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4.4 AVERAGE
4.4 AVERAGE
Fine Wine Mixed With Revenge
I was so entangled within the pages of this book that I did something I've not done in ten years, I skipped to the to ending. LOL By page 121, I needed to know if Omari and Ebony story ended the way I thought it would...And it did. LOL
Omari Fortune, is a sweetheart! And he's fine too! Ebony, was a thick fine sister, who had it going on too. But she was to smart to be so off base after a ten minute conversation with Omari. Whew! She got on my nerves at times. Yeah, I said it! But I loved them together. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
The Cask, is an interesting and intriguing take on the original by Edgar Allan Poe.
Bravo Danielle Allen!
I was so entangled within the pages of this book that I did something I've not done in ten years, I skipped to the to ending. LOL By page 121, I needed to know if Omari and Ebony story ended the way I thought it would...And it did. LOL
Omari Fortune, is a sweetheart! And he's fine too! Ebony, was a thick fine sister, who had it going on too. But she was to smart to be so off base after a ten minute conversation with Omari. Whew! She got on my nerves at times. Yeah, I said it! But I loved them together. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.
The Cask, is an interesting and intriguing take on the original by Edgar Allan Poe.
Bravo Danielle Allen!
If you aren’t familiar with what is said to be Poe’s greatest short story then please Google, YouTube it, or read the cliff notes version. The Cask is Danielle Allen’s adaptation of a classic “I believe you did me wrong so here’s some revenge” trope and it works perfectly. The three c’s are there: conflict, confrontation and cattiness and just the right amount of romance to make this quite entertaining. Allen has taken Poe’s work and made it fresh and relevant to today. Check it out!
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great read!
Danielle Allen did a great job with this Edgar Allen Poe inspired story! I suggest you read the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by EAP to get the true essence of the story. Omari was so smitten with Ebony from first sight and which made it difficult to stick to her plan of “revenge”. This book was a lot of fun to read. I enjoyed the character and storyline very much.
Danielle Allen did a great job with this Edgar Allen Poe inspired story! I suggest you read the short story “The Cask of Amontillado” by EAP to get the true essence of the story. Omari was so smitten with Ebony from first sight and which made it difficult to stick to her plan of “revenge”. This book was a lot of fun to read. I enjoyed the character and storyline very much.
I don’t know what I was expecting. I thought there was going to be some kind of slasher violence.
A short and sweet read.
This was my very first Danielle Allen read and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. It served the task of buffering between my mystery reads.
I will definitely be looking for another one of her books in the near future.
I only wish the secondary characters were more developed. 3 1/2 stars for me.
This was my very first Danielle Allen read and I must say I thoroughly enjoyed it. It served the task of buffering between my mystery reads.
I will definitely be looking for another one of her books in the near future.
I only wish the secondary characters were more developed. 3 1/2 stars for me.
A slow burn...
I enjoyed this book. It's a slowburn and I thought the heroine was a bit childish at times, but overall a good book.
I enjoyed this book. It's a slowburn and I thought the heroine was a bit childish at times, but overall a good book.
Danielle has a way of making me care about Poe's stories. She always makes them relatable and delicious. Ebony and Omari are endgame. But in a story like this, one of them has to be the villian. The question is, do they stay the villian?
dark
emotional
fast-paced
The Talent
Let me start by saying, I did not enjoy the EAP section of Language Arts in middle school but the way Danielle puts her spin in these classic tales makes me want read them again. I loved Ebony and Omari as individuals and together. I also wanted to shake both of them at certain points. The story pulls you in from the very first page and you aren’t going to put it down until you finish. Danielle is masterful in the way she weaves this story of revenge with some romance.....and now I’m going to read The Cask of Amontillado again!!
Let me start by saying, I did not enjoy the EAP section of Language Arts in middle school but the way Danielle puts her spin in these classic tales makes me want read them again. I loved Ebony and Omari as individuals and together. I also wanted to shake both of them at certain points. The story pulls you in from the very first page and you aren’t going to put it down until you finish. Danielle is masterful in the way she weaves this story of revenge with some romance.....and now I’m going to read The Cask of Amontillado again!!