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“You can always come running to me.”
Stars (Out of 10): 10/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: I am still high on the emotions that this book gave me, so I apologize if I may sound a bit more rambly than usual. I try not to give out 10 stars too often (maybe sometimes approaching it with a 9.5 or so), as I want to reserve that distinction for the books that will always remain with me, but I just had to give all those stars to this book. The characters were ones we could relate to and fall in love with, the plot was extremely realistic while still being extremely heart wrenching and entertaining, and the build up to the ending was unlike what I usually see in YA contemporary novels. It felt so much more mature than the constant sexual tension we see in most other contemporary books, and I think the “distance” we have from the characters definitely allows us to fully understand both of main characters. The way it was written was also so unique too, and I definitely felt two different personalities in the writing, rather than both of them sounding extremely similar.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: Can I just say everything? The plot was intriguing, the characters were fantastic, and I absolutely loved the ending. It wasn’t until 98% that the true love was finally revealed, and oh how it was worth it. I started guessing when I read the lyrics to “Um”, and was just holding my breath through those last few letters. It surpasses almost every other YA contemporary novel in the way it handled the relationship, and allowing us to see them as friends first, helping each other through problems regardless of distance and other relationships.
The Bad: The only bad thing about this book is that it wasn’t long enough.
The Characters: I loved the characters so much, and how they blended together so well. I also loved how both Scott and Cath had their own groups of friends as well, rather than them being alone except for each other that often happens in YA novels, as they try to shine all the light on the couple. We saw true fights between the two as they struggled through their own problems, and the trouble of miscommunication through letters sometimes, and the waiting between each one. It felt so utterly real compared to some of the YA contemporary books I’ve read recently, and that was one of the many
The Plot: Did I say I loved this already? It had me captured at every moment, from Cath’s dad’s affair, to the death of Scott’s dad, to Scott actually going to college, and all the relationship drama between them all. This author took normal problems and brought into a new, much more personal, light, and hard thing to do considering we were never once in the character’s thoughts and heads. I also felt that the plot and information we were given was a lot more structured and meaningful, since we only heard about all the interesting things they were telling each other, with no words being used on things that weren’t necessary.
The Favorite Character: Do I really have to pick between Cath and Scott?
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it!! I know I will be getting the physical copy once this book is released!
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“You can always come running to me.”
Stars (Out of 10): 10/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: I am still high on the emotions that this book gave me, so I apologize if I may sound a bit more rambly than usual. I try not to give out 10 stars too often (maybe sometimes approaching it with a 9.5 or so), as I want to reserve that distinction for the books that will always remain with me, but I just had to give all those stars to this book. The characters were ones we could relate to and fall in love with, the plot was extremely realistic while still being extremely heart wrenching and entertaining, and the build up to the ending was unlike what I usually see in YA contemporary novels. It felt so much more mature than the constant sexual tension we see in most other contemporary books, and I think the “distance” we have from the characters definitely allows us to fully understand both of main characters. The way it was written was also so unique too, and I definitely felt two different personalities in the writing, rather than both of them sounding extremely similar.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: Can I just say everything? The plot was intriguing, the characters were fantastic, and I absolutely loved the ending. It wasn’t until 98% that the true love was finally revealed, and oh how it was worth it. I started guessing when I read the lyrics to “Um”, and was just holding my breath through those last few letters. It surpasses almost every other YA contemporary novel in the way it handled the relationship, and allowing us to see them as friends first, helping each other through problems regardless of distance and other relationships.
The Bad: The only bad thing about this book is that it wasn’t long enough.
The Characters: I loved the characters so much, and how they blended together so well. I also loved how both Scott and Cath had their own groups of friends as well, rather than them being alone except for each other that often happens in YA novels, as they try to shine all the light on the couple. We saw true fights between the two as they struggled through their own problems, and the trouble of miscommunication through letters sometimes, and the waiting between each one. It felt so utterly real compared to some of the YA contemporary books I’ve read recently, and that was one of the many
The Plot: Did I say I loved this already? It had me captured at every moment, from Cath’s dad’s affair, to the death of Scott’s dad, to Scott actually going to college, and all the relationship drama between them all. This author took normal problems and brought into a new, much more personal, light, and hard thing to do considering we were never once in the character’s thoughts and heads. I also felt that the plot and information we were given was a lot more structured and meaningful, since we only heard about all the interesting things they were telling each other, with no words being used on things that weren’t necessary.
