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TW: suicide
This isn't about Ryan's bed but more like Mackenzie dealing with her sister's ghost and her own guilt.
I thought I was going to read a story about how Mackenzie would deal with her grief with the help of Ryan but she mostly did it herself. She kept it bottled up most of the time.
Ryan was just there. Almost a side character. I really liked his character because he is just the sweetest when it comes to Mackenzie. He understood her, helped her, and never once made her feel like she's being irrational with her grief.
Mackenzie is just overcome with grief and is understandable because it was her twin. I just felt exhausted reading about her comparing herself every damn situation with her twin. She started seeing and talking to her twin's ghost. I didn't expect that. I was truly just here for the romance that's why I skipped the pages whenever it came upon her and the ghost. Oh, and also the angst-y teen drama involved - skipped those as well. It's like she never got a break from all corners of the world. I'm not even going to talk about her parents.
Mackenzie just had it hard in this book. Too damn hard.
This was an emotionally-charged book filled with more high school drama than the romance between the two MCs and heroine moving on. There was too much drama that I had to skim. I skipped most of the pages that I shouldn't count this as one I actually read.
I should have DNF'd but I was interested in seeing her accept her loss and moving on in a beautiful way. It was just spooky with the haunting. I was very disappointed in the fact that this focused too much on Mackenzie and how she fought demonic sophomores and one senior for the sake of teen drama.
The ending was
This isn't about Ryan's bed but more like Mackenzie dealing with her sister's ghost and her own guilt.
I thought I was going to read a story about how Mackenzie would deal with her grief with the help of Ryan but she mostly did it herself. She kept it bottled up most of the time.
Ryan was just there. Almost a side character. I really liked his character because he is just the sweetest when it comes to Mackenzie. He understood her, helped her, and never once made her feel like she's being irrational with her grief.
Mackenzie is just overcome with grief and is understandable because it was her twin. I just felt exhausted reading about her comparing herself every damn situation with her twin. She started seeing and talking to her twin's ghost. I didn't expect that. I was truly just here for the romance that's why I skipped the pages whenever it came upon her and the ghost. Oh, and also the angst-y teen drama involved - skipped those as well. It's like she never got a break from all corners of the world. I'm not even going to talk about her parents.
Mackenzie just had it hard in this book. Too damn hard.
This was an emotionally-charged book filled with more high school drama than the romance between the two MCs and heroine moving on. There was too much drama that I had to skim. I skipped most of the pages that I shouldn't count this as one I actually read.
I should have DNF'd but I was interested in seeing her accept her loss and moving on in a beautiful way. It was just spooky with the haunting. I was very disappointed in the fact that this focused too much on Mackenzie and how she fought demonic sophomores and one senior for the sake of teen drama.
The ending was
“You have another life, a family that wants you to come home, a woman you love and who loves you. You don’t have to be here, Sandro.”
The amount of times this line, or along the lines of it, were used made me want to reach in and punch this woman. After starting this, it made me realize I have read this book but forgot about it.
At some point in my reading adventure, I was into the rejection-type stories that I enjoyed the forever groveling of MCs. I lived for it, the pain it gave me.
First and foremost, check if your book has a glossary at the end before you start reading.
Had I known this, the reading experience would have gone somewhat better. I was lost in most parts of the books, and I feel stupid for not getting some passages.
I loved The Bridge Kingdom, and even in those books, some parts don't translate correctly in my head to give me visuals. The words used are basic english, but the wording made it difficult for my brain to process.
Same experience with this book, but I had a more challenging time here, and I found myself bored most of the time. I liked the main characters initially, but as it reached the end, I found myself annoyed and ready for it to end.
Teriana is supposedly captured and held against her will as Marcus, the Empire's best legionnaire, was tasked to learn about the West. West being undiscovered, and only Teriana and Maarin(?) sailors know about it. The Empire discovered this truth from captured sailors, and as a conqueror, they must cover all lands with their brand.
I was so confused at first about what was going on and what Teriana and her people are talking about. I later discovered at least 25% (probably further when I started making sense of things) of the book that:
-gods and goddesses exist
-there's a creature who is guiding the Maarin's at sea and that they could speak to it in their heads and v.v.
-that Teriana is the heir(?)
There was just so much factoring added that it didn't blend in the story properly. The book felt like a sequel, and I was missing some backstories. The introductions to the world weren't done right, IMO. There were just things going on in every direction that it was somewhat challenging for me to catch up and make sense of.,
The connection between Marcus and Teriana wasn't full of tension, too, so the romance was anticlimactic in my experience. I know they end up together, but I didn't feel tension. The romance seemed to have been put aside in the majority of the story, and that was nice, but it became almost the focus towards the end. Like it almost seemed to forced into the first book. I would have been happier if it didn't, then it would blossom into something later in the sequels.
I will continue on the series, and hopefully it gets better. Love Danielle L. Jensen and would continue to support this local author's work.
