My first book by Mary Calmes and I was pleasantly surprised. This book was perfect for my current mood. It was sweet and sexy with very little conflicMy first book by Mary Calmes and I was pleasantly surprised. This book was perfect for my current mood. It was sweet and sexy with very little conflict. Just a feel good straight up romance with some hot cowboys to boot (what can be wrong with that!). I will definitely be trying more Mary Calmes in the future.
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My first book by Mary Calmes and I was pleasantly surprised. This book was perfect for my current mood. It was sweet and sexy with very little conflict. Just a feel good straight up romance with some hot cowboys to boot (what can be wrong with that!). I will definitely be trying more Mary Calmes in the future....more
I dismissed Colleen Hoover years ago and I haven't read anything from her since.
It's *Spoiler-free review*
I have a confession to make here, folks:
I dismissed Colleen Hoover years ago and I haven't read anything from her since.
It's true. Three or four years ago I went through a string of so-so to bad Colleen Hoover books, and I decided to just put her out of my mind. I ignored her new releases, and I lumped her into my mental pile for authors who are "not for me."
Recently, one of my friends wanted to buddy read this book. I thought, "Gah, pay full price for a book I'm not going to like?" However, I sucked it up and sort of grumbled about it, but I decided to give it a go.
And this book blew me away.
The Colleen Hoover I last read wasn't writing books at this caliber. This was a whole different level.
For one, there are none, and I mean NONE, of the tired romance tropes presents in this book. In fact, this book was a little more woman's fiction than romance, if I'm being honest. While I guess it can still be classified, genre-rules-style, as romance, it is more about Lily's life experiences and the lessons that she learns about herself than anything else. There is a romance present, but I don't think it is the main focus of the story. While I'm not typically a women's fiction fan, I think that if this book took any other trajectory, it wouldn't have been as powerful.
I typically don't read reviews before starting a book. In fact, I didn't even read the blurb for this one, or if I did, I forgot it before starting to read. I liked that. I think going in blind with an open mind and minimal expectations is the way to go. Though the twists and turns aren't 100% unexpected, the author very much succeeded in pulling the rug out from under me on more than one occasion.
I'm usually not a fan of books where people say, "Wow, that made me think. This book is a thinker." I usually just roll my eyes internally because I assumed that the readers are being played like emotional pawns. I know, I'm judgy. But in this case, yeah, I was thinking a whole hell of a lot. It made me reevaluate how I perceive others and their relationships, and it made me rethink my biases. People are always know-it-alls until they are in the situation themselves, and then it doesn't seem quite as simple.
The author made one right decision after another with this story. I think that is the key to its success. The author made a relatable, human character in Lily, and gave each supporting character their positives and negatives. There are no villains here. No easy answers. Colleen Hoover also made an insanely smart decision to have only Lily narrate the story. There was no other choice, really, but it gave readers a laser-focus on her, which is where our focus deserves to be.
While this book has a positive ending, it is also a story that can be described as gritty, difficult, hopeful, powerful, and crushing, all at the same time. It is a long story, but it has a fast-pace, with plot elements thrown in at the right times to keep interest engaged. I couldn't put the book down from the moment I got into the groove, and I read this story all night until the last page. The dedication is also important to read, but make sure you do it after you've finished the story and not before.
Colleen Hoover impressed me so much with this story. It made me rethink a lot of things, but most of all, it made me rethink how I judged Colleen Hoover years ago. I won't dismiss her so easily again.
Not bad, as far as my local book club choices go. The style is certainly engaging and I kept wanting to read more and more from the first page, but itNot bad, as far as my local book club choices go. The style is certainly engaging and I kept wanting to read more and more from the first page, but it was surprisingly predictable given the popularity of the book. Decent, good for a half-drunken, wine-filled discussion (we have a classy book club).
I still think this would have been a good chance to sneak some gay porn into my book club...
My face, when everyone keeps coming on my review to tell me that my feelings about this book are "wrong."
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A re** (edited on 8/15/17 to add:)
My face, when everyone keeps coming on my review to tell me that my feelings about this book are "wrong."
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A review is simply my opinion. I'm entitled to mine and you're entitled to yours and they don't affect one another in any way.
** (Original review from 10/20/14)
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Hated it, hated it, hated it. DNFed at 30%.
Do you know people who are suicidal? Has anyone close to you tried to kill themselves or had someone close to them kill themselves?