The Favorite Character: Do I really have to pick between Cath and Scott?
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it!! I know I will be getting the physical copy once this book is released!
This review can also be found on my blog: https://paragraphsandpages.wordpress.com/
I received this book in exchange for an honest review through NetGalley!
“Aw, don’t you just love a good happy ending?”
Stars (Out of 10): 9/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: These new contemporary novels keep completely exceeding my expectations every time! I was a tad wary of this book due to the description, worried it might just be another cliche romance, but that was way off! The narrator in this story, Love herself, was so interesting, and it was a brand-new perspective on love stories! The narrator made the story so much more interesting, and seeing her trying to bring her plans for love to fruition through Gael’s life was way cooler than I thought! There were just issues with the formatting in the kindle version, but hopefully that’s fixed!
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I loved the characters, plot, and just overall closure we had as well. We had a quirky narrator who was super into her “love” job, as well as interesting characters to make up the story itself! The plot also stayed interesting, rather than falling into a mellowed pattern of love. I also liked how all the conflicts, both large and small, were touched on again near the end, giving us closure on all ends. We see a confrontation about the divorce with both parents, reconciliation with the sister, and him coming to terms with Mason and Anika’s relationship, and even trying to help it out again. While some may wish for closure with Cara, due to the timeline it makes sense we didn’t hear from her again, as the awkward kiss happened the same day as the ending.
The Bad: As I mentioned in the overall thoughts, there were quite a bit of formatting issues in the kindle edition. The heart and broken heart icons did not transfer over properly or something, as sometimes there would an empty page of just that, and often while I was in the middle of a sentence from the previous page. There were also random instances of numbers, the author's name, and the title of the book, which became easy to ignore after a while, but still weird nonetheless.
The Characters: The characters in this book were phenomenal, especially the narrator! I loved how we had more of an omniscient view on the book, yet still with interjections by the narrator. It kept it interesting, and gave a whole different feeling to the book. Also, why I usually hate cheating, which is more of a personal opinion, but I actually really liked how this book did it. Gael actually stood up for himself against Anika and Mason, rather than just being okay with it or letting it go to keep the friendships. He then later supported it, knowing his friend was happy, and being the better person. I also loved Sammy, and the reconciliation he found within his family after the divorce, slowly coming to terms with it and learning how to handle it.
The Plot: I really enjoyed this, from his “rebound” and how he handled it, to how he finally made his way to Sammy. I also loved how we also learned more about the divorce and why it happened, and that instead of being a “background” event, it was a current and still happening event. This ended up affecting the story, and adding another layer to the plot.
The Favorite Character: Sammy!
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it! I definitely want a copy of this as well when it releases on
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“Aw, don’t you just love a good happy ending?”
Stars (Out of 10): 9/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: These new contemporary novels keep completely exceeding my expectations every time! I was a tad wary of this book due to the description, worried it might just be another cliche romance, but that was way off! The narrator in this story, Love herself, was so interesting, and it was a brand-new perspective on love stories! The narrator made the story so much more interesting, and seeing her trying to bring her plans for love to fruition through Gael’s life was way cooler than I thought! There were just issues with the formatting in the kindle version, but hopefully that’s fixed!
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I loved the characters, plot, and just overall closure we had as well. We had a quirky narrator who was super into her “love” job, as well as interesting characters to make up the story itself! The plot also stayed interesting, rather than falling into a mellowed pattern of love. I also liked how all the conflicts, both large and small, were touched on again near the end, giving us closure on all ends. We see a confrontation about the divorce with both parents, reconciliation with the sister, and him coming to terms with Mason and Anika’s relationship, and even trying to help it out again. While some may wish for closure with Cara, due to the timeline it makes sense we didn’t hear from her again, as the awkward kiss happened the same day as the ending.
