Did I hate this because the plot was all over the place or barely existed? Maybe it was because the characters were so boring and Evangeline might jusDid I hate this because the plot was all over the place or barely existed? Maybe it was because the characters were so boring and Evangeline might just be the stupidest character I have ever known? Perhaps it was the fact that most of the book was written in questions like these?
There is also a chance that it’s because it was poorly written, the characters lacked personality, there was no plot, and also how it reiterated things constantly like I just did in this statement.
Buckle in students because this might require a trip back to my classroom.
This book really fucking sucked. Every single review I read loved this, eWhat do you get when you mix predictability and dullness? The Midnight Library
This book really fucking sucked. Every single review I read loved this, even a close friend of mine recommended this to me, so imagine my surprise when my eyes were incapable of rolling back for the 74034 time due to the tedious plot.
The main character was annoying (already forgot her name but don't care enough to look it up). From the first chapter you're able to figure out what she's going to do and how her story will end.
The only reason I feel bad writing this review is because I don't want to bore you as much as this book bored me.
Pre-read: May 11,2021 Intimidated by the fact that 600+ people have this book on hold at the library....more
If you are looking for a novel that contains the following: ☑predictable plot ☑flat characters ☑unlikable characters ☑poor writing Then this is the book foIf you are looking for a novel that contains the following: ☑predictable plot ☑flat characters ☑unlikable characters ☑poor writing Then this is the book for you!
0.1/5
The premise of this novel really pulled me in and I was so excited to read a historical fiction novel after not reading one for a while; this might have been one of the worst books I could have picked. Absolutely none of the characters were likable, even the seven year old daughter utters phrases that were unbelievable for a child to say. Her husband Archie might have been the worst character ever (I wonder if he was like this in real life). Agatha is also delusional with her desperate attempts to keep her husband happy despite his terrible personality.
The plot itself is predictable from the very beginning; I seriously mean I could tell what was about to happen from the first chapter. The whole first part (93% of the novel) doesn't really have a plot and is a dragged out investigation. Descriptions and events are repeated. The last 7% of the novel were the "plot" really occurred and even then it was completely boring and predictable. I would not recommend this book to anyone and the only thing I suggest you do is remove this from your TBR. ...more
Someday in heaven (if I make it there): Me: I'll take novels for 200 Alex Trebek: This novel is nothing but plot Me: What is Lore
0.5/5
I think the worst fSomeday in heaven (if I make it there): Me: I'll take novels for 200 Alex Trebek: This novel is nothing but plot Me: What is Lore
0.5/5
I think the worst feeling to have towards a novel is disinterest. For books I hate or love, I can easily write any sort of review to coherently express my thoughts. This book, however, is in a territory I would not like to venture towards. I can't find anything that I enjoyed about it which makes it very hard to write a review, but at the same time I want to save all of you from having to endure this bland atrocity.
Firstly, the 0.5 stars come simply from the interest I had for this book during the first 15 pages or so. Beyond this it was a downhill very slow and confusing rollercoaster with no sense of direction. I will title this rollercoaster I am on: The Plotinator
This book is so plot heavy. There is SO MUCH going on that it's impossible to follow. You have nine Greek gods that come to walk the Earth as mortals, but they are not really mortals because they have powers for some reason, and then there are houses of mortals but only some people can kill the gods and if certain people do it then they don't get anything.... I don't know about you but confusion is not something I enjoy in a book.. If plot is your favorite thing about a book then I would say go ahead and read this, it's the only thing holding up this novel. Personally, you're better off reading the synopsis and creating your own imaginary scenario for how the plot progresses from here.
One of the reoccurring themes of this novel is "feminism". I place this term in quotation marks because I don't consider every single page reiterating that something cannot be done because ___ is a woman to be feminism. I love strong female characters, but if the only way the author convinces me she is a strong female character is BY EVERY SINGLE OTHER CHARACTER telling me she isn't... guess what?? SHE IS NOT A STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER. Lore is the blandest person while simultaneously having a different opinion every other page.... okay so maybe she has a personality but not a very good one.
I really do not care about any of the other characters because they were poorly developed. The dialogue between people is only meant to drive the plot along and there never seems to be real emotion in what anyone is saying. Often times Lore's inner monologue is just repetition of what she or someone else said a couple chapters before, which got old fast. Additionally, the "relationships" in this novel were also really boring and predictable. She doesn't see or interact with someone for seven years and then loves them because honestly his only personality trait is "being so beautiful".
