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josielecompte's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
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
ameserole's review against another edition
3.0
Anarchy is the second installment of the Hive Trilogy. In it, we get a smidge more drama than the first one. Of course, it was mostly revolving around people wanting to kill Charlie or finding out her inner secrets. But we also got some that involved Tessa.. the girl who chose a vampire she knew for like 3 second over her best friend - Charlie.
Honestly, not even surprised with what went down between Tessa and her. It was bound to happen but I did see a change in Tessa towards the end. So maybe there's hope for her in the next book. Maybe.
Other than that, we got a glimpse of her dad and mom being together. I'm happy that he's going to keep her mom safe because I don't trust the people running the hive at the moment. Some shady ass people in there and I just want Charlie and her found family of ashes to be safe and alive.
In the end, I was kind of hoping for something more to happen in this book. It didn't really matter if it was romance or action wise. I just wanted something else. What I got was a pretty quick engagement for Tessa. Which, I didn't want one freaking bit.
Let's see what the next book will give me.
Honestly, not even surprised with what went down between Tessa and her. It was bound to happen but I did see a change in Tessa towards the end. So maybe there's hope for her in the next book. Maybe.
Other than that, we got a glimpse of her dad and mom being together. I'm happy that he's going to keep her mom safe because I don't trust the people running the hive at the moment. Some shady ass people in there and I just want Charlie and her found family of ashes to be safe and alive.
In the end, I was kind of hoping for something more to happen in this book. It didn't really matter if it was romance or action wise. I just wanted something else. What I got was a pretty quick engagement for Tessa. Which, I didn't want one freaking bit.
Let's see what the next book will give me.
laura_devouring_books_crumpets's review against another edition
2.0
I felt this books veered off a little from the first book, the premise was good with the culling but this book was a little boring plus all
FOMO
WTAF
FYI
BAFF
I hardly understood what was being said alot of the time, making the main MC Charlie about as likeable as unpaid overtime... No i think i will stop this series here.
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WTAF
FYI
BAFF
I hardly understood what was being said alot of the time, making the main MC Charlie about as likeable as unpaid overtime... No i think i will stop this series here.
jelliejam's review against another edition
3.0
I didn't LOVE this book, but I really did like it! The writing style may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I love the colloquialisms & acronyms used throughout the book. They actually seemed pretty darn real to me.
As for the story, I appreciated that as a sequel, the story did seem to move along to an actual plot really well. While the first book was heavy on introductions, you definitely got a better sense of the secondary characters. At that point, there isn't too much more you can ask for from the middle child of a trilogy.
Support your indie authors and get yourself a copy! This book does a good job at giving a new take on vampires and hybrids without getting OVERLY sappy.
As for the story, I appreciated that as a sequel, the story did seem to move along to an actual plot really well. While the first book was heavy on introductions, you definitely got a better sense of the secondary characters. At that point, there isn't too much more you can ask for from the middle child of a trilogy.
Support your indie authors and get yourself a copy! This book does a good job at giving a new take on vampires and hybrids without getting OVERLY sappy.
mrose21's review against another edition
2.0
DNF @ 10%
I'm not giving this book a 1 star because I got so little into this book it feels wrong to slam it completely. I am giving it a 2 star because I was bored and my predictions from the first book was correct and this sucks.
Shes is described as a unicorn by the enforcers and that is a good description of her. I'm super disappointed because this series could have been amazing but the main character being a bit of a flake just doesn't appeal.
Unfortunate but there you go.
I'm not giving this book a 1 star because I got so little into this book it feels wrong to slam it completely. I am giving it a 2 star because I was bored and my predictions from the first book was correct and this sucks.
Shes is described as a unicorn by the enforcers and that is a good description of her. I'm super disappointed because this series could have been amazing but the main character being a bit of a flake just doesn't appeal.
Unfortunate but there you go.
bookswithdy's review against another edition
5.0
SPOILERS!
