Just Nah. Irredeemable, horrible, rich,douchebagey guys. Girl without a direction. Is this what you people dream of? I feel so sorry for everyone who Just Nah. Irredeemable, horrible, rich,douchebagey guys. Girl without a direction. Is this what you people dream of? I feel so sorry for everyone who thinks this is good. ...more
Tiktok is again full of sponsored liars. This one was at least half decent. Or my standards are just terribly low. Like Auren鈥檚. That鈥檚 the MC who is Tiktok is again full of sponsored liars. This one was at least half decent. Or my standards are just terribly low. Like Auren鈥檚. That鈥檚 the MC who is the golden, caged pet of King Midas the king who can turn things he touches into gold. She鈥檚 unbearably obsessed with this horrific abuser of a man .Once she leaves his castle and hits the road she actually has a personality and you can see that she鈥檚 just trauma bonded to him. For that reason I might actually read the second part. I also suspect that the rubbish Midas has no power, all of it is hers. I will be reading to see him get what鈥檚 coming to him. Did this book really need to contain the amount of sexual violence it did? I blame GRRM for this. It is so tiring....more
First of all Book Tiktok is full of sponsored liars. This book is reads like fan service anime. Without any of the good things that makes anime bearabFirst of all Book Tiktok is full of sponsored liars. This book is reads like fan service anime. Without any of the good things that makes anime bearable. The MCs are constantly abused by badly behaved men and they just roll with it. All the abuses! Why are you looking at someone who stripped you caused nude pictures of you to be circulated with googoo eyes? The world building is so lazy, the school one big sexual abuse amusement park. Like even the teachers are sleazy with so much access to vulnerable students. Their principal taunted their enemies and painted a target on their backs, the teachers in the school are the most useless educators in the universe. Who is entertained by such? There鈥檚 not a single thing that鈥檚 attractive about the love interests in this book, how does anyone manage to write such ugly hearted men. They are all irredeemable except the one that鈥檚 a teacher which is so weird. The MCs are basically TSTL and not that likeable, Darcy is okay I guess. I won鈥檛 forget that one moment Tory internally talked down on her friend because he isn鈥檛 strong enough to protect them. Like excuse me? You鈥檙e overpowered and still salivating over abusers get over yourself. I鈥檒l rather pay for Wattpad premium than subject myself to such drivel. There are so many stars on there but this is what gets hyped? I need to be paid for reading this. There is no reason why this book should have happened. Authors need to honestly do better....more
The YA genre has been a disappointment for a while, it seems all the talent has been in the adolescent stuff. I will be staying in this genre for a whThe YA genre has been a disappointment for a while, it seems all the talent has been in the adolescent stuff. I will be staying in this genre for a while because this was such a marvellous ride. I do enjoy it when the MC is likeable, I want to see what happens to her next...more
Brandon Sanderson shows up with yet another world in the Infinity Blade series. Ancient yet futuristic, Nier Gestalt type of thing. A hero is sent as Brandon Sanderson shows up with yet another world in the Infinity Blade series. Ancient yet futuristic, Nier Gestalt type of thing. A hero is sent as a Sacrifice to rescue his people from the Deathless King. He then discovers that no one particularly was ready for him to win and killing the enemy is only the beginning of the fight for freedom . He gets a crash course in humanity and learns that freedom is not necessarily what the enslaved want.
I love the Protagonist. With Brandon Sanderson that鈥檚 almost par for the course honestly. Siris鈥檚 curiosity and naivety are so endearing. Possibly because he鈥檚 not actually so ridiculous he gets a bed in the Too Stupid To Live dormitory. He is however extremely good at what he does know and is very self aware.
Sanderson has no problem writing women either,Isa is a great addition to the book. She鈥檚 skilled and the perfect foil for Sirus鈥檚 innocence but also not boorish in that try hard manner that YA authors trying to write strong women end up crafting. The protagonist is attracted to her but it doesn鈥檛 overwhelm the plot. They are hilarious together, an important ingredient for well written camaraderie.
I cannot wait to see how the rest of this short story goes. I love a good mass deception plot. 5 stars!...more
So were back in this super advanced futuristic world and the apocalypse is nigh. Imagine a world where you're connected to an intergalactic internet tSo were back in this super advanced futuristic world and the apocalypse is nigh. Imagine a world where you're connected to an intergalactic internet that spans planets. The original team is split up and they are all going through their own trials and tribulations and facing off with the Shrike. Sol Weintraub's story is the most compelling. Filled with so much love and sacrifice...I don't think I will ever not tear up thinking about it.Imagine raising your child to a certain age,then watching regress with no solution. Martin Silenus gets on my nerve as usual. Colonel Kassad is looking for his one true love Moneta and the ultimate battle. Het Masteen never gets to tell his story. Father Lenar Hoyt is braving the pain of the cruciform. Brawne Lamia the brawny baddie is dealing with her connection to the AI world. The Consul gets to tell why he did the things he did, and goddammit I'm on his side!Gentrification and colonization will be the downside of a world with teleportation.Can we not have nice things?
