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tempest_reign's review against another edition
5.0
Note to self: Definately should have read the Dark Elements series before the Harbinger series which occurs after these books.
I loved finding out how Dez and Jasmine's relationship started, and getting to know some of the history behind the clans. I thought the book was well-written, and the world-building spot on. Plus, I really enjoyed how the two main female characters were strong-willed, intellegent, beautiful, and that they found ways to overcome their male-dominated society. A society where females should have been relegated to child-bearing and child-rearing, yet Jas amd Danika both forged ahead and started to follow their own paths.
I loved finding out how Dez and Jasmine's relationship started, and getting to know some of the history behind the clans. I thought the book was well-written, and the world-building spot on. Plus, I really enjoyed how the two main female characters were strong-willed, intellegent, beautiful, and that they found ways to overcome their male-dominated society. A society where females should have been relegated to child-bearing and child-rearing, yet Jas amd Danika both forged ahead and started to follow their own paths.
sleepygirlreads_'s review against another edition
4.0
Originally posted on Brit's Book Nook
This review is going to be short, because this book was short. It’s a prequel to White Hot Kiss. Even though the main characters are different, it’s actually very insightful to the series.
We follow Jas as her childhood friend comes back after disappearing for 3 years and basically proposes to her. She wants to say yes, but she’s hurt. She only has 4 days to decide. Oh, did I mention then they’re all gargoyles?
I adored this book. The ending was predictable, but I was expecting that so I wasn’t surprised. I wasn’t really reading this one for the story, so I was glad that it was very simple. I was reading this one more for the world building and understanding of the main character in the rest of the series. That was what I heard this book was for. I haven’t read White Hot Kiss, but this book did a superb job at setting up the world, explaining the whole gargoyle/demon life and actually showing what it’s like.
I didn’t really connect with any of the characters, but they were still interesting to read. With all of this said, I am a little worried for the rest of the series. I hope it’s more exciting then Bitter Sweet Love.
Either way, if you’ve been interested in reading this, or are just looking for a quick and easy read to get you closer to a reading goal, definitely chose this one.
This review is going to be short, because this book was short. It’s a prequel to White Hot Kiss. Even though the main characters are different, it’s actually very insightful to the series.
We follow Jas as her childhood friend comes back after disappearing for 3 years and basically proposes to her. She wants to say yes, but she’s hurt. She only has 4 days to decide. Oh, did I mention then they’re all gargoyles?
I adored this book. The ending was predictable, but I was expecting that so I wasn’t surprised. I wasn’t really reading this one for the story, so I was glad that it was very simple. I was reading this one more for the world building and understanding of the main character in the rest of the series. That was what I heard this book was for. I haven’t read White Hot Kiss, but this book did a superb job at setting up the world, explaining the whole gargoyle/demon life and actually showing what it’s like.
I didn’t really connect with any of the characters, but they were still interesting to read. With all of this said, I am a little worried for the rest of the series. I hope it’s more exciting then Bitter Sweet Love.
Either way, if you’ve been interested in reading this, or are just looking for a quick and easy read to get you closer to a reading goal, definitely chose this one.
naomilane's review against another edition
4.0
Bitter Sweet Love was definitely a good book, definitely a JLA book and I really liked it. It's a great introduction for this series which I think is gonna kick some serious ass!
In this prequel novella, we meet Jasmine, a Warden. She's an eighteen year old gargoyle, who's in search of some freedom and some excitement. Female Warden are very sheltered. Here comes Dez, or rather comes back... Dez is twenty-one, he's a Warden too and he was Jasmine's best friend and well...her everything, until one day, three years ago when he just left. No goodbyes, no news, no letters, no NOTHING. Now he's back, sexier than ever and he wants to mate with Jas. He has seven days to convince her to say yes, seven days to prove her that he's still the same Dez has before, seven days to show her his love... Will Jasmine accept his demand? Will Dez tell her why he left?
I already loved gargoyles because of Stone Guardian by Danielle Monsch but Jennifer made me love them even more and Bitter Sweet Love is just a novella so I really don't know what I'll feel after reading White Hot Kiss! It's a shame that the story was so short (it's the point of a novella, but still), I'd have loved to read more about this sweet couple. Jas and Dez were really cute together and in such a short time Jennifer came to make me care for them, I laughed, I swooned (always with JLA, ALWAYS), I got angry a bit and then I got happy... What can I say? It's the Jennifer Armentrout's effect.
