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Das unsichtbare Leben der Addie LaRue by V.E. Schwab
3.0
Hm..great idea but the execution was lacking
I get it, this story is really deep and shows that what you think your biggest wish is is actually terrifying but I was incredibly bored for like 85% of the book and constantly thought about dnfing.
I feel like there was nothing going on and although I get it that it had to be repetitive in some way I think this could‘ve been half as long.
Addie didn‘t give any personality. Henry gave even less. Their „lovestory“ was so unbelievable, there was no tension whatsoever and to be honest I just couldn‘t wait to be done with this book.
Instinctively I wanted to give this like 2 stars, I do think tho that V E. Schwab deserves more for the great idea of this story. Also I have to say that I did like and appreciate the ending, kinda didn‘t see it coming.
I get it, this story is really deep and shows that what you think your biggest wish is is actually terrifying but I was incredibly bored for like 85% of the book and constantly thought about dnfing.
I feel like there was nothing going on and although I get it that it had to be repetitive in some way I think this could‘ve been half as long.
Addie didn‘t give any personality. Henry gave even less. Their „lovestory“ was so unbelievable, there was no tension whatsoever and to be honest I just couldn‘t wait to be done with this book.
Instinctively I wanted to give this like 2 stars, I do think tho that V E. Schwab deserves more for the great idea of this story. Also I have to say that I did like and appreciate the ending, kinda didn‘t see it coming.
Summer Romance by Annabel Monaghan
2.5
I‘m soooo disappointed by this book wow
I really don‘t want to be mean but what was this?
I heard so many great reviews and people loving this author so I was really excited to finally find a new beloved romance author but scratch that
• The first like 90-100 pages were okay I guess but I was so incredibly bored for the rest of the book, I forced myself through it because I thought maybe it‘ll change but I should‘ve dnfd this.
• I didn‘t feel any connection to Ethan at all, I feel like he gave us a big ✨nothing✨
• The insta-love ruined this book for me since I thought there was going to be a good slowburn but there was zero tension between the main characters.
I was also interested in reading the other releases of this author but I‘ll let it be, I can‘t handle this anymore.
I really don‘t want to be mean but what was this?
I heard so many great reviews and people loving this author so I was really excited to finally find a new beloved romance author but scratch that
• The first like 90-100 pages were okay I guess but I was so incredibly bored for the rest of the book, I forced myself through it because I thought maybe it‘ll change but I should‘ve dnfd this.
• I didn‘t feel any connection to Ethan at all, I feel like he gave us a big ✨nothing✨
• The insta-love ruined this book for me since I thought there was going to be a good slowburn but there was zero tension between the main characters.
I was also interested in reading the other releases of this author but I‘ll let it be, I can‘t handle this anymore.
When in Rome. Liebesglück und Küchenträume by Sarah Adams
2.5
There wasn‘t necessarily anything wrong with this book but I think it was the most mid thing I‘ve ever read.
Nothing exciting, no tension, no feelings toward the characters. I hope the next book in the series will be better for me lol.
Nothing exciting, no tension, no feelings toward the characters. I hope the next book in the series will be better for me lol.
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
4.25
1st read: September 2023
2nd read: March 2025
I‘ve been wanting to do a reread of this series for such a long time since this was my second fantasy book I‘ve ever read after fourth wing and it felt incredibly good and nostalgic!!
I did rate this book 3.5 stars when I first read it and I‘m now upping it. I still agree with the fact that it is incredibly slow until the last like 100 pages and your love for this series really does only start with the following books.
Still I really enjoyed my reread and was able to make connections that I couldn‘t make last time. To be totally honest, Tamlin isn‘t even bad in this book now that I‘ve read it again 💀 I actually felt sorry for him at times lol.
I’m really excited to also see Lucien’s character development. I didn’t really connect to Feyre and Rhysand or them together when I last read this series and I feel like I’m definitely connecting more to her/them now and I’m really excited to see their love story evolve. Their tension is just chef’s kiss and Rhysand? Oh, you are one hot man.
