mooncxrx's review
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
miii_'s review
4.0
Last review...finally... I never thought this is going to happen ever (but after I waste two of my school holidays…)...
At first I knew I should have skipped the 6 other books =_=''
First and last are surely enough... It’s a waste of time to read the other books too.
At first Sunny is going to be a Vampire like I thought...So why read the other books which are full of shit where she is so winy about not to become one?
Than time traveling is a nice idea, Spider and Z. are also a nice Idea.
The book is quite funny but if I ever read “bigger picture” or “demand” ever again that much in a book series I’m going to throw up. Really the books lacks on vocabulary.
I think the book got 4 stars, because XD I finally can end the series!
I also love happy endings! That’s why I really like to give 4 stars.
Also I like that the boys are not stuck at the other time at the end and how everything went better after Birdy aka Bertha died...
So it's going to be a short review! It is a quite funny book, nice Idea and the worst series I ever read...
I never read such nonsense in my whole live but the nonsense is quite entertaining...
But if I ever start a similar book series I start to stop to read the series... one time is enough.
At first I knew I should have skipped the 6 other books =_=''
First and last are surely enough... It’s a waste of time to read the other books too.
At first Sunny is going to be a Vampire like I thought...So why read the other books which are full of shit where she is so winy about not to become one?
Than time traveling is a nice idea, Spider and Z. are also a nice Idea.
The book is quite funny but if I ever read “bigger picture” or “demand” ever again that much in a book series I’m going to throw up. Really the books lacks on vocabulary.
I think the book got 4 stars, because XD I finally can end the series!
I also love happy endings! That’s why I really like to give 4 stars.
Also I like that the boys are not stuck at the other time at the end and how everything went better after Birdy aka Bertha died...
So it's going to be a short review! It is a quite funny book, nice Idea and the worst series I ever read...
I never read such nonsense in my whole live but the nonsense is quite entertaining...
But if I ever start a similar book series I start to stop to read the series... one time is enough.
mardr216's review
4.0
This is the final book in the series and it just completely wiped out the previous books making this a story if its own. With Sunny and Rayne getting a 2nd chance to create an alternate life for themselves, they of course can't stay away form Magnus and Jareth. This great otherwise what was the point of the previous books. The only things was that with them trying to change the past they actually create a bigger problem, which is no surprise. As if all the many creatures we have read about in this series is not enough no we have zombies, yes Zombies. Seriously I read it and was like, are you kidding me!
The characters are still great I love the bickering between Rayne and Jareth, that little spark is still there between them. Sunny is still a bit whiny but it was about time she decided to become a Vampire. Finally! Magnus on the other hand still has his priorities but with a little more romance in him, which was great.
The story was good but it felt like a story of its own where you didn't really need the past 7 books. There was also a mistake where Sunnys mom calls her Sunny in front of Magnus but he continues to call her Rayne?? Overall it was still entertaining, funny and it had its romantic moments. I did like the ending and I'm happy they got their happy ever after. It was a good series full of adventure, laughter and romance.
The characters are still great I love the bickering between Rayne and Jareth, that little spark is still there between them. Sunny is still a bit whiny but it was about time she decided to become a Vampire. Finally! Magnus on the other hand still has his priorities but with a little more romance in him, which was great.
The story was good but it felt like a story of its own where you didn't really need the past 7 books. There was also a mistake where Sunnys mom calls her Sunny in front of Magnus but he continues to call her Rayne?? Overall it was still entertaining, funny and it had its romantic moments. I did like the ending and I'm happy they got their happy ever after. It was a good series full of adventure, laughter and romance.
awexis's review
2.0
WARNING: Contained some unmarked spoilers
LAST BOOK!!! Blood Forever just got a LOT of eye rolls from me although I must admit, there were some times, I think less than five times that I actually smirk at some of the conversations. BUT well, I still find something that is not to my liking.
