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gabymjh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
books_and_cats_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
kaylisbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
But you should read it anyways. Who can resist a vampire romance?
agiali's review against another edition
4.0
I did not think I'd ever pick up this series. My cousin spoiled the first book for me a few years ago and I was like "Oh god, that sounds terrible." Since there are six books in the entire series that are roughly 500 pages each, I thought picking these books up would be a waste of my time and I'd hate them anyways. I don't know why I'd think that because I love trashy YA urban fantasy.
Essentially, the cringiest parts for me were the word mate, Grace constantly saying "Ohmigodohmigodohmigod", and the chapter titles. I am a lover of chapter titles but the titles in this book were a hate crime.
Grace is leaving San Diego after her parents' death. Her closest family is her Uncle Finn and his daughter Macy all the way in Alaska, so now Grace is stuck at the prestigious, elite, and secretive Katmere Academy. When she gets there danger is immediately near and it doesn't help that the hottest and most untouchable boy in school, Jaxon Vega has his sights set on her. What Grace doesn't know is that Katmere is for things that go bump in the night and Jaxon may be the scariest of them all.
YEAH, I ATE THIS UP. I love a good boarding school book and when a vampire is in the mix I cannot help myself. I really enjoyed this book even though it was definitely a lot longer than it should have been. A good 100 pages could have been cut if we really tried. Nonetheless, I still had a blast and was constantly turning the pages to figure out what was happening.
I was absolutely ticked off by the way this ended. Normally, cliffhangers don't bother me, but this one bothered me solely because I had 50+ pages left in this book and I thought it was for this story, not extra bonus content included in the exclusive edition. That is my bad, but I thought I had more time!
Now, I don't think I'd actually recommend this book. It's different recommending a campy 2015 YA urban fantasy romance series than one that was published in 2020. I don't think this is technically a good book, but it is a good book to me! I am so excited to pick up the second book and I hope to get to that soon, but knowing me it'll be a few months until I pick it up since I have big book plans for June!
jenny_reads93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
sweetalway's review against another edition
3.0
_verena_'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.25
(Und nein, das ist nicht der Ort um raus zufinden WTF mit mir verkehrt ist, mir dieses Hörbuch bis zum Ende anzutun 😬)
Review Kurzfassung:
Das waren die längsten 18h 40min meines Lebens, trotz Wiedergabegeschwindigkeit von 1,95x...
Review, noch kürzer:
🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Review, etwas länger (= formlose Gedanken, während des Lesens - ich habe schon genug Lebenszeit mit diesem Buch verschwendet):
30% .... Bis jetzt:
- Alaska-Twilight-Vibes (I like)
- Ständige Anspielungen und Bemerkungen, die jemand mit mehr Beobachtungsgabe schon längst, viel mehr hinterfragt hätte
- krass traumatisierten Girl, die ihr Trauma vergisst, sobald sie den Bad Boy mit den Obsidian Augen trifft. What kind of fuckery is this?
40% ... Sie möchte Twilight lesen, um zu sehen ob der Hype gerechtfertigt ist?
🤣🤣😃 Girl... don't bother🤣
66% ... So boring 🥱😴💤
Jaxon und Grace haben NULL Chemie. Grace sucht sofort Entschuldigungen und Ausreden, warum Jaxon (beinahe) jemanden tötet, bevor sie überhaupt die Hintergründe erfährt... Toxic...
Definitv Kategorie: wäre es kein Hörbuch, hätte ich es schon längst abgebrochen
79% ... I'm so bored and annoyed... 🙄🙄
85% ... langweiligster Showdown ever (bin eingeschlafen, ohne Witz)
89% ... Dieses Buch deckt nur einen Zeitraum von maximal 1 Monat ab...
Es macht einfach null Sinn wie die Menschen sich verhalten in diesem Buch...🤦♀️
Meine Augen bleiben bald stecken, vom Verdrehen 🙄🙄🙄
90% ... Und was ist das überhaupt für eine Schule? Und der Direktor? Die Schüler bringen sich gegenseitig (fast) um und er schimpft sie nur ein bisschen aus? Wie ein Kind, das sein Zimmer nicht aufgeräumt hat
Und warum trinkt Jaxon dauernd von ihr? I mean, geht's noch??? Wtf?
Spoiler (Ende): <Spoiler>das Grace ein Gargoyle ist, fand ich schon cool, da das mal ein Wesen ist, das eher selten in Fantasy vorkommt...</Spoiler>
Würde gerne Minus-Sterne vergeben...
tad_pole's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cailaws's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
snoopydoo77's review against another edition
4.0
Wow this book was a total surprise to me. I have seen it many times but the ratings where very mixed so I was not going to pick it up. But a friend I trust told me I would like it and I should read it, so I did.
And yes, I did like it .. a lot. A lot more than I thought, even though there were some elements that I normally do not like.
Did it remind me of Twilight? Yes, a little but it also had enough of its own to be pretty different from Twilight. Also thought it was better than Twilight.
Everyone who knows me or my taste in books, knows I’m not a insta-love fan so we had that, a little bit of a love triangle – but not really (if you read the book, it makes sense lol) , also angsty teens. All those things are normally things I shy away from we had in this book but I can’t say I hated it. Actually, quieted enjoyed it.
I lLOVED the writing; I loved the suspense and it kept me engaged and guessing to the end. .. Some things were pretty predictable but we also had some pretty big twists and turns.
The end!!!! OMG!!! I had so many guesses but that was not even on the list of things I thought of …. We get a lot of actions throughout. I can’t wait to learn more about the races and their lore... So far, I enjoyed the way the vampires, wolves and dragons are in this series. I love to see more of all of them but most of all the witches.
After that ending I also have so many much more questions and can't wait to find out more.
The one thing that bothered me a bit was her “family” it seemed like they only there to give her a reason to be at the school. Her Uncle was not very engaged for being her guardian unless she was injured. It just seemed a bit odd, and sometimes made no sense considering the things that are happening to her around her. But I hope that will be resolved next book.
Over all I enjoyed it but I don’t think I can give it higher than 3.5, just because there are the elements I dislike and the family thing. But the last 150 some pages were insane and the shocking cliffhanger made sure I will read book two. And most likely pretty soon.
So, this will sit at a 3.5 ★, But I have a feeling book two will be even higher.