I haven't read these since I was a kid....and they are still as bloody magnificent as i remember. Can't wait to make it all the way through again.
2.5. It could have been way better. The idea behind it is awesome but it could have been executed better.
I liked the concept of the book and I liked the characters. What I didn't like was that you'd have an awesome chapter followed by one too many of boredom, just to tthen be wrapped up again right before you said “ugh eff this book”.
2.5 stars. It's not a bad book. There were just one too many things that didn't make sense. It was interesting enough that I wanted to keep reading and I wanted it to get better but it didn't.
I wanted to like. I was supposed to like it. Nothing in the synopsis indicated I wouldn't. I was wrong because it kept putting me to sleep.
i'd have given it five stars if not for the ending. The very end of it. I rolled my eyes at a book. But other than that I enjoyed it very much.
This is how a short story is supposed to be written. Full of detail and story even though it's a quick read. It didn't feel rushed through at all. I loved it and can't wait to continue the series.
If you enjoy every single character being a candidate for bipolar disorder then this is the book for you. I can't even finish it. Even my faced showed how much of a mess this was as my boyfriend walked by and suggested i stopped reading before i chucked my Nook.
I don't need a gung ho, kick ass female protagonist. But I don't want a whiny wet blanket either. So far I've loved Maya Banks books..but this one..ugh. The relationship between the two MC's was very wtf why? I couldn't deal with them separately or together. I didn't like anyone in the book. The story was was just a big fat no.
This was a huge let down. I was quite bored. I've read a lot of KA's books and even the ones I was just MEH about I still liked and read the once. I couldn't with this. I don't even know what happened. I just can't do it anymore. Maybe it's me. Maybe it's because I'm obsessed with ACOTAR series right now. But this didn't give me the usual KA love i am used to feeling.
I debated hard about giving this book 2 or 3 stars. On one hand the protagonist made me want to bash my own head in. She did ALL OF THE THINGS one shouldn't do when out on a remote AF cabin. It was insanely frustrating. But the story was shockingly short so there's that.
This is my second Darcy Coates book and I don't know if it's her thing but she's really good at building an atmosphere and background. Her descriptions are fantastic. BUT the story is over quickly. It's not a short story but it's not a full length novel either. It's weird.
There was a very M. Night Shyamalan-y twist at the end. I certainly didn't see it coming but even that was like WTF.
So what I'm saying is...I don't fully know how to feel about this book. LOL
3.5 stars. This story definitely needed to be a bit longer. Perhaps to flesh out the romance a bit more. And if love wasn't a factor in the story then I wouldn't have cared...but it is so I needed it to be a bit meatier. Although at no point, did the story scare me ( even though I was hoping for it) the descriptions were really good. The epilogue definitely had me wanting to read the next installment.
Normally, I don't read books that start off with a comparison...IF YOU LIKE HARRY POTTER, YOU'LL LOVE etc etc...Which was the case with this book. However, I read the synopsis (the book kept on getting recommended) and surprise, surprise..It didn't suck. It was a bit draggy at one point and I thought this the book was going to be too long (not in the sense of size but in the sense of it taking way too long to get to the point). Surprise again!!....CLIFFHANGER. I am definitely going to read the second part. I enjoyed it enough for that....But I'm not comparing it to Harry Potter because no.
This book was okay. Which was a let down because I wanted to love it. I loved The Hookup. And knowing that Addie was the opposite of her sister I expected more spiciness. I teared up more in this one LOL. It was missing the big IT, I guess. I love all the characters and everything came full circle. It all ended wrapped up in a nice neat bow. I'm glad it's a duet because as much as I like and appreciate the side characters....not every side character needs their own story. Sometimes a side kick is just a side kick. And I have little desire to hear any of their stories.
Maybe if this was the first book followed by The Hookup then perhaps I'd feel different. Again...not a bad book. But I wanted more than just okay. Because I'm needy like that.
I enjoyed this even more than the first one. I wasn't sure if the book would be better because of what happens in book one but I was wrong. Darcy Coates has a way of writing these awesome horror scenes. She really brings a book to life with those. I enjoyed the main characters even more than in book one. They didn't annoy me then but i felt like the book could have been longer to flesh out their romance a bit more but they come together nicely here. We even see Sophie show even more spunk that she's not even aware she has. The more of Darcy's books i read, the bigger of a fan I become.
I can't lie... I felt a smidge of guilt reading this. It isn't an autobiography... It's pictures of his actual journals. Even though once you open it it says something along the lines of don't read me but read me... You're kind of like “Okay, Kurt”. Apparently he would write drafts of letters...song lyrics... There's even a recipe. Like at all times he had some type of notebook with him and he wrote every thought in it. Hence the guilty part...because it's not like I'd go to someones house and open their journal even if it was in plain sight. But it's a chance to see inside KURT COBAINS mind. So for the same reason I watch endless amounts of murder/serial killer/ whodunnit type shows ( I am fascinated by the human psyche. Just don't tell anyone) I read this and it was beautiful and sad and now it'll grace my shelves for all eternity.
I'm currently thanking the Lord that I already have the next book. MM is going to kill me in the best way with these cliffhangers.
If this is the kind of writing the author has for her first book...i can't wait to see what she has next. Great characters..and not just the main one. She gave everyone else a life of their own. So much so that I'd want to read a book on them. The story is heavy and it feels so real. It gripped me and I didn't want to put it down.
Trigger warning- violence, sexual abuse.
Well....it was bound to happen. First MM books/duet I didn't like. I gave the first one 3 stars because the ending saved it. But nothing saved this one. Cavanaugh was just...meh. I didn't hate him. There just wasnt anything there for me to swoon over him. Greer was annoying. I read her BFF's books first and I'm glad I did. Up until now all the women in this world had a likeable quality. Greer was just too immature for my nerves. The sexular scenes were hot and all but I need more than that. That being said am I going to stop reading MM's books. Uh hell no. I'm old enough and I've read more than enough to know that sometimes your favorite authors don't hit the mark for you. I still love you, Meghan! LoL.
I normally don't go for short stories. I find that they leave me wanting one too many times because not many authors can satisfy my bookly needs in 40 pages or so. As a new Patton fan, I'm finding this is not the case with her. This is a great short story. It has a beginning, middle and end...which that alone is amazing to me. You ger a sense of the main character. Who he is as a person. You even get a sense of the side characters. Nothing felt rushed or unexplained. In 40ish pages? That's a winner.
I was afraid that because I loved the first one so much that this one wouldn't live up to the hype i made in my head. And I had nothing to be afraid. Great character growth. I loved the side story line just as much as the main one. As you can tell by the title..at least you should...it's about religion. Which can be a heavy subject...now add murder to the mix.
I'm not just excited for the next murder ( that didn't sound as weird when i thought about )..but also for what's next for the characters..and not just Damien. I really like all the side characters. It's hard not to.