The new universe that JLA created is great, I love it already, we get just a glimpse of it in Bitter Sweet Love but that's the point, it makes us even more impatient for White Hot Kiss! Gargoyles can be so hot, like, a few months ago I wouldn't have thought that possible but let me tell you... THEY CAN AND THEY ARE! In all seriousness though, the universe is really interesting and I cannot wait to read more about it.
The romance, as always with JLA, was swoon worthy. It's a YA book but with a NA tendency. Jennifer is a great writer for that, because even if it's only a YA, she knows exactly what to say, what to write and she's not shy about it and I love that! There was a scene where I laughed so hard, it was just so funny and kinda bold for a YA book...
Dez was hot with too much self-esteem (in a good way!) but also very sweet and protective and patient. He was a good MC and I hope to see more of him in the future! Jasmine was stubborn, a bit cocky but also sweet and understanding, I guess... Not my favorite heroine, true, since it's a novella we don't really have time to know them well but I think I'm gonna prefer Layla.
We actually meet the three MCs from White Hot Kiss. I'm so freaking excited! Layla seems awesome and so fragile! In this book, she apparently looks very young, I don't know if Bitter Sweet Love is set way before White Hot Kiss but Jas thought that Layla was thirteen so... LOL.
Anyway, I think I'm gonna love her. Zayne seems very cute and sweet but... BUT ROTH!!!! We only see him very briefly but WHAT.A.SIGHT! He's (the little I've seen of him) so freaking hot, and cocky, and kinda sweet/mean and I am so excited for him. I am not a big fan of love triangles (at all) but I truly hope that the love triangle will not be a true love triangle if that makes any sense... I just want Roth and Layla... PLEASE?
Aaaahh Jennifer, you will be the death of me! Such a talented author and I can never get enough of her work. Bitter Sweet Love was a great book, definitely worth buying and you should definitely read it before the release of White Hot Kiss. It's a really good introduction to the Dark Elements series, with a sweet romance and every YA/PNR fans will love it!
In this prequel novella, we meet Jasmine, a Warden. She's an eighteen year old gargoyle, who's in search of some freedom and some excitement. Female Warden are very sheltered. Here comes Dez, or rather comes back... Dez is twenty-one, he's a Warden too and he was Jasmine's best friend and well...her everything, until one day, three years ago when he just left. No goodbyes, no news, no letters, no NOTHING. Now he's back, sexier than ever and he wants to mate with Jas. He has seven days to convince her to say yes, seven days to prove her that he's still the same Dez has before, seven days to show her his love... Will Jasmine accept his demand? Will Dez tell her why he left?
I already loved gargoyles because of Stone Guardian by Danielle Monsch but Jennifer made me love them even more and Bitter Sweet Love is just a novella so I really don't know what I'll feel after reading White Hot Kiss! It's a shame that the story was so short (it's the point of a novella, but still), I'd have loved to read more about this sweet couple. Jas and Dez were really cute together and in such a short time Jennifer came to make me care for them, I laughed, I swooned (always with JLA, ALWAYS), I got angry a bit and then I got happy... What can I say? It's the Jennifer Armentrout's effect.
The new universe that JLA created is great, I love it already, we get just a glimpse of it in Bitter Sweet Love but that's the point, it makes us even more impatient for White Hot Kiss! Gargoyles can be so hot, like, a few months ago I wouldn't have thought that possible but let me tell you... THEY CAN AND THEY ARE! In all seriousness though, the universe is really interesting and I cannot wait to read more about it.
The romance, as always with JLA, was swoon worthy. It's a YA book but with a NA tendency. Jennifer is a great writer for that, because even if it's only a YA, she knows exactly what to say, what to write and she's not shy about it and I love that! There was a scene where I laughed so hard, it was just so funny and kinda bold for a YA book...
Dez was hot with too much self-esteem (in a good way!) but also very sweet and protective and patient. He was a good MC and I hope to see more of him in the future! Jasmine was stubborn, a bit cocky but also sweet and understanding, I guess... Not my favorite heroine, true, since it's a novella we don't really have time to know them well but I think I'm gonna prefer Layla.
