I don't go into extreme detail ,but still I'll warn you .
Before I wrote this I haThe characters decisions just don't make sense .
Semi SPOILERS BELOW
I don't go into extreme detail ,but still I'll warn you .
Before I wrote this I hadn't read this book for two weeks ,hence some details are a bit fuzzy . Correct me if I'm wrong in any details .
Point one ; We're lead to believe that the MC and her ex bf have some unmendable rift between them , only to find out that he wanted kill her dog . Now this might sound terrible . BUT her dog was infected by the " zombie virus " that kills anyone who is infected . She can't seem to get over this fact so she breaks up w/ him .
Point two ; Despite the fact that their are ZOMBIES ( zombie bears as well ) running around , which with one bite will doom you to certain death , our MC is horrified that her ex boyfriend carrys a gun . Like LADY GET ON HIS LEVEL ! She's living in a life or death situation ,but tries to get all self righteous because he dares carry a gun TO PROTECT HIMSELF FROM A SLOW AND MISERABLE DEATH !!
Point three ; The ex bf's sister brings home her girlfriend from college . After the " invasion of zombies " she decides to stay in town . I don't understand why the ex is the ONLY ONE who seems to take this seriously . People are being dragged off into the woods , then left for a slow and painful death after being MAULED BY ZOMBIE BEARS !!! The stupidity is astonishing!
Part four ; The reason the " zombie plague " starts in the first place is simply because the MC's parents lack any decent parenting and communication skills . This whole thing could have been avoided .
I could go on for ages ,but I'll stop there . ...more
DNF , so I won't rate this one . My beef with The Christmas Bookshop , is how deceiving the description was . I expected cozy and heartwarming ,what I DNF , so I won't rate this one . My beef with The Christmas Bookshop , is how deceiving the description was . I expected cozy and heartwarming ,what I got was petty family squabbles , and characters I just couldn't connect to . It was not at all what I expected ....more
I decided to just write my rant down below under the spoilers ,because I cannot explain why I'm so frustrated with Valera the MC without spoilers . I decided to just write my rant down below under the spoilers ,because I cannot explain why I'm so frustrated with Valera the MC without spoilers . ...more
First of all I won't be officially rating this because I just don't think it's fair , due to the fact that I only read a few pages . ( It's definitelyFirst of all I won't be officially rating this because I just don't think it's fair , due to the fact that I only read a few pages . ( It's definitely a one star tho ...more
Get yourself some popcorn kids ,cause boy do I have a lot of complaining to do …( disclaimer ig ...but in my humble opiDaughter of smoke and bone bk 2
Get yourself some popcorn kids ,cause boy do I have a lot of complaining to do …( disclaimer ig ...but in my humble opinion, my complaints were justified ) You know when you read a book where the characters spend too much time on Earth ,and not enough time in the interesting world the author has made up ...yeah well me too ...normally . This book had me feeling the opposite .
The most interesting characters were a part of Karou's normal life , her crazy ex , her dear friend Zuzahna ,Mick , and her caring 'monster'' family . The thing is there was something magical about Prague as described by the author . None of that magic was even remotely magic , all of their favorite haunts were so compelling and magical and interesting that I wanted to visit those places . Sure the espionage of Karou's teeth trading ( which was interesting to me ) led back to the magic and I'm not begrudging the magic , just the fact that all this added stuff just didn't work for me .
The story could've held up quite well without the angels,and other creatures war that whole war between them . The war was a drudgery to read about . I felt like I was reading the same thing over and over and over again !
I felt like I was reading a combination of three different stories . Like the author one day accidentally dropped three manuscripts in the blender and said well may as well make the best of it and just publish it like it is * why did this explanation come to mind idk please bear with me * .
One of my biggest complaints was over the secret situation . I love when characters have no idea who they are ,you know where everyone knows who they are except for them ! Enthralling right ! It keeps you at the edge of your seat . And then when everyone knows all about the real truth behind the supernatural elements going on ,and the character and is left in the dark about it . Those huge reveals of the secret are The BEST PART OF THE WHOLE WAIT !
I waited and waited and waited for the big reveal ,we only really got two answers to questions in the first book. One of which was revealed from the perspective of another character . So here I am waiting and waiting for the big reveal and then I find out all of these answers to my burning questions and how do I find out the literal worst way I've ever read in a book before . The characters reflecting on the truth ,as in THE ANSWERS WERE FOUND OUT OFF THE PAGE AS IN THE BEST PARTS WERE HELD OUT ON ME FOR A WHOLE BOOK ONLY TO BE REVEALED IN THE DUMBEST WAY …*ok I'll calm down now . *
So I continuously checked Goodreads to make sure that I was justified in my anger. I thought " well maybe I'm accidentally listening out of order ?" . Then when that failed I asked myself " Did I skip something ? " Well no I was on the first chapter . So what the heckin' heck is going on !?!
Needless to say I'm kinda underwhelmed by this book , more so than the first book even . You may be wondering well you'd have nothing to complain about if you'd just stop reading them ,but at this point I'm reading because I love some of the characters dearly . The whole series would've been better if Zuzahna and Mick were the main characters ...just sayin' . And here my rant ends .
Content warning ; Language : Mild 3/10
Violence : Talk of severed heads being used as a target in archery practice . 4/10
Sex/ Nudity : Talk of a woman being with her lover and being caught naked . One of the female 'monsters' upper body is human and naked . ...more
Mini review ; The problems I had with this book were mainly in the pace it was so slowly paced ,and along with that when something actually happened itMini review ; The problems I had with this book were mainly in the pace it was so slowly paced ,and along with that when something actually happened it was mostly a let down plot that had so much potential. The initial idea was incredible I adore high stakes contests but between the plot let down and the main character irritating the heck out of me it completely missed the mark .
The other problem I had with this was the EXCESSIVE language and when I say excessive I mean excessive . It was honestly so over the top that it was irritating .
The summer I turned pretty ? More like The Summer I Turned PETTY !
I don't remember much about this series except that I LOATHE it to this day with a pThe summer I turned pretty ? More like The Summer I Turned PETTY !
I don't remember much about this series except that I LOATHE it to this day with a passion ! Her name is BELLY for the love of sanity , run while you still can . I read this when it hadn't been out for long , and for some reason it still irritates me . If you hate stupid pointless love triangles with characters who lust over each other for seemingly no reason , and drag out said drama for three books , then this is for you . If not let me be the one to warn away all the newbies who came here because of all the tv show hype. It's not worth the torture ....more
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