totally my own problem for not finishing it; 2 reasons:
- the writing is just too jumpy and i feel so detached from the main character at the DNF ~30%
totally my own problem for not finishing it; 2 reasons:
- the writing is just too jumpy and i feel so detached from the main character at the moment (i also reckognize it is intended this way for many reasons, some of which have been voiced on paige already)
- i do know what this book is essentially about and i am not very comfortable reading about it
for the author to be a professional in psychology, i am sure it is a great book as confirmed by a bunch of reviews i see floating around here and i am also sure that the author wrote it with the utmost care as one should
unfortunately at this point i am not fully immersed in the writing nor ready to tackle this topic in order to finish reading this story...more
2019 is the year i finally embraced dnf-ing /bless emoji/
dnf at 78 pages. on paper this was supposed to be a new favorite but not really feeling it t2019 is the year i finally embraced dnf-ing /bless emoji/
dnf at 78 pages. on paper this was supposed to be a new favorite but not really feeling it tbh. i recognize this book has important stories to tell and i really appreciate that there are three different upbringings and circumstances showcased, social issues and topics tackled etc. but the characters themselves are not gripping my attention. also, maybe it's the language barrier but there were also two incestuous jokes :-/ just.. why
anyhow, it did make me crave to continue 'this is us' where i left off in 2017 which im pretty excited about :-) give me some feels yes thank u...more
This was actually a DNF for me (somewhere around 40%), because I just wasn't feeling the characters nor the story all that much. It bothered me how AsThis was actually a DNF for me (somewhere around 40%), because I just wasn't feeling the characters nor the story all that much. It bothered me how Ashlyn was this flawless can-do-no-wrong-is-no-bad-cell-in-her-body kind of character. Everything pales in comparison to her and it got really tiring to read about it over and over again. Also, Cloudy and Kyle's voices in the alternate POVs didn't feel very different to me :/ this is actually funny, because most commonly co-authors write different POVs in a dual POV book (and I'm not sure if this is the case here or not), but like with Noelle August's novels -- it's hard to separate the two voices in my head hence it makes no sense to me why there's even a need for two POVs. I like the concept, the cover is beautiful, but sadly it ended up not working for me this time....more
dnf ~83%; I could legit care less about any of these characters. I am so very bored and there is nothing remotely interesting or unique about the ideadnf ~83%; I could legit care less about any of these characters. I am so very bored and there is nothing remotely interesting or unique about the idea, plot nor the characters. It's the same kind of dystopian fantasy that you can find everywhere so I have no idea why there is so much hype for writing such "brilliance". Perhaps it was the wrong book to start my Brandon Sanderson journey but I'm not impressed. The POV is really annoying and as my friend Jaz pointed out, there are so many rookie mistakes that it doesn't make sense how this guy managed to survive all on his own for 10 years. There is insta love on the guy's side and he made some really asshole-ish comments ugh. One word to describe this book? Meh....more
Alright, so here's the thing. I'm a serial "I have to finish this book; what do you mean there's a DNF option????" kind of person. So here I am, at 18Alright, so here's the thing. I'm a serial "I have to finish this book; what do you mean there's a DNF option????" kind of person. So here I am, at 18%. I can tell you that I tried, but sometimes enough is enough.
So why did I dnf, you ask? Hmmmm... let's see, there were multiple reasons.
1. The icky plotline
I must admit, I was initially intrigued. I thought there would be lowkey dynamic of my favorite otp of all otps in the history of everrr (Coballoway from the Addicted series) but nope. I did like that Jade somewhat stood up to herself in some scenes, but really, she was still drooling all over this asshole of a love interest. The guy pretty much buys their relationship (which is non-existent still in the point I dnf-d at) and then claims he owns her? I thought in my head that perhaps he'd like.. idk.. pursue her in a decent manner, but oh, no! This guy is a fucking douche. Idk what I was thinking that this plotline could offer anything decent.
2. The perfect representation of slutshaming
Let me give you a few examples:
"I met Kelli a few days before school officially started, when we were moving into the dorms. We hit it off right away and I was so thankful since one of my biggest fears was that I would hate my roommate. We have a lot in common. We’re both sarcastic. We both like to study but aren’t fanatical about it. We’re both reasonably clean. But where we differ is our attitude toward guys. Kelli likes to keep them coming, one after the other. Not that she’s a slut or anything. Far from it. She just ends it with one and picks right up with another. Me? I take a long time to even find one that I click with. And once I find him, it takes me a while to come around. After I come around and I’m finally ready to say yeah, let’s do this, I like to settle in and consider him my somewhat boyfriend."