My best friend growing up, her father committed suicide. I hope she never reads this book.
People who are clinically depressed, people who feel like they have no other option but to kill themselves, don't do it because of a tiny, trivial reason. They do it because there is an imbalance in their brain, or something so horrific happened to them that they feel like they can't live in their own skin anymore.
If we hadn't had a glimpse inside of Hannah's head, I would have thought that maybe she was in a such a dark place that she felt like she had no other option but to kill herself. However, we hear Hannah voice throughout the story through her tapes. She doesn't sound depressed. She sounds vindictive and petty. Why doesn't she think about how her tapes could make someone else kill themselves, huh?
To make it seem like a friend or loved one, doing something minor or mundane, could cause a suicide is a horrible seed to plant. It takes years for loved ones of suicide victims to stop blaming themselves. Does my childhood friend deserve to question, "If I just cleaned my room or didn't yell at my dad that one last time, would he have not killed himself?" NO.
Sure, teenagers could be a lot nicer to each other. I'm all for anything that reduces bullying and objectifying of women. If readers take away that message from this book, than I guess I'm okay with that on some level.
But for the reader who struggles with bipolar disorder or clinical depression, the teen with the mom who won't get out of bed, the husband whose wife ODs on pills... please don't read this book. Don't dissect your life and think about what you could have done differently.
Maybe this book greatly improved after 30%. Maybe we find out more about Hannah after that point. I wasn't interested enough to find out....more
I'm going to do something that I have never done before. I'm going to rate this book lower than every single one of my ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ friends. Do y[image]
I'm going to do something that I have never done before. I'm going to rate this book lower than every single one of my ÀÏ»¢»úÎÈÓ®·½·¨ friends. Do you know why?
Because I hated the CRAP out of this book.
Now what follows might offend some lovers of this book. To "Divergent" fans: I'm sorry I'm going to rip on one of your favorite books. But honestly I almost wish I had this in paperback form so I could get the satisfaction of throwing it in the garbage. With gusto. Or maybe the fireplace...
Let me start with the "world building", which I put in quotation marks because the world building here is some of the laziest that I have ever seen. Basically, the author explains that the society was split up into five factions, Candor (the honest), Abnegation (the selfless), Dauntless (the brave), Amity (the peaceful), and Erudite (the intelligent), because of... reasons. Something vaguely alluded to a war and the factions splitting up bringing peace. Then all the world building is dropped. It just is. The splitting up into factions made absolutely no sense and it wasn't further explained at all.
On to the absolutely ridiculous way the factions were described. It was like a pre-teen girl was describing what was "cool" or "dangerous" or "boring" when the factions were given their unofficial dress codes. The Dauntless wore tattoos and black, because, you know, black is sooooo fearless. Also they had lots of piercings, which obviously translates to the recklessness of the Dauntless faction because God forbid the smarties get a piercing! And the Abnegation wore gray because gray clearly means you care for others. It was like a joke it was all so stupid.
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Speaking of the Dauntless, what the F is with them and their trains? Is there any purpose of these trains? I know there are cars in this world so why don't the Dauntless drive cars? Do they want to be hobo-chic? They are always jumping on and off their trains. Is there is schedule? It seems mighty inconvenient. And these trains never seem to stop? Who designed this horrible system. And why do the Dauntless live underground? Because they just felt like it??? Another case of the horrible world building... *gah*
And the totally pointless initiation process of the Dauntless? TOTALLY pointless! It wasn't like "The Hunger Games" when the games actually served a purpose, these initiation fights and trials seemed so trivial that I couldn't care less one way or another what happened in them. It was dumb, dumb, dumb. *bangs head on wall*
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I have to get to my mother of all pet peeves about this book: the idea of people being Divergent, or basically more than one faction. This has to be one of the most poorly executed concepts in the history of dystopian fiction. I have to ask, why is Tris so freaking special?? Multiple times it is mentioned that you can be shown to have an aptitude for one faction yet get initiated in a different one of your choosing. So wouldn't those people be Divergent????? If you can hack it in more than one faction, don't you possess the traits of both of those factions? Also, the transfers from other factions still possess traits of their home factions. Candors still tell the truth, Erudites still spout knowledge, and so on and so forth to infinity. So what made Tris such a special snowflake?? Why is she Divergent when the rest are just brushed aside???
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I can't, I can't even...
