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Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
1.5
Is the heist in the room with us right now?
No thrill, no risk, can it even be called a heist?
The worst thing that can happen to this group of teenagers is getting send back to their parents. No heist story can be good without a serious risk for failing.
Also there are some scenes in the beginning where the MCs are horrified that one of their online friend is actually a minor. Mind you, the minor character is 14 and the rest of the MCs are 16. I’m pretty sure Gabe is the only one being 18 so I can understand his reaction. But they make it sounds so serious that they brought a CHILD to danger, when the whole time the child is just… 2 years younger.
Anyway, I’m ace so I love that this book has a bunch of asexual characters. That’s the only positive thing I can say.
No thrill, no risk, can it even be called a heist?
The worst thing that can happen to this group of teenagers is getting send back to their parents. No heist story can be good without a serious risk for failing.
Also there are some scenes in the beginning where the MCs are horrified that one of their online friend is actually a minor. Mind you, the minor character is 14 and the rest of the MCs are 16. I’m pretty sure Gabe is the only one being 18 so I can understand his reaction. But they make it sounds so serious that they brought a CHILD to danger, when the whole time the child is just… 2 years younger.
Anyway, I’m ace so I love that this book has a bunch of asexual characters. That’s the only positive thing I can say.
To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.25
Full offense but I’ll never respect zutara or reylo or any other ships involving the opressor x opressed romance.
You’re telling me that this man is from the people who colonize your own people, not only that but ACTIVELY TAKING PART IN COLONIZING YOUR PEOPLE and you still love him??? Fuck you and I hope you suffer for the rest of your life.
Like, the fact that the author said this story is based off actual historical event in China and the male lead is inspired by unit 731??? Are you fucking crazy???
It’s bad enough if the male lead was some passive colonizer (y’know like if he was a citizen of the colonizer empire or some shit like that) but to be actually participating in the genocide and colonization of your people?? And you had the audacity to not kill him??? Disgusting.
‘True enemies to lovers’ and it’s a fucking colonizer romance. 0.25*
Edit :
Back then, I was too upset to write actual review so let me add some things.
1. The writing is too repetitive and redundant. She keeps saying that ‘Er-Lang’s magic is no use compare to Rome’s science’ in 30 different ways. Not to mention, talking about the colonizer prince’s green eyes every pages, like damn we get it.
2. I think what made me upset the most is because the author literally humanized the colonizer prince throughout the book, especially by the end with his POV chapter. Then ending it by revealing that when she means this story is inspired by unit 731, she actually means the MALE LEAD IS A UNIT 731. Just so fucking disgusting.
3. The author trying to say that this isn’t a colonizer romance because it’s the first book of a series, yet she literally make bunch of Tiktok and IG posts marketing this as ‘zutara with steroids’ (🤮) and how ‘Anthony is the biggest simp ever’. Also even if the next book killed Anthony, this book is still a colonizer romance.
That’s all I can think about right now. I hope the rating for this book got even lower honestly.
You’re telling me that this man is from the people who colonize your own people, not only that but ACTIVELY TAKING PART IN COLONIZING YOUR PEOPLE and you still love him??? Fuck you and I hope you suffer for the rest of your life.
Like, the fact that the author said this story is based off actual historical event in China and the male lead is inspired by unit 731??? Are you fucking crazy???
It’s bad enough if the male lead was some passive colonizer (y’know like if he was a citizen of the colonizer empire or some shit like that) but to be actually participating in the genocide and colonization of your people?? And you had the audacity to not kill him??? Disgusting.
‘True enemies to lovers’ and it’s a fucking colonizer romance. 0.25*
Edit :
Back then, I was too upset to write actual review so let me add some things.
1. The writing is too repetitive and redundant. She keeps saying that ‘Er-Lang’s magic is no use compare to Rome’s science’ in 30 different ways. Not to mention, talking about the colonizer prince’s green eyes every pages, like damn we get it.
