Warning. Review might contain minor spoilers. Read at your own risk.
I was really excited about Down London Road because I really love how Samantha You...moreWarning. Review might contain minor spoilers. Read at your own risk.
I was really excited about Down London Road because I really love how Samantha Young writes her stuff, her Warriors of Ankh series was pretty great, I really enjoyed reading it, and I also liked the previous book in this series, On Dublin Street. Why did I like On Dublin Street? No idea. It’s not my usual thing but it worked for me perfectly at the time. Down London Road proved that me liking On Dublin Street was purely a mood thing. Oh well.
I went blindly into this book so I had no idea what to expect. I had no idea that this was going to happen:
My eyes flickered across the room and then my breath hitched as my gaze paused on a guy who was staring at me. Our eyes met, and for some absolutely bizarre reason the connection felt physical, like acknowledging each other’s presence had actually locked me in place.
Yeah, that made me know that I won’t like this book. I was hoping to be wrong, but no, I wasn’t wrong.
I really don’t like this sort of romance or this sort of characters. I also think that tattooed guys are being extremely overused and this aspect made Cam less attractive. He is also a douche. Me no like douche.
Johanna, the wonderful MC, is an idiot. I hated her. I didn’t even remember who the hell she was. I knew she was in On Dublin Street and I was trying so hard to remember who the hell she was. And then it came back to me. The money-digging chick who wanted to bang Braden. Oh yeah. No Miss Jo, I do not like you. I do not like you at all.
‘How can you take Malcolm and all those other guys’ help but not a friend’s?’ Because it’s a totally different thing!
Hah. Yes, she is like that. Now you know why I don’t like her. Oh, and check this quote from the book’s description:
Johanna Walker knows what she wants.
Really? She knows what she wants?? No, she doesn’t. That’s a huge pile of bullcrap right there. Why? Because the whole book is based on how Jo is unable to make up her mind about what she wants from her life. She is a stubborn woman who makes a shitload of bad decisions. And she gets to be a main character in a book I was really looking forward to reading. Yay me.
Thankfully, I was pretty. Tall with legs that went on forever […]
Cam on the other hand was not such a bad character, when compared to Joe, of course, but I didn’t like him much either. This is because of what a huge dick he was to Jo just because “he felt too attracted to her”. This gave him the right to be a total judgmental jerk, it seems. He made it up to her later on but I lost track of things when everything got too boring to handle. And I mean boring. They got together halfway through. As in together together, meet my family and all that shit together. That’s when things got too bad for me to even bother reading the rest of the book. It was just filled with useless drama. Did Young do this only to increase the page numbers of the book? It sure felt like it.
So, is Down London Road worth your money? It sure as hell was not worth mine, to tell you the truth. I would recommend you buying it only if you enjoy reading mostly romance books. Romance noobs might like it as well. As for the rest of us anti-romance, or partially anti-romance people, that’s a no. Ignore your hormones when it comes to this one.
So I recently finished playing DMC Devil May Cry. It’s a game about a Nephilim, half angel half demon, dude who’s a demon hunting vigilante, pretty much an arrogant asshole, and doesn’t take shit from anyone. He looks like this:
And his name is Dante. Ring a bell?
Do I need to tell you the reason why I even picked up this book?
Well, if you didn’t catch my drift, the Book Dante seems to be a perfect replica of the Game Dante. I have had a crush on the Game Dantes (yes, there is more than one Dante – the original and the reboot, and you are seeing the pictures of the reboot) for about five years now, and I’ve been wanting to read some fan-fiction about them for ages.
Book Dante should have been a good replacement for Game Dante. And he was for about half the book, before things went horribly wrong. However, The Collector barely managed to scratch my DMC itch. But that’s a story for another time.
I started this book thinking that I will simply replace Book Dante with Game Dante. The female lead’s name will be Kat. She is a Wiccan graffiti artist who opens gates into Limbo (a parallel world between Hell and Earth where demons go bump in the night) and she looks like this:
Copyright you say?? Nonsense.
So having the characters already sorted out, I was ready for some fun! And it was for, I repeat, half the book. You will hear me say this a lot by the by. The good half, and the bad half. *sigh*
Anywhoo, Book Dante was fun! Victoria Scott sure did a good job with him. He made me laugh out loud. Really laugh out loud not just the meh lough out loud. The dude is an entertaining fucker. Let me give you some of my most favorite quotes. I’ll write them between the spoiler code because, you know, spoilers and shit. (view spoiler)[
Apparently Charlie doesn’t have a car. “But don’t worry,” she tells me, “we can walk to school from here.” Thrilling. It’ll only take a few lifetimes, what with her limp and all.