Had I known this, the reading experience would have gone somewhat better. I was lost in most parts of the books, and I feel stupid for not getting some passages.
I loved The Bridge Kingdom, and even in those books, some parts don't translate correctly in my head to give me visuals. The words used are basic english, but the wording made it difficult for my brain to process.
Same experience with this book, but I had a more challenging time here, and I found myself bored most of the time. I liked the main characters initially, but as it reached the end, I found myself annoyed and ready for it to end.
Teriana is supposedly captured and held against her will as Marcus, the Empire's best legionnaire, was tasked to learn about the West. West being undiscovered, and only Teriana and Maarin(?) sailors know about it. The Empire discovered this truth from captured sailors, and as a conqueror, they must cover all lands with their brand.
I was so confused at first about what was going on and what Teriana and her people are talking about. I later discovered at least 25% (probably further when I started making sense of things) of the book that:
-gods and goddesses exist
-there's a creature who is guiding the Maarin's at sea and that they could speak to it in their heads and v.v.
-that Teriana is the heir(?)
There was just so much factoring added that it didn't blend in the story properly. The book felt like a sequel, and I was missing some backstories. The introductions to the world weren't done right, IMO. There were just things going on in every direction that it was somewhat challenging for me to catch up and make sense of.,
The connection between Marcus and Teriana wasn't full of tension, too, so the romance was anticlimactic in my experience. I know they end up together, but I didn't feel tension. The romance seemed to have been put aside in the majority of the story, and that was nice, but it became almost the focus towards the end. Like it almost seemed to forced into the first book. I would have been happier if it didn't, then it would blossom into something later in the sequels.
"A part of me, a large part, belongs to this legion. I don't know if what's left of me is worth anything, whether it is enough, but it's yours." -Marcus
I will continue on the series, and hopefully it gets better. Love Danielle L. Jensen and would continue to support this local author's work.
I am so mad. Very mad.
I am so mad that I don't even know if I hate it yet but I think it only deserves 3-stars frome me.
This is a second-chance romance and it didn't take long for that to happen however it's so frustrating. Dare finally got the chance to be pro-athlete in was put in training camp for 4 weeks. there he meets the love of his life, Bay, from high school. The girl he broke and hurt.
Bay still has issues with Dare and couldn't even give him a chance but since they only had 4 weeks, the story progressed as it must! I disliked Bya's character here because she was just leaning on Dare so she can reach her own dreams that didn't happen because some factors - Dare being one of the top factors.
I hurt forDare Keyton. This loyal man. He never once looked, kissed, or fucked someone since Bay. And this is because he was so repentant over what between them and that he believes he will one day be able to revive what once was between him and Bay.
He supported her so much in this book and bay somewhat gave that support back. It still wasn't enough for me because she kept driving back to that memory from 4 years ago where he broke her heart. She kept doubting his anger management skills and that if he's a changed man.
Keyton's character and pain were executed well, you get to understand what was going through him. I hated how Bay's POV of it though. She made him sound irredeemable. He was trying hard. He had his past, he acknowledges it but doesn't want therapy.
If Bay only gave him some effort and support... He only wanted 2 things: a)Bay and b)for Bay to succeed.
SPOILER AHEAD:
I am so mad that I don't even know if I hate it yet but I think it only deserves 3-stars frome me.
This is a second-chance romance and it didn't take long for that to happen however it's so frustrating. Dare finally got the chance to be pro-athlete in was put in training camp for 4 weeks. there he meets the love of his life, Bay, from high school. The girl he broke and hurt.
Bay still has issues with Dare and couldn't even give him a chance but since they only had 4 weeks, the story progressed as it must! I disliked Bya's character here because she was just leaning on Dare so she can reach her own dreams that didn't happen because some factors - Dare being one of the top factors.
I hurt for
He supported her so much in this book and bay somewhat gave that support back. It still wasn't enough for me because she kept driving back to that memory from 4 years ago where he broke her heart. She kept doubting his anger management skills and that if he's a changed man.
Keyton's character and pain were executed well, you get to understand what was going through him. I hated how Bay's POV of it though. She made him sound irredeemable. He was trying hard. He had his past, he acknowledges it but doesn't want therapy.
If Bay only gave him some effort and support... He only wanted 2 things: a)Bay and b)for Bay to succeed.
SPOILER AHEAD:
Spoiler
BUT NO! SHE. FUCKING. LEFT. HIM. ANYWAY!!! fuck."Don't get so caught up in making her dreams come true that you forget about your own." -Know to KeytonEXACTLY MY FUCKING THOUGHTS, KNOX!!!!
My heart fucking hurts. BRB
I'm baaaack.
I just gotta say I adore Dare! He's so unsure and sure of himself at the same time. I just want to hug this boy.
