women suffer thorns for the sake of the flowers, but we who wield power adorn ourselves with flowers to hide the sting of our thorns.”
The Characters
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Listen, I love all of these characters (for the most part) but no character in this universe can ever be better than my love for the Crows. I'm trying not to compare this book to Six of Crows but it's kind of hard, considering the fact that I had heard such glowing things about this, some people saying it was even better than Six of Crows.
Also I'm just going to say it, I love the Darkling in Shadow and Bone. Don't come for me, it's my opinion and I realize it's very toxic and evil of me but like, I can't help it. I'm still upset over the ending of Ruin and Rising and I always will be. (view spoiler)[She chose MAL over Nikolai. MAL OF ALL PEOPLE. And yes I was a Darklina shipper, DON'T JUDGE. Honestly, she should've chosen anyone but Mal, but whatever. Team Anyone But Mal. (hide spoiler)]
Nikolai
“Nikolai had been told that hope was dangerous, had been warned of it many times. But he’d never believed that. Hope was the wind that came from nowhere to fill your sails and carry you home.”
I love Nikolai so much. His sarcastic personality, his loving nature, EVERYTHING. He made me crack up multiple times, which was nice when I was trying to not be confused and I had a little break from the confusion to laugh at his jokes.
Reading his chapters was really sad though. He had to deal with that demon inside of him, which was bringing up all of his fears and insecurities, but he's still the same Nikolai who I've grown to love and admire.
Zoya
“Zoya of the lost city. Zoya of the garden. Zoya bleeding in the snow. You are strong enough to survive the fall.”
SHE IS A QUEEN. HER CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT IS OUTSTANDING.
So in Shadow and Bone I don't really remember how I felt about her, which means I obviously didn't care about her character, but in this book she is amazing. She goes from cold and uninterested to slightly less cold and uninterested, but she also begins to care a lot more. Her personality still stays, but she does learn a lot. She is a natural born leader and incredibly cunning and smart.
Her backstory was also so sad that it had me staring down at my book in shock. She shouldn't have had to go through all of that so young, it was so upsetting.
Nina
“I don't like that word," Nina said, advancing. "Call me Grisha. Call me zowa. Call me death, if you like.”
Ok....so like....I loved Nina in Six of Crows and I was absolutely ecstatic to read about her again but honestly, her character felt so..flat. I found myself not caring what was happening with her in her side of the story.
It was so sad seeing her two years after what happened at the end of Crooked Kingdom, and that she hadn't let go for that long. Those parts almost made me cry. But I wish Nina had been a bit more in character, because I feel like she isn't the same in this book as she was in Six of Crows. I can understand why she would be different, since life changing things had happened during and after that duology, but still.
Here are some of my short feelings for other characters: Isaak: I felt so bad for him at the end of this it was so sad oh my gosh. Genya: I love herrrr David: I forgot he existed to be honest but he's so sweet and I love him and Genya together (I squealed when I saw they were married) Ehri: No thoughts. I feel betrayed. Tamar and Tolya: Yeah so I couldn't remember who they are and I don't have many thoughts on them, but I did think they were pretty good characters. Hanne: I think I enjoyed her character but I don't remember much about her because Nina's chapters were boring me
“Everyone mourns the first blossom. Who will grieve the rest who fall?”
The Romance
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Now, no real romance was actually confirmed in this book, but there were small flirtations here and there and I got spoiled for one of the relationships so let's just dive right in.
Nikolai and Zoya:
“Say something spiteful.” “Why?” she asked faintly. “Because I’m fairly certain I'm hallucinating and in my dreams you're much nicer.” “You're an idiot, Nikolai.”
I love these two. It's very obvious from the beginning that they're going to end up together and while nothing really happens in this book between them, the chemistry and banter is off the charts. I've shipped them before reading this because you know, spoilers, but they just seem so good together, and you can tell how much they begin to care for one another throughout this book as they spent more time together.
Now this one isn't really a romance (at least I don't think it is) but I noticed a few things:
Nina and Hanne. I just sensed something between them near the end of the book and I'm sorry but I don't like it. I can't get rid of Matthias in my mind, I just can't get past him, even though it's been two years in this book, I hate the idea of it, I'm sorry. I don't know if this even happens, but I just saw a lot of different things that can lead me to the idea that this might be a ship but I literally cannot stop thinking about Matthias because even though Nina may have moved on (kinda) I haven't.
