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mrose21's review
3.0
Adding a review for this as I've rated it without a review.
A lot of things have happened since. 2014 Was a very hard year for myself so all the reviews are showing up on the same date. I can't explain why they are, if the ratings are justice or accurate I can also not say when I truly read these. I'm just going to say 2014 on the same day added just to keep the year right if not the month...
A lot of things have happened since. 2014 Was a very hard year for myself so all the reviews are showing up on the same date. I can't explain why they are, if the ratings are justice or accurate I can also not say when I truly read these. I'm just going to say 2014 on the same day added just to keep the year right if not the month...
vikcs's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
shelovestoread81's review
5.0
I loved this book. This series was great and I am not usually loving the YA but these I could not put down. They had so much going on I felt like I was there will all the detail. Thank you [a:Samantha Young|4167378|Samantha Young|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1334413692p2/4167378.jpg] for writing a great series that I could recommend to others. I hope to try the other series soon.
caitiebeth's review
5.0
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this little series. Book 2 was filled with too many "misunderstandings" between Caia and Lucien, so I had to dock a star there.
lenoreo's review
3.0
https://celebrityreaders.wordpress.com/2016/02/20/blood-solstice-by-samantha-young
3.5 stars -- Well I'm going to say something that doesn't really make any sense -- I stayed up til 5am finishing this book, and yet when I came out of it I was mildly disappointed. I guess I was just so excited after the conclusion of the 2nd book, and when this one started we were sort of hit with a major infodump right at the beginning and it felt a bit dry to me.
The area in which this book excels, and what kept me flipping pages for more and more was the action. Ms. Young seriously knows how to write some engaging fighting scenes and gripping suspense. And I was really just genuinely intrigued with how the war was going to unfold.
Where I guess she lost me on this book was some of the secondary characters... Particularly Reuben and Jae. For the life of me I couldn't figure out what to think about Reuben, he was the most conflicting character I've met in a long time. Someone who was not truly evil or good. And I guess I just had a hard time empathizing with Jae and what she went through and how she reacted. I could understand some of the motivations, but it just went too far and I was truly disappointed in her. I found it amazing how easily she was forgiven by some. There was just a ruthlessness to her that left me feeling cold. And don't even get me started on the forgiveness of Alexa.
I am still totally onboard with Caia -- she was definitely a kick ass heroine that I loved to read about. Some of the other secondary characters were still fantastic too -- Ryder, Magnus, Vil and Laila... Lucien was up and down for me. I felt for some of what he was going through, but he was mega stupid about the whole Rose situation so I guess he disappointed me in a fashion too.
And while I was totally engaged with the story, I don't know if my emotions were turned off, but I didn't get as emotional in this story as I did when the tragedy happened in the first story...and so much MORE happens in this one. I don't know if it was just me and a mood I was in, but I should have been bawling at so many points in this story, and I just wasn't.
And I guess the final point against the story that will probably have me rounding down instead of up is the really disappointing romantic aspect. I'm a romance girl at heart, and I just wasn't feeling it much in this series, particularly in this last book. It just sort of existed, but I didn't get any butterflies for our couples, or feel the connections as much as I wanted to I guess. Again, maybe that was just me, but it always just felt kind of rushed and there and while it could be a driving force for some of the plot, I just wasn't feeling it at all (no swooning for me).
So all in all I did enjoy this series, I guess it just brought different things than I was expecting and while the action and plot was totally engaging, I was missing some of those extras that turns a series into one I love.
3.5 stars -- Well I'm going to say something that doesn't really make any sense -- I stayed up til 5am finishing this book, and yet when I came out of it I was mildly disappointed. I guess I was just so excited after the conclusion of the 2nd book, and when this one started we were sort of hit with a major infodump right at the beginning and it felt a bit dry to me.
The area in which this book excels, and what kept me flipping pages for more and more was the action. Ms. Young seriously knows how to write some engaging fighting scenes and gripping suspense. And I was really just genuinely intrigued with how the war was going to unfold.
Where I guess she lost me on this book was some of the secondary characters... Particularly Reuben and Jae. For the life of me I couldn't figure out what to think about Reuben, he was the most conflicting character I've met in a long time. Someone who was not truly evil or good. And I guess I just had a hard time empathizing with Jae and what she went through and how she reacted. I could understand some of the motivations, but it just went too far and I was truly disappointed in her. I found it amazing how easily she was forgiven by some. There was just a ruthlessness to her that left me feeling cold. And don't even get me started on the forgiveness of Alexa.
I am still totally onboard with Caia -- she was definitely a kick ass heroine that I loved to read about. Some of the other secondary characters were still fantastic too -- Ryder, Magnus, Vil and Laila... Lucien was up and down for me. I felt for some of what he was going through, but he was mega stupid about the whole Rose situation so I guess he disappointed me in a fashion too.
And while I was totally engaged with the story, I don't know if my emotions were turned off, but I didn't get as emotional in this story as I did when the tragedy happened in the first story...and so much MORE happens in this one. I don't know if it was just me and a mood I was in, but I should have been bawling at so many points in this story, and I just wasn't.
And I guess the final point against the story that will probably have me rounding down instead of up is the really disappointing romantic aspect. I'm a romance girl at heart, and I just wasn't feeling it much in this series, particularly in this last book. It just sort of existed, but I didn't get any butterflies for our couples, or feel the connections as much as I wanted to I guess. Again, maybe that was just me, but it always just felt kind of rushed and there and while it could be a driving force for some of the plot, I just wasn't feeling it at all (no swooning for me).
So all in all I did enjoy this series, I guess it just brought different things than I was expecting and while the action and plot was totally engaging, I was missing some of those extras that turns a series into one I love.
jadeshea's review
4.0
The final book in this series was good through most of it. I just really didn't like the ending or the last battle. The end sort of left it open to have other books, even though this one is the last in the series. In this one Caia, and Lucien are at odds again (it seems they are constantly fighting in this series, it is kind of frustrating). Caia is going to put an end to the war, and kill Marita for all of the horrible things she's done. I did enjoy this book, but was slightly dissapointed with the ending. I do enjoy this author, and I recommend her books.
simplytakeit's review
5.0
Oh my god! That was awesome! The end! Please tell me follow up series? Yes? Please? :(
Proper review to come!
Proper review to come!
missprint's review
1.0
All I want to say is, if you use magic to hold the tide out for hours and hours, there are going to be some pretty fucked up ecological consequences.