She's pretty much saying that a girl who has lots of sex is a slut, just not her roommate ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ and then we have my fav where the heroine is a cinnamon roll too good, too pure for this world comapred to other girls:
"Ah, the perfect excuse to check out that shirt again. I love how much of her it exposes without being trashy."
Honestly, when will New Adult authors (not talking only about this book, but in general, because it happens in almost every other book I read in this genre) stop labeling girls who love sex or wear whatever the fuck they want (or don't want) as sluts? It's extremely frustrating and disturbing to see guys label girls like this, but even more so to see girls label each other like this. One night stands and short skirts or skin-tight clothes do NOT make anyone a slut. It's highly annoying that 90% of New Adult authors feature this sort of behaviour and line of thought in their work.
3. the gross love interest
The first chapter was actually not as bad, but the more I read, the more grossed out I became. Here's a passage with him and the girl protagonist in the early stages of the book (after he says that "not being trashy" line). [they're at a frat party and she twisted her ankle and he just carried her off to a bedroom to check her leg -- was this the part I was supposed to swoon at because no thanks]
" I cup the back of her head, thread my fingers in the silky soft waves of her hair. I’d love to wrap her hair around my fist and tug her head back right before I kiss her… “Proud of your man-whore status?” “I can’t help it if the ladies flock to me.” She rests her hand on my chest and gives me a gentle shove. “I’m not flocking to you.” “Even after all that talk about coming and with my hand up your skirt?” Jade looks down with a sharp gasp, dropping her hand to mine and shoving it out from beneath her skirt. “What are you doing?” “I thought it was obvious.” When she says nothing, only glares at me, I continue. “I was going to kiss you and hopefully get you off with my fingers.” Her mouth drops open. Instead of looking aroused, she looks… pissed. Vaguely horrified. “You’re disgusting.” I lean back. Move way, way back though I’m not getting off the bed. Not yet. I still have a chance. Or then again, maybe I don’t. "
Oh but wait... it gets better: the girl's POV starts the next chapter and she thinks this to herself:
" I almost fell for all of that. The charm, the seductive tone of his voice, the way he looked at me, the way he touched me. Somehow, without me being aware of it, he’d skimmed those too sure fingers up my leg and slipped them beneath my skirt. Nuzzled my face with his. Freaking talked about being inside of me and making me come all while I’d be begging and shouting his name. What a perv. Worse? I like his perverted side. A lot. "
This really grossed me out, because he is so fucking slimy and disgusting and literally the girl likes it? Okay, I can't argue with taste, to each their own, but I will never swoon over a scumbag who is trying to get his hands under a reluctant girl's skirt who he "won" in a game of poker. This guy is disgusting. He literally says that he owns her and she owes her everything when they just met like last night when he won a game of poker and claimed her as prize (how swoony this all is). Here's the direct quote at which the girl is truly [mentally] swooning over:
" “You owe me everything. All that you have. And don’t deny that you want to give it to me because I know you do,” he murmurs, his breath stirring my hair. God, his words… they do something to me. Has any guy spoken to me like this before? No. Not ever. "
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" “This isn’t over,” Shep calls but I don’t look back at him. He’ll find me. I know he will. We’ll run into each other again and he’ll demand I owe him something and ask for his payment in the form of sexual favors, which should totally piss me off yet somehow… doesn’t. "
lmao; is this book an actual joke or what? I'm clearly missing the punch line here. Also, he calls her Jade Bitch Face. Even still at the point where I DNF-d. What the fuck? I know she either called herself that way or said that she has a bitch face or something but how am I supposed to root for a guy who calls their love interest a Bitch Face in his head and to her face? I'm clearly not seeing the appeal here.
This above is just a small fraction of what pissed me off. I don't usually rate DNF books, but this is an exception I'm willing to make. I haven't read a book this bad for ages and this is a lesson learnt that sometimes I need to do homework and research on the character representation and all that, because this was so awful. 10/10 would not recommend.