“You are strong enough to survive the fall.”
So overall I'm really disappointed and I realize it's my fault for not paying attention and being lazy but I don't care enough to go back or look up a summary. I'm going to read the next book because the Crows show up and I need them, even if they might be out of character. Though that may make me angry, but whatever.
I had unrealistic expectations that this could be better than Six of Crows (I don't know why I thought this to be quite honest) and I should've actually read this when I was paying attention but there's no turning back now.
3 stars
“She wished she had Inej’s gift for spywork or Kaz’s gift for scheming, but she only seemed to have Jesper’s gift for bad decisions.”
THE CROWSSSSSSS
<><><><><><> The good news: I finished this before December
The bad news: I didn't like it nearly as much as I thought and hoped I would. I wasn't paying much attention while reading AND I knew I'd gotten spoiled for that ending which is very unfortunate but not at all surprising. And it also took me forever to read this.
rtc <><><><><><> I heard that Kaz is mentioned in this book and that he and others appear in Rule of Wolves so I NEED THIS. I am so deprived of the Crows...more
sometimes, rereads are not always the answer. I read this book last year, and I wrote a review for it then, but I'm gonna rewrite it2nd read: 4 stars
sometimes, rereads are not always the answer. I read this book last year, and I wrote a review for it then, but I'm gonna rewrite it based off my experience I had rereading it this year, and also because my old review was awful!
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<><><><><><> First read: 5 stars
“Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery.”
Ohhhh myyyy God.
So, I have a story behind this. Before reading the book and I was just browsing reviews, I SWEAR I got spoiled for who the killer was somewhere. So I went into it slightly disappointed, thinking that I actually wouldn't be surprised as to who the killer was. But, apparently I was totally delusional, because I was completely wrong as to who the killer was, so imagine my surprise when I read that scene. But, that made the killer ever more surprising.
Anyways, let's actually talk about the book.
I freaking love these characters. Audrey Rose is an amazing protagonist and she is very intelligent and interested in forensics. I researched Jack the Ripper before reading this book, just to prepare myself, and it made me incredibly fascinated with serial killers and why they did what they did. I can't tell if that is unhealthy or not. Audrey Rose may make stupid decisions at times, but you can hardly blame her in this type of situation: weak and selfish as I am, I would hide out in my house all the time, not be doing all this selfless stuff Audrey Rose does.
Now. Thomas. Cresswell. I am in love with him and it isn't even funny. He is just so sarcastic and funny, yet so caring and loving, and I ADORE the banter between him and Audrey Rose, it is literal perfection.
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I loved the plot of the story, and there were so many different suspects that had me wondering who it could be, despite "knowing" who the killer was.
The gore in the book didn't faze me too much, but some of the descriptions had me covering my mouth in horror, thinking that an actual real life person would actually do that to someone.
I cannot wait to get my hands on the next book.
5 stars
“Fear is a hungry beast. The more you feed it, the more it grows.”...more
I skimmed through this book, I got kind of bored. I've gotten spoiled for this series, and I don't really care to continue on. (view spoiler)[EspecialI skimmed through this book, I got kind of bored. I've gotten spoiled for this series, and I don't really care to continue on. (view spoiler)[Especially since I learned that the only character I really liked dies. I don't think Maven killed any babies, though I don't even remember that part in the book, 'cause I didn't really care. But Google has heeded my answer and says he didn't kill babies (hide spoiler)] I freaking HATE Cal and I don't know why. I just don't. And Mare is SO annoyinggg. I wish I had enjoyed this more, but it's just not for me, unfortunately....more
I read this a while back, and since watching the show, it has resurfaced feelings I had for the ending of the book. I did not like the ending, at all.I read this a while back, and since watching the show, it has resurfaced feelings I had for the ending of the book. I did not like the ending, at all. I couldn't tell you what happened in this book, cause I don't know. I can't remember a single thing, probably because I skimmed, but I was able to remember that ending. Anyways, I love Six of Crows, and I think it superior to this series. ...more
“The world was full of small enchantments, when one was willing to look for them. And Serilda was always looking.”
