
I laughed & I cried. I felt teeth-grinding anger & I felt absolute adoration.
If you're a decent human being, you'd enjoy this book too. I loved how in depth Hillary gets with how she truly felt and how much she wanted more for our country. I loved hearing about her past all the way up to what she plans for her future. She talked about all the things she has done for our country through the years. She talked about her hopes and dreams, her heartbreak and failures.
Hillary Rodham Clinton is a model for every human being to be their best selves and to fight for what's right, even if that means fighting alone.
I am so so very honored to have been able to meet her on her book tour for this book and get this book signed by her. What a beautiful human being. I felt so very humbled in her presence, & hope to live by her example.
Thank you Hillary Rodham Clinton for everything you've done for America, everything you've done for every woman in America, and for everything you've done for me. One day we will break that glass ceiling, I truly believe it.
Wow, this book took me a long time to read. I actually enjoyed it, life just keeps getting in the way of my reading time.
I completely ship the ship in this book (you know what I mean if you read this). Also, I don't know if it's just me or not but this book reminds me of The Selection with bits of The Handmaid's Tale thrown in.
This, in my opinion, is an easier to handle version of the Handmaid's Tale on Hulu.
Note: I read this book for the Tome Topple Readathon June/July 2018
Added Note: Actual rating is 3 1/2 stars
So wait, are you supposed to hate all the characters in this book? Did I read this wrong? The General sucked, Andi's parents sucked, Valen sucked, Darai sucked, Klaren sucked, Zahn was stupid A.F., Nor was boring as hell and I didn't think she was right in what she was doing at all. Even the Marauders balanced on annoying and painful to read about. Alfie was stupid.
Everyone made stupid a** decisions. Everyone's thought processes made no fing sense. SPOILERS BELOW!Wow, Dex could've just told Andi that they had his father ransom in exchange for her & then none of the betrayal shit would've happened. I'm sure she would've surrendered for him. Then, everyone acting like Andi murdered Kalee annoyed the shit out of me. It was a friggin accident. She already feels absolutely horrible about it. Everyone just fing sucks!
But, with all that said, I really enjoyed Androma and her adventure (if you can call it that).
Honest Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
I think a younger me would've absolutely loved this book, but unfortunately I didn't love it. I think that this was a fun story and I enjoyed the characters enough.
I really liked the Jinn aspect of this story. I haven't had much exposure to stories with “genie” influences. I really enjoyed Goldstein's approach to this theme. The author did a great job creating her world and made it believable in it's design.
I enjoyed Azra as our main character, I love a good rebellious teen. I also, liked both male love interests. Though I love Nate, I completely and wholeheartedly ship Azra with Henry.
Holy fuck.. this book was so much better than the first book!!
So I am pretty sure Farley/Diana is pregnant with Shade's kid. Also, really sad about Shade's death.. very depressing. Plus, the way everyone treated Mare after Shade's death was horrible! Everyone pretty much treated her like the enemy, all but blaming her for Shade's death. Although I really want to like Cal and at sometimes find myself shipping Mare with Cal, I know that Cal is a monster deep down. I know he will jump at the chance to take Maven's place on the throne and turn on the Red bloods/Newbloods. I also, sadly, find myself liking Maven too... especially after her left an 'M' burned onto Mare's chest and all the letters he left for her. I know, I know Maven is a sick fucking monster.Very glad that Maven's mother is finally dead!
Freaking Adorable!
I literally squealed when I got the notification that Viola Rivard had published another book, not to mention that this book is about my favorite pack! I loved being back in Halcyon & am dying for the next book to come out. Plus, the two new pups are freaking adorable.. Shadow & Fawn are awesome too.
So proud of myself that I finished this trilogy! I so often read the first book in a series and then set the rest of the series aside.
So, I will admit that the ending confused me a bit but I do have a theory of where the author was going with the last few paragraphs.
Okay, so I'll admit that after the whole Hunger Games & Divergent hype went away, I wasn't inclined to read really any of my dystopian/ post-apocalyptic books anymore. Which really sucked because I own so many of them. But, after getting into this trilogy, it reminded me of my love for these type of books and I can now happily say that I will definitely be trying to read more of these books on my shelves.