Go read something good that actually praises women's sexuality regardless of whether they have a lot of experience or are inexperienced, guys who stand up fo all women, not just their own love interests; guys who are actual feminists and don't degrade other women in favor of their girls and what's more, they aren't slimebags to their love interests. Let me point you to some of my personal favorites: Addicted series by Krista and Becca Ritchie and On Dublin Street by Samantha Young. These are the two series that come to mind first, but there are a few more, so hit me up if you ever want some recs! ...more
eh, guys, I'm about 37% through and still not feeling it at all, so it's time to DNF for indefinite time. I'm hoping it's Cinder 2.0 where I dnf the feh, guys, I'm about 37% through and still not feeling it at all, so it's time to DNF for indefinite time. I'm hoping it's Cinder 2.0 where I dnf the first time around, but will devour and love it during the 2nd try, but for now.. it's just not happening =/...more
DNF at ~70% because I just couldn't force myself to finish it. I had heard quite big praise so I wanted to try it. After reading about 30% of the bookDNF at ~70% because I just couldn't force myself to finish it. I had heard quite big praise so I wanted to try it. After reading about 30% of the book, I went to research the sequel and see if all the books were out, imagine my surprise when I found out about the love triangle (that's actually started here a little bit, but which, based on the reviews for the sequel, most readers didn't see coming before the #2 was out and what's even more laughable about creating a love triangle in a duology, is (view spoiler)[making it a race between brothers (hide spoiler)]. That, as you can already guess, lessened my excitement a great deal.
Though.. there wasn't any excitement to begin with tbh since the world is honestly so dull. I don't usually read horror because I'm so easy to scare and often I just want all things horror to be kept away from me. But then I always think about Mara Dyer and how I may miss out on something as thrilling and mind-f-ing as that series. Nothing as such was to be found in this particular novel however. The gothic atmosphere wasn’t the least bit scary and the stuff that did happen? Idk. It did nothing for me. Also, the MC (Violet, was that her name?) she was soooooo dull and gullible and brushed everything under the rug and was always “I want River so much, I won’t believe anything because River River Riverrrrr.” CAN YOU PLEASE JUST SHUT UP ABOUT RIVER AND CONCENTRATE ON THE MURDERS HAPPENING AROUND YOU, PLEASE? Maybe she did at the end of the novel, but I doubt it.
I was more interested in the sibling dynamics between Violet and her brother, but that wasn’t explored as much as I would have liked. River was the typical bad boy and while his background story and everything intrigued me, I kept waiting for that oomph moment or factor where my mind would be blown, but nothing as such happened. Sunshine, Violet’s BFF and one of her brother’s love interests, was a complete waste of pages. The only thing I did really like was the tale about Violet’s grandmother and the letters, but it didn’t save this otherwise dull story. The writing style itself was decent.
Also, I listened to an audiobook and the narrator just.. She has a great voice that suits for this “gothic” (if you must) story, but I couldn’t tell the characters apart and when joy, sadness and frustration all sound the same? Well, that does not a good audiobook make okay.
As a whole, this was a catastrophe for me. I barely pushed through the 70% and that was when my will to continue stopped because I honestly did not care about any of these characters or their stories. I mean.. It may work for you seeing as it has worked for so many people, but I wasn’t fond of this story and that’s just that.
I tried, I'm sorry, I really did. I just can't put myself through this. DNF at 32%. Look, I love Jessica's writing and The Edge of Never will always hI tried, I'm sorry, I really did. I just can't put myself through this. DNF at 32%. Look, I love Jessica's writing and The Edge of Never will always hold a place in my heart. However, not every book can be huge or excellent. Not every book will please everyone (or most people). Let me tell you a little about why I decided to put it down.
First of all, I hate when characters talk directly to me. Like "I know what you must be thinking: What a bitch. And you'll get no argument from me on that one." First of all, she is kind of a bitch. Even though (since I spoiled the ending after eleven or so chapters, because I didn't know where this was going) she has a legit reason, as it turns out later, but she WAS a bitch.
Then, there is Elias. Bray--she has an excuse to be this.. kind of person with these attributes of her personality, however, Elias? He was just a whipped guy. Like, when Bray said that he should do something, he did. ALWAYS. Even when he was hesitant at first, he always did it. I can't stand these type of guys! I think that a guy should be respectful towards a girl, and vice versa of course, and sometimes for the sake of not fighting, it's easier to agree with a woman, but still. YOU NEED TO JUST STAND UP FOR YOURSELF. You can't let a girl walk over you. Jeez.
