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bookishlifeofgem's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
slow-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? It's complicated
5.0
stb2012's review against another edition
5.0
This book had a lot of ups and downs. I laughed, cried, and everything else you could think of through out this book.
Isabelle is a strong character but she has to be in order to keep control of her power. She doesn't believe that she can love anyone because of her power. She doesn't want to believe about the Judgement happening but she agrees to help. Little did she know she would end up falling to a guy that shows no emotion.
Carlos is a strong man who has been through a lot. The moment he laid eyes on Isabelle he couldn't keep control of his temper. He is so sweet to Isabelle even though she doesn't want anything to do with him. He knows exactly what she needs even if she thinks she doesn't need it.
I have loved this series so far and of course this book did not disappoint. I love all the character even Ethan. I can't wait to see what is next for this group. They have all been through so much already.
Isabelle is a strong character but she has to be in order to keep control of her power. She doesn't believe that she can love anyone because of her power. She doesn't want to believe about the Judgement happening but she agrees to help. Little did she know she would end up falling to a guy that shows no emotion.
Carlos is a strong man who has been through a lot. The moment he laid eyes on Isabelle he couldn't keep control of his temper. He is so sweet to Isabelle even though she doesn't want anything to do with him. He knows exactly what she needs even if she thinks she doesn't need it.
I have loved this series so far and of course this book did not disappoint. I love all the character even Ethan. I can't wait to see what is next for this group. They have all been through so much already.
tawnyad2004's review against another edition
3.0
Im mixed on this book. I liked the continuation of the story. There were alot of things I liked about the story and 1 huge reason I didn't like it.
Things I enjoyed:
1. Isabelle- this poor girl. I really liked her. She was passionate and angry and all for the right reasons. Her gift was horrible and bc of it she was isolated and had to fight to get rid of the emotion or die. She was complex without being a sobbing mess like many heroins.
2. Ethan- what can I say about him. I wish he was the Hero not Carlos. He had such a connection with Isabelle. He understood her and gave her what she needed, levity. Her life was forced to be lonely and serious. Ethan gave her an escape, a sense of humor. I won't lie, when he died I cried. I did not want to see him go.
Things I could do without:
1. All the driving and fighting (sparing) it was kind of repetitive and didn't really go anywhere with the story till they hit NY.
2. Carlos- OK he almost brought the rating down to a 2 star. I DID NOT like him. He was the typical quite, stoic alpha male who pushed and pushed. I much preferred Luke and Emmitt to this man. He was creepy and pushy. First he threatened her best friend (Ethan) twice. TWICE! A man who knew her all of a minute is threatening the ONLY friend or person in her life. What a jerk. Then at one point she ends up in bed next to him and he tells her if she wants him to go away she just needs to bite him. That lieing sack if crap. She knows nothing about their customs so he tries to trick her! What kind of man is that. I just did not like or respect this man. Throw in the fact that he gets his rocks of by telling her to run from him then him changing and tackling her in his wold form. Just creepy. There are so many things I hated about him the list could go on.....
Things I enjoyed:
1. Isabelle- this poor girl. I really liked her. She was passionate and angry and all for the right reasons. Her gift was horrible and bc of it she was isolated and had to fight to get rid of the emotion or die. She was complex without being a sobbing mess like many heroins.
2. Ethan- what can I say about him. I wish he was the Hero not Carlos. He had such a connection with Isabelle. He understood her and gave her what she needed, levity. Her life was forced to be lonely and serious. Ethan gave her an escape, a sense of humor. I won't lie, when he died I cried. I did not want to see him go.
Things I could do without:
1. All the driving and fighting (sparing) it was kind of repetitive and didn't really go anywhere with the story till they hit NY.
