DNF and I'm in awe this has so many high reviews because wow its world building is bad and lazy. So mostly the world building is some other land but tDNF and I'm in awe this has so many high reviews because wow its world building is bad and lazy. So mostly the world building is some other land but that land is really Venice and this is a Fae story but really just insert tv type Italian culture. The various things that are not Italian are just poorly explained and we are left wondering what is happening. The MC is 22 but really acts like a really dumb 15 all the time. Then I'll close with the pacing, it's all over the place but slow is often the theme....more
DNF I won't rate it because I didn't get very far. The start kind of felt dated like the author is a bit out of touch with the times. Two young collegDNF I won't rate it because I didn't get very far. The start kind of felt dated like the author is a bit out of touch with the times. Two young college types chain smoking cigarettes, not weed, just felt very 1990 something and not really a common thing today. The weird remarks about a high ponytail had me scratching my head and to just finish it off someone seeing "electric blue" eye at night from a distance was eye-rolling. You might find this one to be your thing but I just couldn't with it....more
Checks book one more time and yup this FMC is supposed to be 26 but she reads like a fresh faced 18 that is TSTL. MMC's are just ick and dumb. How is Checks book one more time and yup this FMC is supposed to be 26 but she reads like a fresh faced 18 that is TSTL. MMC's are just ick and dumb. How is someone that didn't even know you existed supposed to know everything about you? Because that is what the MMC's people expect and since she doesn't know anything about them they will just abuse her until she does... I'm DNFing this....more
So this is a spin-off that says it can be read as a stand-alone but can't, it will be confusing with the stuff from the other series going on. This anSo this is a spin-off that says it can be read as a stand-alone but can't, it will be confusing with the stuff from the other series going on. This annoyed me but I thought I'd still try... This girl gives going with the flow a whole other level of mellow. Yeah no she should not be this laid back about any of it. The last straw though is when this really started leaning into Harry Potter, just flat-out ripping parts of that off unashamedly. Just wow...more
I think I picked this up on stuff your kindle and it's gonna be a DNF. The book feels like it starts in the middle of a story and gives you hardly anyI think I picked this up on stuff your kindle and it's gonna be a DNF. The book feels like it starts in the middle of a story and gives you hardly any description of what is what. Pair that with TSTL right out of the gate and I'm just gonna move on....more
Flat as a paper doll and has more plot holes than plot... I think the thing that just really got me though was the really bizarre behavior and interacFlat as a paper doll and has more plot holes than plot... I think the thing that just really got me though was the really bizarre behavior and interaction of a 4 year old and a 6 year old, like what am I reading? So I'm kicking this to the DNF curb....more
This is very slow and just kind of boring. Nothing is going on other than showering and going to different rooms of the house. So I'm gonna move on beThis is very slow and just kind of boring. Nothing is going on other than showering and going to different rooms of the house. So I'm gonna move on because this just makes me want to nap....more
I think I got this during stuff your Kindle which means it was free so I will give something a chance I might normally pass over. Now I'm at the pointI think I got this during stuff your Kindle which means it was free so I will give something a chance I might normally pass over. Now I'm at the point of "what did I just read?" with this book. It feels like the author wanted to really write a high school bully but wanted to be more mature so she tortured it into a uni setting that isn't much like a uni and more like a high school but everyone is 21 acting like they are 15. It's pretty shallow and not well fleshed out. ...more
They say if you can get past the first 50% it gets good, I am not willing to go past 50%, there are so many words that are unnecessary to this story wThey say if you can get past the first 50% it gets good, I am not willing to go past 50%, there are so many words that are unnecessary to this story while at the same time, the characters stay very one-dimensional. Sa la vie ...more
Red Rising is pretty much a David and Goliath story set on a futuristic Mars with a Hunger Games-esque society while leaning heavily into ancient RomaRed Rising is pretty much a David and Goliath story set on a futuristic Mars with a Hunger Games-esque society while leaning heavily into ancient Roman names. There is some weird grammar but it's done on purpose for who knows why. There is a lot info dumping but meh world-building. I think the part I really can't get part is the MC is just so special, so much more special than anyone else because reasons!!!!! The plot is plodding but has lots of little things to make it convenient for the MC to be a special flower to keep it moving forward. It's just so very contrived and full of holes. So I'm just gonna move on to something else now....more
I'm gonna DNF this one. There really isn't anything wrong with it but I can't get into it. It is a pretty slow-paced story.I'm gonna DNF this one. There really isn't anything wrong with it but I can't get into it. It is a pretty slow-paced story....more
So after Stuff Your Kindle event is over you never quite know what you have. This one I gave a try but it immediately had some pov issues and had multSo after Stuff Your Kindle event is over you never quite know what you have. This one I gave a try but it immediately had some pov issues and had multiple TSTL instances in just the first couple of chapters so I'm gonna move on to something else....more
From my trying new authors list and I'm gonna nope right out of this. There is just way too much ick raining all over this. For real the MMC waxed poeFrom my trying new authors list and I'm gonna nope right out of this. There is just way too much ick raining all over this. For real the MMC waxed poetic about a 10-year-old looking coyly at him, like WTF, just no. ...more
The FMC is TSTL and very immature. There is a lot of info dumping right at the beginning of this book that really drags things down and it never reallThe FMC is TSTL and very immature. There is a lot of info dumping right at the beginning of this book that really drags things down and it never really picks up. I've decided it's time to move on to something else....more
DNF, this was on my try new authors list and sadly this was much disappointment. The FMC has a lot of inner monologue and she's pretty much a downer. DNF, this was on my try new authors list and sadly this was much disappointment. The FMC has a lot of inner monologue and she's pretty much a downer. The part that really did it in for me was she is just TSTL. This former combat vet takes on a dangerous courier job where the stakes for being late are super high, can even be life or death high, or even slavery and so on. She does not bother to research any of the penalties she could face for being late on her deliveries, she's just all whateve until that bites her... Just no, can't do it....more
None of the characters are terribly likable. I thought it would get better but it just doesn't...None of the characters are terribly likable. I thought it would get better but it just doesn't......more
DNF, I don't think this author's writing style is for me. It felt very jerky and somewhat simplistic, making it hard to get into the story.DNF, I don't think this author's writing style is for me. It felt very jerky and somewhat simplistic, making it hard to get into the story....more
DNF for me, the FMC is written in a very immature almost childish way. There is also pretty irrelevant info dumps that really drags the story down. MoDNF for me, the FMC is written in a very immature almost childish way. There is also pretty irrelevant info dumps that really drags the story down. Moving along now....more
I'm going to DNF this one, at 30% this is still dragging. We get way too much info about stuff that isn't important and not enough info about the stufI'm going to DNF this one, at 30% this is still dragging. We get way too much info about stuff that isn't important and not enough info about the stuff that is. ...more
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