Also, there's drugs, partying and all kinds of that which is just yeah, not my thing. Then they say in their POVs that they're both addicted to sex (with each other), but since I have read a book about sex addiction, I don't treat this topic lightly and I was repelled by their refrences to sex addiction since it seemed so easy and so good to have it. It isn't easy and it's not good to have an addiction to sex; or anything for that matter.
Then, (view spoiler)[I was honestly so appalled by Elias, because he basically threw his childhood friend out of their apartment, because Bray asked Elias to tell their friend to clean his act since he was on weed and started doing meth. Well, dude! You should like try to help him more not just throw him out after he gets mad, because of course he gets mad. I'd get mad as well when my best friend's long lost boyfriend who broke her heart and was away for 4 years suddenly came back, begged for forgiveness and she took him back that easily. Then he moves in and two weeks later I'm being told what to do and how to live my life etc? Yeah, ok, he did drugs, so what? You're both his "so claimed friends". Help him more and try to seek some professional help for him, don't give up on your friend. (hide spoiler)] And how Elias said how she was her best friend and he never was? That's SO not the thing to say when he was the one who had to help you back up after she bailed. He was such a prick, I can't even.
Last, but not least. THE thing. (view spoiler)[So when Bray pushed Jean off of her and the latter died, yeah, Bray was in shock and I get that Elias wanted to keep her safe. When she said that she didn't want to be apart from him again and all that BS, ok, I get it. On some level. She said she didn't want to go to jail AND be apart from him. BUT then in the next paragraph she says it's ok if he doesn't want to run, because she doesn't expect him to give his life up for her. WHAT IN THE WORLD? How come she was just saying she doesn't want to be apart from him, she wouldn't basically survive without him and then she says ok, you can stay if you want to. SHE'S JUST AFRAID THAT SHE'LL BE GOING TO JAIL. I just wanted to scream at her. And also, how come they had sex and were partying and just "enjoying life" on the run from this "accident". They didn't once think back to that A PERSON WAS FREAKING DEAD. I can't deal with this. It wasn't like Jean was a rapist or a serial killer or after their first unborn child or something--even that wouldn't make killing a person okay. Bray killed someone. By accident or not, these two should have thought about more than just the consequences, but rather what it means that a person lost one's young life by the hands of Bray. (hide spoiler)]
I can't deal with this book. I just got home from a very tiring day at uni and half of my rambling probably doesn't make any sense I'm just.. disappointed. I'm not giving up on Jessica's books. No. I will read more by her, I will fangirl over her future work and some of her past work, I'll still be recommending The Edge of Never left and right because Andrew and Camryn need more fans even though they have so many. I think that Jessica is an amazing author with so much potential and inspirational thoughts that come out of her in the form of writing, but this just wasn't a book for me.
Thank you to Forever for providing me a review copy.
If you want to read my thoughts, visit this person's (Vivian) review. Didn't read the whole book, but from the 42% I did read, my thoughts are exactlyIf you want to read my thoughts, visit this person's (Vivian) review. Didn't read the whole book, but from the 42% I did read, my thoughts are exactly the same. I hope you guys enjoy this book though!
Edit 12/14/13: I' can't.. I didn't finish this book and I really don't want to give a rating if I DNF a novel, but honestly? This book isn't something I can recommend. Ever. Every time I see it somewhere, I always feel the rush of displeasure and it's not something I'm indifferent to. Nothing personal towards the author, it's the book that was so not my cup of tea and I really DNF-d it because I hated it with passion. Hence me rating it. Deal with it!...more
An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review
DNF-d at 66% and skimmed to the end.
I hate writing negative reviews. I really do. It's not a fullyAn ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review
DNF-d at 66% and skimmed to the end.
I hate writing negative reviews. I really do. It's not a fully negative review though, just some of my thoughts on why I decided to put this title down without finishing it.
The only book where the death of an important character (or multiple ones) has affected me to the point of tears and put me in a very unstable emotional state was If I Stay by Gayle Forman. You all (most likely) know what happens at the beginning of that novel and it was bloody heartbreaking. Any other time though, this kind of stuff has managed to not affect me the slightest. Defy included. I didn’t even know the characters and honestly? I didn’t really feel the loss that Alexa was supposed to feel. I did sense all of this coming from a mile away, hence it wasn't as surprising as it should have been.
