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aruktai's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.5
magikspells's review against another edition
2.0
Overall pretty forgettable. There was a lot of supernatural species and rules going on, but very little explanation about how things are set up or the background. Why are there angels? And there's vampires and demons?
The characters were relatively likeable, but not super deep, just generally fluffy.
The characters were relatively likeable, but not super deep, just generally fluffy.
freadomlibrary's review against another edition
4.0
Trigger warnings: violence, injuries, abuse, bullying, lying, strained parent-child relationship, prejudice
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Full review to be posted when St. Martin's Press addresses the systemic racism in their company and takes actionable steps to ensure that they are in compliance with Macmillan’s Code of Conduct. More information here.
nlindberg's review against another edition
3.0
This read like a teen’s creative writing assignment. Parts were cute but others made me want to stop reading. I cringed every time she said “hells spells” or made some other phrase into a magical one for this world. The story has potential but like I said, it’s written in a juvenile way which is not appealing given this is not meant to be a ya book.
babs_reviews's review
4.0
A quick, edgy and enjoyable paranormal romcom.
When magical dud, Violet, goes up against the Elders where old rules force bonds people may not want, her only option of escaping is to team up with wolf Alpha, Lincoln, in a fake-relationship scheme. The only problem is, he once broke her heart and she doesn't trust him much, so how can their fake-relationship appear real?
Nothing is ever as it seems and when old feelings resurface, Vi's magic pushes itself to the surface too and with the boundaries being pushed, maybe their feelings aren't as fake as they've been pretending.
Thank you St. Martin's Press, April Asher and Netgalley for the review copy!
When magical dud, Violet, goes up against the Elders where old rules force bonds people may not want, her only option of escaping is to team up with wolf Alpha, Lincoln, in a fake-relationship scheme. The only problem is, he once broke her heart and she doesn't trust him much, so how can their fake-relationship appear real?
Nothing is ever as it seems and when old feelings resurface, Vi's magic pushes itself to the surface too and with the boundaries being pushed, maybe their feelings aren't as fake as they've been pretending.
Thank you St. Martin's Press, April Asher and Netgalley for the review copy!
ale_romo's review
3.0
I feel like my reviews keep getting longer and longer.
I like paranormal rom-coms, so the moment I heard the premise I was on board. It was very cute and fun, I liked most of the characters and the diverse set of creatures: witches, angels, demons, vampires and shifters. Vi's relationship with her sisters and bff's was amazing. I can see all the different plots and couples that could work for future books, and I'm very excited for the sequel with Rose and a Demon vet.
But here's my problem:
The world: I was very confused at first, for a moment I thought they were some sort of secret society hidden from the human world, but no. Once I realized humans and paranormal creatures were all coexisting (only for the last 50 years) I wanted to know more about the world, the repercussions from this revelation, the political aspects, new laws implemented, the norms-supers dynamics, the magic system, even the new pop culture (since there are many reference to contemporary tv shows like stranger things and the walking dead) but sadly there were no descriptions or explanations. There are hints of bigger problems between these two worlds, like animosity and hatred, that could have made an amazing plot but they're just left there. Why even make the distinction between these two worlds if the humans are completely unimportant. As well with the magical triad, that it’s supposed to be important but we don't even know why. If this was just focused on the romantic part or was the second book of a series, I could have overlooked most of the worldbuilding flaws, but it was heavily drawn to politics: the council, Lincoln trying to take down archaic laws, the KKC Center, the alphas, the fights for power.
Rushed ending:
I feel like this was supposed to be a very light story, but was made very complicated and ambitious with lots of storylines happening all at once, and don't get me wrong, they all had potential but without the worldbuilding it just felt flat to me. I should probably lower my score from 3 to 2 stars for this, but I had an entertaining time reading the book and like I said I do plan on reading the sequels because the characters are really cool.
I like paranormal rom-coms, so the moment I heard the premise I was on board. It was very cute and fun, I liked most of the characters and the diverse set of creatures: witches, angels, demons, vampires and shifters. Vi's relationship with her sisters and bff's was amazing. I can see all the different plots and couples that could work for future books, and I'm very excited for the sequel with Rose and a Demon vet.
But here's my problem:
The world: I was very confused at first, for a moment I thought they were some sort of secret society hidden from the human world, but no. Once I realized humans and paranormal creatures were all coexisting (only for the last 50 years) I wanted to know more about the world, the repercussions from this revelation, the political aspects, new laws implemented, the norms-supers dynamics, the magic system, even the new pop culture (since there are many reference to contemporary tv shows like stranger things and the walking dead) but sadly there were no descriptions or explanations. There are hints of bigger problems between these two worlds, like animosity and hatred, that could have made an amazing plot but they're just left there. Why even make the distinction between these two worlds if the humans are completely unimportant. As well with the magical triad, that it’s supposed to be important but we don't even know why. If this was just focused on the romantic part or was the second book of a series, I could have overlooked most of the worldbuilding flaws, but it was heavily drawn to politics: the council, Lincoln trying to take down archaic laws, the KKC Center, the alphas, the fights for power.
Rushed ending:
Spoiler
We got no explanation on why Violet's magic never manifested as a child, and all the problems were solved with the *true mates* trope. I was looking forward to how Lincoln was going to solve the hex his father put on him, but again, it just disappeared, and not even in the magical sense, they realized they were true mates and boom… no more hex.I feel like this was supposed to be a very light story, but was made very complicated and ambitious with lots of storylines happening all at once, and don't get me wrong, they all had potential but without the worldbuilding it just felt flat to me. I should probably lower my score from 3 to 2 stars for this, but I had an entertaining time reading the book and like I said I do plan on reading the sequels because the characters are really cool.
mckenziemartines's review against another edition
1.0
I wanted to like it, I really did. So much of the writing took me out of it, I just kept thinking of the author actually writing words and thinking, ‘yep, that’s the one that’s going in the book.’
The “hells spells” and “hex me” and “chill the hex out,” “what the hex” …. Gross.
It was trying soooo hard to be cute and quirky and relatable and really it was just cringe.
“You’ve always been the thorn in my backside but you’re my Thorne” … ew.
I love a good trash book as much as the next person but I would never recommend this to anyone.
The “hells spells” and “hex me” and “chill the hex out,” “what the hex” …. Gross.
It was trying soooo hard to be cute and quirky and relatable and really it was just cringe.
“You’ve always been the thorn in my backside but you’re my Thorne” … ew.
I love a good trash book as much as the next person but I would never recommend this to anyone.
iceangel32's review
4.0
I really enjoyed this one. It keep me wanting more, I could not put it down. To sum it up: It was fun. I look forward to the next one in the series.
marieintheraw's review
3.0
Does a lot of "world-intro" building things that could have been woven in better, but definitely can go up from here.