stephnsketch's review
3.0
2.75. *sighs*
I love watching this author's YouTube videos. She is a hell-of-amazing person.
She is not her book.
I don't think this book had proper editing in pacing and plot point reveals. It takes reading past the 50% to really get a feel of the actual plot. Most of the time people are not revealing what's happening, and Katie is too much of a whiner to figure it out herself. She doesn't even seem to be curious about her lineage or possible abilities. She's just naive for most of the book, and that doesn't make for a well-developed protagonist. Until the end, where we actually see development and her applying herself actively.
I would also like to have seen more world-building, because there wasn't enough paranormal until the end. I found it frustrating. Do we have goblins, or pixies, or elves? Or is it just fates, werewolves, vampires and a Glock? Was the question ever answered about Katie and Glocks communication?
Did I enjoy the characters? Yes. Did I love the funny awkward moments? Yes. Shipping Katie and Tristan? Yes. Would Allison have been a better protagonist? Maybe.
Even with these struggles, I still had fun reading it. The sexual tension at 63%? My heart was racing. I sped read and finished it in less than 24 hours. There's so much love put into this and in a lot of moments it really shines through.
The characters are there. The witty quips and storyline is there. But the beats of the narrative just don't flow well.
Side note, my ebook had an error in it and had breast in singular, so I pictured our protagonist in a dress trying to cover her uni-boob.
I love watching this author's YouTube videos. She is a hell-of-amazing person.
She is not her book.
I don't think this book had proper editing in pacing and plot point reveals. It takes reading past the 50% to really get a feel of the actual plot. Most of the time people are not revealing what's happening, and Katie is too much of a whiner to figure it out herself. She doesn't even seem to be curious about her lineage or possible abilities. She's just naive for most of the book, and that doesn't make for a well-developed protagonist. Until the end, where we actually see development and her applying herself actively.
I would also like to have seen more world-building, because there wasn't enough paranormal until the end. I found it frustrating. Do we have goblins, or pixies, or elves? Or is it just fates, werewolves, vampires and a Glock? Was the question ever answered about Katie and Glocks communication?
Did I enjoy the characters? Yes. Did I love the funny awkward moments? Yes. Shipping Katie and Tristan? Yes. Would Allison have been a better protagonist? Maybe.
Even with these struggles, I still had fun reading it. The sexual tension at 63%? My heart was racing. I sped read and finished it in less than 24 hours. There's so much love put into this and in a lot of moments it really shines through.
The characters are there. The witty quips and storyline is there. But the beats of the narrative just don't flow well.
Side note, my ebook had an error in it and had breast in singular, so I pictured our protagonist in a dress trying to cover her uni-boob.
emsterino19's review against another edition
5.0
I read this book in two days. When I put it down, it beckoned to me and when I finished it, I was lamenting that I finished it so quickly. Thankfully, a note from the author at the end says that a second book is in the works and I absolutely CANNOT WAIT!!
The mystery surrounding Katie's life, her battles with herself and those around her, the cold/hot/very cold relationship between her and Tristan, the fresh take on paranormal beings, they all add up to a story that I know you'll love as much as I did!
The mystery surrounding Katie's life, her battles with herself and those around her, the cold/hot/very cold relationship between her and Tristan, the fresh take on paranormal beings, they all add up to a story that I know you'll love as much as I did!
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