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mrsamp11's review against another edition
4.0
The last few years i’ve drifted away from the YA GENRE , but this really did come to life well ! I loved the loveeeee enemy trope , the characters were very easy to like or hate , and it was a pretty easy read . The enemy soulmates that Vanessa out together was just enough to give a little spice burn , but this is really age appropriate for a younger audience id say . It is dark , and morbid … but i really loved it ! Id say 13/14 reader age in my opinion !
bridgetbosworth's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.75
noemi1010's review against another edition
4.0
Joan is finally going out with Nick, the guys she has a crush on. They have been working together for the whole summer, but on the day of their date, she finds out that she's not human. She descends from a line of monster who can travel through time by taking years of life from humans. If that wasn't enough to turn upside down Joan's world, Nick is a monster hunter and kills all of her family. The only survivors are Joan and the son of the rival family, and they need to travel through time to figure out what happens. Joan realises that there is more going on than she originally thought, and that to save her family she needs to give up her love.
I was dragged into the story from page 1, and I cannot wait to see how the story continues. I need to believe that Joan and Nick get the happy ending they deserve.
I was dragged into the story from page 1, and I cannot wait to see how the story continues. I need to believe that Joan and Nick get the happy ending they deserve.
stephkmcg's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
zoelou_books's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
ashhvillainreads's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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? No
4.0
hailey2510's review against another edition
3.0
That was alright. I didn’t like Nick at all, and loved Aaron (at some points.) The pacing was kind of weird, especially in the beginning. I enjoyed reading it, but I don’t think that I’ll remember it at all.
It’s been 4 months and I can’t stop thinking about it. I NEED to see Aaron and Joan together.
It’s been 4 months and I can’t stop thinking about it. I NEED to see Aaron and Joan together.
blurrypetals's review against another edition
2.0
Man, I'm bummed this was so lame!
I really was looking forward to giving this book a try. It's a debut and I was excited to have an Asian main character for a new YA series. Besides, I love villains, villain stories, stories with dubious morality, all that jazz! This seemed to be directly in my wheelhouse!
Instead, it just feels every last bi the debut that it is. The pacing is crazy bad right from the get-go and it did absolutely nothing to draw me into the story or characters before introducing the conflict. Sometimes that sort of thing can work, but the conflict was as well-established to us as it is to the main character, which is to say...the conflict is not well-established at all!
After reading a few mixed reviews on here, it just seemed like it was a good idea to simply DNF this one and move on to greener pastures. Better luck next time I guess!
I really was looking forward to giving this book a try. It's a debut and I was excited to have an Asian main character for a new YA series. Besides, I love villains, villain stories, stories with dubious morality, all that jazz! This seemed to be directly in my wheelhouse!
Instead, it just feels every last bi the debut that it is. The pacing is crazy bad right from the get-go and it did absolutely nothing to draw me into the story or characters before introducing the conflict. Sometimes that sort of thing can work, but the conflict was as well-established to us as it is to the main character, which is to say...the conflict is not well-established at all!
After reading a few mixed reviews on here, it just seemed like it was a good idea to simply DNF this one and move on to greener pastures. Better luck next time I guess!
belle2022's review against another edition
5.0
This was such an easy, fast paced and intriguing read. The concept was unique and interesting and I’ve not really read anything that features time travel before. Joan Chang-Hunt is half-Chinese, half-monster and half-human. I have to say I liked the addition of her biraciality. There were some really cool parallels between her human heritage and monster heritage.
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the monster families in London and their family power. When you think about it, what’s the harm their power could do? But actually they are quite dangerous powers, I guess that’s why they’re all called monsters.
Now there are two male leads who both could be the ‘enemy’ and I wasn’t expecting it to end the way that it did but damn. I really liked it. Left much to be discovered in book 2. There are tropes in this book featured in many others but this one just felt different and fresh. I was most intrigued by Oliver and I knew there was more that he knew than he was letting on. Then there’s Nick, who was absolutely fascinating and I wasn’t expecting to learn what we did of him. Quite shocking.
I do wish the monsters were more developed and that we saw more of them and I think that the romance was a big thing which again could have also been developed more so that we felt more about the couple. There definitely could have been more. As I was thinking this was a standalone it fell flat, but knowing there is a book 2 gives me better hope for some of these things to be better fleshed out.
Favourite quote: “real monsters look like me and you” Overall I think it’s more a 4.5 stars, great for all readers!
I thoroughly enjoyed learning about the monster families in London and their family power. When you think about it, what’s the harm their power could do? But actually they are quite dangerous powers, I guess that’s why they’re all called monsters.
Now there are two male leads who both could be the ‘enemy’ and I wasn’t expecting it to end the way that it did but damn. I really liked it. Left much to be discovered in book 2. There are tropes in this book featured in many others but this one just felt different and fresh. I was most intrigued by Oliver and I knew there was more that he knew than he was letting on. Then there’s Nick, who was absolutely fascinating and I wasn’t expecting to learn what we did of him. Quite shocking.
I do wish the monsters were more developed and that we saw more of them and I think that the romance was a big thing which again could have also been developed more so that we felt more about the couple. There definitely could have been more. As I was thinking this was a standalone it fell flat, but knowing there is a book 2 gives me better hope for some of these things to be better fleshed out.
Favourite quote: “real monsters look like me and you” Overall I think it’s more a 4.5 stars, great for all readers!