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Tuesday Cross

Start date: April 1, 2018

Finish date: June 25, 2018

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Nov 13, 2017 Mikayla Elliot rated it really liked it

First and foremost, Tuesday Cross is an incredibly talented writer, and I do mean talented. Second, with this book I found her great sense humor-which had me laughing often (on a few occassions maniacally...*shrug*), an original story line, and creative characters. Third, I loved the detail of the magic and how it was utilized and Dragons! Yay! Can't help but love some dragons ;)! Nyminia is a young woman who has had a rough go at life, and you feel for her struggles-even with the little details First and foremost, Tuesday Cross is an incredibly talented writer, and I do mean talented. Second, with this book I found her great sense humor-which had me laughing often (on a few occassions maniacally...*shrug*), an original story line, and creative characters. Third, I loved the detail of the magic and how it was utilized and Dragons! Yay! Can't help but love some dragons ;)! Nyminia is a young woman who has had a rough go at life, and you feel for her struggles-even with the little details that were provided. Marcus, her very attractive counterpart, had his own levels of complexity which were interesting but sometimes a little dull.

I believe it has been a great injustice that anyone compare this book to any of the Twilight series. I read the entire Twilight series and this book Far exceeds anything that Stephanie Meyer's produced through the entirety of writing that series. This book is what she would have aspired to had she been seeking to write a more adventurous novel, in all honesty. I would say this book would be good for ages 15+, just for reference.

I adored Tuesday's writing style, it was so well written and beautifully presented. It was inspiring to soak up her writing style!
That being said, there were a few issues I had with the story/book. First, there was just Way too much that happened in this book. I mean there was so much constant action/danger that it exhausted me as the reader, and the bigger picture at hand seemed to get lost continually with every-single-thing that happened. I'd say this was a bit of a pacing issue more than anything, because I appreciated all that occurred just not the frequency, but some I feel could have been avoided. It was a constant cycle of sleep and danger for Nyminia, which became tedious and frustrating. Second, the book needed to be better edited. There were more grammatical/formatting/spelling issues than anticipated. At one point in my reading the font size/formatting changed for about a page and a half, which really threw me off while reading. Those two things are why I would rate this book 3.5 out of 5, but not any reasons that I would not read her future works, either-I am definitely a fan of Tuesday Cross.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book for its writing style and storyline, and am eager for Tuesday's next book! She has an innate talent for writing that, as it continues to grow, will no doubt amass a sizable fan base.

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Apr 14, 2018 Aly rated it really liked it

This book was exciting to read. I enjoyed the characters of Nyminia and Rowan. They made quick great friends. I not sure I liked the ending on this book and I know it is only book 1 so maybe that is why. The whole book was not bad and kept me reading to find out what would happen next and what was Nyminia's part in everything. ...more

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