The ending is absolute trash. I wish I could erase it from my memory. I'm not spoiling anything in my review but I did not read 500 pages worth of garbage to have this plot heavy book end in such a stupid way.
Overall, this book was a terrible drag. I almost gave up multiple times and honestly I wouldn't have missed much. Once again, TikTok recommends the WORST BOOKS and GR 5 star reviews are misleading.
∙ part of race against time challenge (aka read all 2021 releases before the year ends.)...more
Welcome back students. I have been reassigned to teach Writing 102: So many words, so little plot. After my success with my first course, I am sure yoWelcome back students. I have been reassigned to teach Writing 102: So many words, so little plot. After my success with my first course, I am sure you are all aware it is expected that you have read this novel before attending my class in order to avoid spoilers. We will be delving into three main topics: monotony, pretension, and shallowness. Fill up your favorite mug with your choice of caffeinated beverage; I promise my review will be more entertaining than this dull novel. We also have a guest speaker, Roel, so please be kind and show her some appreciation.
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Monotony This book simply lacks a plot. Many will try and argue that the first and last 10% of the novel are where all the action occurs. Did I hear that correctly? Action? There is no such thing in this novel. The first 10% are a repetition of the novel description. I admit, the description immediately grasped my attention, however I’ll spare you the hours you spend reading this yawning and simply advise you that the description is sufficient enough.
We can easily change the title of this novel to The Monotonous Life of Addie LaRue and I guarantee no other revision to the novel would be needed; the title would be fitting. The whole novel is Addie walking around whining, followed by the introduction of Henry, who walks around whining and crying. Together they whine and walk around. The end.
Yup. I think I accurately captured everything that happens in this plot.
The writing style is so repetitive. I have read reviews that argue that although this novel lacks plot, the writing style is beautiful. This novel could be simplified to mad lib style. For example:
She was taken back to ___,(place) to ____,(place) to ____.(place) She was reminded of the coffee in ____,(city) in _____,(city) in _____.(city)
Everyone was mesmerized by her ________(seven freckles shaped like a constellation). Her beauty transcended this galaxy and it was evidenced by her _________(seven freckles on her cheek that looked like a constellation).
Maybe it simply took V.E. Schwab ten years to write this novel because she was running out of nouns to fill up her mad libs. It might be hard to believe that the above quotes were made up by me, but I will make sure to include citations from the novel itself:
"…drawing Addie back to Marseilles, to Budapest, to Dublin.”
“A park in London. A patio in Prague. A team room in Edinburgh.”
"Addie was used to passing glances—her features are sharp, but feminine, her eyes bright above the constellation of freckles on her cheeks, a kind of timeless beauty, she’s been told”
I was surprised to find out that her seven freckles were only mentioned ~23 times. I swear it was every other page. The only description we are constantly given, as if we had forgotten.
Also, what was the use of the following quote:
"Seven freckles. One for every love she’d have, that’s what Estele had said, when the girl was still young. One for every life she’d lead. One for every god watching over her.”
Was I the only one that actually thought she would have seven love lives? Did I think that somehow this story would be a great love adventure through the 300 years? What is the point of highlighting this in the prologue and never mentioning anything about this again?
To further highlight the pointless writing and how it's really something a 6 year old would be able to write:
No one is ever ready to die. Even when they think they want to. No one is ready. He isn’t ready. But it is time. It is time.
Pretension For a person that is allowed to live 300+ years, Addie spends her life walking. I’m serious all she does is walk and think about herself. Yes the circumstances she grew up in were “tough” and I put that lightly. She had a roof over her head, two loving parents who wanted her taken care of after their passing by marrying her off. As a woman who also values her independence and freedom, I get it.
Once she strikes the deal, however, Addie remains the same brat she did in the first ten pages. She’s in a fortunate position as an “exceptionally beautiful” white woman; her only troubles it seems are when women are oppressed. We get a brief mention of war, but her troubles are quickly resolved when Luc takes her away from it all. She has the ability to be invisible, making her a great candidate for espionage or LITERALLY ANYTHING USEFUL, but instead she cries for rescue and continues walking and thinking about herself in a different setting.