“Dante, this is Annabelle.” No. No way. That name is reserved for females with grace and elegance, not this girl. This girl is…beastly. “Annabelle,” I say. “It suits you.”
The beauty behind the table gets up and saunters toward me. I have to stop myself from shoving Charlie out of the way.
Some people say the Amex Black card is a myth. Those people are also referred to as poor. Even thinking the word makes me itch.
If Charlie doesn’t dig my get up, I’ll expose her for what she is: asexual.
“In this trunk,” she says with a serious face, “is God’s gift to women.” “Chocolate?” “No.” “Midol?” “What? No.” “Tampons.” “Stop guessing,”
I did like Dante. I mean yum. Sure, I still have the image of the Game Dante in my mind but Book Dante’s personality is there. He’s funny, and charming, and most importantly evil. But there are many things that bothered me about this book, Dante and Charlie, the female lead.
Number one, he starts being attracted to KatCharlie after she changes her looks. Sure, he keeps on mentioning that he misses her old self blah blah blah no one gives a shit but that doesn’t change the fact that he feels like touching her hair or skin only after she changes them into something more “beautiful”.
Number two, there is no way in Hell such a “playa” would fall for someone like Charlie. I mean the girls is all right, if you’re into below average looking girls – hey don’t give me that look, it’s how she’s described by the author – but Dante’s feelings are not really justified. Yeah she’s got a good soul and she might be the next Jesus, ridding the world of evil and all that (creepy), but his nature wouldn’t allow him to fall for such a girl. Not that hard at least. And not that fast! The big bad L word popped up so fast I could not believe my eyes.
“I love you, Dante. I’ve loved you from the start.” “Why?” “Because I see you. Even though you try so hard to hide, I see you, anyway.”
Gag. I mean really. Gag. If I only knew that things will get even worse later on..
Charlie is an OK character, not too bad, not to good. She would make a perfect YA contemporary romance lead. My problem with her is that she’s too damn plain. She’s supposedly “speshul” because the author tells you so. She did not do anything special in this book, she did not show her powers, she didn’t do anything useful. That’s why I’m insisting on Dante’s feelings not making sense. There’s nothing much to fall for.
I will protect this girl with everything I have, because if something happens to her, I will lose myself. I will cease to exist. And I will take everyone with me.
You see, this shit is what gets me angry. A character as cool and as evil as Dante would never go that low. What the hell?!
I pull my hands away from my face, because I have to see her face. I have to see how she’s looking at me now that she knows. When I do, I can no longer stop the tears. They crash over my cheeks and free-fall to the ground. Because her face.
He is acting like a love-struck teenage girl, ladies and gents. Gather round and throw some rotten tomatoes at his head, maybe he’ll snap out of it.
God these things piss me off. You had such a great character and you cut off his balls like this. The whole book is ruined for me and I sure as hell won’t even go near book two. I don’t want to witness more useless fucking drama between Dante and Charlie. I simply don’t.
The Collector had the perfect start of being a very good and entertaining book. If only Victoria Scott had Dante fight some crazy demons or something, removed Charlie and removed the stupid romance. A badass book, I tell you. Oh well, too late for that.
Rating points: Dante: first half – 4 stars, second half – 0 stars -> average - 2 stars Charlie: first half – 2 stars, second half – 0 stars -> average - 1 star Story: first half – 3 stars, second half – 0 stars -> average – 1.5 stars Lolz: first half – 5 stars, second half – 0 stars -> average – 2.5 stars Demon hunting: first half – 0 stars, second half – 0 stars -> average – 0 stars ---------------------------------- Average score: 1.4 stars
For those of you who are thinking what the hell is wrong with her for even trying this book, let me tell you something. A group read is a group read....moreFor those of you who are thinking what the hell is wrong with her for even trying this book, let me tell you something. A group read is a group read. You have to show some solidarity. You have to stick to your friends no matter one. I managed to stick to my fellow buddy-readers for about 15% of the book. I could not take more.
