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zoes_human's review against another edition
adventurous
3.0
This new adult series has incredible pacing which tends to snowball until each book climaxes with an intriguing end. Though a series, the individual books can stand on their own as concise and clear recaps are contained in each and all end with closure to the tale contained within that particular volume. Real-life events and myths are tied into the universe's reality in a delightful and sometimes surprising manner. The ever-present romance one tends to find in the NA genre has been kept to a tolerable level.
At times the sarcasm of the lead role is a touch overdone and cheesy, but that's a minor detraction from a book with a capable heroine who has a healthy and credible body weight and is ultimately quite realistically written. At times the protagonist is juvenile, foolish, and self-centered, but she's also relatable, and, despite certain fantasy elements in the story, achievable in character.
Untouched, book 2, did drag a bit for me as it dealt more with Sienna's emotional development and recovery from the events of the first book. Unfortunately this means she goes through a lot of self-indulgent and self-pitying behaviors. If you've ever been around anyone going through that, you know it's fairly obnoxious. Crane's portrayal is accurate enough to be as annoying as being around the real thing. The romance factor also increased in this volume but still did not take over the story.
Though I intend to read the 4th book at some point, by the end of Souless, I find my interest has waned somewhat. For one thing, I started to dislike the main character a bit. Her behavior is perfectly normal for a teenager; however, I didn't much care for teenagers when I was one and my patience for them is even lower as a non-parent 43 year old. The emotional drama is just a bit wearing for me. It's a necessary stage of life, but one I'm grateful to be well out of. With that said, I think many people will love it all the more for exactly the same reason.
The second issue is a problem I find I have with these sorts of "police" series. It stops being surprising. I get comfortable with the universe and the patterns become apparent. "Oh, no way!" moments become "Oh yeah, sure." moments.
And last but not least ... *steps onto soapbox*
Robert J. Crane, I beg of you to please stop having characters casually throw away food without it being portrayed as the careless, decadent, and disgusting habit that it is. People are starving to death. People are dying from diseases that probably wouldn't kill them if they weren't already malnourished. Meanwhile industrialized nations waste 222 million tons of food a year. I realize that much of that comes from businesses not individuals, but change begins when we all start to treat food as a sacred object and the idea of wasting it in anyway becomes culturally ingrained as immoral. Artists are the forefront of change, not politicians. Please be a part of that change.
*gets off soapbox*
At times the sarcasm of the lead role is a touch overdone and cheesy, but that's a minor detraction from a book with a capable heroine who has a healthy and credible body weight and is ultimately quite realistically written. At times the protagonist is juvenile, foolish, and self-centered, but she's also relatable, and, despite certain fantasy elements in the story, achievable in character.
Untouched, book 2, did drag a bit for me as it dealt more with Sienna's emotional development and recovery from the events of the first book. Unfortunately this means she goes through a lot of self-indulgent and self-pitying behaviors. If you've ever been around anyone going through that, you know it's fairly obnoxious. Crane's portrayal is accurate enough to be as annoying as being around the real thing. The romance factor also increased in this volume but still did not take over the story.
Though I intend to read the 4th book at some point, by the end of Souless, I find my interest has waned somewhat. For one thing, I started to dislike the main character a bit. Her behavior is perfectly normal for a teenager; however, I didn't much care for teenagers when I was one and my patience for them is even lower as a non-parent 43 year old. The emotional drama is just a bit wearing for me. It's a necessary stage of life, but one I'm grateful to be well out of. With that said, I think many people will love it all the more for exactly the same reason.
The second issue is a problem I find I have with these sorts of "police" series. It stops being surprising. I get comfortable with the universe and the patterns become apparent. "Oh, no way!" moments become "Oh yeah, sure." moments.
And last but not least ... *steps onto soapbox*
Robert J. Crane, I beg of you to please stop having characters casually throw away food without it being portrayed as the careless, decadent, and disgusting habit that it is. People are starving to death. People are dying from diseases that probably wouldn't kill them if they weren't already malnourished. Meanwhile industrialized nations waste 222 million tons of food a year. I realize that much of that comes from businesses not individuals, but change begins when we all start to treat food as a sacred object and the idea of wasting it in anyway becomes culturally ingrained as immoral. Artists are the forefront of change, not politicians. Please be a part of that change.
*gets off soapbox*
shellic88's review
5.0
Excellent series so far, if you are into gods and mythological creatures then I would highly recommend you reading this series. I believe there are ten books in this series. The main character Sienna who was locked in her home pretty much all her life until she was seventeen years old was never allowed to go outside, well not until she was forced to go outside when two men broke into her home and tried capturing her. Of course she fought them off, she was strong and she did not want to injure them to badly as her mom taught her how to defend herself. The one man Kurt who was much older had a gun and he was shooting at her, she of course had to run. And the younger man that was with him tried grabbing her and she kicked him in the groin and put him to his knees. She ran out of her house the first time she has ever been on the outside of her house in twelve years. She quickly locked them in the house. And took off running. A man stopped and offered her a ride, she decided to take that ride, his name was Reed. He took her to get something to eat, the other to men found her and so didn't Wolfe! The Girl in the Box Series here if you have a nook or an Ereader the first three books are free a $15.00 value well worth it honestly. The nook books for the rest of the series are $4.99 each not a bad deal if you really enjoy the books
debmozingo's review against another edition
5.0
Many Twists!
Loved this series. Was left with a cliff hanger and can't wait for book four! Definitely worth reading this series.
Loved this series. Was left with a cliff hanger and can't wait for book four! Definitely worth reading this series.
srreid's review against another edition
3.0
Good premise, girl kept at home by her mother, never allowed out, always fully dressed, wearing gloves, but gets locked in a box when she is bad. But what happens when mom doesn't come back to let her out again... so begins the story of Sienna, she's not like other girls, we follow her as she discovers just how unlike other girls she is, and meet a few more unlike people along the way. The good, the bad, and the seriously psychotic!
sleepseeker's review against another edition
4.0
I have really come to enjoy these books. They are very action packed and have just enough mystery to keep you coming back for more to figure out what's going to happen. Overall I am very pleased with the series.
shebalis's review against another edition
4.0
Read all 10 books in the series in as many days. More for Young adult readers. Good for when you want to watch a movie in your own head, especially if you are in the mood for an X-men style movie. Not to taxing on your brain.
lisalondonauthor's review against another edition
5.0
Check out my full review on my Lisa Latte Booktube Channel at https://youtu.be/CRdtxfsSmj8?t=178
lisasiefert's review against another edition
5.0
Check out my full review on my Lisa Latte Booktube Channel at https://youtu.be/CRdtxfsSmj8?t=178
shareleann's review against another edition
4.0
it was a great adventure, but slow at times . I was NOT pleased with the ending.
cheliebee's review against another edition
3.0
Good series
Reminds me so lot of x men but it is engaging and interesting. I will definitely read the rest of the series if inexpensive.
Reminds me so lot of x men but it is engaging and interesting. I will definitely read the rest of the series if inexpensive.