Okay so I wasn’t really feeling this book, it’s okay, but the dialogue is cheesy with lots of !! exclamation marks (one of my pet peeves). I DNF @20%
Okay so I wasn’t really feeling this book, it’s okay, but the dialogue is cheesy with lots of !! exclamation marks (one of my pet peeves). I was just thinking I’d power through this, but didn’t care much about it and knew it would be a 3-star read max.
But then chapter 6 starts out with the H casually greeting the h by saying “Hey, sister.” …sister? ...more
The sunk-cost fallacy really be working overtime on me with books sometimes. I blame the GR reading challenge for making me feel like every boDNF @40%
The sunk-cost fallacy really be working overtime on me with books sometimes. I blame the GR reading challenge for making me feel like every book needs to “count” ...more
DNF. ****EVEN IF YOU DON'T READ MY REVIEW YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STORYLINE IS A FUCKING TRILOGY**** So as I was reading this book it got worse and worseDNF. ****EVEN IF YOU DON'T READ MY REVIEW YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STORYLINE IS A FUCKING TRILOGY**** So as I was reading this book it got worse and worse and I was thinking I'd probably give this 2-stars because it was just plain ridiculous, but I was curious enough to see how it ended. However, at 55% in I end up on goodreads and get it spoiled for me that THIS IS A TRILOGY. No fucking way is this storyline interesting enough for three books and there was ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION this was the first of three books which is very shady of the author. The first book in this series is a standalone (which I actually enjoyed and now I'm wondering how that's possible), and apparently she marketed this one as a standalone as well then SUPRISE, there's a cliffhanger ending and now it's a DUET. But then she says SUPRISE AGAIN in book two with ANOTHER cliffhanger ending and turns it into a TRILOGY. That's seriously fucked up. And this storyline gets even worse if that was possible in book two. If for some reason you want to read these three books stop reading now for spoilers.... Grayson and Story get married TO OTHER PEOPLE. And still fuck each other and cheat on each other and their spouses. GREAT. AWESOME ROMANCE. Best of all, Story is married to West, who is Charlotte's (Grayson's wife) brother, the guy that raped Story and took her virginity. Ugggggh WHY. Anyway, thank God I got that spoiled for me and can stop reading this train wreck. I'm out.
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DNF. ****EVEN IF YOU DON'T READ MY REVIEW YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS STORYLINE IS A FUCKING TRILOGY**** So as I was reading this book it got worse and worse and I was thinking I'd probably give this 2-stars because it was just plain ridiculous, but I was curious enough to see how it ended. However, at 55% in I end up on goodreads and get it spoiled for me that THIS IS A TRILOGY. No fucking way is this storyline interesting enough for three books and there was ABSOLUTELY NO INDICATION this was the first of three books which is very shady of the author. The first book in this series is a standalone (which I actually enjoyed and now I'm wondering how that's possible), and apparently she marketed this one as a standalone as well then SUPRISE, there's a cliffhanger ending and now it's a DUET. But then she says SUPRISE AGAIN in book two with ANOTHER cliffhanger ending and turns it into a TRILOGY. That's seriously fucked up. And this storyline gets even worse if that was possible in book two. If for some reason you want to read these three books stop reading now for spoilers.... Grayson and Story get married TO OTHER PEOPLE. And still fuck each other and cheat on each other and their spouses. GREAT. AWESOME ROMANCE. Best of all, Story is married to West, who is Charlotte's (Grayson's wife) brother, the guy that raped Story and took her virginity. Ugggggh WHY. Anyway, thank God I got that spoiled for me and can stop reading this train wreck. I'm out....more
I wanted to give this book a go because I found book one of this series to be entertaining with how absurd it was and the premise of this sounDNF @26%
