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3.43 AVERAGE
3.43 AVERAGE
Honestly I tried. I wanted to like this series because it was written by the same author as Spirited (which is an amazing book) so I picked this one since her other series did not appeal as much to me. I finished the first book and half of the second one, not because it was good just because I was hoping it would get better given Spirited was so great. But no, it did not happen so I just gave up.
First: There is no real story in the first half of book one. Just this lady gets forced into a marriage with 4 dudes in the most stupid way ever. Then she is with them but is mostly whining that she doesn’t want to be married but wants to have sex all the time. Doesn’t want a relationship, but wants sex until she can leave. Never does she really protest what’s happening too hard because the sex is too good. Like literally whenever something important or dangerous is happening this idiot is thinking about sex, she can’t focus on saving her life long enough. A bit of a story starts being developed in the second half but it is more of an afterthought.
Second: PLUMBER PUNS. I read the reviews and someone said it wasn’t too much, that it was funny and appropriate. It was not! At no point was it funny, they were mostly cringeworthy. This lady acts like a twelve year old that can not think about sex unless it is in plumber puns or euphemism. I swear there is at least one plumber pun every page and I was reading this in my phone where pages are shortened. It was ridiculous! This writer had to go out of her way and go down the aisle of a repair store and find out all the different tools a plumber uses so that she could do this. Sometimes it didn’t even make sense since as a layman we wouldn’t know the lingo. Just assume she is talking sex. It was just too much, not funny, mostly cringeworthy, so I just started skipping all the parts she was describing a plumber pun when I could.
Third: So many inconsistencies! Keeps saying not to slut shame her very slutty friends but then on the other hand she pretends she is not slutty at first with the guys because she is embarrassed (everyone in this book is very slutty). Blames all her shortcomings on being a barista, can’t quote poetry because I am a barista, don’t understand this because I am a barista, etc. Honestly your profession doesn’t necessarily dictate your intellect, this was just a cop out. She does the same thing with the guys, because they are plumbers. Another big one, her grandmother continuously helps her throughout the books but the lady ignores her EVERY TIME the grandma gives a warning cus she rather have sex/drink/talk to others than to this person who is literally trying to warn her about imminent danger against her life. Also this lady is an alcoholic, in the first book it takes about 3 days before she eats anything all she does is drink and throw up, and you can’t even suspend your disbelief because the characters tell you that she hasn’t eaten and is just drinking. Everyone thinks she has a drinking problem but the lady treats it as a joke and just drinks more as her husbands enable her. It’s pretty sad.
All around stick to Spirited hopefully the second book is as good as the first and just stay away from this one. I honestly feel like I just wasted all this time.
Edit: 6/2020 - the second book of the Spirited series wasn’t great, so disregard above recommendation. Instead pick up one of the better series by either of these two authors. They have a lot of them that are worth reading over this.
First: There is no real story in the first half of book one. Just this lady gets forced into a marriage with 4 dudes in the most stupid way ever. Then she is with them but is mostly whining that she doesn’t want to be married but wants to have sex all the time. Doesn’t want a relationship, but wants sex until she can leave. Never does she really protest what’s happening too hard because the sex is too good. Like literally whenever something important or dangerous is happening this idiot is thinking about sex, she can’t focus on saving her life long enough. A bit of a story starts being developed in the second half but it is more of an afterthought.
Second: PLUMBER PUNS. I read the reviews and someone said it wasn’t too much, that it was funny and appropriate. It was not! At no point was it funny, they were mostly cringeworthy. This lady acts like a twelve year old that can not think about sex unless it is in plumber puns or euphemism. I swear there is at least one plumber pun every page and I was reading this in my phone where pages are shortened. It was ridiculous! This writer had to go out of her way and go down the aisle of a repair store and find out all the different tools a plumber uses so that she could do this. Sometimes it didn’t even make sense since as a layman we wouldn’t know the lingo. Just assume she is talking sex. It was just too much, not funny, mostly cringeworthy, so I just started skipping all the parts she was describing a plumber pun when I could.
