Firespell (The Dark Elite, #1) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Sep 29, 2010 Katyana rated it it was ok

Shelves: fantasy, why-am-i-reading-this, fuuuuuck, uf, w-t-f, series-i-dropped-like-a-hot-rock, young-adult

I have a love / hate relationship with Chloe Neill.

I love her heroines, and the heroine's best friend. In both her series, that core relationship has been fun, funny, and undeniably real - it is well-drawn and compelling.

I love her world, and the systems of magic that she creates. The details are rich and captivating.

But here's what I hate: in both her series (CLV, which I have quit reading, and this one, which I expect I will also quit), the heroine is a fucking doormat. True to form, in this b ...more

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Dec 09, 2010 Samantha rated it liked it

Shelves: 2010

This one was a very slow start for me. I liked Lily and Scout, but could have done without the Mean Girls 'brat pack'. There were also too many phrases that were used again and again, like winged brows and the teen speak was a little over the top. Stuff like like starts to irk me and I can't focus on the story. The ending made up for the lackluster beginning, but I don't know if it was enough to continue with the series, TBD. ...more

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Dec 03, 2009 Jamie ~ Bad Boy Inspector rated it really liked it

Shelves: genre-young-adult, subject-pn-shifters, subject-pn-witches-warlocks-magic

This was a quick but very satisfying read!! I admit that the whole boarding school setting has been over done in the YA genre but Chloe done it tastefully and with enough differences to keep me interested!! I am looking forward to the next installment.

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Sep 15, 2011 Deyara rated it really liked it

Shelves: magic, ya-paranormal

Quite a fast pace, considering this is book one in a series. Liked the school parts more than the paranormal parts, which may lead to problems down the road.

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