Bay, I'm not sure of. I really liked her character and was liking her musical adventure. My heart broke for her closer to the end but he had the right to be mad. She truly did care for Bay and my heart hurts that it had to end that way but it's needed for their story.
It's almost slow-burn and it makes you anticipate what happens next between them. It's one of the sweetest high school romances I've read so far. I'm looking forward to reading book 2 but I went and read book 3's summary as well and it makes me not want to read it. :(
But... I am here to see how things are after 4 years so I might stick around.
"I've stared at my ceiling, looked out my window trying to figure out how my excitement at going away to college in a few months now has a bittersweet tinge to it because you won't be there."- Bay
Pretty much sums up how my heart hurts right now.
I'm baaaack.
"Because you're like an unpredictable opponent out on the field and I've got no idea how to cover you."- Dare
I just gotta say I adore Dare! He's so unsure and sure of himself at the same time. I just want to hug this boy.
Bay, I'm not sure of. I really liked her character and was liking her musical adventure. My heart broke for her closer to the end but he had the right to be mad. She truly did care for Bay and my heart hurts that it had to end that way but it's needed for their story.
It's almost slow-burn and it makes you anticipate what happens next between them. It's one of the sweetest high school romances I've read so far. I'm looking forward to reading book 2 but I went and read book 3's summary as well and it makes me not want to read it. :(
But... I am here to see how things are after 4 years so I might stick around.
"I've stared at my ceiling, looked out my window trying to figure out how my excitement at going away to college in a few months now has a bittersweet tinge to it because you won't be there."- Bay
Pretty much sums up how my heart hurts right now.
This warrants a reread after reading other's reviews.
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1ST READ (fresh off the shelf)
I need to reread when the 2nd book comes out or wait till the series is completed. I read too quickly that I cannot discern the differences being discussed in the JLA group I'm in.
There was so much info dump in the beginning that I forgot about it halfway. Poppy is an annoying character. She is, supposedly, reserved and sheltered but maaannnn, moments with Casteel/Hawke didn't seem like it.
I'm disappointed by how Poppy just let Casteel have sex with her even after knowing the reason he got close, even after she stabbed him then tried to run away. Then they had sex right when he caught her. Just why?! Good imagery, though. JLA is great at that.
Our main MC is too weak for this dude's penis and sex appeal, apparently. Also, I still want to know more why the duke canes her. I want to know the system of an Ascended. She mentioned the duke and dutchess being an Ascended yet how were they given the position as Harry and Meagan? Why was Poppy given to them to take care of instead of staying with the queen since she's the queen's favourite or something.
I feel like if she stayed with the queen, she could have met Casteel's brother and it would have been better if she got kidnapped there instead then try to trade her with Casteel's brother. I fee like she'll ease more into the Ascended being evil if they started out as great enemies first and all that. I don't know!
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1ST READ (fresh off the shelf)
I need to reread when the 2nd book comes out or wait till the series is completed. I read too quickly that I cannot discern the differences being discussed in the JLA group I'm in.
There was so much info dump in the beginning that I forgot about it halfway. Poppy is an annoying character. She is, supposedly, reserved and sheltered but maaannnn, moments with Casteel/Hawke didn't seem like it.
I'm disappointed by how Poppy just let Casteel have sex with her even after knowing the reason he got close, even after she stabbed him then tried to run away. Then they had sex right when he caught her. Just why?! Good imagery, though. JLA is great at that.
Our main MC is too weak for this dude's penis and sex appeal, apparently. Also, I still want to know more why the duke canes her. I want to know the system of an Ascended. She mentioned the duke and dutchess being an Ascended yet how were they given the position as Harry and Meagan? Why was Poppy given to them to take care of instead of staying with the queen since she's the queen's favourite or something.
I feel like if she stayed with the queen, she could have met Casteel's brother and it would have been better if she got kidnapped there instead then try to trade her with Casteel's brother. I fee like she'll ease more into the Ascended being evil if they started out as great enemies first and all that. I don't know!
Is ok. Liked the 2nd book better.
6 years is a bit much..........
BRB
6 years is a bit much..........
BRB
Big TW: rape
This is so damn graphic. I had a hard time enjoying most parts.
If she ends up with King Midas, I'm throwing hands. The MC has Stockholm Syndrome and I simply cannot accept if she does end up with him. He's a pig.
I like Auren's sense of humor and how determined she is. I wish to see how her adventure progresses so I will continue on with the series.
It's very slow in the beginning and I lost interest about 65% in then it picked up at 85%. Probably just me though.
This is so damn graphic. I had a hard time enjoying most parts.
If she ends up with King Midas, I'm throwing hands. The MC has Stockholm Syndrome and I simply cannot accept if she does end up with him. He's a pig.
I like Auren's sense of humor and how determined she is. I wish to see how her adventure progresses so I will continue on with the series.
It's very slow in the beginning and I lost interest about 65% in then it picked up at 85%. Probably just me though.