2. Carlos- OK he almost brought the rating down to a 2 star. I DID NOT like him. He was the typical quite, stoic alpha male who pushed and pushed. I much preferred Luke and Emmitt to this man. He was creepy and pushy. First he threatened her best friend (Ethan) twice. TWICE! A man who knew her all of a minute is threatening the ONLY friend or person in her life. What a jerk. Then at one point she ends up in bed next to him and he tells her if she wants him to go away she just needs to bite him. That lieing sack if crap. She knows nothing about their customs so he tries to trick her! What kind of man is that. I just did not like or respect this man. Throw in the fact that he gets his rocks of by telling her to run from him then him changing and tackling her in his wold form. Just creepy. There are so many things I hated about him the list could go on.....
dannielleraffin's review against another edition
5.0
Yet another amazing book in one of the most amazing series's. Melissa Haag has done it again. She's ripped my heart open and lain it out for everyone to see. Thank you for being, well, amazing Melissa! Until next time xx
gudzilla's review against another edition
3.0
Judgement of the Six is one of the series as I have marked as maybe-later and came back to it. That says something.
Regardless, I didn't like Isabelle's character that much. Carlos was even worse because you don't know what he is thinking or feeling. It is really frustrating but I guess Haag is saving whatever Carlos is feeling so that she can reveal that in her Companion series.
I thought that E-Z's ability was bit redundant as all she feels what others are feeling (more like Charlene and all werewolves) but she could also drain other people emotionally. I think it is similar to what Jasper could do in Twilight but Ezy feels itchy feely once she absorbs too much of emotions. So, she has to get rid of that unnecessary build-up by doing physical workouts.
I thought that didn't make sense what so ever but I really wanted to know the rest of the story so moved along with it.
The problem is with this story is that I liked Gabby, Michelle and Charlene more than Isabelle so every time any situation came up, I wanted to know from their prospective. I didn't like Bethi's story that much and I think Isabelle's my 2nd least favorite.
Spoiler
I really wanted to like sexual tension between Carlos and Isabelle but Ethan's death has tainted it so much for me, I really didn't feel much of it.But I'll read Olivia's story because that's the end and this is the series I would really like to finish.
bornfromtheashes's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
sad
medium-paced
4.0
lenoreo's review
4.0
https://celebrityreaders.com/2019/07/01/discontent-carlos-peace-by-melissa-haag/
ON REREAD:
4.5 stars — OMG, I’m so glad I reread this book while my hubby was on a business trip, b/c even though I knew it was coming, I still uncontrollably bawled at a certain part of this book. Gawd, this book makes me feel SO MUCH!! I feel like it just took the whole series up a notch, and I felt so much for Isabelle, and how her power affected her and the relationships she developed. I still want to know more about Carlos, but I think I remembered not getting answers from my first readthrough, so it didn’t affect me as much. It just made me more excited to finally read his book!
Otherwise, I pretty much felt the same as in my first read, I was just more absorbed and apparently decided I had more faith in the story than the first time. Though, reading through my original review, now I really am curious if Isabelle is ever going to learn Carlos’ secrets. I guess we’ll see! But I did enjoy their connection more this time through…
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
https://celebrityreaders.com/2016/07/13/discontent-by-melissa-haag/
4 stars -- Well I can tell you one thing right off the bat: this was the most emotional book of the 5 so far. I bawled like a frickin baby in the middle of the book (and consequently rode my ass off on the exercise bike b/c I tend to bike faster when I'm in an emotional upheaval). I hope my neighbours don't think I've lost it. So yeah, this book really got to my feels. It's weird b/c Isabelle was kind of a tough cookie to crack...she's so angry and worked up all the time. But maybe b/c we feel all her emotions, and feel the effects of everyone else's emotions on her, it just ended up being very raw in places.
These poor girls really do go through trauma too...both at the hands of their powers, and at the hands of the Urbat. But it was nice to have a kickass heroine this time who could really take care of herself at least physically. She was kind of crazy powerful in that sense.
