Kelly
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Predictable, sure, but this was by far my favorite of the series (as of now). It had heart and it had the energy I had been hoping for from the previous 2 in the series. Here's hoping that this is the start of the upward trend!
Predictable, sure, but this was by far my favorite of the series (as of now). It had heart and it had the energy I had been hoping for from the previous 2 in the series. Here's hoping that this is the start of the upward trend!
Okay, I'm sorry, I just don't get the hype. The prose and everything were brilliantly done, poetry almost. HOWEVER, the MMC was awful, AND a pedophile - grooming a 14 year old girl whose parents had entrusted him to look after because he could see how beautiful she would become?! Disgusting. I know time/place/culture, I get that, but he was grateful after she kills herself when he ends their "affair" that she didn't tell her parents. I'm sorry, but that screams that he was well aware that he was doing something wrong.
Loved the FMC, until she gives in to MMC, her pragmatism and realization that she was just infatuated, though abrupt, garnered her my respect.
Okay, I'm sorry, I just don't get the hype. The prose and everything were brilliantly done, poetry almost. HOWEVER, the MMC was awful, AND a pedophile - grooming a 14 year old girl whose parents had entrusted him to look after because he could see how beautiful she would become?! Disgusting. I know time/place/culture, I get that, but he was grateful after she kills herself when he ends their "affair" that she didn't tell her parents. I'm sorry, but that screams that he was well aware that he was doing something wrong.
Loved the FMC, until she gives in to MMC, her pragmatism and realization that she was just infatuated, though abrupt, garnered her my respect.
This book was a little too repetitive and predictable, and asked us to care about characters from books/series we haven't read just because the FMC loves the series/characters.
I just don't think Ashley Poston is for me, if I am being honest. This is the second book of hers I read and while I liked the idea, I shouldn't wish that at the end of a romance book that the FMC doesn't end in a relationship. I think this plot would have worked better for me if it had been about the FMC's self growth and moving past her past hurts, finding herself and peace in the process, which is definitely not this genre, haha!
This book was a little too repetitive and predictable, and asked us to care about characters from books/series we haven't read just because the FMC loves the series/characters.
I just don't think Ashley Poston is for me, if I am being honest. This is the second book of hers I read and while I liked the idea, I shouldn't wish that at the end of a romance book that the FMC doesn't end in a relationship. I think this plot would have worked better for me if it had been about the FMC's self growth and moving past her past hurts, finding herself and peace in the process, which is definitely not this genre, haha!
This book probably would have been a 2, if it didn't have the previous book in this series to compare it to. Enjoyed the references to the film, though it was sometimes a little too much, if that makes any sense. Going to keep slogging through this series though because my love for Disney, each book being written by a different author is fun, and this book being such an improvement over the Cinderella adaptation gives me some hope!
This book probably would have been a 2, if it didn't have the previous book in this series to compare it to. Enjoyed the references to the film, though it was sometimes a little too much, if that makes any sense. Going to keep slogging through this series though because my love for Disney, each book being written by a different author is fun, and this book being such an improvement over the Cinderella adaptation gives me some hope!
The title both buries the lead AND spells out the book - but the book has heart to it that I didn't expect. The stories help these overlooked women find their voices and community/bonds with each other, and though this is not a book that will join my trophy shelves, I am glad that I read it. We all need community and people who "see" us, and the courage to find our voices.
Probably more of a 3.25, but I'll round up for heart!
The title both buries the lead AND spells out the book - but the book has heart to it that I didn't expect. The stories help these overlooked women find their voices and community/bonds with each other, and though this is not a book that will join my trophy shelves, I am glad that I read it. We all need community and people who "see" us, and the courage to find our voices.
Probably more of a 3.25, but I'll round up for heart!
Updated a reading goal:
Read 52 books in 2025
Progress so far: 25 / 52 48%
