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readanniewhere's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
3.75
melsbookspace's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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? No
3.5
Major Stefan and Elena vibes.
I'm not a fan of the insta love trope (give me a slow burn enemies to lovers any day of the week) so I wasnt 100% vibing with this one but knew I needed to read it before book 2 which 1000% sounds like my jam (Klaus x Caroline vibes say no more)
This one was okay but I felt it kind of dragged in places and there was zero tension build up between the main couple, even though they didn't immediately get together there wasn't really a spark between them.
If you like vampire diaries or twilight, and you were team Stefan then you'll probably enjoy this one.
I'm not a fan of the insta love trope (give me a slow burn enemies to lovers any day of the week) so I wasnt 100% vibing with this one but knew I needed to read it before book 2 which 1000% sounds like my jam (Klaus x Caroline vibes say no more)
This one was okay but I felt it kind of dragged in places and there was zero tension build up between the main couple, even though they didn't immediately get together there wasn't really a spark between them.
If you like vampire diaries or twilight, and you were team Stefan then you'll probably enjoy this one.
leeasbooklists's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Cute Aussie vampire book. Reminded me of twilight!!
Cute Aussie vampire book. Reminded me of twilight!!
thurn4's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
4.0
shelbasaurus_rex's review against another edition
This book came to me as a subscription through Bookish and Spice. The special edition truly looks stunning and is the most beautiful book in my current collection.
However, I wish I had left it as a simple decorative book for the shelf.
Reading it, it reminds me heavily of Twilight. A teenage girl becomes rather quickly infatuated with a vampire. I would consider it a guilty pleasure to read: highly predictable with a weak plot line, not needing to think too hard about it. Think of it like Days of Our Lives: you can miss multiple episodes yet watch the next one and still know what is happening. I feel like I could have skipped multiple chapters in the book and still know exactly what happened.
There were quite a few cons with me:
- I wasn’t a fan of the writing style. It felt rushed in some areas yet too slow in others
- MFC was constantly contradictory in her behaviour, leading to frustration and confusion
- supernatural powers are not well explained
- mentions of other supernatural beings yet none are in the storyline
- Dante’s story offers no support to the overall plot and was really random, leading to confusion
- setting is Australia, yet it feels incredibly American with very few Australian attributes
Pros:
- an easy read, no thinking needed
- if you enjoy Twilight still as an adult, you will most likely enjoy this
Overall I give this book a ⭐️⭐️/5. The plot holes, the confusing explanations and terrible writing of characters led me to DNF.
However, I wish I had left it as a simple decorative book for the shelf.
Reading it, it reminds me heavily of Twilight. A teenage girl becomes rather quickly infatuated with a vampire. I would consider it a guilty pleasure to read: highly predictable with a weak plot line, not needing to think too hard about it. Think of it like Days of Our Lives: you can miss multiple episodes yet watch the next one and still know what is happening. I feel like I could have skipped multiple chapters in the book and still know exactly what happened.
There were quite a few cons with me:
- I wasn’t a fan of the writing style. It felt rushed in some areas yet too slow in others
- MFC was constantly contradictory in her behaviour, leading to frustration and confusion
- supernatural powers are not well explained
- mentions of other supernatural beings yet none are in the storyline
- Dante’s story offers no support to the overall plot and was really random, leading to confusion
- setting is Australia, yet it feels incredibly American with very few Australian attributes
Pros:
- an easy read, no thinking needed
- if you enjoy Twilight still as an adult, you will most likely enjoy this
Overall I give this book a ⭐️⭐️/5. The plot holes, the confusing explanations and terrible writing of characters led me to DNF.
fi293's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
allyjwonderland's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
rae_thefae's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5