This is probably my favorite Kasey West book I've read. I mean granted I've probably only read 4 or 5 out of her millions (yes MILLIONS, this women pumps out books like a beaver chucks wood) but the other ones were just really light hearted and cute at the time yet a bit forgettable. I'm happy to say this one stood out to me a bit more. I really liked the main character Hadley, and her love interest Jackson. I also really liked Amelia, and I caught on to the mentions of Kasey Wests other characters so that was pretty cool. But anyways, I really liked this one. It felt more put together, and more developed even though the book was about 350 pages. Let's see if the next Kasey West book tops this one

FIRST READ


I just don’t like SJM I think is what the problem for me is. I like her first books, and I like the way they seem to be going, but I hate her sequels. I hate how she can’t just stick with one love interest and let it be, and I hate she tries to make her love interests the bad guys.


In this book Feyre is dealing with PTSD, but then makes Tamlin out to be the bad guy when he goes through PTSD too. Yeah he needs help, but it’s almost like SJM thinks that because Tamlin did some shitty things, he’s ultimately the bad guy. And let me tell you, Feyre isn’t a saint either


And Feyre. Jesus fucking Feyre is the most annoying character, always being so self deprecating, and complaining about every little thing. SHUT THE FUCK UP JESUS. I could care less. And fucking Rhysand. Just because bad things happen to Rhysand he’s the good guy now, which means that because someone tried to force themselves on him, it’s ok that he was an asshole. That’s so hypocritical, basically going against Tamlin as a character.


I don’t sympathize with Rhysand or Tamlin, but just because Rhysand had some shit happen to him, doesn’t erase his past shit. And just because Tamlin did some shitty things, doesn’t mean he’s a terrible person.


Jesus SJM doesn’t know how to write mental illness and it SHOWS


I read [b: A Court of Thorns and Roses|16096824|A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)|Sarah J. Maas|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1546406962l/16096824._SY75_.jpg|21905102] more than a year ago, and I just feel like I outgrew this series, and her books as a whole. I think a year or two ago I would have binged her books, but I just can’t get behind her as an author anymore. Sorry y’all

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FIRST DNF

DNF ABOUT 50%

Read this in my 6th grade English class in one sitting and cried

*3.5

This book was fine, but it definitely reminded me of Romancing the Duke, which I read earlier this month. Do all of Tessa Dares books have a formula? I will admit this book made me grin, and laugh, and I liked all the side characters set up for the next books. The smut in here was better than Romancing the Duke though, so this is getting an extra half a star

Read and watched the movie in 3rd grade. Never continued on

Well, I guess I am the unpopular opinion here because, I didn't enjoy this, at all. My question is, "Why is this book hyped?" I know I'm the big outlier here, because this his a 4.50 on Goodreads alone, and my irl friend's absolutely love this book. I'm so confused! I obviously didn't get it, what was the point of the hype in here.


There isn't anything amazing about this book for me to consider it one of the best books of the 2010s decade (which I believe this was on last year). The writing in here is, so bad. Neal Shusterman is an author who tells us instead of shows us, and keeps making the dumbest and weirdest time jumps, and he switches the characters perspectives so frequently that its maddening.


I mean I was reading one paragraph in Citra's perspective, and it was like even though, they weren't?! It was so dumb. And then we jump to two weeks later in Rowan's POV and I was just sitting here like: Umm ok I guess that happened.


It was like Neal Shusterman can't even complete of thought of his character without time jumping or switching to the other characters POV and it just sucked away so much enjoyment for me from the book. I was disengaged and this is one of the reasons I didn't like the MCs.


Speaking of not liking the MCs, yeah I really didn't like neither Citra nor Rowan. Why? Well the reason I listed above, but also because these characters had ZERO personalities. We get the bare bones before they both become apprentices: Rowan is shy, Rowan is "the lettuce", Rowan doesn't like attention, Rowan's family doesn't care about him". whilst Citra was the complete opposite, Citra was a bit self conceited and loved attention, Citra is popular, Citra's family loved her,...and that's it. That's absolutely it. I didn't care because these characters are like bread. And not the grainy kind, they're wheat bread. The bread everyone thinks sucks, which is exactly what I think of these characters. THEY SUCK


These characters also have NO chemistry. You expect me to believe, after seeing Citra and Rowan interact about 10 times, with no past history between them, that they like each other? I mean jeez we haven't even seen these characters personalities (spoiler: they don't have them anyways), and Rowan is all like, Citra is so bold and witty. You know what, no. No these characters have chemistry because they are both as dry as the Sahara Desert, and I wouldn't want to subject someone to dating Rowan or Citra.


Also, what the fuck is the Thunderhead? It was mentioned what it was ONCE (and I obviously forgot what it meant) and then it just keeps referencing it. I'm so confused what it is?! Is it the government, is it the world, is a bloody cloud?!. This world makes absolutely no sense. This system is so confusing, and yes I love sci-fi, this is dystopian (which is a subgenre of sci-fi). However, I don't like sci-fi where we are just aupposed to be believe something and go on about our days. This is one of those sci-fi's. The system and world building made ZERO, NONE, NADA sense.


Overall, I am just baffled by the amount of hype this book gets?! What was the point was what I kept asking myself. This was just really bad and I most likely won't be reading anything from Neal Shusterman again.

REVIEW TAKEN DOWN DUE TO BEING CRINGEY ASF

*2.5


The hero was such an asshole in the beginning, and I feel like these two characters didn’t have enough chemistry for me to believe they were in love by the end. Probably would have DNF’ed if I didn’t own this.

DNF @ 50%

I simply can’t do this anymore. Not only is the writing reminding me of wattpad, but the hero is so fucking annoying and alpha, and the heroine is a complete doormat. Wouldn’t recommend