rebeccazh's review
Loved this!! More plot and secrets revealed and the best part is Pet's relationship with the three psychos. So fun to read and I loved the drama. Also is there a little something there with JinYeong? I'm kinda sad I'm burning through this so quickly.
rcpope's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
4.5
frogie's review against another edition
4.5
Reread: Aug 26-27, 2023
I forgot how much this one tugged at my emotions. Sadly no speed reading this time cos life but I still loved it
+++++
Original Review: Aug 27, 2021
I'm really loving this makeshift / found family they have going on, even if the nonhumans of the group won't acknowledge it. This one pulled at my heartstrings quite a bit though, what with the situation with Athelas (his absence in the usual dynamics of the group made an obvious impact) and the things Pet has to go through when she tries continuously to rescue him. I was so invested in finding out how it would end, I sped-read this in only a few hours.
I forgot how much this one tugged at my emotions. Sadly no speed reading this time cos life but I still loved it
+++++
Original Review: Aug 27, 2021
I'm really loving this makeshift / found family they have going on, even if the nonhumans of the group won't acknowledge it. This one pulled at my heartstrings quite a bit though, what with the situation with Athelas (his absence in the usual dynamics of the group made an obvious impact) and the things Pet has to go through when she tries continuously to rescue him. I was so invested in finding out how it would end, I sped-read this in only a few hours.
marklpotter's review against another edition
4.0
A Very Enjoyable Series
This isn't a series you can jump in to the middle of so go read the first two, just trust me. I'm completely entertained although the slow reveals on the Fae and all of that are killing me! I'm having great fun reading about Pet and I think a certain detective deserves a spin off for all the trouble he's been put through. I'd love to see him as a protagonist even if it was just a short story.
This isn't a series you can jump in to the middle of so go read the first two, just trust me. I'm completely entertained although the slow reveals on the Fae and all of that are killing me! I'm having great fun reading about Pet and I think a certain detective deserves a spin off for all the trouble he's been put through. I'd love to see him as a protagonist even if it was just a short story.
lau_ra_line's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.5
jarfullofbubbles's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
5.0
pamela22's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
I’m enjoying this light weight series. It’s a perfect counterbalance to a stressful day.
irinak's review against another edition
4.0
I'm holding back from giving a full 5 stars given I thought it dragged a little at certain points, but I think this one really highlights how starved Pet is for affection - which was apparent in the two previous books, but it became very clear in this one. There are moments where it becomes heartbreaking, especially with the moments where Athelas under torture mentions it's a shame that they let her live since he got attached to her, but it somehow doesn't manage to become *too* dark even if the whole "pet" situation is still pretty messed up (as I mentioned for the review for the first book). Thankfully, it's not all tragedy and angst given it's pretty well-balanced with comedy - in great part thanks to JinYeong, the Most Useless Vampire Ever (affectionate).
There's a lot more I could say but the cliffhanger this ended on makes me very eager to pick up the next book, but I think this sums it up pretty nicely.
There's a lot more I could say but the cliffhanger this ended on makes me very eager to pick up the next book, but I think this sums it up pretty nicely.
ashleyraye's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
kblincoln's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars actually.
So I don't recommend reading this series out of order, if you haven't read the first and second book, don't read this one.
That said, this installment was unevenly paced, plotwise even more vague than the first two books, and the mysteries are being drawn out like slow-pulled taffy. Pet is still Pet, and we get her poking around into things she probably shouldn't, and we definitely get some Very. Interesting. Developments between her and Athelas that practically *scream* tension, it felt sooooo slow.
Somehow JinYeong's Korean dialogue, despite Pet slowly becoming more and more able to understand, doesn't help with the vagueness and oddly mundane teasing of the three psycho's conversations. In fact, now that Pet/the reader knows what he's saying, it seems oddly more to do with biscuits and sneering than the central mysteries of the series (why are the three psychos there? why doesn't JinYeong attack Zero? What happened to Athelas, why do they keep telling Pet humans can't do or understand or see anything but she definitely can?)
Athelas disappears in this book and Pet and the other two psychos must find him. Color me puzzled, but I didn't even *realize* he was actually gone for so long since Pet spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about going shopping, going to Detective Tuatu or talking to Detective Tuatu (who really had no major part in this book's story) or telling herself she was going to find Daniel (also no major part in this book).
So there was, in my opinion, a lot of filler when I wanted more of the fae politics to be revealed, as well as more development with JinYeong beyond pouting.
Still, I'll go along for another book at least to see what happens and if anything gets developed or the series is going to draw things out way too slowly, in which case I might put it aside for a while.
So I don't recommend reading this series out of order, if you haven't read the first and second book, don't read this one.
That said, this installment was unevenly paced, plotwise even more vague than the first two books, and the mysteries are being drawn out like slow-pulled taffy. Pet is still Pet, and we get her poking around into things she probably shouldn't, and we definitely get some Very. Interesting. Developments between her and Athelas that practically *scream* tension, it felt sooooo slow.
Somehow JinYeong's Korean dialogue, despite Pet slowly becoming more and more able to understand, doesn't help with the vagueness and oddly mundane teasing of the three psycho's conversations. In fact, now that Pet/the reader knows what he's saying, it seems oddly more to do with biscuits and sneering than the central mysteries of the series (why are the three psychos there? why doesn't JinYeong attack Zero? What happened to Athelas, why do they keep telling Pet humans can't do or understand or see anything but she definitely can?)
Athelas disappears in this book and Pet and the other two psychos must find him. Color me puzzled, but I didn't even *realize* he was actually gone for so long since Pet spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about going shopping, going to Detective Tuatu or talking to Detective Tuatu (who really had no major part in this book's story) or telling herself she was going to find Daniel (also no major part in this book).
So there was, in my opinion, a lot of filler when I wanted more of the fae politics to be revealed, as well as more development with JinYeong beyond pouting.
Still, I'll go along for another book at least to see what happens and if anything gets developed or the series is going to draw things out way too slowly, in which case I might put it aside for a while.