Get yourself some popcorn kids ,cause boy do I have a lot of complaining to do …( disclaimer ig ...but in my humble opiDaughter of smoke and bone bk 2
Get yourself some popcorn kids ,cause boy do I have a lot of complaining to do …( disclaimer ig ...but in my humble opinion, my complaints were justified ) You know when you read a book where the characters spend too much time on Earth ,and not enough time in the interesting world the author has made up ...yeah well me too ...normally . This book had me feeling the opposite .
The most interesting characters were a part of Karou's normal life , her crazy ex , her dear friend Zuzahna ,Mick , and her caring 'monster'' family . The thing is there was something magical about Prague as described by the author . None of that magic was even remotely magic , all of their favorite haunts were so compelling and magical and interesting that I wanted to visit those places . Sure the espionage of Karou's teeth trading ( which was interesting to me ) led back to the magic and I'm not begrudging the magic , just the fact that all this added stuff just didn't work for me .
The story could've held up quite well without the angels,and other creatures war that whole war between them . The war was a drudgery to read about . I felt like I was reading the same thing over and over and over again !
I felt like I was reading a combination of three different stories . Like the author one day accidentally dropped three manuscripts in the blender and said well may as well make the best of it and just publish it like it is * why did this explanation come to mind idk please bear with me * .
One of my biggest complaints was over the secret situation . I love when characters have no idea who they are ,you know where everyone knows who they are except for them ! Enthralling right ! It keeps you at the edge of your seat . And then when everyone knows all about the real truth behind the supernatural elements going on ,and the character and is left in the dark about it . Those huge reveals of the secret are The BEST PART OF THE WHOLE WAIT !
I waited and waited and waited for the big reveal ,we only really got two answers to questions in the first book. One of which was revealed from the perspective of another character . So here I am waiting and waiting for the big reveal and then I find out all of these answers to my burning questions and how do I find out the literal worst way I've ever read in a book before . The characters reflecting on the truth ,as in THE ANSWERS WERE FOUND OUT OFF THE PAGE AS IN THE BEST PARTS WERE HELD OUT ON ME FOR A WHOLE BOOK ONLY TO BE REVEALED IN THE DUMBEST WAY …*ok I'll calm down now . *
So I continuously checked Goodreads to make sure that I was justified in my anger. I thought " well maybe I'm accidentally listening out of order ?" . Then when that failed I asked myself " Did I skip something ? " Well no I was on the first chapter . So what the heckin' heck is going on !?!
Needless to say I'm kinda underwhelmed by this book , more so than the first book even . You may be wondering well you'd have nothing to complain about if you'd just stop reading them ,but at this point I'm reading because I love some of the characters dearly . The whole series would've been better if Zuzahna and Mick were the main characters ...just sayin' . And here my rant ends .
Content warning ; Language : Mild 3/10
Violence : Talk of severed heads being used as a target in archery practice . 4/10
Sex/ Nudity : Talk of a woman being with her lover and being caught naked . One of the female 'monsters' upper body is human and naked . ...more
Mini review ; The problems I had with this book were mainly in the pace it was so slowly paced ,and along with that when something actually happened itMini review ; The problems I had with this book were mainly in the pace it was so slowly paced ,and along with that when something actually happened it was mostly a let down plot that had so much potential. The initial idea was incredible I adore high stakes contests but between the plot let down and the main character irritating the heck out of me it completely missed the mark .
The other problem I had with this was the EXCESSIVE language and when I say excessive I mean excessive . It was honestly so over the top that it was irritating .