You guys, why the hell do I picture the Attor like Watto from Star Wars???? 😭😭😭😭 I‘m cackling every time he comes up
Quotes
“My sister didn‘t smile, but a light shone in her blue-gray eyes. „Tell me everything that happened,“ she said - an order, not a request. So I did. And when I finished my story, Nesta merely stared at me for a long while before asking me to teach her how to paint.“
“There are days when I want to ask him if he remembers the years he almost let us starve to death. I knew you could always get us more copper. And if you couldn’t, then I wanted to see if he would ever try to do it himself, instead of carving those bits of wood. If he would actually go out and fight for us. i couldn‘t take care of us, not the way you did. I hated you for that. But I hated him more. I still do.“
And I dared say that some kind of light had crept into my eyes - my eyes, not my mother‘s eyes or Nesta‘s eyes. Mine.
“And I‘ll remember precisely where my hands have been. But if anyone else touches you - let‘s say a certain High Lord who enjoys springtime - I‘ll know. And, Feyre, I don‘t like my belongings tampered with.“
2nd read: March 2025
I‘ve been wanting to do a reread of this series for such a long time since this was my second fantasy book I‘ve ever read after fourth wing and it felt incredibly good and nostalgic!!
I did rate this book 3.5 stars when I first read it and I‘m now upping it. I still agree with the fact that it is incredibly slow until the last like 100 pages and your love for this series really does only start with the following books.
Still I really enjoyed my reread and was able to make connections that I couldn‘t make last time. To be totally honest, Tamlin isn‘t even bad in this book now that I‘ve read it again 💀 I actually felt sorry for him at times lol.
I’m really excited to also see Lucien’s character development. I didn’t really connect to Feyre and Rhysand or them together when I last read this series and I feel like I’m definitely connecting more to her/them now and I’m really excited to see their love story evolve. Their tension is just chef’s kiss and Rhysand? Oh, you are one hot man.
You guys, why the hell do I picture the Attor like Watto from Star Wars???? 😭😭😭😭 I‘m cackling every time he comes up
Quotes
“My sister didn‘t smile, but a light shone in her blue-gray eyes. „Tell me everything that happened,“ she said - an order, not a request. So I did. And when I finished my story, Nesta merely stared at me for a long while before asking me to teach her how to paint.“
“There are days when I want to ask him if he remembers the years he almost let us starve to death. I knew you could always get us more copper. And if you couldn’t, then I wanted to see if he would ever try to do it himself, instead of carving those bits of wood. If he would actually go out and fight for us. i couldn‘t take care of us, not the way you did. I hated you for that. But I hated him more. I still do.“
And I dared say that some kind of light had crept into my eyes - my eyes, not my mother‘s eyes or Nesta‘s eyes. Mine.
“And I‘ll remember precisely where my hands have been. But if anyone else touches you - let‘s say a certain High Lord who enjoys springtime - I‘ll know. And, Feyre, I don‘t like my belongings tampered with.“
Lights Out by Navessa Allen
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.
Dnf @ 40%
This book isn‘t bad but I think I really need to stop trying dark romance over and over again, it‘s not for me 💀
I just desperately need some more plot or fantasy elements or deeper connections, I can‘t deal with just smut.
Also I don‘t appreciate a knife kink like at all.
This book isn‘t bad but I think I really need to stop trying dark romance over and over again, it‘s not for me 💀
I just desperately need some more plot or fantasy elements or deeper connections, I can‘t deal with just smut.
Also I don‘t appreciate a knife kink like at all.
Into The Dark - Magnolia Parks Universum, Band 5 by Jessa Hastings
4.5
᪥ Wow, I can't believe it. I finished this (25 hour!!!) audiobook and now I'm just simply done with Magnolia and BJ. This was a ride. ᪥
Pros
✻ Bridget's death was so sad and hard to read about. The immense grief Magnolia went through was otherworldly. I literally had to take breaks while listening to this because I felt so overwhelmed by my emotions.
