I tried to trudge through this but it is too repetitive and slow for me. Also maybe not seductive enough. I love Little Red Riding Hood/Big Bad Wolf sI tried to trudge through this but it is too repetitive and slow for me. Also maybe not seductive enough. I love Little Red Riding Hood/Big Bad Wolf stories and was going in open minded but overall expecting a good time from Honey Phillips鈥� alien retelling.
It was written with accuracy and technically proficient, but the style wasn鈥檛 my favorite. There was little suspense and nothing really at stake since we learn it all from dual POV.
The primary offender that made me throw in the towel may not be an issue for others: the overuse of the words SHOULD and SHOULDN鈥檛. Basically the characters were shouldn鈥檛ing all over themselves. LOL. He shouldn鈥檛 be attracted to her, she is his enemy because of her race. She shouldn鈥檛 be having these cozy feelings for her captor鈥lah blah. Rinse and repeat over and over again. And also, nothing exciting happened and I hung in all the way to 41%.
I was going to start at the beginning of the series since I had a free stuff your kindle book from later in the series. Got about 85% done and DNFd. WI was going to start at the beginning of the series since I had a free stuff your kindle book from later in the series. Got about 85% done and DNFd. Wanted to like it but it just got boring. I was surprised that there was so much description of each food dish of the feast. The author must鈥檝e been hungry when writing that part. ...more
Dnf 21%. I liked the artistic qualities of the characters but I am not feeling the pace I need to. It鈥檚 20% in and these two are having a picnic and pDnf 21%. I liked the artistic qualities of the characters but I am not feeling the pace I need to. It鈥檚 20% in and these two are having a picnic and playing hide n seek. Tiffany Roberts鈥� books are kinda hit or miss for me.
I might also just not be into underwater romances. I鈥檓 claustrophobic so it sounds like a nightmare....more
Dnf at 22%. Writing was unnatural and snobby. If this was written more recently, I really would have wondered if it was written by AI.
I still hung inDnf at 22%. Writing was unnatural and snobby. If this was written more recently, I really would have wondered if it was written by AI.
I still hung in for the excitement of the story but had to tap out when it skipped the most alluring part of it and jumped the story ahead 3 months past the whole 鈥済etting to know each other鈥� phase. Kinda wondering how this came onto my radar in the first place. I can鈥檛 recommend unless you have a high tolerance for story shenanigans....more
Curiosity won out on this free Stuff Your Kindle find. Seemed interesting at first. Setting is a fictional country, Sierran, with modern royal types wCuriosity won out on this free Stuff Your Kindle find. Seemed interesting at first. Setting is a fictional country, Sierran, with modern royal types who actually work and run companies. Got to the first intimate scene and disgusted by the timing and language of it. She literally is going to see her mother in critical condition after an accident for the first time and this guy decides that is the sexy time to pull her into a broom closet to give her her first sexual experience? Booo. Plus, like I said the language of the attempted sexy scene was just bad and gross....more
Ok I鈥檝e read enough that I鈥檓 throwing in the towel. I am not rooting for this 鈥渃ouple鈥� and don鈥檛 think anything can be revealed that would endear him Ok I鈥檝e read enough that I鈥檓 throwing in the towel. I am not rooting for this 鈥渃ouple鈥� and don鈥檛 think anything can be revealed that would endear him to me. I really don鈥檛 care how hot and charming he is. He stood her up for a rite of passage school dance, despite being a family friend even, potentially started a horrible rumor about her and ghosted her for 6 years. Now every single other person in the book is pushing her to date him and forgive him. Where is the loyalty? It feels like gaslighting.
I just feel sorry for Savannah and at this point would be happier if she rejected him and found a guy who treats her right from the beginning. Also, she needs to find a better social support system who won鈥檛 try to manipulate her. See, this is what I stumble into when I try stepping out into the contemporary romance genre instead of my usual. ...more
DNF鈥 made it through a whopping 4 chapters and calling it quits. Maybe it鈥檚 just me but I am so exhausted with modern retellings. This story from whaDNF鈥 made it through a whopping 4 chapters and calling it quits. Maybe it鈥檚 just me but I am so exhausted with modern retellings. This story from what I saw so far, strips away all the things I love about Hades and Persephone in the original story. I want the creepy graveyard like vibes. I want a tortured super lonely Hades who needs Persephone with every bit of his being, not some money hoarding nightclub owner. I also want my God of Death to act like he鈥檚 the God of Death. Don鈥檛 even get me started on Persephone鈥檚 total lack of character aside from her mommy issues. She needed a save the cat moment to make readers like her. Also the whole premise for how he tricked her was BS. The terms negotiated were a question answered each hand and she answered them. For her to just roll over with his unspoken price 鈥渆ntrapment鈥� when her freedom is at stake is really not endearing me to her at all. Then she鈥檚 dumb enough to promise a favor of unknown content at some unknown point in the future. Shaking my head.
Some loved this, but I did not. I agree the writing had a very immature feel to it that ruined it for me. Note to self to stay away from these modern retellings in the future....more
Bummer to be the first non 5 star review. I gave this a shot but DNFed at 18%. Just didn鈥檛 grab me and a little too depressing plus not sexy in my opiBummer to be the first non 5 star review. I gave this a shot but DNFed at 18%. Just didn鈥檛 grab me and a little too depressing plus not sexy in my opinion. I won鈥檛 rate it since I didn鈥檛 finish the whole book and it was written coherently without any typos that I can tell, just not an enjoyable read for me personally....more
Recommended by a naturopath doctor. Got through a few chapters and skimmed much more. Seems like it could be really helpful and informative, I am justRecommended by a naturopath doctor. Got through a few chapters and skimmed much more. Seems like it could be really helpful and informative, I am just not willing to do such a restrictive eating plan for the rest of my life. I may pick this back up or peruse it in the future....more
Well I read about a chapter and a half but wasn鈥檛 pulled into it. I kinda tend to hate fated mates tropes in general so that鈥檚 probably part of why I Well I read about a chapter and a half but wasn鈥檛 pulled into it. I kinda tend to hate fated mates tropes in general so that鈥檚 probably part of why I didn鈥檛 feel I would get what I wanted out of this. Isn鈥檛 old fashioned love a big enough driving force on its own? Otherwise the fated part just feels like a convenient plot device....more
This was bad and the heroine was a terrible person, murderous and dim witted. He deserved better than her. Hard to believe he could like anything abouThis was bad and the heroine was a terrible person, murderous and dim witted. He deserved better than her. Hard to believe he could like anything about her. The chapter with the nonbinary talking bat was dumb. Dnf at 54%. ...more
This book was unclear about the background and time period, which I didn鈥檛 like. It also had too many characters鈥� POVs which seem kind of amateur. It This book was unclear about the background and time period, which I didn鈥檛 like. It also had too many characters鈥� POVs which seem kind of amateur. It feels medieval but then starts referencing modern things and turns out it is a modern island in Scotland. I gave it a few chapters but just wasn鈥檛 feeling it....more
Dnf鈥檇 within a couple pages due to typos and misplaced or lacking quotation marks making it confusing. I tried moving on to another short later in theDnf鈥檇 within a couple pages due to typos and misplaced or lacking quotation marks making it confusing. I tried moving on to another short later in the book just in case, but it had the same obvious issues with proofreading, not to mention the severely uptight, unnatural prose style. Not sure if the steam is good or not, I was too turned off by the initial pages to find out. I don鈥檛 recommend this at all for anyone....more
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