I LOVED the interplay between Ethan and Isabelle. I loved how Ethan pushed her and knew what she needed and did everything he could to get it for her. I loved the way they bantered too. He brought some great moments of levity, almost as good as Jim. Loved the little glimpses of Jim we got too. I wonder if he'll be for Olivia (the 6th Judgement). The bar scene was really amusing.
Now Carlos...hmmm.... OK, here's the problem. I think that at this point Ms. Haag had already decided to write the full companion series (I'd have to look at the dates, maybe one was already even released at the point this book came out), and so this book kind of suffered from a total dearth of insight into Carlos. I mean, yeah, I know it's from Isabelle's POV, but I still should have gotten a feel for Carlos a bit more than I felt like I did. It was another one of those times where I felt like the pull was where most of the attraction came...but you know what, that wasn't completely it. I think I just sometimes have a hard time with these mystical pairings, b/c a part of me wants more. But he was super kind and caring of Isabelle, very attentive, challenging, always there for her. I just didn't quite follow the romance train all the way to the station. I end up liking these books a lot for their plot and action and world building, but I feel like they're not my faves as far as the romance goes. But that's a totally personal thing.
Anyways, I was supposed to be talking about Carlos. I think the problem is that I'm super intrigued about what happened in his past. LIKE SUPER INTRIGUED. And so I was disappointed to learn basically zero about him. Like, doesn't Isabelle want to know what's behind some of his words and actions and why he seems to understand pain and how he keeps himself closed off, and why he's different for her? Because I do!! And I know I'll get that in the companion book...or at least I better get that in the companion book. But if the companion book follows the exact same timeline, then I'm left wondering when *Isabelle* will find all this out. Because after Carlos's book, that's it for them. There won't be more from their POV, so what then for the development of their relationship? It's like we end up seeing the beginning of their relationship, but I want more development...and that development for *ALL* the couples seems to happen in other people's books, so kind of behind the scenes. It's a little dissatisfying.
Also, I still don't get the chasing thing. Like, I sort of get it, but I don't completely get it. But I might just be dense.
So yeah. I loved the movement of the plot, the action, the emotional upheaval, and I honestly can't figure out how they're going to finish with only one book left, but I have faith in Ms. Haag. However, the romance leaves me a little bit underwhelmed in this series as a whole. I think Melissa and Emmitt were my favourite because I felt more of that with them. I am a romantic at heart. It's going to be hard waiting for all the other companion novels to be finished and released before getting to find out what happens next. But I will be here, impatiently waiting. :P
ON REREAD:
4.5 stars — OMG, I’m so glad I reread this book while my hubby was on a business trip, b/c even though I knew it was coming, I still uncontrollably bawled at a certain part of this book. Gawd, this book makes me feel SO MUCH!! I feel like it just took the whole series up a notch, and I felt so much for Isabelle, and how her power affected her and the relationships she developed. I still want to know more about Carlos, but I think I remembered not getting answers from my first readthrough, so it didn’t affect me as much. It just made me more excited to finally read his book!
Otherwise, I pretty much felt the same as in my first read, I was just more absorbed and apparently decided I had more faith in the story than the first time. Though, reading through my original review, now I really am curious if Isabelle is ever going to learn Carlos’ secrets. I guess we’ll see! But I did enjoy their connection more this time through…
ORIGINAL REVIEW:
https://celebrityreaders.com/2016/07/13/discontent-by-melissa-haag/
4 stars -- Well I can tell you one thing right off the bat: this was the most emotional book of the 5 so far. I bawled like a frickin baby in the middle of the book (and consequently rode my ass off on the exercise bike b/c I tend to bike faster when I'm in an emotional upheaval). I hope my neighbours don't think I've lost it. So yeah, this book really got to my feels. It's weird b/c Isabelle was kind of a tough cookie to crack...she's so angry and worked up all the time. But maybe b/c we feel all her emotions, and feel the effects of everyone else's emotions on her, it just ended up being very raw in places.
