I've read this a handful of times and love it every time. There are a few tiny things that bug me a little bit, but overall, it is still a favorite boI've read this a handful of times and love it every time. There are a few tiny things that bug me a little bit, but overall, it is still a favorite book to revisit once in a while....more
This series has been fantastic. It was one that I wasn't sure if I should take a chance on and now is one of my all time favorite series. Love it soooThis series has been fantastic. It was one that I wasn't sure if I should take a chance on and now is one of my all time favorite series. Love it soooooo much! Meg has been captivating from the beginning and she continues to learn and grow throughout the books. We see what that ripple meant for the Courtyard when Meg was dropped right in the middle.
It's an exciting and imaginative series. A world like our own but not our own. It blows my mind, sometimes, the creativeness that went into this book. Fantastical creatures of the wild, the adaptability of the humans, and the special sweet blood that brought them together like they had never experienced before.
One of the things I love about this is that the terra indigene is that they aren't humans in a different form. They don't have the same way of dealing with things. Some might see them as savage, but they never make any claim to being human or dealing with things in a human way. There is a big difference between them and the humans in this book....more
I was enjoying this for the first few chapters and then it all went downhill. The trouble with the romance was that there didn't seem to be any real gI was enjoying this for the first few chapters and then it all went downhill. The trouble with the romance was that there didn't seem to be any real growth of the two characters, as individuals or as a couple. Their fights looked the same throughout the book. Jess ordering and being overbearing and Gigi giving in and letting him have his way when speaking her peace didn't do her any good. She refers to Jess as an asshole and I firmly agree. There are things about this that I think are realistic, but for a book, I would like to see growth. Jess is not a man I would want in my life. He plows through all fights and disagreements, winning, and that is that.
There were stretches of this book that I felt unnecessary. There were scenes in this book only to be added to have another fight. The same fight. The same behaviors and characteristics that never get resolved that make the scenes redundant. It made the book feel longer than it needed to be.
I never really connected with Gigi. I thought I would at first but after the first few introductory chapters I felt as Gigi was nothing but a victim. We all suffer through negative thoughts and self image. There was just something about Gigi's internal dialogue about how awful she is in bed and how every partner made sure to tell her that I wanted to bitch slap some sense into her. This is definitely one of the things I hate most about romance books/movies. Gigi's role in this book was the victim. She played or acted like the victim throughout and just once I wanted her to really stand up for herself, to make smarter choices and to learn how to communicate better.
The blurb sounded right up my alley, but mostly, this left me feeling very disappointed. It started out promising and took a turn for the worse and never let up. I don't plan on trying out book 2 to see if the characters are any better....more
I only made it to around 25% and gave up. What the hell was the author thinking?!? I did take french in high school, but that was many, many moons agoI only made it to around 25% and gave up. What the hell was the author thinking?!? I did take french in high school, but that was many, many moons ago. So I remember the bare minimum. Definitely not enough to try to make it through the rest of this book when she didn't even translate phrases or sentences (for the most part) in the first quarter of the book.
I have a kindle fire, one of the newer ones. Yet, my kindle still bugged out trying to translate the french text. If I had a paperback? There is a way to write a bilingual book. This is a perfect example of what not to do. Write in french, if you must, but don't make your reader guess at the subtext of a language they don't know.
This book could be cute and could be fun. But I shouldn't have to spend so much time trying to translate text or guess at what the author means when she shows she's capable of writing a translation for 1% of her french....more
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