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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
This one starts off a bit rough because Bastien is whiny and mourning is old life. And Celine doesn’t remember anything. So it starts off slow but it gets much better.
I didn’t love this one as much as the first but now I’m invested so I’m moving on to the next one.
I didn’t love this one as much as the first but now I’m invested so I’m moving on to the next one.
Update on re-read...STILL SO FREAKING GOOD!
Ahhhh! I need the next book like right now!!!
Ahhhh! I need the next book like right now!!!
A little all over the place.
I get that as a second book in a series of 3-5 books you have to build up to things and so you have to add more to the story but there were some bits of this that didn't sit well with me.
It was predictable in the ways that we all knew it would be and then more.
Celine meeting her mother wasn't expecting that. The guy from France? Kind of expected because she just kept bringing it up and why bring it up if you're not going to do something with it? Celine settling for Micheal and then ditching him for Sebastian as soon as she could? We been knowing.
I really thought that in the start when we got so much from Odette we would be getting her full backstory. We would be learning about her time with Nicodemus. I thought we would know more about Madeleine and Hortense but we get fed crumbs and then get more Sebastian story that we pretty much knew of?
But instead we get them wanting to kill Jae, Madeline almost dying, and then Odette dying. The whole point of this began with Emillie being the main villain and now she'a dead as well so who is there left for us to fear? The Lady of the Viel? Pippa, who is apparently hiding some big secrets?? Micheal, who's going to be turned into the worst kind of person because he got rejected?
We have a long way to go from being done with this series so maybe #3 will wow me more than this one did.
That isn't to say this didn't wow me it was just underwhelming compared to the drama of The Beautiful.
I get that as a second book in a series of 3-5 books you have to build up to things and so you have to add more to the story but there were some bits of this that didn't sit well with me.
It was predictable in the ways that we all knew it would be and then more.
Celine meeting her mother wasn't expecting that. The guy from France? Kind of expected because she just kept bringing it up and why bring it up if you're not going to do something with it? Celine settling for Micheal and then ditching him for Sebastian as soon as she could? We been knowing.
I really thought that in the start when we got so much from Odette we would be getting her full backstory. We would be learning about her time with Nicodemus. I thought we would know more about Madeleine and Hortense but we get fed crumbs and then get more Sebastian story that we pretty much knew of?
But instead we get them wanting to kill Jae, Madeline almost dying, and then Odette dying. The whole point of this began with Emillie being the main villain and now she'a dead as well so who is there left for us to fear? The Lady of the Viel? Pippa, who is apparently hiding some big secrets?? Micheal, who's going to be turned into the worst kind of person because he got rejected?
We have a long way to go from being done with this series so maybe #3 will wow me more than this one did.
That isn't to say this didn't wow me it was just underwhelming compared to the drama of The Beautiful.
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
fast-paced
3.5/5 stars
I personally loved [b:The Beautiful|42265183|The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1)|Renée Ahdieh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547578763l/42265183._SY75_.jpg|65881999], so I was so excited for this book to come out. After reading it, I just have a few complaints.
1) Too many POVs. - Some POVs didn't add very much to the plot, and I felt like skipping over them most of the time.
2) Slow. - The first book was a slow-burn as well, but this one was just dragging. The first book's pacing didn't bother me at all, but this one really grinded my gears. I noticed that I didn't get into it until well over a third of the way in.
3) Exposition Dumps. - Renee is clearly trying to expand her world and branching out to other supernatural creatures, but the way it was done was just boring to me. It stops the entire book whenever it happens, and one of the huge reveals almost seemed to come out of nowhere to me.
The complaints I had were quite negative, but I still ended up liking this book. As mentioned earlier, it took me a while to really get a feel for it. I want to say that it took about half the book for me to become invested. I am still looking forward to the sequel, but I won't be as hyped for it as I was this one.
I personally loved [b:The Beautiful|42265183|The Beautiful (The Beautiful, #1)|Renée Ahdieh|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1547578763l/42265183._SY75_.jpg|65881999], so I was so excited for this book to come out. After reading it, I just have a few complaints.
1) Too many POVs. - Some POVs didn't add very much to the plot, and I felt like skipping over them most of the time.
2) Slow. - The first book was a slow-burn as well, but this one was just dragging. The first book's pacing didn't bother me at all, but this one really grinded my gears. I noticed that I didn't get into it until well over a third of the way in.
3) Exposition Dumps. - Renee is clearly trying to expand her world and branching out to other supernatural creatures, but the way it was done was just boring to me. It stops the entire book whenever it happens, and one of the huge reveals almost seemed to come out of nowhere to me.
The complaints I had were quite negative, but I still ended up liking this book. As mentioned earlier, it took me a while to really get a feel for it. I want to say that it took about half the book for me to become invested. I am still looking forward to the sequel, but I won't be as hyped for it as I was this one.
There was a LOT going on in this book. And while it was nice to get some answers to questions I had from the first book, I felt like there were a lot of tropes in this book that were a little too on the nose.
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love the lush atmosphere of this series! I really feel like I'm right there with the characters in New Orleans, watching everything, deep in the underworld, seeing all the wonderful sights and colors and tasting it all. I think we could almost go without the paranormal element. New Orleans alone feels like the only thing we need.
By the way, I thought this was supposed to be a duology, but this book ended with a whole lot of loose ends. More to us! Way to go, Ahdieh!