I enjoyed this book but it felt a bit ... lacking in some way. I really, really loved the first book and this one just didn't feel quite asrating: 3.5
I enjoyed this book but it felt a bit ... lacking in some way. I really, really loved the first book and this one just didn't feel quite as good as that one.
I think Sam not being in this book (for the most part) was part of my issue there. He was one of my favorites in the first book and he has, maybe, four or five pages in this book. Simon basically kicked him off to the Wolfguard area.
The rest of my issue was, well, the lack of action in regards to Meg. I liked Simon and Meg's relationship but she didn't really do much in this book. The Shark could've been interesting (especially seeing his hypnotizing ability) but then he just died. It left me wondering why he was even in this book.
And then there was that ending! Why even bother with having the people there? They didn't do a damn thing! Why put so much emphasis on Jean when, in the end, it seems like she won't be in this series much (if any.)
I really, reaaaally enjoyed this book. I found the idea that 'the Others' (aka, everything other than humans) basically ruled the world. That whole 'wI really, reaaaally enjoyed this book. I found the idea that 'the Others' (aka, everything other than humans) basically ruled the world. That whole 'we can't come out because humans will kill us all' bit that's in UF these drives me crazy.
And the world building was very good. This is one of the best world building in an UF that I've seen. All the different kinds of Others were all thought out too. She used the standards but twisted them around a bit and the species names were rather simple and easy to follow.
I really like Meg. Actually, I liked most everyone in the book (the good and the bad.) Asia was reasonably smart. I did like her character almost as much as Meg's. She got points knocked off because of the TV show thing (boring!) but she was clever in her way.
That said, I can totally see why people say Meg is a Mary Sue. The author tries really hard to mediate this but it still comes off on the Mary Sue side of things. I think the way she set up that character was in an attempt to cut that out but still...
There was a lot convenient things that detracted too. This is mostly due because the rest of the plot was fairly well thought out. Like, for example, all the BoW's had the same key or Simon leaving Meg and the pup together, alone, in the middle of a would-be war when the point of said war was to get her back. I didn't like how everyone seemed to love her at first sight as well.
This is one of those few romance novels which I can honestly say:
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Maybe it's just because I've been reading so many of the 'rape her until she lThis is one of those few romance novels which I can honestly say:
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Maybe it's just because I've been reading so many of the 'rape her until she loves him' type romance books lately but this was like a splash of fresh air!
My only complaint is that it's too damn short!...more
Well, most of this anyway. I didn't like the ending. It was totally justified (and I totally understand it -- I probably would'vI really enjoyed this.
Well, most of this anyway. I didn't like the ending. It was totally justified (and I totally understand it -- I probably would've given it a lesser score if had gone the way I wanted it.) I just wanted my HEA. XD...more
Loved it all. I had to jump into book two immediately. Lucky I had it at work with me else that overtime would've been way too much for me to handle tLoved it all. I had to jump into book two immediately. Lucky I had it at work with me else that overtime would've been way too much for me to handle today....more
I was looking over Pratchett's books to see if any new Discworld books are coming out and I realized I hadn't starred this book. I can't believe I forI was looking over Pratchett's books to see if any new Discworld books are coming out and I realized I hadn't starred this book. I can't believe I forgot to rate this. I feel like I just kicked a puppy, stole candy from a kid, and refused to help an elderly woman across the street. D:...more
Wow. What a huge letdown. I know I'm going to be in the tiny minority here but WTF happened to Toby? I've never been so repulsed by a character I usedWow. What a huge letdown. I know I'm going to be in the tiny minority here but WTF happened to Toby? I've never been so repulsed by a character I used to love in a series since Anita Blake (different reasons, same disgust.)
Plot wise, it was standard and fast paced. My two stars comes from the fact that all the supporting cast were cardboard and Toby was incredibly OOC. Like, she thinks her man is dead and instead of looking for him, she just cries like a heap of uselessness. THAT kind of OOC. And all the rest of the time, she was acting like a five year old brat.
This book broadened an aspect from book 3 that bugged the hell out of me. That is, this demand for knowing everything. She had a split from Luna because Luna didn't tell her that Blind Michel was her father and she'd said that she thought Toby would die. Toby feels 'betrayed' by this.
You know what Toby? You were going to kill her father, even if it did free her, and she gave you passage to him. She didn't owe you a goddamn thing and as for being sent to die? HELLO! Changling girl against a first born? If Luna had said, before Toby went, that Toby wouldn't die, then everyone knows Toby would chide her for telling lies. It was an obvious conclusion.
What does this have to do with this book? Well, I agree with Luna when she snipped at Toby because, I hate to say it, Luna was right. Yes, Toby missed ten years of Jill's life but at least Jill wasn't with her in some dark hole for eight years and last time I checked, Jill didn't kidnap any one nor did she try to kill Toby.
Yeah, Toby, it was a shitty thing to happen to you but grow the fuck you. It's not the same thing. Not even close.
And then Toby starts to rail on Sylvester for not telling her about her mother and step-father? That wasn't any of Sylvester's business to tell her if her own mother hadn't.
I kept wanting him to smack her, especially at the end where she said 'you let me go after him knowing he was ...' I wanted to punch her. That's the most self-absorbed comment in this entire book series.
Yeah Toby, sorry about Sylvester being worried for his missing family. Obviously, he should've put your needs (to know everything) above that of his wife and child. You are obviously the most important person in Sylvester's universe and she always be told everything.
