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katieinca's review against another edition
4.0
A second book for Lex, newbie death-magic witch in Denver (and her witch besties, and her alluring vampire co-investigator). Some big monster is eating people and spitting out what’s left as, uh, kind of like giant owl pellets. Fantastic supporting cast in all of these, btw.
malberto's review
adventurous
funny
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? No
4.25
ameserole's review against another edition
4.0
Oh Colorado...
Boundary Lines is the second installment of the Boundary Magic series. In it, you find out that the supernatural world just can't hang lately. Unsurprisingly, someone is messing with the line and Maven. Which is causing everyone to act out. So, who are they going to call? LEX LUTHER! I mean.. Lex.
In this book, Lex is dealing with a lot of shit. I love her and Quinn together but surprisingly I really liked her and Simon too. Just as friends though - so no shipping or love triangle there folks! Now even though I like Lex.. I also don't at the same time? I just feel like she's hard to connect with at certain points in the book. That being said, I don't really have a favorite character in this book but I hope I will before this series is over.
Overall, I quite enjoyed this audio and I can't wait to dive into the next one.
Boundary Lines is the second installment of the Boundary Magic series. In it, you find out that the supernatural world just can't hang lately. Unsurprisingly, someone is messing with the line and Maven. Which is causing everyone to act out. So, who are they going to call? LEX LUTHER! I mean.. Lex.
In this book, Lex is dealing with a lot of shit. I love her and Quinn together but surprisingly I really liked her and Simon too. Just as friends though - so no shipping or love triangle there folks! Now even though I like Lex.. I also don't at the same time? I just feel like she's hard to connect with at certain points in the book. That being said, I don't really have a favorite character in this book but I hope I will before this series is over.
Overall, I quite enjoyed this audio and I can't wait to dive into the next one.
sjb86's review against another edition
5.0
Book 2 of Boundary witch series by Melissa f Olson
Lex is struggling to balance everything but not doing too bad that is until vampires go missing on a full moon.
What I like is that the relationship between Lex and Quinn developed a lot in this book.
Really enjoyed this book and looking to see how lex develops more as a witch and how lex Quinn work through issues with lex niece and relationship with father of niece.
Looking forward to more in series
Lex is struggling to balance everything but not doing too bad that is until vampires go missing on a full moon.
What I like is that the relationship between Lex and Quinn developed a lot in this book.
Really enjoyed this book and looking to see how lex develops more as a witch and how lex Quinn work through issues with lex niece and relationship with father of niece.
Looking forward to more in series
snowblu3's review against another edition
2.0
I'm getting pretty bored with this series right now. Just feeling meh about it.
2/10: Lots of casual sexism that's irritating me.
The main character also makes a point to mention her rescue dogs any time she talks about her pets. She's barely home to interact with them but they're her RESCUE DOGS. God, shut up about it. And that's coming from a person with three corgi tattoos and a dog Instagram.
56% into the book, I kind of feel committed to seeing it through. But a "Frozen" reference was just made. I'm trying to unwind with a cheeseball book so I can fall asleep. I do not appreciate getting that stupid song stuck in my head from a freaking vampire book. You know how you know you should second guess what you're writing? Are you literally putting the words "The cold never bothered me anyway" into it when it's not an illustrated adaptation of the movie? Stop. Stop right now.
Also 2/10: "No, Quinn," I interrupted. "I don't want to spend my life depending on mind control to make things run smoothly. It's too much power. Too seductive." STFU, Derwood! You're a boundary witch. He's your vampire boyfriend. Stop pretending you're normal. Use the force!
Still 2/10: So this woman says she works with patients who have psychological problems. She also says "I can't heal natural-born psychological problems like manic depression but...." Did this just happen? This just happened. If Sashi actually did this work, she'd know the word is bipolar.
2/11: I'm a math student. When I read "Two of the black circles were fairly close to Boulder, and the rest all a distance away" I am going to sit there and stare at the sentence for a solid five minutes trying to figure out wtf that even means. An adjective before "a distance" would have been good here.
I decided I'm not bored with this book anymore because the writing is bad enough to be entertaining.
"Quinn had included a sharpening kit in his weapons cache, and Mary had offered to sharpen the Danish sword for me during the car ride." I mean... safety third! Right after that, the same person says "I didn't hear a word from her the whole way." She has a werewolf sharpening a sword in a moving vehicle and she's talking about it like she found a clever way to pacify a cranky baby. Just... what? What is this writing?
The best part is from the first line of the acknowledgments bit at the end. "The book you're now holding I'd arguably the most-researched project I've ever worked on...". THE MOST-RESEARCHED. But she couldn't spend thirty seconds googling to find out the term " manic-depressive" fell out of favor "a time" ago. Details matter.
2/10: Lots of casual sexism that's irritating me.
The main character also makes a point to mention her rescue dogs any time she talks about her pets. She's barely home to interact with them but they're her RESCUE DOGS. God, shut up about it. And that's coming from a person with three corgi tattoos and a dog Instagram.
56% into the book, I kind of feel committed to seeing it through. But a "Frozen" reference was just made. I'm trying to unwind with a cheeseball book so I can fall asleep. I do not appreciate getting that stupid song stuck in my head from a freaking vampire book. You know how you know you should second guess what you're writing? Are you literally putting the words "The cold never bothered me anyway" into it when it's not an illustrated adaptation of the movie? Stop. Stop right now.
Also 2/10: "No, Quinn," I interrupted. "I don't want to spend my life depending on mind control to make things run smoothly. It's too much power. Too seductive." STFU, Derwood! You're a boundary witch. He's your vampire boyfriend. Stop pretending you're normal. Use the force!
Still 2/10: So this woman says she works with patients who have psychological problems. She also says "I can't heal natural-born psychological problems like manic depression but...." Did this just happen? This just happened. If Sashi actually did this work, she'd know the word is bipolar.
2/11: I'm a math student. When I read "Two of the black circles were fairly close to Boulder, and the rest all a distance away" I am going to sit there and stare at the sentence for a solid five minutes trying to figure out wtf that even means. An adjective before "a distance" would have been good here.
I decided I'm not bored with this book anymore because the writing is bad enough to be entertaining.
"Quinn had included a sharpening kit in his weapons cache, and Mary had offered to sharpen the Danish sword for me during the car ride." I mean... safety third! Right after that, the same person says "I didn't hear a word from her the whole way." She has a werewolf sharpening a sword in a moving vehicle and she's talking about it like she found a clever way to pacify a cranky baby. Just... what? What is this writing?
The best part is from the first line of the acknowledgments bit at the end. "The book you're now holding I'd arguably the most-researched project I've ever worked on...". THE MOST-RESEARCHED. But she couldn't spend thirty seconds googling to find out the term " manic-depressive" fell out of favor "a time" ago. Details matter.
cdbaker's review
5.0
Literally read this whole book today. And the first in the series yesterday. It's a great series for traveling and break.
zcmilano's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
mrose21's review
4.0
Not as good as the first book, but still utterly captivating (forget it took me three days - I've been busy) the characters still hold my attention without trying. I really enjoy them and their lives.
They're funny and sort of quirky each one. I feel somewhat connected to each character and its great.
They're funny and sort of quirky each one. I feel somewhat connected to each character and its great.