I thought that this installment in the Crewel world trilogy was great ending. It answered some questions while leaving others with a hopeful openness. As with all dystopias/Post-apocalyptic/ fantasy series, there are always going to be characters that die, so I was expecting characters to die in this book, which of course they did. Some of the characters that died were sad, some were joyous, but mostly I wasn't at all surprised with who was left standing in the end.
Sure there were some things in this trilogy, and this ending that I didn't agree with/ like, but I enjoyed the overall story line and never got bored with it, which is what matters the most to me.
Although I think that this book was extremely cheesy and the characters weren't well written, there was something addicting about this story that kept me reading all night long.
I'm himming and hawing about whether or not I should continue this series. I enjoy a cheesy vampire story every once and a while but I'm not sure I want to commit to a series that is over 50 books long. So we'll see if I am in the mood for this type of story again in the future.
I think that this series has potential and with the added bonus of this series being available on Kindle Unlimited, there's a good chance I may continue this series in the future. But, right now I am just trying to get through the thousands of books I already own... (darn you Kindle daily deals and my addictive personality!)
Anywho, not a bad story. I enjoyed the idea of it and the romance was adorable and at times steamy. Plus, it was short and easy to read.
First off... this book didn't come out until today (January 2nd 2018), don't know why it says it came out on December 27th 2017 on here.. but whatever.
Okay, I really enjoyed this installment. I just really love all the characters (as usual) and the setting is just out-of-this-world cool (pun intended) LOL.
Though I do have to say I am so heartbroken over Marko and Alana's unborn baby! I really wanted Hazel to have a sibling and I really didn't want anything bad to happen to their family anymore... but of course this happened to them!
Oh and also.. I really am happy about Petricor & Prince Robot! I sooo ship them!!!!
I really love how Marko & Alana's group has grown quite a bit & I love it! I hope they stay together forever and travel the galaxy and have tons of adventures. Also The Will and his group should join them! Fingers crossed!
First off, the art in this graphic novel is so beautiful!
Secondly, I really enjoyed this first installment and find that it definitely left me wanting more. So glad I already own volume 2. I've been wanting to get into another graphic novel series since I wholly adore the Saga novels. Plus I have heard nothing but great things about this series, so I'd thought why not.
Laura and Luci are definitely my favorite characters in this so far. Though I was heartbroken when Luci's head exploded because frickin' Ananke had to kill her.. UGH
I thought that this book was well planned out and definitely stood on its own. It was similar to the movie in a lot of ways, but it was different in the ways it counted. So, you don't need to have seen the movie or read the comics or anything like that to have read this book, & you definitely don't need to be a DC fan to read and enjoy this.
Okay, I'll admit it, I have never been a fan of DC, I am definitely a Marvel fan. I am just being completely honest. So, I didn't really have high expectations going into this novel. I did see the Wonder Woman movie before reading this & found myself in love (for the very first time) with a DC movie. Shocker, I know. I was worried that this book would be too much like the movie and end up being a waste of my time, thank the Goddesses I was wrong.
Everyone needs to read this book. Everyone needs to see the Wonder Woman movie. Perfection.
Diana is a wonderful heroine. She kicks ass and she is gorgeous, flawless. I honestly loved all of the characters; Alia, Jason until the last few chapters!! You know what I mean.. what an asshat, Nim, Theo, the Amazons (except Tek), and everyone else. The characters were flushed out and they all grew throughout the novel.
The battle scenes were off-the-hook and probably some of the best battle scenes I have ever read. I really loved the friendship in this novel! It kicked butt! Though I probably loved most that all of the main characters weren't Caucasian, love love love this fact so much! Glad to have things changed up.
My oh my.. I really loved this book. I will never be able to look at a Raven the same way again, just saying lol.
I just really want to say something right here and now before I erupt with my burning desire to know the answer What the heck is Isobel's true name?! Seriously! Yep so that's a thing, I know I will never get the answer but, one can hope.
I really loved Margaret Rogerson's writing in this book, it was so poetic and lyrical. It painted such a beautiful and lush world in my mind that I never wanted to leave. I am so devastated that there isn't going to be a sequel! Please at least consider writing a sequel Margaret!
