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i was vibing for a while, but this started feeling like those aimless fanfics where you can tell thlist under: books that did not have to be this long
i was vibing for a while, but this started feeling like those aimless fanfics where you can tell the author is flying by the seat of their pants and isnt sure how to end their story. (as someone who has been this author, i'd know, but i dont do it professionally and charge money for it, so i think mine is a lesser crime)...more
DNFed midway... I have to agree with everyone who said this book came of preachy or like it's trying to prove how progessive it is at the expense of tDNFed midway... I have to agree with everyone who said this book came of preachy or like it's trying to prove how progessive it is at the expense of the actual story. Klune... this is a sequel to an mlm book featuring an oppressive government and orphaned magical kids. Why would you think the audience reading *this book* would need to be handheld through issues like... being kind and not bigotted?? Sheesh....more
DNF at 92 percent. You know a book's boring me when I cant even read the last 8 percent of it. Honestly, I feel kind of bad for how much I didn't likeDNF at 92 percent. You know a book's boring me when I cant even read the last 8 percent of it. Honestly, I feel kind of bad for how much I didn't like this? But I was so so bored. And the antagonist was so incredibly obvious that it made me question how dense Meadows thinks the average reader is.
I do see how this could be enjoyable for someone of different tastes, but for me this was immensely disappointing....more
I'd been really excited for this since I loved A Dowry of Blood, but this... did nothing for me.I'd been really excited for this since I loved A Dowry of Blood, but this... did nothing for me....more
im glad i didnt buy this one tbh it was... a let down. their kids are not interesting, their older selves are just there to be Dads, the plot isnt neaim glad i didnt buy this one tbh it was... a let down. their kids are not interesting, their older selves are just there to be Dads, the plot isnt nearly as compelling... sad....more
This was perfectly...fine. I think this would have worked better as a fanfic, something light and silly where the characters are Extra Oblivious and wThis was perfectly...fine. I think this would have worked better as a fanfic, something light and silly where the characters are Extra Oblivious and worldbuilding doesn't really matter. As an original work though, this is kind of a miss for me. I didn't care that much about the characters, the worldbuilding was nonexistant, and the plot was tenuously held together by the main characters refusing to just talk to each other.
This wasn't a terrible book to read, like I said it's very light and silly, but I wish I hadn't actually spent money on it. (I actually bought three FT Lukens books before I had bother reading any of them and I'm regretting that now.)...more
i mean it wholehwartedly when i say this book has changed me. sometimes i look at my average rating here on goodreads and think i am too picky to lovei mean it wholehwartedly when i say this book has changed me. sometimes i look at my average rating here on goodreads and think i am too picky to love reading this much, but then i read something so exquisite that all of the lackluster books become worth it. i am so eternally grateful to past me for finishing dark rise despite how slow it was in the first half. i am going to be thinking about this book constantly until the next comes out....more
halfway in, i thought this would be a strained 4 stars. as it continued, it lowered to 3 stars. but the ending makes me so angry i bothered reading thhalfway in, i thought this would be a strained 4 stars. as it continued, it lowered to 3 stars. but the ending makes me so angry i bothered reading this. it sells itself as a cute romcom but they don't even end up together. it's unbelievably frustrating to go on this whole journey of crest learning that all humans aren't terrible and them falling in love and getting not one but TWO opportunities for them to be together only for them to both say no. like why am i here what was the point who the hell writes a fake dating trope that ends in nobody actually dating?
and this doesn't even begin to cover my other problems with the book. the deus ex machinas, the overly convenient plot points, the lowkey biphobia ('hearts not parts'), the overt horniness of the characters, the bestie being an awful and selfish friend, etc. geez, i wish i could return this one to the store......more
life is too short to read boring books. i was really looking forward to this but i should know by now to stop basing my hopes on the goodreads averagelife is too short to read boring books. i was really looking forward to this but i should know by now to stop basing my hopes on the goodreads average rating....more
if you think you would enjoy a book of a bunch of people puttering around in space doing fuck all, then this is the one for you. if you actually enjoyif you think you would enjoy a book of a bunch of people puttering around in space doing fuck all, then this is the one for you. if you actually enjoy a plot, you will not find it here....more
Well, it was pretty boring to have a book that revolved around Harvey's love for Sabrina but I guess it's my fault for picking up a prequel novel. I lWell, it was pretty boring to have a book that revolved around Harvey's love for Sabrina but I guess it's my fault for picking up a prequel novel. I liked the looks into the other character's perspectives and Ambrose and Sabrina's relationship and somehow came out of this kinda shipping Tommy and Ambrose? Didn't see that one coming....more