I wanted to give this book a go because I found book one of this series to be entertaining with how absurd it was and the premise of this sounded interesting, but unfortunately I don’t like it at all. From the start I found the dialogue especially stood out as really bad. Idk it was all just so cheesy and poorly written. In the middle of a sex scene the h shouts “Wow, you’re really impressive! This is the best night of my life!” Idk is that not just super awkward to read? The H is supposed to be dark and mysterious and has some like big secret but he’s just weird and his inner monologue and the shit he says out loud is just cringe. Idk didn’t like this at all. Didn’t feel anything like book one which was crazy in a fun way so I’m definitely stopping here ...more
DNF @ 37%…this just isn’t working for me, but every once in awhile I find myself drawn in by the paranormal academy RH plot line and pretty much everyDNF @ 37%…this just isn’t working for me, but every once in awhile I find myself drawn in by the paranormal academy RH plot line and pretty much every time it’s a massive disappointment hah so if anyone has any better than usual suggestions in this genre I might try them out when the mood strikes again...more
The heroine is a 30 yo, poor, tall, broad spinster that no one wants to marry except for a half-orc so he can get elevated status of marrying DNF @25%
The heroine is a 30 yo, poor, tall, broad spinster that no one wants to marry except for a half-orc so he can get elevated status of marrying a 'lady'. My issue is the 30 year old heroine legitimately doesn't even know how sex works at all, is way too innocent and self-sacrificing and I'm not feeling the traditional wedding ceremonies the orc is making her go through. Day one is her getting her clothes ripped off of her in front of all of his men in the hall so they can "inspect" her and make sure she's not defective......more
I don't really know why, but this book isn't working for me. One thing I can say is that from the very beginning everyone's actions, choices aDNF @30%
I don't really know why, but this book isn't working for me. One thing I can say is that from the very beginning everyone's actions, choices and reactions haven't made a lot of sense to me or seem to abrupt with no build up so I'm just stopping here. I don't think it's a bad book more of a case of 'it's not you, it's me' probably....more
Plargarism sucks. Go read the real book 'Kingdom Fall' by A. Zavarelli instead.Plargarism sucks. Go read the real book 'Kingdom Fall' by A. Zavarelli instead....more
I got to 17%, but just couldn't keep going. I've been hoping I'd want to give it another try, but I don't think that's going to happen. The writing/chI got to 17%, but just couldn't keep going. I've been hoping I'd want to give it another try, but I don't think that's going to happen. The writing/characters are just a bit too cheesy/over done for me. I was really pulled in by the premise because it's almost Mr. & Mrs. Smith like and I would die for a romance novel like that lol but this is not the one for me, unfortunately....more
I did not read this book. I will never read this book. I will never read any book by this author.
But I feel totally justified giving it one star becauseI did not read this book. I will never read this book. I will never read any book by this author.
But I feel totally justified giving it one star because she has blatantly plagiarized one of my favorite books: That Guy by Kim Jones. There is no way this could be played off, scenes are straight up copied with a few words changed and the character names substituted. A teaser she made for this book copied 32 words in a row verbatim from Kim Jones' work. She literally promoted this book with stolen words. Kim Jones has screenshots and has done a live video on facebook about this if you want to see more: Kim Jones Facebook
This is gross and disgusting and SM Soto should be ashamed to call herself an author. Plagiarism is never okay, but really you're going to do that to another indie author? This is not a misunderstanding that can be edited away or excused, it was purposeful and blatant and I can't imagine this is the first time she's done it (I've heard accusations she's done this to other authors as well in the past).