✻ I finally get why Jessa Hastings says that she can't write Daisy Haites just yet. This whole world is just so emotionally intense and confronts you with feelings you didn't even know you had in you.
✻ JH has such a huge talent in writing. The way she can trigger you with a simple sentence just by using the right timing and setting is incredible. I'll never understand how she created this world and these characters that feel so complicated and yet understandable.
✻ I have never felt this deeply for fictional characters. I know we all love Acotar, TOG, Boys of Thommen etc. but this feels so real on another level. I'm convinced these people are sitting in London at this very moment and that I experienced every moment alongside them. Their pain and happiness feels so real to me.
✻ I missed Julian so much, I was so excited when he came back. I know for a fact that Magnolia and BJ are made for each other and they they always were the only solution but my heart breaks for him. He deserves the whole world and so much more and I truly wanted him so be happy with her but I get it. I really do.
✻ I was so happy to see Magnolia and BJ finally go to (much needed) therapy. It was so Magnolia-like that she was literally so exhausting lol but I still think they made a lot of progress.
✻ I think Magnolia sitting down with BJ and making up an alternative reality where he didn't cheat on her and instead came to her and talked to her about it was such a magnificent and healing moment and it was done beautifully.
✻ Harley's and Magnolia's relationship was so complicated. I think a lot of it got resolved in this book and we all know they're never going to be the loving father and daughter duo that she wishes for them to be but I think their talk at her wedding was a great first step.
✻ Their vows and BJ making up a speech that Bridget would've written was such a beautiful moment that for sure healed something in Magnolia. I can't describe how happy I am for them. Magnolia and BJ are literally going to be such good parents and they deserve the best.
Cons
✻ My main issue was that this was too long. On one side I want to read 1000 more pages about their story but I feel like this could've almost been split up into two books. It kind of dragged at some points.
✻ I know JH has said this in Q&As and she doesn't write books so that all the ends are tied and there's a HEA for everyone. Still I felt like Magnolia and Julian didn't get what they needed to be done with each other.
Conclusion
᪥ Even though I like Magnolia as a person and also as a pov more I'm still really excited for Daisy's future books to come. I can't wait for Julian's pov (it's going to hurt like a bitch) and I need to know what went down between Daisy and Christian. I think that her books are going to hurt a lot tho and not everyone will make it out unharmed.
I know that a lot of people are annoyed that there aren't going to be any more Magnolia books but I totally agree with JH when she says that that's how the story always was going to go and the way it has to go as well. She writes it exactly how it's supposed to be told and not how we want it to go.
I can't believe that this huge adventure is over (for now at least) and I'm really sad about it, even though they got their HEA. This series truly alternated my brain chemistry and my personality and there are so many more feelings I wish I could explain. A true masterpiece. ᪥
Pros
✻ Bridget's death was so sad and hard to read about. The immense grief Magnolia went through was otherworldly. I literally had to take breaks while listening to this because I felt so overwhelmed by my emotions.
✻ I finally get why Jessa Hastings says that she can't write Daisy Haites just yet. This whole world is just so emotionally intense and confronts you with feelings you didn't even know you had in you.
✻ JH has such a huge talent in writing. The way she can trigger you with a simple sentence just by using the right timing and setting is incredible. I'll never understand how she created this world and these characters that feel so complicated and yet understandable.
✻ I have never felt this deeply for fictional characters. I know we all love Acotar, TOG, Boys of Thommen etc. but this feels so real on another level. I'm convinced these people are sitting in London at this very moment and that I experienced every moment alongside them. Their pain and happiness feels so real to me.
✻ I missed Julian so much, I was so excited when he came back. I know for a fact that Magnolia and BJ are made for each other and they they always were the only solution but my heart breaks for him. He deserves the whole world and so much more and I truly wanted him so be happy with her but I get it. I really do.
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✻ Harley's and Magnolia's relationship was so complicated. I think a lot of it got resolved in this book and we all know they're never going to be the loving father and daughter duo that she wishes for them to be but I think their talk at her wedding was a great first step.
