Reckoning (Strange Angels, #5) in SOS: Serious Overload of Series

Apr 07, 2011 Desperado rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult, paranormal-ya, reviews, makes-me-want-to-cut-a-bitch, completed-series

I'm going to start this rantview by stating that I love me some Lilith Saintcrow. I love her "Jill Kismet" series. I have hopes for her "Dante Valentine" series. I enjoyed her "Strange Angels" series & while the last three books made me want to smother Dru with my god-sister's Hello Kitty Tiger Pillow, I stuck it out like the book masochist/loyal fan I am. But this? This is WTFsauce with a side of "Bitch, Please!"

I cannot believe she did this. I can't. I'm in shock. Somebody bitch slap me out of I'm going to start this rantview by stating that I love me some Lilith Saintcrow. I love her "Jill Kismet" series. I have hopes for her "Dante Valentine" series. I enjoyed her "Strange Angels" series & while the last three books made me want to smother Dru with my god-sister's Hello Kitty Tiger Pillow, I stuck it out like the book masochist/loyal fan I am. But this? This is WTFsauce with a side of "Bitch, Please!"

I cannot believe she did this. I can't. I'm in shock. Somebody bitch slap me out of this nightmare. If it wasn't bad enough what went down in "Reckoning", a friend links me to Saintcrow's post which pretty much says (to me) that us fans are a bunch of dumbasses for thinking that a part of this series revolves around the love triangle between Dru/Graves/Christophe.

Dru’s best friend, Graves, and her strange and handsome savior, Christophe, are ready to help her take on the ultimate evil. But will their battle for Dru’s heart get in the way of her survival?

That's in the blurb for

Jealousy (Strange Angels, #3) by Lili St. Crow

. *blink blink* *blink blink* Well, of course. Only a completely sane person would read that & not think "LOVE TRIANGLE!" Right? RIGHT?!? And all good love triangles must end. And here is where the inevitable spoilery comes in. (view spoiler)

As others have said after reading this book, Cop Out. I debated on whether I should post this but it's been pissing me off since I finished this book & I've been told that ranting is very therapeutic & will aid in keeping you from ending up on Snapped. Or turning into that creepy dude in The Crow. So there you go. I still like Saintcrow (view spoiler) but right now, this series can kick rocks. I haven't been this damn heated since Eugenie took her brain damaged ass to Slutville in daisy dukes & roller skates in Iron Crowned.

ETA: When I copied & pasted this rantreview from my word document, I accidentally left out a part. Even though it was written after the first spoiler tag, I'm going to put it here. (view spoiler)

Now I'm done-in more ways than one. ...more

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Feb 13, 2011 Amber rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, vampires, series, werewolves, paranormal, shifters, fantasy, romance

NO....I'm not ready for this series to end :(

2/23/12
I've just finished.... Not sure what to say right now so will be back with a rating and some thoughts. ...more

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Dec 07, 2011 Brandi ;) rated it it was ok

I would have given it 3 stars, I really, really had hoped it would turn out deserving at least 3 stars, but nope. Didn't happen. I didn't know what the crap was going on half the time, I didn't understand Dru's back and forth crap with Graves and Christophe. What I found funny was that by skimming I didn't miss a thing! I skimmed a chapter, then went back and read every word and guess what!? It made as much sense skimming as it did reading the whole thing.
Whatever, it's over, I'm done, I made i ...more

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Sep 09, 2024 Cat rated it it was amazing

Shelves: own

What a great read. I wasn’t sure how things were going to go down there for a bit and didn’t want to read it. But it took a turn and it was so great. Not tied up nicely into a perfect bow but a loose half knot perhaps that still worked and left a lump in my throat. Still want more though. I wish there were more books about Dru and Graves. Still so much story to tell. Sadness there isn’t. Would be awesome if she wrote more. Just love these characters.

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May 21, 2011 Karina rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2011, kindle

I finished today. I gave it a 4 stars, but it was more like 3.5. It was an enjoyable read, but the end was a bit rubbish. I'm a little disappointed that the author choose to end the series this way, but oh well still a good book though.
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