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booksandladders's review against another edition
1.0
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Content Warning: violence, possession, human experiments, thunder and lightning mentions, drugging
There was a story here, the book just didn't tell it. What probably should have been at minimum a duology, Saintsville started off strong but just let me down along the way. A lot of information dumping, no real plot that couldn't be summed up in a paragraph (and it typically was!), and the alternating POVs that added nothing to the story itself since both sisters were basically the same.
I thought from the synopsis that this would be werewolves, but it wasn't. The book moved way too fast from introducing the characters and the setting of Saintsville to just ... not being there anymore. The romance, the training, the EVERYTHING was so rushed that I didn't have time to process anything before we moved onto something new.
None of the characters had any depth to them and each of the boys could have been carbon copies for all I know because they had such dumb "personality traits" to distinguish them.
Do not recommend at all.
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Content Warning: violence, possession, human experiments, thunder and lightning mentions, drugging
There was a story here, the book just didn't tell it. What probably should have been at minimum a duology, Saintsville started off strong but just let me down along the way. A lot of information dumping, no real plot that couldn't be summed up in a paragraph (and it typically was!), and the alternating POVs that added nothing to the story itself since both sisters were basically the same.
I thought from the synopsis that this would be werewolves, but it wasn't. The book moved way too fast from introducing the characters and the setting of Saintsville to just ... not being there anymore. The romance, the training, the EVERYTHING was so rushed that I didn't have time to process anything before we moved onto something new.
None of the characters had any depth to them and each of the boys could have been carbon copies for all I know because they had such dumb "personality traits" to distinguish them.
Do not recommend at all.
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theseblankpages's review against another edition
3.0
Wish i'd known this was a part of a new series before i'd started ☹️ now i'm utterly unprepared for this cliffhangar hhh
(well i'm assuming it's a part of a series, because the book suddenly concluded when things were starting to get interesting. If not, that's a horrible ending-
(well i'm assuming it's a part of a series, because the book suddenly concluded when things were starting to get interesting. If not, that's a horrible ending-
bekkz27's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.5
This book would’ve scored far higher in my regard if it had had a better ending. I think that the author rush to complete this book, and that is most evident in how she chose to end the book.
elle_e_d_light's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
2.0
Incredibly trope-y. Ends on a major cliffhanger and there's currently no sign of a sequel.
gen_wolfhailstorm's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
2.0
Listened to the audiobook free, via Audible.
The Details:
Narrated by Sophie Amos
Unabridged
This was a bit of a grating one. It was one of those "let's just try" moments and though it kept my attention here and there whilst I was doing bits around the home, when I was just solely listening to it, I was in and out of concentration and didn't really care.
Part of this was that I think my time for YA paranormal romances has sailed. I struggled to get past the cringey tone of the scenes and characters involved. The other part was the voice for Maggie was incredibly irritating, and being one of the main characters, you get a lot of dialogue with her in, so it was a lot to push through.
I think this could be a fun series if you enjoy YA paranormal romances that definitely doesn't deviate much from the classic tropes if the genre. I most likely won't be carrying on with them, however.
The Details:
Narrated by Sophie Amos
Unabridged
This was a bit of a grating one. It was one of those "let's just try" moments and though it kept my attention here and there whilst I was doing bits around the home, when I was just solely listening to it, I was in and out of concentration and didn't really care.
Part of this was that I think my time for YA paranormal romances has sailed. I struggled to get past the cringey tone of the scenes and characters involved. The other part was the voice for Maggie was incredibly irritating, and being one of the main characters, you get a lot of dialogue with her in, so it was a lot to push through.
I think this could be a fun series if you enjoy YA paranormal romances that definitely doesn't deviate much from the classic tropes if the genre. I most likely won't be carrying on with them, however.
macabremysterium's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
Pretty enjoyable but very rushed. Will continue with the series
Pretty enjoyable but very rushed. Will continue with the series
slide_key's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.25
hoarderreader's review against another edition
1.0
I imagine the author like: It makes perfect sense to recruit two teenagers for a super secret governmental agency that fights shitty monsters WHO ONLY ATTACK THIS TOWN instead of field agents from CIA or FBI.
britgirlreading's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.0