i don't even really know what happened it went by so quickly. it was like those wax soda bottle candies - looks pretty but isn't actually ★2.87 stars★
i don't even really know what happened it went by so quickly. it was like those wax soda bottle candies - looks pretty but isn't actually that great...more
i don't know why this exists in audiobook form when it's a coffee table book but it was still fun to listen to... kind ofi don't know why this exists in audiobook form when it's a coffee table book but it was still fun to listen to... kind of...more
The best thing the book had going for it was the spice which was absolutely amazing. everything else was... just okay. that being said, i ★3.23 stars★
The best thing the book had going for it was the spice which was absolutely amazing. everything else was... just okay. that being said, i will be continuing with this author because holy moly... she can write a good sex scene...more
great concept - very poor execution. and yet... i enjoyed it? i was getting queer zombieland meets the ethical quandaries of Superstore. i★3.53 stars★
great concept - very poor execution. and yet... i enjoyed it? i was getting queer zombieland meets the ethical quandaries of Superstore. it could've been great but the queer representation was so heavy-handed and poorly done. it felt like the author just spun the wheel of 'which-queer-identity-will-we-include-today?' and then decided why pick one when we could use all of them? and they all felt like cardboard one-dimensional stereotypes.
that being said, the zombie action kicked off right away and was really well done. there was something almost cozy and campy about the apocalypse vibes that i really enjoyed for some reason. the corporation was realistically despicable so that's always fun.
my final complaint was the main character, Wendy, who was the dumbest dumbass to ever dumbass. i am SHOCKED that she survived her own stupidity. ...more
solidly just okay. which is disappointing. i'm still going to continue with the series because i want to see where things go but it felt ★3.00 stars ★
solidly just okay. which is disappointing. i'm still going to continue with the series because i want to see where things go but it felt like the first act made up 80% of the book. i didn't get really interested until far too late.
it was... fine. i kind of just kept going because i wanted to know how it ended and van was kind of a... i won't say compelling... as much★2.47 stars★
it was... fine. i kind of just kept going because i wanted to know how it ended and van was kind of a... i won't say compelling... as much as just attractive... character. my issue is mostly with margot who annoyed the hell out of me. she kept flipping back and forth between #GiRlbOsS and a mary sue with a heavy lean to mary sue.
additionally, literally everything that happened was just... so improbable and would never happen in real life. like, they were constantly stealing things and destroying national artifacts and art with minimal to no consequences.
it definitely reminded me of rough drafts of books i've written where i don't think about how real life works. i just know what i want the characters to do so i make it happen regardless of if it's grounded in reality....more
don't you math nerds come for me. i know 6 should be rounded up but the cosmic stupidity of the mcs drove me crazy. i unders★3.61 Stars, rounded down★
don't you math nerds come for me. i know 6 should be rounded up but the cosmic stupidity of the mcs drove me crazy. i understand that some amount of tension is required for there to be a plot but there came a point where i started to get irritated by the miscommunication
additionally, there was ZERO intimacy between the two characters. i won't deny that i adored the electricity between the two of them. it had me genuinely grinning from ear to ear. but it was the kind of puppy love that won't sustain a long term relationship. there was a problematic lack of true bonding beyond just lust and sarcasm. ...more
edit: why the FUCK did the UK get a better cover than we did?? life is so unfair
Not gonna lie. That was a bummer. I was here for cute, nerdy werewolf edit: why the FUCK did the UK get a better cover than we did?? life is so unfair
Not gonna lie. That was a bummer. I was here for cute, nerdy werewolf with anxiety... and there was basically none of that. Give me the dramatic transformations! Give me the sexy growls! Give me the fangs and claws dammit. I am so disappointed by the lack of werewolf.
The book focused much more heavily (almost completely) on Eleanora who is the only reason this isn't a 2.5 stars rounded down. I adored Eleanora. She was witty, clever, and fun (although the narrator's accent for her was a bit much and took some getting used to).
Basically, I was expecting a werewolf romance and got a vampire one. The vampire romance, on it's own, was good but it's like taking a gulp of orange juice expecting chocolate milk - distinctly different from what I was expecting....more