I am so serious here, but what are we doing anymore? What is happening? Nothing makes sense.
This series had some merits and some alright characters at I am so serious here, but what are we doing anymore? What is happening? Nothing makes sense.
This series had some merits and some alright characters at first, but there is simply too much happening among gods, abilities, people without abilities, training, sanctuaries, background characters that serve almost no purpose, wastelands, and the word bond used so many times it loses it's meaning.
This series has really lofty ambitions, but refuses to create the ground work to make any of this believable. The entire second half of the book is waiting around to go on the offense of the resistance. And I simply refuse to believe that they battled the resistance for hours?? Where have they been? Who are all these people rushing off to battle? It's really frustrating in fantasy to throw around countless deaths for canon fodder.
This series either should have been fleshed out from a third person POV or shortened. There was no reason to have this many books and this many plot holes. ...more
I think there were a lot of things that didn't really come together in this book. The entire first part of the book makes it seem like this dystopian I think there were a lot of things that didn't really come together in this book. The entire first part of the book makes it seem like this dystopian wasteland and I was all for that. Not to mention the really long travel time for the main characters (Echo and Adam) to get to Dark City.
Come to find out, they get to Dark City (don't even get me started on these names) and there's cars and phones and a weird computer lab the berserker Adam's main alpha force use. I'm not going to say I was so invested that I couldn't listen anymore, but something about this bothered me. It was like the rest of the setting made me think the world was built in one way, only to find out things were very different. Is it urban fantasy? Is it dystopian urban fantasy? What are we doing here?
The side character building is minimal at best, the story and settings don't make sense a lot of the time, honestly even the 'romance' between the main characters don't make sense. I can get behind a resentful love interested situation, but Echo seems to flip flop so much with the author using the excuse of her being an omega. And Adam seems to not do much other than fight, not sure why he's a leader. The attempt of backstory about his sister feels half hearted, even with the way things ended.
Overall, pretty forgettable setting and storyline, lackluster characters who have no personality outside of their 'status' (alpha/omega/fate). This book definitely could have leaned more into world building and the sex scenes might have seemed less silly and gratuitous. It also felt like it ended very abruptly, but oh well. ...more
Don't be fooled by the cover, this is not a historical fantasy, it's a YA modern urban fantasy.
I'm not sure where to start with this book. It felt so Don't be fooled by the cover, this is not a historical fantasy, it's a YA modern urban fantasy.
I'm not sure where to start with this book. It felt so long because there's so much detail into pieces of stories that didn't feel as important as the ones that were rushed through. Chris and Clem are ok narrators, but I have a hard time understanding why Valentina was needed or even the random Zac one. Those were the parts that dragged on, when in reality the timeline of the book is not that long.
I enjoyed a lot of the setting and the world of magic that was built here. I really liked the family dynamics, even if Chris and Clem are very obviously bratty teenage voices. If you can get past the 'the throne belongs to me' all the time, their decisions make more sense.
My main issue is with Eve. Like am I supposed to believe no one notices him gone, especially his sister? That feels like a huge plot hole, but overall I'm not sure I'll have the attention span to pick up the next one. This book trudged through a lot of tedious background and rushed through a climax that felt like it didn't match the tone of the rest of the book....more
Nothing like giving a lackluster series a pretty boring ending. I'm 100% convinced that the author had no idea where she was going with this series. ENothing like giving a lackluster series a pretty boring ending. I'm 100% convinced that the author had no idea where she was going with this series. Every book had a series of cobbled together evil doers who had almost no impact on the overall plot. And even the parts that did carry over weren't good. Chaos, Fletcher, Lenore, all are supposed to be some kinda antagonist, but because of the POV of the book, it feels like all of their antics are left as afterthoughts to explain away holes in the plot.
The characters have very little depth besides the single thing the author gave them to do (ex Blue wear flowing dresses, Wyatt has snack foods, Shepard has weapons, Nico has his weird pants, Jem has roller skates). And they all have an annoying phase that they keep repeating to remind us that the character is who they say they are.
Admittedly, I read this book because I think there's parts of it that are interesting. But I'm frustrated to keep seeing urban fantasy as an excuse for misogyny, racism, and anti-queer ideologies. The idea of writing an entire species as sexist just because that's how they are is lazy. And I'm sorry, if there are so many immortals, how are they all straight, heteronormative, allo-sexual carbon copies.
