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manikahemmerixh's Reviews (218)
Another soft DNF. Picked this one up in a reading slump and couldn't manage to get through before I had to return it to the library. Since it's so popular the wait lists are super long so I'm logging it as DNF until I either buy a used copy or eventually re-rent it from the library to finish.
I'm slightly conflicted on where to rate this book because despite struggling through a reading slump, this was incredibly easy to pick up and read. I wasn't fatigued by it at all and it genuinely does not stop dishing out twists to the point where I basically stopped bothering to take guesses as to what may happen next and just enjoyed the ride. That being said, the characters suck. I think that they're meant to suck in a way that almost endears the reader to them, because it's all mutually assured destruction to people who deserve whatever's coming to them. I pretty much just remained at "wow these people suck". It's interesting though, and Anna's secret and secret chapters is definitely a fresh take on this kind of thriller. Overall worth the read, though not mind blowing amazing.
BEWARE: long chapters. I am considering this a soft DNF though. I do think that I could enjoy reading this at another time, despite the fact that the chapters are so long (one of my few reading pet peeves). I like the tone and the storyline, I’m just not in the mood for something so slow paced right now. Hopefully in a couple of months I’ll want to pick this back up.
Just the teensiest (ok maybe a lot) ridiculous but I will give it that it's ridiculous in a fun way. Insta love, "creative" bordering on ironic names, physiologically questionable descriptions, all that and more but somehow not so cringe that I couldn't stand to read it. If a vampire series crosses my radar, I have to at least give it a shot. These land right in the middle ground where I'm not perfectly obsessed but amused enough to consider reading another.
Well paced, loved the story and the characters. I got pretty emotionally invested, which I don't always when reading. Would have absolutely DNF'd if Naomi hadn't started acting right about Tag (or Xander to be honest, but I already had a pretty good feeling about how that would work out). I wasn't surprised about the ending, but I didn't need to be.
Side note: I don't know if Nora Roberts really has a thing for naked mermaid lamps or if I just happened to have only read two of her books and they both had naked mermaid lamps but had to note that down for myself.
Side note: I don't know if Nora Roberts really has a thing for naked mermaid lamps or if I just happened to have only read two of her books and they both had naked mermaid lamps but had to note that down for myself.
Interesting but maybe a bit too all over the place for my liking. Looking at the next book this feels more like a prequel than the first book in a series, seeing as the supposed main character of the series is a character that doesn't make much impact here. I definitely thought it was a series primarily about Lily, but seeing that she is in the next book at least I may read that one too. The characters are well written enough and there's enough happening to keep the reader engaged.
My first Nora Roberts, and while I’m not obsessed with the writing style (the characters are a little flat and the prose can be clunky), I really enjoyed the story telling. It takes a little bit of getting through prep work in the beginning, but once Sonya moved into the manor I was pretty hooked. I like that it’s a trilogy and will hopefully take the time to really do such an interesting concept justice. It’s 3 star writing but the unique concept and fact that it isn’t rushed adds a star for me.
This book may be how I'm learning that I'm into romantic suspense. I thought that there was a good balance of romance and the Hangman plot line. I did have a strong inclination as to who the bad guy might be by around the 70% mark but I think that's reasonable and it didn't lessen my interest in the case. I also thought both main characters were likeable and a good match, which is always nice in a romance.
This book is undeniably well written, and I think that it tells its story well, but wasn't quite for me. The length I can't hold against it too much - very little of the story is superfluous and due to the break down of action in the story it wouldn't make sense to split it into multiple volumes. There were chapters I really liked, and could easily course through, and then were long choppy portions where I was just reading for the sake of getting through. I'm not a deeply well informed King Arthur lover or anything though, and I think that is the demographic with which this book would truly shine.
A truly crazy example of what language means and how much power something that is easy to take for granted holds. It is silly, and yet a little terrifying when you apply it to real world concepts of censure and erasure. It's also an impressive display of writing (and one that you'll need a dictionary open at all times to get through if you're the sort who likes to look obscure words up). I wouldn't even begin to pretend that I'm genius enough to have fully captured all of the nuances that must be present in this book after just reading it once.