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The Barrier Between by Stacey Marie Brown

unapologetic_romantic's review against another edition

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4.0

The Barrier Between starts off pretty much where City in Embers finishes, give or take a few minutes.
After a barely there escape at the end of book one, book two is quick to spring into action. Zoey and Ryker find themselves miles away, in a different country in fact, from the groups gunning for them. Zoey and Ryker, and not forgetting Spring, can now focus on the task at hand, getting Ryker's powers back, but to do that, they'll need help, but more on that later.

The first half of this book is where Zoey and Ryker's relationship finally gets where we've all been dying for it to go. Together and (relatively) safe, they hole up in a little flat in sunny South America where the temperature isn't the only thing getting hot and humid. After many pages of awkward moments and Zoey's stomach being invaded by giant birds of prey, the two of them finally wizened up and jumped each other's bones.
I'm not going to say that I wasnt ridiculously happy that those two bone-heads finally stopped denying what we all wanted, but with all that happiness, something has to go wrong right? I mean, come on, we're only half way through the book!

According the Ryker, to get his powers backs, they'll need the help of a powerful Shaman, and not just any ol' shaman. To find the guy they need they start scouring the surrounding area for any fae that might have a clue as to his whereabouts; in strides Croygen - pirate/fae extraordinaire. With Croygen's help, Ryker and Zoey are lead to another fae, who can help them find their shaman. As I said earlier, something had to go wrong.
The fae that can lead them to the man they need, just happened to be Ryker's girlfriend (faefriend?) Amara - queue furious emotions towards Ms Brown for ripping apart my happiness!

With everything falling apart and her happy world splintering, Zoey's just not having a good week, and like with the first book, Zoey manages to ONCE AGAIN end up in the clutches of the SAME GROUP that kidnapped her and forced her into street fighting; the Avenging Angle makes another come back. Beaten, threatened and held hostage, Zoey's week just hit an all time low, thankfully it doesn't last for long. Just as the vicious group of fae after Ryker track down Zoey, she slips out of their clutches and back into the anxious, awkward, tension filled flat that's now home to five different fae (including Zoey) because while escaping the evil fae overlords, Ryker's powers shifted and became Zoey's powers, the thing that NONE OF THEM EVER WANTED TO HAPPEN.

Obviously for Ms Brown, enough to shit what's my already making its way to the fan, she needs to throw a whole bunch more. The groups of evil fae overlord, the vicious murderers coming after Ryker have made there way to the little village that the Duo, I mean Trio, or Quartet? Are staying and well, let's just say that my happiness level plummeted every further.
That being said, this is a must read! Anyway who loves badass fae, toe-curling romance and just really good story writing, DONT SKIP THIS BOOK!

nikkic1998's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

dreamer4ever's review against another edition

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4.0

Can I Scream Now???

If your still reading this series then you know just how good it is. That ending made me want to tear my hair out. I knew my hating Amara was spot on, the bitch is a hag. I know the next book is gonna be rough. Ryker and Zoey cannot catch a damn break and Sprig, where is my sweet tooth narcoleptic bff??? There's a lot of wicked people in this series, and I hope by the time it ends, everyone of them meet a well deserved painful end!!

gracik56's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional mysterious medium-paced

3.5

jessesuth's review against another edition

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slow-paced

3.0

aylacourtney's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I still enjoyed this book but it did feel a little disjointed from the first. It jumped around a little more and had a completely new setting. I liked the development of Zoey & Ryker's relationship and will continue with the series. Also I know many people would disagree but I started to find Spig quite annoying. In the first book he was at least helpful. In the second he is constantly complaining about food and being babied. 

champagneproblems13's review against another edition

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4.0

This definitely gonna be a guilty pleasure, it was like my favorite basic tropes in one book. This is such an easy read for finals week and it’s very entertaining.

kayceeraereads's review against another edition

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5.0

I’m not great at writing reviews because I’m either writing a dissertation on something or it’s just short and sparse, but I finished the first book in this series at about 10 at night and decided to pick up this one and get started. I thought I would get through some of the slower chapters that kind of gives you the run down of the last book while trying to move the story forward. Nope. I finished it at 1:20 in the morning. It only took me 3 and a half hours to read this book. This series has become addicting.

ashmejia1's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious relaxing tense medium-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

gracekalli's review against another edition

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5.0

This book is full of non-stop action and adventure. Ryker and Zoey finally admit they have feelings for each other and boom! In walks Amara. I wanted to smack her in the face immediately. I mean, obviously she was Ryker's girlfriend first, but I felt like she was stepping on Zoey's toes. But Zoey, being Zoey, stepped back. She knew from moment one that it was never permanent. So she steps back and focuses on trying to help Ryker get his powers back AND keeping Sprig fed and taken care of. Sprig is pretty awesome with his funny humor. He just kinda passes out at random times too. Another character that showed up with Amara is Croygen. I'm not 100% sure of which side he's on, but I feel like he's got a soft spot for Zoey. He may not like Ryker, but he loves Amara. And he owes a life debt to Ryker. Even more, he feels a sort of kinship with Zoey in that they share something in common. They both love someone they can never have. I am still rooting for Zoey and Ryker!