Maybe it's karma, I've been having amazing luck with books recently, so this was bound to happen.
I just1.5 Ok, nope, this was just a bad read. [image]
Maybe it's karma, I've been having amazing luck with books recently, so this was bound to happen.
I just didn't like anything here. The characters were annoying, the plot was weird, the world was strange. I didn't get any other feelings except annoyance while reading this.
I gave it 2 stars not 1 only because there's something that made me read it, so maybe the writing style? Not sure. Doesn't deserve 1 star, but it can't get more than 2 either from me....more
1.5 Ok, sorry author, you're a good writer, but this series went from good to meh to bad.
Initially, it started out as a feminist type of series, with1.5 Ok, sorry author, you're a good writer, but this series went from good to meh to bad.
Initially, it started out as a feminist type of series, with women regaining their power and all that jazz. I liked that, and it made sense. Then it went on to say that there's this big organization of men who want to make women weak again. And ok, let's say I get that too, up to a point. But, during the last 20% of book 3 and most of book 4, everything felt sooo far fetched! Like, the whole world turning against women all of a sudden, the media, politics, police, everything. Like, yes, some cops are as*holes, but not all of them. Yes, most politicians are bad, but not all of them.
The series went from a 'let's empower women' vibe to a 'let's destroy men' really fast. I've said it before, how are you better than your oppressor if you become exactly like him? How are you helping (whatever you wanna help) if you just end up being worse than the issue you were initially running from?
Good writing style, yes, but the story went downhill.
I really, really wanted to read a book with a guy with an 8-pack on the cover.
Too bad this one kinda' sucked... [image]
So, what can I say? I can't realI really, really wanted to read a book with a guy with an 8-pack on the cover.
Too bad this one kinda' sucked... [image]
So, what can I say? I can't really remember too much from it (and that says something as well, I'd say). I was yawning the whole book, the book wasn't engaging at all. The characters felt sloppily written (is that a thing?), and the plot was typical.
So, yup, I'll have to keep on looking for my book with a hunk on the cover. [image]...more
This book had 100 pages or so, I read 50 of them, and felt like I've been reading this for weeks.
The characters were annoying (and no1.5. Nope. [image]
This book had 100 pages or so, I read 50 of them, and felt like I've been reading this for weeks.
The characters were annoying (and not the smartest I've ever seen, either), and everything happened soooo sloooowwww! It really felt like I had been reading for 500 pages and it just wouldn't end.
I tried, I really did.
Maybe the book doesn't deserve such a low rating, although it should be appreciated that I still gave the book 2 stars, not 1.
I DNFed, I couldn't. Just couldn't. I actually think it's the only book I've read this year that got a 1-star1.45 stars. No wonder this book was free!
I DNFed, I couldn't. Just couldn't. I actually think it's the only book I've read this year that got a 1-star rating. Usually, I'm more cautious than this and do my research... Oh well. [image]
The characters made no sense, they were flat and I couldn't find even 1 thing to like. The action was boring and long (although that's probably because of the meh writing style, not necessarily the plot). [image]
It does get the 0.45 points for the idea though, it could have been interesting. But oh well, it's not. You win some, you lose some....more
1.5 Why did you have to be a bad read?! WHY!!! [image]
I fell in love with the idea of this series as soon as I read the blurb and saw that there are so1.5 Why did you have to be a bad read?! WHY!!! [image]
I fell in love with the idea of this series as soon as I read the blurb and saw that there are so many books out, with so many pages each. What more can you want, right?
And then I started reading.
The first 30% were pretty good, they felt promising, but then Sal's trials ended and we got the actual beginning of the story. [image]
Everything felt so rushed and not natural. I felt like I skipped a few (hundred) pages. Sal did some things that were definitely not ok from my point of view (view spoiler)[ she slept with Blaec while pretending to be someone else, tricked him, made him want to do what she wanted (hide spoiler)]. Ok, I got over it, it makes sense in a strategic kind of way, and I won't blame someone for a good strategy. But then, he got over it like nothing happened. And that felt a bit forced...
Then, she keeps complaining to everyone that she's Iliri, and oh no, poor me, I've suffered so much because of it, but she ends up embracing her nature in less than 10 pages. It was definitely rushed.
And although she grew up 100% human, she has no problem with doing Iliri things. Yes, she feels bad afterward, but it makes no sense.
The whole book felt rushed. She was sent on a solo mission as soon as she learned how to ride a horse. And she is better than all of them at everything, even though the guys have tens of years behind them in experience. If they're considered the best, how can she become better than all of them (even their leader) in less than a few weeks? It makes no sense [image]
Oh, and she can (view spoiler)[ shift into a different person (gender included), yet when she wants to escape, she doesn't think of changing appearances to not look like the assassin everyone was looking for? And no one thinks to mention it? Really?! (hide spoiler)]
And also annoying: the lack of world builder. I wanted a lot more. The first book in a series should make me fall in love with the world as well, shouldn't it?