Third: So many inconsistencies! Keeps saying not to slut shame her very slutty friends but then on the other hand she pretends she is not slutty at first with the guys because she is embarrassed (everyone in this book is very slutty). Blames all her shortcomings on being a barista, can’t quote poetry because I am a barista, don’t understand this because I am a barista, etc. Honestly your profession doesn’t necessarily dictate your intellect, this was just a cop out. She does the same thing with the guys, because they are plumbers. Another big one, her grandmother continuously helps her throughout the books but the lady ignores her EVERY TIME the grandma gives a warning cus she rather have sex/drink/talk to others than to this person who is literally trying to warn her about imminent danger against her life. Also this lady is an alcoholic, in the first book it takes about 3 days before she eats anything all she does is drink and throw up, and you can’t even suspend your disbelief because the characters tell you that she hasn’t eaten and is just drinking. Everyone thinks she has a drinking problem but the lady treats it as a joke and just drinks more as her husbands enable her. It’s pretty sad.
All around stick to Spirited hopefully the second book is as good as the first and just stay away from this one. I honestly feel like I just wasted all this time.
Edit: 6/2020 - the second book of the Spirited series wasn’t great, so disregard above recommendation. Instead pick up one of the better series by either of these two authors. They have a lot of them that are worth reading over this.
Meh I don’t know y’all I wasn’t really vibing with this one?? Considered DNF-ing a few times but ultimately I stuck through and I think I’m glad, I mean it was decent fun, but just not one of Tate James’ best in my opinion. Still, entertaining as hell, which was all I really needed!!
This book was cute and I would definitely recommend it. I just found all of the "girl power" type comments that ended up being made throughout this whole series very difficult to deal with at times. I'm not criticizing the fact that the authors' beliefs may help tint the novel one way or the other, but this went a bit overboard at times. To the point where I wondered if I was reading a romance novel or a political piece - this was especially surprising because I usually adore Tate James' work and have never had this issue before.
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well I finished Elements of Mischief and it was okay. I enjoyed C. M. Stunich’s Harem of Hearts series and Tate James’ Kit Davenport series more though. I feel as if this story wasn’t as developed as it could’ve been. I liked the idea of the elementals and all of the other paranormal aspects, but the story fell short overall.
wow!
Great start to a series!! The puns can be a bit over the top at times and the character names are killing me but oh how I enjoyed this read. Diving head first into book 2
Great start to a series!! The puns can be a bit over the top at times and the character names are killing me but oh how I enjoyed this read. Diving head first into book 2
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
I wasn't into it at the start but I persisted and then I loved it!
I would 1000% recommend this book to anyone and everyone!
It had the perfect amount of sexy plummers with tattoos, the perfect amount of action that you just couldn't put the book down scenes, the perfect amount of hilarious plummer puns that I just laughed out loud to. Gosh this book was just amazing and ill defiently be hanging out for the next in the series! I love anything by C.M and Tate!
It had the perfect amount of sexy plummers with tattoos, the perfect amount of action that you just couldn't put the book down scenes, the perfect amount of hilarious plummer puns that I just laughed out loud to. Gosh this book was just amazing and ill defiently be hanging out for the next in the series! I love anything by C.M and Tate!
I'm sorry, but I had to DNF this at 36%. I love love love Tate James and their books are always a five star read for me, so I was excited about a PNR series.
It was just...so bad. The FMC is unlikable, and definitely an alcoholic. The magic system is...confusing. The sex scenes are honestly not that good, particularly when I know what sort of scenes James can write. The best friend is also unlikable and somehow always inserting herself. The FMC is unlikable, and yes I know I already said that but it's important to know. It's the sort of book that would be produced if you told ChatGPT to write with the voice of a 17 year old instagram influencer.
I was willing to hang with the never-ending puns when I thought there might be a real book hiding beneath them, but sadly there wasn't and then they were just insufferable.
I really, really wanted to love this book, but definitely could not.
It was just...so bad. The FMC is unlikable, and definitely an alcoholic. The magic system is...confusing. The sex scenes are honestly not that good, particularly when I know what sort of scenes James can write. The best friend is also unlikable and somehow always inserting herself. The FMC is unlikable, and yes I know I already said that but it's important to know. It's the sort of book that would be produced if you told ChatGPT to write with the voice of a 17 year old instagram influencer.
I was willing to hang with the never-ending puns when I thought there might be a real book hiding beneath them, but sadly there wasn't and then they were just insufferable.
I really, really wanted to love this book, but definitely could not.