smut_church's review against another edition
3.0
Holy shit, Fallon was the absolute WORST for the first EIGHTY PERCENT of the book. Selfish, stubborn, & childish little idiot. It's absolutely insane because she was fine in the last book but then decided to be absolutely horrible to everyone in this book. She didn't listen to ANYONE. Dude. She was unbearable.
Despite Fallon being a fucking moron for a majority of the book, I found myself unable to stop reading. Even when I had to put the book down and go to bed, all I could think about was what was going to happen. This book made me so mad. Why do all of the characters keep so many secrets from each other???? The book would last all of a chapter if they just TALKED TO EACH OTHER. Jesus Christ.
Regardless of how irate House of Pounding Hearts made me, I will still gladly be reading the next and final book.
3 angry stars >:(
Despite Fallon being a fucking moron for a majority of the book, I found myself unable to stop reading. Even when I had to put the book down and go to bed, all I could think about was what was going to happen. This book made me so mad. Why do all of the characters keep so many secrets from each other???? The book would last all of a chapter if they just TALKED TO EACH OTHER. Jesus Christ.
Regardless of how irate House of Pounding Hearts made me, I will still gladly be reading the next and final book.
3 angry stars >:(
sberk0612's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
yeahtangerine's review against another edition
3.0
Despite not a lot of actual events taking place during book two, besides a lot of set up for book three. I couldn’t help but blow through chapter after chapter! I was engrossed in this sequel and immediately started book three!
alvarezmn's review against another edition
4.0
I live for Phoebus & Lorcan!! Fallon is still insufferable but she got a fraction better this book
alex346's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
raeding's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Fallon’s growth incredible. The love story, incredible. The slow burn, delicious. The emotions, the comedy. But the ending I’m going to go cry now thank you. Have a good day. I’m not reading this cries.
stardust_heidi's review against another edition
Fallon. Fallon is the reason I didn't finish. I love everything else about this book and series so far. Lore is delicious, and I desperately wanted to read more of him and his sexy shifter crow self. I love the side characters, especially Lore's friends who are actually decent people. The world building and plot had the potential to be amazing.
But.
Fallon.
From basically the first page of this book, I could not deal with this child. And yes, a child, because she's acting like an insolent teenager. Insolent, rude, ungrateful, and petulant. Most actual YA characters are more mature than this. I don't really understand why she's so upset about being "forced to stay" in the Sky Kingdom. Yes, everything she thought she knew has been blown out of the water, so some confusion and hesitancy is expected. But that is not what we got. Honestly, Fallon consistently threw me out of the book so many times because of her behavior. Finally I just realized that it's not pushing through when the book is from her POV. I don't even want her with Lore, if that's how she's going to act. He doesn't deserve that.
Ugh, I'm so disappointed.
But.
Fallon.
From basically the first page of this book, I could not deal with this child. And yes, a child, because she's acting like an insolent teenager. Insolent, rude, ungrateful, and petulant. Most actual YA characters are more mature than this. I don't really understand why she's so upset about being "forced to stay" in the Sky Kingdom. Yes, everything she thought she knew has been blown out of the water, so some confusion and hesitancy is expected. But that is not what we got. Honestly, Fallon consistently threw me out of the book so many times because of her behavior. Finally I just realized that it's not pushing through when the book is from her POV. I don't even want her with Lore, if that's how she's going to act. He doesn't deserve that.
Ugh, I'm so disappointed.
viclen07's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0