Alexa came off as such a girl (the sword-fighting skills not included) and I honestly have no idea how the others didn’t know she wasn’t a boy, but a girl instead. And how is it possible that the two people who knew never told her? I also didn't really feel like I got to know Alexa as a character. All I knew about her was that she had death all around her and was good at sword fights and felt the hots every time she felt an appriciative glance at her. And she blushes a lot. Like in every chapter, sometimes even multiple times. Unfortunately, it wasn't much for me to form a connection with her.
The prince was really weird. All of those remarks on his part did nothing to impress me. Rylan? Oh, gawd, was I ever bored with him! I perhaps see the potential of these relationships being swoon-worthy for readers, but I wasn't feeling any of it and I was so bored out of my mind that I started skimming the pages when I was 66% through and just went to the end to see who wins the race for the MC's heart and, again, I was right. There wasn't much of a surprise there. Actually, there wasn't any surprises there.
Also, there was pretty much insta-love here as well. (view spoiler)[There was this one scene where Alexa was supposed to guard Damian's room and she heard some sort of noises, so she went to check on him. Then she saw him having a dream and stared at him and thought all sorts of thoughts to herself about how she wanted to make him feel better, cuddle with him etc. That was wayyyy too early for it in my opinion. She became in love with him rather quickly. (hide spoiler)]
I don’t really know what to think. I really thought it was going to be epic, but the hype that everyone created by getting it for review actually ended up playing a joke on me. I’d not go the lengths of not recommending it at all, I guess you should find out yourselves if you like it or not (plenty of people have enjoyed it; Jenny [Supernatural Snark] and Giselle [Book Nerd Canada] among them) but I’d try something other in the fantasy genre before tackling this.
I’m a cover-whore. I admit it. I love covers and what can I say? I like when they support the story inside. However, I’m a little hard on the details.I’m a cover-whore. I admit it. I love covers and what can I say? I like when they support the story inside. However, I’m a little hard on the details. The girl on the cover of Connected has dark hair – guess what? We have a blond MC. For some people it’s not a problem, but unfortunately it is for me. Other than that, the cover is gorgeous.
It sounded so awesome and I couldn’t wait to read it. My favorite scene was Dahl and River’s first meeting. Least favorite? Everything else. There were only make-out or sensual sex scenes or Ben vs. River thoughts inside the MC's head. Booooooooring *yawn*
I had a hunch on that ending. It was a DNF for me on 60%, from there I just skimmed the rest of the pages and read diagonally. Such a shame…
DNF. Ugh, I just can't stare at this in my updates any longer. Didn't like it at all. If you've read the first book, stick to that! DNF after ~100 pagDNF. Ugh, I just can't stare at this in my updates any longer. Didn't like it at all. If you've read the first book, stick to that! DNF after ~100 pages. Basically nothing happens and it's the same thing as always: they're either fighting or making up or some other pointless drama. Maybe I'll pick it up one day, but Lucy and Jude are so not my couple anymore. The second book was okay-ish, but with this one? I don't like the writing, I don't like the characters and I certainly don't appreciate the storylines. I really, really enjoyed the first book, but that's it. Not going to waste my time on a book that's not for me while there are a thousand books I could read instead and not frustrate myself to no end. ...more
I remember listening to it last fall. I wasn't a fan. I thought that perhaps I didn't like the first one because it was in my native language and readI remember listening to it last fall. I wasn't a fan. I thought that perhaps I didn't like the first one because it was in my native language and reading PNR and fantasy books is pretty weird in my own language, but it wasn't that. I honestly didn't care for any of these characters. The plot was rather ridiculous to me and the narrator was annoying. She did great with intonations though, but I just wasn't a fan. Also, the MC is one of the most annoying MC-s I've had the displeasure to spend time with. I'm sorry if you're a fan, I mean, we all have different tastes and I'm not judging you, but this series just isn't for me. I tried.. I really did.
I haven't finished it, but as you can see, it's not progressing that easily. I just can't fore myself to finish thid book at this point, so I'll read I haven't finished it, but as you can see, it's not progressing that easily. I just can't fore myself to finish thid book at this point, so I'll read it when I'm in the mood. It isn't that bad, but I liked the first one way better and I just can't stand any more depressed-Ethan moments. Also, I have so many books on my TBR pile and I really want to read them so yeah.. this book'll be on hold for a while, but I'll definitely finish it....more
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