Whatever, it's over and I'm not reading that ending novella because I'm done with Raven and Christian....more
I honestly don’t know why the author decided to create a series with a lot of side characters and focus on just one from a first person pov. Raven is I honestly don’t know why the author decided to create a series with a lot of side characters and focus on just one from a first person pov. Raven is boring and played out, like let’s spread the story out. ...more
An ok middle book. This one was better than some of the others because the struggles or bad guys felt genuine and there were other characters to hear An ok middle book. This one was better than some of the others because the struggles or bad guys felt genuine and there were other characters to hear from. ...more
It was fine. I didn’t feel like it was overly suspenseful. Raven is supposed to be this great person and she keeps falling into traps and making dumb It was fine. I didn’t feel like it was overly suspenseful. Raven is supposed to be this great person and she keeps falling into traps and making dumb choices. ...more
My issue with this series is that there’s not a good overarching plot. Like the bad guys get taken down (pretty easily) only for another copy to show My issue with this series is that there’s not a good overarching plot. Like the bad guys get taken down (pretty easily) only for another copy to show up next book. Very silly but at least Bastian was an interesting character and I didn’t have to hear dumb descriptions of Melanie’s breasts everytime she showed up. ...more
I think it was alright, but I think I liked the cover more than the story. I enjoyed the banter between the two main characters but the story and settI think it was alright, but I think I liked the cover more than the story. I enjoyed the banter between the two main characters but the story and setting could have used some more work. There's a lot of things just glossed over. I also don't know why there was an epilogue, the story was wrapped up and doesn't need more. If this is a series, I don't see why. ...more
So far my least favorite, but I liked Ivy and I liked Lorenzo. The writing is just lazy. I hate the lack of effort in saying his home was decorated inSo far my least favorite, but I liked Ivy and I liked Lorenzo. The writing is just lazy. I hate the lack of effort in saying his home was decorated in 'Native American design' or describing people as 'native american.' It felt very white woman writing about dreamcatchers and horses without bothering to do any further research. I would have liked it better without the half ass attempt, but overall not bad. ...more
Whew this was just as average at the series before. I do like the idea of some of the background characters though. Admittedly, I didn't hate Alexia oWhew this was just as average at the series before. I do like the idea of some of the background characters though. Admittedly, I didn't hate Alexia or Austin either, I just didn't feel like their romance or story were that great. I also don't understand why there's always so many men and very few women.
I love urban fantasy, but this book is just a lot of events that don't mean anything. The plot is supposed to be solving a crime, but a lot of other tI love urban fantasy, but this book is just a lot of events that don't mean anything. The plot is supposed to be solving a crime, but a lot of other things happen that don't develop characters or explain the setting any better.
Overall pretty forgettable. There was a lot of supernatural species and rules going on, but very little explanation about how things are set up or theOverall pretty forgettable. There was a lot of supernatural species and rules going on, but very little explanation about how things are set up or the background. Why are there angels? And there's vampires and demons? The characters were relatively likeable, but not super deep, just generally fluffy....more
Totally forgettable ending. Every character they bring in is somehow secretly related to someone else, all the rules bend for the main characters, andTotally forgettable ending. Every character they bring in is somehow secretly related to someone else, all the rules bend for the main characters, and all the focus is on the characters no one cares about. But I digress, I'm looking for a redeeming part of this, and I think that the only one is that I won't have to have Silver and Logan as an MC anymore. ...more
Why are the chosen special ones always so boring? Literally everyone else in this series is so much more interesting than Silver. And the fact that shWhy are the chosen special ones always so boring? Literally everyone else in this series is so much more interesting than Silver. And the fact that she constantly talks about being alone despite constantly being surrounded by other people is annoying.
This book goes like most of the others, dumb character interactions, Silver does something stupid and gets kidnapped or attacked by the secondary villain, she can't tell anyone (except for some reason Christian??), and everyone is just ok with her going off and living with some other man. Honestly the levels to which the characters blow off her antics is astounding.
The character death felt dumb and unnecessary, which made that storyline even more underwhelming.
And the constant shift between first person and third person is pretty annoying. I'm glad there's only one more book of Silver being the main character, what a nuisance. ...more
I don't know why I keep reading these, probably because some of the side characters are interesting. But this whole book is going to/throwing parties,I don't know why I keep reading these, probably because some of the side characters are interesting. But this whole book is going to/throwing parties, the bad guys attack, regrouping, repeat. ...more
I’m clearly a glutton for punishment. There’s a lot of bad in this book but there’s a few ok pieces that keep me coming back.
Some of the characters aI’m clearly a glutton for punishment. There’s a lot of bad in this book but there’s a few ok pieces that keep me coming back.
Some of the characters are likable and fun. Silver is a terrible dumb person. She’s literally so stupid. All of the other characters are men and they’re more dynamic than she is. Also the casual misogyny is so frustrating, all other women are described as whores or wearing lipstick makes Silver look easy. Give me a break. I wish I could replace her in the story with anyone else.
This book was such a mess. None of the relationships made sense or felt genuine. And the main character had very little personality and constantly neeThis book was such a mess. None of the relationships made sense or felt genuine. And the main character had very little personality and constantly needed saving. Also there’s literally one other woman besides the MC and she’s only at the beginning.
Anyway I got the second book already because I’m a glutton and I’m hoping it gets better. ...more
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