And the romance... just NO. It felt so forced that it made me uncomfortable. We get almost no character development from Four and he had about as much chemistry with Tris as oil and water have together. It was painful, just painful.
Tris herself was also a terrible character. I didn't care for her at all. She was judgmental and irritating and NOTHING that I want in a heroine.
I was so annoyed with this book that the killings (which made no sense, by the way, because they seemed to serve no purpose, unlike in Red Rising or The Hunger Games) failed to move me at all. I didn't care one iota. Does that make me a horrible person?
I'm mad I wasted precious reading time with this book. I'm mad it is almost 500 pages of garbage. I'm mad that I'm the only one of my friends that hated it so I have no one else on my side.
**AWESOME price drop to $0.99 at Amazon US, 7/13/14!**
Jessica Park, how much do I have to pay you to write a M/M?? Your M/F stuff blows me out of the **AWESOME price drop to $0.99 at Amazon US, 7/13/14!**
Jessica Park, how much do I have to pay you to write a M/M?? Your M/F stuff blows me out of the freaking water! I would die to see you write some gay romance... DIE.
Now that I have that out of the way...
This book was quirky awesomeness. Truly awesome. How many times do I love contemporary M/F??? 1 out of 100, maybe. Jessica Park makes it look easy and it is almost enough to convert me to a more hardcore M/F reader (I said almost folks, nothing could pry me away from my M/M!).
Most of what makes this book so fabulous is her exceptionally well crafted main characters. Justin was... sigh... perfection. I love a beta man and Justin is a beta hero through and through. Kind, gentle, loving, emotional, and, above all, hilarious and eccentric. He was beta without being soft and feminine. He was a beta that you would want to date yourself in college (or who are we kidding, right now!!). I adored him.
Celeste was the antithesis of what we usually get in a female MC and that was precisely why she was so awesome. On the autistic spectrum (I'm assuming from the hints in the story), she was a character that had to be written very carefully so as not to alienate readers. However, Jessica Park allowed us to know her and love her, and love her I did.
I could have done with a little less Matt and Julie and the ending was rushed and sudden, but I LOVED this book so hard.
I think fans of Moyes' Me Before You are going to be disappointed with this one.
"Me Before You" was one of my favorite reads of last year. It was beaI think fans of Moyes' Me Before You are going to be disappointed with this one.
"Me Before You" was one of my favorite reads of last year. It was beautiful, heartbreaking, and completely unputdownable. This one had a very different feel and I had a difficult time getting into the story.
"Silver Bay" is a slow-paced women's fiction book that focuses on life in a sleepy seaside town. Much of the book's plot revolves around the local marine life in Silver Bay, and there were some beautiful, atmospheric descriptions of the setting. There is also an undercurrent of unrequited love, secrecy, and loss that gives the book an extra punch of emotion. No one could call this book uncomplicated. There are love triangles and people pining after each other over years and decades. There is family drama galore. However, despite all of these seemingly interesting details, this book is still painfully and endlessly slow. I mean, it clocks in at over 400 pages and it dragged on and on for me.
I had a few main issues with this book, other then the pace, that I'll bring up. First of all, there were about 1,000 points of view (I think in reality there were six) and I thought that that was about four POVs too many. I don't like head-hopping. It takes me out of the emotion of the scene and it makes it difficult for me to follow at times. I thought it weighed down the story and interrupted the flow.
The story was also very predictable. The plot twists were nowhere near twisty enough! I could guess what was about to happen, or thereabouts, 90% of the time. It was a little "done" for my taste.
Finally, I didn't see why everyone was so enamored with Liza. She seemed like an emotionally distant user to me, and I had a difficult time seeing how she managed to rope in so much attention. I had trouble relating to her and, though she had a horrible past, empathizing with her. The romance in particular was very underdeveloped for me. I didn't see or feel the connection and I was unsure how the "love" had come about.
Overall, this book was not what I was expecting following Me Before You. I think I wanted something more and what I got was dull and predictable.
**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review**...more
Because this is horror, man, and I don't do horror!!
I bet I currently have a hairball residing This was me reading the majority of this book:
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Because this is horror, man, and I don't do horror!!
I bet I currently have a hairball residing in my belly from chewing the ends of my ponytail while reading this.
Now, take what I'm saying with a grain of salt. I famously had to hide behind my husband on our second date in the movie theater during "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" because I was so scared. So, yeah, major wimp over here.
