So, I've read this book several years ago, and I loved it so much, it's definitely my favourite when it Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing!
So, I've read this book several years ago, and I loved it so much, it's definitely my favourite when it comes to WANNA PLAY A GAME? type of books or movies. Last night I just had a look at my bookshelf, I saw this book (for some reason next to The Vampire Academy series, talk about system or organisation) and I felt like I needed to read this book.
Now here I am. I flew through this book, and I'm shaken. While I thought that I remembered the book very well, that was not really the truth. I forgot so many details! It was amazing.
However, I think that my tolerance for Rebecca is even lower than it was the first time around, which is the reason why this has 4 star rating and not a 5 one.
But, now I feel a bit guilty. I have so many new books to read and instead, I re-read one?...more
Mello and Matt are the highlights of this series! I need more of them... They need their own series! They are my favourite team. And I fear to say thaMello and Matt are the highlights of this series! I need more of them... They need their own series! They are my favourite team. And I fear to say that if it came to Mello/Matt vs Kira, I would be supporting Mello and Matt!
Loved Misa in this one, she's hilarious and I loved Mello's reaction to her, so much fun.
However, I have to say that I miss the old days where Light could freely communicate with Ryuk. Now, we have Ryuk on the page but he's just there, standing and watching. The apple loving creature needs more space! And I want Mello to meet Ryuk!
And hopefully, I don't even need to mention that I don't like Near. The monkey child is rather boring and honestly, he does not seem to have any ideas of his own. L thought that something was true so Near follows it. ...more
Ehm, I really really want Mello to point his gun at me. And I know that that's not a healthy obsession.
If it were Mello vs Kira for the win, I would Ehm, I really really want Mello to point his gun at me. And I know that that's not a healthy obsession.
If it were Mello vs Kira for the win, I would be supporting Mello! And can I just say that his new look is awesome? The scar is the bomb!
I don't like Near, he is boring very childlike, and he reminds me of a monkey. I sort of expect him to scratch his head with his toes — not a fan. ...more
You know what? It does not matter what you read, what genre or if it's a manga. The only important thing is if you like the story.
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And I can teYou know what? It does not matter what you read, what genre or if it's a manga. The only important thing is if you like the story.
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And I can tell you that I like Death Note very much to the point where I can say it makes me feel physically good. I feel myself smiling and relaxing; I'm excited to turn the page.
I need more of this in my life.
And what else can I say? I'm so happy that Misa is finally on the scene. I love her chaoticness and childish glee. And do I need to mention that she is my namesake?...more
Okay, this is so amazing! I literally freaked out because I cannot take it how amazing it is. And this is my second time reading it!)
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Team Kira Okay, this is so amazing! I literally freaked out because I cannot take it how amazing it is. And this is my second time reading it!)
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Team Kira all the way and I feel no shame at all! And I want Ryuk! I would give him all of our apples! Btw, can I say that detective Raye Penber deserved what he got? I seriously disliked the way he talked to his fiancée, Naomi....more
Messieurs Lunard, Queudver, Patmol et Cornedrue spécialistes en assistance aux Maniganceurs de Mauvais Coups sont fiers de vous présenter. LA CARTE DU MARMessieurs Lunard, Queudver, Patmol et Cornedrue spécialistes en assistance aux Maniganceurs de Mauvais Coups sont fiers de vous présenter. LA CARTE DU MARAUDEUR
I have to say that after all this time I have a bigger appreciation for the third book than I did before. And it was sadder than I realised. Knowing what's going to happen. No matter how many times I read this, it's still amazing.
Je jure solennellement que mes intentions sont mauvaises....more
Okay, so, since I re-read the second book, I thought it might be fun to continue with this one. I still think that the second book wEdit (10/10/2020):
Okay, so, since I re-read the second book, I thought it might be fun to continue with this one. I still think that the second book was the best in the series. However, I have to say that I enjoyed the mayhem Feyre caused at the beginning of the series was just so much fun to watch. Plus the meeting between the High Lords was also quite entertaining.
