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DNF
I don’t care about these characters anymore. I just don’t. This series isn’t for me unfortunately.
I don’t care about these characters anymore. I just don’t. This series isn’t for me unfortunately.
I liked the last 40% of this much more than the rest of the book - Review to come
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OG THOUGHTS/first DNF
Imma DNF this, because I'm not feeling this audiobook. I'll come back to the physical version later
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OG THOUGHTS/first DNF
Imma DNF this, because I'm not feeling this audiobook. I'll come back to the physical version later
I honestly loved the beginning of this new release. But towards the middle and end it went downhill.
I feel like their wasn’t anything terrible about this novel, I just wasn’t feeling it. It is definitely an overhyped new release.
I feel like their wasn’t anything terrible about this novel, I just wasn’t feeling it. It is definitely an overhyped new release.
’”You are my light.” He said.
“And you are my darkness.” I replied.’
This was like a 7-car accident that I just couldn’t look away from. I’ve heard many mixed things about this book—with most people either loving it or hating it—and I enjoyed it more than I disliked it. But this was also just bad. Isolde & Adrian were about to fuck before page 30 (and their first conversation), and the world building was also atrocious. It was very much one of those fantasy stories that just dropped nonsense about the world in the middle of conversation between two characters.
Isolde & Adrian have about 4 solid conversations without them railing, and their smut was just as rushed as their relationship. Also the smut wasn’t even that well written anyways, and for the amount of it in here, I was expecting at least some of it to be decent. So you’d think with everything I’ve complained about I’d hate this right? Well you’d think. But I really couldn’t stop reading this. I was becoming addicted to these characters and this story by the end. Yes it’s trash, but it’s the trash that’s so bad it’s good ya know?
So do I recommend this? No, not really. But I’m glad it worked for me, and I’m actually looking forward to the sequel that’s coming out at the end of the month.
“And you are my darkness.” I replied.’
This was like a 7-car accident that I just couldn’t look away from. I’ve heard many mixed things about this book—with most people either loving it or hating it—and I enjoyed it more than I disliked it. But this was also just bad. Isolde & Adrian were about to fuck before page 30 (and their first conversation), and the world building was also atrocious. It was very much one of those fantasy stories that just dropped nonsense about the world in the middle of conversation between two characters.
Isolde & Adrian have about 4 solid conversations without them railing, and their smut was just as rushed as their relationship. Also the smut wasn’t even that well written anyways, and for the amount of it in here, I was expecting at least some of it to be decent. So you’d think with everything I’ve complained about I’d hate this right? Well you’d think. But I really couldn’t stop reading this. I was becoming addicted to these characters and this story by the end. Yes it’s trash, but it’s the trash that’s so bad it’s good ya know?
So do I recommend this? No, not really. But I’m glad it worked for me, and I’m actually looking forward to the sequel that’s coming out at the end of the month.
’”Don’t apologize. Never apologize to me. I want to be that shoulder you need to cry on.” He tapped it. “Go on, use me all you want.”’
This was a really sweet single mom romance, with light enemies-to-lovers and the neighbor trope. I really enjoyed the relationship between our hero Elijah and our heroine Hadley. I loved the way Elijah came around to Hadley and her kids, and fell in love with them slowly and headfirst. He would always do anything for them, and I loved how he admitted his mistakes and prejudices towards her being a single mom, and he became absolutely smitten with Hadley and her kids.
However, I thought the writing was just-for lack of better words-cheesy. There were certain scenes that gave me the ick, and the way the author didn’t allow her heroine (who’s inherently younger than the hero, might I add, like by 9 years I think.) to cuss, and instead gave her phrases like “God Bless America” and shit like that. It was just fucking odd, especially since Hadley is supposed to be written as a mature a single mother of 2, juggling college at the beginning, a full-time job, and her crazy ex-boyfriend. I think the author intended it to be a cute little quirk, but I just found it weird, again because of how young Hadley really is. Even though she’s supposed to be a younger heroine written older, she’s just written young, and she also brings up high school with the hero and he says something along the lines of, “God you’re so young” but is still fully attracted to her?
I don’t know, the writing wasn’t that good. And don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed Harley and Elijah’s relationship, but it just felt weird some of the things the author was writing for their relationship. Also he sucks her milk from her boobs during sex and I also find that…interesting. I didn’t expect a lactation kink to be something I read outside of Ao3 not gonna lie to y’all. Not into that personally, but I guess Elijah definitely was…
So overall, not a terrible book, the writing was just kind wattpady is what I’m trying to say. And I’ve read a lot of self-published books with wattpad-like writing and still gave the book 5 stars, but I was just getting too much ick from this one. Despite all my flaws, I didn’t hate this, but it definitely isn’t one of my new favorites.
➸ 3.5 stars
This was a really sweet single mom romance, with light enemies-to-lovers and the neighbor trope. I really enjoyed the relationship between our hero Elijah and our heroine Hadley. I loved the way Elijah came around to Hadley and her kids, and fell in love with them slowly and headfirst. He would always do anything for them, and I loved how he admitted his mistakes and prejudices towards her being a single mom, and he became absolutely smitten with Hadley and her kids.
