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manikahemmerixh's Reviews (220)
this book is so unserious lololol reminds me of reading wattpad in middle school, which is probably why I finished it
I painfully dislike cliffhangers generally (and this author clearly loves them), and I'm also not always patient enough for slow burns, but this book had me racing through it. I found it more enjoyable than the first one, and hope that when the third one comes out in November, the trend will continue and the series will only get better.
P.S. However, now that Lorian has figured it out, I'm absolutely begging for Prisca to find out that they are mates. Fingers crossed.
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I was on the fence about whether or not I wanted to consider this a five star read after I finished it. It felt like that for me through most of the book, but then I had mixed feelings about the ending. It's not the kind of book where you need every question answered, but I would've loved an epilogue to see Mia living and thriving in her a freedom. I decided why not give it five stars though because I resonated (in a way) with the story and flew through it, completely captivated.
I almost never say that a show/film is better than a book, but that is the case for the You duology. If you've seen the show, then in my opinion there's no need to read the books. The first follows about right along with the first season of the show, and while this one has more distinct differences - they're not really that exciting. It's interesting enough. I did enjoy Love's character and Joe's meticulous stream of consciousness, but I didn't like the ending and nothing about the book made it stand out as something I'd read again.
Also both of these books are littered with pop culture references, which can be kind of cool to an extent but I think that it's overdone here.
Also both of these books are littered with pop culture references, which can be kind of cool to an extent but I think that it's overdone here.
Maybe if this book had gone viral when I was still a teenager I would have enjoyed it more, but reading it as a young adult just had me questioning 90% of the book.
This feels as if it was written by a man who was trying to appeal to a female audience. I didn’t really like Wren all that much for the majority of the book, and the innocent little virgin thing was taken waaayy too far. I was a late bloomer so I know it happens, but this felt like something else entirely. Then there’s Crew, who I did find mostly charming and by the end he was very sweet to Wren, but it was a stark contrast to the way that he thought about her in the beginning, and I don’t feel like that character development was flushed out or properly explored.
I found myself laughing while reading this and not because it was comedy, because I found what I was reading at times to be absurd.
Also throw the whole “Mr. Fig” character in the trash. Literally, erase that plot point, it wasn’t that entertaining and I think the story would’ve been better without it.
I could go on and on about the parts of this book that I questioned, but I did rate it with 2 stars and this is what made it tolerable for me: the painting, the way Crew cares for Wren, Wren becoming slowly more tolerable, and a sheer curiosity to see what else this book might throw at me.
I could not have been happier to have Raihn and Oraya back. I loved the Serpent and the Wings of Night, and feared that my expectations would be too high for this book to live up to, but I’m so happy to say I was wrong.
This book lived up to and exceeded my expectations. I don’t usually like to read about two characters who are so obviously in love with each other and fighting it, but in this case Carissa weaves a beautiful and complicated relationship between two people who have both been hurt and are both afraid, which stops them from opening their hearts to anyone else. I devoured the pages waiting for the moment they finally reunited, and taking every crumb of shared affection that I was given along the way. There’s action, and drama, and a teasing slow burn that had me begging for the characters to wake up and stop fighting how they feel about each other.
I could easily read about these two for as many books as Carissa would give me, but with this book as the end of their story I don’t feel as if I was left with anything missing.
This book lived up to and exceeded my expectations. I don’t usually like to read about two characters who are so obviously in love with each other and fighting it, but in this case Carissa weaves a beautiful and complicated relationship between two people who have both been hurt and are both afraid, which stops them from opening their hearts to anyone else. I devoured the pages waiting for the moment they finally reunited, and taking every crumb of shared affection that I was given along the way. There’s action, and drama, and a teasing slow burn that had me begging for the characters to wake up and stop fighting how they feel about each other.
I could easily read about these two for as many books as Carissa would give me, but with this book as the end of their story I don’t feel as if I was left with anything missing.