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lenoreo's review
3.0
I just can't decide about these books. I'm intrigued at the same time I'm inevitably confused. Sometimes I just don't find things to be....coherent. It's like action happens way faster than I'm expecting and I keep trying to catch up, but I don't get where we're going, why things happened, etc. And I'm still not feeling Ivy's relationships with anyone but Collin and Al really. And yet I find myself curious about where it's going. Especially after the huge cliffhanger on this one. If the next book is as jumbled though I may have to give up on this series...which is too bad, b/c I bought the books when they were 99 cents so I already have most of them....
brieblocker97gmailcom's review
4.0
Ivy. Strong, Heroic, Powerful, Constantly trying to do the right thing. Constantly being twarted. Every time she thinks shes taking a step in the right direction something unpredictable happens making her seemingly good deed into something catastrophic. But does she give up? Nope.
Collin. Freakin selfless. All he cares about is keeping Ivy away so she can be safe even though he is literally going through hell. Not to mention charming and (in my mind) hot:)
Eric. Holy crap Eric! He went from being judmental to the love of my life in this book. I swear he'll never be able to do anything that will make me not love him ever again. I want to go on but I don't want to give anything away.
Ok. Now the actual book.
It starts kind of slow, but I think it's nessassary overall. As soon as it picks up a few chapters in it doesn't stop. There are crazy twist through out the whole thing. I can't believe half of the things that happened. It's insane and I'm so excited to find out what happens next.
There are three reasons I didn't give this book five stars. One is because for the first half of the book it kept mentioning how much the Martis hated Ivy because she was part Valefare. That was kind of a given and saying it once or twice probably would have been fine. Second was also a repetition thing about how she came to be half Martis half Valefar and how she'd saved Collin. If people have read the first book which i think is pretty nessessary to understanding this one then they should all ready know all those details. And third because it was too short! I reached the last page and freaked out when there wasn't another one. I think I'll be watching for Torn like everyday until it comes out. I can't wait!:)
Collin. Freakin selfless. All he cares about is keeping Ivy away so she can be safe even though he is literally going through hell. Not to mention charming and (in my mind) hot:)
Eric. Holy crap Eric! He went from being judmental to the love of my life in this book. I swear he'll never be able to do anything that will make me not love him ever again. I want to go on but I don't want to give anything away.
Ok. Now the actual book.
It starts kind of slow, but I think it's nessassary overall. As soon as it picks up a few chapters in it doesn't stop. There are crazy twist through out the whole thing. I can't believe half of the things that happened. It's insane and I'm so excited to find out what happens next.
There are three reasons I didn't give this book five stars. One is because for the first half of the book it kept mentioning how much the Martis hated Ivy because she was part Valefare. That was kind of a given and saying it once or twice probably would have been fine. Second was also a repetition thing about how she came to be half Martis half Valefar and how she'd saved Collin. If people have read the first book which i think is pretty nessessary to understanding this one then they should all ready know all those details. And third because it was too short! I reached the last page and freaked out when there wasn't another one. I think I'll be watching for Torn like everyday until it comes out. I can't wait!:)
shutupnread's review
2.0
I found the premise of this series to be interesting but I think the execution was lacking. To be perfectly honest, it was just okay. Nothing special but it wasn’t terrible. I didn’t fall in love with the characters but I didn’t particularly dislike them either. Everything about this series was just meh to me which was quite disappointing because this genre is exactly the kind of books I enjoy. I just think that there are a lot better books/series out there with similar plots and better characters.
In regards to the plot, I felt that there were a lot of going back and forth. It was a bit messy and a very confusing because the characters would do something then realize that hey, nevermind, why did we do this? They were never on the same page so some of the characters would unintentionally hijack someone else’s work. There were also a lot of creatures out there that made it seem even more complicated especially with the Omen. Plus the author never fully explained what exactly that meant and why the Omen was there in the first place. It was little things like that that confused me. I just like having things explained or understood.