However, I thought the writing was just-for lack of better words-cheesy. There were certain scenes that gave me the ick, and the way the author didn’t allow her heroine (who’s inherently younger than the hero, might I add, like by 9 years I think.) to cuss, and instead gave her phrases like “God Bless America” and shit like that. It was just fucking odd, especially since Hadley is supposed to be written as a mature a single mother of 2, juggling college at the beginning, a full-time job, and her crazy ex-boyfriend. I think the author intended it to be a cute little quirk, but I just found it weird, again because of how young Hadley really is. Even though she’s supposed to be a younger heroine written older, she’s just written young, and she also brings up high school with the hero and he says something along the lines of, “God you’re so young” but is still fully attracted to her?
I don’t know, the writing wasn’t that good. And don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed Harley and Elijah’s relationship, but it just felt weird some of the things the author was writing for their relationship. Also he sucks her milk from her boobs during sex and I also find that…interesting. I didn’t expect a lactation kink to be something I read outside of Ao3 not gonna lie to y’all. Not into that personally, but I guess Elijah definitely was…
So overall, not a terrible book, the writing was just kind wattpady is what I’m trying to say. And I’ve read a lot of self-published books with wattpad-like writing and still gave the book 5 stars, but I was just getting too much ick from this one. Despite all my flaws, I didn’t hate this, but it definitely isn’t one of my new favorites.
➸ 3.5 stars
FIRST READ - 5 STARS
I just- wtf. I LOVED this book! I told myself I'd never try to read this book again, but I picked it up again and I love it.
I don't understand why I didn't like this book the three previous times I've tried to read it. The characters are amazing. AMAZING. Evie, God Evie, I love her so much. Sam is such a funny character. Jericho is my husband. Uncle Will is such a great guy. Theta and Memphis are such interesting characters, and Henry and Mabel are such great side characters.
This book was also terrifying. The atmosphere in here was incredible. Dirty John is such a SCARY villain, I was genuinely petrified. In my earlier points in trying to read this book (scroll down) I said I didn't vibe with [a: Libba Bray|2526|Libba Bray|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206563678p2/2526.jpg]'s writing, but I love it. It's so GOOD. She's an amazing writer. If a woman can make me so scared I literally have nightmares about a character, that's when you know it's good.
I just loved this book so much. Definitely recommend this, especially during spooky season. I can't wait till my copy of [b: Lair of Dreams|16060716|Lair of Dreams (The Diviners, #2)|Libba Bray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560630223l/16060716._SY75_.jpg|21848181] comes in!
Also I can't decide if I'm team Jericho x Evie or Sam x Evie?!It's something I'll need to think about. (I think I'm leaning more towards Jericho x Evie but we'll see)
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DNF 3
I actually thought I'd finish this again but I just couldn't. I'm definitely not trying this again, I just don't care.
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DNF 2
I tried to read this again and I just can't get into this ):
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DNF 1
I am kinda disappointed. I was really hoping to love this book because everyone claimed it was amazing, but I just didn’t really love it.
The problem is with me I think. Maybe it was the writing. I wasn’t terribly engrossed in Bray’s writing and I really didn’t LOVE it.
I think The Diviners was such an original idea, but I really can’t say much about it.
I don’t know. I didn’t think Brays writing was anything special, and nor was the book even though it was so original.
Maybe I just need to take a long break from Fantasy, Mysteries, and Paranormal books. I’m having a really hard time getting through them and enjoying them lately.
But alas I enjoyed the plot and character building hence the 2 stars.
I just- wtf. I LOVED this book! I told myself I'd never try to read this book again, but I picked it up again and I love it.
I don't understand why I didn't like this book the three previous times I've tried to read it. The characters are amazing. AMAZING. Evie, God Evie, I love her so much. Sam is such a funny character. Jericho is my husband. Uncle Will is such a great guy. Theta and Memphis are such interesting characters, and Henry and Mabel are such great side characters.
This book was also terrifying. The atmosphere in here was incredible. Dirty John is such a SCARY villain, I was genuinely petrified. In my earlier points in trying to read this book (scroll down) I said I didn't vibe with [a: Libba Bray|2526|Libba Bray|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206563678p2/2526.jpg]'s writing, but I love it. It's so GOOD. She's an amazing writer. If a woman can make me so scared I literally have nightmares about a character, that's when you know it's good.
I just loved this book so much. Definitely recommend this, especially during spooky season. I can't wait till my copy of [b: Lair of Dreams|16060716|Lair of Dreams (The Diviners, #2)|Libba Bray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560630223l/16060716._SY75_.jpg|21848181] comes in!
Also I can't decide if I'm team Jericho x Evie or Sam x Evie?!It's something I'll need to think about. (I think I'm leaning more towards Jericho x Evie but we'll see)
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DNF 3
I actually thought I'd finish this again but I just couldn't. I'm definitely not trying this again, I just don't care.
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DNF 2
I tried to read this again and I just can't get into this ):
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DNF 1
I am kinda disappointed. I was really hoping to love this book because everyone claimed it was amazing, but I just didn’t really love it.
The problem is with me I think. Maybe it was the writing. I wasn’t terribly engrossed in Bray’s writing and I really didn’t LOVE it.
I think The Diviners was such an original idea, but I really can’t say much about it.
I don’t know. I didn’t think Brays writing was anything special, and nor was the book even though it was so original.
Maybe I just need to take a long break from Fantasy, Mysteries, and Paranormal books. I’m having a really hard time getting through them and enjoying them lately.
But alas I enjoyed the plot and character building hence the 2 stars.