I don't have much to say other than that I need more of Helion and probably controversial opinion, but I need more on Eris.
Original: Well, this was a weekend full of A Court of Thorns and Roses series. I can say that I have never read that many pages that fast.
Yeah, I surrender, I liked this whole series.
I'll again have several points:
-Can people, please, stop vomiting in this series?! Seriously, I could not count how many someone vomited or said that something made them vomit or that they wanted to vomit. I get it; it's hard, but... not a fan.
-Where I usually say that the second book in a trilogy is the weakest, I don't think this is a case of this series where I believe the second book is the strongest.
-Because this has 700 pages and where it was fun to read, I think 100 pages should have been cut because sometimes it was just repetition and prolonging it. I don't really think we need to be reminded that Feyre and Rhys are mates. We. Get. It.
-I loved Rhys in the first book, so I'm a bit disappointed. I wanted him to be more wicked!
-(view spoiler)[You are going to hate me a bit but... the ending was a bit of just too much happy, sloppy unicorns riding on rainbows. (hide spoiler)] Just a bit.
- The SURIEL deserved BETTER!
- IANTHE deserved WORSE!
- Can I say that I'm a bit in love with Helion? I would love to see more of him. And actually, of the other lords, I had so much fun reading about their meeting. This kind of politics I like.
- One of my problems were Feyre's sisters. Where I finally started to like them in the last book, I really disliked them in this one. Especially Nesta, can someone stuff her in a Cauldron? I get it, she had a traumatic experience and everything, but her behaviour was not okay even before all that. So a hard no for me.
- (view spoiler)[I really disliked the revelation about Mor and Azriel. She let him hope for 500 years? Not okay. Which leads me to a sudden surge of LGBT characters. Don't get me wrong, I have no problem with having those characters there but them suddenly surging in the third book makes me wonder. First two books nothing and now Nephelle, Helion, Thesan and then Mor. It just seemed strange that it was not even hinted anywhere in the rest of the series... Since I did not follow SJM before, did she got some backlash for not enough diversity in her books? (hide spoiler)]
-Yeah, I still dislike Tamlin, nothing has changed from the first book. And honestly, I had so much fun with Feyre's little revenge at the beginning. He deserved all of it. (view spoiler)[Because he's seriously abusing partner. And that's never alright. (hide spoiler)]
-I liked that SJM included all of that. Showing that it's normal that you may fall in love with someone who seems to be a prince charming only to turn into an abuser.
-Where I liked Lucien so much in the first book and disliked him in the second, I don't have much of an opinion on him in this one. Somewhere in the middle.
-Don't know what to say about Elain. Only that (view spoiler)[I don't get her being Lucien's mate. Azriel would make so much more sense. (hide spoiler)]
-Is it wrong that I would like to see more of Eris? I sort of like that guy. Yeah, he's a cruel, power-hungry brute but... there is a certain appeal to him.
-My favourite moment? (view spoiler)[The WTF moment where I had no idea if Tamlin is on the good side or Jurian is. I was speechless. But, I wish that one of them was the bad guy. Sort of disappointed that all of them turned out to be low-key supporting the good side. Let someone be a traitor. (hide spoiler)]
- What happened on page 666 is sort of poetic that it happened on that page. Wonder if it was done on purpose.
- I liked Amren and Varian.
Tarquin cringed. “We’ll alternate who has to deal with them on holidays.”
-I would like it if the Ouroboros was more. That it had a bigger role in the story.
- I know that the series is getting three more books, but I do not know what I think about that. When a series is extended, I'm usually left disappointed. So, I'm not exactly certain if I want to read it but... I guess I'll have to wait and see. But because I thought that this is just a trilogy, I expected it to be resolved in this book. This... I'm not entirely okay with it. But as I said, I have to wait and see....more
Edit - April/2020 Back to my re-read session. And yet another disappointment. This book was always my least favourite from the wholes series, but it juEdit - April/2020 Back to my re-read session. And yet another disappointment. This book was always my least favourite from the wholes series, but it just got worse with time. I have to say that I did not remember a single thing about this book, so, it felt a bit like reading it for the first time. But that did not help at all; I was in chapter two when I started to feel like I needed to just skim through certain parts of the story.