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Cons
✻ My main issue was that this was too long. On one side I want to read 1000 more pages about their story but I feel like this could've almost been split up into two books. It kind of dragged at some points.
✻ I know JH has said this in Q&As and she doesn't write books so that all the ends are tied and there's a HEA for everyone. Still I felt like Magnolia and Julian didn't get what they needed to be done with each other.
Conclusion
᪥ Even though I like Magnolia as a person and also as a pov more I'm still really excited for Daisy's future books to come. I can't wait for Julian's pov (it's going to hurt like a bitch) and I need to know what went down between Daisy and Christian. I think that her books are going to hurt a lot tho and not everyone will make it out unharmed.
I know that a lot of people are annoyed that there aren't going to be any more Magnolia books but I totally agree with JH when she says that that's how the story always was going to go and the way it has to go as well. She writes it exactly how it's supposed to be told and not how we want it to go.
I can't believe that this huge adventure is over (for now at least) and I'm really sad about it, even though they got their HEA. This series truly alternated my brain chemistry and my personality and there are so many more feelings I wish I could explain. A true masterpiece. ᪥
Saving 6 by Chloe Walsh
⁑ I was so excited to read this book ngl, I loved Joey in Binding 13/Keeping 13 so so much and I couldn't wait to hear more about him. I was fully expecting this to be a five star and it felt like it too for like half of the book but I lost that feeling. ⁑
"I never knew devastation until he walked into my worl and gave me a glimpse into his. I never knew demons until I stood beside him and watched him battle monsters more frightening than my imagination could ever concoct. I never knew heartbreak until he decimated my heart by decimating his body. I never knew hurt until he walked away from me."
General
❧ Darren leaving already felt so bad in the recent books but getting Joey's pov hurt on a different level. I can only imagine how that must've felt, so then be responsible for all your sibling's wellbeing at only like 12 years old. It must be so hard when all you want to do is leave as well but you can't leave your siblings that are only small children to take your beatings.
❧ I truly love Joey with my whole heart and seeing him so broken, empty, sad and lost hurt indescribably. He deserves all the happiness in this world and yet he hates himself for his parents mistakes. The constant confrontation with addiction was really hard and exhausting to read about (in a "good" way I guess??). When Aoife found him at Shane's place after Joey took heroin? It broke my heart.
"I couldn't care if I wanted to. And I didn't. I just wanted to stop feeling. To stop caring. To stop, period."
❧ I knew that I felt really hateful about Joey's mom but damn, how dare she repeadetly say that Joey was like his father? With that she kept breaking him even more, her own child. For all I know it's a miracle he was still alive after everything he had to go through.
❧ Not to criticize Shannon at all but what kind of bothered me was that she was so small, fragile and didn't stand up for herself (don't get me wrong, I totally get it why she was like that) and I think that's why I prefer Joey and Aoife since they're different.
❧ Tony being like a father figure for Joey was so sweet and healing to see even though he was not perfect himself. "I remember looking at this small scrap of a lad standing in the garage, down on his luck and with the weight of the world on hit shoulders. That small boy asked me for a chance that day. I took a achance on that boy, and I'm glad I did, because the man that small boy turned into is a man who I am damn proud of."
"The truth was that nothing about being with Joey was easy, and yet being with him felt so incredibly right."
❧ I can't even begin to start to describe my feelings for that fucker Paul. How DARE he treat Aoife like that? Him trying to pressure and guilt talk her into giving her virginity to him was disgusting. And Aoife kept on staying with him and staying with him even when he literally made her walk home alone in the dark after she said that she was not ready.
❧ I got so mad at literally everyone for seeing the domestic abuse and knowing about it and still not doing anything about it. They literally blamed Joey all the time for being violent and getting in trouble but yet they never asked why he did those things.
❧ When my man Gibsie made an appearance? SAY NO MORE.
