DNF at 50%. This book is everything I hate about YA. The MC is a rock with lips, she makes nothing but stupid choices, she trusts the people who abuseDNF at 50%. This book is everything I hate about YA. The MC is a rock with lips, she makes nothing but stupid choices, she trusts the people who abuse her and lie to her, and she's got that "I know he's bad for me but he's so hot I can't help myself" stupidity in spades. Did I mention a lot of this drivel happens in high school? Hers is the child's head I just don't want to spend time in.
What's more, I really hate it when an author doesn't have the sense to parse out the fact that "I could care less" is WRONG and nonsensical. The phrase is "I couldn't care less." I expect that stupidity from Joe Blow street thug, not from a published author.
I gave it two stars because the narrator is competent and, if the reviews of the written version are to be believed, she makes something almost intelligible out of something so poorly written that it might not otherwise be so.
I DNF'd this at 30 percent. Don't get me wrong, I usually find Sanders' monster erotica quite good. But this just hits so many of my "oh, hell naw" trI DNF'd this at 30 percent. Don't get me wrong, I usually find Sanders' monster erotica quite good. But this just hits so many of my "oh, hell naw" tropes that I have to just stop putting myself through the disgust and end it.
I've been a domme for maybe 30 or more years. I understand submissive mindsets quite well, even if I am unequivocally not one. But I'm also a stickler for consent and this dubcon and fem-sub domination "for her own good" really makes my gorge rise. So I'm done.
No rating, it would be unfair of me to rate something that hits all my "fuck that" buttons, and that I didn't finish....more
I just can't with the fated mate, "he abducted me and changed my biology without my permission and now he's going to rape me but he's so hot sDNF @39%
I just can't with the fated mate, "he abducted me and changed my biology without my permission and now he's going to rape me but he's so hot so it's ok" bullshit....more
It's not for me. The hero is a narcissistic asshole. I don't understand why anyone finds him charming. The heroine is hard to respect because in spiteIt's not for me. The hero is a narcissistic asshole. I don't understand why anyone finds him charming. The heroine is hard to respect because in spite of her supposedly being brilliant with daddy issues she also finds the hero attractive, which to my mind calls her brilliance into question.
There isn't much else to this story. At 39% it's all dysfunctional drama, adolescent-like obsession, and bad choices....more
I HATE it when authors start renaming and renumbering an established series. It ruins my library.
This has been tagged as #5, #6, and even #7. It's TwiI HATE it when authors start renaming and renumbering an established series. It ruins my library.
This has been tagged as #5, #6, and even #7. It's Twice Bitten now but at one time is was supposedly Standoff, or was it Unconditional? No way to know for sure and my library is now hosed because of it.
I'm going to have to dnf this for now. In the last book I noticed that I was missing pieces of the story due to new characters that were showing up thI'm going to have to dnf this for now. In the last book I noticed that I was missing pieces of the story due to new characters that were showing up that were featured and storied in spinoff series, as well as background stories of secondary characters that were featured in novellas, and brought back to this main narrative. Now I'm about 10% or so into this last book and I'm feeling like I've missed huge chunks of story.
So I'm going to set this final book in this series aside and start the Elemental series, which will ultimately bring a major player into the main story around book 9. (08/17/17)...more
I started listening to this on the 23rd or 24th. I'm 14% into it, so I'm not really sticking with it very well, and I just can't with the whining and I started listening to this on the 23rd or 24th. I'm 14% into it, so I'm not really sticking with it very well, and I just can't with the whining and suffering over the children and using it as an excuse to be stupid, self absorbed, and destructive.
I don't have it in me to listen to another 12 hours of this. So - dnf....more
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