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gretchenplz's Reviews (542)
Me, reading any CoHo book, waiting for the other shoe to drop...
Honestly, this book would have been a whole lot shorter and less dramatic if Miles had just gone to therapy. But, what's the fun in that?
Honestly, this book would have been a whole lot shorter and less dramatic if Miles had just gone to therapy. But, what's the fun in that?
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What really got me was at the end when his world turned back into poetry for Tate. Ugh, I mean COME ON, my heart!
In retrospect, I wish I had read this book first instead of third.
While I enjoyed meeting the new characters (who, I'm sure, will play a part in the rest of the series) and liked the new characters, I was really unable to get attached to the characters I was supposed to be attached to, since I already knew their fate.
I need to know more about this book and how it came to be. Were these novellas released to fans one at a time as bonus content, and then condensed into a book once SJM realized she could make more money off them? Because this story would have been much more cohesive without all the breaks and pauses and re-explaining things 5 times across each novella.
I'm sorry, but I just couldn't get attached to Sam. Their romance was not believable. There's no way to build an E2L romance across 5 novellas. I didn't get any chemistry at all, especially on Celaena's side. It seems so out of character for S to throw everything away for someone she, at best, was indifferent towards but thought was hot, at worst, hated, only a month prior.
I would very much like SJM to start writing heroines that are in their mid-20s because reading all this about a 17-year-old is just not clicking for me.
Arobynn, I will celebrate your downfall, POS.
While I enjoyed meeting the new characters (who, I'm sure, will play a part in the rest of the series) and liked the new characters, I was really unable to get attached to the characters I was supposed to be attached to, since I already knew their fate.
I need to know more about this book and how it came to be. Were these novellas released to fans one at a time as bonus content, and then condensed into a book once SJM realized she could make more money off them? Because this story would have been much more cohesive without all the breaks and pauses and re-explaining things 5 times across each novella.
I'm sorry, but I just couldn't get attached to Sam. Their romance was not believable. There's no way to build an E2L romance across 5 novellas. I didn't get any chemistry at all, especially on Celaena's side. It seems so out of character for S to throw everything away for someone she, at best, was indifferent towards but thought was hot, at worst, hated, only a month prior.
I would very much like SJM to start writing heroines that are in their mid-20s because reading all this about a 17-year-old is just not clicking for me.
Arobynn, I will celebrate your downfall, POS.
As a 31-year-old, I know I'm not the intended audience for this book, but I really enjoyed it now that I'm finally getting around to reading this series! This book came out in 2005, so I was nearly in high school and missed the boat on the series, but I'm really excited to get to the rest of the series now.
I wish these had come out in, like, 2001, because 10-year-old me would have loved this book so much and would have been more mythology-obsessed than I already was. The twist at the end is epic, especially for a YA novel!
I wish these had come out in, like, 2001, because 10-year-old me would have loved this book so much and would have been more mythology-obsessed than I already was. The twist at the end is epic, especially for a YA novel!
Lauren has quickly become one of my “immediately preorder” authors.
Terms & Conditions did not disappoint. The crossover with the Dirty Air series was such a pleasant surprise and nearly made me cry with happiness. And the ENDING with the DETAILS.
Sigh. I have warm fuzzies.
Terms & Conditions did not disappoint. The crossover with the Dirty Air series was such a pleasant surprise and nearly made me cry with happiness. And the ENDING with the DETAILS.
Sigh. I have warm fuzzies.
I had to sit on this book for a minute before writing a review.
While this book had one of my favorite tropes (fake relationship) and definitely had my favorite banter and dialogue from the Briar U series, there were some aspects that really rubbed me the wrong way.
For example, there has to be a way to write a mid-size character/a character who has body image issues that isn't fatphobic. And there has to be a way to write a man who appreciated a mid-size woman who isn't shamey to think girls. The disordered eating (calorie counting, binge eating) was pretty triggering, to be honest, and it really pulled me out of what was an otherwise enjoyable book.