The main reason why I hated Kiss of Steel is the cheese. I don’t like cheesy books, and I hate cheesy romances. And this, my friends, is a cheesy romance. (no surprise there given the cover)
Anyways, Kiss of Steel is your typical vampire (yes indeed) romance with a touch (as minor as it gets) of steampunk, which is mostly aesthetic if you ask me. There was close to none worldbuilding, the character development was weak, the plot was romance (yes...), which is no plot at all, and again, I repeat, there was absolutely no steampunk feel to it.
I like some steampunk romances, you know. I loved Wicked as They Come by Delilah S. Dawson and Heart of Steel by Meljean Brook because the steampunk feel was there! And the authors actually created a steampunk world, good characters and then inserted the romance elements. This I like. This I like a lot!
I would recommend this book to hardcore romance readers. Keep in mind that my review is only for the chapters I managed to finish so some things might have changed later on in the book. (not that I care)
Tor.com is one of my most favorite websites. They have a bunch of really cool writers and, hurrah hurrah, they also post free fiction from time to tim...moreTor.com is one of my most favorite websites. They have a bunch of really cool writers and, hurrah hurrah, they also post free fiction from time to time. Legacy Lost is one of them. (check my tor shelf for more).
Why I was so interested in reading Legacy Lost is the fact that I really was considering buying Of Poseidon. Legacy Lost is the prequel of the latter, so it gave me a general view of what this book is about. I’m sure many things will change because I’ve read the summary blurb on Goodreads and it seems like your average Young Adult story. Average girl takes a trip, meets a hot fishboy, gets dragged in whatever underwater politics and so on. She’ll end up being spheshul, save the kingdom with her super-duper powers, marry the fishboy and have lots of fishbabies with him.
What would make me actually buy Of Poseidon would be:
1. The author’s writing style should blow my mind; 2. The MCs should be very interesting; 3. The villain should kick ass.
Any of the above would suffice.
Legacy Lost was mediocre. I can’t really judge the whole series based on this, but it gave me an idea of what the universe is about. Of Poseidon isn’t really hardcore fantasy after all, it’s simply Young Adult, so me expecting something flashy was a bit naïve. From what I’ve seen so far Legacy Lost is your typical teenage romance book , but with a mermaid theme. I don’t think I’ll bother with Of Poseidon, to tell you the truth. I’m really sick of all these silly Young Adult books.
I don’t know why I’m doing this to myself. The average score for Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter is 3.14 stars. Not so bad, right? And yet I have a ba...moreI don’t know why I’m doing this to myself. The average score for Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter is 3.14 stars. Not so bad, right? And yet I have a bad feeling about it. I really do. Is it all just in my head?
Why am I doing this again? Oh yeah, it’s a free ebook. And the cover is nice. Oh well..
As you can see I wasn’t even able to finish it. Worldbuilding, where is the worldbuilding? And the characters are idiotic. And the story is boring and clichéd. Richard Parks didn’t even do his homework on Japanese culture properly.
Eh.
Look at this grey box. Look at it carefully. What do you see? A grey box. This is exactly what Yamada Monogatari: Demon Hunter means to me.
Please tell me this is the last book in the series. Please!!
O﹏o
Yes! Yes it is!!
It’s over! IT’S FINALLY OVER!! All the pain, the suffering. THE ANGST....morePlease tell me this is the last book in the series. Please!!
O﹏o
Yes! Yes it is!!
It’s over! IT’S FINALLY OVER!! All the pain, the suffering. THE ANGST. THE FUCKING ANGST!! Just thinking about it makes me want to smash my laptop to bits!!
Breathe in. Breathe out. In. Out. Calm. I’m calm. Ok.
To Hell and Back, the, I quote, pulse-pounding finale to Lilith Saintcrow's urban fantasy series featuring Dante Valentine. My pain and suffering. My pissed on expectations. My waste of time. Hours upon hours of hoping that it will get better soon. That it will end with a bang and make me forget how utterly stupid books 2 to 4 were. That will make me forgive Saintcrow for turning the characters I loved into douchebags…
Nothing. I got nothing.
I read, I yawned, I skimmed, I lol’d, I skimmed some more. And then some more. And then it was over. It felt like a chore. It really did.
Blah. All I can say now is good riddance Dante Valentine. Burn in hell.
What is up with the cheesy lines? If it weren’t for Working for the Devil I wouldn’t even bother with...more*spoilers ahead
Hell has nothing on Saint City
What is up with the cheesy lines? If it weren’t for Working for the Devil I wouldn’t even bother with a book that had that rubbish on the cover. I feel forced to read this. I know I have one book left till I’m done with this series and I’m extremely happy about it.