For starters... I forgot how Sunny could be so whiny about almost all things. Forgot how she could be a complete idiot. I mean, DUH, isn't it obvious what a BITE NIGHT is? And she had to ask WHAT IS IT. *rolled my eyes* She actually admit she's an idiot. And then there's the whole changing the future thing. Um, yeah, that's so frustrating in my part.
Why? Well, for one thing what's the first seven books all about then? >:( They altered the whole story and sheesh! You could put it in one book, why make it 8 books? LOL. I mean, I seriously like this series when I first read the books. I'm not being mean or anything, I liked it back then. But now, with all the shenanigans, I don't know. Not really much.
I groaned when I got to the part of the Project Z. Oh for the love of God. There's Vampires, Werewolves, Faeries in this book, why not throw another kind in the whole fiasco? Like the gross, brain-eating people (I don't think they count as PEOPLE), ZOMBIES. It just became like a Post Apocalyptic world with all those zombies. Major Ugh. Sorry, I'm really not a fan of Zombies, as I don't read nor watch TV series about it.
And please! Stop mentioning Twilight. It's really getting old. I hurt my eyes from rolling it too much whenever Twilight or other TV series were mentioned. Vampire Diaries was mentioned too. Oh yeah, gosh.
BTW, there's this scene, where 'Magnus was looking for Sunny'--her mom's words, not mine-- and then her mom said "Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend, Sunny?" NOTE that I bold-ed the name. Cause afterwards, Magnus is still calling Sunny, Rayne. I was like, Magnus, I know you're a thousand year old vampire but are you that forgetful? Cause you see, Magnus is, I believe within earshot to hear Sunny's Mom saying her name. And now that I check, her Mom is standing next to Magnus at that time. So is that a typographical error then? And oh btw, not to confuse you or anything, Sunny is posing as Rayne cause remember Rayne was the one who enrolled to the vamp training and Magnus' orignal blood mate.
I really like Rayne. She's a strong character although sometimes she has too much HERO AND Goth fetish. But at least she could seriously kick some ass.
The good side, I finally got the closure. I like how it end even though I know you could just be done with it from the start of the series anyway. At least no one died anymore in the family. They all live happily ever after. It was okay. AND I plead the fifth.
EDIT: I forgot to add, remember how Sunny's being so adamant about turning to vampire in Book 1? Huh. In this ending, I could only roll my eyes, sigh loudly and muttered "Finally! If that's how you'll end, why prolong Magnus' agony? Sigh."
LAST BOOK!!! Blood Forever just got a LOT of eye rolls from me although I must admit, there were some times, I think less than five times that I actually smirk at some of the conversations. BUT well, I still find something that is not to my liking.
For starters... I forgot how Sunny could be so whiny about almost all things. Forgot how she could be a complete idiot. I mean, DUH, isn't it obvious what a BITE NIGHT is? And she had to ask WHAT IS IT. *rolled my eyes* She actually admit she's an idiot. And then there's the whole changing the future thing. Um, yeah, that's so frustrating in my part.
Why? Well, for one thing what's the first seven books all about then? >:( They altered the whole story and sheesh! You could put it in one book, why make it 8 books? LOL. I mean, I seriously like this series when I first read the books. I'm not being mean or anything, I liked it back then. But now, with all the shenanigans, I don't know. Not really much.
I groaned when I got to the part of the Project Z. Oh for the love of God. There's Vampires, Werewolves, Faeries in this book, why not throw another kind in the whole fiasco? Like the gross, brain-eating people (I don't think they count as PEOPLE), ZOMBIES. It just became like a Post Apocalyptic world with all those zombies. Major Ugh. Sorry, I'm really not a fan of Zombies, as I don't read nor watch TV series about it.
And please! Stop mentioning Twilight. It's really getting old. I hurt my eyes from rolling it too much whenever Twilight or other TV series were mentioned. Vampire Diaries was mentioned too. Oh yeah, gosh.
