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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
I like Finnie. I think she's super cute and really fun and I really enjoyed reading about her. I liked the intersection between the parallel worlds, and I thought that was great. I even enjoyed Frey (most of the time).
But here's the thing, this alpha male, women are lesser attitude that this book had, sucked. It really brought it down for me. I'd be sitting there, having the time of my life, loving the book, and then boom. Frey would make some asshole LIFE CHANGING decision for Finnie without even consulting her. She'd lose her mind for a page or two and then make excuses for him and accept everything he does because it's “out of love and this is how he shows it”.
No. It's bullshit and absolutely deplorable.
Anyway. I did enjoy a lot of this book. Finnie makes it entirely worth reading. And the romance parts I liked, I did like. What little there was to do with politics was interesting. So. 3 stars. But please note, this just barely made it to stars.
But here's the thing, this alpha male, women are lesser attitude that this book had, sucked. It really brought it down for me. I'd be sitting there, having the time of my life, loving the book, and then boom. Frey would make some asshole LIFE CHANGING decision for Finnie without even consulting her. She'd lose her mind for a page or two and then make excuses for him and accept everything he does because it's “out of love and this is how he shows it”.
No. It's bullshit and absolutely deplorable.
Anyway. I did enjoy a lot of this book. Finnie makes it entirely worth reading. And the romance parts I liked, I did like. What little there was to do with politics was interesting. So. 3 stars. But please note, this just barely made it to stars.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Overall rating: 5++ stars
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Plot: 10/10
Ending: 6/10
Writing: 10/10
Hero: 1000/10
Heroine: 10/10
Humour: 7/10
Steaminess: 7/10
Feels: 10/10
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Genre: Fantasy Romance
Plot: 10/10
Ending: 6/10
Writing: 10/10
Hero: 1000/10
Heroine: 10/10
Humour: 7/10
Steaminess: 7/10
Feels: 10/10
HEA:
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alpha male, alternate universe,
I should have DNF'd this book.
I loathed Frey. I can't remember the last time I hated the love interest this much.
Okay so Finnie gets transferred to this world and is forced to marry him. He immediately treats her terribly and leaves her alone in a filthy cabin in the freezing cold for 6 weeks. Fine, whoever her twin was must have done something really bad...Nope. Actually the only thing the twin did was be gay and flee to a whole different ass world to have her freedom!! And they make a point to say "oh well he is normally fine with gay people, he's just upset he's marrying her and she doesn't want him" Well then he clearly has no empathy at all. Then throughout the story, they villainize this other twin and don't try to see things from her POV whatsoever. He claims the twin commited treason! And tells her parents that if she comes back, she'll be executed. The twin's parents and friends completely write the twin off. There are barely any comments about missing her and they accept that she's gone forever without a second thought.
Alright, then his biggest crime is early in the story. He binds Finnie to this world without giving her feelings a single thought. Fine, it's early in the story. He's obviously going to be remorseful as soon as he gets to know her. He'll confess out of guilt and they'll break the bind...Nope. There is no shred of remorse from him. He cuts her off from her entire future, feels no guilt, and he actively keeps her from finding out from the other witches.
Throughout the story, he makes horrible sexist comments. He tells her if they have daughters, they won't be taught to fight or won't be allowed to wear pants. He explains to her that he's royalty and he can fool around with whoever and as a woman she just has to deal with it. He declares himself above servants and the rest of society. Then he is a total asshole and has the woman he was fooling around with serve them all dinner to flaunt it in front of Finnie. The story makes it to be her fault and he never apologizes for his actions. Oh! And her mom gives her a speech that is basically "if you don't put out, he'll go elsewhere".
His next crime - He switches her birth control for a placebo to get her pregnant without her consent! It made me want to throw up. And when she's pregnant, he tries to control her and limit all her activities. They also make a point to say that they will have to keep having kids until they have a son to take the throne. Finnie is from our world, where is her feminism?! Why isn't she pushing for society changes?!
So he finally gets exposed for all of this - Finnie screams at him but as she's yelling a battle breaks out and he "dies". When they are reunited, she apologizes to him profusely. I was livid, screaming at her to run for the hills. Then in the end, he brings one of her friends from the other world to visit and somehow, that makes up for everything. I just hate him from the depths of my soul.
The only nice thing I have to say is the concept is interesting. I wish we alternated stories between the twins. I would have liked to learn how the twin's experience was going on earth.
The other books focus on different couples but I'm scarred from this book and I will not be continuing.
I loathed Frey. I can't remember the last time I hated the love interest this much.
Okay so Finnie gets transferred to this world and is forced to marry him. He immediately treats her terribly and leaves her alone in a filthy cabin in the freezing cold for 6 weeks. Fine, whoever her twin was must have done something really bad...Nope. Actually the only thing the twin did was be gay and flee to a whole different ass world to have her freedom!! And they make a point to say "oh well he is normally fine with gay people, he's just upset he's marrying her and she doesn't want him" Well then he clearly has no empathy at all. Then throughout the story, they villainize this other twin and don't try to see things from her POV whatsoever. He claims the twin commited treason! And tells her parents that if she comes back, she'll be executed. The twin's parents and friends completely write the twin off. There are barely any comments about missing her and they accept that she's gone forever without a second thought.