Trying to be objective, this book was pretty enjoyable. I liked the bumps thrown into Whyborne and Griffin's relationship and what it revealed about each of them and their insecurities. I loooooved Christine (best character of them all!). What I didn't enjoy as much were the over-the-top horror elements (again, not my thing), the "mystery" (I totally knew who the bad guys were and what was going to happen from the start), and the way lots of loose ends were left behind.
I'm sure I'll continue with this series. I like Whyborne and Griffin and their hot historical sex and sweet banter too much to give it up. I just hope we get more of the two of them and less stuff that will pop up in my nightmares. ...more
Another delightfully predictable Mary Calmes down the hatch!
I don't read a lot of Mary Calmes because, well, if you've read one you've kind o[image]
Another delightfully predictable Mary Calmes down the hatch!
I don't read a lot of Mary Calmes because, well, if you've read one you've kind of read them all. However, whenever I read one of her books I find myself liking it despite myself. They have a certain undeniable appeal that works for me most of the time. If I'm in the right mood for some Mary, I gots to get me some Mary!
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This book was kind of an oddball. It had a nonsensical, bumbling plot full of holes so large I could stick three Jorys into them. The police work was inept at best, and the romance was too rushed for my taste.
However...
This book still miraculously worked for me. The Brandt brothers were adorable. I love a loving, close family and brothers that have that connection just short circuit the rational part of my brain, leaving me with just a pile of goo inside my cranium. ::Awwww, look at how all of these men LOOOOOVE each other!::
I also liked Tracey and Cord together. I like the kind of couples where sexual tension has been building for years- it just makes for some explosive (ahem!) chemistry. I loved the heat between the two guys and how sweet them seemed as a couple.
Yes, parts of this book were confusing as hell and the mystery was poorly done. Yes, I understand that this isn't Mary Calmes strongest book. But I still liked it :)
**Copy provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review** ...more
As far as my local book club selections go, this was a good one. Parts of this book were very charming. I loved the idea of this book and the very thoAs far as my local book club selections go, this was a good one. Parts of this book were very charming. I loved the idea of this book and the very thorough execution. It was a cute, light read and quirkier than most chick lit books.
However, I had a few issues with it that prevented it from being 4 stars. Parts of the story dragged, especially in the middle. I thought that the concept of the "father project" and "wife project" got tired and the outcome was wholly predictable. I also wanted to kill the philanderer, Gene, and I wasn't sure of the chemistry between Don and Rosie. Still, it was a pleasant read and the fact that Don was described as looking like Gregory Peck... *throaty hmmm*
Some people love books that have established couples, some love enemies to lovers, some love sci-fi or YA or non-con. Everyone hasEveryone has a type.
Some people love books that have established couples, some love enemies to lovers, some love sci-fi or YA or non-con. Everyone has something that makes them go, "Yes! Yes!! 1,000 times YES! This book has my name all over it!!"
That is what a sexuality discovery story is for me.
Nothing gives me that nudge, that feeling of butterflies in the pit of my stomach, like a slow build sexuality discovery story. You can have your mysteries, your romantic suspense, your military men. Keep 'em, I don't need them. But a guy discovering his sexuality for the first time... yeah, that is my comfort zone. And this book was an adorable, scrumptious, beautiful one.
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I felt like crying I loved this book so much. I loved how Anyta Sunday made me wait for it. I don't mind dense MCs that need a conk on their heads to smell the roses. I want that tension, that hesitation. It is like food for my greedy, mother-f-ing soul!!!
Don't be confused by the title. This book is only "Taboo" if you think delicious man sex is taboo. And if you do, why the F are you reading M/M, you nutter! This book is sweetness all the way, a lovely friends-to-lovers story that reminded me in a small way of Bear, Otter, and the Kid.
A few warnings for you readers out there. This book contains sexual situations with a minor (a teenager gets it on a bit), but it wasn't anything I found objectionable. There are also three POVs here, switching from chapter to chapter. That being said, I wouldn't change a thing about this book. I think this author made some fabulous choices and for once, FOR ONCE, Anyta Sunday gave me some ever loving sex on page!!! I could kiss you, Anyta, KISS YOU!
So, in conclusion, if you like sweet sexuality discovery stories with lots of tension and buildup, give this little gem a go. It truly made my day....more
A good review, this is not going to be (Yoda speak much?).
