Celine

WARNING I WILL MENTION WHAT HAPPENS TO NEIL AT THE END OF MY REVIEW AND RELAY MY OWN MENTAL STRUGGLES, SO BE CAREFUL I GUESS...

I don't really know how to feel about this book, though I do think I'm quiet lenient on it because of its short length and easy to read syntax. I didn't feel moved by anything in the book really, nor cried like other reviewer said they have, but I do give kudos to the book for getting me to react to the more outrageous things some of the boys did (looking at you, Knox the creep).

Don't really appreciate that Knox was able to win Chris over after he sexually assaulted her (I don't care if he meant it, he's a creepy sex pest). I know, I know. Product of its time (especially since the setting is 1959), but I couldn't really enjoy the book after that.

I recognize now that the book was never going to win me over, because I do not like poetry. Ironic isn't it, considering the plot and title of the book. I should've thought more about it before buying the book, but the movie this book is based on has Robin Williams in it so it was a no-brainer. I will definitely watch the movie!

Confession as a person who has been struggling with s*icidal ideation for 8 years. When Neil was picked up by his father and told he was going to military school, I jokingly said that Neil should ya know unalive himself as pay back to his father... I didn't mean it literally Neil. I did not want you to off yourself...but I understand I guess lol

' "It's my skin," he said eventually, his brown eyes glittering with earnestness as they met hers. "Where I used to live, people don't like the color of my skin. Life was...life was unbearable for us. Then we heard that things are better in America, so we put what money we had left towards this trip." '

I'm guessing that Darius is living in a non-African country to be saying that he lived somewhere where people didn't like him because they are racist and he is a (dark-skinned) black man. Fine whatever. But in what world would a person in 1912 living in a (presumably) European country not know of the violence black people face in America?! After centuries of chattel slavery, lynching and forced-breeding and a black man isn't aware of the conditions fellow black people have to live in in America? At least have him acknowledge that things are not better there either, but have him hopeful about the "American Dream" or something. I would've given this maybe a 2 star rating because I'm not a fan of the way the world building is done, but this little segment alone makes me give it a 1.

I appreciate the author for trying to uplift black people by having Lorelai be confused on how someone could hate someon so lovely like Darius just for his skin color. But that specific segment is just so laughable to me that I just can't take the rest of this serious.

Ignoring that, the book itself isn't really giving me anything. It is a prequel to a series that I haven't read yet (and probably won't just because it doesn't appeal to me, not because of this book). The plot doesn't lend itself well to a novella. Why is Lorelai so "infatuated" with saving and keeping Darius? Why is Darius so "in love" with a mermaid girl he just met? Why is Darius just so cool with everything? I don't know, it doesn't get explained. I guess it doesn't get explained to get people curious on the whys and read the series this book is a prequel to, but meh.

Also Lorelai being responsible for the Titanic sinking just feels kind of, idk, cringe? I don't know but her being the "owner" of the iceberg the ship rams into just feels cheap. The concept of fighting against death and a kingdom being "stuck" in time to fight against death is interesting and that should've been the focus of this novella in my opinion. The romance is completely unecessary.

Compared to the first book, The Testaments was definitely more linear and easier to understand. But, I think this is one reason why the book is somewhat average to me. While I struggled to understand The Handmaid's Tale, the mysticism of the book is what made it so interesting, because I wanted to gain more context of that universe. In my opinion, The Testaments shone the brightest when the focus was on Aunt Lydia and Aunt Victoria/Agnes. I wanted to read this series, because the idea of a society ruled by extremist Christians was interesting to me. Daisy's POV was very boring and had a Hunger Games feeling I wasn't looking for. Her perspective felt very juvenile and Daisy as a character was just annoyingly dumb. Overall, the book was enjoyable, but bland.

To me, Cursed is one of those easy books you read when you want to waste your time waiting for the newest book in a series to come out or if your just in a general reading slump.

It kept me captivated and wanting to find out what if going to happen with Nimue and the other characters, but the book still left me frustrated with certain things.