BTW, there's this scene, where 'Magnus was looking for Sunny'--her mom's words, not mine-- and then her mom said "Aren't you going to introduce me to your friend, Sunny?" NOTE that I bold-ed the name. Cause afterwards, Magnus is still calling Sunny, Rayne. I was like, Magnus, I know you're a thousand year old vampire but are you that forgetful? Cause you see, Magnus is, I believe within earshot to hear Sunny's Mom saying her name. And now that I check, her Mom is standing next to Magnus at that time. So is that a typographical error then? And oh btw, not to confuse you or anything, Sunny is posing as Rayne cause remember Rayne was the one who enrolled to the vamp training and Magnus' orignal blood mate.
I really like Rayne. She's a strong character although sometimes she has too much HERO AND Goth fetish. But at least she could seriously kick some ass.
The good side, I finally got the closure. I like how it end even though I know you could just be done with it from the start of the series anyway. At least no one died anymore in the family. They all live happily ever after. It was okay. AND I plead the fifth.
EDIT: I forgot to add, remember how Sunny's being so adamant about turning to vampire in Book 1? Huh. In this ending, I could only roll my eyes, sigh loudly and muttered "Finally! If that's how you'll end, why prolong Magnus' agony? Sigh."
rayne's review
4.0
Well - I finally reached the end and yes it wraps up with a nice little bow. I did enjoy the series as a whole. I mean - what a journey. All the different paranormal aspects along the way. So that it where the whole 4 stars comes into it. This book on its own would be more 3.5stars.
dtaylorbooks's review
5.0
How did we end up here
Mari’s pretty much sent me all of these Blood Coven novels except for maybe a couple. I just love them so because they’re so snarky and they love The Lost Boys and they rip on Twilight and how could you not love them? I mean really . . .
Okay, book. You've got 50 pages. Go!
I’ve been hooked since the first book and I really do need to go back and read the one or two Sunny-POV books that I skipped over towards the beginning because, really, I didn’t like Sunny when I started this series. Now? And especially in BLOOD FOREVER? Her teenager girly mall girl flame has been sufficiently snuffed out, she’s so much more grounded, so much more intelligent and she’s such an awesomer character than she used to be.
The first fifty pages were a snap to read because Mari has this succinct way of writing that just shoots you down the story’s pipeline like a bullet. When you finally come up for air you’re well past 100 pages and aren’t sure what day it is. But here, Sunny’s (and Rayne’s) world has been rebooted in an attempt to circumvent their world from ending and everything going to hell (literally). So the story starts and you really can’t help but wonder if you’ve read this before. I actually went back and checked to see if this was a middle book or something because I was a little confused. But it all evens out. I couldn’t stop at 50 pages if I tried.
What worked . . .
From the vampires to the girls and even Bertha, everything was told with this Joss Whedon-esque style that’ll have you thinking Buffy without even trying. It has the sass and the smarts and the snark all rolled up into one tightly controlled coffin that may be on the verge of exploding. Despite the redundant beginning it took on a life of its own when the girls tried to keep their lives in check and failed miserably. Enter shenanigans and the world nearly goes to hell all over again.
And zombies. And a zombie queen that controls them. That’s hard to beat, I think.
Rayne can’t help but get herself in over her head and her approach still has the tendency of sucking but she’s lucky things end up working out in her favor in the end, usually because she’s right about the things she’s acting on. And poor Sunny only wants what’s best for Magnus and she can’t help but let her own feelings for him get in the way and it kind of mucks things up a little and it really isn’t long before all the devil-deal-making gets flushed down the toilet. It’s crawling up out of that U-bend that really makes it fun to read.
Let’s not forget the Lost Boys reference and the Twilight-ripping. LOVE.
What didn't work . . .
I’m not the biggest fan of the lovey-dovey schmoopy-woo goo-ness that goes on between Rayne and Jareth and Sunny and Magnus but I can let it pass because the rest of the book is pretty awesome. I don’t give too many authors passes for that kind of vampire love but really, it wouldn’t be the book without it.