The letters in this book are incredibly heartbreaking, the same way reading about concentraA good review, this is not going to be (Yoda speak much?).
The letters in this book are incredibly heartbreaking, the same way reading about concentration camps and genocide victims wreck me. However, MC's love story was light and quirky. It is an interesting juxtaposition and I'm not sure if it worked 100% of the time. However, I was still very moved by the overall story, the combined effect of the letters and William/Colby's relationship.
This book worked for me and it worked for me so, so well! After seeing some of the reviews from other readers, I have figured out why I h**4.5 stars**
This book worked for me and it worked for me so, so well! After seeing some of the reviews from other readers, I have figured out why I have such a strongly positive reaction to this book and why some others don't. My response to this book is similar to how I felt about The Truth about Riley. In both books, the MCs have so much to overcome to get to the "love" stage. They have scars, both internal and external, and have to really fight to make their relationship work. I loved the long, drawn-out courtships and the difficult journey to get to the happy endings. That type of book works very well for me. With this book. I felt like Cedric and Kevin really earned each step in their relationship.
I'll talk a little bit about what I loved about this book. Oddly, I liked best all of the intricate details of Cedric's OCD behavior. I loved the amount of research that the author took into really finding out how the mind of an obsessive-compulsive germaphobe worked. It felt incredibly real and incredibly heart-breaking. In one scene, Cedric vigorously and repeatedly cleans the areas that Kevin touched while he was at his house as soon as Kevin leaves. I actually cried after reading it because I got such a sense of the dichotomy of that scene- Cedric was the happiest and the closest to intimacy that he had ever been in his life but he still couldn't get out of the strangling hold of his OCD to enjoy the moment... and it killed him. Those type of scenes rang so true to me. I ate them up.
I even enjoyed the incredibly awkward and frustrating sex scenes. If Cedric (and the book) had skipped over the details of the before-sex-prep and the tension of those moments, I would have been really disappointed. I was dying to know how Cedric and Kevin would manage it all. I loved the combo of lust and struggle... it really grabbed me as a reader. How Taylor still managed to make these scenes hot is beyond me! Bravo!
I honestly enjoyed this entire book immensely. I can't even pick out favorite scenes and moments because I would just want to re-cap the whole story. My only quibble is that I would have liked to see more of how they worked out their sexual issues at the end. I would have liked to see the progression of them in the bedroom and find out how it all played out. I also would have loved to see the struggle and issues that would have come up if Kevin mentioned (view spoiler)[Cedric bottoming... because I know Kevin was interested in trying to top. I would have liked to see the discussion and maybe them trying to work something out. (hide spoiler)]. I could actually see this book having a sequel- and I would love it! This type of complex couple... I don't think I could ever get tired of reading about them! ...more
M.J. O'Shea, you sweet, magical lady. Thank you for giving me a book to FINALLY make me smile this week!
This book had my name all over it. I mean, we M.J. O'Shea, you sweet, magical lady. Thank you for giving me a book to FINALLY make me smile this week!
This book had my name all over it. I mean, we have virgins, man, VIRGINS! And lots of angsty, lovey goodness to boot. It was just what I needed after a seemingly never-ending book slump.
I'll admit, I wasn't that impressed with the start of the story. The set up of the band seemed improbable and rushed, and I felt like everything was coming together a bit awkwardly. However, once the story got rockin' and rollin' it was smooth sailing for me!
Everyone has their own book tastes and I tend to enjoy lengthy stories with peppered with liberal amounts of sex and angst. This one was a bit low on the sex side (but I'll forgive it because these boys were practically YA-range) but the length and the delicious emotions that it wrung out of me was spot on. I really got into the romance between Elliot and Danny and I loved experiencing their ups and downs alongside them. It reminded me a lot of a mash-up between Moonlight Becomes You and The Locker Room ---> HEAVEN.
My only complaints are the slightly unrealistic nature of the band (I mean, did they ever not get along??), the low heat level, and the shaky start. However, these minor issues don't take away from the fact that I enjoyed the heck out of this book. ::blissful sigh:: ...more
First of all, I'm NOT a fantasy reader. I was invited to a book club where this was the first book, and *3.5 stars*
Holy crap, that book felt loooong.
First of all, I'm NOT a fantasy reader. I was invited to a book club where this was the first book, and EVERYONE raves about Mistborn: The Final Empire, so I decided to give it a go.