1) the characters are kind of just there? I feel like I barely know anything about the characters, which is especially disappointing when it comes to the main characters. Almost nobodies background gets explored, which left me uninterested in most.

2) What was the point of the romance between Nimue and Arthur. The romance also felt like it came out of nowhere. Nimue sees Arthur for the first time and recognizes he's cute (and he kind of acknowledges her back), but then when they “team up” Nimue, understandably, shows not much interest. But suddenly Morgan comes out of nowhere saying that the two “make a great pair” or something along the lines and boom, we are made aware of Nimue's interest in Arthur again, totally out of the blue. Few chapters later the two kiss and their relationship barely gets explored after. The romance feels useless and unnecessary. If you're going to have characters get involved, do it so it feel genuine and not just shoehorned in to check of some list.

Overall, I just can't say much of the book. The ending did leave me curious, but I most definitely wouldn't recommend this to a friend or family member. Maybe watch the Netflix show? It might be better?

2.5 Stars

A 2.5 star rating might seem like I didn't like this book, but no! The story of Mateo and Rufus has a lot of potential. People have described their heartbreak over this book and for the two lovers, but I can't sympathize with that. The entire premise and ending of the story is tragic and I did tear up at numerous moments (ex. the homeless man, Rufus being a sole survivor, Mateo suddenly and brutally dying), but I often found that the circumstances of the characters got me sad, but the characters themselves didn't have the ability to win me over.

For the most part, Mateo's perspective was enjoyable. I would've liked to hear more about his struggle with his sexuality, which was made obvious through the story as he seemed to not understand himself. I would've also liked for Rufus and Mateo's romantic feelings for one another to have a better build up. Their romance felt somewhat out of left field, especially their “I love you”s seemed sudden and us readers weren't given a deeper insight to that. I would imagine knowing you have 24 hours to live means emotions are on constant 100 and falling in love is made easy, but we don't really receive much thoughts from neither in this moment, and I felt unsatisfied.

I couldn't enjoy Rufus' perspective that much, mostly because he talked/though weird. Not because of me not liking “hood” talk, but because Rufus used words in ways that is odd for people in the suburbs or the hood. It made me cringe and gave me second-hand embarrassment. It felt like listening to your teacher trying to fit in with the cool kids, even though they are closer to retirement than they are to their 1st day as a teacher. He often reads like the wattpad character of a middle schooler :/
I also found myself more interested in the side characters, like Delilah or Vin (even though he sounds like a grade A incel).

Overall, the book was enjoyable and got me out of a reading funk that Dune put me in and I would lend someone my copy if asked, but wouldn't praise the world out of it at a bookstore.

The only books I've read outside of YA are horror novels from Stephen King specifically. Bring Her Home was a nice introduction for me to the Suspense genre and makes me curious to check more books out in it.

While the book isn't as dark or gory as I like for books that cover more mature themes, it still kept me on the edge of my seat, awaiting for the next twist and turn to throw me off the road.

Honestly, would've have very much liked for the book to be longer and go into even more depth with the characters and motives of Adam, Clinton and Todd. I haven't had read a book in a while that made me feel reluctant to close once I finished reading.

2.5 stars

So I picked up this book back when I was 16 or 17 years old. My reading comprehension must've been absolutely abysmal, because the plot of the book was completely different from what my former self read.

You see, in the description on the back, it is mentioned that Rachel recently lost her life. I took that literally. I came to the conclusion that this book was about a young girl (because why would “The Girl on the Train” be about a middle aged divorced alcoholic woman?) who is a ghost and rides the train on a daily basis. This ghost listens in to the daily lives of commuters and one day she witnessed something horrible. For some reason, Rachel (even though she is a ghost) can be seen by other people and that's why she's able to communicate to the police, but she isn't able to tell them who she is (because she's dead, duh!) and that makes her a “unreliable witness”.


Now, four to three years later and I have finally left teenagerhood behind and my reading comprehension is probably average, I've read the book. Unfortunately it did not live up to my expectations, but nevertheless provided entertainment during the quarantine.

