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bookswithhaily's review
4.0
4/5⭐️
3/5🌶️
So far this is my favorite in the series!!
There is so many secrets & questions regarding Alyssa and her death and I NEED TO FIND ANSWERS! I am hoping we dig more into it in the next book.
I knew Jude would grow on me! Most of the toxic men in the friend group grows on me eventually! I don’t blame Lyric for wanting all 4 of them, I would too! The spice in this one was all I needed and more. Can’t wait to jump into book 4, especially after that ending!
3/5🌶️
So far this is my favorite in the series!!
There is so many secrets & questions regarding Alyssa and her death and I NEED TO FIND ANSWERS! I am hoping we dig more into it in the next book.
I knew Jude would grow on me! Most of the toxic men in the friend group grows on me eventually! I don’t blame Lyric for wanting all 4 of them, I would too! The spice in this one was all I needed and more. Can’t wait to jump into book 4, especially after that ending!
ashreads11's review
5.0
Addicting
This series is like crack. I can’t stop reading. Thank god I am on vacation right now because I am devouring this series one book at a time. Lyric is such an awesome female character. She fights for what she believes in and takes no prisoners. I cannot wait for her revenge against the stalker and her father and Sampson. Sampson and her father are the devil incarnate and I cannot wait for Lyric to put them in their place. Lyrics relationships with the men are progress especially between Atlas and Keats. Jude and Thayer are taking a little longer to come around but you definitely see in this one that things are changing between them as well. I am looking forward to the rest of this series.
This series is like crack. I can’t stop reading. Thank god I am on vacation right now because I am devouring this series one book at a time. Lyric is such an awesome female character. She fights for what she believes in and takes no prisoners. I cannot wait for her revenge against the stalker and her father and Sampson. Sampson and her father are the devil incarnate and I cannot wait for Lyric to put them in their place. Lyrics relationships with the men are progress especially between Atlas and Keats. Jude and Thayer are taking a little longer to come around but you definitely see in this one that things are changing between them as well. I am looking forward to the rest of this series.
beth_panda's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
skylar_chris22's review
adventurous
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
bohaboj's review
3.0
hmmm
Ok, the story line is great and interesting and all the things. I’ll keep reading, but I have to get my frustration out and maybe it’ll prepare someone too.
Spoilers…….the endings of some of these chapters are leaving me wanting to throw my phone!! It’s like you get to an interesting part and could go on and describe a cool scene….and it’s just over. You have no idea what happens. Like the scavenger hunt…can’t remember if it’s this book or book 2 that it’s in. Like that could have been so fun to describe! But you get a couple examples and it’s just over! You don’t even learn if she got any points back! A lot of chapters leaving you wanting and it’s super frustrating. It’s like you get the build up and then never get the experience or answers. There have been meant chapters I have rolled my eyes because you don’t get to know what happens. It’s like one min she’s laying naked on a table while people eat food off of her and you turn the page and boom next chapter with no idea how she got off the table…or what happened after it. Ugh so frustrating. These authors wrote a great book but really leaves a person to question everything because you don’t get the closure at the end of the chapters.
Ok, the story line is great and interesting and all the things. I’ll keep reading, but I have to get my frustration out and maybe it’ll prepare someone too.
Spoilers…….the endings of some of these chapters are leaving me wanting to throw my phone!! It’s like you get to an interesting part and could go on and describe a cool scene….and it’s just over. You have no idea what happens. Like the scavenger hunt…can’t remember if it’s this book or book 2 that it’s in. Like that could have been so fun to describe! But you get a couple examples and it’s just over! You don’t even learn if she got any points back! A lot of chapters leaving you wanting and it’s super frustrating. It’s like you get the build up and then never get the experience or answers. There have been meant chapters I have rolled my eyes because you don’t get to know what happens. It’s like one min she’s laying naked on a table while people eat food off of her and you turn the page and boom next chapter with no idea how she got off the table…or what happened after it. Ugh so frustrating. These authors wrote a great book but really leaves a person to question everything because you don’t get the closure at the end of the chapters.
p0laris's review
3.0
This was probably my favorite book yet, as so much is happening and secrets are starting to come out. But at the same time it also feels like nothing is happening because we've known all of these secrets since book 1, and we're waiting for the other characters to like,,, sit down and have one conversation with each other. Lyric is a baddie, which is what I'm still here for.
daniireads's review
4.0
What. The. Fuck!?!?!?!?
So many secrets are revealed surrounding Alyssa and her death, and yet I still have so many questions about what is going on. Plus poor Lyric can't catch a break... As if the crap with her dad/Sampson weren't enough, she's got Collective tasks, mean girl sorority drama (which there was thankfully less of), and this crazy stalker and kidnapping business... It's a lot.
I think the only bright spot in Cruel Reign is seeing her relationships with the guys finally come together, and I'm sort of liking their dynamic (if only Jude could get his ish together, baby steps in that direction cause baby boy has a lot of baggage).
Cruel Reign was phenomenal though, can't wait for the next one!
So many secrets are revealed surrounding Alyssa and her death, and yet I still have so many questions about what is going on. Plus poor Lyric can't catch a break... As if the crap with her dad/Sampson weren't enough, she's got Collective tasks, mean girl sorority drama (which there was thankfully less of), and this crazy stalker and kidnapping business... It's a lot.
I think the only bright spot in Cruel Reign is seeing her relationships with the guys finally come together, and I'm sort of liking their dynamic (if only Jude could get his ish together, baby steps in that direction cause baby boy has a lot of baggage).
Cruel Reign was phenomenal though, can't wait for the next one!
smalltowncutie's review
5.0
If you haven't read the first two books go read those and come back to see all reviews.
We are back were we left Lyric and the boys. The boys are figuring out who Lyric is and what her history is in her family. We also get to see more of the boys and what their history is. Lyric is becoming more involved with the boys and is coming more and more to the conclusion that she doesn't think that the boys killed her sister. We are still trying to get into Pi Ep and the craziness with that. Also we can't forget about the Regents and trying to get into the society.
This series just keeps getting darker and more twisted and convoluted. Lyric cant catch a break though! I am excited to be seeing the potential of having all the guys officially apart of the harem now. We are so close and I am so ready for that!
We are back were we left Lyric and the boys. The boys are figuring out who Lyric is and what her history is in her family. We also get to see more of the boys and what their history is. Lyric is becoming more involved with the boys and is coming more and more to the conclusion that she doesn't think that the boys killed her sister. We are still trying to get into Pi Ep and the craziness with that. Also we can't forget about the Regents and trying to get into the society.
This series just keeps getting darker and more twisted and convoluted. Lyric cant catch a break though! I am excited to be seeing the potential of having all the guys officially apart of the harem now. We are so close and I am so ready for that!
chelsiweddle94's review
5.0
LET ME TELL YOU!!!! I was sooooo mad at Jude (still kind of am) but he’s slowly somewhat redeeming himself. Little by little. BUT WHAT IS MELODY DOING!!! She’s gone off the rails ruining all the plans and then that happened!!!! I definitely DEFINITELY cannot wait for the next book because there was so many reveals in this book and now I have MORE QUESTIONS!!! @helenscottauthor @zoeyshelbyauthor y’all are killing it with this series!! I’m obsessed with atlas Keats and Thayer and and Lyric is such a beast!! I’m loving the dive down the memories this book had and the relationship she’s building with the boys of ascendence bay!!