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rebakesl's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Cursing, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Blood, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Pregnancy
jrod4322's review
dark
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Ok, I love Violet and Nico's dynamic and how they're constantly egging each other on. It gives something other than the "oh no, they're hot", but allows their understanding and liking of each other to grow past the initial attraction as they spend more time together. They actually communicate when it comes to the things that matter and miscommunication isn't a plot device, which is always a relief. And once the pining is resolved, it actually let's both of their personalities and quirks come out to shine. Although I can see how some people might dislike Nico's pining and decisions to keep close to Violet in the hopes of starting a proper relationship, and think it feels stalkery/forceful/creepy, I did like the push-and-pull dynamic anyways. The expansion of the world via the struggles werewolves have with their curse of violent urges felt well timed in both the series and the book itself. (The whole "werewolf possessiveness of their mate" does tend to get a little overdone, but honestly, every male love interest in this series seems to have that kind of possessive streak, so it's more a trope of Juliette Cross' storytelling. I think it's her way of writing Wife Guys, and it doesn't get overly creepy to me.)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Sexual content
Moderate: Stalking and Kidnapping
Minor: Blood and Pregnancy
kittykels's review
2.75
As much as I loved some of the moments between Violet and Nico, this book was super boring. I knew from the beginning what the conflict and resolution would be, so there really wasn't anything to hold interest through the story.
Of course there's the romance, but that can only be so interesting. This was supposed to be friends-to-lovers romance but they didn't really have much of a friendship. They've been working together and say they're friends but they've hooked up and have sexual tension and avoid each other when they're not doing business stuff and that doesn't really scream friendship to me.
My biggest complaint is how every single book so far is basically a giant miscommunication trope. Or just like, lack of any communication. Both the FMC and MMCs are always like "I feel very strongly about them but they probably don't care about me" and then of course at the end they're like "wow we love each other." This kind of no-stakes repetition is very boring and also annoying. Not communicating and then finally communicating is not the way a couple should develop their relationship. Especially all the couples! We need actual conflict and growth.
The whole point, in my opinion, of having a series that focuses on different couples in each book is so you can explore a variety of people and relationships. Giving them different names, different supernatural powers, and different hobbies doesn't achieve this. All the sisters are supposed to have different personalities, yet they're all fairly similar in their relationships when we're getting their POVs. All the males are territorial and turned and all the females are reluctant and turned on.
Also, I'm starting to notice some of the wording doesn't make a lot of sense. Like the author knew what they wanted to say, but didn't get it quite right. Not a big deal, but it becomes noticeable after a while.
I'm questioning how much I loved the 1st book (I think I gave it like 4.75) because the 2nd and 3rd book have had a lot of really cheesy, YA-sounding language that I don't really enjoy and I thought in the 1st book that I was happy to read a book that wasn't cheesy and YA-sounding. So either it was just better, or I was really good at ignoring it in the 1st book. 😅
Of course there's the romance, but that can only be so interesting. This was supposed to be friends-to-lovers romance but they didn't really have much of a friendship. They've been working together and say they're friends but they've hooked up and have sexual tension and avoid each other when they're not doing business stuff and that doesn't really scream friendship to me.
My biggest complaint is how every single book so far is basically a giant miscommunication trope. Or just like, lack of any communication. Both the FMC and MMCs are always like "I feel very strongly about them but they probably don't care about me" and then of course at the end they're like "wow we love each other." This kind of no-stakes repetition is very boring and also annoying. Not communicating and then finally communicating is not the way a couple should develop their relationship. Especially all the couples! We need actual conflict and growth.
The whole point, in my opinion, of having a series that focuses on different couples in each book is so you can explore a variety of people and relationships. Giving them different names, different supernatural powers, and different hobbies doesn't achieve this. All the sisters are supposed to have different personalities, yet they're all fairly similar in their relationships when we're getting their POVs. All the males are territorial and turned and all the females are reluctant and turned on.
Also, I'm starting to notice some of the wording doesn't make a lot of sense. Like the author knew what they wanted to say, but didn't get it quite right. Not a big deal, but it becomes noticeable after a while.
I'm questioning how much I loved the 1st book (I think I gave it like 4.75) because the 2nd and 3rd book have had a lot of really cheesy, YA-sounding language that I don't really enjoy and I thought in the 1st book that I was happy to read a book that wasn't cheesy and YA-sounding. So either it was just better, or I was really good at ignoring it in the 1st book. 😅
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Pregnancy and Kidnapping
beccisays's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
I really enjoyed the author's use of tattoos and tarot throughout this book, especially since these references were true to life and not a completely made-up deck of cards or card meanings as seen in some books by other authors. Happy to see Violet and Nico's story played out as they had cropped up in other books within the Stay a Spell series and piqued my interest.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Violence, and Sexual content
aelin_morgenstern's review
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Kidnapping
Minor: Racism
tostita's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
medium-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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual content, and Violence
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Domestic abuse and Pregnancy
kb33's review
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Kidnapping
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Violence
Minor: Pregnancy and Stalking
katkinslee's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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
4.75
I loved this one, Nico and Violet are such a good match and I loved the sexual tension between them. I was annoyed at Violet though because I feel like it was obvious that her reading wasn't what she thought it was. But otherwise it was a fun book.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Kidnapping
tguccione's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-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
4.25
Content Warnings
Minor: Kidnapping and Violence
siad's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping