Paola
Contains spoilers
I think I read this more out of curiosity. I wanted to know what was it about the Dutch house, about Meave and then I turn a page and Maeve dies.
I don’t know if it was my period but man, I’m a crying mess. The last hundred pages touched my soul. I haven’t cried this much since Granny Dan. This is fucking beautiful. I hate how much I love this book.
I can’t stop crying.
The story is short and readable. Is not bad but not good either, the problem here is that there is none. This is basically a story about a girl that wants to have sex and her excuse is that her father cheated and what better way to get what she wants but to go to the carnival, get on the stage and have people offer her money, just to prove a point.
I had to indulge myself. it had been a while since grabbed a harlequin novel and lets just say it was just what I expected.
Cheesy, short and laughable (in a good way).
One of the main reasons I read it was because once upon a time I was obsessed with Sheiks and kidnapped brides. Like who in their right mind would reject a rich handsome brooding male with the stamina of a hundred men and a gentleman in all sense of the word. Well in this case Molly would. But he's the picture of the perfect man in a woman's fantasy and I'd take him any day, or a Tycoon, or Royal, or Billionaire because that's just what women dream about, that's what Disney has put in our heads so why not continue to dream about them too.
The best part was the end when Samantha picked up the phone. I dont love it nor hate it.
Spicy.
A little void.
The piercing was a novelty, no one seemed to have them until now, everything was tattoos and it was a good change, switch. Maddox has barely sparked some interest in me. Marci was meh.
Why are they always too pretty?
But, I get it. IS FICTION.
Bawling my eyes out, this touched me deeply.
I can't stop thinking about this...
I never read fanfics before, so detailed, perfectly written.
Is never going to be the same I will never see the movies or read the books the same way.
This was magical.
Draco and Hermione all the way.
Well, if they had just made him Captain all this mess could have been avoided.
My least favorite out of all of them. 1.5 stars.
I wanna say ah-ha, got ya!
But I saw it coming.
And then ending, it was like okay people were done here, you can go.
There's nothing important going on, there's nothing happening here. Trying to make up something like Valerie's husband be the bad guy to just have something after so much shit has happened is just not enough.
If this is the end then, I guess it was an okay ending. At least it was like happy or something, I'm not sure.
What can I say..?
It bored me to death.
Started okay and then at the end it a meh for me.
I remember diving into “The Sorcerer's Stone” back in my youthful days, somewhere between the age of fifteen or fourteen – an era when asking for books as gifts was considered a rebellious act, met with disdainful looks from the less literarily inclined. But, oh well, who cares about mundane presents when there's a magical world waiting to be explored?
Now, fast forward to adulthood and a second rendezvous with the boy who lived. It's not the same, not as enchanting. As a responsible adult (or so they say), I found myself scanning for flaws, peering into the corners of the narrative that only grown-ups seem to notice. Let's be honest; there's no need to delve into the plot because even the Muggles know about Harry Potter these days.
Yet, as the veil of nostalgia lifted, I couldn't help but notice the gaping differences between the beloved books and their cinematic counterparts.
Oh, the sacrilege!
I get it; adaptations often require trimming the excess, but as I meticulously documented every variance, I couldn't shake the feeling that the movies missed the essence.
Firstly, let's talk about Harry's intellectual prowess. The films somehow painted him as a tad dim-witted, oblivious to the magical world hidden by his neglectful relatives. Excuse me, but Harry wasn't just the kid with a lightning-shaped scar; he was sharp, picking up on the magical intricacies quicker than a Quidditch match. His analytical mind was severely downplayed, especially during his stint as a living Horcrux, but we're getting ahead of ourselves with that.
And dear Neville Longbottom, the unsung hero. The movies did him dirty – way dirtier than Professor Snape's greasy hair. In the Forbidden Forest escapade, Neville was right there, in the thick of it, not some sidelined extra. It wasn't Ron who stayed behind with Hagrid – it was Neville! But, oh well, who cares about continuity and Neville's crucial role in helping Harry escape on a centaur? Apparently not the filmmakers.
In the end, it's a shame – a wizarding travesty, if you will – how little love Neville received in the cinematic realm.
And where was Peeves The Poltergeist in all this! ?
And why only one match of Quidditch? I know I may be asking for too much, but how can I not?
I can only wonder, we can only wonder.
I just hope that the new HBO show can do what the movies didn't.
2.0
Still not finished but I'm starting to fear this will end bad. Nothing like the first book and I don't love Jace or Bethy and their whole problem with trusting each other
Please don't ruin book three too
Fluid and well written, you can actually feel the connection between Alexa and Nick, full of personality and fun dialogue. Hot as the cover suggest. I recommend this book to anyone, a page turner indeed.
I was adamant to proceed after I learned about the main having been married before. I have this fixation with helpless virgins and scoundrels, is what I wish every writer would fill every romance historical novel with but you can't always get what you want. I regret my unwillingness to continue with it. I should have known Lisa Kleypas wouldn't have disappointed me.
Fast read, skipped a few parts. Good enough and some spice. The concept was new for me.
It was fun at the beginning but like all right at the end the fun changed into confusion, this could have been a good trilogy with the baby and the not knowing how Xander was going to keep having Liv or how Alice and Aidan never got together, it was all too fast for my taste. I now need closure for Alice, smh. Still Good enough for few hours of having nothing to do.
