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katyanaish's review against another edition
2.0
Fuck.
Fuck the Wardens. In particular, Paul and his cronies. Though Marion can suck it too. I don't give a shit about her tortured past. She made a choice. Fuck her.
Fuck the Djinn. Arrogant assholes. "You broke him, you fix him." Fuck you Jonathan. He was "broken" saving your ass.
Fuck the Ma'at. Cowardly douchebags who are no better than the Wardens, and quite possibly are worse.
Fuck Lewis. She loves you, and you haven't spared even a pinch of care or respect for her. She would have gone along with your plan if you ASKED. She has gone along with your hare-brained shit before. Maybe you wouldn't be struggling with the whole "weight of the world" shit if you would actually fucking ALLOW a connection to people. Wah wah. I hope she's done rescuing your arrogant ass. Fuck you, Lewis.
Fuck David. You love her, and yeah, I love you. But can we stop being a martyr? Please? It is getting tiresome. It is to the point where, if she sneezes, I worry that you will pour out your lifeblood to cure her cold. Fuck. And also? Ask next time. Ask if she WANTS the help. It is her choice too, you asshole.
This series really makes me angry. I hate everyone in it.
Why am I reading this?
Fuck.
Fuck the Wardens. In particular, Paul and his cronies. Though Marion can suck it too. I don't give a shit about her tortured past. She made a choice. Fuck her.
Fuck the Djinn. Arrogant assholes. "You broke him, you fix him." Fuck you Jonathan. He was "broken" saving your ass.
Fuck the Ma'at. Cowardly douchebags who are no better than the Wardens, and quite possibly are worse.
Fuck Lewis. She loves you, and you haven't spared even a pinch of care or respect for her. She would have gone along with your plan if you ASKED. She has gone along with your hare-brained shit before. Maybe you wouldn't be struggling with the whole "weight of the world" shit if you would actually fucking ALLOW a connection to people. Wah wah. I hope she's done rescuing your arrogant ass. Fuck you, Lewis.
Fuck David. You love her, and yeah, I love you. But can we stop being a martyr? Please? It is getting tiresome. It is to the point where, if she sneezes, I worry that you will pour out your lifeblood to cure her cold. Fuck. And also? Ask next time. Ask if she WANTS the help. It is her choice too, you asshole.
This series really makes me angry. I hate everyone in it.
Why am I reading this?
Fuck.
patchworkbunny's review against another edition
3.0
The one thing that strikes me about the third instalment of the Weather Warden series is that the Djinn's servitude seems suddenly very easy to transfer. From the first book I got the idea that once you'd bound a Djinn to you, they were with you for life or until their bottle got broken... I can't fathom why people wouldn't be sharing them around or stealing them all the time if it was as easy as it seems in Chill Factor.
Other than that inconsistency, it's an entertaining read if you don't take it too seriously. Joanne and David seem to be the unluckiest couple in the world and I can imagine it getting annoying if it carries on that way throughout the series but I can cope for now. Definitely interested in what happens next but not as good as the first two.
Other than that inconsistency, it's an entertaining read if you don't take it too seriously. Joanne and David seem to be the unluckiest couple in the world and I can imagine it getting annoying if it carries on that way throughout the series but I can cope for now. Definitely interested in what happens next but not as good as the first two.
mollymortensen's review against another edition
3.0
I really liked books one and two, book three… not so much. It was basically all crazy ridiculous action scenes. Joanne spends the whole book just reacting. She's dumped into one insane situation after another. She finally manages to get out, only for something else horrible to happen.
I loved Joanne being a Djinn, but now not only is she stuck as a human, she's a lousy human, who keeps whining all the time.
I couldn't stand any of the other characters either. They all kept trying to control Joanne and plotted behind her back. Even David! (The only reason I can see for this is so we readers wouldn't see any of the plot twists coming...) Joanne and David's romance was so cute, but now it's gotten so boring. I didn't care what happened to him anymore.
The worst part of the book was definitely Kevin. I hated Kevin! Why does Joanne keep trying to save that psycho?! And he was so unpredictable! You never know how he's going to react. One minute he's trying to kill her, then he acts nice, nope, back to trying to kill her. I don't know if he's horribly written or just crazy.
Speaking of badly written, Kevin isn't the only one who made no sense. There were several instances where characters acted completely stupidly and out of character just to further the plot.
I hate when
The ending was also disappointing. Overall, it was rather depressing.
What did I like about this book? Hmm… There was a good twist I didn't see coming. Yeah, that's about it.
Will I keep this book? Nope.
Will I read the next one? Probably, but only because I own it.
I loved Joanne being a Djinn, but now not only is she stuck as a human, she's a lousy human, who keeps whining all the time.
I couldn't stand any of the other characters either. They all kept trying to control Joanne and plotted behind her back. Even David! (The only reason I can see for this is so we readers wouldn't see any of the plot twists coming...) Joanne and David's romance was so cute, but now it's gotten so boring. I didn't care what happened to him anymore.
The worst part of the book was definitely Kevin. I hated Kevin! Why does Joanne keep trying to save that psycho?! And he was so unpredictable! You never know how he's going to react. One minute he's trying to kill her, then he acts nice, nope, back to trying to kill her. I don't know if he's horribly written or just crazy.
Speaking of badly written, Kevin isn't the only one who made no sense. There were several instances where characters acted completely stupidly and out of character just to further the plot.