We actually meet the three MCs from White Hot Kiss. I'm so freaking excited! Layla seems awesome and so fragile! In this book, she apparently looks very young, I don't know if Bitter Sweet Love is set way before White Hot Kiss but Jas thought that Layla was thirteen so... LOL.
Anyway, I think I'm gonna love her. Zayne seems very cute and sweet but... BUT ROTH!!!! We only see him very briefly but WHAT.A.SIGHT! He's (the little I've seen of him) so freaking hot, and cocky, and kinda sweet/mean and I am so excited for him. I am not a big fan of love triangles (at all) but I truly hope that the love triangle will not be a true love triangle if that makes any sense... I just want Roth and Layla... PLEASE?
Aaaahh Jennifer, you will be the death of me! Such a talented author and I can never get enough of her work. Bitter Sweet Love was a great book, definitely worth buying and you should definitely read it before the release of White Hot Kiss. It's a really good introduction to the Dark Elements series, with a sweet romance and every YA/PNR fans will love it!
colecordium's review against another edition
4.0
I really really liked this one. It took a moment to realize who this book are about, but I loved getting to know a wilder Jas. It was so different from the one we met in White Hot Kiss. Also loved seeing Layla, Zayne and Roth, back then when they were just teens. :D The only thing I didn't like that it was too short and the ending felt a bit abrupt.
zerp's review against another edition
3.0
Bitter Sweet Love kind of bored me. I think that the concept is interesting, but the characters didn't leap off the page for me and there wasn't much plot. Maybe I'd be more interested in the next book.
Update: I'm really glad that I read this book before I started White Hot Kiss. Bitter Sweet Love gave so much background for this series.
Update: I'm really glad that I read this book before I started White Hot Kiss. Bitter Sweet Love gave so much background for this series.
fsmeurinne's review against another edition
5.0
This is a novella, the start of the Dark Element's series, we get Jaz and Dez. Dez returns and he claims her, and now they have a week to see where everything leads. This story is a great start, I can't wait to meet Layla, Zayne and Roth.
adavila97's review against another edition
5.0
“Nothing in this world is stronger than love. It should always be enough. No matter what.”
This. Book.
*takes deep breath* was incredible!!!
We start off by meeting Jasmine, or Jas, or heroine. Jasmine is a gargoyle Warden. Yes, you read that correctly. Gargoyle. Jasmine is tired of living her life like a bird trapped in a cage and she hasn't been the same since her best friend/crush, Dez, left 3 years prior to the story. So how does Jasmine react to Dez coming back?
So, Jasmine acts like anyone else would. Her emotions are all over the place. But now not only is Dez back but he's claiming her. In the gargoyle world a male claims a female, pretty much asking her to spend the rest of her life with him. Jasmine has seven days to reply to Dez whether she's in or out. But with conflicting emotions of anger and love, Jas decides to make her seven days worthwhile. She makes a deal with Dez that she will think of his request if he takes her to fulfill some of her conditions; such as him taking her to New York, learning to drive, and even skinny dipping. And as the synopsis says Dez has seven days to win her heart or shatter it all over again.
Words cannot express how much I adored this book. This is the prequel to White Hot Kiss that comes out in 2014. Our main characters are incredible as well. Jasmine is a head-strong character that longs for freedom. She's adventurous and independent but does not wear her heart on her sleeve. In fact she has kept it protected so it won't be shattered again. And then we have Dez. 'Please excuse me while I swoon' *ahem* Anyways, Dez was an awesome love interest that has his own secrets. He won't tell Jasmine why he left but he never stops showing her how much he loves her and how he never stopped loving her. He was just amazing. We also got a sneak peak at our main characters from White Hot Kiss, and let me tell ya, they're interesting.
All in all this was a great prequel that has got me pumped up for the main story. It's also a unique and interesting concept that only JLA gives justice to. Also, JLA has confirmed that Jasmine and Dez will be making appearances in the White Hot Kiss trilogy so that makes me a happy camper. If you want to read a new series that's different and bound to make you hooked read Bitter Sweet Love. (Or all of Jennifer's other series since, you know, they're just as addicting.)