Joey and Aoife
❧ Them teasing each other was sooo funny, sweet and wholesome to watch. Even them saying "I don't love you" instead of I love you was just so accurate.
❧ I can't even imagine how hard it must've been for Aoife to watch the love of her life slowly but surely destroying himself and turning into a totally different person and seeing his addiction swallow him whole.
"Because you might not love yourself, but I do. I love you enough for the both of us."
Pace etc.
❧ I truly flew through this book even though it was over 600 pages. I couldn't put it down at all and allthough the font was pretty small as well it was never hard to read.
❧ This might feel contrary to what I just said but the reason why I'm not giving this 5 stars is because I wish that there was more tension. I feel like there wasn't that much happening (for example in comparison with Keeping 13) but I feel like this is the same for me as with Binding 13. Binding 13 was 4.25 as well and Keeping 13 5 stars since we experienced more.
❧ The chapters were mostly really short, chef's kiss.
❧ I think that Chloe Walsh wrapped up this book really well and realistic. Of course I would've liked it if they got back together again but it's not how the story is supposed to go.
Conclusion
↬ I can't wait to read Redeeming 6 and see how they're gonna work out everything. I think it's going to be even harder to read but it'll be totally worth the work. I truly don't know how CW managed to write such an emotionally intense story where you get so attached to the characters and feel everything with them, what a masterpiece.
4.25
"I never knew devastation until he walked into my worl and gave me a glimpse into his. I never knew demons until I stood beside him and watched him battle monsters more frightening than my imagination could ever concoct. I never knew heartbreak until he decimated my heart by decimating his body. I never knew hurt until he walked away from me."
General
❧ Darren leaving already felt so bad in the recent books but getting Joey's pov hurt on a different level. I can only imagine how that must've felt, so then be responsible for all your sibling's wellbeing at only like 12 years old. It must be so hard when all you want to do is leave as well but you can't leave your siblings that are only small children to take your beatings.
❧ I truly love Joey with my whole heart and seeing him so broken, empty, sad and lost hurt indescribably. He deserves all the happiness in this world and yet he hates himself for his parents mistakes. The constant confrontation with addiction was really hard and exhausting to read about (in a "good" way I guess??). When Aoife found him at Shane's place after Joey took heroin? It broke my heart.
"I couldn't care if I wanted to. And I didn't. I just wanted to stop feeling. To stop caring. To stop, period."
❧ I knew that I felt really hateful about Joey's mom but damn, how dare she repeadetly say that Joey was like his father? With that she kept breaking him even more, her own child. For all I know it's a miracle he was still alive after everything he had to go through.
❧ Not to criticize Shannon at all but what kind of bothered me was that she was so small, fragile and didn't stand up for herself (don't get me wrong, I totally get it why she was like that) and I think that's why I prefer Joey and Aoife since they're different.
❧ Tony being like a father figure for Joey was so sweet and healing to see even though he was not perfect himself. "I remember looking at this small scrap of a lad standing in the garage, down on his luck and with the weight of the world on hit shoulders. That small boy asked me for a chance that day. I took a achance on that boy, and I'm glad I did, because the man that small boy turned into is a man who I am damn proud of."
"The truth was that nothing about being with Joey was easy, and yet being with him felt so incredibly right."
❧ I can't even begin to start to describe my feelings for that fucker Paul. How DARE he treat Aoife like that? Him trying to pressure and guilt talk her into giving her virginity to him was disgusting. And Aoife kept on staying with him and staying with him even when he literally made her walk home alone in the dark after she said that she was not ready.
❧ I got so mad at literally everyone for seeing the domestic abuse and knowing about it and still not doing anything about it. They literally blamed Joey all the time for being violent and getting in trouble but yet they never asked why he did those things.
❧ When my man Gibsie made an appearance? SAY NO MORE.
Joey and Aoife
❧ Them teasing each other was sooo funny, sweet and wholesome to watch. Even them saying "I don't love you" instead of I love you was just so accurate.
