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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
I reread this one and couldn’t get behind either of the main characters or their insta-love relationship. Maddox constantly makes empty death threats at the other Lords to essentially not look at Ashlyn - this is their primary dialogue and connection. In fact he makes threats and demands and has random violent urges which the author romanticizes as devotion, based in love or neutral because they’re his nature. Ashlyn is emotionally immature and her lame actions and thoughts kept me from rooting for her.
I really enjoyed this book immensly. Gena Showalter's world is nothing like what I read in the past. This series is similar to J.R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood series in some of the basic premises but different enough in her setting, characters, and story premise to be immensly interesting to someone who has read J.R. Ward. I loved Maddox and Ashlyn, and couldn't wait to see how their story ended. Gena Showalter's men are tortured souls whose fight for survival endears them to the reader. A great start to a new series and I can't wait to read more.
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Interesting premise. Poorly executed.
Some of the worst dialog I've ever read. The entire book was written as if the author was challenged to include as little character development as possible.
I read this book at the reccomendation of a friend and will not be taking any more book reccomendations from them after reading this book.
Some of the worst dialog I've ever read. The entire book was written as if the author was challenged to include as little character development as possible.
I read this book at the reccomendation of a friend and will not be taking any more book reccomendations from them after reading this book.
Recommended at the bookshop. Writing is awful. Dialogue. Narrative sentences. Plot. It all makes me groan. I know there is good stuff out there. Why can't we clone Nalini Singh?
Why did I read this? Why did I KEEP reading this? This is something that should lurk in the depths of the internet, not be an actual published book, where many people have read it, where many people have LIKED it!!! The plot was just so ridiculous, and weird. It was contradictory and annoying, and filled with insta-love, and weird characters and weird things were happening. Just, no.
Romance was dreadful. The plot was worse. Still gonna read some of the others though.
The MC was so stupid, her only purpose was the love interest. She was genuinely useless. Her power seemed kinda cool BUT WHAT DID SHE DO? Nothing. I'm getting angrier the more I type so I'm going to stop before this becomes ten thousand words.
Here are the two most memorable (horrible) quotes.
“Her pulse should not have fluttered just then, and her breasts should not have ached. But it did. They did.”
GIRL ARE YOUR BREASTS OKAY?? Boobs don't 'ache' because they find some random man attractive. this is like two pages in. This is some male author type shit - from a female author.
And worse:
“You were made for sex, weren’t you?” he purred into her ear.
I woulda stabbed him. GET OUT.
The MC was so stupid, her only purpose was the love interest. She was genuinely useless. Her power seemed kinda cool BUT WHAT DID SHE DO? Nothing. I'm getting angrier the more I type so I'm going to stop before this becomes ten thousand words.
Here are the two most memorable (horrible) quotes.
“Her pulse should not have fluttered just then, and her breasts should not have ached. But it did. They did.”
GIRL ARE YOUR BREASTS OKAY?? Boobs don't 'ache' because they find some random man attractive. this is like two pages in. This is some male author type shit - from a female author.
And worse:
“You were made for sex, weren’t you?” he purred into her ear.
I woulda stabbed him. GET OUT.
I really enjoyed the first book in the trilogy. I'm excited to start on Lucien's story next.
I'm actually torn on my rating and am leaning towards more of a 3.5 because while I enjoyed the next novel in the series a lot more, I barely ever put this one down. Admittedly some of the cheesier moments had me groaning, including the speed at which things occurred, and I know that to get the full character and world building I desire I have to read more of the series, just because that's how it's laid out, but I don't have too much of a problem with that. I would just like to have seen a bit more in the first book as a general set up for the rest of the series so I wouldn't have to rely on the next books as much. And while I didn't dislike either Ashlyn or Maddox, neither were characters that I particularly related to or desired, but all in all I generally enjoyed devouring it as an entertaining romance and do want to read the rest of the series, especially those about the Lords I did find more intriguing from a distance. Would recommend to someone as a "I'm just going to sit back and read something fun today, but a bit of gore and drama would be nice" kind of book.
Ho un problema con questo tipo di uomini. E con le donne che pensano a sé stesse come "non più Ashlyn, ma la donna di Maddox".
Prego?
L'essenziale delle loro scene insieme si riduce a lui che le ordina qualcosa e lei che obbedisce come un cagnolino ubbidiente, oppure disobbedisce le sole volte che le chiedono di fare qualcosa di sensato - già parte malissimo: chi, trovandosi davanti un bestione armato che pare sul punto di morderti, invece di scappare a gambe levate viene presa dalla voglia di "abbracciarlo stretto"? Ma per favore.
Good things last, l'ambientazione è interessante. Come per Dark Lover, la storia d'amore anche no, ma il background anche sì. E Disastro è decisamente il mio spirito animale.
Prego?
L'essenziale delle loro scene insieme si riduce a lui che le ordina qualcosa e lei che obbedisce come un cagnolino ubbidiente, oppure disobbedisce le sole volte che le chiedono di fare qualcosa di sensato - già parte malissimo: chi, trovandosi davanti un bestione armato che pare sul punto di morderti, invece di scappare a gambe levate viene presa dalla voglia di "abbracciarlo stretto"? Ma per favore.
Good things last, l'ambientazione è interessante. Come per Dark Lover, la storia d'amore anche no, ma il background anche sì. E Disastro è decisamente il mio spirito animale.