Gabriel : Pm the stereotypical gay guy . - soft ,wimpy , likes clothes , etc With one exception : He doesn't talk like a 16 year old snobby cheerleader Gabriel : Pm the stereotypical gay guy . - soft ,wimpy , likes clothes , etc With one exception : He doesn't talk like a 16 year old snobby cheerleader like the rest of gay boys do in fiction . YOU know " Like oh mi God Karen did you see her contour it was o- WN point ." hands on hips . Stupidity : He gets there and has a bruise on his face which we find out is because he kissed the dude he had a crush on punched him . Which if he was a straight guy kissing a girl then the girl would've been applauded ...but instead everyone rushes to him and is like poor boy . (I'm not an lgbtq supporter because of my Christian beliefs ,but that doesn't mean that I hate them as people ... this next part is so stupid ) You don't just go up to someone and kiss them whether they be of the opposite sex or not , you should get some sort of indication that they do indeed have feelings for you . You can't assume just because you're gay that EVERYONE is gay .ok . Now I could look past this but then not,even a day later he's oogling over some other guy ....then several days later ...he's drooling over Cupid ??? What the actual heckin heck . His charcter added nothing to the story except stupidity and I had to roll my eyes . I rolled my eyes even more when in only a week he had somehow magically become muscular and put on weight . Sure he was training , but it's not said that he magically had , it's not said that it's an effect of the powers of the "gods " it's casually mentioned ,as if we're supposed to believe that this happened naturally ??? *wat* The other main characters also train just as much , and somehow they don't have this miraculous weight gain . So suddenly the main charcter and her side kick suddenly have a buff guy on their team ,who was before a weakling ...how frickin convenient for you . * so much sarcasm *
Also every darn second they had to remind us that he's gay . WE GOT IT THE FIRST ONE HUNDRED TIMES YOU MENTIONED IT !!! ------------ As for the rest of the story ,it didn't measure up to my expectations . The characters successes were all to convienieny for me . Pure luck . The challenges were a joke , the characters were a joke .
Needless to say Gabriel was the character that irritated me the most .
Especially when (view spoiler)[ The main character USED HER WISH TO BRING HIM BACK FROM THE DEAD . Why him of all people ...well even that was a reminder that he was gay ...oh wow where have I heard that before ???? That sounds awfully familiar . She could've chosen anything ,she could have chose to use her WISH to irradicate the twisted power hungry gods , but no she chose to save a boy so that he could be with his boyfrind " for now boyfriend" seems how he changed his mind three TIMES in the span of a couple weeks . (view spoiler)[
Needless to say I'm not wasting my precious time to read through the second book . I just read the ending , and I got even madder because it was a cliffhanger ...so even more books ...great .
Let me just first start out by saying that i have the the highest respect for writers .I appreciate the time and the effort they put into their stori Let me just first start out by saying that i have the the highest respect for writers .I appreciate the time and the effort they put into their stories . Even if I don't even like the story . What I don't appreciate is a story that promises something and doesn't deliver it . In the summary of the story it says a Jealous ex stalks back into his life threatening to destroy their relationship . . . . . . . That was me waiting for the jealous ex ... And I'm still waiting . Maybe I missed it ??? But I really don't think that I did . In my status update I said that I'd eat my hand if this book wasn't cheesy dramatic , and full of cliches. *Guess what I've still got both of my hands !*
Cheesy : The instant love ! I could just puke That's how sick i am of instant lus- I mean love ..did I say lust cause I so meant love * so much sarcasm * Cause that's what love is now right Tonsil hockey * vulgar I'm sorry * And screwing around . Love isn't being in love with someone's body. We grow old . That's part of the reason for diviroces . If Insta-lust-love is your idea of love then I'm very sorry for you .
Dramatic : " YOU CANT BE WITH HER SHE'S HUMAN !!" Literally that's all they said to Erebus ...I mean Bus boy . Every frickin conversation .I mean it was only 100 pages but still .* my eyes hurt from rolling them* And Bus boy ...I think I'm in love with her I've never had such strong feelings for a woman before !! . . . . The reppetitive cycle of this book: I'm in love Lets make out*just one more time * You can't be with her I'm such a jerk I'm in lo-lust Lets have sex * it's the last time I promise ya'll* You can't be with her . . . Need I say more * sighs *
Chliched : Refer to the above ...need I say more !
I kinda asked for it by reading this !! I was reading this for the jealous ex !! And I didn't even get that .That was the quality content I was looking for ! . . . To the author you can do better I know you can !! Just please stop with the cliches , And please deliver the aforementioned stalker ex .✌ . . . Also my apologies for being vulgar ,and for the typos ✌...more
The summer I turned pretty ? More like The Summer I Turned PETTY !
I don't remember much about this series except that I LOATHE it to this day with a pThe summer I turned pretty ? More like The Summer I Turned PETTY !
I don't remember much about this series except that I LOATHE it to this day with a passion ! Her name is BELLY for the love of sanity , run while you still can . I read this when it hadn't been out for long , and for some reason it still irritates me . If you hate stupid pointless love triangles with characters who lust over each other for seemingly no reason , and drag out said drama for three books , then this is for you . If not let me be the one to warn away all the newbies who came here because of all the tv show hype. It's not worth the torture ....more
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