necessitteem's review against another edition
4.0
This was an enjoyable book. I was a little put off by the timeline of the book but it was otherwise an enjoyable book. I look forward to reading the next book.
fuzaila's review against another edition
3.0
Well, this book was just,.. Neutral.
At first, I had thought that the writing had improved than the first book and that it was going to be real good, but then turns out it wasn’t really anything special.
This book continues Rylie’s struggle in balancing her identities and relationships in the human world as well as the newly-discovered faery world.
Someone who hasn’t read the prequel would never get the hang of what is happening in this book. In short, this would be a really bad standalone even if there isn’t much story it is carrying forward from the prequel.
There were a lot of revelations in this book. The authors tried to add more and more details to this faery world they had created, but to me it felt dumb, as if not much consideration was given to the world-building or characterization as much as the romance.
Another thing that bugged me was the protagonist. Not that she was unlikable; in fact her narrative was very soothing and comfortable. But the way she treated people around her was very unfair. Her cousins especially, threatening them to get her way, and Adam too. The way she ended things with him without as much as an explanation, was cruel of her. Not that I like Adam. Ugh no, Rylie and Adam’s relationship was basically just kissing-mates, nothing else. Still, no one deserves to be treated the way Rylie treated Adam.
The characters themselves were a bit unrealistic and two-dimensional. They did not show any reactions a normal human (or faery) would have under their circumstances AND their straightforward behavior was too good to be believable. The happily-ever-after ending didn’t do much to warm me up either.
In short, this book had no impact on me whatsoever. No sort of emotional response from my side. Since I wasn’t actually expecting anything, I am not that disappointed either. Like I said, neutral. Recommended to fans of Twilight, or ‘normal’ paranormal beings. Others- you have better books to read.
At first, I had thought that the writing had improved than the first book and that it was going to be real good, but then turns out it wasn’t really anything special.
This book continues Rylie’s struggle in balancing her identities and relationships in the human world as well as the newly-discovered faery world.
Someone who hasn’t read the prequel would never get the hang of what is happening in this book. In short, this would be a really bad standalone even if there isn’t much story it is carrying forward from the prequel.
There were a lot of revelations in this book. The authors tried to add more and more details to this faery world they had created, but to me it felt dumb, as if not much consideration was given to the world-building or characterization as much as the romance.
Another thing that bugged me was the protagonist. Not that she was unlikable; in fact her narrative was very soothing and comfortable. But the way she treated people around her was very unfair. Her cousins especially, threatening them to get her way, and Adam too. The way she ended things with him without as much as an explanation, was cruel of her. Not that I like Adam. Ugh no, Rylie and Adam’s relationship was basically just kissing-mates, nothing else. Still, no one deserves to be treated the way Rylie treated Adam.
The characters themselves were a bit unrealistic and two-dimensional. They did not show any reactions a normal human (or faery) would have under their circumstances AND their straightforward behavior was too good to be believable. The happily-ever-after ending didn’t do much to warm me up either.
In short, this book had no impact on me whatsoever. No sort of emotional response from my side. Since I wasn’t actually expecting anything, I am not that disappointed either. Like I said, neutral. Recommended to fans of Twilight, or ‘normal’ paranormal beings. Others- you have better books to read.
dardar216's review
3.0
Meh. It was fine. Not horrible and not great. I'm sure I would find this series to be awful on a second read. Too much teen angst just to make the book longer.
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