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mischievous_monkey's review against another edition
1.0
First off, let me say this is a great book cover. It and the title really grabbed my attention and lured me in.
DNF at 48%
This book is dialogue driven and the dialogue is mostly one-upmanship snark. I like snark, but I like it in small doses. It stops being funny real quick when everything is filtered through that.
By the halfway mark I have yet to come to care about either of the main characters or their fate and so I will let this one go. I recognize that many other people enjoyed this work. It just isn't for me.
DNF at 48%
This book is dialogue driven and the dialogue is mostly one-upmanship snark. I like snark, but I like it in small doses. It stops being funny real quick when everything is filtered through that.
By the halfway mark I have yet to come to care about either of the main characters or their fate and so I will let this one go. I recognize that many other people enjoyed this work. It just isn't for me.
wannabekingpin's review against another edition
2.0
all reviews in one place: night mode reading; skaitom nakties rezimu
About the Book: School isn’t exactly a picnic to most, if not all. But it can get worse than bad. Your best friend can start bullying you for the sake of popularity. The same one over whom you question your sexuality. And when that rumor gets out too… Still, it can be worse than that too. An old vampire might appear. And it might just not be a love story. Instead: a hunt, as either you or this friend of yours sure do look like dinner…
My Opinion: I appreciate the reimagining, idea of it was absolutely solid, and worth a book. Just not this one. Execution is atrocious. Teens to young adults, duller than spoons, fill about four fifths of the book with stupid dialogues, awful monologues, clichés, even when they actively acknowledge them, and a lot of pressuring. Pressure to admit to feelings, admit to sexuality, commit to relationship. If you don’t know if something’s okay: try changing character genders. Would this have been fine if it was a straight guy pressuring a gay woman? No, that would’ve been nasty. This is also nasty. I understand there’s an attempt to show “real” in an urban fantasy book, but it reads like satire while it isn’t satire (yes, that is indeed a bad thing).
About the Book: School isn’t exactly a picnic to most, if not all. But it can get worse than bad. Your best friend can start bullying you for the sake of popularity. The same one over whom you question your sexuality. And when that rumor gets out too… Still, it can be worse than that too. An old vampire might appear. And it might just not be a love story. Instead: a hunt, as either you or this friend of yours sure do look like dinner…
My Opinion: I appreciate the reimagining, idea of it was absolutely solid, and worth a book. Just not this one. Execution is atrocious. Teens to young adults, duller than spoons, fill about four fifths of the book with stupid dialogues, awful monologues, clichés, even when they actively acknowledge them, and a lot of pressuring. Pressure to admit to feelings, admit to sexuality, commit to relationship. If you don’t know if something’s okay: try changing character genders. Would this have been fine if it was a straight guy pressuring a gay woman? No, that would’ve been nasty. This is also nasty. I understand there’s an attempt to show “real” in an urban fantasy book, but it reads like satire while it isn’t satire (yes, that is indeed a bad thing).
lilyjoanne's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
The pacing was all over the place. Most of the plot was in the last quarter of the book. Had it been more evenly spread out throughout the book maybe this could have worked. Parts of the dialogue were really fun however this surely was Jennifer's body fanfic at some point.
agentkp's review against another edition
Their dialogues are very weird, I refuse to believe people talk like this. A thousand references that felt really unnecessary. The girl's relationship also felt weird, not like they were friends because they liked each other, idk. My main problem and why I couldn't finish was the transphobic comments that were completely unnecessary and came out of nowhere.
readalert's review against another edition
Didn't like the writing or the way they dropped transphobic slurs
latinxsupergirl's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
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
4.5
fioni's review against another edition
dark
funny
2.0
I am not joking when I say: this is literally a very thinly disguised "Jennifer's Body" fanfiction. Literally. There were so many scenes that were ripped from the movie; outfits, pieces of dialogue, Megan Fox is mentioned like 5 times.
Is this book good? No. But it's really entertaining, that's for sure. If you like the humor of the film, like me, then you might enjoy this one.
Is this book good? No. But it's really entertaining, that's for sure. If you like the humor of the film, like me, then you might enjoy this one.
ladykanu's review against another edition
5.0
So look good
First off, I hate vampire. New thought, I hate moody vamps. Good this this book is fill with quick wit. Passion and down right goofy ass characters. I adored everything about it. It's like wanting a cheeseburger and finally getting one with perfection in the buns. I listen to a new book every night at work. This year so far, I can say it's number one
First off, I hate vampire. New thought, I hate moody vamps. Good this this book is fill with quick wit. Passion and down right goofy ass characters. I adored everything about it. It's like wanting a cheeseburger and finally getting one with perfection in the buns. I listen to a new book every night at work. This year so far, I can say it's number one
daiichi_'s review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0