CAN I PUNCH TOBY? I really want to punch her. I honestly do....more
My favorite book in this series thus far. Damn it. I'm starting to like this series.My favorite book in this series thus far. Damn it. I'm starting to like this series....more
This certainly is one of those books where people with love it or hate it. I can't understand how people can say thI loved this book! It was awesome!
This certainly is one of those books where people with love it or hate it. I can't understand how people can say that the prose is bad. It truly isn't. I loved the various superhero's and it was awesome to see Thom go from having no powers to blooming and coming into his own.
I think most of the negative reviews come from the fact that the main character is gay. If you read them, they say he either wasn't gay enough or the book was too homophobic or something along those lines.
Moore did an awesome job with Thom (the main character who is gay) in my opinion. It was classy and he neatly side-stepped all the cliches. A gay guy being portrayed as normal?!?! GASP! As for it being homophobic? What? That's a joke! I think that complaint comes from the PC policy who refuse to believe people still get harassed for being gay.
The other characters were interesting too. I really thought the whole team was awesome and I like how the back stories were told. Even Golden Boy. Larry cracked me up.
And the ending caused a sniffle. What more is there to love?...more
Love! I really loved Leslie and Peter's developing relationship in this book. It's slow but I like how it's not an instant thing. I really hate 'instaLove! I really loved Leslie and Peter's developing relationship in this book. It's slow but I like how it's not an instant thing. I really hate 'insta' things in books (relationships, etc.)
It's nice to see him psychologically coming to grips with her face AND it's even better that the author gives Peter a more authentic voice by not trying to censer that in an effort to be PC....more
The beginning was somewhat slow (though there are a couple moments of dramatic action) and weird(ish), and then going from the crime scene,I liked it.
The beginning was somewhat slow (though there are a couple moments of dramatic action) and weird(ish), and then going from the crime scene, to the safe house, to where the book really begins was a bit off putting, thus the four star rating. I understand the authors intent. I'm fairly certain that everything that happens before the main couple meets was probably going to be back story that the author tried to work in but it's obvious that that just couldn't happen. So, I understand why it's a prolonged beginning like that.
The only reason I mention it being a bit weird is because it goes from all that into the standard romance plot line. Ms. Roberts is a very good author, though, and she pulls it off really well. I did love the character growth in Abby showcased here. It redeemed the first half for me (as well as making it almost certain, in my own head, that she couldn't've worked that in later in the book -- the character of Abby wouldn't have been able to see it and it helped in understanding her how she started out when meeting Brooks.)
This is a fluffy, feel good romance and I enjoyed. ...more
I'm so torn over this series. I like it a lot. I like the MC. I like the world he set up. I just hate pretty much every other character in the book. BI'm so torn over this series. I like it a lot. I like the MC. I like the world he set up. I just hate pretty much every other character in the book. Being a character person, that's a problem for me.
I'm just sick of the crap that everyone gives Fix and him just agreeing and bending over. It's like every character in this story exists only to shit on him, and I hate it. Now that's getting pushed off on Fix for being such a wimp.
Thus far, the book (or any of the characters) have yet to convince me that Rafi's condition is his fault. Was it Fix that summoned him? I mean, let's say some dumb fuck was playing with a gun (which, if you take the POV from the book, is basically the same thing) and that idiot shoots himself in the head, is it the first responders fault because he couldn't save him?
Pen, I thought, was the only decent character there but when Pen said some BS like 'right! Run away from your responsibilities!' I wanted to chuck the book. Really? She wants to bitch about responsibilities? This woman who would've allow this monster free, who'd allow an innocent child's soul be sacrificed to a man who hadn't even been with her at the time it happened (who'd apparently had dumped her and was known for being a player)?
I could, perhaps, take it a bit easier if the characters weren't so fucking self-righteous about the whole thing. He's like 'but what about this innocent kid' and then they try to say he's not responsible? Bah!...more
This book is a hard one to rate. I almost wanted to give it more stars but I really couldn't. It went by okay but ...
I didn't hate the MC like most sThis book is a hard one to rate. I almost wanted to give it more stars but I really couldn't. It went by okay but ...
I didn't hate the MC like most seem to. I actually enjoyed all the characters save Ben. And the ending did somewhat surprise me, so I'll give Ms. Flynn that. I was tempted to give it another star for that but the reason it surprised me wasn't because Flynn was being clever.
My major problems were mostly due to the story telling method the author use. In no order:
1. The vast majority of this book, be it descriptive or otherwise, consisted of similes. It felt like (pun intended) I was drowning in them. I think they conveyed the meaning the author wanted but it was just way too much.
2. The hints were WAY too heavy. It felt like half the book was dedicated to the hints and not in a 'move the plot along' way. It's a 13 hour long book via audio book with 'flashbacks' of the day of the mass murders. These flashbacks felt less like actual telling of what really happened and more like trying to leave those huge, heavy handed clues. Part of it had me sighing and wishing the author would just get on with it.
3. The actual events (who and how the murders took place) were WAY, WAY! too deus ex machina. It left a bad taste in my mouth. Maybe she tried to overshadow it in earlier parts but it was still way too contrived. It almost left like the author, at some point, realized that her previous hints were way too strong and thought, 'hey, let's just throw this ball in from the left field' instead of reworking the previous events.
4. Ben. I hated him. I still hate him. I'm really bothered by him. I think, honestly, that he was completely unredeemable. Especially at the end, after what all happened to bring out the killer. I'm more disgusted with him than anyone else in the book. It really bothered me that the book seemed to end with a whole 'Ben is redeemed' or some bullshit, and that scene with him at the end where he thinks about protecting his sister? Bull-fucking-shit! It pissed me off that the author even *tried* that tact....more
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