im obsessed with this series. i love that magnus + alec get their own stories. i also like that we get to see more of the shadowhunter world bc of it.im obsessed with this series. i love that magnus + alec get their own stories. i also like that we get to see more of the shadowhunter world bc of it. also this book was hilarious and im blaming it on the fact that the prince of hell, sammael, is hilarious as heck...more
this was delectable and made me obsessed with the OG queer couple of ya <3
seeing just magnus and alec was great bc it feels like we never get enough othis was delectable and made me obsessed with the OG queer couple of ya <3
seeing just magnus and alec was great bc it feels like we never get enough of them. i found their romantic scenes so sweet. the plot of this was quite interesting too bc it gave us more in depth parts of both of our men.
i also enjoyed seeing the beginning of aline + helen. funny enough, reading the dark artifices first, i always pictured helen sweet and soft and aline rougher. but this book had them almost reversed ...more
this was 158 pages on ku and it shockingly wowed me bc i did not expect a novella to ever capture a romance so well w. such a short amount of time. ththis was 158 pages on ku and it shockingly wowed me bc i did not expect a novella to ever capture a romance so well w. such a short amount of time. the story was well paced, featured laughs and important conversations, and had spice to top it off.
i loved how bright asterid was bc it wasn’t obnoxious, it simply was how she existed. she had a good outlook on things bc she taught herself to be that way. everyday she made choices that were healthy for her and i adored that. she was unapologetically confident in herself and it’s not something we see in heroines too often.
eddie was meant to be a typical playboy, at least technically before the book started. he liked his life uncomplicated, and he enjoys both men and women to the fullest. however he was complex in a way i so rarely get to see. he felt too old to be playing the game, was tired of the constant assumptions people made about his sexuality, and was looking for a change. i loved that we got a man looking for positive ways to improve his life.
another great aspect about this book was that whole eddie struggled with the stigma of being a bisexual man, but he was also a black bisexual man. i enjoyed the representation of queerness in this book bc while it was there and important to the characters identity, it didn’t overpower the book and become the main theme.
it’s so nice for queer characters to just exist. it’s realistic bc while being queer comes with close minded people, queer stories also deserve to simply just be happy w.out angst / drama.
this was such an enjoyable read. my first ever christina c jones book and i plan to read so much more!...more
first, i’m so glad this is an accessible book for teens. the writing was beautiful, yet perfectly readable for a younger audience. it wasn’t verbose ofirst, i’m so glad this is an accessible book for teens. the writing was beautiful, yet perfectly readable for a younger audience. it wasn’t verbose or gratuitous either.
i also think it’s crucial to point out how the author wrote about sa that shows how difficult it is for everyone around. the survivors struggle is important but the nuances added in this book isn’t as common. the h is the sister to the accused and she’s put in a situation where she doesn’t want to believe her own twin could do this, but in her heart she not only knows it’s wrong to not believe the victim but also hates that she believes in her.
sa is horrific thing and the author really points out to how it’s actually the people we know who tend to do this rather than a stranger in the dark. statistically most people fall victim to someone they know personally and i think the h struggles with this fact.
while i liked that it not only dealt with a difficult topic in a tasteful way, it was difficult for me as a reader to feel connected. maybe bc the book was short or maybe bc it just lacked the emotional tug i was expecting. i simply didn’t feel invested into the story. ...more
If you read Hooked by Love you know Matty was a horrible person. He was cruel and caused his sister a lot of pain.
If you read In The Crease is youIf you read Hooked by Love you know Matty was a horrible person. He was cruel and caused his sister a lot of pain.
If you read In The Crease is you meet Wells who is a hoot. He nearly ends up marrying the wrong person until someone objects and age him from making a major mistake.
I’m not going to act like that objection didn’t make me swoon. I felt the love from both of them that I was really looking forward to this book.
Toni Aleo is my Queen. I will always say this. This was also her first M/M book. It was a little rocky and could’ve been developed more, but I enjoyed it regardless!...more
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