This review is however a Meina Gladstone fan appreciation post. A minute of silence for the one who destroyed the world to save the world. Then died because she knew the new world shouldn't have a place for her.The moral lesson of this book, AI will be the death of humanity undoubtedly.Stay safe guys!...more
A man that threatens his wife with never seeing her child instead of talkinA picture of me reading this book.
A man that threatens his wife with never seeing her child instead of talking like an adult. I鈥檓 supposed to swoon over this? LOL! Sir why didn鈥檛 you tell your wife that you weren鈥檛 cheating? 鈥淢y conscience was clear so I didn鈥檛 need to demonstrate my fidelity鈥�. For 3 years? Not even when she was pregnant and worried herself sick over it? Can somebody yeet this hero off the planet! I like a good marriage in trouble trope but nope, this book just gave me Stockholm vibes. Two stars because I did this to myself....more
NO. Too long winded, if she'd rounded up this book in half as many pages maybe the hero's ugliness wouldn't be as glaring.2 stars because it had a go NO. Too long winded, if she'd rounded up this book in half as many pages maybe the hero's ugliness wouldn't be as glaring.2 stars because it had a good start....more
So apparently I played myself by not reading any Dan Simmons book all these years. First of all, a scifi author that doesn鈥檛 use sexual violence agai So apparently I played myself by not reading any Dan Simmons book all these years. First of all, a scifi author that doesn鈥檛 use sexual violence against women for shock value? I鈥檓 shocked! I didn鈥檛 appreciate how tired I was of that trope until I realized that I was tense and waiting for it. So many good sci-fi plots in one book, it felt like eating a tin of assorted cookies. My favorite was the story about the cruciform. I will be reading book two to see how this ends....more
I cannot get over how terrible these girls are as friends to each other. It鈥檚 insane. All I can think about is how important it isn鈥檛 to make sure yo I cannot get over how terrible these girls are as friends to each other. It鈥檚 insane. All I can think about is how important it isn鈥檛 to make sure you choose wisely before you bind yourself to people with powerful secrets. It鈥檚 a well written story, but I really can鈥檛. I鈥檓 not buying this romance between Gemma and Kartik, There鈥檚 nothing binding them as far as I can see. Read this book if you like bittersweet portrayals of friendship. ...more
I鈥檓 not entirely sure how I feel about this book. I can鈥檛 get past the protagonist taking girls she鈥檚 not entirely sure she likes to a secret magical I鈥檓 not entirely sure how I feel about this book. I can鈥檛 get past the protagonist taking girls she鈥檚 not entirely sure she likes to a secret magical world. Of course Felicity is a loose cannon. They literally had a guide telling them that there鈥檚 evil there but they were too silly to avoid that.. The Order sent to protect the world from magic is majorly unserious. They sent a green boy to stop an apocalyptic threat? Well done. Wished Pippa Just married the dude instead of dying. It was an interesting read I guess so 4 stars. ...more
So post book one the story switches from school tournament setting to a galactic warfront and I loved it!!! Alpha Centauri but with a relatable hero. So post book one the story switches from school tournament setting to a galactic warfront and I loved it!!! Alpha Centauri but with a relatable hero. I felt for Darrow , I really did. He bumbled through until we got to the most devastating endings I鈥檝e seen in a long time. I lost hope and I didn鈥檛 want to continue the series because I didn鈥檛 know what to expect from book three. I did read book 3 and it was worth it. 5 stars Pierce Brown! No one can write a moral dilemma like he does. ...more
It was really good. From Lykos to Villain military school I was hooked on the story and invested in Darrow. I was skeptical when the story turned int It was really good. From Lykos to Villain military school I was hooked on the story and invested in Darrow. I was skeptical when the story turned into Hunger Games with rape and maiming but I was interested in seeing Darrow and his team of merry misfits win. I love camaraderie and the friendship power trope and I am completely unapologetic about it. I however, was annoyed when the book ended immediately after the tournament but in hindsight was the best thing ever. Pierce Brown did something with book two and I loved it....more
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