Saint City Sinners is all about crying, shrugging, almost bruises, manhandling, unspoken feelings and annoying monologues. Maybe the cover should look more like this:
What else is happening in Saint City Sinners? Japh is still an insensitive dick.
Yeah yeah, I know, he’s a demon and he doesn’t understand how humans work, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s behaving like a dick, and the fact that I very much hate him.
As for Dante..
:fart sound:
She’s such a bore with all her tantrums and bullshit. She bores me. This book bores me. This series bores me.
Oh, and about the heart-breaking deaths, I feel like I’m supposed to feel sad for Eddie dying. I’m supposed to be even sadder for Gabe dying. But I’m not. I feel like Saintcrow is trying too hard to make this book sad. Hell, she’s been trying to make all this series sad. Trying too hard. And it’s obvious. And it doesn’t work with me. So I’m just left scratching my head and wondering how the hell I’m going to conjure the patience to finish this book. Or all her other books. Minus Working for the Devil, of course. Working for the Devil was awesome.
In the end I don’t like any character anymore. I don’t like the events that are taking place. Thinking about it, I don’t like anything related to the Dante Valentine series anymore. Just be done already!!
Ok, so apparently Dante has to grieve over someone in each book else Saintcrow won’t be happy. Book two over Japh, and now over Jace. Yay Dante.
I don’...moreOk, so apparently Dante has to grieve over someone in each book else Saintcrow won’t be happy. Book two over Japh, and now over Jace. Yay Dante.
I don’t know what’s wrong with me. I touch The Devil’s Right Hand, and I feel like yawning. I touch it again, just to make sure, and I yawn again. I open the book. Chapter 1.
It’s for you,” Japhrimel said diffidently, his eyes flaring with green fire in angular runic patterns for just a moment before returning to almost-human darkness. […]
My vision gets blurry. I yawn again. I feel like the ground is pulling my body towards it.
I drink some coffee.
Chapter 2.
I woke from a trance deeper than sleep, a dreamless well of darkness. I had been unable to sleep for almost a year while […]
My vision is still blurry. I bring a blanket to keep me warm since the ground is too cold.
I drink more coffee.
Chapter 7. No time for a quote. Made a pillow out of my slippers. A bit uncomfortable. Running out of coffee.
Chapter 29 (or something – I lost track) . Japh is a total sonovabitch and I completely hate him. I really really hate him. I can never look at him the same way ever again.
Chapter 40-something. And now he made up to her by saying “Omg Dante Dick, I only did this in order to protect you because I love you and I could never hurt you. Unless you behave like a bitch, then I can bruise you all I want because why the hell not.”
No. I will not forgive you. Ever. YOU HEAR ME?!
Conclusion Half of the book was a snoozefest, the other half was pretty good. Saintcrow sure knows how to write her climaxes.
Score First half: 2 stars Second half: 4 stars Average score: 3 stars
My thoughts before reading A Little Wanting Song - The Dark Side (a super secret group I’m a member of) birthday read. Mandatory. Not so happy about ma...moreMy thoughts before reading A Little Wanting Song - The Dark Side (a super secret group I’m a member of) birthday read. Mandatory. Not so happy about mandatory books;
- [after reading the summary] Ugh, that doesn’t sound too good;
- [after checking out friends' ratings] Lots of five stars. I wonder why;
- [175 pages on my Kindle] Short book, so if it sucks I won't have to put up with 400 pages of misery. :happy dance:
- [after staring at the book’s table of contents for more than 10 minutes] I will soooo dump your ass if you suck, birthday read or not.
My thoughts after reading A Little Wanting Song The first thing that hit me was the way Cath Crowley describes her shit. Here's one of many examples:
So I pulled out my guitar case, cold and dimpled like the skin of an orange.
This is weird to say the least. I feel like her writing style is extremely weak. Also, the problems the main protagonists are facing are extremely trivial to me. I am not interested in hearing about them, nor do I want to find out what they do to fix them. This being said, I find no reasons left for me to continue with A Little Wanting Song. Dropped around 20%.
To read or not to read? Are you a teenager? Do you like to read about other people’s problems in order to forget about your own? If you answer yes for both those questions then I would say yes, read it.
Lemme tell you my problem. My problems, since I have more than one. I was not happy with start...moreUuuugh frustration dump
Why did all of this happen? Why??
