This reads like a young adult contemporary book with this writing. The characters are edgy teenagers. On top of that, there is no intrigue tDNF at 17%
This reads like a young adult contemporary book with this writing. The characters are edgy teenagers. On top of that, there is no intrigue to keep me reading. No amount of ice dancing can save this book, unfortunately....more
This just isn't working for me. I don't feel the chemistry between the characters, and worst of all, I am bored. I thought this would cure mDNF at 65%
This just isn't working for me. I don't feel the chemistry between the characters, and worst of all, I am bored. I thought this would cure my reading slump, but alas....more
The plot is nowhere to be seen. The world building is just info dumps that I don't care about. I have zero interest in these characters and DNF at 30%
The plot is nowhere to be seen. The world building is just info dumps that I don't care about. I have zero interest in these characters and there is literally zero chemistry between the main characters. The writing is below avarage.
I found the language barrier interesting at first but it wasn't executed well like in The Horde Kings of Dakkar series by Zoey Draven.
I think I need to stay away from all the booktok books but the hype always gets me....more
I don't usually dnf books this close to finishing them. This started so well like at-least-4-stars-well then it turned into a friends with bDNF at 70%
I don't usually dnf books this close to finishing them. This started so well like at-least-4-stars-well then it turned into a friends with benefits kind of story and the romance turned into lust very quickly. This couple was only attracted to each other physically and even that was because of their "werewolf biology".
This could have been a great paranormal romance if the tension didn't dissapear too quickly and the heroine didn't increasingly annoy me. Also, we didn't see the hero ever be mean to anyone so why did everyone think him rude?
This kind of reminded me of the Love Hypothesis but a very weak version of that (and also with omegaverse terms thrown in). Adam was also considered mean even though we didn't see any evidence of that.
If you like more spice than romance this might work better for you....more
I tried so hard to finish this book but I can't read this anymore.
The way Islam was mixed with fantasy was too much for me. Either ShaDNF at page 267.
I tried so hard to finish this book but I can't read this anymore.
The way Islam was mixed with fantasy was too much for me. Either Shannon Chakraborty doesn't know anything about Islam or she wrote all of the misinformation on purpose.
Firstly, this is a personal gripe of mine but I hate it when authors write religious main characters but make them non-practising religious people. I understand that there are many religious people who are like this but Amina al-Sirafi constantly told the reader that she was trying to be better but we never see her actually try to be better. She drinks, steals, kills and even (view spoiler)[marries a demon which didn't make any sense to me because demons exist in Christianity and not in Islam. When Amina asks Raksh if he is a djinn he says "not a djinn, no. Though it's a bit hard to explain; your language no longer have a good word for what I am. I used to be worshipped as a god." (hide spoiler)]
Second, I know this is a fiction book but mixing Prophet Suleiman's story with fantasy did not sit well with me. Chakraborty also mentions faes and different creatures throughout the book and I don't understand what she was trying to do here? Are there also vampires in this universe? I was so lost on the world building.
Third, on chapter 5, there is a small part about slavery. Amina says that some people believe that slavery is allowed in Islam but she believes it can't be allowed because she has seen how terrible it is. Slavery was a reality at the time. Freeing slaves is encouraged in the Quran. I have never read or heard anyone say that it is permissible to "sell your own kids to enhance your lives". I found that part confusing and I wondered what the author was really trying to say.
I tried to forget that this book had anything to do with Islam and I tried to imagine the MC non-muslim so I could at least enjoy the story but islamic themes are the main focus of the story. They are all written from a westernized view so I can't make myself finish this book anymore.
I might come back to this in the future, but I am so disappointed. Every time I try to read it, I get so frustrated because it feels lisoft dnf at 20%
I might come back to this in the future, but I am so disappointed. Every time I try to read it, I get so frustrated because it feels like this was written by someone else. Where is the Rooke from book 1? Where is the nature talk that captivated me? Where is the grovel?
I wish J. Bree took more time to write this because all that tension in book 1 went nowhere.
I need time to lower my expectations and maybe come back to finish it just to see what happens... or just read some spoilers....more
I love the "two insane people loving each other in a dramaticly toxic way" plot. But the execution was so boring. I read the first third of DNF at 32%
I love the "two insane people loving each other in a dramaticly toxic way" plot. But the execution was so boring. I read the first third of it then read the ending. To be honest, I didn't miss anything so I am not sad to dnf this book....more
Maybe if it was a short story I would have liked this since the plot was so interesting. The first 40% is basically the blurb and there are DNF at 50%
Maybe if it was a short story I would have liked this since the plot was so interesting. The first 40% is basically the blurb and there are too many science talk that I personally didn't care about. I am more of a biology and chemistry girly. I don't even know what Tamsin's research was about....more
Why write a fantasy book if all you are going to give me are bar fights and clothes descriptions. I guess SJM started this.
How can you make dnf at 30%
Why write a fantasy book if all you are going to give me are bar fights and clothes descriptions. I guess SJM started this.
How can you make the couple have no chemistry when they can literally hear each other's minds? The possiblities were endless and instead we had these two boring characters with zero chemistry interact with each other....more
Horror books are a hit and miss for me and this is just too slow with not enough intrigue to make me keep going. Just Silas this Silas that.DNF at 40%
Horror books are a hit and miss for me and this is just too slow with not enough intrigue to make me keep going. Just Silas this Silas that. I am sick of Silas....more
There is nothing wrong with this book. I just can't get into Elizabeth O'Roark's writing. I don't feel anything towards her characters and Idnf at 30%
There is nothing wrong with this book. I just can't get into Elizabeth O'Roark's writing. I don't feel anything towards her characters and I don't feel the need to continue her books for some reason. The same thing happened to me with Parallel. Her plots aren't bad so I don't know what the problem is for me....more
This is not a bad book and I might come back to it later but I am just not into Nora Roberts' style anymore. I feel like if you read one of dnf at 13%
This is not a bad book and I might come back to it later but I am just not into Nora Roberts' style anymore. I feel like if you read one of her books you don't need to read more. (Obviously I am wrong since everyone loves and adores her books. Maybe I just need to be in a Nora Roberts mood.)...more
This historical mystery is just not for me. I don't care about the mystery, the main character or any of the characters, really. Maybe if itDNF at 40%
This historical mystery is just not for me. I don't care about the mystery, the main character or any of the characters, really. Maybe if it was a shorter book I could have finished it. But the over-writing and the slow pace make me unable to finish this....more
I don't like the characters which is fine but there is NO chemistry between them. So is there a reason for me to continue listening to this DNF at 58%
I don't like the characters which is fine but there is NO chemistry between them. So is there a reason for me to continue listening to this instead of picking up another audiobook that I might actually like?
This book is not bad. I just can't seem to get into Grace Draven's writing for some reason. Her characters and pacing don't work as well forDNF at 30%
This book is not bad. I just can't seem to get into Grace Draven's writing for some reason. Her characters and pacing don't work as well for me as everyone else. I might come back to this at some point though since it is a beauty and the beast retelling....more
DNF at 30% (not sure since I was listening to the audiobook)
This started so good with Travis and Maggie's stories but then turned into a very typical DNF at 30% (not sure since I was listening to the audiobook)
This started so good with Travis and Maggie's stories but then turned into a very typical cult book and I'm just not into it. I'm also really not into this writing style for some reason. It is very "wordy". I wish Travis and Maggie were in a different book altogether.
I decided to read spoilers instead of finishing it and tbh I'm glad I didn't continue. There is magical realism then there is ...this....more
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