Melody

a big nope from me. do yourself a favor by skipping this one and going straight to the second one in the series, it's infinitely better

i DO NOT recommend the audiobook, but the story is cute and had me unexpectedly sobbing by the end.

the horror wasn't there and the romance was too there. this was a weird read. i didn't feel for any of the characters and there were too many introduced that added nothing to the story. the ending was so abrupt i thought my ebook was missing pages.

there were some fall vibes so i'll give the book that?

honestly this was just so fun that i can't not give it 5 stars

2.5 stars

from reviews, i was expecting this to be much scarier than it was?? idk it was more thrilling and intriguing than horror for me.

definitely recommend the audiobook!

roarke makes me want to bash my head into the wall, i cannot stand his alpha male behavior. he chilled out and was more bearable in the latter half of the book thankfully. i've heard he gets better, so i'm down to continue the series since i do like eve and the world is pretty interesting!

this was so much fun! a great way to pass a lazy afternoon~

i enjoyed the concept, but i think it could have done with some prose chapters to flesh out the story more. some things were hard to follow, especially all the drama with haley's “friends” idk it was just missing something to help connect to the characters more

also, this book is formatted SO POORLY on kindle and definitely needs a quality check

what a complete disaster.

could have been a 4 star, but i didn't care for the romance so dropping a star there

i don't have the words, it was just so lovely and wonderful and my tears won't stop

There's something about the writing/narration style that I don't like. I think it's the occasional second person POV, but I think it's more than that. Either way, the story and characters are interesting enough to keep going. Brasti and the Tailor are my favorite!

I made an unbelievably rookie mistake and did not listen to this on audio. Will have to remember to do that before the sequel!!?

I think I need to stay away from thrillers...

What a disappointment after the first one.

Enjoyed the story, but hated the writing style.

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This was so incredibly boring and I'm honestly surprised I finished it instead of DNF-ing it. I went with the audiobook again since I loved the first one so much, but the narration this time was so awful?? I'm not sure if I just missed it the first time around, but I feel I would have noticed such jarring issues with the narration. The narrator constantly slips out of her accent and it was so distracting. I switched to the ebook about 75% and that made it better because I could skim read this rest of it. In terms of the plot, I was let down. A forensic school seemed like it would be so fun and it just wasn't. The murders didn't interest me and I couldn't connect with any of the new characters. The romance was not at all what I wanted. The same arguments between Thomas and Audrey Rose kept happening over and over and I feel like they were useless and unnecessary as they didn't add any slow burn or angst at all. Basically the whole book was just one big disappointment and I'm sad I pushed myself to finish it.

I think this definitely would have been a 4 star read if I didn't go for the audiobook. The narration doesn't handle the jumps from past to present well. Switched to the actual book for the last bit and it was much more enjoyable.

This first installment was entertaining enough, but I won't be reading on to see how Darrow continues his journey.

3.5 stars

The artwork is absolutely stunning! I find that fantasy graphic novels really aren't my thing because they're so confusing and it takes so long for me to adapt to the world and understand what's happening. However, I'm going to try to keep going with this one because of the art and little Kippa! Hopefully the next volume and a reread of this one will clear things up.

So it ended up being 3 stars, but I think it could've been 4 stars if I hadn't opted for the audiobook.

I'm actually really enjoying these! The relationship between the sisters is heartwarming!