Lemme tell you my problem. My problems, since I have more than one. I was not happy with starting The Prophet because the previous book, The Kingdom, sucked ass. So I was afraid that The Prophet will suck ass as well. Guess what? It did! Even though Amelia was back in Charleston, even though Devlin’s there, nothing worked the way I wanted it to. Too much whining, too few creepy.
A good quote of what the book is really about would be the following:
Devlin was my destiny. The one man I wanted above all others was the one man I could never have.
Yeah, so The Prophet ended up being an angsty love story. No proper ghosts, no good mystery, no nothing. Just Amelia obsessing after Devlin’s ass, Amelia hiding in the bushes, Amelia being jealous, Amelia making idiotic mistakes and Amelia getting herself into trouble. Ugh.
I guess I like Angus the most. For all you new people, he’s a dog. Yes, the dog is my favorite character in the book. I guess you can tell just how the rest of the characters are behaving.
In the end all I can say is that The Prophet is an extremely boring book. I’m very disappointed in where the series is going. I swear that I’m going to give the next book a try, and if nothing good happens in it, I’m giving up this worthless series.
I was going to give this 3 stars. However, after thinking about all my wasted expectations I decided to take one star away.
“Asher Falls. Welcome to our kingdom, Amelia Gray.”
Long story short Amelia Gray gets a new commission in Asher Falls, a town full of mysterious peo...more
“Asher Falls. Welcome to our kingdom, Amelia Gray.”
Long story short Amelia Gray gets a new commission in Asher Falls, a town full of mysterious people and a secret that will change her life forever.
My thoughts I absolutely loved The Restorer, book one of the Graveyard Queen series, and I had to know what happens next. That’s why I started The Kingdom right after I finished it. I don’t know if this was a mistake or not, but I did not enjoy The Kingdom one bit.
My problems with The Kingdom are simple. It’s not as creepy as The Restorer, the story is extremely lacking and all the characters are either weakly developed or just plain ol’ annoying. And we get a love triangle, which pisses me off. I hate love triangles. I really really do.
There were many parts that I didn’t like, which are mostly related to the town’s people, the trio of witches, and the so called romance. And there were parts that I liked, which are mostly related to the ghosts, the forest and the lake. In the end I still wasn’t satisfied with the overall feel of the story. I can even say that The Kingdom is silly when compared to The Restorer. It’s also needless to say that the ending was ludicrous. I simply have no words to describe how disappointed I am.
To read or not to read? This is a tough question. It all depends on the reasons why you picked The Restorer in the first place. If you actually want to read something creepy then you’ll be disappointed with The Kingdom. If you just care about Amelia’s life, her romances, her past, etc. then you just might like it.
Long story short Emma is your typical Mary Sue who lost her boyfriend and is trying to live with it. Los...more
He wasn’t just in my heart, he was my heart.
Long story short Emma is your typical Mary Sue who lost her boyfriend and is trying to live with it. Lost as in he died. So you get lots of emo moments, of course. Some random day at Emma’s school a mysterious new guy appears.
Aaaaand insta-moment.
Aaaand electricity and thunderstorms.
After reading the spoiler rant book description you can probably guess the rest. If not, then this might be THE BOOK for you!
My thoughts I requested Broken because, duh, Frank reboot. I mean, Frank reboot. You know? What I failed to see is that the genre of the book is Young Adult. And like all those Young Adult reboots that are out this year, Broken does not disappoint. It does not save the genre from its idiotic downfall.
Broken comes with a nice gloomy start, and that made me expect a creepy book. The cover art is also amazing, and it fueled my expectations for a creepy, maybe horror-ish, book. Rule number one: never trust a book’s cover, especially if it’s Young Adult.
I actually gave up this book very early, about twenty percent along the way. A.E. Rought’s writing style is disappointing mostly because it’s simple to the point of making me think that the target audience for Broken is the typical low-IQ teenager. Which is probably true. Another thing that bothered me was the constant reminder of Daniel since the beginning of the book. Having this reminder come without a proper introduction of Daniel was making me feel like I’m reading about a random person, thus have no feelings whatsoever for Emma’s loss. And last but not least, the immaturity of the story. Or the useless blabbering and random events that are supposed to form the story.
All I could think is that Rought’s missing the point. Where’s the creepiness?? All I’m reading is a typical Twilight teen romance book. No. Just no.
