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3.94 AVERAGE
3.94 AVERAGE
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
skimmed to the end, wasn't captivated. second go around just okay.
OH KA YOU ARE AMAZING
this story was so hyped for me...that I ended up not liking it as much as i though it was.
in my mind it was going to be a bit more intense and complicated but KA and usual made it a KA book..which is a very good thing lol
I did feel like the story was bit long but that was ok
the sex in this one was YOWZAAAAAA
but I felt like all they did was have sex...so when he staring talking about I love you...I was like,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
but still I love this series
this story was so hyped for me...that I ended up not liking it as much as i though it was.
in my mind it was going to be a bit more intense and complicated but KA and usual made it a KA book..which is a very good thing lol
I did feel like the story was bit long but that was ok
the sex in this one was YOWZAAAAAA
but I felt like all they did was have sex...so when he staring talking about I love you...I was like,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
but still I love this series
My biggest problem with these books is you can NOT quit reading them once you start them. They draw you in immediately. And then you are so hooked you just have to read one more line. One more paragraph, one more chapter. Next thing you know, you haven't gotten any of your chores done, the birds are chirping good morning, and you have NOT been asleep yet! Why?! Because you could not stop reading this book!! That's why.
Every book is so full of surprises. So many twist and turns. Yet they weave into each other, bringing the characters from the other books into the next one. Creating more complexity and depth, more layers to that world and the people involved.
Absolutely Amazing and Fantastic.
I am so hooked.
Every book is so full of surprises. So many twist and turns. Yet they weave into each other, bringing the characters from the other books into the next one. Creating more complexity and depth, more layers to that world and the people involved.
Absolutely Amazing and Fantastic.
I am so hooked.
4.5 stars
YAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAY!! Definitive proof that the real Kristen Ashley still exists. (HUZZAH!)
I know I'm not the first person to be disappointed in the last few Kristen Ashley books. Not everyone was, but there were enough of us, that I felt vindicated in my shock an incredulity at the lack of drama, the lack of quirkiness in the heroine, the lack of abduction (for the love of Pete). I mean Kristen Ashley is so consistently awesome at what she does that she's practically become her own separate sub-genre. I've read tons of reviews for not-Kristen-Ashley books that have been praised for their Kristen-Ashley-like qualities or criticized for their failed attempts to be Kristen-Ashley-like.
Broken Dove was everything I've come to expect from Kristen Ashley books and more. Ilsa was full of that spectacular combination of wonder and resilience that I've come to love in Kristen Ashley books. Apollo was magnificent in his alpha-male, domineering wonderfulness.
Yes, wonderfulness. Because no one writes a jerk-of-my-dreams like Kristen Ashley.
This is also the most emotion-provoking Kristen Ashley book in a long while. I remember getting teared up reading whichever 'Burg book that focused on Violet and Joe (Cal) was, and there were probably others that I'm not thinking of right now, but Broken Dove gets you. I mean gets you.
Did you see what I did there? Heh.
Anyway, the point is--HAVE HEART all you die-hard Kristen Ashley fans. She's still there (when a publisher isn't mucking up her already proven perfection). I mean really, publishers pick up indie writers for a reason, and that reason is that they've proven their ability to sell books, Kristen Ashley more than any of them (in my maybe-not-so-humble opinion). So why mess with the system (grumble, grumble)? LEAVE THE SYSTEM ALONE.
The system works, dammit.
That is all.
YAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAYYAY!! Definitive proof that the real Kristen Ashley still exists. (HUZZAH!)
I know I'm not the first person to be disappointed in the last few Kristen Ashley books. Not everyone was, but there were enough of us, that I felt vindicated in my shock an incredulity at the lack of drama, the lack of quirkiness in the heroine, the lack of abduction (for the love of Pete). I mean Kristen Ashley is so consistently awesome at what she does that she's practically become her own separate sub-genre. I've read tons of reviews for not-Kristen-Ashley books that have been praised for their Kristen-Ashley-like qualities or criticized for their failed attempts to be Kristen-Ashley-like.
