Jessica
the beginning was pretty slow-going and vague to me but the ending was pretty darn satisfying :)
been a while since i've read this but i DO know that it was so good that i've continued to see wat happens to these characters
A perfect way to get out of my reading rut, the monotone of working day in and out, and finally feeling something again. Thank you Chloe Liese. I've become severely dehydrated from all the crying this book has caused but my God was it worth it.
Loved it. A lot of authors describe their heroines as “badass” but Havana takes the cake. She slaps bitches down faster than one swaps a fly. She's proficient at leading straight-up interrogations. And she knows when to walk away from a relationship that does her no good, even if she doesn't want to. Mad respect for her. A lot of what I just said applies to her friends too so I really hope they get own stories. These are bouts of insanity and hilarity that we, the fandom, endorse.
Bittersweet. I definitely enjoyed this ending more than the ending in Annette Marie's Steel & Stone series where things were more open-ended. Call me a wuss or some naive and weak-minded fanatic who only enjoys unrealistic, complete happy endings. I love Tori and I loved living vicariously through her as she steamrolled through trial after trial for something as pure and simple as friendship. I loved how, although she was initially marginalized for being a human in a magic guild and although she hated not being born a mythic, she still set into motion and accomplished so many feats. She saved Aaron, helped stop an evil sorceress, and breathed life and hope into the mission to save Ezra. And that's not even half of the whole 8-booked series. She's astonishing in how she grew and reacted to every weird, magical thing thrown her way and I think there's truly something role-model-worthy in the personality she needed to prevail this far.
I mentioned earlier how this book was “bittersweet.” I won't hint at the ending but I was primarily talking about the aftermath of this series. I loved it and I hate to stop these past few days' rush to consume this series. I'm sad that I won't be able to live through Tori's eyes anymore because she's kickass in a mildly klutzy, untrained sort of way. But I will relish her pains and triumphs in many future rereads. And I look forward to Robin's story (which will hopefully feature a steamy connection between her and a certain fellow with “the perfect abs”).
;-; I settled in for a nice, light read with some detective shenanigans but this...? It stinks of betrayal and backstabbing. Love it.
So, the thing I hated most about this book was Tori. Just Tori in general. Her very fictional EXISTENCE pisses me off. She was useful for just one very important part of the story but that's about it. After that, I just kept hoping she'd miraculously get hit by a bus. And she got mad at her mom accusing her of being spoiled and selfish. -scoff- What right do YOU have to be offended and mad at that?
But that's not why I gave this book only 4 stars. Maybe I just felt that all the events of the book were fillers. Maybe it's just me, but I wasn't especially excited. The story gripped me pretty tightly but I wasn't completely enthralled with it.
However, that doesn't mean the fillers weren't captivating. Plenty of suspense and planning in them. There was no character to be mad at for being stupid (except Tori, of course. Maybe Armstrong poured the average stupidity of all characters in a book into her?). I also like the subtle coming-together of Derek and Chloe. -swoon & sign- So yeah, I would recommend this book, but it wouldn't be the first book I'd recommend.
I absolutely loved this. You know of books which you were on the verge of loving that came with downright shameful key scenes. The Favor was not one of those for me. Every part of it did it for me.
I could only wish to be as amazing as Vienna. She doesn't take shit (without good reason...), she doesn't ask anything of others but she's still a goddamn icon, and she's been through so much and came out of it all a queen. She's fantastic. And Dane...my man who is not mine whom I wouldn't want to tear away from the very beautiful thing he's got with Vienna anyway...
Dane was scrumptious and fabulous once he got his head out of his ass. After finishing this once, I had to go back to reread all his “acting” parts...truly the gift that keeps on giving, this book.
And let's not forget SUZANNE WRIGHT for being absolutely amazing at her job and somehow getting these two stubborn kids together while a bunch of madness and sabotage lurked in the background.
Yes, keep me guessing about which evil gremlin is the evil gremlin. Let it be known now that I am absolutely here for that.
This was an honest treat. Thank you so much.
I liked this. I like how self-aware it was in that it took a step out of the traditional romance (or women's fiction) route by pointing out all the things that happen in a book. Especially, of course, HEAs. The cycle that they mentioned occurring in dreary, staring-into-the-abyss, next-great-American classics featuring “coldly horny” men manifested here. The parallels that January cannot escape between her and her father (for obvious reasons) being exacerbated when Gus is, gasp, still a married man and January is the...“mistress” in the equation. Then of course the way their situations are not at all the same.