There are hundreds of amazing reviews of this book, so I'll just do a little lazy review of what worked and didn't work for me.
I absolutely loved the concept for the Mistborn world. LOVED. The whole burning metals things and the power that burning the metals gave the Mistings and Mistborns... just genius. I also thought that the ending was really powerful and exciting with all of its twists and turns. There was a lot going on there, and I couldn't put it down until past 3 am.
But this book had tons of flaws for me. First of all, I didn't really like Vin. At first I thought that she was impressive and tough, but then things became very YA in a bad way for me. I HATED the romance subplot, and I'm a romance reader! I thought it cheapened a very powerful story. The romance was something that I would read in some of my lesser polished YA fantasy books, and I didn't think that it meshed well with the smart world-building of the story.
I also thought that this book was a little repetitive and long. I think at least 100 pages could have been trimmed out of the middle, pages where the magic lessons grew way too repetitive and dull.
I enjoyed this one a great deal, but I won't be moving on to the second in the series. It is too much of a time commitment for something I don't absolutely love. ...more
A gay virgin, a paranormal, a horror, and a historical walk into a bar... wait what?
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A gay virgin, a paranormal, a horror, and a historical walk into a bar... wait what?
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This book was kind of amazing... and odd... and then amazing again. I loved Whyborne and Griffin and I loved them as a couple. All sorts of deliciousness. I even liked the historical setting, something that is hit or miss for me. And of course, my love for virgins made this read simply scrumptious- I adored each blush and hesitancy from Whyborne.
I listened to the audiobook, which was both good and bad. I always like hearing the story come to life but this wasn't my favorite narration. First of all, the quality of the audiobook wasn't as great as others. It sounded faintly crackly and slightly echoey at times, as if the equipment wasn't top notch quality. Also, the narrator didn't have enough differentiation between his voices. I like when I can tell exactly who is speaking and here it wasn't always clear. However, when the narrator did Whyborne's voice, he was spot on and an excellent reader.
I will most definitely be continuing on in the series. Jordan L. Hawk, bring it on! ...more
I can summarize why I loathed this book with just a few quotes:
"Yucko" (repeated 6 times)
"My Gypsy gift" (repeated 45 times-I freakin' HATED this book
I can summarize why I loathed this book with just a few quotes:
"Yucko" (repeated 6 times)
"My Gypsy gift" (repeated 45 times- yes I searched for this on my kindle)
And for the sentiment attached to quotes like this one (view spoiler)[ "I loved Samson; I really did. But he's a guy, after all, and he's always thinking with his dick. I expected this sort of thing from him. But Morgan and I grew up together... That's why she's going to pay for screwing my boyfriend." (hide spoiler)]
This book was a HUGE disappointment. I was hoping for another Vampire Academy, something with great sexual tension and a kick-butt plot. Instead I got poorly written crap that is filled with stereotypes.
Meet Gwen, a girl who is so nerdy and alternative that she wears hoodies! and reads comic books! Crazy stuff here, folks. Gwen is just a terrible character. She is so judgmental it is sickening. She hates the rich girls and the "sluts" (the ultimate put down in Gwen's book!) and anyone too girly. The worst part is that she doesn't seem to mind male "sluts". Apparently having sex is only a cardinal sin if you have lady parts.
She is also incredibly dense. Gwen claims that because of her "Gypsy gift" she can never forget anything. Then why, may I ask, does she seem not to catch on to ANYTHING. I figured out everything from about 60% on and Gwen was still walking around in a befuddled haze. Gwen also seems to have the mental capacity of a 12 year old. She thinks kissing is icky and says things like "yucko" regularly. She is supposed to be 17!!!. Honestly, I found that hard to believe. She goes to a magic school with abnormally strong Spartans, Valkyrie girls who shoot colored sparks out of their fingers, and she herself has a "Gypsy gift" of seeing the history of things that she touches yet she still doesn't believe in the Gods and mythology- what more proof do you need girl?!?! And don't get me even started on the "romance". I didn't get it and I wasn't feeling it.
The writing too was just not up to par. Aside from the fact that it was incredibly repetitive and cliched, there are tons of grammar mistakes and contradictions. It just irritated me more and more as I read. I tried to keep an open mind but I wanted to put it down at about 70% because I was so frustrated with the whole reading experience.
As you can see, this book was a HUGE miss for me. ...more
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