To read or not to read? What are you expecting from Broken?
a. A horrific retelling of Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein , but with teens, lots of action and a bit of romance; b. Twilight but with a super-hot-designer-dressed Frankenstein instead of sparkling freaks.
If your answer is b, then go ahead and read the book. You’ll like it.
Warning. Review might contain minor spoilers. Read at your own risk.
Again I find myself alone in hating such a popular book. Woe is me.
I knew I wasn’t...moreWarning. Review might contain minor spoilers. Read at your own risk.
Again I find myself alone in hating such a popular book. Woe is me.
I knew I wasn’t going to like Easy since the first chapter. It was mostly because of the MC being an idiot. Starting a book with an idiotic MC doesn’t seem like such a good idea. But who am I to judge?
Some authors can write hot guys. Yes, that’s mostly why I read romance novels. It’s all about the hot guys. What were you expecting me to say, that I read them for the plot? What plot? Romance novels have no real plot.
Webber is not my kind of hot guy factory. I don’t like her characters, thus I don’t have any reasons to finish the book. I was thinking of giving it my typical fifty-page tryout, and if things didn’t pick up I’d slap da bass.
But for some reason I couldn’t drop it. It wasn’t because the book was not so bad. Easy is an extremely boring, irritating, predictable and uneventful book. I just couldn’t drop it. And I hated reading it, I really did. Maybe it was because I still had some hope for the story to pick up. Maybe it was just morbid curiosity. I regret wasting my time with it, though. Precious time that I’ll never get back. Oh well.
Now let’s move on to the good part, shall we? Fucking up the characters. The joy.
Jacqueline is your typical too smart in theory but an idiot in reality female lead. She is supposed to be an intelligent woman, but all she does is take one bad decision after another. Not reporting almost getting raped, giving up on her career because she wanted to follow her boyfriend’s ass all around the country. I mean, why the hell not? Why would she want to be a strong independent woman? Her way of thinking, her way of talking, none of these things show how intelligent she supposedly is. She also managed to get on my nerves most of the time. But that’s normal. I rarely encounter a female lead that’s actually pleasant.
Lucas… well, Lucas was supposed to make me fall head over heels in love with him. I mean he’s got the perfect looks, long black hair, strong built, tall, lip ring, tattoos, can fight his way out of trouble, smart, wears glasses. Yum, right? Well, no. He’s as dynamic as a sloth. He feels incomplete. He barely has a personality! He does not feel male at all! It’s obvious that he’s written by a female author. I hate it when male characters are obvious like that. I really really hate it.
And the emails… those fucking boring emails… *supermegaeyeroll of death*
And speaking of other small things that bothered me more than they should, let me tell you more.
I know he just saved her from being raped. But calling him her savior was a bit too much. I know since it’s a contemporary romance we can’t always get a judo-master chick, but easy on the ass kissing will ya?
I froze, recognizing my savior from two nights ago.
My savior stared down at him, his jaw working.
Next.
“I can’t let you drive.” Judging by his expression, my face was a disaster. I blinked, my hand still extended for the keys he’d just confiscated. “What? Why?” He ticked three reasons off on his fingers. “You’re shaking, probably an after-effect of the assault.”
“It’s my fault I can’t walk from a house to my truck without one of you trying to rape me?”
Yeap. I also have to mention the romantic side of the book. The passion doesn’t feel genuine. Events and feelings feel forced on the reader. Saying is not showing, and I hate books that say and don’t show. The reader is given mainly those blasted emails to get to know Lucas better. There are few to none emotional moments, there is no connection between the reader and the characters. Very sloppy.
The only thing I liked about this book was the fact that the big bad L word went missing. Not bad, but still not good enough to award the book with extra points.
At least I’m not alone. I have Death to accompany me.
Long story short After her daughter is taken by a band of raiders, Emma leaves her family behin...more
At least I’m not alone. I have Death to accompany me.
Long story short After her daughter is taken by a band of raiders, Emma leaves her family behind and embarks in a trip to bring her back. The trip makes Emma cross paths with an old lover, Arthur, who is set on winning back her heart. Together they join forces to infiltrate the kidnapers’ group in order to get Emma’s daughter back.
My thoughts Finding a good post-apocalyptic book is difficult because most of them follow the same story. 75 percent of the population is dead and the rest is suffering to survive in a post-name-your-disaster world where even toilets could bite your genitals off. This makes me judge books in this genre according to what makes them stand out from the crowd.
