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Psycho by Candace Wondrak

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dark mysterious tense 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? No

2.5

Dunno how the first two books got 4☆and 5☆ from me and then there is this shit storm. 
I am deducting one whole ☆ because of shit like this:
I pulled her to me once I was on my feet, hoisting her up in my arms. She must’ve weighed a little over one hundred pounds, not an ounce of fat anywhere on her. She wasn’t too hard to carry out of the kitchen and up the stairs.
She only weighed 45 fuckings kg???? I hate writing like this. WHY do every author need to write the MC's weight and height in exact words??? I hate it here.

I am deducting another ☆ because the author repeats herself all the time. Yes, we know Ash and her mother was poor and Ash needed to help out. We know what colour the MC's eyes are. We KNOW how lean Declan is and how big Sawyers muscles are. We KNOW how weird and creepy Travis' family business is. We get it! 
I cannot read about it any more. Does this book series not have an editor? Alpha-team? Beta-team?! What is going on?!

Not speaking to your best friend because she slept with a guy you maybe liked, but she didn't know who he was is not a vibe, Ash. The same was not helping Brooklyn in the car scene in the parking lot. Not. A. Vibe. Do better, Ash. Every main character can do better.

3/5⭐️
2,5/5📝
2/5🌶



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Skank by Candace Wondrak

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challenging emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

2.75

This book could've been dropped and put into book #4. 78% of the book is just the inner thoughts from the main character and it's all repeating itself. Like, get to the damn point already!!

The plottwistS (plural!) In the end was shocking tho!

2,75/5⭐️
3/5📝
1/5🌶

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Freak by Candace Wondrak

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.5

The author can really write suspense!

Some of the revenge scenes was kind of childish tho. Would expect more from people in college. And I think the two first book could have been added together. 

Still, diving right into #3!

4,5/5⭐️
4/5📝
0,25/5🌶



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Loser by Candace Wondrak

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challenging emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

This book gave me the creeps, and I loved it!!
Nothing major happened, no gore or spice or violence. But I'm still left with an eerie feeling. Something unsettling. I cannot wait to jump into book #2!

5/5⭐️
4/5📝
0,25/5🌶 (slow burn and chemistry)

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Cruel Lord by Ivy Thorn

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This book is a complete rip off of "Lords of Pain" by Angel Lawson and Samantha Rue. So if you actually want to read a good dark RH story, you should try out "Lords of Pain" instead. 

My low rating isn't only because of the obviously plagiarism, but also because of how stupid the plot is. 

A girl wakes up in a foreign bed with no memory and a butler says she signed a contract, which she also have no memory of, stating she has to serve the three heirs.
 If would have made sense if the book took place in the year 1800. It would actually be a pretty interesting book!
 But there is no way ever that contract would hold up in any court. It's mentioned multiple times throughout the book by all the POV that the contract is "ironclad" and "enforceable" and she and Athena's mother would probably die if she broke the contract. It's so laughable that I can't really believe someone wrote this. 

Athena is also said to be a very strong girl, both physically and mentally. But she crumbles too fast for my liking. 

The book is also full of inconsistencies. First one of the MMC's father is said to be dead, but in the next chapter he is alive.....?? 

I suffer from ocd and fomo so I will be reading the other books in the series, even tho this book made me roll my eyes like never before. 

The spice is on fire tho. If you like humiliation this book is for you. 

2/5⭐️
 2/5📝
 3/5🌶

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Kings of Cypress Prep: The Golden Boys by Nikki Thorne, Rachel Jonas

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Omg omg omg omg omg omg omg i can't breathe... that cliffhanger...

This is the BEST hs bully/enemies-to-lovers I have EVER read!!!
Even the B- and C-plot is amazing! That isn't often....

The book's kinda pg-rated, but it's a slowburn and it does pick up a little after a while. 

My girl Blue can get through this ✊️

5/5⭐️
5/5📝
1/5🌶

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Carnage by Shantel Tessier

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

This book deserves 3 stars, but I'm giving it 4 and it's all because of how much I love Saint&Ashtyn😍

I have a love/hate relationship with this series.

I'm not a fan of the author's writing style. Her L.O.R.D.S-books are hard to read, but not because the writing is "difficult". It's just badly written. I have to read dozens of sentences multiple times and even then they don't always make sense. Her descriptions of people and the world surrounding them is also.. off. She's not giving us anything to work with and some things changes every time. I still don't understand how Carnage looks like. (In my head) it changes from being a bunker to a skyscraper to a small town. Which is it??

I'm not the only one complaining about the author's writing style because after every book there's a dozen post on the author's SoMe asking what the plot was and what they're missing 😂 

We're also been told through the last 3 books that "The Lords" are the most powerful people in the world (lol). But suddenly the Kings in Las Vegas can match their powers? Okay...

The author is also not a girl's girl. No FMC have a single thought behind their eyes. They HAVE been going to the university for four years, but I guess nothing really stuck? 
I totally understand the vibe Carnage's suppose to give, but I don't understand why the women can't be powerful in the end?
The SA's of the women in this series is also off the charts!! Like, can we dial it down? The scenes screams "written for shock value". 
In the next books I NEED the characters to question the Lords! WHY do they follow the rules? WHO'S giving the instructions??

Why am I giving it four stars when I have so much to rant about? Because the romance was cute and seemed real.
Ashtyn is my favourite of all the FMC in this series. There is just something about her 🥺 Saint's my favourite after Ryat.

The 🌶 is unreal in this and definitely one of my faves😏

4⭐️
2,75/5📝
4/5🌶

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Kings of Cypress Prep: Forever Golden by Nikki Thorne, Rachel Jonas

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.0

Oh my god this book was a snoozzzefest. I'm legit regretting starting this series and I won't follow the next chapter with Dane and Joss. 

Book one startet so strong I gave it a 5/5⭐️. No idea how the author could miss the mark on the series finale by this much. 

2/5⭐️
 3/5📝
 0,25/5🌶
 
Kings of Cypress Prep: Never His Girl by Nikki Thorne, Rachel Jonas

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

What the hell is going on in Cypress Pointe???

Starting book #3 right away because I need answers. Is Hunter innocent? Will Blue do what Vin told her? 

The secret West wouldn't talk about was obvious from the start and the secret was laaaaaame af. Kinda disappointing.

4/5⭐️
4/5📝
1/5🌶

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Vicious by Raissa Donovan, Addison Wolf

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challenging dark emotional sad 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? No

4.25

How damn cute Chase&May are together 🥹 

Fluffy ńôn -çoņ indeed. Chase knows what he wants, and it's May 👀👀

Even tho the book is full of 🌶 Raissa and Addison bring up some very real issues. May is half Chinese/American living in America with her American dad. 
Chase is Chinese but have lived a long time in London before moving to Bristol.
Deep down May and Chase bonds over being "different" than the society around them. Chase even helps May with learning chinese, a language May's not fluent in after her mum left her.

I'm terrified of Drake but also sooo intrigued. He seems like Hunter&Chase combined 😩
Poor Baba. And I hate Stef🙂

5/5⭐️
4/5📝
3,75/5🌶


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