I don't think I have a lot to say about this, but I liked it! It's a lot simpler and more charming than the synopsis implies. And it's one of those noI don't think I have a lot to say about this, but I liked it! It's a lot simpler and more charming than the synopsis implies. And it's one of those novellas that feels like a complete story.
PS: This is listed as 3.5 in some places, but actually takes place before book three.
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I don't think I have a lot to say about this, but I liked it! It's a lot simpler and more charming than the synopsis implies. And it's one of those novellas that feels like a complete story.
PS: This is listed as 3.5 in some places, but actually takes place before book three....more
Wish I'd realized that was set BEFORE the books. I read it last and was sad it didn't have Lois's high school friends.Wish I'd realized that was set BEFORE the books. I read it last and was sad it didn't have Lois's high school friends....more
More fun! (view spoiler)[Though I hope James/Maddy isn't going to be a thing. I like Dante and I don't like the "now that they have someone else, I w More fun! (view spoiler)[Though I hope James/Maddy isn't going to be a thing. I like Dante and I don't like the "now that they have someone else, I want them" trope. (hide spoiler)]...more
I wish this hadn't had the frame story because I didn't get it out and found it distracting. But then, without it, I probably wouldn't have kept readiI wish this hadn't had the frame story because I didn't get it out and found it distracting. But then, without it, I probably wouldn't have kept reading because I just wanted to figure it out . . .
The writing didn't click with me and I didn't find the stories very scary or memorable....more
One of those four stars that is more for the bones of the story than what's here. The feelings progressed too quickly and the final conflict was prettOne of those four stars that is more for the bones of the story than what's here. The feelings progressed too quickly and the final conflict was pretty eh. But I liked the characters! I liked the relationship!...more
Ugh, the description I read of this was something like, "accidentally end up in bed together" and I wish I'd known that meant, "one of those books wheUgh, the description I read of this was something like, "accidentally end up in bed together" and I wish I'd known that meant, "one of those books where he assumes she's a prostitute and has sex with her!" (She is drugged on medicine and goes along with it, but is hardly in any shape to consent.)
Anyway, I was already uncomfortable with the setup. (The heroine and the hero's best friend want each other!) And then it never really recovered for me from the setup....more
This is set between the third and fourth book, so you're not getting more character development than you did in book 4, but I'm always up fOh Gabriel.
This is set between the third and fourth book, so you're not getting more character development than you did in book 4, but I'm always up for more about my poor boy trying to figure out humans and relationships.
Ahhh, I finished this earlier this week and I feel like my life is too busy to have really given this the appreciation it deserves, but it is very gooAhhh, I finished this earlier this week and I feel like my life is too busy to have really given this the appreciation it deserves, but it is very good and I am looking forward to re-reading it someday.
I always thought these were romances, but I would actually call them primarily political fantasy.
But ALSO they have a strong and well done romance.
AndI always thought these were romances, but I would actually call them primarily political fantasy.
But ALSO they have a strong and well done romance.
And, really, those are my favorite kind of books.
(Also, I was trying to sell Beth on them and apparently I have managed to completely ignore the darkness in these books. Does that say more about me or the books?)...more
So one of my friends just got into these books, which, you know, has happened MULTIPLE times over the past year or so, but for whatever reason, this iSo one of my friends just got into these books, which, you know, has happened MULTIPLE times over the past year or so, but for whatever reason, this is the time that made me go, "I should read that!"
I liked it! I really liked Laurent, which is maybe a bit terrible of me, but there is clearly more to him than Damon is seeing right now! (Which is certainly fair of him.) I like that it's taking time to build their relationship.
I liked the sort of fantasy setting. I miss fantasy....more
I really only found the first one or two hot. I'd have loved that last two to have been from the female perspective.I really only found the first one or two hot. I'd have loved that last two to have been from the female perspective....more
I enjoyed listening to this, but if you've listened to Undisclosed, you won't find much new information at all about the book. And it's still an ongoiI enjoyed listening to this, but if you've listened to Undisclosed, you won't find much new information at all about the book. And it's still an ongoing case, so there's also the feeling of it not being the complete story.
And Grace is right that this is a lot Rabia's story, not Adnan's. And I found it interesting to read about, but I think maybe that was a different book.
I was grateful to read about the Muslim community....more
I liked this, but I feel like I should've liked it more. I liked the characters a lot and I was willing to buy into their relationship, but they fell I liked this, but I feel like I should've liked it more. I liked the characters a lot and I was willing to buy into their relationship, but they fell in love too quickly.
And then there was too much drama at the end. (Although, to clarify, it wasn't annoying drama. It was just one thing too many.)...more
Huh, I don't have this marked, but I am pretty sure I tried this before. I think I DNF'd it, but the ending was familiar, too, so it may have been a fHuh, I don't have this marked, but I am pretty sure I tried this before. I think I DNF'd it, but the ending was familiar, too, so it may have been a fairly through skimming kind of DNF.
Anyway, apparently I was in the mood to read this straight through, but it is still just okay. I guess mostly it feels unpolished. Lots of good glimmers of stuff, but it doesn't all come together.
And Hades isn't around nearly enough.
Some interesting translations of the myth, though....more
I liked this. I wasn't sure I would. The hero really doesn't come off well in the excerpt at the end of the first book (I went library instead of pre-I liked this. I wasn't sure I would. The hero really doesn't come off well in the excerpt at the end of the first book (I went library instead of pre-order for that reason). Not one of Layne's standouts, but I liked it.
One maybe-odd complaint. The relationship had been set up so well that I didn't entirely buy the last conflict. (view spoiler)[I get the pushing away, but they'd just become too close for me to totally believe it. (hide spoiler)]
I'm a little concerned about the next one. I get that Alexis is guarded, but I need to see a little hint that she wants Logan, too. Right now, everyone seems to ship it because he likes her--but it takes two!...more
I really do just want to copy and paste Beth's review! I, too, felt like this was a not-as-good precursor to Chime. And to some extent, I was ALWAYS gI really do just want to copy and paste Beth's review! I, too, felt like this was a not-as-good precursor to Chime. And to some extent, I was ALWAYS going to compare the next Billingsley I read to my beloved Chime, but this had a lot of parallels with the mysteries to both reader and narrator. The romance, too, had a similar flavor.
This started off pretty cute, but the second half wasn't as fun. There were a lot of mini-drama, the sort of the thing that in another book might be tThis started off pretty cute, but the second half wasn't as fun. There were a lot of mini-drama, the sort of the thing that in another book might be the big 75% mark drama. And while a lot of them were the kind of annoying drama that I hate seeing dragged out, it also doesn't really work to have fifty million dramas that are all solved in five minutes.
And, uh, don't read this if you're in a nit-picky mood....more
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