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lschmieman's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Abandonment, and Death of parent
brittdianec's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I was fairly excited for this book after reading “How Does It Feel?” However, this was hard to get through. I almost DNF’d, and I never do that. I pushed through, but I feel like it was a waste of time to have finished when I have so many other books on my TBR for this month.
First thing, the spelling/grammar errors were so terrible! Is there not an editor besides Microsoft Word? If there is, they need to be fired expeditiously. No hate to Jeneane, but I expect so much more from an author.
Second thing, what even happened? There was so much happening, but why/how? I feel like we got everything and nothing at all.
Whether I finish this series when the other books are released remains to be seen.
First thing, the spelling/grammar errors were so terrible! Is there not an editor besides Microsoft Word? If there is, they need to be fired expeditiously. No hate to Jeneane, but I expect so much more from an author.
Second thing, what even happened? There was so much happening, but why/how? I feel like we got everything and nothing at all.
Whether I finish this series when the other books are released remains to be seen.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Cursing, Car accident, Death of parent, Torture, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Gore, Death, Animal death, Sexual content, Violence, Kidnapping, Blood, Animal cruelty, Toxic relationship, Child death, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence
alijaywat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual violence
Moderate: Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Murder, Death, Death of parent, Gore, and Sexual harassment
boba_n_books's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Spice Rating: 🌶️ 🌶️
Info dumping, inconsistencies, and voyeurism... oh my!
As the second book in the Infatuated Fae series (the series title gets mentioned in this book!), What Did You Do? follows Caly as she travels to the Seelie realm to reunite with her "family:" the queen and Eli.She's also hoping to be reunited with her heart. As she spends more time with the Seelie royals, Caly discovers secrets, and people, that were meant to stay buried.
I felt there was too much info dumping in this novel that could've been spread out within book 1. I also find the characters lacking depth, as they are mainly created around shallow tropes (e.g., not like other girls, golden retriever, villain). There were some twists that caught me off guard and some things that disgusted me... just like the first book.
Was I the biggest fan of book 1? No. Was I really hoping this one would be better after that twist ending? Yes. Alas, it did not meet my expectations. Will I keep reading the next books just to see what happens? .... probably.
Info dumping, inconsistencies, and voyeurism... oh my!
As the second book in the Infatuated Fae series (the series title gets mentioned in this book!), What Did You Do? follows Caly as she travels to the Seelie realm to reunite with her "family:" the queen and Eli.
I felt there was too much info dumping in this novel that could've been spread out within book 1. I also find the characters lacking depth, as they are mainly created around shallow tropes (e.g., not like other girls, golden retriever, villain). There were some twists that caught me off guard and some things that disgusted me... just like the first book.
Was I the biggest fan of book 1? No. Was I really hoping this one would be better after that twist ending? Yes. Alas, it did not meet my expectations. Will I keep reading the next books just to see what happens? .... probably.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, Death, Murder, Animal cruelty, Torture, and Animal death
Moderate: Child death, Death of parent, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Rape, Adult/minor relationship, and Sexual violence
ohshebookish's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Woah. I thought it couldn't get wilder than book one...boy, was I wrong!
What Did You Do picks up after the end of How Does It Feel, so you're able to jump right in from that cliffhanger. Alternating between the past and present, we're also given another pov in addition to Mendax and Caly's. A lot more world building is done in this book (which sometimes felt like info dumping), context is added, and we learn much more about everyone's past, as well as, the events leading up to the present day.
How Does It Feel ended on a big plot twist and cliffhanger that left me reeling, but this book? Plot twist, after plot twist, after plot twist. Jeneane had me on the edge of my seat the whole time! Every time I thought I had something figured out, bam, think again. Even knowing that there was an unreliable narrator situation, I was still caught and shocked every time. You can't trust anything! Or anybody! Except Mendax, and he's the villain lol. This book really makes you debate the gray area of dark and light, good and bad. You will question who is the real villain throughout the whole story.
The spice was definitely turned up a notch in this one, and it was crazyyy. There's one scene that will blow your mind! If you thought Mendax was unhinged and dark in the first book, you haven't seen anything yet.
Something that I could've done without were all the scientific terms that Caly used unecessarily. It seemed forced and out of place, making the reading disjointed. There were also things that I felt popped up randomly, that didn't make sense or had no prior context, like it was just there for shock value. There were several character developments or situations that were contradictory to what we were previously shown, which threw me off at times. I'm very interested to see how and what questions will be answered in book 3, because you're still left with a lot after this one.
All in all, I highly enjoyed this book! This series has me sucked in, and I'm desperate to see how it will all end.
What Did You Do picks up after the end of How Does It Feel, so you're able to jump right in from that cliffhanger. Alternating between the past and present, we're also given another pov in addition to Mendax and Caly's. A lot more world building is done in this book (which sometimes felt like info dumping), context is added, and we learn much more about everyone's past, as well as, the events leading up to the present day.
How Does It Feel ended on a big plot twist and cliffhanger that left me reeling, but this book? Plot twist, after plot twist, after plot twist. Jeneane had me on the edge of my seat the whole time! Every time I thought I had something figured out, bam, think again. Even knowing that there was an unreliable narrator situation, I was still caught and shocked every time. You can't trust anything! Or anybody! Except Mendax, and he's the villain lol. This book really makes you debate the gray area of dark and light, good and bad. You will question who is the real villain throughout the whole story.
The spice was definitely turned up a notch in this one, and it was crazyyy. There's one scene that will blow your mind! If you thought Mendax was unhinged and dark in the first book, you haven't seen anything yet.
Something that I could've done without were all the scientific terms that Caly used unecessarily. It seemed forced and out of place, making the reading disjointed. There were also things that I felt popped up randomly, that didn't make sense or had no prior context, like it was just there for shock value. There were several character developments or situations that were contradictory to what we were previously shown, which threw me off at times. I'm very interested to see how and what questions will be answered in book 3, because you're still left with a lot after this one.
All in all, I highly enjoyed this book! This series has me sucked in, and I'm desperate to see how it will all end.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Death of parent, and Child death
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