hannah

didn't finish the last part as there were things that didn't vibe with me and even my therapist agreed I should set this aside and maybe revisit later, but for the 3/4 of the book I read I do think it to be extremely useful and a totally recommended read!

So good I could not set it down, started a little slow and picked up towards the middle of the book. The world building is long and admittedly difficult to get through, lots of characters are introduced to provide depth to the story, and the interesting part begins right around the middle of the book. It was such an easy read tho that despite that I got sucked into reading and finished it up in a day, it didn't even occur to me it was such a long book until the very end.

The character development for both Cassia and Leo is outstanding. The book doesn't have the usual “man who comes to save the day” narrative, but instead focuses on Cassia finding her voice, standing up for herself, and Lio being in her corner and available the offer the support she needs when she requests. I also have to say that normally even the slightest bit of spice makes me uncomfortable, but this was so beautifully written throughout that it made those scenes extra perfect.

Went ito it thinking I'd just be starting a quick series I could knock out towards my 2023 reading goal, came out the other side with a new favorite book.

My emotions were all over the place while reading this! as someone who struggled in my personal relationship with my mother I could relate a lot, and as someone who grew up with Jennette as part of my childhood, I could not help but feel for her knowing what she was experiencing during those times. Her writing is catchy and engaging, I could not get myself to put the book down at all. The way she uses irony during hard recallings of situations she lived makes the writing easier to go down, but also made me feel for her more, as I recognize I use the same tactic to speak on emotionally hard things to talk about.
This is one of the best books I've ever read, and would totally recommend it to anyone in a heartbeat.

rented the audiobook as it sounded like it would be an interesting thriller, but ended up being disappointed.

The story could have been interesting, but I found myself thinking many times that the legal/investigative aspects did not make sense, and all the characters were acting like middle schoolers rather than law enforcement professionals.

The plot twist was interesting and is what kept me going, as I saw it mentioned several times in the reviews, but in retrospect, it was not worth it.

I personally liked the back-and-forth perspective switch, as I had never read a book written in such a way, but overall the writing fell flat as it felt rushed and poorly edited.

Absolutely loved this book, Maas made me hate Nesta and now she made me love her again. As per the rest of the series, each character and their stories are beautifully written and woven together, this was truly a pleasure to read.

much better than the first book, tho it still does feel like ACOTAR deeply inspired the whole story and it does slightly read like fanfiction. The writing got better towards the end, enough to make me look forward to reading Covet

Wildly captivating, with a plot twist to die for ;)

Did not expect much from this book, didn't even read any reviews, but boy was I pleasantly surprised by it!
It was a read that only took a couple hours, as the story kept me hooked and the plot twist did not allow me to put the book down. I just recently started reading again and this book is easily one of my favorites so far, I will definitely be checking out more of Freida's work!

enjoyed the story as I have been, but I am not a huge fan of the constant switch of perspective.

This entire book reads like fanfiction, the story is one you've probably read a million times, and the writing is not particularly brilliant but it gets the job done. Do I love it? No. Do I hate it? Also no.

I will probably read the rest of the series, but I would not recommend you read this unless you just have nothing better to do with your time.

The story took one turn after the other, I loved the format of the short letters back and forth, as well as the predictable unpredictability of the story. Brilliant writing on the part of the author, left me wanting more!

This book kept me hooked, and despite the buildup throughout the story, I was absolutely not prepared for the ending.
The author does a damn good job building her characters, I found myself siding with Hannah a lot and sharing her frustrations at her husband, and her fears for her family.
To me, this is one of the best books I've ever read, and would recommend picking it up!

overall a decent book, but as someone who's familiar with the software and was part of the forum/is part of the Facebook and Discord groups, a lot of the information was already known to me, and it did not feel like the book provided me with any additional knowledge