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Carnage by Sandra R. Neeley

diloretobeth89's review

5.0

5 amazing stars

WOW!!! Where to start!

First, Carnage puts you through so many feelings. I laughed, I cried, and I wanted to throw my kindle. Carolena is a human in Lousinana, watching over her fathers imvestments. she realizes though that she isnt safe frpm humans. Carnage is a gargoyle. He saves Lena (her nickname).

What happens when Carnage claims his Lena? Will she stay safe? Will she claim Carnage?

Read it and find out

karenfausto8's review

1.0

¿O sea, aparte de largo, dejando mis pocas expectativas varadas también? Es que, ni una araña mutante me resultó tan raro como una gárgola de pareja. Siento que no fue lo mejor de romance paranormal y no aportó la originalidad que buscaba, además de que la manera de escribir de la autora, hizo más lenta la lectura. Puede ser que el aura sombrío fuera otro punto negativo, para un final tan predecible como ése, resultarán dos más.

read2more's review

adventurous lighthearted slow-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

4.25

smithrachaelynn's review

adventurous emotional 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

3.75

Wow this is a really tough one to rate! I loved how intricate the world of this was. I also really enjoyed the side characters, especially Enthrall and Lore. But Carolena and Carnage’s romance was so adorable. I absolutely loved their story. It was very slow building though. The reason I didn’t rate it higher was because of the writing style. It felt very jumpy and sudden in a lot of places. It distracted me from the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Sexual content

Moderate: Sexual assault

fableheaven's review

I read about 20% of this book and it just isn't for me. The setting is interesting and I've never read about a gargoyle and a human. But the writing style drove me mad. Everything they think and say it's spelled out and it got a bit repetitive.

beckiebookworm1974's review

3.0

3 Stars
Book Review
Release Date-17/6/18

So I enjoyed the concept of this more than the execution really.
It was a little to light in nature for me to fully appreciate this as I was kind of expecting a somewhat darker overall flavour.
I'm not going to major rehash the storyline her as Most of that is covered in the blurb.
What we have is Carolena escaping from her pursuers into the bayou only to be kinda rescued by the stuff of legends a Gargoyle called Carnage.
I say kinda because he has no intention of letting her go so he's actually taking her really.
Carnage wants to take her home with him to keep safe even though humans are totally forbidden in this sanctuary deep in the swamps.
This sanctuary Whisper is filled with all sorts of dangerous supernaturals hiding out from the human race.
So up until now, I'm all good we have a scary-arse gargoyle who speaks little actual language, a damsel in distress, and the beginnings of a fabulous dark dialect all played out in the spooky swamps.
So this is where it lost me a bit; upon Carolena being discovered by the other supernaturals and the instant death sentence this should be and Carnage shouting Mine every five seconds and threatening fellow gargoyle Destroy and vampire leader Enthrall; this then somehow managed to turn very little house on the prairie in nature.
I actually felt like I was in some weird sorta wonderland.
so I'm going to do this backwards and explain what didn't work for me and then end this on a positive with what did.
I thought the heroines name here just didnt flow right; Carolena well I just wanted to call her, Caroline or Carolina, her name just didn't seem quite right almost like a typo but it wasn't.
This also didn't seem that paranormal despite all the supernaturals or historical despite the year setting maybe because it was set in a swamp and some of the said paranormals here seemed just so human in nature I mean Enthrall was walking in sunlight and making Carolena sandwiches for god's sake.
I also wasn't a fan of the whole village type setting and everyone, in my opinion, accepted the human much too quickly than was actually natural here.
I mean they were hiding out from humans and they were all like well your just gonna have to stay as we don't want to kill you.
I also could not understand how Carolena accepted her fate so fast; I mean she didn't once try to escape her captors who she treated like friends from day one.
Also, the bit with Carolena's dad I just didn't get it; why were all the residents of whispers so afraid of him? just kill him already you're all meant to be big bad scary monsters jeez.
He's one human male.
So what did I like well in a nutshell Carnage I adored the huge ugly gargoyle.
He seemed I trifle simple at times but Carolena herself wasn't the brightest spark so they were for me quite easily matched.
I loved his gruff takes no prisoners attitude, his lack of articulate speech and his obsession with that beauty and the beast book was simply adorable.
Carnage is what made this for me.
That and the front cover picture.
It was the actual cover on this one that actually twisted my arm into purchasing I just wish it could have lived up to it.
This also at times has some interesting moments but they were just for me overshadowed slightly by Carolenas rather annoyingly wingy personality.
I so wish I could have liked this more than I did I really do.
I did finish and there were some enjoyable instances mainly due to Carnage, I also thought this was such an interesting premise just not really for me.
If you like a lighter flavour with your fiction then this one is that despite the cover and the disclaimer.


Reviewed By Beckie Bookworm.
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lonelygirlislonelyagain's review

5.0

Honestly, I feel like I shouldn't have liked this as much as I did but it has managed to give my evil little heart the feel goods. A big burly gargoyle who can't really speak sweetly smitten with a human lady. Adorable. All the male characters despite their species were adorable there's no other word for it.

And I can now add gargoyles to list of supernatural beings I would totally bang.

clovers_mom's review

2.0

Just no

Was this book awful? Not really. Was it a fun idea? Sure. My main issue here is unfortunately with Carnage. I honestly felt pretty creepy reading about him. It was like a paranormal romance with a man with an intellectual disability. He can barely speak at all, he doesn't understand much of what he sees and he is constantly leaving his love interest with men that are much better suited for her.

phallucee's review

2.0

I’m not quite finished yet, still 50 pages left (out of 200)

I like the concept of this book but I feel the execution is a little amateurish and not up to the writing standard that I’m used to. The writing and dialogue was stilted. The cover makes it appear like a dark romance story but it’s really not. The characters feel too 2D to me and weren’t fully fleshed out. All the males in beginning wanted Carolena (Carnage, Enthrall, Destroy and the three human brothers).

I haven’t read anything else by this author but I think she still has a lot of room to grow as a writer.

redhairedashreads's review

5.0

Carolena and Carnage are such a great couple. Carnage has limited language skills but Carolena always knows what he is saying. I love the interactions between Carnage and Carolena. I also love how she helps Enthrall and Destroy.

Her reading to them is probably one of my favorite parts of this book. I love that you have these creatures, who normally do not like to be around each other, together listening to Carolena read.

Whispers is such a fascinating community and I really want to know more about the supernaturals that live there. Especially the boy Anton, who was told not to bite people. What is he!!!

Overall, I love everything about this world and this couple. I can’t wait to learn more about Destroy, Entrall, and Lore.