Please don't read this book (or any book by SM Soto) and instead treat yourself to That Guy by Kim Jones. I promise it's amazing....more
DNF @ 57%.... I really tried, but it's been two weeks so I'm just going to have to put this in the DNF pile for now. Smut with no plot can only get yoDNF @ 57%.... I really tried, but it's been two weeks so I'm just going to have to put this in the DNF pile for now. Smut with no plot can only get you so far so why is this 654 pages long?!? Like what. This is not the story for that kind of page length. I was kind of having fun with the trashyness of it all, but it just got to too much and the dialogue makes me want to die so I'm done lol....more
DNF ~@50% This is a very smutty 'kink' book, and I found it a bit ridiculous, but I was a little hooked and powering through it. The dialogue, characteDNF ~@50% This is a very smutty 'kink' book, and I found it a bit ridiculous, but I was a little hooked and powering through it. The dialogue, characters, plot, etc. just got to be too much for me though lol and then I found out it was a trilogy about the same couple and there's just no way I can read 3 books about these people so I'm out....more
DNF @69%...for now. I'm just so bored, but maybe I'll finish it someday? I obviously don't want to, but I feel compelled to because I hate DNFing bookDNF @69%...for now. I'm just so bored, but maybe I'll finish it someday? I obviously don't want to, but I feel compelled to because I hate DNFing books. **Update written after this review: I spoiled myself by reading other reviews and then I just had to see that cliffhanger ending play out lol so I ended up skimming the rest and omg...glad I just skimmed because it did not get better IMO**
Unfortunately this was just really juvenile, the plot didn't keep me engaged and I felt no connection to the characters or storyline. I can't muster up any interest in this anymore and I'm just hate-reading it at this point while constantly checking how much is left so I'm going to stop. Also I thought my "review" of why I DNF'd would be really short but it turned into the longest rant of all time. Oops.
I know I mentioned this in my review of the first book, but I still can't get over the fact that our Hero, a super hot, sexy, all powerful God is named...Shadow. I'm sorry, but that just sucks. It's a cute name for a black cat or dog who's adorable and follows you around everywhere, but for the "Supreme Being" of the Shadow Realm... You name him SHADOW. A name Mera jokingly gave him shortening "Shadow Beast" but then 'Oh, turns out everyone calls him that even his best friend's for thousands of years even though you just made it up'. Also, the H being called 'Shadow' and the h's nickname being "Sunshine" is just a bit too on-the-nose for me. Really? Shadow and Sunshine? Might as well call them Light and Dark. Oh, but wait, Shadow's real name is...Darkor. That's right DARKor. Wow. Very imaginitive and unique and creative.
Moving on, our heroine, Mera or "Sunshine" is just so immature, TSTL, overly dramatic and annoying. I love a sassy, funny, take-no-shit heroine, but Mera misses the mark completely for me and instead just annoys the shit out of me. Her constantly saying "dude" is supposed to be such a rebelious little quirk that makes her ?relateable? and instead is so lame to me ...more
DNF @ 53% for now...This isn't horrible, but I haven't had much time to read these past couple days due to the holidays, but I honestly haven't wantedDNF @ 53% for now...This isn't horrible, but I haven't had much time to read these past couple days due to the holidays, but I honestly haven't wanted to. I don't love reincarnation storylines because it's hard for me to feel and believe in the connection to the current version of the love interest. There were some weird plot elements, a few cringey things, the world building is pretty meh and I'm not super compelled by these characters and their supposed love story. I was trying to power through this, but then I found out it's a trilogy and there's no way I'm reading two more books about this couple so I'm out....more
DNF @ 38%... for me this writing is the definition of trying too hard, to the point that a lot of the time I just don't even know wtf she's trying to DNF @ 38%... for me this writing is the definition of trying too hard, to the point that a lot of the time I just don't even know wtf she's trying to say. The plot is somewhat intriguing and sometimes I can power through bad writing just to know what happens, but idk I'm pausing here....more
The blurbs for the books in this series are very funny and I found the beginning of this book hilariousI DNF'd this at 23% because it was ridiculous.
The blurbs for the books in this series are very funny and I found the beginning of this book hilarious, but then I realized that it would just be that one funny scene and then where was the book going? Turns out nowhere good.
I feel like this author could write some really great short stories, but it just feels like she's turning to turn a funny scene into a novel and it doesn't work for me unfortunately....more
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