2. I think what made me upset the most is because the author literally humanized the colonizer prince throughout the book, especially by the end with his POV chapter. Then ending it by revealing that when she means this story is inspired by unit 731, she actually means the MALE LEAD IS A UNIT 731. Just so fucking disgusting.
3. The author trying to say that this isn’t a colonizer romance because it’s the first book of a series, yet she literally make bunch of Tiktok and IG posts marketing this as ‘zutara with steroids’ (🤮) and how ‘Anthony is the biggest simp ever’. Also even if the next book killed Anthony, this book is still a colonizer romance.
That’s all I can think about right now. I hope the rating for this book got even lower honestly.
An Island Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana Herrera
1.5
DNF at 65%
I probably could have push through and finished it but when I think about how I fell asleep 3 times trying to read this book, I decided to just end it.
It’s just so… boring. Like, is it sexy? Maybe??? But sex scenes are boring if I don’t care for the characters. I don’t get why they feel so strongly for each other so fast. The writing is boring, honestly Adriana Herrera might not be the right author for me.
Just boring boring and boring
I probably could have push through and finished it but when I think about how I fell asleep 3 times trying to read this book, I decided to just end it.
It’s just so… boring. Like, is it sexy? Maybe??? But sex scenes are boring if I don’t care for the characters. I don’t get why they feel so strongly for each other so fast. The writing is boring, honestly Adriana Herrera might not be the right author for me.
Just boring boring and boring
A Fractured Infinity by Nathan Tavares
3.5
Very well written and while I enjoyed it, it is VERY slow. Like, I had to push through or else it’ll expired on my Libby
I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me by Jamison Shea
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.
I found that ballet is more interesting in manga and anime. In other words, I need visual medium in order to enjoy ballet story.
Her Good Side by Rebekah Weatherspoon
3.5
It’s cute and I like it, but also I think it’s a bit too realistic. It feels like a real teenager’s romance and while it was good, sometimes it feels very anticlimactic. Like, you read romance books because you want to swoon and sigh without caring if it’s realistic or too exaggerated.
It’s not a huge problem and the romance is still cute so 3.5
It’s not a huge problem and the romance is still cute so 3.5
Aphrodite and the Duke by J.J. McAvoy
1.5
I don’t known if I should give this a 1 star or 2 stars, but I guess I should be kind so… 1.5*
By 8%, I’m already sick of reading every single characters talking about how ‘beautiful, talented and blessed’ Aphrodite is. Not to mention, Aphrodite herself also talked about how beautiful she is and how burdened she feels about that. No offense but cry me a fucking river. So damn annoying.
I thought this will be a second chance romance but by 40% they already resolved the past and got married. After they got married, they have some miscommunication problems but it was also resolved pretty easily. Basically, I found the romance boring.
Hopefully the next book in the series is better.
By 8%, I’m already sick of reading every single characters talking about how ‘beautiful, talented and blessed’ Aphrodite is. Not to mention, Aphrodite herself also talked about how beautiful she is and how burdened she feels about that. No offense but cry me a fucking river. So damn annoying.
I thought this will be a second chance romance but by 40% they already resolved the past and got married. After they got married, they have some miscommunication problems but it was also resolved pretty easily. Basically, I found the romance boring.
Hopefully the next book in the series is better.
How To Bite Your Neighbor & Win A Wager by D.N. Bryn
2.5
I’m gonna be honest, I don’t like supernatural racism. White people being oppressed because of some kind of fantasy racism annoyed me, it doesn’t matter that Vincent is a ‘kind innocent small uwu gay’ character if he is still a white man being oppressed because of stupid fake racism.
While this isn’t that bad, I think it’s a bit too boring. Vincent and Wesley as characters don’t interest me. Their romance developed too fast for me to care and it’s pretty generic.
While this isn’t that bad, I think it’s a bit too boring. Vincent and Wesley as characters don’t interest me. Their romance developed too fast for me to care and it’s pretty generic.