Fallen, book #1 of the After Trilogy, impressed me through its characters and interesting idea regarding the supernatural powers that the apocalypse brought. I was hoping that Cold Light would be a nice read, but I was badly mistaken.
My first problem is the too sudden start. I feel like I was dumped into the story with no explanation whatsoever. Emma’s daughter, Beth, was taken. Why? How? What? Deal with it.
My memory isn’t the best out there. I have read Fallen approximately one year ago, and now I don’t remember much of it. I even forgot the main characters’ names. Cold Light has minimal reminders of what happened in the previous book. It took me a while to get what’s going on in the story.
Emma bothered me a lot throughout the story. Her decisions were extremely strange, and she was constantly contradicting herself. I felt that the story was useless, and just an excuse to get Emma and Arthur together. This means that the focus of the story shifted from finding her daughter to hooking up with Arthur. I wasn’t too happy about this, but I still pushed myself into finishing the book. Or at least I tried up to a point.
Around 50 percent of the book Emma shows her true self. She is a selfish woman who likes to act like a bitch because she can. After she stupidly puts herself in danger, she gets saved by the people who once were her friends. How does she repay them? By making a PMS worthy scene. She was unbearable.
Emma’s attitude and the idiotic shift in the story made me give up the book approximately 67 percent along the way. I will not continue reading this series.
*I would recommend to: p...morePACK by Jeaniene Frost - 2 stars
In Sheep's Clothing by Meljean Brook - 2 stars
GRACE OF SMALL MAGICS by Ilona Andrews - 4 stars
*I would recommend to: paranormal romance fans, fans of Ilona Andrews who can borrow this book, or can afford buying it, just to skip Frost and Brook's stories and jump directly into Grace of Small Magics.(less)
Well now, this was a waste of time. My advice would be to avoid this one unless you’re a huge fan of the original Hunchback of Notre Dame book. The il...moreWell now, this was a waste of time. My advice would be to avoid this one unless you’re a huge fan of the original Hunchback of Notre Dame book. The illustrations are horrible; the style is very strange and unaesthetic. There are no facial expressions, the anatomy is messed up, most of the scenes are lacking composition.
I also could not focus on the story because the page resolution was too low causing the text to be unreadable. I simply could not finish it.
ARC courtesy of Dark Horse Comics via NetGalley(less)
I made the mistake of pausing Poltergeeks and starting another book. Now I can’t make myself get back to read it. I’m not in the mood. I’m not motivat...moreI made the mistake of pausing Poltergeeks and starting another book. Now I can’t make myself get back to read it. I’m not in the mood. I’m not motivated enough. It’s just that stupid. Whatever.
Poltergeeks is not my kind of book. The story is cheesy and clichéd. The heroine, Julie, is a brat that sounds like a thirty-year-old woman. She is special, and, most importantly, she is a moron. Julie has a BFF, Marcus, who secretly has a crush on her. Her girlfriend hits on her BFF because she’s that evil. Her girlfriend might just be the villain in the book. I have no wish to find out if this is true or not.
The bottom line, Poltergeeks is horrible and the title is overly misleading. If you’re looking for a fun and witty read, then avoid this one. It will only manage to dry up your brain cells.
First of all, I’d like to thank Maria for asking me to review this even though she knows I can be a major ass at times. I promise I’ll be gentle!
Under...moreFirst of all, I’d like to thank Maria for asking me to review this even though she knows I can be a major ass at times. I promise I’ll be gentle!
Under Witch Moon starts as a fairly interesting book. We have two crazy women tackling each other in a desert of sorts, hints of werewolves, vampires, loads of creepy crawlers and a serial killer who mutilates his victims and who also might be a werewolf. Not bad.
But then it gets boring. We get loads of talk and no action. Adriel is silly, immature and a major coward. She got on my nerves a lot and is totally not my kind of heroine. I love strong badass women not schoolgirls. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t hate the schoolgirl type, and I surely wouldn’t want it to be replaced by a pornstar *cough*GeorginaKincaid*cough*, but when reading an Urban Fantasy book I prefer to have a major bitch as a main character. That’s just how my mind rolls.
As the story went on I felt that most of the events were unimportant, and I was confused most of the time. I felt like I was trapped into a maze, not knowing which way to go, what to do, where to look. I just wanted out.
