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silreadsalot's review against another edition
4.0
I'm on page 58, chapter 5. It's a slow go so far. I have hope that it will pick up. Well it did pick up. There is a lot action in this book. I was expecting a little romance between the main character and the one of the two guys. I was disappointed that there was non. It looks like there will definitely be some in the next book.
steph01924's review against another edition
3.0
I was really excited to read this next book. For the first half, I was really into it, couldn't put it down, eagerly waited until I could read it again. Then it started to get a bit repetitive.
The concept of the book was fine, but Dru--awesome, kick-ass Dru from the first book--she got depressing. Uber depressing. Why? Because SHE was depressed. The entire book, I swear at least once a chapter, Dru ran through her mind about all the people she lost: Dad, Gram, Mom. Gram, Mom, Dad. She missed the simpler days of 'normal' hunting and her Gram's cabin.
And you know what? I totally feel her. I mean, look, it's been about two weeks since the end of the last book, in which she was pretty messed up already and learning about all this crazy stuff about her background. I'd be homesick for a nice quiet house in the mountains too if I was stuck at a dingy school with testosterone drenched dudes and vampires prowling outside waiting to kill her. But, unfortunately, what Dru longs for doesn't make a good book. Good life, bad book.
She also didn't have much to do as she was basically a sitting duck stuck in a boring building. This made me sad, because while Graves and Christophe are both badasses, we aren't IN their mind for this book. We're stuck with Dru as our protagonist. Give her something to do!
The other gripe I had was the backstabbing stuff. Is he bad, is she bad, etc. etc.. I get that Dru didn't know who to trust, and if I were in her shoes, I would have no freakin' clue either. But, once again, she obsessed about it in her head too much. I didn't need a recap of what lies/truths she'd been told ever few pages. And if the author felt I did, well, then, maybe she should've gone back and cleaned that up.
There were less references to Graves' half-Asian-ness, thankfully. And it no longer reminds me of the TV show, Supernatural, which...can be a good or bad thing, depending (but that's just because I love that show with a passion).
I'm still interested to read the next ones, so obviously Saintcrow is doing something right. I hope we don't get another Schola-centric book 3 though.
The concept of the book was fine, but Dru--awesome, kick-ass Dru from the first book--she got depressing. Uber depressing. Why? Because SHE was depressed. The entire book, I swear at least once a chapter, Dru ran through her mind about all the people she lost: Dad, Gram, Mom. Gram, Mom, Dad. She missed the simpler days of 'normal' hunting and her Gram's cabin.
And you know what? I totally feel her. I mean, look, it's been about two weeks since the end of the last book, in which she was pretty messed up already and learning about all this crazy stuff about her background. I'd be homesick for a nice quiet house in the mountains too if I was stuck at a dingy school with testosterone drenched dudes and vampires prowling outside waiting to kill her. But, unfortunately, what Dru longs for doesn't make a good book. Good life, bad book.
She also didn't have much to do as she was basically a sitting duck stuck in a boring building. This made me sad, because while Graves and Christophe are both badasses, we aren't IN their mind for this book. We're stuck with Dru as our protagonist. Give her something to do!
The other gripe I had was the backstabbing stuff. Is he bad, is she bad, etc. etc.. I get that Dru didn't know who to trust, and if I were in her shoes, I would have no freakin' clue either. But, once again, she obsessed about it in her head too much. I didn't need a recap of what lies/truths she'd been told ever few pages. And if the author felt I did, well, then, maybe she should've gone back and cleaned that up.
There were less references to Graves' half-Asian-ness, thankfully. And it no longer reminds me of the TV show, Supernatural, which...can be a good or bad thing, depending (but that's just because I love that show with a passion).
I'm still interested to read the next ones, so obviously Saintcrow is doing something right. I hope we don't get another Schola-centric book 3 though.
izzyfizzy20's review against another edition
5.0
Awesome. Love the love triangle between Graves, Christophe and Dru
shirleymak's review against another edition
4.0
sigh. she got kind of annoying and I kind of screamed at her a lot. NEXT BOOK BETTER BE BETTER
sofyy1102's review against another edition
3.0
Reading this while listening to old-school rock is the shit! Perfect soundtrack for this series.
Betrayals was good but not as enjoyable as the first book of the series, it was very action-packed, the story solid and interesting. However, I have to admit, that every time there was something romantic happening between Dru and Graves all I could think of was his UNI EYEBROW.
WHY?! The uni eyebrow thing is so fucking unnecessary, why couldn't his "fatal "flaw be something like crooked teeth or a scar on his face? Why a UNIBROW?! I seriously don't get it. I hope Dru gives him wax or a tweezer on the next book!
Ughhhh, I feel so childish because of my obssession over ungroomed hair get in the way of a good book!
Person:"So, why didn't you give Betrayals more than 3 starts?"
Me:"Hum... because... unibrows?"
Person"Does that mean you have something against unibrows?"
Me:"No! It's just that... you see, they get in the way..."
Person:"In the way of what,exactly?"
Me:"In the way of two eyebrows?"
Betrayals was good but not as enjoyable as the first book of the series, it was very action-packed, the story solid and interesting. However, I have to admit, that every time there was something romantic happening between Dru and Graves all I could think of was his UNI EYEBROW.
WHY?! The uni eyebrow thing is so fucking unnecessary, why couldn't his "fatal "flaw be something like crooked teeth or a scar on his face? Why a UNIBROW?! I seriously don't get it. I hope Dru gives him wax or a tweezer on the next book!
Ughhhh, I feel so childish because of my obssession over ungroomed hair get in the way of a good book!
Person:"So, why didn't you give Betrayals more than 3 starts?"
Me:"Hum... because... unibrows?"
Person"Does that mean you have something against unibrows?"
Me:"No! It's just that... you see, they get in the way..."
Person:"In the way of what,exactly?"
Me:"In the way of two eyebrows?"
erazonasarah's review against another edition
4.0
Overall this was a good read, and better than the first book, but there's so many moments in this book that are just... odd? The overuse of metaphors was annoying, but I think that's probably a continuous thing throughout the whole series.
papidoc's review against another edition
3.0
Betrayals brings the continued adventures of Dru, slayer of suckers and other supernatural evildoers, and friend of the djamphir and werewulfen (or at least some of them). This second book in the series begins to introduce some of Dru's backstory, and her own special powers begin to emerge. Seems like a fairly decent YA series so far, if you like fantasy stuff.
hpitcher15's review against another edition
once again i don't know how i feel about this book. it's strange. when i finished the first book i wasn't really sure if i would read this one but i read it anyway and now once again im not sure if i want to read the next. i guess it's like there's no really crazy thing that sticks out to you when you read it. not a terrible book though
amibunk's review against another edition
3.0
Three and a half stars.
I must admit I like this urban supernatural series. A lot. The characters feel real, the story is actually kind of scary, the dialogue flows nicely (even the parts when the characters swear like sailors), and best of all I don't feel like this is some cheesy, vampiric, harlequin romance book.
I must admit I like this urban supernatural series. A lot. The characters feel real, the story is actually kind of scary, the dialogue flows nicely (even the parts when the characters swear like sailors), and best of all I don't feel like this is some cheesy, vampiric, harlequin romance book.
ckjaer88's review against another edition
4.0
I quite liked this book. refreshing to read a YA book where the female mc actually makes sense. it has it's cliches and annoying lack of grammar from time to time, but overall a fast and entertaining read.