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adventurous
mysterious
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I loved the first book so freaking much, I still think about it and I read it forever ago. So I was excited asf for this one.
Maybe that was my first mistake? I hyped it up too much in my own head. There was TOO much happening in this one and not enough at the same time. I was bored and skimmed through the majority of the book because this is one of the few series I just cannot DNF. I still love the characters, there was just too much happening in the story throughout the book and a lot of new characters and the love story was a lot of push and pull. So yeah, this one was not good to me, but I will still be reading the last book in the trilogy when it comes out and hope that this book just suffered the dreaded second book syndrome.
Maybe that was my first mistake? I hyped it up too much in my own head. There was TOO much happening in this one and not enough at the same time. I was bored and skimmed through the majority of the book because this is one of the few series I just cannot DNF. I still love the characters, there was just too much happening in the story throughout the book and a lot of new characters and the love story was a lot of push and pull. So yeah, this one was not good to me, but I will still be reading the last book in the trilogy when it comes out and hope that this book just suffered the dreaded second book syndrome.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Remember that time I said I absolutely detested the 'accidental pregnancy' trope? At this point, me either.
What am I even doing with my life? Why am I not at a ranch in Canada? This just simply is not fair.
This story follows Winter Hamilton (Summer's sister) and Theo Silva (Rhett's protege). And I am OBSESSED. This is now my second favorite book from the series. Winter defrosting was everything I have been waiting for and wanting and I am so happy Theo was the one to help with that. Winter is such a complex character with a complex story and I am so happy that we finally got to hear her side of things and witness as she finally stood up for herself against those who were never meant for her.
And Theo pretty much treating her like the absolute queen she is from the gate? Ugh I love him so much. He was exactly what she needed at the right time.
โ ๏ธLook away now if you don't like to know the tropes! You have been warned. ๐
Main points:
๐1st person pov
๐ฉบdual pov (Winter & Theo)
๐small town romance
๐ฉบaccidental pregnancy
๐secret baby
๐ฉบreverse grumpy x sunshine
๐he falls first
Some of my favorite quotes:
โI just remembered that he called me the morning after you two first got together. And do you know what he said to me?
He said, โMom, I met her.โ And I said, โWho?โ He said, โThe woman Iโm going to marry one day.โ
โCareful, that oneโs got claws,โ Cade offers right as Willa shoves a pointy elbow into his ribs. I grin. โThatโs okay. I like having my back scratched.โ
โI will go wherever you want. I will wear whatever you want. I will never turn my phone off again. I will always, always be there for you. For Vivi. You donโt need to beg, and you donโt need to say please. For as long as I live, for as long as you need me, youโll have me. Okay? Never doubt that.โ
โThatโs everyone, Tink. Youโve ruined me. Donโt you get it? I only see you. Youโve got all my attention. Every last bit of it.โ
What am I even doing with my life? Why am I not at a ranch in Canada? This just simply is not fair.
This story follows Winter Hamilton (Summer's sister) and Theo Silva (Rhett's protege). And I am OBSESSED. This is now my second favorite book from the series. Winter defrosting was everything I have been waiting for and wanting and I am so happy Theo was the one to help with that. Winter is such a complex character with a complex story and I am so happy that we finally got to hear her side of things and witness as she finally stood up for herself against those who were never meant for her.
And Theo pretty much treating her like the absolute queen she is from the gate? Ugh I love him so much. He was exactly what she needed at the right time.
โ ๏ธLook away now if you don't like to know the tropes! You have been warned. ๐
Main points:
๐1st person pov
๐ฉบdual pov (Winter & Theo)
๐small town romance
๐ฉบaccidental pregnancy
๐secret baby
๐ฉบreverse grumpy x sunshine
๐he falls first
Some of my favorite quotes:
โI just remembered that he called me the morning after you two first got together. And do you know what he said to me?
He said, โMom, I met her.โ And I said, โWho?โ He said, โThe woman Iโm going to marry one day.โ
โCareful, that oneโs got claws,โ Cade offers right as Willa shoves a pointy elbow into his ribs. I grin. โThatโs okay. I like having my back scratched.โ
โI will go wherever you want. I will wear whatever you want. I will never turn my phone off again. I will always, always be there for you. For Vivi. You donโt need to beg, and you donโt need to say please. For as long as I live, for as long as you need me, youโll have me. Okay? Never doubt that.โ
โThatโs everyone, Tink. Youโve ruined me. Donโt you get it? I only see you. Youโve got all my attention. Every last bit of it.โ
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Everything about this volume was perfect!
I need more Jinwoo and Cha immediately!
All the revelations? The battle with the giants? The battle with Thomas? Stfu. I am obsessed ๐
I need more Jinwoo and Cha immediately!
All the revelations? The battle with the giants? The battle with Thomas? Stfu. I am obsessed ๐
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hear me out.
When this book started, it was โomg sheโs traumatized, but adorableโ
Middle of the books: โwhy is she so whiney?โ โOmg does she ever stop lyingโ โmaybe I should just DNFโ
End of the book: โI get itโ
The main character was whiny at times and acted like a brat, she had lost her mother and at a young girl age, that is not easy. And while the lies were insane, she did learn near the end and her growth was amazing. She had this moment of clarity and everything just came together at that point.