Now let's get into the double "pushing your partner away/misunderstanding" conflict point. Unfortunately, these moments made this book seem much more YA than NA, and really just made everything overdramatic. I don't think either conflict point was really necessary and, the revenge porn especially, just felt like torture porn from the author. I have praised Elle Kennedy in the past for bringing light to issues like this but I felt there wasn't tact in how this was accomplished.
However, I did want to praise EK's handling of virginity in this book, as opposed to how she handled it in the first series. I thought it was portrayed in a mature and non slut-shamey way. I just wish that the v-card hadn't been handed over as a "gift" after a fight because he said, "I love you."
I do really like Conor and, while I find Taylor funny and witty, her character just did not do it for me.
While this book had one of my favorite tropes (fake relationship) and definitely had my favorite banter and dialogue from the Briar U series, there were some aspects that really rubbed me the wrong way.
For example, there has to be a way to write a mid-size character/a character who has body image issues that isn't fatphobic. And there has to be a way to write a man who appreciated a mid-size woman who isn't shamey to think girls. The disordered eating (calorie counting, binge eating) was pretty triggering, to be honest, and it really pulled me out of what was an otherwise enjoyable book.
Now let's get into the double "pushing your partner away/misunderstanding" conflict point. Unfortunately, these moments made this book seem much more YA than NA, and really just made everything overdramatic. I don't think either conflict point was really necessary and, the revenge porn especially, just felt like torture porn from the author. I have praised Elle Kennedy in the past for bringing light to issues like this but I felt there wasn't tact in how this was accomplished.
However, I did want to praise EK's handling of virginity in this book, as opposed to how she handled it in the first series. I thought it was portrayed in a mature and non slut-shamey way. I just wish that the v-card hadn't been handed over as a "gift" after a fight because he said, "I love you."
I do really like Conor and, while I find Taylor funny and witty, her character just did not do it for me.
It feels like so much happened in this book, but, simultaneously, nothing happened in this book at all. All that, and it ends exactly the same way it began.
Reading this was like getting the inner monologue of a person being redpilled. This book was a thorough explanation as to why Snow was so absolutely triggered by Katniss.
This book was a warning about the dangers of neutrality, valuing reputation, self-preservation, and power over all, and choosing to be bad because it's easy.
Snow was repulsive and cowardly and unlikeable in every way. Lucy Gray gave off manic pixie dream girl vibes, and I thought it was pretty obvious that she was too smart to be Stockholm-syndromed into actually liking Snow. Sejanus was the only character I connected with, but I knew the whole time he was just a means to an end. (Also, why did she write two MMCs whose names ended with -anus???)
I found the writing style of this book very difficult to get through. Thick, heavy paragraphs, with plot details sprinkled throughout, a lack of dialogue, and song lyrics that either have a ton to contribute or nothing at all. The ending was confusing (again, plot details hidden in paragraphs) and a bit rushed. Everything turned so quickly that I was left scratching my head.
A complicated read that makes me want to reread the OG trilogy.
Reading this was like getting the inner monologue of a person being redpilled. This book was a thorough explanation as to why Snow was so absolutely triggered by Katniss.
This book was a warning about the dangers of neutrality, valuing reputation, self-preservation, and power over all, and choosing to be bad because it's easy.
Snow was repulsive and cowardly and unlikeable in every way. Lucy Gray gave off manic pixie dream girl vibes, and I thought it was pretty obvious that she was too smart to be Stockholm-syndromed into actually liking Snow. Sejanus was the only character I connected with, but I knew the whole time he was just a means to an end. (Also, why did she write two MMCs whose names ended with -anus???)
I found the writing style of this book very difficult to get through. Thick, heavy paragraphs, with plot details sprinkled throughout, a lack of dialogue, and song lyrics that either have a ton to contribute or nothing at all. The ending was confusing (again, plot details hidden in paragraphs) and a bit rushed. Everything turned so quickly that I was left scratching my head.
A complicated read that makes me want to reread the OG trilogy.