Her only contribution (albeit the stupidest possible) is all the artwork (about you guessed it) HERSELF. This girl has lived 300 years and could have easily first hand described everything that occurred in history, but instead she has people writing about her. The cherry on top is that out of all the possible artworks IN THE WHOLE FUCKING WORLD, Bea decided to do her thesis on Addie. What are the odds?
Our next character, second only to Addie in blandness and uselessness, is Henry. We all get it life is short. This man is the stupidest character I have ever read about. Who makes such a tragic deal? AND even after making such a tragic deal, who would just waste their life moping around and whining some more? When people get a second chance in life, they grasp it; they travel, volunteer, learn, teach others, ANYTHING. Nope, Henry sits there and mopes and feels bad for himself. It’s pathetic. I also need to address the following quote, which made me cringe:
Bea leans toward him. “But that’s the thing, Henry, you haven’t been you. You waste so much time on people who don’t deserve you. People who don’t know you, because you don’t let them know you.” Bea cups his face, that strange shimmer in her eyes. “Henry, you’re smart, and kind, and infuriating. You hate olives and people who talk during movies. You love milkshakes and people who can laugh until they cry. You think it’s a crime to turn ahead to the end of a book. When you’re angry you get quiet, and when you’re sad you get loud, and you hum when you’re happy.” “And?” “And I haven’t heard you hum in years.” Her hands fall away. “But I’ve seen you eat a shit ton of olives.”
All Henry has going for himself is eating olives, not surprising.
Shallowness Given the historic backdrop to this novel you would think some events would be brought to light. You cannot just have a novel set throughout 300 years of history and completely disregard what was going on in the world (racism, genocide, war, to name a few). I honestly have no idea what Henry could write about Addie because she contributed absolutely nothing and had nothing noteworthy to speak of.
Every single sex scene in this novel was so bland. I don’t understand how this is categorized as “adult novel” when things were poorly described and there was no chemistry between any of the characters. Everyone was instantly mesmerized by Addie's seven freckles, slept with her and then proceeded to create their best artwork or music to date. The twist? It's Addie feeding them ideas, about (YOU GUESS IT) herself.
Addie is also so stupid if she believes her deal with Luc in the end will pan out. Everything was incredibly predictable. Henry already had a second chance, which he wasted and now he get's a third which I can guarantee you he will waste again. Addie doesn't even love Henry so that's just so stupid. She gave away her freedom for someone she doesn't even love. She's incapable of ever loving anyone because she's so vain.
The most shallow character of all is Luc. This was known from the beginning. He is the devil. The only slight redeeming point of the novel was his introduction and sporadic appearances. Why was he helping Addie? Why torture her sometimes but always ensure she's in a safe space? GIVE ME A NOVEL ABOUT THIS. I was so interested and I only maybe got 10 pages total including an incredibly predictable sex scene between the two. *yawn* Dissapointing.
Extra Credit Someone please recommend me some authors who actually know the definition of the word "plot".
--- Special thanks to my lovely Roel, who tolerated my spams about how much I hate this novel. So thankful that you hated this as much as I did, otherwise our buddy read might have been quite awkward. I plan to remember this buddy read and promptly forget this whole novel and useless Addie and Henry...more
Greetings students. Welcome to Writing 101: How to write the worst novel ever written in 2020 (and still WIN a Goodreads award). This is my first timeGreetings students. Welcome to Writing 101: How to write the worst novel ever written in 2020 (and still WIN a Goodreads award). This is my first time teaching this class but rest assured my qualifications include: understanding the proper use of ellipses and knowing ten different names that sound better than Penellaphe. Please take out your syllabus. As you will see our assigned and only reading for this class is this novel. It is expected that you have read this novel before attending my class in order to avoid spoilers. We will be delving into multiple topics during our lecture so please arrive to class prepared to discuss and take notes.
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Lesson 1: Setting The best way to pick whichever country your story will take place in is to pick a random point on a globe. Did your finger land on Macedonia? Perfect! Simply change a couple letters and you've got your brand new country Masadonia. No need to delve in further than that and actually give a description of the country.