❧ I can't even imagine how hard it must've been for Aoife to watch the love of her life slowly but surely destroying himself and turning into a totally different person and seeing his addiction swallow him whole.
"Because you might not love yourself, but I do. I love you enough for the both of us."
Pace etc.
❧ I truly flew through this book even though it was over 600 pages. I couldn't put it down at all and allthough the font was pretty small as well it was never hard to read.
❧ This might feel contrary to what I just said but the reason why I'm not giving this 5 stars is because I wish that there was more tension. I feel like there wasn't that much happening (for example in comparison with Keeping 13) but I feel like this is the same for me as with Binding 13. Binding 13 was 4.25 as well and Keeping 13 5 stars since we experienced more.
❧ The chapters were mostly really short, chef's kiss.
❧ I think that Chloe Walsh wrapped up this book really well and realistic. Of course I would've liked it if they got back together again but it's not how the story is supposed to go.
Conclusion
↬ I can't wait to read Redeeming 6 and see how they're gonna work out everything. I think it's going to be even harder to read but it'll be totally worth the work. I truly don't know how CW managed to write such an emotionally intense story where you get so attached to the characters and feel everything with them, what a masterpiece.
Harry Potter und der Stein der Weisen by J.K. Rowling
3.5
1st read June 2024: I read this book expecting to love it but sadly I didn’t as much. The 3.5 stars are for the nostalgia but objectively speaking, the writing was bland and boring :(
2nd read March 2025: I still agree with my initial review and rating. I‘m very split on this one: On one side I know that it‘s technically a children‘s book and therefore kept very simple but on the other hand I was just aching for so much more world building and information about their magic system. I wish that we went a little deeper into everything because it felt rushed. Me being a huge potterhead can‘t not love this tho, there were so many iconic scenes and ugh just SO NOSTALGIC!!!
2nd read March 2025: I still agree with my initial review and rating. I‘m very split on this one: On one side I know that it‘s technically a children‘s book and therefore kept very simple but on the other hand I was just aching for so much more world building and information about their magic system. I wish that we went a little deeper into everything because it felt rushed. Me being a huge potterhead can‘t not love this tho, there were so many iconic scenes and ugh just SO NOSTALGIC!!!
Vicious Fae by Caroline Peckham, Susanne Valenti
3.5
What the fuck did I just read? I was so confused because of all the reviews talking about that "crazy ending" and I saw someone saying "oh no my poor Gabriel" but I most certainly wasn't expecting this lol. Can't say I'm too excited about that ending bruh.
Sadly I do have some complaints about this book:
↪ Where was the plot? Like the last 60 pages were on fire and I couldn't stop reading but what about the other 570 pages? I feel like this series is getting pretty repetitive and I've read that many people are agreeing. I think this series could've been cut way down in terms of number of books and page count. I do love spending time with the characters but I really can't stand when you'd be so interested in the plot but they just don't give it to you.
↪ I would've never thought that I'd say this but can we just chill with the amount of spice for a little bit? I feel like half of this book was them smashing and it's just getting so repetetive and I'd appreciate deeper connections way more.
↪ I know this is a reverse harem and I love reading about it BUT can the kings just stand up for themselves a liiiittle bit more? I mean just because multiple men want one women doesn't have to mean that they have to endure everything she puts them through. When Elise says "jump" they ask "how high?".
↪ A lot of people hate ZA and/or this series because of the "cringey and instalovey" writing and I truly didn't feel like that at all before but with this book, and I don't know why, it just felt so much more cringe. The characters felt way more immature than before. For the love of god I got so annoyed with Leon especially because he behaved like a literal CHILD. Please, grow up just a little bit.
↪ For me personally Elise just doesn't match with most of the kings. Leon and her just give siblings or best friend vibes to me. Gabriel just deserves waaay better and someone, that wants ONLY him as well. Ryder I just love with my whole heart but still I think that Elise isn't his perfect match. Dante and Elise I do see having a future together and matching pretty well actually.
