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3.86 AVERAGE
3.86 AVERAGE
cute
Took me out of a reading slump. I loved seeing all my other boys cant wait to see how the other stores pan out! Wish echo wouldve been in the wedding as well
Took me out of a reading slump. I loved seeing all my other boys cant wait to see how the other stores pan out! Wish echo wouldve been in the wedding as well
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Not what I was expecting based on book one. Interesting plot, though I feel like disbelief needed suspending often--but what do I know? Basically I treated this book as an action film. I didn't have to think too hard and let myself enjoy the ride. Overall, a decent way to spend an evening.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF @ 40%
I loved Risking It All, and I liked Macy in that one, so of course I wanted to read his story. When I downloaded it, I was surprised to see I was already at 40%. But it wasn't on any of my shelves. I was confused. And then I read a page, and it all came rushing back to me. In this book, Macy is a whiny little bitch, and I hated him. Any time Logan tried to do something to keep him safe because that was, you know, WHAT HE DOES FOR A LIVING, Macy bitched and moaned and threw a hissy fit about how he was an EQUAL, and he wasn't HELPLESS and he wouldn't take the goddamned help and expertise that was being offered because somehow it would mean that he was a useless waste of space. Or something. I get it, he didn't like feeling helpless or feeling that someone saw him that way. But there are better ways to communicate that than throwing bitchy little tantrums that, if they were recreated by a 2-yr-old, would have that child flailing away on the ground, holding his breath until he passed out, while all the adults in the room rolled their eyes and shook their heads.
I don't know how a character can go from being sassy and biting but still likeable in one book, to such a whiny irritating mess that I wanted SO MUCH to bitch slap into next week. He was written likeable in Risking It All in 2019, so why ruin that in 2020? I could see dialling him back if he was written douchey first and the author got pushback on it, and redeeming him in the following book. But why the other way around?
I remember now why I gave up the first time. I was finally tired of yelling at him for being a whiny bitch of a douchecanoe, because reading is supposed to be my happy place. This time, I'm reviewing it, so I don't make the same mistake a third time.
I loved Risking It All, and I liked Macy in that one, so of course I wanted to read his story. When I downloaded it, I was surprised to see I was already at 40%. But it wasn't on any of my shelves. I was confused. And then I read a page, and it all came rushing back to me. In this book, Macy is a whiny little bitch, and I hated him. Any time Logan tried to do something to keep him safe because that was, you know, WHAT HE DOES FOR A LIVING, Macy bitched and moaned and threw a hissy fit about how he was an EQUAL, and he wasn't HELPLESS and he wouldn't take the goddamned help and expertise that was being offered because somehow it would mean that he was a useless waste of space. Or something. I get it, he didn't like feeling helpless or feeling that someone saw him that way. But there are better ways to communicate that than throwing bitchy little tantrums that, if they were recreated by a 2-yr-old, would have that child flailing away on the ground, holding his breath until he passed out, while all the adults in the room rolled their eyes and shook their heads.
I don't know how a character can go from being sassy and biting but still likeable in one book, to such a whiny irritating mess that I wanted SO MUCH to bitch slap into next week. He was written likeable in Risking It All in 2019, so why ruin that in 2020? I could see dialling him back if he was written douchey first and the author got pushback on it, and redeeming him in the following book. But why the other way around?
I remember now why I gave up the first time. I was finally tired of yelling at him for being a whiny bitch of a douchecanoe, because reading is supposed to be my happy place. This time, I'm reviewing it, so I don't make the same mistake a third time.