The Bad: As I mentioned in the overall thoughts, there were quite a bit of formatting issues in the kindle edition. The heart and broken heart icons did not transfer over properly or something, as sometimes there would an empty page of just that, and often while I was in the middle of a sentence from the previous page. There were also random instances of numbers, the author's name, and the title of the book, which became easy to ignore after a while, but still weird nonetheless.
The Characters: The characters in this book were phenomenal, especially the narrator! I loved how we had more of an omniscient view on the book, yet still with interjections by the narrator. It kept it interesting, and gave a whole different feeling to the book. Also, why I usually hate cheating, which is more of a personal opinion, but I actually really liked how this book did it. Gael actually stood up for himself against Anika and Mason, rather than just being okay with it or letting it go to keep the friendships. He then later supported it, knowing his friend was happy, and being the better person. I also loved Sammy, and the reconciliation he found within his family after the divorce, slowly coming to terms with it and learning how to handle it.
The Plot: I really enjoyed this, from his “rebound” and how he handled it, to how he finally made his way to Sammy. I also loved how we also learned more about the divorce and why it happened, and that instead of being a “background” event, it was a current and still happening event. This ended up affecting the story, and adding another layer to the plot.
The Favorite Character: Sammy!
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it! I definitely want a copy of this as well when it releases on
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“I gave up practically the whole world for you,” I tell him, walking through the front door of my own love story. “The sun, stars, ocean, trees, everything, I gave it all up for you.”
Stars (Out of 10): 5.5/10
Overall Thoughts: This book was far from the emotional experience that had been sold to me, and had expected. To be completely honest, I absolutely hated the beginning. Not only did I feel just thrown into the middle of a story, I also didn’t care for the characters. However, the ending did make up for this a bit, which is why this book is still sitting at a 5.5 instead of a 1 or a 2.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I did enjoy the ending, with all the reveals and connections between the past and present made. I also liked how almost every character had a “redemption” in the end, and made me end the book kind of liking everyone. That doesn’t how I felt throughout the book though.
The Bad: I really, really did not like the idea of the story, and the characters that made it up. It felt like Noah’s main conflict was almost fighting for his parent’s attention with Jude, and both became so malicious towards each other because of it. While neither of the two’s actions were right in any way, Noah initiated it by allowing his sister to be completely forgotten by their mom, and ruining all of her chances at gaining her mother’s love and attention.
The Characters: Almost every character we met seemed like a bad person for one reason or another, only for them to get redeemed in the end.The only person, in my mind, that never truly got redeemed was the mother. Sure she had an affair for love, but she split her family up to do so. She also allowed for her love to become a prize in a competition. However I did like the before and after effect we got to see in the two different point of views.
The Plot: I liked Jude’s story a lot more than Noah’s, seeing the after of the mom’s death and all the change it brought. I liked Noah’s story way less, as it brought out the worst in every person, but in an unrealistic way. I get Noah’s wish for attention, but if the twins were as close as originally said, Noah wouldn’t be doing every little thing to wreck his sister’s chance at their mother’s love as well.
The Favorite Character: I ended up liking Oscar, and the growth we saw in him
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Borrow it
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Stars (Out of 10): 5.5/10
Overall Thoughts: This book was far from the emotional experience that had been sold to me, and had expected. To be completely honest, I absolutely hated the beginning. Not only did I feel just thrown into the middle of a story, I also didn’t care for the characters. However, the ending did make up for this a bit, which is why this book is still sitting at a 5.5 instead of a 1 or a 2.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I did enjoy the ending, with all the reveals and connections between the past and present made. I also liked how almost every character had a “redemption” in the end, and made me end the book kind of liking everyone. That doesn’t how I felt throughout the book though.
The Bad: I really, really did not like the idea of the story, and the characters that made it up. It felt like Noah’s main conflict was almost fighting for his parent’s attention with Jude, and both became so malicious towards each other because of it. While neither of the two’s actions were right in any way, Noah initiated it by allowing his sister to be completely forgotten by their mom, and ruining all of her chances at gaining her mother’s love and attention.