*sighs* Well. I've never rated a“The world was full of small enchantments, when one was willing to look for them. And Serilda was always looking.”
*sighs* Well. I've never rated a Marissa Meyer book this low before. I have really enjoyed all of her books that I read, and the Lunar Chronicles is one of my favorite series, and I had gone into this book expecting a lush world with amazing characters. But NO. I got rushed romance, confusing plot, and slow-ish pacing.
I swear, I yelled out loud so much out of anger and frustration while reading this book.
So, the positive things first:
- I did like Serilda's character. She was strong, smart, and brave enough to try and defeat the Erlking, and save the people from his control.
- The use of German folklore was also interesting throughout the story.
- The side characters were also great, like the little children and Leyna and Lorraine.
- The ending was good, it may have convinced me to read the next book when it comes out, since the plot was more action-packed and interesting.
- This book was actually quite dark, which I liked. There was violence and lots of murder, which didn't really faze me.
Now what I didn't like:
- The plot confused me at times, and it got a little repetitive in the middle of the story. (Could be because I was skimming, because the plot didn't hold my attention)
- This book was also over 500 pages long. Rumpelstiltskin was definitely not that long, and it is hard to find what fits and doesn't fit, so of course things may get stretched out.
- And now the part that destroyed everything for me: the romance. It angered me SO much. They had hardly known each other for a DAY and Serilda was immediately attracted to Gild. (view spoiler)[And they hadn't even spent much time together and then they kissed. That part made me yell a lot. (hide spoiler)] They didn't have much chemistry and I absolutely hate insta-love.
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Overall: Loved the world, disappointed with the romance
Oh, whyyyy. I really thought I was going to enjoy this book! But- Nope, I did not. I've read both books, and I wish I loved them, but no. First of allOh, whyyyy. I really thought I was going to enjoy this book! But- Nope, I did not. I've read both books, and I wish I loved them, but no. First of all, I do not like Eadlyn. She's a brat to her parents, and she just annoys me. I wish I could see more of America and Maxon, but we hardly saw them, and they seem like different people! Sure, parenthood has probably changed them, but I see nothing of America in America anymore! Also, I wish there was more romance. There was so much politics, and not enough romance! One of the main reasons I read this series was for romance, but there was hardly any. Also, I did not like the ending couple in The Crown. So, overall, I am just going to forget this is part of the series. ...more
“Maybe it's not the first kisses that are supposed to be special. Maybe it's the last ones.”
Eadlyn sucks. She's such a brat. I hate her.
I don't ev“Maybe it's not the first kisses that are supposed to be special. Maybe it's the last ones.”
Eadlyn sucks. She's such a brat. I hate her.
I don't even remember what happened in this book. Just politics. Where's the romance? WHERE IS IT? HIDING BEHIND ALL OF THE POLITICS I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT? NO? IS IT JUST NONEXISTENT?
I was really disappointed with this book, considering how much I loved her other series. Probably won't continue on with this series unfortunately. I was really disappointed with this book, considering how much I loved her other series. Probably won't continue on with this series unfortunately. ...more
I was disappointed in this book, because I had heard such great things, and I thought that I would enjoy it! But, I ended up DNFing this. It might've I was disappointed in this book, because I had heard such great things, and I thought that I would enjoy it! But, I ended up DNFing this. It might've been because I wasn't in the mood for reading the book, but it was very boring for me. ...more
Edit: Lowering my rating to 2.7 stars because I just realized how I was too generous with that 3.5
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“We are liars. We are beautiful and privileged. We are cracked and broken.”
So uh. I finally found out the plot twist. I was shocked, jaw dropped. I didn't guess what was coming. But I also didn't cry. Which is unfortunate.
Part of the reasons are possibly because I was not attached to the characters. They were all obnoxious, rich people, and Cadence was so annoying at times, and her entire family is awful.
Also, some of the lines are just strange: how can someone be ambition and strong coffee?
“He was contemplation and enthusiasm. Ambition and strong coffee. I could have looked at him forever.”
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But overall, I'd say this was a pretty good book, it was interesting, and the plot twist was really good, but I'm just upset I didn't cry, because these characters are terrible.
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