Did I enjoy the book? Yes!
Would I read it again and enjoy it? No!
Would I recommend the book to a friend? No!

Why? Because while the plot was interesting and entertaining enough to keep me flipping the pages, the rambling of an divorced alcoholic woman who isn't in rehab for some reason (does the NHS cover rehab?) is 1) hitting too close to home and 2) not that interesting and gets frustrating really fast. I also didn't find it amusing that two of the three “main” woman seem to have no issue on hopping on men they shouldn't be hopping onto.


I will most definitely forget this book, but that's mostly due to the fact that books that don't change my life don't get to enter the long-term memory section of my fried brain and barely stay on the short-term section. Overall, it's a fun read if you don't have anything else on hand.

While it took me longer to read this book than I would've liked (at no fault of the book), "When the Moon Hatched" had me sucked into the world and I became ravenous to know more. Why is Raeve the way she is? How did she end up where she was? Who the fuck is the Scavenger King?

I felt that the pacing of the book was good. It is a slower book that requires patience and love for slow burn. The writing is really not as pretentious as other reviewers make it out to be, or difficult in any way. This book reads like any other fantasy book I've read in my life and so I found it to be very enjoyable. The prose and syntax is easy to understand if you passed ninth grade English class and the pacing is at worst bearable if your attention span hasn't been completely destroyed by faery smut...

I like how the FMC stands her ground, but isn't too annoying with her snark or quirkiness. I really enjoyed towards the end of the book when she self-reflected on her actions, especially towards the MMC and how she is being somewhat difficult without listening to anyone. I appreciate how the MMC isn't the typical domineering "Shadow Daddy" and behaves like a sane man. I often struggle with the way a lot of female authors write men, especially male love interests. I get that to some degree, any book with a large romance element is a fantasy for many of us, but I do appreciate realistic behavior and thoughts from MMCs. Kaan is a typical man that lusts for a woman, but he is also a living being that hurts and yearns for the delicate touches from the woman he loves. He is normal and sane, doesn't just talk about how much he wants to fuck Raeve or growls at her every opportunity he gets.

I cannot believe that I have to wait a whole year before I get to read the second book, but I'll have to be patient.

This book was definitely a rollercoaster of a ride for me. I had a completely different idea of what this book will contain and how it end, mostly because of assumptions on my part while I was reading the synopsis. While I was expecting a murder mystery and amateur detective work for most of the book, the story really focuses on how the trauma of witnessing your fellow camp counselors get brutally murdered and relearning how to live after your girlfriend saves you from getting killed for a cult ritual. I was and still kind of am a little disappointed about the direction that the book took. I was hoping for an eerie adventure in which Sloan and Cherry, the two survivors, figure out why their fellow camp counselors were murdered and why they were the ones to survive. Instead this is a more realistic story that doesn't end with the huge conspiracy theory being the truth, but rather ending with Sloan falling into the cultists theories and ending it all in a rather uncomfortable way.

I'm writing this minutes after I finished the book and gathered my thoughts. I still don't know exactly how I feel. All I know is that the author did an amazing job making me feel the way that I do. She also did an amazing job with the writing of the book. As I read further, I began to doubt Cherry in the same way that Sloan was. It wasn't until the end that I realized that everything that I've been lead to believe is simply what Sloan was believing, but it was not the truth. Cherry was innocent and died because of Sloan's mental breakdown fueled by the cult's believes. I felt awful reading Cherry die, especially since she didn't go down without a fight. I also felt guilty for feeling the way I did about her. I would've loved to have had a little epilogue detailing what happened to Sloan, to her family, to her ex-friends, to Cherry's mother who is all alone now, and even Edward himself. But I guess not knowing is the mystery of it all.

I found the first book to be tolerable and the horrible main character somewhat amusing, but this sequel is just boring. Yes, most of the “important” action goes down in this book, but it still doesn't satisfy anything. I haven't picked this book up again for weeks and when I did, I wanted to just throw it in a corner and forget about it.