White Feather is the hottie of the series. He was okay I guess, didn’t really impress me. I felt that there was no spark between him and Adriel so their romance was insignificant to me.
The second half of the book seemed to drag on forever. I totally lost interest and I felt like the book would be better if it was shorter than being filled with unnecessary details.
So I guess that’s all. Maria, in order to make it up, I got you a really hot date. He’s a bit shy so don’t go too hard on him.
I found Heavy Metal Thunder free on Amazon. Lucky day? Maybe. I actually considered myself lucky for finding it and in spite of its lack of reviews, I...moreI found Heavy Metal Thunder free on Amazon. Lucky day? Maybe. I actually considered myself lucky for finding it and in spite of its lack of reviews, I ordered it. Was it the cover? Hell yeah, I won’t lie. Is it worth your time? Let’s find out if it’s a yes or no answer.
Heavy Metal Thunder is not a novel. I repeat. Not a novel. It is a Choose Your Own Adventure book.
What the hell is a Choose Your Own Adventure book you ask? CYOA is a sort of book written from a second person point of view. You assume the role of the main character; make choices, loot objects, level up and so on. It is exactly like a Role Playing video game. All your actions will determine the plot's outcome and whether your character will survive or die a horrible death.
I love Role-Playing games. LOVE them. However CYOA... nope, not for me. I got extremely bored going through all the choices, dialogues, always keeping track of your inventory and character stats (I am so not going to note everything down – too lazy to do that) and virtual level ups. I need prizes. I need cool gadgets, weapons. I need to see the blood of my enemies on my hands, and their brains scattered on the walls! I’m keen on visuals. I know.
The story did not help either. It’s the typical invaders killing everything and the long-lost soldier saving the day. Meh. I just finished Mass Effect 3 so bitch please. I need something better than this.
So I’m afraid I’ll drop it. If you are geeky enough, then give it a try else I suggest you avoid this one.(less)
I have no idea why I wanted to read this book. I just saw the cover and felt like I had to do it. Are they trying to brainwash me? Quick, bring me my...moreI have no idea why I wanted to read this book. I just saw the cover and felt like I had to do it. Are they trying to brainwash me? Quick, bring me my tin foil helmet!
Snow White and the Huntsman comes as a pretty good concept. I like the idea of the Raven Queen, the creepy forest, the Huntsman *coughchrishemsworthcough* and Snow White being finally useful. But imagine having to squeeze all this in 200, give or take, pages. It feels hurried. Many scenes end up shortened, stiff and uninteresting. The character development is nowhere to be found. It just ruined everything for me.
But, thinking about it, I don’t think the fault can totally fall on the book’s length. I’ve read Neil Gaiman’s Coraline recently and it was half of Snow White and the Huntsman’s length. It did not feel hurried at all. In fact it was quite fascinating. So this makes me turn the blame on the author. Authors. Lily Blake, Evan Daugherty, John Lee Hancock and Hossein Amini.
What?
Why, in the name of all that is pure, do you need four authors for this book? I really fail to understand the role of everyone. And I’m too lazy to do research. So whatever. My point is that the book is too simplistic and I could never think that four authors worked on it.
I was tricked into being excited about the illustrations I was supposed to encounter throughout the book.
I love this type of chapter art. But guess what? You get only three illustrations. This one, another chapter design - which is not interesting at all - and some cute ravens at the beginning of the book. The rest? Nada. So there goes my excitement for the illustrations.
Remember what I said at the beginning of my review? Snow White being finally useful. Guess what? She’s not. First of all she has no personality whatsoever. She has no spark. She’s a blob. She’s a Mary Sue. She’s frail and yet at the end of the book she fights alongside her army.
Bitch please.
She feels like a plastic doll that blushes from time to time. That’s all that Snow White is! Try comparing this to Jim C. Hines’ The Stepsister Scheme.
You can’t. That’s my point!
The only good thing in this book is Chris. Erm, I mean Eric. Yeah. This has nothing to do with my crush on Chris Hemsworth. Nothing at all.
I think they forgot to print the epilogue though.
Ha! Of course they didn’t forget to print it. Because it smells so much like a sequel.
Snow White and the Huntsman is a total waste of time. If you really want to read it then go ahead. But don’t say that you were not warned.
P.S. If it ended this way I would have given it an extra star.
Ask a cool author to write the story and it would get another extra star. Make Snow White a kickass heroine and you get a fucking five star book!(less)
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