And a lot of other things, some smaller than others, and I kept trying to go on. To get over them, because I love the idea of this story.
All in all, as much as I wanted to love this series, I just couldn't. And believe me, I really, really tried. This series isn't worth investing a lot of time into and I couldn't help but be frustrated for about 50% of the book. I wouldn't recommend it. [image]...more
The writing style was bad, the characters were bad, the world builder was bad. You know what wasn't bad? (view spoiler)[sorry, I c1.5 Uhm, no.
Just no.
The writing style was bad, the characters were bad, the world builder was bad. You know what wasn't bad? (view spoiler)[sorry, I couldn't find something to write here, so I hid it so that people will think that there are things that might be decent in this book. (hide spoiler)] [image]
Only reason I can't give it 1 star is because it wasn't awful. Yeah, it was bad, some could argue about it being really bad, but I've read worse (yeah, I know, I'm unlucky sometimes). This is why Goodreads needs a way to give books half a star. There are just those reads who can't be approximated and it's annoying to give them more than they deserve.
I definitely wouldn't recommend this to anyone....more
I kept reading and reading. Then they had sex and then I read some more. They had sex again. And this is how this book went on, I hones1.5 Gah! [image]
I kept reading and reading. Then they had sex and then I read some more. They had sex again. And this is how this book went on, I honestly have no idea what happened (and the sex wasn't even the good kind). [image]
Ok, so it started out pretty decent, the chick seemed interesting but after a few pages, she became a needy, selfish little brat. Oh, and he wasn't much better. He acted like an ape with little to no brain most of the time. And yes, I love me some big, strong, alpha male but I hate it when they're all brawn and no brain. [image]
And I get that the plot isn't that important in a romance, all you need is love, as they say. But really, here I have no idea what the plot is. I can probably sum it up in 1 sentence. Let's see: (view spoiler)[She gets shot at so her daddy sends a bodyguard to protect her. They fall in love (in 1 day), have sex, kill the bad guys (no idea how that happened) and ... well, that's it.(view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]
Ok, 2 sentences. But hey, now you can put this book in your 'read' pile, you basically know everything I know. Except for the sex, but those were bad, so you really haven't missed out on anything. [image]
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad or anything, but it was somewhere between a 'meh' and a 'naNah [image]
I don't know why people like this book so much.
Don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad or anything, but it was somewhere between a 'meh' and a 'nah' read.
It was boring. I can't say I enjoyed the characters or the plot, and I felt absolutely no chemistry between the two MCs (and chemistry is very important in a romance). And, unfortunately, I was disappointed by Tia Louise's writing style, I was expecting better from her.
So, this is definitely one of the worst books I've read this year. The characters were 1.5 DNF at 50% [image]
I gave up when I found out this is a duet.
So, this is definitely one of the worst books I've read this year. The characters were absolutely awful and the plot wasn't much better. Let me make you a "Why not" list...
1. The characters are idiots. Not just one of them, but both. They talk like 10-year-olds and act like 16-year-old hormonal little teens. [image]
2. They are way too fictional, even for a (fictional) book. I need to give up too much reality to actually try and read this. [image]
3. Bad writing. I expected a bit more from this author... I got bored of the book even before finding out it's a 2-book series. [image]
4. Boring, typical, cliche plot. I don't expect a lot from a romance, but well, when you have nothing else, at least make the plot a bit more interesting. [image]
5. Idiots (I know, I mentioned this before, but believe me, it's worth mentioning again). [image]
So, in case you haven't noticed, I do not recommend this book. To anyone. Ever.
**Spoilers and sarcastic review ahead, stop while you have the chance **
So, she had a difficult childhood and she tells a prisoNope, just nope. [image]
**Spoilers and sarcastic review ahead, stop while you have the chance **
So, she had a difficult childhood and she tells a prisoner about all her problems. He gets out of jail and kidnaps her to make her feel better and get over all her problems (because that is definitely gonna help...). She's all scared and crying and wanting to get away but he's confused, doesn't know why she acts like that (the thought that kidnapping her is bad never even crosses his mind). [image]
He and his MC kill a man in front of her and in front of his 17-year-old son. Wow, he's so strong and powerful! [image]
He ruins her life, gets her to quit her job, threatens her every chance he gets and kind of tortures her mentally. But he only does it because he wants her to become stronger. What a wonderful, thoughtful man! [image]
I stopped when she starts falling for him because, well, it was just too much for me....more
I've always said that it's pretty hard to write good books under 100 pages. Well, it's just as hard to write short books that are so ba1.5 Iik! [image]
I've always said that it's pretty hard to write good books under 100 pages. Well, it's just as hard to write short books that are so bad that they make me skim them. And yet, this author managed to do it. [image]
Flat, boring, weird characters. Annoying and stupid most of the times. The plot made no sense, the writing was meh and the chemistry was non-existent. Why didn't I DNF this book, you might ask? Well, because I skimmed a lot (yes, apparently, one can skim a 70-page book; weird, I know). [image]...more
Ok, after reading so many reviews for Scott Hildreth's books, I decided to give it another try. Most of his books have over 4 stars and1.5 Nope [image]
Ok, after reading so many reviews for Scott Hildreth's books, I decided to give it another try. Most of his books have over 4 stars and this one had a 4.5, so how bad can it be, right? Well, pretty bad it seems. [image]
I don't like the characters, their personalities and I hate the writing style. It's boring and weird and I just can't take it. Maybe I'm just being mean, but who cares! [image]
I get that everyone loves this, but it's too much for me.