I probably would've enjoyed this book way more in middle school (that was also the time hunger games was the it thing and the dystopian book genre exploded). Nothing against middle schoolers, but I find my middle school self to be more easily satisfied than compared to my high schooler now.

All in all, this book was just boring for me to the point I had to stop reading (I was so close to the end too

All I can say about the book is...meh. It's good enough to get some enjoyment out of it, but not bad enough to get frustrated. The plot is interesting, but the length of the book doesn't lend itself well to it. That's all really...

Few books can ever get me to read them without closely paying attention to what page number I'm on to see how much I've read in a sitting or how much longer I have. A Fate Inked In Blood is one of those books that when I start reading, it is difficult to put back down, especially when reading after a subpar book. The writing of the characters, their emotions, their behavior, and their thoughts feel real and human. Freya isn't just some Shield Maiden, she is a woman living in a world in which women are used for the advancement of men, be it politically or for furthering the "Legacy". She carries guilt and trauma, but still has room for love towards the ones who treated her poorly or well.

The chemistry between her and Bjorn, her love interest, is great and feels real (which I feel a lot of books that center romance to any degree miss nowadays). He is playful in his flirting, serious in his love declarations, and hurt when he has an altercation with others, especially Freya. This also makes the sex scenes between them have actual passion and value, and worth actually reading. The amount of scenes is also sensible, which is also becoming a lost art with many books (which are not erotica) unfortunately.

The pacing of the book is leaning towards great, though I don't really like how quickly they travel from one point to the next, but this book isn't really high-fantasy, so it is expected. The plot is very interesting and remains so throughout the entire book. I never felt that there was a lull in the writing, even if the events happening involve minimal to no action. The writing is purposeful and real, and I'm foaming at the mouth that I have to wait until spring of next year for the second book.

I'm writing this review around four years after my entire German class DNF the book, so this review will be more of a mini rant than a serious review.

The 16 year old sophomore that was me, did not enjoy this book. I find and have always found philosophy interesting, but in my opinion, the way this book tries to teach philosophy is boring. I find that it tried to force a plot between the lessons/lectures to appeal to a younger audience, but my entire class (10-12 grades) struggled to read this book (the only reason why we were even reading this book is because it was an AP class and my teacher wanted us to read a “serious/mature” book in German).

On the day we decided that this book was either a) too boring for us or b) too advanced for some of the students to understand in German, everybody concluded that the dog was the only thing worthwhile about this book.

I'm not sure if I would find this book more interesting now that I've “matured” or if I'd enjoy it more if I read it in English instead of German, since unfortunately as a native speaker, reading German is annoyingly difficult for me.

WARNING: I will be making a lot of comparisons with Icebreaker in this review since they are my first two sport/hockey books and Icebreaker was a massive disappointment while Sunny Disposition gave me everything I wanted.

Sunny Disposition is everything that I was expecting from Icebreaker in terms of plot and smut quality. Reading one after another made me realise how poorly written Icebreaker.

Sunny Disposition's plot is interesting and all characters actually exist outside of the romance/sex. Finn has his issues that do impact his relationship with the other protagonist, Naomi, but these issues also impact his relationship with his friends and family (which is covered in as much detail and care as his romance with Naomi).

Naomi also has her problems that she discusses with her friends, MidQuest (who she later finds out is Finn) and Celeste. Her life doesn't just revolve around Finn, but also her struggles dealing with poverty and her mother's death.

The amount of side characters were good and were allowed to shine approximately (love u Lincoln

Miss Deanna Grey does it again. Team Player is a intriguing romance between two hockey players that involves the nuances of women's hockey, corruption in the athletic world, struggling with self-esteem issues and past traumas, and the realities of relationships during it all.

Sam and Aderyn are allowed to be their own person outside of their “situationship”. While their individual problems impact their relationship with one another, it's not done so excessively. What I really liked about Sam's problem is that it is a continuation of the problem Finn faced in the first book of the series. The two books are nicely connected with each other outside of Sam and Finn being teammates and friends. It adds a nice touch of realism to the book.