The only reason this isnโt 5 stars for me is because there were never any real repercussions for the compulsive lying and that bothers me honestly.
But, it was a good book about life not being like the movies and sometimes you have to look right in front of you for what you really want and work for it. โค๏ธ
When this book started, it was โomg sheโs traumatized, but adorableโ
Middle of the books: โwhy is she so whiney?โ โOmg does she ever stop lyingโ โmaybe I should just DNFโ
End of the book: โI get itโ
The main character was whiny at times and acted like a brat, she had lost her mother and at a young girl age, that is not easy. And while the lies were insane, she did learn near the end and her growth was amazing. She had this moment of clarity and everything just came together at that point.
The only reason this isnโt 5 stars for me is because there were never any real repercussions for the compulsive lying and that bothers me honestly.
But, it was a good book about life not being like the movies and sometimes you have to look right in front of you for what you really want and work for it. โค๏ธ
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sung Jinwoo โฆ so demure, so mindful, so cutesy. ๐๐
No, but seriously I loved this volume. The character depth we are getting to witness is spectacular. The mystery revolving around his โreawakeningโ is getting revealed little by little and I love that. It is no fun when the mystery is revealed all at once and suddenly.
And I still 100% ship Jinwoo & Cha ๐
No, but seriously I loved this volume. The character depth we are getting to witness is spectacular. The mystery revolving around his โreawakeningโ is getting revealed little by little and I love that. It is no fun when the mystery is revealed all at once and suddenly.
And I still 100% ship Jinwoo & Cha ๐
adventurous
dark
informative
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I definitely understand why so many compare this to hunter x hunter now, there are many similarities, but it is still unique in some ways. This volume was a tad bit boring as there was a lot of information, a few side character intros, and a battle that was a tad bit underwhelming. I still love this manga as a whole though. โค๏ธ
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Idk, I felt like this was kind of silly to have as a novella, but it is free on Penโs website so thatโs cool. I do love Damon and Winter and I loved Damonโs and Rikaโs relationship progression, but I just felt like this could have been bonus chapters at the end of hideaway, but thatโs just me. I personally will skip the novella altogether in my rereads.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.25/5โญ
Dark academia with a Sapphic love story? yes please!
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐บ๐ณโ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ.โ
This is a more modern Carmilla retelling following two rival girls as they both become infatuated with getting their poetry teacher's attention, & her secrets. As this is a character based story, I do not want to say too much and ruin the entire storyline, but this story was amazing. It was my first S.T. Gibson book and I NEED more. Her writing is masterful and beautiful and the entire story had me entranced. Carmilla and Laura are both so different and yet similar in so many ways and they compliment each other perfectly. And the ending? ๐คญ I'm just sad it's over.
Main points:
๐ฉธdual pov
๐ฉธdark academia
๐ฉธgothic setting
๐ฉธretelling
๐ฉธrivals to lovers
๐ฉธvampires
๐ฉธsapphic romance
So, bottom line, read this immediately if you love gothic stories with vampires and a sapphic love story!
Dark academia with a Sapphic love story? yes please!
โ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐ธ๐ช๐ต๐ฉ ๐ข ๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ๐ต๐บ๐ณโ๐ด ๐ข๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ช๐ป๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ด๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ, ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ ๐ธ๐ข๐ด ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ ๐ด๐ธ๐ฐ๐ณ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ธ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ฏ. ๐ ๐ฌ๐ช๐ด๐ด๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ณ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ฃ๐ข๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ช๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ถ๐ต๐ต๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ข ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ณ๐บ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ต๐ฐ ๐ช๐ฏ๐ง๐ญ๐ช๐ค๐ต ๐ข๐ด ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ค๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฎ๐ข๐จ๐ฆ ๐ข๐ด ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ด๐ช๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ.โ
This is a more modern Carmilla retelling following two rival girls as they both become infatuated with getting their poetry teacher's attention, & her secrets. As this is a character based story, I do not want to say too much and ruin the entire storyline, but this story was amazing. It was my first S.T. Gibson book and I NEED more. Her writing is masterful and beautiful and the entire story had me entranced. Carmilla and Laura are both so different and yet similar in so many ways and they compliment each other perfectly. And the ending? ๐คญ I'm just sad it's over.
Main points:
๐ฉธdual pov
๐ฉธdark academia
๐ฉธgothic setting
๐ฉธretelling
๐ฉธrivals to lovers
๐ฉธvampires
๐ฉธsapphic romance
So, bottom line, read this immediately if you love gothic stories with vampires and a sapphic love story!
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Cha is now my wife, that is all. Period. That woman is ๐ฅต OBSESSED.
This volume was insane, omg, I love how everybody is fighting over Sung, like bro is being tugged in all directions and is so nonchalant about it. ๐
This volume was insane, omg, I love how everybody is fighting over Sung, like bro is being tugged in all directions and is so nonchalant about it. ๐