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lesedi66's review against another edition
Dialogue and writing style. Not enough editing.
bestieandthebookish's review
3.0
Pleasantly enjoyable!
Honestly, I was intrigued by the 2nd POV aspect of this book, seeing as how I have never read a book in the POV before.
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! I love the plot and how it all tied together, the spice was good, and it had decent character development.
Was it mind-blowing? No. Was it terrible? Definitely not. An overall enjoyable read!
Honestly, I was intrigued by the 2nd POV aspect of this book, seeing as how I have never read a book in the POV before.
I enjoyed it more than I thought I would! I love the plot and how it all tied together, the spice was good, and it had decent character development.
Was it mind-blowing? No. Was it terrible? Definitely not. An overall enjoyable read!
ta2dlibrarian's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I was pleasantly surprised with how this turned out. Not really a student/ teacher romance fan but the spice kept me turning pages.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
colbiecam's review
4.0
God, do I love Mothman. Why do I love this cozy lil' cryptid so much?
The story was hot. So many of my favorite tropes, including college professor/student relationship, which we just don't see enough of. The story itself was worthy of five stars. Sexy times were off the charts and I have lots of questions about this cute little town. I will gladly read more in this world.
I wanted to give the second person POV a chance, and I waited to write my review so I could give my thoughts time to settle. I still don't like it but I don't think that was my hangup with this book. It honestly took me until about the 2/3 point of the book before I realized the main character, YOU, are a blank slate. With the POV comes certain restrictions, including a lot of telling (not showing) because YOU are having the reactions. You have no substantial back story, no noticeable character growth, no NAME. I personally like my books, regardless of genre, to supply at least two well-developed characters.
Still, I'm happy with this 4-star read and I'll happily pick up more in the Tenebra City series.
The story was hot. So many of my favorite tropes, including college professor/student relationship, which we just don't see enough of. The story itself was worthy of five stars. Sexy times were off the charts and I have lots of questions about this cute little town. I will gladly read more in this world.
I wanted to give the second person POV a chance, and I waited to write my review so I could give my thoughts time to settle. I still don't like it but I don't think that was my hangup with this book. It honestly took me until about the 2/3 point of the book before I realized the main character, YOU, are a blank slate. With the POV comes certain restrictions, including a lot of telling (not showing) because YOU are having the reactions. You have no substantial back story, no noticeable character growth, no NAME. I personally like my books, regardless of genre, to supply at least two well-developed characters.
Still, I'm happy with this 4-star read and I'll happily pick up more in the Tenebra City series.
slothsonaspaceship's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
yeriwithaj_'s review
4.0
I love me some Gideon
Let me get this off my chest first, I ABSOLUTELY ABHOR 2nd PERSON POV, and yet, it suited this story so perfectly that I loved it.
Gideon was everything. He was light and dark, fluffy and hard, kind and cruel? I’m not sure that that last one is entirely correct. But, he was so sweet! And I enjoyed being immersed in this story in a way that I haven’t been with other stories.
Let me get this off my chest first, I ABSOLUTELY ABHOR 2nd PERSON POV, and yet, it suited this story so perfectly that I loved it.
Gideon was everything. He was light and dark, fluffy and hard, kind and cruel? I’m not sure that that last one is entirely correct. But, he was so sweet! And I enjoyed being immersed in this story in a way that I haven’t been with other stories.
alesiagalati's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
I really wanted to enjoy this book. I typically read 1st or 3rd person books so reading a romance novel in 2nd person was really different. I probably should have DNF'd the book when I meant to at about 15% but I didn't want to give up solely for the authors choice of writing style.
That probably wasn't the best idea. The text was riddled with editing errors and sex scenes that felt unnecessary for the story (which I almost never say!). I think if the story had been in 1st or 3rd person with a more fleshed out FMC, this would have been 3 or 4 stars for me.
That probably wasn't the best idea. The text was riddled with editing errors and sex scenes that felt unnecessary for the story (which I almost never say!). I think if the story had been in 1st or 3rd person with a more fleshed out FMC, this would have been 3 or 4 stars for me.
heyitswhitlavonne's review against another edition
4.0
Reading in 2nd person point of view can be so immersive and also showcases the strength and power of words. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and plan to continue the series.
nonbinarylibrarianwitch's review against another edition
The writing really needed another round of edits, plus the characters were just boring me. I also was quite tired of reading in the 2nd person perspective.