Okay now to the things that I liked about this book:
⤖ Like I already said I love Ryder so so so much. I think it's the darkness, the trauma and the intense feeling of brokeness that makes him so special to me. I wish only the best for him and I want him to be able to fully heal, feel loved and most importantly feel self love. I'm really excited to see where his story is going to go.
⤖ The whole Solaria world is just once again so addicting. Even though I criticised that there wasn't much plot I still flew through this book.
⤖ I'm 50/50 on Elise. I do love that she's not depicted as small, weak, fragile and dependent but independent, brave, self confident and knows what she wants. But sometimes I also find her pretty insufferable. Like be a little more human and show your weaknesses as well.
⤖ I know that I said that the amount of spice was unnecessary and annoying at times. But there were some *chef's kiss* scenes oh my lord. Ryder, Dante and Elise finally together? Say less.
⤖ I was so excited for them to go to ZA and seeing Orion again? Yup, I missed that man. And I loved seeing some backstory to him as well.
Overall thoughts:
I'm kinda scared since I've heard that the next book is just as repetetive but I'm still excited for it since I love spending time with the characters and I've grown fond of them. And I really can't wait to see what truly happened to Gareth. Once I'm done with this series I can't wait to get back to ZA, I MISS THEM. :((((
Sadly I do have some complaints about this book:
↪ Where was the plot? Like the last 60 pages were on fire and I couldn't stop reading but what about the other 570 pages? I feel like this series is getting pretty repetitive and I've read that many people are agreeing. I think this series could've been cut way down in terms of number of books and page count. I do love spending time with the characters but I really can't stand when you'd be so interested in the plot but they just don't give it to you.
↪ I would've never thought that I'd say this but can we just chill with the amount of spice for a little bit? I feel like half of this book was them smashing and it's just getting so repetetive and I'd appreciate deeper connections way more.
↪ I know this is a reverse harem and I love reading about it BUT can the kings just stand up for themselves a liiiittle bit more? I mean just because multiple men want one women doesn't have to mean that they have to endure everything she puts them through. When Elise says "jump" they ask "how high?".
↪ A lot of people hate ZA and/or this series because of the "cringey and instalovey" writing and I truly didn't feel like that at all before but with this book, and I don't know why, it just felt so much more cringe. The characters felt way more immature than before. For the love of god I got so annoyed with Leon especially because he behaved like a literal CHILD. Please, grow up just a little bit.
↪ For me personally Elise just doesn't match with most of the kings. Leon and her just give siblings or best friend vibes to me. Gabriel just deserves waaay better and someone, that wants ONLY him as well. Ryder I just love with my whole heart but still I think that Elise isn't his perfect match. Dante and Elise I do see having a future together and matching pretty well actually.
Okay now to the things that I liked about this book:
⤖ Like I already said I love Ryder so so so much. I think it's the darkness, the trauma and the intense feeling of brokeness that makes him so special to me. I wish only the best for him and I want him to be able to fully heal, feel loved and most importantly feel self love. I'm really excited to see where his story is going to go.
⤖ The whole Solaria world is just once again so addicting. Even though I criticised that there wasn't much plot I still flew through this book.
⤖ I'm 50/50 on Elise. I do love that she's not depicted as small, weak, fragile and dependent but independent, brave, self confident and knows what she wants. But sometimes I also find her pretty insufferable. Like be a little more human and show your weaknesses as well.
⤖ I know that I said that the amount of spice was unnecessary and annoying at times. But there were some *chef's kiss* scenes oh my lord. Ryder, Dante and Elise finally together? Say less.
⤖ I was so excited for them to go to ZA and seeing Orion again? Yup, I missed that man. And I loved seeing some backstory to him as well.
Overall thoughts:
I'm kinda scared since I've heard that the next book is just as repetetive but I'm still excited for it since I love spending time with the characters and I've grown fond of them. And I really can't wait to see what truly happened to Gareth. Once I'm done with this series I can't wait to get back to ZA, I MISS THEM. :((((