Here we are again... I've read a gazillion books in between that I haven't even bothered to add to my Goodreads, yet this author once again makes me wHere we are again... I've read a gazillion books in between that I haven't even bothered to add to my Goodreads, yet this author once again makes me want to write a review.
I have such a love/hate relationship with JLA. It's not even funny. While I find her books so easy to get lost in, they often just fill me with annoyance!
For example...This series. The original trilogy features Layla. God... What an annoying, self centered twat. This...this girl. So up in her own ass, so "Oh poor me, no one accepts me" so let's make sure I do whatever necessary to prove them right. So desperate for attention that she literally sides with who she was raised to believe was enemy no1 in 3 seconds flat just because he's focused on her. Now mind u, I absolutely adore Roth buuuut he deserves better and facts are facts. He persuaded Layla so easily I literally got whiplash. This immature idiot manages to string along 2 supposedly mature and wholesome males? Kinda unbelievable. And the love triangle is taken way too far with her jumping from one to the other like that. Grim said it better than me. Basically all she did for 2.5 books was relationship drama and being a wimp that constantly had to be saved by someone else. And then we get to this book, and u kinda expect that she has finally come to her own! But nope. 1 minute into a battle and this supposed badass needs to be saved. Yet again. Can she just catch the divine equal of Covid or something and disappear? Go on bed rest or something and stop being an annoyance?
The guys tho? Oof, yes mami! I love them both. Yes, definitely Cayman is my favourite character, followed by Bambi (and yes I cried when the witches took her). So, original series saving graces.
Then we get to the spin off and WoooHooo! A badass heroine! An actual badass, one that doesn't end up being the damsel in distress every other minute! One that kicks ass and does the saving! And she's funny! And cute! And all things lovable! I even liked how she handled the whole insta lust she got upon laying her eyes on the hotness that is Zayne! Only problem? She's someone we've met before! Where you might ask? Blood and Ash by none other than JLA herself. This character reads exactly like Poppy. Down to her "I have questions" statements. I realise that since the author is the same, having similarities in characters can be expected somewhat, but they are exactly the same personality in different settings. I can accept some crossover but virtually taking a whole ass character, renaming it and putting in another book feels like stealing from yr own pantry.
Will this stop me from reading the rest of the books and probably enjoying the hell out of them? Not at all. But once again JLA has managed to do something to stop me from fully appreciating her work....more
I liked this book a lot but I wanted it more focused on Cassie and Caine than the rest of the characters. I was especia4 I Wanted More Of Cassie Stars
I liked this book a lot but I wanted it more focused on Cassie and Caine than the rest of the characters. I was especially disappointed of how much space Gaius occupied....more
So... I saw this on NetGalley and my first thought was, "An MM story from Larissa Ione in the Demonica Universe?5 Can This Series Not End Stars
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So... I saw this on NetGalley and my first thought was, "An MM story from Larissa Ione in the Demonica Universe? ABSO-FUCKING-LUTELY!!!!". Of course then came the doubts... Can she really pull it off without falling in the cliche trap? Well, I shouldn't have doubted one of my favorite authors because this book was just as great as the rest of the series!!
What I loved most about this book wasn't the yummy couple(and they were drool worthy) or the interesting story, or seeing the characters I know and love, or even the sexy scenes. What I loved the most was the message. The books isn't just a shrine to mindless lust and primitive instincts(although it has plenty of that), it also speaks about acceptance and never judging others on things they can't change or their choices. I'm not trying to make it sound like the book is anything other than what it seems, it's PNR and proud of itself to be one but it has a great underlying thing to communicate.
My review is short and a little late but I'm having free time troubles lately...
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