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antidietleah's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.0
vikcs's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
gingerlaura's review against another edition
2.0
2,5 stars
This book was a MESS. I picked it up because I do love the whole soulmate theme, but this was one of those books that just missed the mark.
Plot and Worldbuilding
The plot was very weak. Besides the obvious soulmate happening, the problems with the rival clan were barely there. It would've done the story good to push that more to the front, to just add something more to the story than the sappy 'I need to touch you or else i'll get sick'. The worldbuilding wasn't the best either. There are things missing in the story about the abilities, how is one clan stronger than the other, why did every clan stop imprinting when it just seems like a feud between two clans, also seems weird that there are no clans in Asia at all, what are their origins? How did their kind came to existence?? Just a lot of things we probably will never learn the answers to.
Characters
The characters were weak. I missed passion and personality with the main characters. They were decent, but they just felt really flat. Moreover, I think the big family of Virtuoso was very confusing. We get uncles, aunts, grandparents and who-knows-what at their gatherings, but we barely get to know them so it's difficult to learn who is who. Last but not least there are some weird characters. Kyle is borderline obsessed with her all of a sudden, even though they've known each other a long time he didn't act on it until she met Caleb. Then we have Rachel, Maggie's supposedly best friend who doesn't seem to really care about her best friend being kidnapped. And then we have Maggie's dad, who goes from seriously depressed to protective dad in the span of a few hours.
Other things
This book is in need of some serious editing. I'm not a native English speaker so I'm sure I've missed some, but the grammar and spelling are seriously BAD. Misspellings such as 'capitol' instead of 'capital', 'confidant' instead of 'confident', 'your welcome' instead of 'you're welcome' and 'were' instead of 'we're' are just some examples of reoccurring spelling errors. It almost felt like reading an amateur fanfic, it didn't feel like a professional book at all with all these mistakes. Another thing to mention is that the conversations didn't really flow nicely at times, and were quite repetitive too.
In short, the soulmate thing was cool, the first 100 pages were pretty okay, but then it started going downhill with a plot that didn't really lift off, no character development and alot of spelling and grammar mistakes.
(This reviews became longer than I intended to woops, guess I needed this rant haha
This book was a MESS. I picked it up because I do love the whole soulmate theme, but this was one of those books that just missed the mark.
Plot and Worldbuilding
The plot was very weak. Besides the obvious soulmate happening, the problems with the rival clan were barely there. It would've done the story good to push that more to the front, to just add something more to the story than the sappy 'I need to touch you or else i'll get sick'. The worldbuilding wasn't the best either. There are things missing in the story about the abilities, how is one clan stronger than the other, why did every clan stop imprinting when it just seems like a feud between two clans, also seems weird that there are no clans in Asia at all, what are their origins? How did their kind came to existence?? Just a lot of things we probably will never learn the answers to.
Characters
The characters were weak. I missed passion and personality with the main characters. They were decent, but they just felt really flat. Moreover, I think the big family of Virtuoso was very confusing. We get uncles, aunts, grandparents and who-knows-what at their gatherings, but we barely get to know them so it's difficult to learn who is who. Last but not least there are some weird characters. Kyle is borderline obsessed with her all of a sudden, even though they've known each other a long time he didn't act on it until she met Caleb. Then we have Rachel, Maggie's supposedly best friend who doesn't seem to really care about her best friend being kidnapped. And then we have Maggie's dad, who goes from seriously depressed to protective dad in the span of a few hours.
Other things
This book is in need of some serious editing. I'm not a native English speaker so I'm sure I've missed some, but the grammar and spelling are seriously BAD. Misspellings such as 'capitol' instead of 'capital', 'confidant' instead of 'confident', 'your welcome' instead of 'you're welcome' and 'were' instead of 'we're' are just some examples of reoccurring spelling errors. It almost felt like reading an amateur fanfic, it didn't feel like a professional book at all with all these mistakes. Another thing to mention is that the conversations didn't really flow nicely at times, and were quite repetitive too.
In short, the soulmate thing was cool, the first 100 pages were pretty okay, but then it started going downhill with a plot that didn't really lift off, no character development and alot of spelling and grammar mistakes.
(This reviews became longer than I intended to woops, guess I needed this rant haha
hillienl's review against another edition
5.0
Well...
I absolutely loved this book!!!
I finished reading it two days ago and immediately started on the next ones. By now I have finished all the books.