Lesson 2: Side Characters If it wasn't evident yet this is very loosely a fantasy novel. How? Well you just need to create a list of fantasy characters, of course! Let's begin: ∙Ascended ∙Descenters ∙Craven ∙Atlantian ∙Vampry ∙Wolven ∙Maiden
It's really that easy! There's no need for you to further develop any characteristics for these fantasy creatures besides giving them a name. Also, make sure to make it extremely confusing what the differences are between the characters (but we will get into more of this when we get to our lesson on the plot).
As for some of the characters we hear a bit more about, you want to go on a random name generator online which should give you the following results: ∙Tawny ∙Lord Brandole Mazeen ∙Dorian Teerman ∙Queen Ileana ∙Queen Eloana ∙Prince Malik Once again, without fail, the more random names you throw around the less questions people ask. Do not trouble yourself with describing any of these characters because this fantasy smut novel does not need it!
Lesson 3: Main Characters Now that we are done and familiarized with all the boring stuff, let's focus on why everyone is here: Poppy and Hawke.
Poppy Firstly, think of everything you love doing such as socializing with your friends, reading books, talking in public spaces. Next, make sure your character is absolutely forbidden from doing any of these things. Finally, have her do all of these things anyway.
It took less than twenty-four hours for me to, yet again, do something utterly reckless.
The whole novel could be summarized with the sentence above.
Don't forget to include poorly described magical powers, sniffled laughs/giggles/smiles (no really do this multiple times), and you have the main character!
∙A hysterical giggle climbed its way up my throat. He honestly had no idea who he stood next to. By the grace of the gods, I was able to stop that laugh. ∙I smiled. It was just a hint of a grin, one that probably wasn’t noticeable to anyone but the Duke, but he saw it. I knew he did. I was sure I’d pay for it later, but at that moment, I didn’t care. ∙Swallowing a snort, I lowered the bow, shifting it to one hand. ∙I was confident that my eyes were about to pop out of my face in response to the obvious insult. I bit down on my lip to stop myself from grinning. ∙I wanted to laugh. It was building in my throat, threatening to burst free, but I couldn’t let it. ∙“He’s dead,” I said. “He’s really dead.” A very inappropriate giggle welled up, and I clamped my mouth shut as I turned back to where the Duke was impaled. ∙The strangest urge to giggle hit me, but there wasn’t anything funny about what we were about to do. ∙A shocked laugh burst from me, loud enough that I saw the pacing guard stop. “Oh, gods, that was loud.”
The main character needs to be very relatable:
“Because you’ve been fidgeting like you have spiders in your gown since the beginning of this,” he answered. Spiders in my gown? If I had spiders in my gown, I wouldn’t be fidgeting. I’d be screaming and stripping down to nothing. I wouldn’t care at all who witnessed it.
Make it obvious to everyone just how (っ◔◡◔)っ ♥ special ♥ she is:
Could I change the order of things once I returned to the capital, before I Ascended? Did I have that kind of power? Surely I had more than the Ladies and Lords in Wait, as I was the Maiden.
I was privileged no matter what I suffered, but at least if I were out there, on the Rise, I could be doing something productive.
Gods, I was so… sheltered. Because in my limited experience, it had become…so much more to me. The wake-up call that it was only a few kisses was utterly brutal.
I’d never worn paint on my lips or eyes before. Obviously, it wasn’t allowed for me. Why? My skin was supposed to be as pure as my heart or something. I had no idea. Once, the Duchess had explained it to me, but I might’ve zoned out halfway through that conversation.
“Remember who you are, Penellaphe. You are not to mingle or socialize.” “I know,” I assured her.
Hawke To write a love interest make sure he does the bare minimum in the beginning and that will really impress your main character. By bare minimum I mean the following quotes:
Even though he said at first that I shouldn’t be out there, he listened to my reasons, and the only thing he said was that I needed to wear better shoes. "And I’ll say it again. I don’t care what you are.” Hawke’s hand slid off my back. A moment later, I felt his palm flatten against my cheek with unerring accuracy. “I care about who you are.”
When brainstorming how to describe your love interest head to the candle aisle at any store and pick two scents. Anytime this character is within a 5 mile radius of the main character make sure to mention the scent. In this case I can tell you that Hawke smells like pine and sage (sometimes soap).
Lesson 4: Plot Remember when we brainstormed the list of fantasy characters back in lesson 2? You're going to put all of those character in a hat and randomly pick when to mention them in the story. Make sure to replace the names back in your hat and continue doing this. There you go! You have a plot. You should use this method for deciding between good characters and villains as well.
