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A review by _gabooks
Dangerous Creatures by Kami Garcia
4.0
I remembered not liking this book, although I very much looked forward to it because it's Link and Ridley's story - and it didn't help that a finale book from one of my favorite series came out a month before I started reading it. So, I decided that enough was enough. I'm going to read it again, give it a show - see if maybe I had a change of heart since I really did love the first tetralogy which is Lena and Ethan's story.
Positives:
I've been in love with the Caster world ever since I picked up the first book which was Beautiful Creatures. Around the era of vampires and werewolves - the Casters were the ones I was truly drawn with. I did like that they included the aftermath because what Lena and Ethan had done from the previous series. Also, it's Link and Ridley's story! Although, it's a little bit more focused on Ridley's part but Link is involved into this whole new bizarre layer of the Caster world. I've always adored RidLink way back in the first series, but I really do think they deserve their own story. It's so different from the first series, that it can stand on its own. It was edgier, darker and more mysterious - something that really speaks Ridley Duchannes. I think the storyline is very fit for a character like Ridley, I couldn't imagine in any other way that would tell her story. I love how it interconnected with Link's arc which was his music career, he was definitely more than just Ethan's best friend or Ridley's love interest. He's sooooo much more than that. I wish I'd get to know more of his POV. I love the RidLink punchlines here and there. I found myself cracking up to their humor, which is another plus for me. The new characters are sooooo . . . interesting. I find Nox Gates to be the most intriguing one. He has this unspoken connection to Ridley in ways that neither of them understand. He's way more involved in Ridley's life than just a stupid game. I wonder if it's enough for him to break Ridley and Link apart. I'm so torn if I should root for him to end up with Ridley but Link :( I really hope this is more than just a love triangle. I like subtle hints. So far, it's a good start to a new story of a series in the same universe. I'm looking forward to the next book, and will probably finish this.
Negatives:
It was a li'l bit predictable - despite its mystery. Those supposedly plot twists??? I've predicted them before a couple chapters in, they finally confirmed. I wish it was more suspenseful, more thrilling. Her relationship with Link reminds me with the whole Ross-and-Rachel drama. I do hope, if she really does choose Link (as if Nox is a competition), I wish it'd be for final. I'd rather have my RidLink be just friends with frustrated sexual tension around each other rather than be an on-and-off couple.
Also, Floyd. Annoying as hell. (She reminds me of girls I hated in high school. Back off my Link.)
On another note:
There are some moments where Ridley is - kind of off?? But that's because that's another layer of Ridley's character. She's much more than being a Siren, a Dark Caster or the girl you should stay away from. She can be vulnerable, when she lets herself. I love that in a character. But I do hope that she doesn't change drastically, or do a 180-degree change of heart. I hope she's still the badass Siren girl who's a sucker for lollipops who'll definitely be this awesome anti-heroine that no Caster or Mortal should mess with.
I enjoyed reading this very much, it's a good first book in a series and I'm looking forward to the next one.
Positives:
I've been in love with the Caster world ever since I picked up the first book which was Beautiful Creatures. Around the era of vampires and werewolves - the Casters were the ones I was truly drawn with. I did like that they included the aftermath because what Lena and Ethan had done from the previous series.
Spoiler
She brought Ethan back from the dead! How do you not expect something drastic is about to change in the Caster world?!Negatives:
It was a li'l bit predictable - despite its mystery. Those supposedly plot twists??? I've predicted them before a couple chapters in, they finally confirmed. I wish it was more suspenseful, more thrilling. Her relationship with Link reminds me with the whole Ross-and-Rachel drama. I do hope, if she really does choose Link (as if Nox is a competition), I wish it'd be for final. I'd rather have my RidLink be just friends with frustrated sexual tension around each other rather than be an on-and-off couple.
Also, Floyd. Annoying as hell. (She reminds me of girls I hated in high school. Back off my Link.)
On another note:
There are some moments where Ridley is - kind of off?? But that's because that's another layer of Ridley's character. She's much more than being a Siren, a Dark Caster or the girl you should stay away from. She can be vulnerable, when she lets herself. I love that in a character. But I do hope that she doesn't change drastically, or do a 180-degree change of heart. I hope she's still the badass Siren girl who's a sucker for lollipops who'll definitely be this awesome anti-heroine that no Caster or Mortal should mess with.
I enjoyed reading this very much, it's a good first book in a series and I'm looking forward to the next one.