The Characters: Almost every character we met seemed like a bad person for one reason or another, only for them to get redeemed in the end.The only person, in my mind, that never truly got redeemed was the mother. Sure she had an affair for love, but she split her family up to do so. She also allowed for her love to become a prize in a competition. However I did like the before and after effect we got to see in the two different point of views.
The Plot: I liked Jude’s story a lot more than Noah’s, seeing the after of the mom’s death and all the change it brought. I liked Noah’s story way less, as it brought out the worst in every person, but in an unrealistic way. I get Noah’s wish for attention, but if the twins were as close as originally said, Noah wouldn’t be doing every little thing to wreck his sister’s chance at their mother’s love as well.
The Favorite Character: I ended up liking Oscar, and the growth we saw in him
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Borrow it
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“I am all the ones you emptied, the ones you corrupted, the ones you discarded, the thousands you thought you killed, but who live in me.
But I am more than this. I am all those they remember, the ones they loved, everyone they knew, and everyone they only heard about. How many are contained in me? Count the stars. Go on, number the grains of sand. That's me.
I am humanity.”
Stars (Out of 10): 8/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: I enjoyed this finale a lot more than the second book, and thought that it was a nice ending to the series. It cleared the plot up from the confusing second book, and gave the series an ending purpose that I originally felt was missing. While we didn’t necessarily see anything new from the characters, there were tons of twists in the plot that kept the book interesting. We also saw a lot of the mental aspect of what the end of the world does to people, and the mindset everyone had going into the end. Overall, I liked it a lot more than I expected, and it was a great end to the series.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I really liked the plot of this last book, and how everything seemed to tie together again. We also learned tons of new information about the Others, confirming some of the theories I read, and that they were never even on Earth or near it in the first place. It added a whole new dimension to the story, and made the plight of humanity so much smaller in importance to the “Others”, since they weren’t even truly there to see the end of it.
The Bad: The beginning read a bit confusing until the book found its plot and pace again, which made it tough to read at first. I’m also still super confused as to what Cassie and Evan’s relationship ever even was, since it got mentioned less and less throughout the series, yet still had an important role in the plot. They seemed pretty on and off, and that left me pretty confused as to whether they really loved each other, when it didn’t seem like it at all.
The Characters: My opinions on the characters didn’t really change in this book, except liking Ringer a bit less, but I did like the strength they continued to show in this book. I also liked the fact that Cassie sacrificed herself to save the rest of the world, as it ties back into her calling herself “humanity” and the “last human”, and that she was able to put in the killing blow against what was destroying humanity.
The Plot: I loved the twists in this book, and the answers we finally received for all the questions the first two books gave us. From the Others not even being there, to the Silencers, and Evan, still being human. The epilogue also gave everyone closure, even Evan after Cassie’s sacrifice, and I didn’t really have any remaining questions at the end (except maybe how everything is going to continue on now that the Other’s mothership is gone), which can be a great trait in finale books.
The Favorite Character: Actually became a toss-up in this book
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it
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But I am more than this. I am all those they remember, the ones they loved, everyone they knew, and everyone they only heard about. How many are contained in me? Count the stars. Go on, number the grains of sand. That's me.
I am humanity.”
Stars (Out of 10): 8/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: I enjoyed this finale a lot more than the second book, and thought that it was a nice ending to the series. It cleared the plot up from the confusing second book, and gave the series an ending purpose that I originally felt was missing. While we didn’t necessarily see anything new from the characters, there were tons of twists in the plot that kept the book interesting. We also saw a lot of the mental aspect of what the end of the world does to people, and the mindset everyone had going into the end. Overall, I liked it a lot more than I expected, and it was a great end to the series.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I really liked the plot of this last book, and how everything seemed to tie together again. We also learned tons of new information about the Others, confirming some of the theories I read, and that they were never even on Earth or near it in the first place. It added a whole new dimension to the story, and made the plight of humanity so much smaller in importance to the “Others”, since they weren’t even truly there to see the end of it.
