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adeelif's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
fast-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
italiananchovy's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
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? Yes
4.25
adele89's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.75
eyeries09's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-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
4.5
maya_edwards07's review against another edition
5.0
In LOVE with this series now! I'm starting the last one today aaahhhh
mabellouise's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-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
kayani_z's review against another edition
4.0
Didn’t really enjoy the first half but the second half was great loved it
17eoakes's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
For the first half of this book I didn’t want it, I didn’t enjoy reading what it was and I wished for something different, something to make me feel better, to give me a clean cut happy ending. But as I got closer to the end I started to appreciate the rough edges, the pain and anger and messiness of the characters and story, it wasn’t happy or pretty but it was real, it was their story and I learned to understand it, to accept it, to see it for the pain and flaws and downs. Jude’s development from a complicated villain to a cold hearted (with traces of a lost love) killer and manipulator were hard to grasp but so familiar at the same time. I’m so thankful to have peace of mind over Callum’s relationship to sephy and I can honestly say I am excited for the next book and to complete this series, whatever tough truths and grey and imperfect endings it may throw at me.
lyg004's review against another edition
4.0
beautifully written but damn jude is the most annoying mf on the planet
jubaju's review against another edition
2.0
Slight improvement. I’m generously giving this 2.5 stars.
Again, I have a problem with the characterisation. None of them are relatable, and they’re very one dimensional. Jude goes from 0 to 100 and back to 0 in the same paragraph. Callie Rose is just a typical annoying teenager, and Sephy stills hasn’t grown up.
The majority of this book was fuelled by miscommunication. If Sephy and Callie had talked, we could probably have skipped this entire book and gone straight to the next one. This felt more like an introduction to the characters in Double Cross and less like an actual story with a plot.
We keep jumping between different POVs that just drag the story on and on, most of which could have easily been cut off with no consequences.
Also, the fact that Sephy and Callie keep talking to Callum in 2nd person even though he’s dead felt very embarrassing to me. Sephy is a grown woman, but she doesn’t act like it; her chapters and Callie’s feel interchangeable, and one of them is 9.
The grammar is lacking, some chapters read like they haven’t been edited at all, the tenses are all over the place, and some of the writing is just plain awkward. I feel like I’ve been reading the same book over and over again.
I will be continuing with this series, simply because I only have one book left to go, and I’m interested to see what conclusion this whole mess will have. As of right now, I’m not feeling hopeful.
Again, I have a problem with the characterisation. None of them are relatable, and they’re very one dimensional. Jude goes from 0 to 100 and back to 0 in the same paragraph. Callie Rose is just a typical annoying teenager, and Sephy stills hasn’t grown up.
The majority of this book was fuelled by miscommunication. If Sephy and Callie had talked, we could probably have skipped this entire book and gone straight to the next one. This felt more like an introduction to the characters in Double Cross and less like an actual story with a plot.
We keep jumping between different POVs that just drag the story on and on, most of which could have easily been cut off with no consequences.
Also, the fact that Sephy and Callie keep talking to Callum in 2nd person even though he’s dead felt very embarrassing to me. Sephy is a grown woman, but she doesn’t act like it; her chapters and Callie’s feel interchangeable, and one of them is 9.
The grammar is lacking, some chapters read like they haven’t been edited at all, the tenses are all over the place, and some of the writing is just plain awkward. I feel like I’ve been reading the same book over and over again.
I will be continuing with this series, simply because I only have one book left to go, and I’m interested to see what conclusion this whole mess will have. As of right now, I’m not feeling hopeful.