These poor girls really do go through trauma too...both at the hands of their powers, and at the hands of the Urbat. But it was nice to have a kickass heroine this time who could really take care of herself at least physically. She was kind of crazy powerful in that sense.
I LOVED the interplay between Ethan and Isabelle. I loved how Ethan pushed her and knew what she needed and did everything he could to get it for her. I loved the way they bantered too. He brought some great moments of levity, almost as good as Jim. Loved the little glimpses of Jim we got too. I wonder if he'll be for Olivia (the 6th Judgement). The bar scene was really amusing.
Now Carlos...hmmm.... OK, here's the problem. I think that at this point Ms. Haag had already decided to write the full companion series (I'd have to look at the dates, maybe one was already even released at the point this book came out), and so this book kind of suffered from a total dearth of insight into Carlos. I mean, yeah, I know it's from Isabelle's POV, but I still should have gotten a feel for Carlos a bit more than I felt like I did. It was another one of those times where I felt like the pull was where most of the attraction came...but you know what, that wasn't completely it. I think I just sometimes have a hard time with these mystical pairings, b/c a part of me wants more. But he was super kind and caring of Isabelle, very attentive, challenging, always there for her. I just didn't quite follow the romance train all the way to the station. I end up liking these books a lot for their plot and action and world building, but I feel like they're not my faves as far as the romance goes. But that's a totally personal thing.
Anyways, I was supposed to be talking about Carlos. I think the problem is that I'm super intrigued about what happened in his past. LIKE SUPER INTRIGUED. And so I was disappointed to learn basically zero about him. Like, doesn't Isabelle want to know what's behind some of his words and actions and why he seems to understand pain and how he keeps himself closed off, and why he's different for her? Because I do!! And I know I'll get that in the companion book...or at least I better get that in the companion book. But if the companion book follows the exact same timeline, then I'm left wondering when *Isabelle* will find all this out. Because after Carlos's book, that's it for them. There won't be more from their POV, so what then for the development of their relationship? It's like we end up seeing the beginning of their relationship, but I want more development...and that development for *ALL* the couples seems to happen in other people's books, so kind of behind the scenes. It's a little dissatisfying.
Also, I still don't get the chasing thing. Like, I sort of get it, but I don't completely get it. But I might just be dense.
So yeah. I loved the movement of the plot, the action, the emotional upheaval, and I honestly can't figure out how they're going to finish with only one book left, but I have faith in Ms. Haag. However, the romance leaves me a little bit underwhelmed in this series as a whole. I think Melissa and Emmitt were my favourite because I felt more of that with them. I am a romantic at heart. It's going to be hard waiting for all the other companion novels to be finished and released before getting to find out what happens next. But I will be here, impatiently waiting. :P
jadeshea's review against another edition
4.0
(Dis)content begins when Isabelle meets up with her one and only friend Ethan. It's been awhile since they've been together, mainly because her powers keep her from being to close with anyone because she may hurt them. After she gets into a fight, and some weird guy changes into a wolf things go from bad to worse for her and her friend. Now, they are on the run, but when some strange people meet up with them, help them, and claim they are the good guys and need her help, everything gets a whole lot stranger for Isabelle.
This book was really good. It had a whole lot of emotion in it, and I loved Carlos and Isabelle, although I wish they had more time together than what we actually got to read. I also enjoyed the relationship between Ethan and Isabelle, it was very amazing to see how deep their friendship was. I adored this book! And now I'm more excited than ever to read the next one.
This book was really good. It had a whole lot of emotion in it, and I loved Carlos and Isabelle, although I wish they had more time together than what we actually got to read. I also enjoyed the relationship between Ethan and Isabelle, it was very amazing to see how deep their friendship was. I adored this book! And now I'm more excited than ever to read the next one.
krisdai's review against another edition
4.0
A cool story with a great main character couple. We also see the continuation of how all the couples get together.
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