I still enjoyed the parts which related more to the war arc than anything to do with the main couple. In other words, if it was a chapter focusing on Jeni and Hawk, it was not good, if it was not focusing on them, it was great. The only reason why this is not a one star.
In all honesty, I believe that this book was an unnecessary addition to the series. There was no reason for this couple to be together. Jeni was always sort of there, and Hawk played a role in Finn's book, but I never thought that either of them needed a book. And definitely not together because the chemistry was basically non-existent. And the war-arc could have been split between book seven and nine.
Original: ***Advance Review Copy generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
To be honest I never really liked Jeni and Hawk. Their characters are okay. But I never saw them as a couple. So, I was a bit worried that I won't like this book as much. Well, I didn't have to. Kit again found a way how to make any couple work.
But yet I found myself more interested in the war arc - and our old friends showing up ;).
This series started as something easy to read. But now the war and all the things that built up during the whole series made it something completely else. More thrilling. And I cannot wait for the last book. And for the couple, I find it more interesting—full of potential.
To sum it up: I would like to read the scene where Noelle (view spoiler)[ finds out that her father died. Died trying to do a good thing for once. (hide spoiler)]. Jeni&Hawk aren't my favourite couple. But I'll still end up re-reading their book over and over again. What really holds this book is the anticipation. All those decisions. Friends and enemies.
So, I say well done. And please may I have the next book?
EDIT: Re-read time. (2/24/2017)
Okay, I don't like this couple again. They don't work for me. Rating changed....more
EDIT (13/10/2020): Well, I would say that this is the weakest in the series. The end was sort of out of place. Though I appreciate that Holly finally EDIT (13/10/2020): Well, I would say that this is the weakest in the series. The end was sort of out of place. Though I appreciate that Holly finally stopped for a moment and thought before running. Still wish Annika had more of a role after that little cameo in the previous book.
Original: Finally, she started to use the thing called a brain! Otherwise, it started to get a bit boring how he's willing to do anything for her and she always manages to find an explanation in which she's nothing. I would love the ending to be a bit longer 'cause the time jump took left something missing....more
EDIT (11/10/2020): Interesting, while this book was still fun, I have to say that I did not enjoy it as much as I did the first one. The whole "tour" EDIT (11/10/2020): Interesting, while this book was still fun, I have to say that I did not enjoy it as much as I did the first one. The whole "tour" part was dragging a bit. And I'm a bit annoyed that Annika was just basically passing through the story and has no real role. I really liked Holly more in the first book, here, she was acting too much like a teenager. But overall a very quick read, however, reading it now, I have to take one star away from my original review.
Original: Who cares, that I really need to study? (Really, who? Except for me when I'll fail the exam...) And I just simply had to read this one. And I would love to slap Holly cause she's a) driving me crazy. b) pushing Crey away which should be considered a crime against humanity....more
EDIT (05/10/2020): So, recently I arrived home, and the first thing I did was to dry my shoes because it was just the wonderful usual October weather.EDIT (05/10/2020): So, recently I arrived home, and the first thing I did was to dry my shoes because it was just the wonderful usual October weather. And while doing so, it reminded me of a scene where the main character comes home, and her thought is to clean her shoes. So, I spend going through my e-reader trying to find where it happened, and yes, I had to re-read this series when I found it.
Honestly, I'm a bit surprised that I still quite enjoyed this one. It was a very quick read with a straightforward storyline. I'm okay with this one keeping its rating of four stars.
Original: You know when you have million other things you need to do. Deadlines just behind your back with a bazooka... And still, you know you NEED to read this certain book.
