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3.41 AVERAGE
3.41 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Short explanation: Twilight meets Vampire Diaries; but the bad qualities of both. Long explanation:
If you're going to write a vampire romance story, a few things:
If you're going to write a vampire romance story, a few things:
- Describe the powers they actually have
- Describe how one becomes a vampire
- Don't randomly have a bonded system that isn't explained
- DOn't hint at other supernatural creatures but not explain it
If you're trying to make a male character interesting, a few things:
- Don't name him Hunter and then randomly make him Italian, that just reads as shallow and stupid
- DESCRIBE HIM MORE THAN ONCE
- Don't say he has had intense depression, and then randomly fix it with a girl - yes, while being in a relationship can help, if the character has intense depression, actually delve into it rather than mention it a total of 3 times, it feels very shallow and "just for the plot"
Things I didn't like about the female main character:
- The constant repetitive description of her as "weak" "precious" "fragile" and "tiny." It's 2024, stop it.
- THE WHININESS and constant back and forth in her head, dear god, even Elena and Bella did better AND THATS SAYING SOMETHINg
- Her describing herself as "weak". Bitch, go do some bicep curls or sit ups or push ups. Women aren't weak inherently, and yes a vampire can move faster than you, but I'm sure if you actually work out you'll be fine. Don't go on about doing self defence classes and then not be able to do shit.
OH AND DON'T SAY "brave girl" BEFORE A SEX SCENE, HELLO??? And don't even get me started on Cora and Theo. Lucy deserved better.
While this book should have had an awesome premise, the writing was weak. The constant repetition of sentences from one page to another; the, at times, dodgy sentence structure; and the overuse of ellipses was draining. While set in Australia, there was barely any "Australian-esque" vibes. I really wanted to like this book, but I kept nearly ripping it in two, and that's the vibe I got.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Misogyny
adventurous
mysterious
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:
No
Content Warnings
Moderate: Blood
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
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:
No
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
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really no words. if you’re into vampires and love. you neeedddd to read this right now. it’s literally like the vampire diaries but rewritten
really no words. if you’re into vampires and love. you neeedddd to read this right now. it’s literally like the vampire diaries but rewritten
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Die For You by Lauren Jackson
I picked up this book because I had heard fantastic things about it, and being an Australian myself, I also love to read from other Australian authors. Plus, a vampire romance novel? Did I need to be convinced anymore?
This book took me forever to read and had nothing to do with the book itself. As I am coming to the end of my first pregnancy, concentrating on reading has been extremely difficult. But finally, after a month of picking up this book, loving it, but inevitably putting it back down for some reason or another. I finally smashed out 90% of the book today alone and finished it wanting more.
I have found a few main points within this book; while I haven't read this exact storyline before, it is slightly different with the added vampire aspect. It felt very predictable for the majority of the story. Especially in the book's second half, it felt like everything was being recounted and rushed, which I will get into in a moment.
I was at first confused by the third perspective. This is a dual perspective where you get the perspective of both Raya, a human female, trying to hunt down her sister's location, and Hunter, a vampire who hates who he is and life itself. But then a third perspective is brought in, "The Predator", and from the get-go, it's like he's a stalker. I love how these chapters are written; they are engaging and just enough information to make you go "who you are and what's your purpose". However, even after finishing the book, I don't understand the purpose of this person. The book would be the same if these chapters did not exist, and his one, kind of two appearances in the book didn't add anything to the storyline. Being that this is the only book I have read, I am not sure if maybe it's tied to another book, but I didn't understand what the point of this character was.
Now, Raya and Hunter's relationship. I loved it. At the start.
I loved the longing and temptation but the fear and insecurity of what would happen because of this bond. The restraint, but the yearning. What I wasn't sold on was the switches that flipped and all of a sudden screw everything we've been saying for the past 100 pages. I would have preferred to see what is giving in in the heat of the moment, but where is the potential regret after? The fear disappears, and it's like, we kissed once, hell didn't freeze over, let's keep going.
Their relationship wasn't the only part where I felt this flip switch, and suddenly, emotions changed within a span of a couple of sentences. The same was true with Alex towards Hunter and Cora's whole personality. This isn't to say I didn't love the book, because I honestly did, but I felt there was so much build-up in the start that the storyline between conflict and resolution was too simple, quick, and accessible.
With all that said, I would 100% recommend this book, which I already have multiple times. It was so easy to read, quick to follow, and had some beautiful spice throughout the whole thing, like the cherry on top.
I picked up this book because I had heard fantastic things about it, and being an Australian myself, I also love to read from other Australian authors. Plus, a vampire romance novel? Did I need to be convinced anymore?
This book took me forever to read and had nothing to do with the book itself. As I am coming to the end of my first pregnancy, concentrating on reading has been extremely difficult. But finally, after a month of picking up this book, loving it, but inevitably putting it back down for some reason or another. I finally smashed out 90% of the book today alone and finished it wanting more.
I have found a few main points within this book; while I haven't read this exact storyline before, it is slightly different with the added vampire aspect. It felt very predictable for the majority of the story. Especially in the book's second half, it felt like everything was being recounted and rushed, which I will get into in a moment.
I was at first confused by the third perspective. This is a dual perspective where you get the perspective of both Raya, a human female, trying to hunt down her sister's location, and Hunter, a vampire who hates who he is and life itself. But then a third perspective is brought in, "The Predator", and from the get-go, it's like he's a stalker. I love how these chapters are written; they are engaging and just enough information to make you go "who you are and what's your purpose". However, even after finishing the book, I don't understand the purpose of this person. The book would be the same if these chapters did not exist, and his one, kind of two appearances in the book didn't add anything to the storyline. Being that this is the only book I have read, I am not sure if maybe it's tied to another book, but I didn't understand what the point of this character was.
Now, Raya and Hunter's relationship. I loved it. At the start.
I loved the longing and temptation but the fear and insecurity of what would happen because of this bond. The restraint, but the yearning. What I wasn't sold on was the switches that flipped and all of a sudden screw everything we've been saying for the past 100 pages. I would have preferred to see what is giving in in the heat of the moment, but where is the potential regret after? The fear disappears, and it's like, we kissed once, hell didn't freeze over, let's keep going.
Their relationship wasn't the only part where I felt this flip switch, and suddenly, emotions changed within a span of a couple of sentences. The same was true with Alex towards Hunter and Cora's whole personality. This isn't to say I didn't love the book, because I honestly did, but I felt there was so much build-up in the start that the storyline between conflict and resolution was too simple, quick, and accessible.
With all that said, I would 100% recommend this book, which I already have multiple times. It was so easy to read, quick to follow, and had some beautiful spice throughout the whole thing, like the cherry on top.