This. Book.
*takes deep breath* was incredible!!!
We start off by meeting Jasmine, or Jas, or heroine. Jasmine is a gargoyle Warden. Yes, you read that correctly. Gargoyle. Jasmine is tired of living her life like a bird trapped in a cage and she hasn't been the same since her best friend/crush, Dez, left 3 years prior to the story. So how does Jasmine react to Dez coming back?
So, Jasmine acts like anyone else would. Her emotions are all over the place. But now not only is Dez back but he's claiming her. In the gargoyle world a male claims a female, pretty much asking her to spend the rest of her life with him. Jasmine has seven days to reply to Dez whether she's in or out. But with conflicting emotions of anger and love, Jas decides to make her seven days worthwhile. She makes a deal with Dez that she will think of his request if he takes her to fulfill some of her conditions; such as him taking her to New York, learning to drive, and even skinny dipping. And as the synopsis says Dez has seven days to win her heart or shatter it all over again.
Words cannot express how much I adored this book. This is the prequel to White Hot Kiss that comes out in 2014. Our main characters are incredible as well. Jasmine is a head-strong character that longs for freedom. She's adventurous and independent but does not wear her heart on her sleeve. In fact she has kept it protected so it won't be shattered again. And then we have Dez. 'Please excuse me while I swoon' *ahem* Anyways, Dez was an awesome love interest that has his own secrets. He won't tell Jasmine why he left but he never stops showing her how much he loves her and how he never stopped loving her. He was just amazing. We also got a sneak peak at our main characters from White Hot Kiss, and let me tell ya, they're interesting.
All in all this was a great prequel that has got me pumped up for the main story. It's also a unique and interesting concept that only JLA gives justice to. Also, JLA has confirmed that Jasmine and Dez will be making appearances in the White Hot Kiss trilogy so that makes me a happy camper. If you want to read a new series that's different and bound to make you hooked read Bitter Sweet Love. (Or all of Jennifer's other series since, you know, they're just as addicting.)
downthebookhole's review
4.0
“For thousands of years, my kind had been thought of as nothing more than the stone sculptures perched upon the rooftops of homes and churches. Aka gargoyles. And technically, that’s what we were – but the depiction of a gargoyle was vastly exaggerated. Even the ugliest of all Wardens didn’t have a bulbous nose or fangs jutting from his mouth. It was rather insulting when you thought about it.”
-Jennifer L. Armentrout, Bitter Sweet Love
Bitter Sweet Love is the prequel novella in the Dark Elements series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Bitter Sweet Love introduces the world of Wardens and demons. It sets up a lot of background for the first book in the series White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout. This novella is revolves around the relationship of Jasmine and Dez, who are mentioned and make appearances in White Hot Kiss.
I love that this was about Jasmine and gave a lot of background information to what is going on in the world. When she is mentioned in White Hot Kiss there is not much said about her and her history so it was nice to be able to learn more about her and her role in the world. I feel like usually in novellas if it is from a different person's point of view it is usually telling their perspective from a certain incident. I loved that this was nothing like that. This novella was a story from the past and helped to build some of the story that is to come later. I wish I would have read this before I read White Hot Kiss. I just felt like this was more of a love story and made me like it less than White Hot Kiss, but I still enjoyed it.
-Jennifer L. Armentrout, Bitter Sweet Love
Bitter Sweet Love is the prequel novella in the Dark Elements series by Jennifer L. Armentrout. Bitter Sweet Love introduces the world of Wardens and demons. It sets up a lot of background for the first book in the series White Hot Kiss by Jennifer L. Armentrout. This novella is revolves around the relationship of Jasmine and Dez, who are mentioned and make appearances in White Hot Kiss.
I love that this was about Jasmine and gave a lot of background information to what is going on in the world. When she is mentioned in White Hot Kiss there is not much said about her and her history so it was nice to be able to learn more about her and her role in the world. I feel like usually in novellas if it is from a different person's point of view it is usually telling their perspective from a certain incident. I loved that this was nothing like that. This novella was a story from the past and helped to build some of the story that is to come later. I wish I would have read this before I read White Hot Kiss. I just felt like this was more of a love story and made me like it less than White Hot Kiss, but I still enjoyed it.