All the characters were flawlessly written, to a point that I will never read another book without judging it entirely because of how high my standards are now.
Oh lordy! I just can't say it enough! I can't get over how vivid and beautiful this book is. I mean the story itself is fantastic and everything else is spot on wonderful, but I've never read a book as alluring, stunning, gorgeous, arresting, elegant, graceful, and just utter divine for your eyeballs to feast upon.
Oh my gosh! I have so many emotions right now.
I love love love Sevvy as our main character, she has so much personality and originality. I really loved her character growth throughout this novel. Every new situation thrown at Sev, she gets right back up and adjusts accordingly. I really liked her ability to think things through.
Every other character definitely felt like they had their own voice, they were all written well. I really shipped Sevvy with one character throughout the entirety of this novel, even though they got separated and a new love interest was brought into the picture. DON'T WORRY EVERYONE, THERE ISN'T A LOVE TRIANGLE, or at least she wasn't loved by two different people at the same time.
I loved how well written the corruption is. How horrible the ‘bad guys' are. There's never a clear cut line with who is good and who is bad, there's no black & white. You find yourself on the edge of your seat trying to understand who the real bad guys are.
The setting was just overall breathtaking. It was all so beautiful and horrific at the same time. Wherever Sev travels, Caitlin writes a picturesque landscape to go along with it.
I highly recommend this book!
This book surpassed my expectations. I usually never ever read let alone like any book that isn't fanasy, science fiction, dystopian, etc. But this book can add itself onto my rare list of absolute favorites that isn't a typical genre I read.
I have had a love for Al Franken since the first time I saw him on an episode of Real Time so many years ago. When I saw him on again promoting his book (this book) I just had to get, even if just to support him.
When I sat down and read this book, it was entirely fascinating! Al discussed politics in a way that wasn't textbook boring. I couldn't stop flipping pages & I never once skimmed paragraphs because I thought they were boring. I wish High School taught politics like Al does in this book, I would've had such better grades!
I absolutely adored Al's humor and found myself, more than once I admit, rolling around clutching my side in pain laughing out loud. But, this book doesn't just joke around, it got pretty serious as well. At certain points I found myself wiping away tears. Sometimes I would be sitting on the edge of my seat (as if this was some action/ thriller novel) waiting to see what happens next.
There are no words I can come up with that can explain how much I enjoyed this book and how much I adore this author, Senator Al Franken. Al Franken is a true American Hero.
I went into this book hoping I'd really love this book. I mean, sexy werewolves? Of course I am interested in that. Getting kidnapped by said Sexy Werewolf Alpha? Okay, that could be really interesting. But the way this book was written was way too simple for me and I was constantly annoyed.
Not to mention that the characters actions and thoughts were completely unrealistic for the situations they were put into. The romance didn't make any sense to me. The characters weren't flushed out at all, they seemed like one dimensional beings. For as long as this book was, there didn't seem to be much of a plot either. I saw no reason why the ‘bad' guys were in this book at all, they were there and gone in seconds and felt as if they were just thrown in there with no point.
There was also too many characters this book tried to focus on and incorporate. It's not bad enough that there wasn't a plot, the story was written so childishly, the characters were completely one dimensional and in some cases pointless, but there was absolutely too many characters in this story. None of these characters seemed individualized. They all felt like the same character. None of the characters had any depth to them, any reason to be likable.
I finally, FINALLY read this novella! I adored Colleen's original series The Tiger Saga, so why the heck did it take me so dang long to read this prequel novella? I honestly really enjoyed this novella, and although it is short it definitely felt whole as a story.
Yesubai was interesting heroine that was briefly mentioned in The Tiger Saga, who finally got her origin story in this novella. So, nothing was a surprise with how this novella ended.
I definitely thought she grew as a character and became a great and selfless heroine in the end of this novella. I completely shipped Yesubai with Kishan... I'm sorry Dhiren but they belong together.
Lyra's story was my favorite throughout the entirety of this novel. Although I did like Gemma to a point, her story line just seemed to drag a bit for me and not much of what happened to her surprised me all that much.
I thought Lyra's character growth and adventures with 72 were much more interesting, her story line surprised me at points and kept me reading on just so I could see more of her. I loved her romance with 72, it was just too dang adorable!