I like how this book was different in that it looks at romance with more reality. As they dance in the rain, mud gets in their toes. As she's filled with melancholy and crying on the beach while the sun is setting, bird shit is still a danger. As they skinny dip in a lake in the middle of the night, it is cold as fuck and litter abounds. Despite all that, or maybe because of all that, the romance was...There are no words. The realism didn't hurt anything and, in fact, I appreciate it.
It's different from all the other romances I've devoured in one sitting. I was on the edge of my seat for this one as well and it certainly held steam and passion. It's just that, while others made me feel like a Formula 1 racer charging through a maelstrom of la passion or a toddler intent on squeezing every good thing out of a ripe orange, this let me see things clearer (I suppose...). I could see a romance happening and thriving despite, or because of, daily spoils like stepping on fresh sidewalk gum. The conflicts weren't as huge as a ticking clock or a heart-wrenching betrayal but I love how the minute and slightly bigger, negative things in a day can supplement a relationship, despite their very essence as “bad things”.
Or maybe I'm just insane and nonsensical. Long story short, I liked this.
This was...kind of perfect. Such a refreshing change from Suzanne Wright's Dark in You and Deep in Your Veins series. There wasn't really an insta-love (insta-possessive?) thing here like there are in many of Wright's other books (cough, Jared...cough, Knox); Bree and Alex had known each other since Bree wasn't legal. And even after Alex started becoming sexually attracted to Bree (and she became legal...), Alex doesn't feel the need to act on that until much later. Additionally, Alex wasn't some CEO, next high prince, or an official uber-scary and prestigious(? for lack of a better word) enforcer. He was just a guy with animal magnetism (see what I did there?) who's got a wolverine sharing headspace with him. I also particularly liked the juice from Bree's plan to move to greener pastures without telling anyone except her best friend and her Prime. That deliciousness will stay with me for days. And I simply adore how many domestic and silly moments there were here that don't really appear in Wright's other stories that I also love. Usually it's all about, “Who's trying to kill me? There's like 10 possibilities,” and, “We need to have sex now because the tension is ripping the reader into shreds.” That's in this story, too (and might I say, I thought they were done especially well here), but I love me some loving downtimes.
Well, I'd totally hold in my farts for you.
Love of the highest order with a healthy dash of realism to give it that extra oomph. 10/10
Loved it. Loved how they're so different yet fit so wonderfully. Loved how they can be so goddamn awkward (because that's just relatable af). Loved how things were never easy and they got through things together as a couple and together with their lovely ever-present friends. Loved how they challenged everything and went back and forth and apologized and moved on. Loved it all. Just wish there was more.
This series was one big, stressful rollercoaster ride that I would not reread entirely even if you paid me. When things were dire, which was 90% of the time, I sweat from places that should not eke out fluid. But the heroine is a strong bitch and the good times were to kill for so I'll definitely revisit it....some day. A marvelous work.
Shockingly, this might be my favorite Suzanne Wright book. And I say “shockingly” because they're all amazing. How could I possibly choose? Well kiddos, looks like that just happened. It was wonderful to take a peek at what makes Khloe tick and I absolutely adored her and Keenan's relationship; and I'm not just saying that because of his possibly surgically-enhanced lil friend. ;) I get the feeling that concessions came the smoothest with this couple and it's refreshing after the usual bouts of alpha-male stubbornness.
Anyways. Enough of the compliment parade. It's 4:39 AM. I can't sentence or grammar anymore. This book was great. #1. Good night.
You are about to embark on a nonstop, flowery parade exalting this masterpiece. If you don't reciprocate, then I suggest you find a different genre.
So let's get the facts down:
- I started this book around 12:22 AM on 8/23/2019 and I finished around 5:36 AM 8/23/2019.
- The MCs' trials were my trials; my blood pressure can't take much more of this.
The rest is just me gushing:
- As a woman who took a personality test stating that she's only compatible for long-term relationships with only 1/3500 people, I've got to say I find it hard to believe that Max is perfect. But look no further, for the perfect specimen has descended upon the smut realm.
- The plot twists whipped me so hard that I've got mental scars.
- This book has shattered me. Rory is my new role model...
Honestly, my mind is so scrambled right now that I can't effectively sing all the praises that this novel deserves; but I suppose that says all that you need to know.