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clairedrinkstea's Reviews (1.09k)
I picked up this book because favourite author Kat Ellis said how good it was, and she is right!
It’s fun, sassy and snarky. It’s got vampires, werewolves, found family, handsome nerds, weird emos, badass ladies and families who actually love and care about each other.
I tore through this (no pun intended) and will happily reread. If Aislinn O'Loughlin produces this much fun as her debut, I can’t wait to read what she has in the future.
NOTE: Big Bad Me will be the subject of spoiler filled discussion on Fictional Hangover podcast in December 2022. Head on over to listen!
It’s fun, sassy and snarky. It’s got vampires, werewolves, found family, handsome nerds, weird emos, badass ladies and families who actually love and care about each other.
I tore through this (no pun intended) and will happily reread. If Aislinn O'Loughlin produces this much fun as her debut, I can’t wait to read what she has in the future.
NOTE: Big Bad Me will be the subject of spoiler filled discussion on Fictional Hangover podcast in December 2022. Head on over to listen!
Honestly a bit of a let down and overall meh. I bought the book on release and only now had the opportunity to read it; it won’t make my forever shelf.
It was like a Hallmark movie set in the 1800s but not quite right. It would have been better as a modern retelling than making attempts at a historical setting.
The characters were caricatures of the originals and I didn’t feel engaged or endeared towards them. Text from Pride & Prejudice were shoe horned in, key events were forced. Elizabeth and Darcy certainly had no connection or chemistry. It was like the author knew they were prideful (both), standoffish (Elizabeth) or shy (Darcy) in the original and that they needed to ultimately get together but there was no journey from A to B.
Don’t get me started on Catherine De Bourgh! Had the author seen Lena Headey’s portrayal in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and thought “ah ha! She would make an excellent xxxxxx!” I agree. But that’s a different sapphic story entirely that I need in my life.
It was like a Hallmark movie set in the 1800s but not quite right. It would have been better as a modern retelling than making attempts at a historical setting.
The characters were caricatures of the originals and I didn’t feel engaged or endeared towards them. Text from Pride & Prejudice were shoe horned in, key events were forced. Elizabeth and Darcy certainly had no connection or chemistry. It was like the author knew they were prideful (both), standoffish (Elizabeth) or shy (Darcy) in the original and that they needed to ultimately get together but there was no journey from A to B.
Don’t get me started on Catherine De Bourgh! Had the author seen Lena Headey’s portrayal in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and thought “ah ha! She would make an excellent xxxxxx!” I agree. But that’s a different sapphic story entirely that I need in my life.
Preferred Sense and Second-Degree Murder to book #1 (Pride and Premeditation) as it was less like a badly executed Hallmark movie. The characters were more engaging and the relationships less forced because that’s what happened in the original but overall it was still a bit meh.