The Bad: The beginning read a bit confusing until the book found its plot and pace again, which made it tough to read at first. I’m also still super confused as to what Cassie and Evan’s relationship ever even was, since it got mentioned less and less throughout the series, yet still had an important role in the plot. They seemed pretty on and off, and that left me pretty confused as to whether they really loved each other, when it didn’t seem like it at all.
The Characters: My opinions on the characters didn’t really change in this book, except liking Ringer a bit less, but I did like the strength they continued to show in this book. I also liked the fact that Cassie sacrificed herself to save the rest of the world, as it ties back into her calling herself “humanity” and the “last human”, and that she was able to put in the killing blow against what was destroying humanity.
The Plot: I loved the twists in this book, and the answers we finally received for all the questions the first two books gave us. From the Others not even being there, to the Silencers, and Evan, still being human. The epilogue also gave everyone closure, even Evan after Cassie’s sacrifice, and I didn’t really have any remaining questions at the end (except maybe how everything is going to continue on now that the Other’s mothership is gone), which can be a great trait in finale books.
The Favorite Character: Actually became a toss-up in this book
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: Buy it
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“I think Anna Whitt is bad for my health.”
Stars (Out of 10): 8/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: I thought this book would feel like a useless addition to the series, but it actually gave way more of insight into Kaidan’s character, as well as embellished on points not fully explained in the original trilogy. The epilogue was also way more general, and focused on the after as a whole, not a specific scene in the future, so I felt we got a much more complete ending to the series.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I really liked the side of Kaidan we got to see in this, and more fully see how he changes and deals with everything. I also found a different kind of closure in this book that I didn’t find in Sweet Reckoning, as I thought the epilogue was way more explanatory of their future after the demons were gone.
The Bad: It technically didn’t have a plot besides Kaidan’s and Anna’s relationship, so in some chapters it felt a bit empty. I would’ve liked some additional information or something going on, but I understand how that would’ve been tough to keep true to the other plot that occurred in Sweet Evil.
The Characters: I liked the different side of Kaidan we got to see in this book, and how it explained his actions throughout the series. I really hated the guy in the first book and a half for what he did to Anna, but knowing it was all Belial’s fault changed that.
The Plot: I really understood why the author mentioned to read this after the other three, since there is no way I would’ve known the actual plot without having read the other series first. While it mentioned events, it didn’t explain the plot, since Kaidan wasn’t truly in the know of it at all times.
The Favorite Character: Marna
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: If you enjoyed Sweet Evil, buy it
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Stars (Out of 10): 8/10 Stars
Overall Thoughts: I thought this book would feel like a useless addition to the series, but it actually gave way more of insight into Kaidan’s character, as well as embellished on points not fully explained in the original trilogy. The epilogue was also way more general, and focused on the after as a whole, not a specific scene in the future, so I felt we got a much more complete ending to the series.
SPOILERS BEGIN HERE
The Good: I really liked the side of Kaidan we got to see in this, and more fully see how he changes and deals with everything. I also found a different kind of closure in this book that I didn’t find in Sweet Reckoning, as I thought the epilogue was way more explanatory of their future after the demons were gone.
The Bad: It technically didn’t have a plot besides Kaidan’s and Anna’s relationship, so in some chapters it felt a bit empty. I would’ve liked some additional information or something going on, but I understand how that would’ve been tough to keep true to the other plot that occurred in Sweet Evil.
The Characters: I liked the different side of Kaidan we got to see in this book, and how it explained his actions throughout the series. I really hated the guy in the first book and a half for what he did to Anna, but knowing it was all Belial’s fault changed that.
The Plot: I really understood why the author mentioned to read this after the other three, since there is no way I would’ve known the actual plot without having read the other series first. While it mentioned events, it didn’t explain the plot, since Kaidan wasn’t truly in the know of it at all times.
The Favorite Character: Marna
Buy it, Borrow it, or Bin it: If you enjoyed Sweet Evil, buy it
This review can also be found on my blog: https://paragraphsandpages.wordpress.com/
