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A review by oracleofaal
Hidden Wings by Cameo Renae
1.0
I should have listened to the low reviews before I started this because I'm mad at myself right now. If It is the first book that I have thought of using Audible's return policy for. So, where do I start?
It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for the most egregious error an author can make in my mind.
She didn't finish the book. She ended a chapter and thought this is long enough and I can make more money if I break it into 3 books. Before that it was bad for the sheer amount of stupid tropes but not 1 star bad. It was like the author was reading a list of story tropes and thought - how can I put them all in one book? But wait, it won't actually be one book because she did the WORST THING and DIDN'T ACTUALLY FINISH THE BOOK!!!!!! If I had a physical copy I would have thrown it at a wall or given it to the neighbors dog to chew, or thrown it in my gardener's wood chipper.
Spoilers to follow but seriously you don't need to read the book.
List of tropes:
Orphaned
Unknown powers that start @ 17
Cosmic insta-love that no one has ever felt before who is of course the hottest guy ever
And we find out it is against the rules!! Oh no, what ever will I do?
Yay, Secret compound X-men style!
With it's very own Professor X or in this case "Aunt"
Prophecy, really?
Stupid teenager that thinks she can hang with guys that she wonders if they are vampires, werewolves or assassins. Because she is going to save the victim from the creature(s) that almost killed her or die trying.
Aunt who gives in to her every whim
But wait! Your parents weren't actually your parents! I'm your mom but your dad's dead.
But wait! Your dad isn't actually dead and he just saved your life!
Secret mark that tells everyone who your parents are and thus who you are
Title of the book "quietly" slipped in (author saying, see how smart I am?)
Villain that becomes "like a god" and then leaves everyone alive saying "Next time you see me you'll all die."
Another (smaller) secret base because we can't take our "prisoners" into the X-men style mansion because of a special barrier.
A cliffhanger ending that is the end of a chapter not a fucking book!! We're under attack and super love boy is off to get reinforcements is not the end of a goddamn book. This is my biggest pet peeve. If an author sells an incomplete book they need to be upfront. Like the old serial novels. You knew ahead of time what you were getting. I will never read another book by this author. And I will get my $1.99 back. I would have given this book 3 stars if it hadn't ended this way. I could have handled and mocked all the other tropes in this book and I'm sure I've forgotten some, and I would have chalked it up to young adult pulp but I will not forgive an author that pulls an ending like this.
It wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't for the most egregious error an author can make in my mind.
She didn't finish the book. She ended a chapter and thought this is long enough and I can make more money if I break it into 3 books. Before that it was bad for the sheer amount of stupid tropes but not 1 star bad. It was like the author was reading a list of story tropes and thought - how can I put them all in one book? But wait, it won't actually be one book because she did the WORST THING and DIDN'T ACTUALLY FINISH THE BOOK!!!!!! If I had a physical copy I would have thrown it at a wall or given it to the neighbors dog to chew, or thrown it in my gardener's wood chipper.
Spoilers to follow but seriously you don't need to read the book.
List of tropes:
Orphaned
Unknown powers that start @ 17
Cosmic insta-love that no one has ever felt before who is of course the hottest guy ever
And we find out it is against the rules!! Oh no, what ever will I do?
Yay, Secret compound X-men style!
With it's very own Professor X or in this case "Aunt"
Prophecy, really?
Stupid teenager that thinks she can hang with guys that she wonders if they are vampires, werewolves or assassins. Because she is going to save the victim from the creature(s) that almost killed her or die trying.
Aunt who gives in to her every whim
But wait! Your parents weren't actually your parents! I'm your mom but your dad's dead.
But wait! Your dad isn't actually dead and he just saved your life!
Secret mark that tells everyone who your parents are and thus who you are
Title of the book "quietly" slipped in (author saying, see how smart I am?)
Villain that becomes "like a god" and then leaves everyone alive saying "Next time you see me you'll all die."
Another (smaller) secret base because we can't take our "prisoners" into the X-men style mansion because of a special barrier.
A cliffhanger ending that is the end of a chapter not a fucking book!! We're under attack and super love boy is off to get reinforcements is not the end of a goddamn book. This is my biggest pet peeve. If an author sells an incomplete book they need to be upfront. Like the old serial novels. You knew ahead of time what you were getting. I will never read another book by this author. And I will get my $1.99 back. I would have given this book 3 stars if it hadn't ended this way. I could have handled and mocked all the other tropes in this book and I'm sure I've forgotten some, and I would have chalked it up to young adult pulp but I will not forgive an author that pulls an ending like this.