What I especially appreciate about this book and the series so far, is that the smut isn't used as a device to show how “in love” the two characters are. It definitely acknowledges that sex for many people inevitably creates feelings (no matter what level), but the romance in the book is able to exist separate from it. While there aren't many smut scenes, they are decently high on the spicy scale because of the graphic details within them. No excessive sex scenes that are written like a 12 year old on wattpad obsessed with euphemisms and metaphors.

I do feel like the story ended up focusing too much on the external issues, which took away from Sam and Adreyn's relationship a bit. I think in part the dual POV made me frustrated as I, the reader, know they both like each other and their constant mind narration of “I like them, but idk if I should say something...” made me want to rip my hair out lol.

I'm really looking forward to what more this series has to offer. I don't know what pair I'm more interested in. Eden and Henrick? Lincoln and Celeste? Or maybe Jack and Kaya

I cannot remember how often I've started reading this book, but putting it back down after a chapter or two. I found it boring when I was elementary school, middle school and high school. Now as a college student, I'm not even going to bother reading this book and will do anything to get rid of it after 9 years of having it.

I don't know what it is about this book that makes it so boring and lackluster. Maybe the start is very slow and I for the life of me cannot get past it and into the potentially more interesting part. Maybe the writing is just bland and the main character comes across as Bella Swan 2.0.

The fact that this book uses Indian culture/religion/mythology is great since most books use Greek/Roman/Norse. This could've been a great way for my younger self to get interested in other mythology, but there was this invisible force that prevented me from even getting halfway into the book.

I was so hopeful that Icebreaker was going to be a book that I would thoroughly enjoy. The synopsis sounded perfect for me, as I'm a big lover of “enemies to lovers” and anything adjacent to it. I should've known that the book wasn't going to be great as it was a haphazard TikTok recommendation. I should really start curating my booktok experience, but it's easy to get lost in the hype.

What was promised in the synopsis, and the way it was written, was either not fulfilled at all or done so in a very shallow manner. It reads that because of her skating partner's (Aaron) injury and a prank gone extreme, Anastasia and Nathan have to not just share an ice skating rink, but also work together as partners as Anastasia is a partner skater. The prank gone extreme and its fall-out happens early in the book. Them sharing an ice skating rink is never really explored beyond a character talking about it. Aaron's injury and the two becoming ice skating partners doesn't happen until halfway through the book, and is also explored in a shallow manner. What happened before that you ask? A lot of fucking and Anastasia acting up.

I find that the personal issues the characters are going through, especially the two main characters and Aaron, are explored as shallowly as the plot points. One of the biggest issues that Anastasia is facing, her eating disorder, is facilitated by Aaron's nasty behavior (which Anastasia refuses to call out correctly because Aaron is her best friend). But, Aaron is barely in the book. His lack of presence in the book is counterbalanced with the over abundance of side characters that are irrelevant to the book. Why does Ryan, Anastasia's fuck-buddy, have to be here when he quintessentially does nothing for the plot? Robbie, Nathan's best friend, and Lola's (Anastasia's other best friend) feels shoe-horned in. Why is Russ so present when Henry can fill his role the vast majority of the time. Who the fuck is Bobby?

The romance feels very lackluster. I sense no chemistry between Anastasia and Nathan, and I feel that their romance feels...juvenile? It happens so fast and in such a manner that has me scratching my head. I realize that this is a book and that not everything has to be super realistic, but the time the characters spend together doesn't warrant their relationship. The forced-proximity that the synopsis hints at would've made their romance way more believable, but that doesn't happen. The first time they meet, Nathan eats her out, which is whatever for college students. But their interactions after are lacking the space for a romantic relationship to truly develop. Anastasia's commitment “issues” come from wanting to focus on her sport, but I feel like that reasoning is lost as the relationship between the two goes further and is really just used as a plot device to prevent the romance from developing from a break-neck speed to the speed of light.