This is, officially, my last atempt to try and like this guy's books. It's probably me, but ah well, we can't all be perfect. [image]...more
It's a 60-page book and I skipped most of it. The characters were awful, they had no personality and no backbone. The hWhat the hell was this?! [image]
It's a 60-page book and I skipped most of it. The characters were awful, they had no personality and no backbone. The heroine was so very "strong" but she gave up her life and everything in it after receiving an orgasm, because hey, that makes sense, right?! And I do mean after one orgasm (she was a virgin before this guy). She actually started out pretty strong, but then it felt like she was a totally different person. It was like two different people wrote this character then they just mashed the two together.
Even the sex was damn boring (not that I bothered reading anything after the first two sentences). This is what happens when you have nothing else to read and you're stuck somewhere- you end up reading whatever you can get your hands on. It's no wonder people choose to play Candy Crush instead.
[image] I'll get the matches!
This is why I'm reticent when it comes to reading novellas, most of them end up being pretty bad. But this one, well... it was definitely something else. [image]...more
I don't even know why I tried. I've read this author before and didn't like her, but I wanted to give her another chance. Definitely not1.5 Nope [image]
I don't even know why I tried. I've read this author before and didn't like her, but I wanted to give her another chance. Definitely not one of my best decisions... [image]
The characters felt like they were written by 10-year-olds (and I work with kids, I know what I'm talking about). They were flat and weird and not in the least bit realistic. Even the story was pretty dull.
These two are idiots! I dunno what I expected, but gah, it's been a while since I've seen people act this out of character (can you s1.5 OMG! [image]
These two are idiots! I dunno what I expected, but gah, it's been a while since I've seen people act this out of character (can you say that when talking about a char?).
The shy little cowgirl is a, well, shy little cowgirl one moment and the next she's all confidence and stuff. And the big bad bikes is a big bad biker for a few pages then he becomes a little pus*y. I am so confused! [image]
Even more, it was sooo boring! It's, like, a 200-page book but I've been trying to finish it for days now. Well, I give up, it's too much work. [image]
Why 1.5 stars, not less? Well, the cat and the little girl were pretty cool, I liked those. And Nash (the BFF of the big bad pus*y) could have potential if I think about.
Maybe I've just been lucky with great MC books lately, but still think this one just isn't worth your time....more
Ok, I didn't like the whole concept. It just feels wrong for a 40-year-old guy to be after a 16-year-old. Yeah, everything happensI hated Eva! [image]
Ok, I didn't like the whole concept. It just feels wrong for a 40-year-old guy to be after a 16-year-old. Yeah, everything happens when she'll be 20 and all but it still feels weird, can't waste my time on a read that I don't really like. [image]
Why 2 stars? The dude wasn't too bad and the writing was pretty good.
All in all, it's a case of it's not you, it's me. Maybe you'll like it, a lot of people loved this one. ...more
She keeps saying how she's a virgin but after the first 5 minutes of talking to her "dream guy," she agrees to sle1.5 This chick is so annoying [image]
She keeps saying how she's a virgin but after the first 5 minutes of talking to her "dream guy," she agrees to sleep with him and go to his house. She keeps saying that OMG, I'm a virgin, don't judge, I'm a good girl blah blah blah then she jumps on the guy in 2 seconds. She explains in detail what she wants from him and is upset when he takes it a bit slower ('cause, well, she's a freakin' virgin!). She is so damn horny, like a hormonal teenage boy seeing a naked chick for the first time. How am I suppose to believe she's a virgin when she acts like this?! [image]
Don't get me wrong, I don't care if the MC is a virgin or the biggest slut ever, as long as her personality matches.
She has multiple personalities, one minute she loves the guy then says how he's an ass. She loves that he's a bad boy but hates him for it. She doesn't want a romantic guy but says the guy's an ass when he's not romantic enough. Make up your mind, woman! [image]
And, even more, she's supposed to be a freakin' teacher but she's an IDIOT! He's not too far behind either... [image]
The plot is bad too, it's way too much, from the meeting with the bad guys to the whole setting. There's no clear beginning, the writing is chaotic and everything is just over the top. I haven't finished it, maybe it all has some deeper meaning (probably not).
I gave the .5 stars because, well... I don't really know. I've read worse, I guess. [image]...more
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