Broken Dove was everything I've come to expect from Kristen Ashley books and more. Ilsa was full of that spectacular combination of wonder and resilience that I've come to love in Kristen Ashley books. Apollo was magnificent in his alpha-male, domineering wonderfulness.
Yes, wonderfulness. Because no one writes a jerk-of-my-dreams like Kristen Ashley.
This is also the most emotion-provoking Kristen Ashley book in a long while. I remember getting teared up reading whichever 'Burg book that focused on Violet and Joe (Cal) was, and there were probably others that I'm not thinking of right now, but Broken Dove gets you. I mean gets you.
Did you see what I did there? Heh.
Anyway, the point is--HAVE HEART all you die-hard Kristen Ashley fans. She's still there (when a publisher isn't mucking up her already proven perfection). I mean really, publishers pick up indie writers for a reason, and that reason is that they've proven their ability to sell books, Kristen Ashley more than any of them (in my maybe-not-so-humble opinion). So why mess with the system (grumble, grumble)? LEAVE THE SYSTEM ALONE.
The system works, dammit.
That is all.
I love KA, especially her Chaos and Magdalene series, but this series is seriously not for me. The first book I loved, but it’s been down hill since. They all seem to be copies of each other, none of the characters are distinctive, and the toxicity of these relationships is disgusting to me. I put this audiobook on 2x the speed just to get it done.
I'm annoyed I really wanted to love this book but I just couldn't. .. and that sucks... -____-
I would have given this book an hundred stars for the epic battle and just because Lahn was there... sigh... but other than that pfff no way...
I would have given this book an hundred stars for the epic battle and just because Lahn was there... sigh... but other than that pfff no way...
Yay everything is so happy and good. I loved how all 4 couples come together in this book. Although after reading all 4 books I've decided that of the couples in the super awesome world, Finnie and Frey are still my favorite couple. She is so funny and quick witted and he is so awesome and loving. Even still, Apollo is totally a knight in shining armor and who doesn't love that. Anyways in can't wait for book 5 even though I'm not as excited for it as I was for the other ones just knowing that it takes place here instead of there. And I can't wait to find out who the girl is.
I struggled a little to finish this book. I don't know what happened. I felt like something was missing. I liked the story but not as much as the others, which made me a little disappointed. It was still a good book, but in my opinion, the weaker in this series. I hope I don't feel the same way in the next book.
Ilsa Ulfr has been running from her husband for years, but he has finally found her. Ilsa plans to do everything she can to protect herself, but what she does not expect is a man with a sword coming to her rescue while a witch gets her to safety. Never in her wildest dreams did Ilsa think to she would herself in a parallel universe or that she would be asked to be a replacement for Apollo Ulfr's wife who died years ago.
Apollo had thought he knew what he was doing, but seeing Ilsa close and in person, he realizes he is not ready for her. He steps away until Ilsa is brought to him, in another land. Ilsa though begins to experience a new life and flourishes. What happens though when Apollo explains why she is really there, will he begin to see there is more to the woman who now wants to be called Maddie?
Magical adventure, this is so different then the previous books. The roller coaster ride on this one is intense. There are so many emotions going on and then you have the threat to Maddie that is becoming more intensified. All the favorites in this book. Such a great series.
Apollo had thought he knew what he was doing, but seeing Ilsa close and in person, he realizes he is not ready for her. He steps away until Ilsa is brought to him, in another land. Ilsa though begins to experience a new life and flourishes. What happens though when Apollo explains why she is really there, will he begin to see there is more to the woman who now wants to be called Maddie?
Magical adventure, this is so different then the previous books. The roller coaster ride on this one is intense. There are so many emotions going on and then you have the threat to Maddie that is becoming more intensified. All the favorites in this book. Such a great series.
better then the last book not as fun as books 1 and 2.... Ulf made me want to smack him a few times more than the usual smacks I want to give to KA heroes. Maddy deserved better. Then Pol and Apollo both.. Asshat. That extra star is for Maddy and for the other ladies and the overall arc....