Loved it, even though both characters would need a nice slap across their smiling faces.
EDIT (17/04/2020): Okay, I have no idea what happened. Reading and finishing this book, I was rather shocked that I read it 5 stars the first time reaEDIT (17/04/2020): Okay, I have no idea what happened. Reading and finishing this book, I was rather shocked that I read it 5 stars the first time reading it.
Looking back at my original review, I just cannot agree with what I wrote back that. Except for the point that the plot regarding the struggle between Sectors and Eden was the best in this book from the whole series. In the previous books, there were only breadcrumbs, and now the big drama starts. And it's the only positive thing about this book.
I did not care about the romance part one bit. I liked Mad since book one, and maybe that's why I liked this book back then? Because I just could not accept that his book would be disappointing. However, I have to say that the strongest character for me was Dylan. And looking at this book, I would be probably enjoying this book more if it were just the two of them or them plus Jade since she is major plot player in this book and actually worked well in the romance part. But I had a problem with Scarlet. She just seemed off, forced into this book to make it a foursome. But Scarlet just does not work; she feels like a very bleak character compared with everybody else. Forgettable.
The bottom line is that I had to force myself through this book and skipped pretty often. 2,5 stars at best.
Original: ****An advance reading copy of Beyond Ruin by Kit Rocha was generously provided to me in exchange for an honest review.
Before I started Beyond Ruin, I was actually really worried. Because we got four characters with different background/secrets/stories and also the plot - politics between sectors and Eden. The plot really developed from Beyond Shame. We met more people from Eden and also from other sectors. And it promised a lot of possibilities. But since I knew there would be four main heroes in this novel, I was a bit sceptical if we gonna get some development for the plot. And I was wrong; there was no need for worries. Actually, the plot was the best in the series till now. The whole novel was probably one of the best in the whole series.
I expected many things - and I got them and much more. From page 1 until the last dot there was still something happening which kept me alert looking for clues and traps where things can/will go wrong.
It's not such an unusual thing to find a book with three main characters. But I never read one with 4. And I own big applause to the authors because they managed to make sure no one was left out and all were committed to all. Since this is a book number 7, we know Mad since Beyond Shame. I believe we met Dylan and Jade in Beyond Control. And Scarlet in Beyond Pain. So we had a lot of time to find some things about them. And Beyond Ruin gave us their evolution. They started to fight their demons and for themselves, their futures. Which resulted in an interesting artwork of characters and personal development.
We also got glimpses (a lot) of Sector One (which should be getting its own novels). I loved Gideon for the first moment, and right now I love him even more.
After reading Beyond Ruin I am really happy and shocked what we got from this novel. But I am also stressed, worried and nervous because now I have to wait for the next novel....more
EDIT (13/4/2020): Part of my 2020 re-read. Clearly, this was not my favourite book the first time I read it; however, now, it's even worse. Because alEDIT (13/4/2020): Part of my 2020 re-read. Clearly, this was not my favourite book the first time I read it; however, now, it's even worse. Because all the previous characters were introduced prior to getting a book, we already knew them, and this is not the case with these two. They were only mentioned once or twice before getting their story. So, it sort makes it hard to care for them, and I cannot say that I think that this book was needed. Plus, the whole drama and twist were rather stupid. (view spoiler)[Mia being shocked that Cerys is coming for money she's owned even if she left her sector. (hide spoiler)] A) Everyone with a brain cell would know it's going to happen. B) Ridiculous how no one warns Mia and when it happens they are all blase and "of course this would happen". Like, why? Better to be prepared, right? Rather go and solve it on your own term than this.
The book is fine, and that's it.
Original: Generally cute and everything. However, my favourite parts of this novella were the glimpses of Noelle/Jas&Lex/Dallas, so, yeah, do not really care about what this book was about. Someone artificial. Did not need the book since these characters were only mentioned before, like an afterthought.
EDIT: Re-read time. (2/24/2017) Still fell the same....more
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