I know the reason for why this book is so popular is because of the “spicy” smut. If you consider this book spicy, good for you, but to me the scenes were a huge snooze fest. For me, smut that is super spicy needs to be raunchy, explicit and actually make you a little excited. The smut in here is tame, especially in regards to the prose used to describe it. “His hands run over my body”...BORING. Where are his hands going? Is he fondling the titties? Digging his fingers into her ass? Grabbing her hips? No, just boringly running down her body with no extra information. The constant eating out and sucking dick is boring too. It lasts for mere seconds and the description focuses too much on rosy prose and feelings rather than the sex itself. There is nothing wrong with smut scenes that aren't too raunchy, but I guess I feel lied to lol.

The last 1/3rd of the book picks up and becomes interesting. I was overjoyed that I was finally invested in what happens next, compared to the first 2/3rd of the books where I was constantly thinking about DNFing the book and moving on. I hate that the synopsis doesn't really start happening towards the middle of the book and that it was executed in a completely different, and quite frankly, boring manner than it did.

Overall, the book was a big disappointment from my expectations. It's definitely not the worst book I've read, but I have too much to complain about to like it. I don't recommend this book to people that 1. enjoy books with a present plot and 2. people whose smut needs to be above the spicy level of vanilla (don't let Tiktok lie to you about the spicy level of this book, pls).

I am obsessed...

When I started reading this book, my dumbass went on TikTok and saw some people either say they didn't enjoy the book or outright dnf it. I can't sympathize with that. The criticism that I see is that it starts of great, but slows down at some point. I again, cannot sympathize with that. The pacing of the book was perfect, the characters were interesting and flawed, yet weren't obnoxious or unnecessary.

The world building had me longing for more information throughout the book, keeping me excited everytime I learned something new. Especially towards the end, when the characters get to the place they were going. I didn't expect to get creeped out as I did, but it makes sense considering the state of the world the characters exist in. The mystery of who cursed Elo and why Inara's house and the people in it were burned down were welcome side plots to saving the King and finding out why Inara was bound to a seemingly unknown god who lost his memories. They didn't distract as they were intertwined to the main plot, but seemed throughout the story to be side occurrences.

I knew that going into this book that the romance wasn't going to be as heavily present like in books in the ACOTAR series. The romance was more like the one in the Folk of Air Trilogy, present, but does not take up much space. To be honest, I first started reading this book assuming that Kissen and Skedi were the romantic pairing, considering that she is a godkiller and he a god. It would've made the prefect enemies-to-lovers story. Instead, she is paired with Elo, a knight, which still works because Kissen doesn't like Knights. While I would've loved more romantic scenes and moments between the two, the scenes and moments given throughout the book had me squealing like never before. I cannot wait to see how their relationship moves forward in the next book.

I loved the character development of the characters and they were so well paced alongside the main plot. It allowed characters to have flaws that either are removed over time as they grow and mature further, or changes in a way that they become something positive and necessary for their survival. The characters are all so different from one another, each coming from a different walk of life (including wealth class), but they learn to love and care for each other. They didn't say it explicitly, but I do consider their story together as a “Found family” trope.

Another thing that I love is that the book doesn't end on a huge cliffhanger, but leaves enough plot points open that keeps you curious for more. Who is Inara Craier. Why did her mother do what she did? What will happen to the King? How long will it take for Kissen to reunited with Inara and Elo?

I cannot wait to read the sequel and look forward to future book of Miss Kaner.

Yikes lol.

I went into this book hoping to continue my reading marathon I had going on. That didn't work it. Instead I was put into a reading slump and haven't read any book (besides Spy X Family, but that doesn't count imo) since November of 2022. The quirkiness of the Zahra gives me 2010s millennial vibes and that is so painful to me. The way she talks and thinks makes me think of Buzzfeed (specifically the painting with my period blood because i'm so cool feminist lulz kind of buzzfeed). Rowan is there. Yeah.

