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mobkima's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
2.75 STARS
Okay, this one is a little worse....still aged like a beautiful bottle of milk that sits behind Grandma's fridge, but the teenager characters feel a little more accurate. Some of the writing in this book kinda reminds me of the viral Harry Potter fanfiction, My Immortal.
Though, not mentioned in the last book, I actually find this series' version of Vampires to be kind of cool. I haven't read enough vampire literature to know if its particularly creative, but I do enjoy the Indigenous and Spiritual motifs woven within as well as the consequences of turning into a vampire. The moon tribal tattoo stuff is also very much a nice visual.
Plot twist at the end was very predictable to me and the stakes weren't that insane to me, but I also had hindsight that there are like thirty million of these books (there's like twelve?)
Okay, this one is a little worse....still aged like a beautiful bottle of milk that sits behind Grandma's fridge, but the teenager characters feel a little more accurate. Some of the writing in this book kinda reminds me of the viral Harry Potter fanfiction, My Immortal.
Though, not mentioned in the last book, I actually find this series' version of Vampires to be kind of cool. I haven't read enough vampire literature to know if its particularly creative, but I do enjoy the Indigenous and Spiritual motifs woven within as well as the consequences of turning into a vampire. The moon tribal tattoo stuff is also very much a nice visual.
Plot twist at the end was very predictable to me and the stakes weren't that insane to me, but I also had hindsight that there are like thirty million of these books (there's like twelve?)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Blood
Moderate: Death and Infidelity
Minor: Homophobia and Religious bigotry
arys_library's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
medium-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
I honestly liked this one more than the first one! I felt more of a connection to the characters. I was connected to them in the first book but with this one it’s even more.
I love how we got to see both positive and negative sides to each character, and exactly the depths of Zoey’s powers. I also absolutely loved Aphrodite in this book! Even though she was crazy mean in the first book and quite a bit in the second, her true self shined through as she helped zoey and her friends. I hope she gets some redemption in the next books.
I didn’t like the recap in this book. It seems like the way the author recapped the first book was so repetitive. So many small details were said multiple times that it felt dumb and annoying. I really hope the next book there isn’t any recap, if we want to remember what happened in the previous book, just reread if.
I love how we got to see both positive and negative sides to each character, and exactly the depths of Zoey’s powers. I also absolutely loved Aphrodite in this book! Even though she was crazy mean in the first book and quite a bit in the second, her true self shined through as she helped zoey and her friends. I hope she gets some redemption in the next books.
I didn’t like the recap in this book. It seems like the way the author recapped the first book was so repetitive. So many small details were said multiple times that it felt dumb and annoying. I really hope the next book there isn’t any recap, if we want to remember what happened in the previous book, just reread if.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing, Death, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Gaslighting, and Alcohol