The moment I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. There's a lot of romance in it! Also certainly action! At some moments I almost had to cry and other moments I had to laugh (very hard, my parents looked at me very funny at that moment :P).
I would recommend this book to all people who love books with romance in it!
Geweldig boek Shelly! Ik kon het serieus niet neerleggen haha.
I absolutely loved this book!!!
I finished reading it two days ago and immediately started on the next ones. By now I have finished all the books.
The moment I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. There's a lot of romance in it! Also certainly action! At some moments I almost had to cry and other moments I had to laugh (very hard, my parents looked at me very funny at that moment :P).
I would recommend this book to all people who love books with romance in it!
Geweldig boek Shelly! Ik kon het serieus niet neerleggen haha.
ramibrooklyn's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
mckinzimeans's review against another edition
5.0
This review is going to be a bit different than my normal reviews. See when I started this series I went all in and had Significance, Accordance, Defiance, Reverence, and Independence read within a week. Because I read them so back to back, I am not doing a book by book review. I guess it is just easier this way. *Note: If you have not read all of the books listed above, there will be spoilers because I am review them as a whole. Spoilers and all.*
This whole series takes place in several different locations but it starts in a small town that I don't, off the top of my head, remember the name off. (If you know what it is, could you leave the name in the comments down below.) Then in the second book, the location moves to California then...
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This whole series takes place in several different locations but it starts in a small town that I don't, off the top of my head, remember the name off. (If you know what it is, could you leave the name in the comments down below.) Then in the second book, the location moves to California then...
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https://www.kinziscrazybookobsession.com/2020/06/significance-series-1-through-4-by.html
amy_inthecatacombs's review against another edition
5.0
Maggie is getting ready to graduate. The only thing better would be if her dad returned to the living. Her mother walked out on them, and ever since, her father’s been a zombie, barely noticing that Maggie’s there. He even doesn’t clap or take pictures at her graduation.
One day, Maggie is on her way back home when she saves a guy from a truck that about hit him. The guy is Caleb. She later finds out that he his Kyle Jacobson’s cousin…and that Caleb is her imprint and vice versa. Kyle has been asking Maggie for a while to go out with him, and is supposed to go out with Kyle the day she imprints with Caleb.
Since imprinting is new for them both and Maggie’s a human, the side-effects of being a part are worse than normal.
Kyle convinces Caleb to let him go out with Maggie still. On their date, they run into Marcus, another Ace. Marcus will later provide trouble for Caleb and Maggie….as well as both of their families.
I always love insta-connections, and I love that Shelly uses imprinting for soul mates. I absolutely love Caleb. However, I felt so bad for Kyle. He waited for years to get Maggie to go out with him, and she ends up imprinting with his cousin. There are times he takes this poorly, but I think it’s understandable. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Maggie and Caleb.
One day, Maggie is on her way back home when she saves a guy from a truck that about hit him. The guy is Caleb. She later finds out that he his Kyle Jacobson’s cousin…and that Caleb is her imprint and vice versa. Kyle has been asking Maggie for a while to go out with him, and is supposed to go out with Kyle the day she imprints with Caleb.
Since imprinting is new for them both and Maggie’s a human, the side-effects of being a part are worse than normal.
Kyle convinces Caleb to let him go out with Maggie still. On their date, they run into Marcus, another Ace. Marcus will later provide trouble for Caleb and Maggie….as well as both of their families.
I always love insta-connections, and I love that Shelly uses imprinting for soul mates. I absolutely love Caleb. However, I felt so bad for Kyle. He waited for years to get Maggie to go out with him, and she ends up imprinting with his cousin. There are times he takes this poorly, but I think it’s understandable. I can’t wait to see what’s in store for Maggie and Caleb.
randomly_kait's review against another edition
3.0
So my feelings on this book keep swinging around drastically. On one hand, I absolutely loved it, because there was just so much going on, and it had a really good premise. But on the other hand, it was super irritating, because it was way too insta-love for me. My inner feminist was screaming out in protest because she couldn't be away from him. she needed Caleb to survive, and that's all she could think about. She wasn't even trying to fight against it. I sure as heck would. I would hate to not be able to hug my guy friends, or hang out with them anymore. Not to mention the fact that when they were together, and she needed to leave him, she physically could not, until Caleb told her that he wanted her to.
kayla22289's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0