Alright, then his biggest crime is early in the story. He binds Finnie to this world without giving her feelings a single thought. Fine, it's early in the story. He's obviously going to be remorseful as soon as he gets to know her. He'll confess out of guilt and they'll break the bind...Nope. There is no shred of remorse from him. He cuts her off from her entire future, feels no guilt, and he actively keeps her from finding out from the other witches.
Throughout the story, he makes horrible sexist comments. He tells her if they have daughters, they won't be taught to fight or won't be allowed to wear pants. He explains to her that he's royalty and he can fool around with whoever and as a woman she just has to deal with it. He declares himself above servants and the rest of society. Then he is a total asshole and has the woman he was fooling around with serve them all dinner to flaunt it in front of Finnie. The story makes it to be her fault and he never apologizes for his actions. Oh! And her mom gives her a speech that is basically "if you don't put out, he'll go elsewhere".
His next crime - He switches her birth control for a placebo to get her pregnant without her consent! It made me want to throw up. And when she's pregnant, he tries to control her and limit all her activities. They also make a point to say that they will have to keep having kids until they have a son to take the throne. Finnie is from our world, where is her feminism?! Why isn't she pushing for society changes?!
So he finally gets exposed for all of this - Finnie screams at him but as she's yelling a battle breaks out and he "dies". When they are reunited, she apologizes to him profusely. I was livid, screaming at her to run for the hills. Then in the end, he brings one of her friends from the other world to visit and somehow, that makes up for everything. I just hate him from the depths of my soul.
The only nice thing I have to say is the concept is interesting. I wish we alternated stories between the twins. I would have liked to learn how the twin's experience was going on earth.
The other books focus on different couples but I'm scarred from this book and I will not be continuing.
bleh, I tried and wanted to like it, but couldn't stand the "freaking" this and "ho boy" that, just too overdone I think, I skimmed over so much of her internal dialogue because it was just too ridiculous and juvenile.
En tiedä yhtään miksi luin tämän. Ja loppuun asti. Tämä oli turhaa turhuutta. Hyvä ajatus, mutta ärsyttävä ja toooodella pitkästyttävä toteutus.
was better listening to audio than last time! and the fact my book tastes have evolved a bit!
5 stars
I have never read a KA book until tonight. I've had several on my TBR for years but just never had made that jump. I'm kicking myself for that tonight. My mind is blown.
Generally, PNR is not my thing. I'm very selective about it. However, if they were all written like this then it would move to being my go to se genre. The skill that went into this world building is some of the best that I have ever read. I'm truly gobsmacked with the amount of detail that went into this story. Add in amazing characters and it took it to yet another level. I LOVED Finnie. Her zest for life was infectious. She was a little ray of sunshine. Her interactions with Frey were delightful. Frey, this guy was delicious I loved how he was so dedicated to ensuring that his soulmate was able to have her gypsy soul and adventurous feet on the move. Yes, he acted sexist at times but it wasn't out of being a jerk but rather out of fear.
I will have to add more to this review later. I'm still milling over how mad I am at myself for not having read this before. Until then, I recommend anyone that's not living under a rock (like myself) to read this.
I have never read a KA book until tonight. I've had several on my TBR for years but just never had made that jump. I'm kicking myself for that tonight. My mind is blown.
Generally, PNR is not my thing. I'm very selective about it. However, if they were all written like this then it would move to being my go to se genre. The skill that went into this world building is some of the best that I have ever read. I'm truly gobsmacked with the amount of detail that went into this story. Add in amazing characters and it took it to yet another level. I LOVED Finnie. Her zest for life was infectious. She was a little ray of sunshine. Her interactions with Frey were delightful. Frey, this guy was delicious I loved how he was so dedicated to ensuring that his soulmate was able to have her gypsy soul and adventurous feet on the move. Yes, he acted sexist at times but it wasn't out of being a jerk but rather out of fear.
I will have to add more to this review later. I'm still milling over how mad I am at myself for not having read this before. Until then, I recommend anyone that's not living under a rock (like myself) to read this.
Well if I could rate components of this book I would as follows:
Steamy scenes with Frey: 5 stars!!
Everything else: 2 meh stars?!?
Overall: 3 Stars
I think what really did me in was the inconsistency throughout this book. Some scenes were beaten to a pulp in over explaining while others were explained in 3 pages (kindle paper white pages may I tell you!!!)
As much as it pains me to say, I am not a fan of Kristen Ashley's writing. I know I know I am the minority. There is a very fine line from being funny and being annoying. She happens to borderline annoying. Baby as a term of endearment annoys the fuck out of me. I'm sorry just sayin....
Ho Boy. 23 Ho Boys. I am sure there are more since I didn't actually start counting until after 17%. Repetitive words also annoy the fuck out of me.
It had a good concept but there was too much left out...
Steamy scenes with Frey: 5 stars!!
Everything else: 2 meh stars?!?
Overall: 3 Stars
I think what really did me in was the inconsistency throughout this book. Some scenes were beaten to a pulp in over explaining while others were explained in 3 pages (kindle paper white pages may I tell you!!!)
As much as it pains me to say, I am not a fan of Kristen Ashley's writing. I know I know I am the minority. There is a very fine line from being funny and being annoying. She happens to borderline annoying. Baby as a term of endearment annoys the fuck out of me. I'm sorry just sayin....
Ho Boy. 23 Ho Boys. I am sure there are more since I didn't actually start counting until after 17%. Repetitive words also annoy the fuck out of me.
It had a good concept but there was too much left out...