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(Like Johnathan finally getting a hint about the missing Djinn, (you know, what he went through all of this to find out) only wake Kevin up when Joanne asked him to. No argument, no complaint that she wanted to speak with Kevin alone and obviously plot against him.) And Joanne really should've figured out where the bottle had gone…I hate when
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there's a pregnant protagonist, because then she can't do anything exciting without risking her baby. It isn't as bad here because it's a Djinn baby who might never be born since David has to die for her to live. But I still could've done without that plotline.The ending was also disappointing.
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(Joanne did nothing to defeat the bad guy!)What did I like about this book? Hmm… There was a good twist I didn't see coming. Yeah, that's about it.
Will I keep this book? Nope.
Will I read the next one? Probably, but only because I own it.
melkirkman's review against another edition
4.0
I love Rachel Caine's books and this was no exception. Well written and grips you from the beginning. I love the imagery and it is easy to lose yourself in the imagined world of the Aetheric.
lizzy_22's review against another edition
4.0
My first thought when I started and then finished Chill Factor was that it put the whole series into a complete shift. Joanne died and was reborn Djinn through the first two books and now in book 3 we have her back to being human trying to right the wrongs from dozens of double crosses, past mistakes and current associations. We are left with so many loose ends it's almost a reboot ending and I hope that as a result we don't lose what was good about this series in the first place.
On the heels of the last book Joanne and David are trying to make it to Las Vegas to stop Kevin, who has stolen powers and enslaved Jonathan, the most powerful of the Djinn. Continually thwarted from getting anywhere near Vegas, she is pulled from the case by the Wardens and David’s bottle is confiscated. Sent home to wait out the crisis she is suddenly thrust back into the situation by a seemingly incomprehensible act of betrayal.
I, along with Joanne, could barely keep up with the helplessness her current situation put her in; not knowing who to trust, old friends acting like enemies, new foes hiding just how dangerous they are. And I suffered along with her through the realization and implications of each and every one of these forces at work. Then on top of it all the past rears it’s ugly head and you can’t help but feel like it’ll be impossible for Joanne to ever get a break. But the thing I love about this series is that she never gives up. Living by her wits, Joanne shows initiative and unimaginable strength in the face of these crazy odds. And luckily we do get to see that despite the changes to who and what Joanne thought she was fighting for and against, it all makes sense. Again the ending left me a bit adrift, my desire for a resolution, if not a HEA, completely denied. Her and David are at a fragile and dangerous point that I hated to see, but hopefully some of Joanne's strength and perseverance will get them through it.
On the heels of the last book Joanne and David are trying to make it to Las Vegas to stop Kevin, who has stolen powers and enslaved Jonathan, the most powerful of the Djinn. Continually thwarted from getting anywhere near Vegas, she is pulled from the case by the Wardens and David’s bottle is confiscated. Sent home to wait out the crisis she is suddenly thrust back into the situation by a seemingly incomprehensible act of betrayal.
I, along with Joanne, could barely keep up with the helplessness her current situation put her in; not knowing who to trust, old friends acting like enemies, new foes hiding just how dangerous they are. And I suffered along with her through the realization and implications of each and every one of these forces at work. Then on top of it all the past rears it’s ugly head and you can’t help but feel like it’ll be impossible for Joanne to ever get a break. But the thing I love about this series is that she never gives up. Living by her wits, Joanne shows initiative and unimaginable strength in the face of these crazy odds. And luckily we do get to see that despite the changes to who and what Joanne thought she was fighting for and against, it all makes sense. Again the ending left me a bit adrift, my desire for a resolution, if not a HEA, completely denied. Her and David are at a fragile and dangerous point that I hated to see, but hopefully some of Joanne's strength and perseverance will get them through it.
whatcha_listening_to's review against another edition
4.0
Holy hot dang, this one gets spicy!
Joanne is transformed again and again she has to navigate this world in a whole new way. I feel for her because it seems everyone wants a piece of her.
There is a huge twist that I didn't see coming but I LOVE.
Joanne though gets jerked around a lot by everyone and by the end I didn't know who was her friend and who was foe it was pretty crazy.
Atherick... I know I am spelling that wrong and can't find the right spelling for it. But that other plan she can see on is mentioned a lot and still I am really not sure what it all means. Yes she can see if your other, is that because she has died or is it because she was a djinn or because she is a warden or is it just Joanne? SO many questions I still have.
The narration has grown on me.
Joanne is transformed again and again she has to navigate this world in a whole new way. I feel for her because it seems everyone wants a piece of her.
There is a huge twist that I didn't see coming but I LOVE.
Joanne though gets jerked around a lot by everyone and by the end I didn't know who was her friend and who was foe it was pretty crazy.
Atherick... I know I am spelling that wrong and can't find the right spelling for it. But that other plan she can see on is mentioned a lot and still I am really not sure what it all means. Yes she can see if your other, is that because she has died or is it because she was a djinn or because she is a warden or is it just Joanne? SO many questions I still have.
The narration has grown on me.
fionareadsalot's review against another edition
3.0
Still good but I'm getting distracted. I will read the next one hoping I get into the series again.
rachelini's review against another edition
3.0
Things have gone back to the original premise somewhat, and this book definitely worked better for me. Some interesting high stakes and changes.