This was really good for the first 50% but the second half of the book really was a mess to me. The romance was definitely a sub-plot and the two2.5/5
This was really good for the first 50% but the second half of the book really was a mess to me. The romance was definitely a sub-plot and the two MC’s arcs were at the forefront. That being said I couldn’t relate to either of them and I liked them both less the more I read about them. The various other sub plots involving all the other characters were all very underdeveloped. On top of that, we spent so much time talking about Anthony when I think he was such a shitty person that I was getting really annoyed about all the conversations about him that kept happening every chapter. I liked the writing and the premise held promise but the execution fell very flat. ...more
This wasn’t my cup of tea at all I’m afraid. My biggest qualm with this book was the writing style. It was very, very weird in word choice and also1/5
This wasn’t my cup of tea at all I’m afraid. My biggest qualm with this book was the writing style. It was very, very weird in word choice and also structure. A chapter would end on a cliffhanger and the next one starts with our main character thinking about her childhood for 3 pages before getting back to telling us what’s going on, and it just sort of makes the anticipation not build up as much as it could have. The final sequence of the book being just talking was an interesting choice, just as not describing the battle scene was. I can’t say that I found the romance cute because I didn’t honestly think that Misery and Lowe interacted enough throughout the book for it to be believable. Would Lowe have even loved her if she hadn’t been his mate?? I personally found Misery to be insufferable but whether that was her personality or the atrocious first person writing style of this is the true question, and it’s likely a mix of both. I really enjoyed ‘The Love Hypothesis’ and I’ll likely stick to Ali’s rom com books in the future!...more
Hmmm! Unfortunately this was very boring and the plot was laughably predictable. The romance lacked depth, and Freya was an absolutely terrible mai1/5
Hmmm! Unfortunately this was very boring and the plot was laughably predictable. The romance lacked depth, and Freya was an absolutely terrible main character. She could not physically be anymore annoying if she tried!...more
I loved the atmosphere and I truly believe that Harley is a talented author! I just couldn’t get over how dumb Rae was and the insta-love was too2.5/5
I loved the atmosphere and I truly believe that Harley is a talented author! I just couldn’t get over how dumb Rae was and the insta-love was too much for me I’m afraid...more
My review got deleted after 20 minutes of writing. So I’m pissed off.
This book was awful, and a les1/5
Thanks to NetGalley and bloom books for the arc.
My review got deleted after 20 minutes of writing. So I’m pissed off.
This book was awful, and a less than stellar sequel to bewitched, which was a favourite of mine last year.
Selene loses all edge she has to her character after her main adversity in book 1 is removed. She is stupid and does foolish things the whole book, never thinks, and acts immature 24/7, never wondering why she keeps getting into awful situations.
Memnon is reduced to just loving Selene and having no personality of his own.
The romance is shitty. Selene has control over Memnon’s will and implies she can control him sexually more than once. This is very non consensual and gross that she would think such a thing, let alone say it. This leads to lots of rather odd smutty scenes where the line between consent and non consent blurs at times because she can make him do whatever anyways.
The plot doesn’t come in until 70% through, by which is goes at a very fast pace to make up for its lack of presence at the beginning. The plot lacked a sense of urgency and had no twists at all.
The character of Kane was very stupid. He tries to get Selene to love him after multiple rejections and always tries to undermine her relationship with Memnon. He is disrespectful and always looking for a way to make her see how bad Memnon is so he can claim her himself.
The cliffhanger is laughably boring. I literally said ‘who cares?’ After reading it. The implications are next to zero and they provide 0 clues as to what a third book could even entail. So Memnon has a company now. Who cares???
All in all, this was a lacklustre sequel that left much to be desired....more
A typical NA fantasy. The initial premise is very interesting but unfortunately it’s just tropey and cliché. I can already see how this series will3/5
A typical NA fantasy. The initial premise is very interesting but unfortunately it’s just tropey and cliché. I can already see how this series will go, and I don’t think it’s for me! ...more
I actually really liked the concept of this and I liked Zeke but MAN did I HATE Riley. She irked every molecule of my being. For the life of her sh2/5
I actually really liked the concept of this and I liked Zeke but MAN did I HATE Riley. She irked every molecule of my being. For the life of her she could not grow and mature throughout this novel. She was stagnant and I could not stand her...more
I think I just have grown out of the YA fantasy genre at this point to be honest. The world is really, really interesting and I loved the concept o2/5
I think I just have grown out of the YA fantasy genre at this point to be honest. The world is really, really interesting and I loved the concept of other born, but the characters were just so annoying. The lack of brain cells was so frustrating to read about. It was so annoying. The romance was really lack lustre (I mean - we’re made to think the guy has a girlfriend for 80% of the book. And you can fall in love with people who are dating other people, of course, but this was just here for unnecessary drama) and had no actual chemistry. The plot …. Well I could have told you how it’d turn out right away. YA books unfortunately tend to make characters fall into archetypes that make the villains super easy to detect. And I hoped they wouldn’t make my favourite characters the villains, but they did! All in all, it’s a meh book, but isn’t mind blowing....more
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