Can't wait for the next book and that ending! But am I the only one that is kind of dissapointed at the ending? the fact that Charlie is not the FIRST and only female Ash? Of course I don't know what will happen but knowing a bit about Charlie the other one should have also been a direct descendent to another house... for me my opinion it kind of sucks, I love charlie she is bad-ass and I liked the fact that she was the only and someone different.. and kind of have to say another girl in the group? I liked the group we had.. now we wait..
Can't wait for the next book and that ending! But am I the only one that is kind of dissapointed at the ending? the fact that Charlie is not the FIRST and only female Ash? Of course I don't know what will happen but knowing a bit about Charlie the other one should have also been a direct descendent to another house... for me my opinion it kind of sucks, I love charlie she is bad-ass and I liked the fact that she was the only and someone different.. and kind of have to say another girl in the group? I liked the group we had.. now we wait..
beckiebookworm1974's review against another edition
4.0
Loved
Loved Anarchy as much as the first book it was action packed from the opening lines, Loved how much closer Charlie and Ryder become totally cementing there relationship. We also get to see a lot more of the sexy six's personalities which was great, a fab addition to the hive trilogy looking forward to part three.
Loved Anarchy as much as the first book it was action packed from the opening lines, Loved how much closer Charlie and Ryder become totally cementing there relationship. We also get to see a lot more of the sexy six's personalities which was great, a fab addition to the hive trilogy looking forward to part three.
jojesweden's review
I just can't with these books anymore.
Besides everything wrong with the first book, which I could sort of overlook because there was potential the world building is frustratingly imprecise sometimes. Up until 3 hours into this SECOND book I had thought it took place in an alternative universe but in our time, more or less. Then, suddenly, there are numerous apparently clear color photographs of an event that supposedly took place 200 years ago according to the first book. Either the authors forgot how long ago it supposedly took place, or something else is off. Either way, this sort of thing is something that seriously throws me off when I'm trying to work out how this world works.
Also, the audiobook narrator is the incredibly irritating Dara Rosenberg, who does not sound like a badass 20-something but an early menopausal lady constantly at the edge of tears. Her voice has been part of previous DNFs for me, but I've also gotten through some things she's read so it's not enough on its own. She also makes a lot of mistakes, some of which are obvious from context, like "television walking", some of which might explain the weirdness of this whole thing. Some of which are just mispronouncing words making them difficult to interpret. Maybe everything confusing about these books is just Dara not reading them correctly, but I doubt it.
Besides everything wrong with the first book, which I could sort of overlook because there was potential the world building is frustratingly imprecise sometimes. Up until 3 hours into this SECOND book I had thought it took place in an alternative universe but in our time, more or less. Then, suddenly, there are numerous apparently clear color photographs of an event that supposedly took place 200 years ago according to the first book. Either the authors forgot how long ago it supposedly took place, or something else is off. Either way, this sort of thing is something that seriously throws me off when I'm trying to work out how this world works.
Also, the audiobook narrator is the incredibly irritating Dara Rosenberg, who does not sound like a badass 20-something but an early menopausal lady constantly at the edge of tears. Her voice has been part of previous DNFs for me, but I've also gotten through some things she's read so it's not enough on its own. She also makes a lot of mistakes, some of which are obvious from context, like "television walking", some of which might explain the weirdness of this whole thing. Some of which are just mispronouncing words making them difficult to interpret. Maybe everything confusing about these books is just Dara not reading them correctly, but I doubt it.
yche09's review
4.0
I enjoyed this ride. I definitely was smiling most of the time while reading this. It was fun. I must also admit that there were some hiccups as I was thinking that the FL wasn't thinking straight at some points or she was doing something stupid. Thankfully, the other characters made up for it or the succeeding scenes were better that I wasn't fully annoyed.
I love the twists and I also like it that I am unable to predict what's going to happen next.
Anyway, that ending made me soooooo happy that I am not one of the people who had to wait for that last book. On that note, I'll be reading it now. ☺️
I love the twists and I also like it that I am unable to predict what's going to happen next.
Anyway, that ending made me soooooo happy that I am not one of the people who had to wait for that last book. On that note, I'll be reading it now. ☺️