When it comes to the climax of the story (although I guess there was more than one), put your characters in a scary forrest and introduce a TERRIFYING creature that has never been mentioned before. In this case our author truly terrified us with a Ⴆαɾɾαƚ, a huge rat. Only devote one page to this fight, any more is unnecessary. “I can’t imagine rats that weigh nearly two hundred pounds being only a nuisance.”How the fuck could you say Remy is more than a nuisance? [image]
I honestly think we spend too much time talking about the "fantasy" plot of the novel. We all know everyone is here for the ...more
Where do I even begin.... I guess I can start by asking those that actually gave this series five stars..WHY?!!? I'm honestly so disappointed and I feWhere do I even begin.... I guess I can start by asking those that actually gave this series five stars..WHY?!!? I'm honestly so disappointed and I feel like all the Goodreads reviews I have seen beforehand have lied to me about this book. I'm not even going to tag spoilers in this review because I don't think this book is worth reading, so continue reading my review at your own risk.
Feyre ‣She spends the whole book talking about these hypothetical paintings but never paints a single thing. I understand this was the plot of the previous books, that she was too hurt by her past to be able to paint anything again, but I do not need her to describe a scene going on and then re-describe how she would paint it and then never actually paint it. This happens multiple times during the book. ‣The length of time that she has been a High Fae is what a couple months.. a year? She thinks she is all knowing and making decisions without consulting anyone and then gets pissed off when people confront her about it. I loved the scene where Mor told Feyre she can't just do anything she wants without consequences because she is in a position of power. Feyre deserved to be put in place like that. She is so young compared to all the other characters; she knows nothing of war, of being in a place of authority or of the long standing traditions that have existed before she was even born.
Rhys ‣His bit about constantly sacrificing himself got old fast. SJM can't just recycle the same plot and keep readers interested. His whole persona is so predictable. I still think the book should have been written in his POV because at least he is an interesting character and the three paragraphs we did get in his POV were written at a higher quality compared to the rest of the novel.
Bat Boys ‣Cassian and Azriel deserve the whole world. The two people that are undeserving of them are Feyre's sisters. This is all. [image]
Nesta/Elain ‣I hope they die in the next book but I don't even care enough to keep reading so I'll just resort to spoilers to see if they do die (which I doubt SJM will do) ‣They are unredeemable in my opinion. The way they treated Feyre is unforgivable. The way they acted in the second book was annoying. The way they acted in 2/3 of this book was completely different than they acted in the last 1/3 of the book. There's no good flow for these characters and there's no good build of their personality. ‣SJM just honestly paired each of them up with a bat boy by describing very long stares between them. THERE IS LITERALLY 0 CHEMISTRY WITH ANYONE IN THIS NOVEL. The only reason I think SJM did this is to have Feyre and Rhys have one big happy family. ‣Anytime they were mentioned I wanted to throw my book out the window. This is honestly what I wish I could do to them: [image]
Amren ‣Maybe it's the cynic in me, but I hate happy endings. Why are you going to put in this plot twist only for it to be for the greater good and then also bring her back.... Wouldn't it have been much more fascinating for Amren to have been playing a part this whole time? She finally has her chance to be set free and this is how the book ends. She's the villain they're facing in the next novel. ‣In parallel to that I think SJM spent the past three books building up these all powerful villains and then they were killed within three seconds. One by getting their neck broken...What's less reasonable to me is that they're all willing to do deals with Feyre. Those deals sucked. The bone guy just wanted to see if Feyre was worth it. That's a load of bullshit. ‣Give me well though out villains. Give me ones that make me fearful. Don't write stupid fluffy bs about these bad guys that really all team up when Feyre asks politely. *yawn* ‣I wouldn't even consider the king a villain because he was so useless.
Mor ‣I love Mor's character so much and I think SJM really did her a disservice. I would love a book with LGBTQ+ representation without making it a big deal. Without stating that she sleeps with men so people wouldn't know. SJM build a whole world and she still made it sexist and homophobic. Since the second book More could have been with a woman. SJM could have given us such a good romance that had actual chemistry. ‣Why even spend the second book talking about a romance between Azriel and Mor. This is the romance I was most excited about. This is the pairing that I wanted to see happen because it was so secretive. It was the definition of will they, won't they and it ended up being such a flop.
