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erinbeee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
A few months ago I read a review that said something like "the real villain in this story is Poppy's internal monologue" and I think about this every single time I'm reading another book in this series. I made it through 4 books, mostly on the strength of Kieran's snappy charm, my love of shapeshifters and found family, and my blind hope that I would start to love our MMC and FMC characters at some point. I do not.
mlaura's review against another edition
2.0
The most fantastical thing about this fantasy novel is the size of Poppy's stupidity.
What's the point of making a super-powerful character if they're gonna be super-dumb?
I have to give you this: the story in this book had a big improvement in comparison to the last two. Although I have great character-related complaints, the story was good, with not nearly as much unnecessary content as the last one.
Unfortunately, the characters seemed to "under-develop" and lose most of their personality traits to just some sort of weird adoration of Poppy - which COULD be justified, since she's a goddess, if she was able to actually do anything other than whine about missing Cas and being the Harbinger of Death and Destruction. Poppy has the worst fucking timing I have ever seen, she never gets angry at the right time or for the right thing. And, as Reaver is right to point out all the time (a good character, if a little cliche), she is straight out DUMB. She doesn't seem to catch on to any of the logical and clear things that people tell her - and not only Poppy, but also the hundreds of years old characters that accompany her. She's the queen of making bad decisions, which would be understandable for her age, but the author made her be way too special to grant her the 'age excuse'. If one thing made sense was her constantly being beaten by her hundreds yo mother, from which she didn't seem to get the genes for a brain.
AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON CASTEEL. This man was once a smart, violent, seductive and reckless bad boy, and now his only personality trait is being Poppy's heartmate. Always. And forever. Seriously, this was driving me insane. Please author, never again narrate things from his POV because his "devotion" was too much for me to take in. I can only hope she won't do the same to Kieran.
I'm not even gonna get into the forced feminism subject - all this thing with Casteel's puppy-like personality, Poppy's refusal to wear "feminine-like" clothes and brush her hair (and her mother's vanity as a bad trait), and all the other little things that the author tries to make out as feminism but that actually come off as an anti-feminine behavior.
The only thing giving me the strength to continue now is the possibility of a trouple and the hope for a smarter Poppy that uses her full power.
What's the point of making a super-powerful character if they're gonna be super-dumb?
I have to give you this: the story in this book had a big improvement in comparison to the last two. Although I have great character-related complaints, the story was good, with not nearly as much unnecessary content as the last one.
Unfortunately, the characters seemed to "under-develop" and lose most of their personality traits to just some sort of weird adoration of Poppy - which COULD be justified, since she's a goddess, if she was able to actually do anything other than whine about missing Cas and being the Harbinger of Death and Destruction. Poppy has the worst fucking timing I have ever seen, she never gets angry at the right time or for the right thing. And, as Reaver is right to point out all the time (a good character, if a little cliche), she is straight out DUMB. She doesn't seem to catch on to any of the logical and clear things that people tell her - and not only Poppy, but also the hundreds of years old characters that accompany her. She's the queen of making bad decisions, which would be understandable for her age, but the author made her be way too special to grant her the 'age excuse'. If one thing made sense was her constantly being beaten by her hundreds yo mother, from which she didn't seem to get the genes for a brain.
AND DON'T EVEN GET ME STARTED ON CASTEEL. This man was once a smart, violent, seductive and reckless bad boy, and now his only personality trait is being Poppy's heartmate. Always. And forever. Seriously, this was driving me insane. Please author, never again narrate things from his POV because his "devotion" was too much for me to take in. I can only hope she won't do the same to Kieran.
I'm not even gonna get into the forced feminism subject - all this thing with Casteel's puppy-like personality, Poppy's refusal to wear "feminine-like" clothes and brush her hair (and her mother's vanity as a bad trait), and all the other little things that the author tries to make out as feminism but that actually come off as an anti-feminine behavior.
The only thing giving me the strength to continue now is the possibility of a trouple and the hope for a smarter Poppy that uses her full power.
theworldofnuy's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
5.0
shopabs44's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-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
4.0
remanentsum's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
medium-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
3.75
sarahjm6's review against another edition
1.0
DNF at around 80%. No plot, no character development. Unnecessarily long for the little that was actually happen. And don’t even get me started on how unnecessary nearly all of the sex scenes are. Will not be continuing this series.
lahirik1's review against another edition
5.0
WHAT DID I READ. So many questions were answered and I am SO happy I didn't let reviews or *certain comments* affect my judgment and just read the damn book. It was so insane. Was I very deprived of Poppycas (hurt) for the majority of the book? Yes. But the moments made up for it. I truly was so scared and lost and freaking out because I just did NOT know what was going to happen (a true fantasy book.)
POPPYCAS. MY. BELOVED. HEARTMATES. No one will ever compare. I as always had tears streaming down my face because their moments and words to each other are INSANE. The way they're eachother's people despite all the INSANE dangerous things that were happening.
Was I confused and scared about what I would read with Kieran, Cas, and Poppy? YES. I should not have been. Their friendship, bond.. everything was so beautiful to read.
WHY DO I WANT SOMETHING BETWEEN REAVER AND KIERAN. THE BANTER? Reaver hands down is the best addition to this series because of his comments, his REACTIONS, and his PERSONALITY. UNMATCHED. Especially with Kieran, I could not stop laughing.
EMIL. VONNETA. DELANO. PERRY. NAILL. I love them all so much. The best wolven and their relationships and banter and comments when literally at the brink of death made me the happiest.
POPPYCAS. MY. BELOVED. HEARTMATES. No one will ever compare. I as always had tears streaming down my face because their moments and words to each other are INSANE. The way they're eachother's people despite all the INSANE dangerous things that were happening.
Was I confused and scared about what I would read with Kieran, Cas, and Poppy? YES. I should not have been. Their friendship, bond.. everything was so beautiful to read.
WHY DO I WANT SOMETHING BETWEEN REAVER AND KIERAN. THE BANTER? Reaver hands down is the best addition to this series because of his comments, his REACTIONS, and his PERSONALITY. UNMATCHED. Especially with Kieran, I could not stop laughing.
EMIL. VONNETA. DELANO. PERRY. NAILL. I love them all so much. The best wolven and their relationships and banter and comments when literally at the brink of death made me the happiest.
aeccamp1's review against another edition
dark
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
luisana_t90's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0