manikahemmerixh 's review for:

Passion by Lauren Kate

2.75

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I liked the creativity of this one, it was different than the others which was refreshing in a way. The first two books had set up for the revelation of some of their past lives well, and I liked the idea. My biggest problem with this book (and the series as a whole tbh) is that each book is around 400 pages and yet the plot is moving forward at a snails pace. This entire thing was basically just filler, and by book 3/4 in a series I expect more substance. It feels to me like this series could be transformed into one, maybe two, well written and concise books and I would have enjoyed that more. It seems like there are some really obvious things that keep being hinted at but skirted around just to prolong the series. Which maybe would work better if I cared about the characters or the romance more but despite Luce's best efforts to convince me and herself otherwise, it still feels like insta-love.

Also I'm genuinely begging Luce at this point to get some critical thinking skills or trust issues. How many times is she going to be tricked without even hesitating for a second before accepting that everything (in this crazy world where she's seen multiple bad things happen) is all sunshine and rainbows and no one could have bad intentions.