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A review by vinifiedvictoria
Taming the Ringmaster by Erin O'Kane, K.A. Knight
4.0
Another quick, guilty read. I enjoyed this one more than the first.
For starters, the writing was better. Not astronomically, but there was improvement, though it still seemed rather disjointed between sections at times. It still reads more as two singular authors each writing a chapter and then stringing it together than a real collaboration. Some of the foreshadowing in the first quarter of the book could have been brilliant... if that plot point hadn't been totally dropped/changed, leaving me waiting for something that never came.
Rhea is one of my least favorite protagonist. She comes across often as a whiny Mary Sue. She has all the powers (yes, all of them) and strength when convenient. Everything goes right for her, and even when it seems like it won't... it does.
Easy to read; I would probably read the next installment if it were to come when I wanted something that doesn't take much thought, or I just need a guilty reverse harem escape read for a bit.
For starters, the writing was better. Not astronomically, but there was improvement, though it still seemed rather disjointed between sections at times. It still reads more as two singular authors each writing a chapter and then stringing it together than a real collaboration. Some of the foreshadowing in the first quarter of the book could have been brilliant... if that plot point hadn't been totally dropped/changed, leaving me waiting for something that never came.
Rhea is one of my least favorite protagonist. She comes across often as a whiny Mary Sue. She has all the powers (yes, all of them) and strength when convenient. Everything goes right for her, and even when it seems like it won't... it does.
Easy to read; I would probably read the next installment if it were to come when I wanted something that doesn't take much thought, or I just need a guilty reverse harem escape read for a bit.