Update
I was finally able to finish this book by listening to it and refusing to stop. There was an interesting twist, for lack of a better word near the end, but I still really dislike the mother. She's not a pleasant individual. Granted, she does acknowledge this through her letters, but that doesn't change anything. I'm impressed by the seeming growth that takes place eventually, but in my opinion the only difference between her and Kevin is that she didn't kill anyone.

Overall, the concept was interesting, but I think it could have been handled better. But then, I'm really not a fan of this type of book in general so maybe it's amazing and the problem is just me. I don't know. I won't recommend this, but I can't bring myself to warn people off, either.

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Ugh... I tried reading some of this today and I really just can't handle it. Maybe I'll come back to it again, but for now I'm giving up. I think this is the first book I've ever actually given up on. o_O

Meh... There isn't really anything that jumps out and says "quality literature right here" of course - they're romance stories, what did you expect?! But it's kind of sad when the only story out of the three in the book that seems even remotely likely to end in a good relationship is the one involving a vampire and Valkyrie.

The one with the Vikings was kind of fail, too. The author didn't even try to show how the kidnapper made his victim fall in love. It was just "I will escape" to "bam, we're pregnant and totally in ooey-gooey love!"

And the very first story was the most ridiculous of all. They fall in love and apparently just *know* everything about each other in less than twenty-four hours. "You're the smartest woman I know." Really, mafia guy? The smartest woman you know? Considering you know absolutely nothing about her life, you just insulted every woman you've ever met including you mom and sister.

In spite of the fact that I don't think I ever completely grasped the story, it was a fantastic ride and I think not totally getting it is the point. Get it? Yeah, me either, but it's still worth a read. As it is, I'll be Googling some of the stuff mentioned in the book to see what was pure fiction and what was based in reality. (I'm a nerd like that.)

I'm still a bit confused, but I still really enjoyed it. :-) I'm looking forward to the remaining books in this trilogy.

This was a delightful and fun read! I'm looking forward to the rest of the series!

The pacing seemed a little off, and I'm a bit confused about how easily he got most of the Signs. However I really enjoyed the book and I'll definitely be rereading it to make sure I didn't miss something.

Kyja feels so many feels. I love that her heart always seems to be in the right place even when it looks like it will get them killed. I wonder if, having seen what he has seen so far and already come to the (sort of) conclusion that her helping folks tends to help them, Marcus will put up less "but we'll die if we help them" arguments and just trust her instincts in the remaining books.