I liked the setting & the characters but when the point of the whole scenario started happening it kinda fell apart for me. Didn’t hate it. gory slasher vibes, fast paced.

Tough one to rate. This started off really strong, maybe a little dry, towards the end it got very gruesome …&so much starts happening, some characters/plot points disappear &return. 

I will likely continue the trilogy because I am pretty invested in Rin & where her choices may lead her.

Liked it, didn’t love it.the writing doesn’t seem mature or researched enough for the subject matter example- a main POV is an FBI agent but most of the detecting relies on chance encounters &her sending texts to an analyst who spits out answers. 

But it was bingeable &as trope-y/stereotypical as the characters were I was still excited to see it pan out. 

Thoroughly enjoyed this. The pieces come together fairly early so it’s not as much about the mystery as the action. Finally writes complex characters, bad people trying to do good things, or doing horrible things for somewhat understandable reasons &good people who have done bad or irresponsible things. Bingeable. 

I really liked the MC I found him very nuanced &relatable. His deal with God leads him to being a Good Samaritan helping a neighbor, &then a quest &a then another quest with much higher stakes. Very endearing. Too long in the middle, but I did like the distorted fairy tale elements. 

 

This was good! Very binge-able. A few things irked me (Adrienne is really stupid for an MD/PhD) the twists got CRAZY but it all worked.

So good. Juliet is amazing. Roma & Juliet are enemies again &Juliet needs to keep it that way, but then they are forced to work together to find a blackmailer. The gang fighting gives was to civil war. Alliances change. And there’s still monsters to worry about. So much happens. Could be too much happens but the characters motivations are clear throughout. Really good.

Calladia helps amnesiac Astaroth with his redemption arc 

Not as good as the 1st book, slow to start plotwise & 🌶️. Ultimately didn’t care as much for this pairing, but it gets there & the ending was fun.

This was crazy. I was riveted through most of the book. Loved the theme of algorithms making ethical decisions, or rather the people responsible for them. Manipulation from people in power or with a political or financial agenda. Just really crazy, probably too close to the truth stuff. PLUS the whole soap opera with the secret lives of the Passengers. The ending rushed a bit, but it was quite good.

I was really excited for this one after reading The Survivors …but this is more about the family drama than the mystery so the issue may have started with my expectations, but the middle of this book felt like a slog. But I liked Nathan & Xander, the brotherly Christmas brawl w/Bub & the setting in the rural outback