The Writing or Lack-thereof ‣SJM does not know how to write a well written novel. Everything is choppy because she really writes one sentence per paragraph. There is no good flow. I feel like she got most of her phrases from the home section at a decor store with things like "leave this place better than when you came into it" or some bull shit like that. ‣SJM pushes all this useless romance into the novel but it doesn't get developed past the point of glances towards each other. It's always Feyre stating that she thinks two people will be together just because they look at each other and then two pages later it's brought up again. ‣The part when their dad died was the funniest part in this novel. SJM just kept bringing up the dad every 100 pages or so and then tried to give him this redemption arc that was just so pointless because he just died as soon as he even got a quote in the novel. I honestly forgot the dad even existed because he was so useless in the previous books. I'll give SJM the credit here for making me laugh. ‣She writes such useless fluff and for so many pages. For example Feyre's painting, the details about the dresses which seem impractical for all the fighting they are doing. Then she only uses two pages to write a battle scene. I will admit the last 1/3 of the book should have been the whole book (this is in credit to my buddy readers who brought this up). This last part however and how too good to be true it was did not redeem the rating I have given this book.
Final Remarks ‣Spare yourself the money and time and pick up something else. I can recommend you a vast majority of books that have a better plot, romance, character build, fantasy land, etc. ‣I wish I could go back in time and never pick this book up. I honestly think it was such a waste of time. ‣If you made it to the end of this review then congratulations. Somehow this is shorter than the 700 page book I just wasted my time reading, but maybe I am more concise with what I want to say unlike the author of this book. :) ‣Don't be offended about my review. This is my personal opinion of this book and I'm in no way attacking you personally.
Honorable mention to Bee, Karina, and Sehrish without whom I would have thrown this book away and never have finished. I am so lucky to have had this wonderful buddy read with you all where you endured all my salty comments and gave me all the spoilers I asked for. I hope to read books with you all in the future...more
I just don’t get it? I read as many reviews as I could but nothing about this book makes me feel that it is worth five stars.
Evelyn at one point in tI just don’t get it? I read as many reviews as I could but nothing about this book makes me feel that it is worth five stars.
Evelyn at one point in the book describes herself as “...self involved, so singularly focused, that I rarely took time to think of the people out there like myself.” The words self involved are the only words I would use to describe Evelyn. She had a tough childhood but the book seemed to skip over this and focus on her rise to fame.
This book had potential. Her first marriage was upsetting. (view spoiler)[I think it was reality that many face in Hollywood, that needed addressing and I was truly happy when Evelyn decided to leave her first husband. From this point forward the book takes a drastic downward spiral. (hide spoiler)]
(view spoiler)[Cecelia, as blunt and cruel as she may be, is too good for Evelyn. I was happy for them in the beginning of their relationship but very quickly self involved Evelyn had to ruin it by sleeping with the most random character. Her and Cecilia kept getting drawn to each other but I just wasn’t invested in this relationship anymore. Maybe I’m a tough critic and a cynic when it comes to a person cheating on you (this is what I believe Evelyn did), but the idea of going back to someone that is toxic is not romantic nor appealing to me. (hide spoiler)]
Everything Evelyn did, she did for herself. Evelyn is a strong independent Cuban (view spoiler)[bisexual (hide spoiler)] woman yet she spent majority of the book suppressing these identities. How am I supposed to enjoy reading about a character that constantly describes herself with those traits but is too ashamed about it? Even speaking Spanish for her was too embarrassing and reminded her too much of her childhood. I’m so annoyed with her and so frustrated. She’s so unlikable. She uses her money and her fame and doesn’t give anything back for the majority of the book. (view spoiler)[Suddenly when three people say they should do something for LGBTQ+, she decides to ride the bandwagon and donate? (hide spoiler)] How am I supposed to like reading about a character that only does things to preserve her public image?
