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katyanaish's review
3.0
Mmmm, this one gets more of an "eh" from me. It isn't that I didn't like it, so much as it never felt as engaging as other books in the series. I wasn't sure I liked Dev. I never felt like I "got" him. And I was pretty lukewarm with Katya too. Characters with amnesia are tricky - they don't even know who they are, how do we get to know / like them?
I also was perturbed at Dev's ruthlessness towards Katya. I get that she's potentially dangerous, okay? But you can't deny the fact that this woman was also BRUTALLY victimized. Much more so than any other character we have met in this series. The treatment Brenna lived through for 7 days? Katya lived through for five months. The coldness turned me off him. Her acceptance of that treatment as her due turned me off her. I am just not into victims, nor am I into people who victimize.
And I was disappointed that we didn't get more Dorian / Ashaya. They are one of my favorite pairs, and so I had hoped we'd get more interaction with them here. But they were in about 2 scenes, and in those scenes, none of their personality came through. They could have been anyone, cardboard cutouts in the room.
And finally, though the development with the kids was interesting, the ending came out of left field, gave us zero info, and felt pretty deus ex machina to me. I don't understand what happened. Not with Katya, not with Ming, not with the Arrows, ... all in all, this book left me a little baffled.
Ah well. It really doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the overall series. Though I admit I am not looking forward to the next one... 2 characters we don't really know at all... eh. We'll see how it goes. Low expectations aren't necessarily a bad thing.
I also was perturbed at Dev's ruthlessness towards Katya. I get that she's potentially dangerous, okay? But you can't deny the fact that this woman was also BRUTALLY victimized. Much more so than any other character we have met in this series. The treatment Brenna lived through for 7 days? Katya lived through for five months. The coldness turned me off him. Her acceptance of that treatment as her due turned me off her. I am just not into victims, nor am I into people who victimize.
And I was disappointed that we didn't get more Dorian / Ashaya. They are one of my favorite pairs, and so I had hoped we'd get more interaction with them here. But they were in about 2 scenes, and in those scenes, none of their personality came through. They could have been anyone, cardboard cutouts in the room.
And finally, though the development with the kids was interesting, the ending came out of left field, gave us zero info, and felt pretty deus ex machina to me. I don't understand what happened. Not with Katya, not with Ming, not with the Arrows, ... all in all, this book left me a little baffled.
Ah well. It really doesn't diminish my enjoyment of the overall series. Though I admit I am not looking forward to the next one... 2 characters we don't really know at all... eh. We'll see how it goes. Low expectations aren't necessarily a bad thing.
suzysuzy34's review
4.0
I’ve recently taken a break from reading the psy/challenging books, think I read book six a few months ago. I wasn’t really looking forward to Dev’s book so I put off reading it. This book was very good, I loved Dev and Katya’s story.
musicalmuppet's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
loriley's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
melanierae's review against another edition
not only was Dev incredibly upsetting as a protagonist, this was boring. I never once cared about what was happening or the couple
ymalima's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
cocpop_reads's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Although it took a couple times to start the book, because of my reading slump/life. I finished this book so quick. Literally had me crying at 2 in the morning.
Dev and Katya deserve nothing but a beautiful life with nothing but sunshine and happiness.
After the hell the end part of the book put me through, I need more of them that’s nothing but fluff.
Dev and Katya deserve nothing but a beautiful life with nothing but sunshine and happiness.
After the hell the end part of the book put me through, I need more of them that’s nothing but fluff.
michelraptor's review
dark
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
3.0
mamabears_fabulous_book_finds's review
5.0
Wow. Didn't realize that id like Dev so much. Loved Katya's strength. So proud of her when she shot Ming. Bastard deserved it
amlibera's review
3.0
Still lots of good 90's soap vibes with scifi/fantasy world building. I found this installment much more compelling than the last both in terms of the ongoing build of the larger story of the "forgotten." I feel like I missed the turn of this story somehow - where Dev made the shift from being attracted to Katya but not trusting her to loving her and trusting her despite the concern about possible compulsions.