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gitanita's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars
A short story taking place between the last full novel and the next one that is due out in 10 days. It tells the story of the two characters from the series that had a turbulent past and a bad break-up before the events happening in the first book of the series. They were now given the second chance, which, of course, all of us readers wanted in the first place. :) The story changes between past and present day. Given that we all know how it ended in the past, it was hard to read those parts and there were quite a few of them.
A short story taking place between the last full novel and the next one that is due out in 10 days. It tells the story of the two characters from the series that had a turbulent past and a bad break-up before the events happening in the first book of the series. They were now given the second chance, which, of course, all of us readers wanted in the first place. :) The story changes between past and present day. Given that we all know how it ended in the past, it was hard to read those parts and there were quite a few of them.
_carmen_salmeron_'s review against another edition
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
the_cover_contessa's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
I'm happy I got to experience Sav and Gid's story. It cleared up a lot for both of them.
In all the previous books, all we see is Gid brooding. He's always unhappy, nasty, not nice to anyone, even his family. This book sheds a bit of light on that, though I already knew his troubles. I still feel like he doesn't have as much depth as I would like. He's fairly superficial and I'm not sure if I like him or not. I got more out of Sav from this story. Since I didn't really know her much from the previous books, this was a good way to get to know her story and see how she fell for Gideon.
My biggest issue with this story was the time line. I'm not sure it flows as the authors thought it would. In all the previous books I was under the impression that Gid was a Freshman. Reed often talks about him just having left school. I assumed it was the year before. I also assumed Sav was Ella and Easton's age, but it seems she might be Reed's age. If so, the timeline is totally off because she was a sophomore when dating Gid. There are a few other plot holes that bothered me, but they didn't really alter the story so I can give those a pass.
I did see somewhere the authors saying this was for their readers and they did their best to keep the things in line with the story. But I feel like they didn't try hard enough.
Finally, there is one point in the story where a character specifically points out one race for something and I was taken aback by that as it leant zero to the story and was totally unnecessary.
Overall, it was enjoyable enough to get to know these two characters and some of their new friends.
In all the previous books, all we see is Gid brooding. He's always unhappy, nasty, not nice to anyone, even his family. This book sheds a bit of light on that, though I already knew his troubles. I still feel like he doesn't have as much depth as I would like. He's fairly superficial and I'm not sure if I like him or not. I got more out of Sav from this story. Since I didn't really know her much from the previous books, this was a good way to get to know her story and see how she fell for Gideon.
My biggest issue with this story was the time line. I'm not sure it flows as the authors thought it would. In all the previous books I was under the impression that Gid was a Freshman. Reed often talks about him just having left school. I assumed it was the year before. I also assumed Sav was Ella and Easton's age, but it seems she might be Reed's age. If so, the timeline is totally off because she was a sophomore when dating Gid. There are a few other plot holes that bothered me, but they didn't really alter the story so I can give those a pass.
I did see somewhere the authors saying this was for their readers and they did their best to keep the things in line with the story. But I feel like they didn't try hard enough.
Finally, there is one point in the story where a character specifically points out one race for something and I was taken aback by that as it leant zero to the story and was totally unnecessary.
Overall, it was enjoyable enough to get to know these two characters and some of their new friends.
_angelique_'s review against another edition
3.0
Happy to know what happened to Gid,felt I didn’t really know him and missed out on so much about him.
angelred's review against another edition
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
textandtunes's review against another edition
2.0
“When I first laid eyes on you three years ago, I didn't have any clue how hard I'd fall. You knocked me out and I've been yours ever since.”
I really enjoyed all the other books. Sure I had my problems with them but overall, I did like them.
And I was really excited for a book about Gideon, who wasn't really included in the other books (because he was at college, obviously).
I had my struggles getting into the book. All those new names confused me after five books with the same people. And the timelines? It took me half the book to realize why Gideon only met Savannah "three years ago" - because they have a big age difference!
Both Gideon and Savannah are characters I instantly liked. And once I got a hang of the timelines, I loved the switch and the way the flashbacks were woven into the story.
You might be thinking "why have you given this book two stars if you are liking it??"
Well: it was too short. It was rushed. There was this problem that Gideon and Sav had which lead them to break up; and they made a plan to take revenge, and we never got to see the end of this. I feel like I only got a hang of the book, and then it was over. Those two deserved more pages!
I had the rating on three stars, but I liked this one the least (as a book) from the series. So I had to move it to the lowest rating to the seris (obvs); which is two stars.
Gideon and Savannah will stay my favorite couple though, no matter if their story ended way too abruptly.
I really enjoyed all the other books. Sure I had my problems with them but overall, I did like them.
And I was really excited for a book about Gideon, who wasn't really included in the other books (because he was at college, obviously).
I had my struggles getting into the book. All those new names confused me after five books with the same people. And the timelines? It took me half the book to realize why Gideon only met Savannah "three years ago" - because they have a big age difference!
Both Gideon and Savannah are characters I instantly liked. And once I got a hang of the timelines, I loved the switch and the way the flashbacks were woven into the story.
You might be thinking "why have you given this book two stars if you are liking it??"
Well: it was too short. It was rushed. There was this problem that Gideon and Sav had which lead them to break up; and they made a plan to take revenge, and we never got to see the end of this. I feel like I only got a hang of the book, and then it was over. Those two deserved more pages!
I had the rating on three stars, but I liked this one the least (as a book) from the series. So I had to move it to the lowest rating to the seris (obvs); which is two stars.
Gideon and Savannah will stay my favorite couple though, no matter if their story ended way too abruptly.
ali786yah's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0