Harry Cameron deserved so much better. I wish he never (view spoiler)[married Evelyn. I wish he could have had a happy life with John. I wish he never got so upset and drunk drove (which is 100% not okay). My biggest issue was when something wasn’t working Evelyn’s way, the author killed off Harry so that they could get together in Spain the way she wanted to originally. (hide spoiler)]
The only redeemable quality of this book was Monique finding her independence and confidence. I want Monique to succeed. I was happy when she (view spoiler)[stood up to David and when she cussed Evelyn out. I would never in a million years forgive a woman who let Harry get off the hook for killing her father. I would want revenge. I would want that man’s reputation to be tanked. I would want Evelyn’s reputation to be ruined. How is it okay for Monique to forgive Evelyn for this? This just seems so unrealistic to me. (hide spoiler)]
If it wasn’t evident by my very long and angry review, I hated this book. I don’t understand why there are over 60 people waiting for a copy. I feel like I wasted my time. I wish that I could go back in time and never place a hold on this book in the first place. [image]...more
I really do not know what overcame me when I placed a hold on this book. It was an incredibly long wait, so by the time I actually had a copy in my haI really do not know what overcame me when I placed a hold on this book. It was an incredibly long wait, so by the time I actually had a copy in my hands I was questioning why I picked such a book. I honestly think that I'm the minority of people that hated this book, because it had such good reviews (probably why I placed a hold in the first place).
I am a huge fan of Finding Jesus,a show that focuses on uncovering the history behind some of the well known items and figures in Christianity. Maybe this obsession with the show drew me into this book? I'm unsure, however this felt like a work of Jesus fan fiction. I don't think my religious beliefs play a huge part in why I hate the book but something about this just felt wrong and uncomfortable. The author's notes were my favorite part of the book because you can tell she did extensive research and pinpointed exactly the parts in the story that deviated from the works she was referencing.
Judging it as a work of fiction, which I have seen other's pleas to do, I find myself still finding the story flat. I don't really think there was a captivating plot. Ana's character was so fucking annoying, I almost placed the book down and didn't pick it up again (which I never do with novels no matter how terrible so this should tell you something). Also the idea of her and Jesus having sex is just so disturbing.... [image]
All in all you're better off reading the Bible and pondering the idea of Jesus having a wife. This work of fiction wasn't it. Thank you to Elena for keeping me company on this journey. I can't apologize enough for making you pick this book up enough after dnf-ing so I could have someone to rant to while I read this....more
What a truly terrible book!! I honestly had such high expectation and I have been getting sucked into any historical fiction novel I can get my hands What a truly terrible book!! I honestly had such high expectation and I have been getting sucked into any historical fiction novel I can get my hands on, but I think because I have so many to compare it to, this novel is so inferior.
Every single one of the characters was so whiny and annoying. Caroline Ferriday spends most of the book dining with the rich and complaining about her love life when (view spoiler)[ her married man literally came back from a concentration camp and had a kid with his wife who ALSO survived a concentration camp. Oh no poor you. (hide spoiler)] Her love interest is a fictional man this author made up to bring an "interesting" angle to Caroline's love for France, but really just built up on her whining of living in luxury while others are suffering during war.
Speaking of returning from the dead, why does rarely ever any character stay dead? It seems like the author just brings characters back to keep the story going for a painful 487 pages. (view spoiler)[ Why was Pietrik brought back only to have such an awful marriage with Kasia?. They literally had no chemistry and she was pining for a man that didn't do shit. Also, Kasia was given so many chances at having a wonderful life and this bitch literally COMPLAINED ALL THE TIME. She literally had a daughter she despised. (hide spoiler)]
DO NOT EVEN GET ME STARTED ON HERTA'S STUPID BITCH ASS. I think it just infuriated me even more to hear that this person was real. I don't want to know about "her struggles to become a female doctor" when she literally performed experiments on women.
I wanted to love this book so much and instead I am actually angered. I am not one to never finish a book but I was so close to putting this down numerous times. I don't know if it was just my edition but why would the author go through the trouble of using so many Polish words only to write paczki instead of pączki multiple times.
The only redeeming quality of this book was that I learned about the Rabbits from Ravensbrück which I had no previous knowledge of. Besides the historical aspects of this book, everything fictional was trash and I wish I could go back in time and leave this book unread and just read a Wikipedia article on the events instead....more
I checked 3x to see if there was something wrong with my Kindle copy, only to find out that leaving out quotation marks was intentional. Absolutely unI checked 3x to see if there was something wrong with my Kindle copy, only to find out that leaving out quotation marks was intentional. Absolutely unforgivable. ...more
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