Maybe I'll try reading it again, but for know it will be put in the dungeon (aka any box in my closet that has room).

The Hunger Games is possibly one of my favorite franchises/series to exist. I remember when I was in the seventh grade (nearly a decade ago!) beginning the trilogy. I remember watching Catching Fire in the movies with my best friend and watching Mocking Jay part 1 with my dad. Good times :)

This prequel has me slightly over the fence. The beginning felt slow, the romance towards the end felt unnecessary and stretched out. The middle, once the Games start, is what I found to be the most influential part. Actual commentary as the Hunger Games should be. I shed tears over most of the tributes and also for best boy Sejanus when he was hanged. Cory on the other hand can choke. But I already felt that way when I finished Mockingjay when I was in 8th grade and this prequel supports those feelings.

Lucy Gray was meh and so was the Dean. Dr. Gaul was kinda cool in a mad scientist way and side character Festus is also best boy along with Sejanus. Cory having his own little Hunger Games moment towards the end with his love was exhilarating and provided a parallel to Katniss and Peeta. I also enjoyed the little “Easter eggs” that hint towards the trilogy, they made me happy.


For my last remark I have to say that the book was too long and certain scenes and moments could've been left out or shortened and reading the last 100 pages was difficult as I felt the romance drag out the book, but nevertheless I enjoyed the book.


Also: would've preferred a book on the first rebellion, life before Panem, how Panem came to be, or even a book on Haymitch's Quarter Quell! Way more interesting than Snow >:(

I know that the ACOTAR series can be very polarizing it terms of if it is good or not, but I have been enjoying my journey! I noticed myself getting so into the book, that I would vocally complain or react to scenes as I'm reading (can't say that about a lot of books that I've read in the past one/two years).

I felt so torn between Tamlin and Rhysand in the beginning, not wanting to believe that Feyre and Tamlin's romance will fall apart when they finally got together. PTSD will do that to ya. While I don't completely hate Tamlin, because he too is experiencing PTSD and is vulnerable to influence (as you see with Ianthe and the King), I am very upset about his acceptance of Feyre going back to him. BFFR Tamlin. Why are you so easily fooled? I also don't get the distain for Lucien. He too had to deal with Tamlin's abusive behavior and did the best he could.

Rhysand and Feyre's romance started initially for me as something I didn't want. I hoped, despite all the spoilers I've allowed myself, that Tamlin will come to the rescue. As the story moved on and Tamlin fucked up over and over again, I grew to like their relationship. I appreciate that Rhysand is not another brooding arrogant bad boy that only behaves in an emotionally constipated way, before and after the confession. He is open and shares his emotions.

Chapter 55 was not as “spicy” or “smutty” as people make it out so seem, though I'm a little biased with my unfiltered Internet experience starting at the age of 13 (Tumblr has made me seen things). I can see how its spicy for people who haven't read any fandom smut or erotica, but the chapter is alright. It didn't get me “excited” or anything. The chapter were Feyre and Rhysand are messing around in the Inn is better in conveying spicyness than Chapter 55.

I do see the flaws though, especially with the writing. I can't tell you how many times I would roll my eyes at repeated words or phrasing. A couple mentions of “mate” is fine during the chapter were their mate bond is truly acknowledged, but after that it just gets cringy. I know that this way of writing continues into the next books, and while I can ignore them and enjoy the book nevertheless, the repetition comes across as juvenile as the story goes on. I hope the Crescent City series is not like that too...

⭐️3.5⭐️

Before I started reading this book I was under the impression that it would be badly written and not good, mostly so because of the opinions of other people. Well I was proven wrong! I really enjoyed this book and, I can't say this about a lot of book, got so I to the story that I started to vocalise my reactions.

I enjoyed Feyre as a character who is both strong and independent, but has flaws and weaknesses that humanise her. Lucien started out as an annoying menace to becoming my favourite character. Unfortunately, I've been spoiled a little on situation with Tamlin, but despite that I still grew fond of him (i know I will get my heart broken soon lol