i really liked the ending but it's predictable and i wish it played with my fear morei really liked the ending but it's predictable and i wish it played with my fear more...more
felt more young adult than adult but besides it being predictable I did enjoy this almost cozy fantasy esk zoo story with a sapphic romance and cool bfelt more young adult than adult but besides it being predictable I did enjoy this almost cozy fantasy esk zoo story with a sapphic romance and cool birds ...more
3.5 - the virgin stuff was kinda weird and i haven't watched buffy so i'm sure i missed a lot with these characters relying on the show's canon but i 3.5 - the virgin stuff was kinda weird and i haven't watched buffy so i'm sure i missed a lot with these characters relying on the show's canon but i still enjoyed the storyline, though this is def written for young adult readers who mayhap watched buffy instead of the older buffy fans who've grown up...more
3.5 rounded down due to pacing and the length of this book, it could've been shorter and more focused on the mystery task but i enjoyed these characte3.5 rounded down due to pacing and the length of this book, it could've been shorter and more focused on the mystery task but i enjoyed these characters even when they felt annoying i still cared for them and this world and magic intrigues me a lot....more
sadly this was a bit of a nothing burger for me. i listened to the audiobook so the writing style really stuck out to me but not in a way i liked. "i sadly this was a bit of a nothing burger for me. i listened to the audiobook so the writing style really stuck out to me but not in a way i liked. "i did this. i did that. i had this thought." i became painfully aware with the artistic style and it didn't work with the narrator. even with how first person this story is, i couldn't connect to rafa. this is a horror novel of vibes and nothing else .-. which usually works for me but something about this just didn't click. maybe because it's short there wasn't enough time to stick my teeth in or because it was ultra ambiguous, i'm just not sure....more
2.5 - where are the stakes!! the tension!! why does this feel like a disney story but in a bad way when it should be a good way!! i want to love this 2.5 - where are the stakes!! the tension!! why does this feel like a disney story but in a bad way when it should be a good way!! i want to love this series more than i do but they just don't hit with their dumb miscommunication...more
this isn't exactly what i read but it gets the point across, i listened to the poetry of lewis carroll and it's so fun hearing! i really enjoyed the wthis isn't exactly what i read but it gets the point across, i listened to the poetry of lewis carroll and it's so fun hearing! i really enjoyed the wonderland feels and enjoyed my journey as i try to retrain my brain on how to write poetry!!...more
2.5 - the title of this book is deceitful, there is no circus which is hard to get over that feeling of disappointment but setting that aside for this2.5 - the title of this book is deceitful, there is no circus which is hard to get over that feeling of disappointment but setting that aside for this review. This is a story written for a younger audience, not myself. The messaging is heavy handed, the writing wasn't my cup of tea, and the trials/competition were lacking a little. I really struggled with the setting of this story having a mix of modern day with fantasy but also didn't feel like any particular time. I did enjoy the trials for what they were and the suspense they caused, but I really enjoyed the female characters, especially the friendship between Ava and Wendy. This is more of a cliché debut young adult fantasy but again I think younger readers who like dystopian stories will enjoy this, it doesn't have subtle themes but it still makes you think about society. The ending really lost me, I commonly felt my mind wander elsewhere and picking up distractions while listening to the audiobook. This could've been a shorter story and I would've enjoyed the pacing a bit more. Overall I would recommend this story, with the expectations going into it knowing this has nothing to do with a circus....more
this didn't hit the same as the first book which means the first one wasn't as good as i thought i just needed it at that time which is aye-oh-kay butthis didn't hit the same as the first book which means the first one wasn't as good as i thought i just needed it at that time which is aye-oh-kay but sadly this didn't help with my reading slump ...more
talk about character undevelopment. let me tell you how this ending should've gone...
The big battle happens (with more action please) and the big bad talk about character undevelopment. let me tell you how this ending should've gone...
The big battle happens (with more action please) and the big bad (who isn't that important anyway) dies.
Now, either our beloved Rhen dies as a sacrifice while fighting the big bad because of the guilt and overall trauma from the curse. Then out of a need/must Grey takes the throne along side Harper who slowly fall in love and have their HEA (sorry i ship grey and harper so much after ACSDAL) OR Rhen and Harper stay on the throne and Emberfall has their HEA while Grey rules alongside Lia Mara where they're dumb trope could happen off page and away from my mind. That way these two kingdoms can have peace and trade and HEA.
EITHER OF THESE WOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD OPTION COMPARED TO WHAT WE GOT!...more
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