As for the characters specifically Ivy, I never really understood her. I found her a little spoiled, a tad immature, quite dumb, and very stubborn. Granted, I know she was trying to do the right thing the entire time but the way how she went about it, I found it absolutely ridiculous. I mean, going around and making blood bargains with demons for the sake of defeating another demon? That just spelled stupidity to me. She didn’t even bother asking for help or advice from any of her much more clear-headed or knowledgeable friends. Instead, she pretty much went for it without a second thought. And even though she kept trying to save her friends, the choices that she would make always ended up jeopardizing them. Especially with the whole Eric drama. I couldn’t even begin to fathom why Ivy made the choice that she did to save him even though she knew what he thought of it. Yet she did it anyways and called it “saving” him. And then with the whole Collin thing. She kept endangering herself when she knew the prophecy was at stake simply because she couldn’t risk him. She didn’t even know if it would ultimately kill him or not. She wasn’t willing to even try which put the whole world at stake. For someone who was trying so damn hard to save the world and go against that prophecy, that one single decision that she kept making over and over again was unfathomable.
As for the whole Collin/Ivy relationship, can I just please say, where the fuck did that come from? I got the chemistry from him in book one but not once did Ivy return any of those feelings to him yet suddenly they were soulmates and he was the only one for her? Pray tell, what happened? In fact, she treated him as a friend only and their interactions from her side basically screamed friendzoned to me. Yet, how did things change so dramatically?
Overall, the series was just okay. There is a sixth book out there but I read somewhere that it’s no longer available and I don’t see the point in investing more time on this series. Plus, the series technically ended on book 5 and the sixth book is merely a spinoff from Eric’s POV. I’m not sure if I would recommend the series but if you have time and you want to read an angel vs demon series, then I guess you can give this one a try.
Click here to view entire review: http://holedupinabook.blogspot.com/2016/08/demon-kissed-series-by-hm-ward.html
In regards to the plot, I felt that there were a lot of going back and forth. It was a bit messy and a very confusing because the characters would do something then realize that hey, nevermind, why did we do this? They were never on the same page so some of the characters would unintentionally hijack someone else’s work. There were also a lot of creatures out there that made it seem even more complicated especially with the Omen. Plus the author never fully explained what exactly that meant and why the Omen was there in the first place. It was little things like that that confused me. I just like having things explained or understood.
As for the characters specifically Ivy, I never really understood her. I found her a little spoiled, a tad immature, quite dumb, and very stubborn. Granted, I know she was trying to do the right thing the entire time but the way how she went about it, I found it absolutely ridiculous. I mean, going around and making blood bargains with demons for the sake of defeating another demon? That just spelled stupidity to me. She didn’t even bother asking for help or advice from any of her much more clear-headed or knowledgeable friends. Instead, she pretty much went for it without a second thought. And even though she kept trying to save her friends, the choices that she would make always ended up jeopardizing them. Especially with the whole Eric drama. I couldn’t even begin to fathom why Ivy made the choice that she did to save him even though she knew what he thought of it. Yet she did it anyways and called it “saving” him. And then with the whole Collin thing. She kept endangering herself when she knew the prophecy was at stake simply because she couldn’t risk him. She didn’t even know if it would ultimately kill him or not. She wasn’t willing to even try which put the whole world at stake. For someone who was trying so damn hard to save the world and go against that prophecy, that one single decision that she kept making over and over again was unfathomable.
As for the whole Collin/Ivy relationship, can I just please say, where the fuck did that come from? I got the chemistry from him in book one but not once did Ivy return any of those feelings to him yet suddenly they were soulmates and he was the only one for her? Pray tell, what happened? In fact, she treated him as a friend only and their interactions from her side basically screamed friendzoned to me. Yet, how did things change so dramatically?
Overall, the series was just okay. There is a sixth book out there but I read somewhere that it’s no longer available and I don’t see the point in investing more time on this series. Plus, the series technically ended on book 5 and the sixth book is merely a spinoff from Eric’s POV. I’m not sure if I would recommend the series but if you have time and you want to read an angel vs demon series, then I guess you can give this one a try.
Click here to view entire review: http://holedupinabook.blogspot.com/2016/08/demon-kissed-series-by-hm-ward.html
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