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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Now You're Mine picks up where the first book (Once You're Mine) left off.
**Spoilers if you did not yet read the first book. **
The book starts off with Calista finding the pearls in the pocket of Hayden's coat and realizing HE is her stalker. I expected a lot more emotion out of Calista when this happened but I was disappointed.
Calista is LESS oblivious during this book but more insufferable. Her and Hayden go on a "vacation" of sorts and he surprises her by paying for school - Which she is excited about. However, when he gives her a laptop for said classes THAT was drawing the line. Her reactions didn't make sense.
Her reaction to receiving the laptop as a gift is probably the most emotion we see out of her during the entire book. YES, even when she finds out Hayden's dirty little secret.
The ending happened rather abruptly and mostly while Calista was unaware so it was rather anticlimactic.
Overall, I was rather disappointed in this. There is sooo much potential and I think the author has great plots, they just need to be explored more. This could have rivaled Haunting Adeline for me, but instead of fighting sex trafficking, a vigilante that "takes care" of dangerous criminals who evade the justice system. Add in the search for WHO is responsible for the starburst pill. The author can write interesting characters (I love Harper). I will keep an eye out for more releases because while I was disappointed in this, I see the potential.
**Spoilers if you did not yet read the first book. **
The book starts off with Calista finding the pearls in the pocket of Hayden's coat and realizing HE is her stalker. I expected a lot more emotion out of Calista when this happened but I was disappointed.
Calista is LESS oblivious during this book but more insufferable. Her and Hayden go on a "vacation" of sorts and he surprises her by paying for school - Which she is excited about. However, when he gives her a laptop for said classes THAT was drawing the line. Her reactions didn't make sense.
Her reaction to receiving the laptop as a gift is probably the most emotion we see out of her during the entire book. YES, even when she finds out Hayden's dirty little secret.
The ending happened rather abruptly and mostly while Calista was unaware so it was rather anticlimactic.
Overall, I was rather disappointed in this. There is sooo much potential and I think the author has great plots, they just need to be explored more. This could have rivaled Haunting Adeline for me, but instead of fighting sex trafficking, a vigilante that "takes care" of dangerous criminals who evade the justice system. Add in the search for WHO is responsible for the starburst pill. The author can write interesting characters (I love Harper). I will keep an eye out for more releases because while I was disappointed in this, I see the potential.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I should have DNF’ed this. My faith in the author and FMC were misplaced.
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This story is a absolute garbage. This guy is a certifiable criminal and nut job and this poor girl is not much better. He orders a medical professional to swap her birth control shot with saline, doesn't ever tell her even after she comes back and forgives him for her father's murder, stalks her beyond to point of "okay this isn't funny anymore even for dark romance" and don't even get me started on his bullshit act of branding her with a tattoo without her permission, which he did WHILE SHE WAS RECOVERING after fainting from getting a messed up package from her sexual assaulter. Absolute TRASH of a story
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I went into this thinking it was going to be something more than what it was. I chose this series to help introduce a friend to reading and she RAVED about the first book. I, myself found it to be predictable and lacking in the “dark” aspects along with too many plot holes and just all around a tad disappointing. I would say for a palate cleanser it did the job. Was Hayden morally gray? Sure. Was Calista a bratty FMC? Yes. Would this ever be a book I would recommend to someone who reads some unhinged dark romance? Absolutely not.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
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
3.5 ⭐️ — so I read the duet in one day and I did like both books at lot but do I think both books are extremely overhyped? yes but it’s worth it for hayden and cally