I remember being in class years ago and having my classmate let me borrow this book when I let him borrow one of my favorites. He told me I was going to love it, and boy was he right.

I also remember being at work and folding laundry and overhearing a coworker listening to the audiobook. I told her I loved that series, and she informed me of her love for it as well.

I can't believe I didn't sit down and reread it then. Instead, I finally sat down and listened to the audiobook of a series I loved.

Starting again, I will say, my feelings have slightly changed about the series; however, I still love the series. Maybe not as much as I once did, but this book's mix of history, myth, and magic still leaves me in awe, and I honestly feel like this book doesn't get enough credit or love. The world Michael Scott creates still leaves me in awe. Things I never thought could be connected are in this series, and it amazes me! It is so seamless as well like these very different can't live without each other.

This book is such a great start to a great series, and I feel like those who Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, and even animes like the Fate series, will love this series and all the magic, myth, and history that is tied in.

I, like many others, picked up the book because of the Netflix movie. I really enjoyed it, thinking it was adorable, and the book was just as adorable. I did find that at the beginning, Jenny Han didn't really have her voice nailed down, but it really all came together at the end. At times, the "young voice" the writing was going for felt forced, but again, by the end, the writing was smooth and there was a clear voice that was fun to read and hard to stop listening to (since I did listen to the audiobook).

I love these characters. They are all so charming and they felt so real. I just adore these characters and want to read more about them and have good things happen to them. I'm just really invested in their happiness. Jenny Han did an amazing job of creating such wonderful characters.

I find this book slightly forgettable. I remember reading it and the plot, but nothing much. I picked it up because my other books were on hold at the library and this one was up for grabs. I decided to give it a chance, and I certainly don't regret it, but I don't love the series.

It certainly has an interesting plot. The time travel caught my attention. However, I did have some issues with some of the plot points. I didn't enjoy how there was a forced kiss at the beginning and then the characters become love interests. As a whole, I'm not a fan of that trope. It is overdone and allows for no consent, and consent is very important to me. I know consent wasn't as important decades/a century ago, but I don't feel like we should slip back into bad habits for the story. We should avoid it and tell a good story without old cliches.

Other than that, I think I'd give the other books in this series a chance because it was an interesting plot, and I would like to know more about it. It isn't great, but it did entertain me when I was waiting for books I was very excited for.

I read a lot of the bad reviews for this book before reading it, but I still decided to give it a chance anyway. After finishing the book, I found myself disagreeing with the reviews. While this story dealt with a lot of cliches, I felt like this was a very empowering book. This book took what many girls have to deal with and found a way to empower them. I took this as a survivor story, and I think it was very well written. It took a very difficult subject, rape and domestic abuse, and showed how a woman pushed through. The mix of fantasy made a very difficult subject much easier to digest.

Yes, it was cliche, but I still enjoyed this story and would totally recommend it to others.