And in the end . . .
The Blood Coven series is a parody of all that is teen vampires. If you go into it thinking anything else, like it’s actually something to be taken seriously, you’re going to be disappointed. But knowing that Mari is a true vampire girl that’s a total Lost Boys fan and knows damn well that real vampires don’t sparkle it makes the books all the better. You can appreciate the not-so-subtle jabs she takes at current YA vampire trends, the homages to The Lost Boys she makes and the Buffy style she channels from Sir Whedon. BLOOD FOREVER has no shortage of any of this and it rounds out what is quite literally one of the best vampire series I’ve read. It’s just so incredibly fun and entertaining and plucks at all the right cockle strings. Mari knows how to snark it out, love it up and stake it down and I can’t help but love that.
Mari’s pretty much sent me all of these Blood Coven novels except for maybe a couple. I just love them so because they’re so snarky and they love The Lost Boys and they rip on Twilight and how could you not love them? I mean really . . .
Okay, book. You've got 50 pages. Go!
I’ve been hooked since the first book and I really do need to go back and read the one or two Sunny-POV books that I skipped over towards the beginning because, really, I didn’t like Sunny when I started this series. Now? And especially in BLOOD FOREVER? Her teenager girly mall girl flame has been sufficiently snuffed out, she’s so much more grounded, so much more intelligent and she’s such an awesomer character than she used to be.
The first fifty pages were a snap to read because Mari has this succinct way of writing that just shoots you down the story’s pipeline like a bullet. When you finally come up for air you’re well past 100 pages and aren’t sure what day it is. But here, Sunny’s (and Rayne’s) world has been rebooted in an attempt to circumvent their world from ending and everything going to hell (literally). So the story starts and you really can’t help but wonder if you’ve read this before. I actually went back and checked to see if this was a middle book or something because I was a little confused. But it all evens out. I couldn’t stop at 50 pages if I tried.
What worked . . .
From the vampires to the girls and even Bertha, everything was told with this Joss Whedon-esque style that’ll have you thinking Buffy without even trying. It has the sass and the smarts and the snark all rolled up into one tightly controlled coffin that may be on the verge of exploding. Despite the redundant beginning it took on a life of its own when the girls tried to keep their lives in check and failed miserably. Enter shenanigans and the world nearly goes to hell all over again.
And zombies. And a zombie queen that controls them. That’s hard to beat, I think.
Rayne can’t help but get herself in over her head and her approach still has the tendency of sucking but she’s lucky things end up working out in her favor in the end, usually because she’s right about the things she’s acting on. And poor Sunny only wants what’s best for Magnus and she can’t help but let her own feelings for him get in the way and it kind of mucks things up a little and it really isn’t long before all the devil-deal-making gets flushed down the toilet. It’s crawling up out of that U-bend that really makes it fun to read.
Let’s not forget the Lost Boys reference and the Twilight-ripping. LOVE.
What didn't work . . .
I’m not the biggest fan of the lovey-dovey schmoopy-woo goo-ness that goes on between Rayne and Jareth and Sunny and Magnus but I can let it pass because the rest of the book is pretty awesome. I don’t give too many authors passes for that kind of vampire love but really, it wouldn’t be the book without it.
And in the end . . .
The Blood Coven series is a parody of all that is teen vampires. If you go into it thinking anything else, like it’s actually something to be taken seriously, you’re going to be disappointed. But knowing that Mari is a true vampire girl that’s a total Lost Boys fan and knows damn well that real vampires don’t sparkle it makes the books all the better. You can appreciate the not-so-subtle jabs she takes at current YA vampire trends, the homages to The Lost Boys she makes and the Buffy style she channels from Sir Whedon. BLOOD FOREVER has no shortage of any of this and it rounds out what is quite literally one of the best vampire series I’ve read. It’s just so incredibly fun and entertaining and plucks at all the right cockle strings. Mari knows how to snark it out, love it up and stake it down and I can’t help but love that.
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