Rita

2.5
At first I didn't like this book at all, in fact, I hated it. But after 30% it got kinda interesting. It even reminded me of one of my favorite books of all time - “The Ruins”. But even that wasn't enough to make me give this book a higher rating. I don't know why. Maybe it's the fact that I don't remember a single character, or that I was very confused by the whole mystery element. I really wish I liked it more, but it is what it is. I honestly don't know if I'm going to continue with the series, I'm not rushing to pick up the next book. Time will tell.

I really liked this book. Especially the characters. They were so interesting to read about. The plot twist was super predictable, but I actually didn't mind, because I was so interested in the story itself. I think I would have liked there to be more scary and disturbing stuff, considering the premise of the book. But I still enjoyed it immensely.
it was a hell of a ride

4.5
I certainly did not expect to like it so much! I loved the characters, the pacing, the story itself. I appreciated that the romance didn't dominate the whole plot (even though I shipped these two like crazy), there was an excellent harmony between every topic discussed.
The only thing I didn't like was a kind of rushed ending. I would have liked some elements of the story to be discussed in depth at the end.

So... I'll start by saying that I have very mixed feelings about this book.
Let's begin with the positives:
- a really spooky atmosphere
- Jekyll's kinda cool :)) a very interesting character with a backstory
- Hyde's kinda cool too
- this quote - ‘“If he be Mr. Hyde,” he had thought, “I shall be Mr. Seek.”'
The negatives:
- I didn't get enough of Jekyll and Hyde. Instead I got more than enough of Mr. Utterson. He's just so bland and boring, I don't know...
- VEEEERYYY slow pacing, especially in the beginning. Nothing happens until the end. And considering it's a very short book it's weird and not okay for me.
- I guessed the plot twist from the beginning. It's not like it's a bad thing. It just took away from the story a little bit. And I think that the author could have tried to make it less obvious.

It was very hard to get through. I felt every second of reading it. The characters were unlikable, the plot was very predictable. I just hope that it would be a lot more interesting to discuss than to read.

Upd: I was right, this book was interesting to discuss, but I still don't like it.

what a train wreck... but I was weirdly entertained

This book is insane, and I love it!

3.5

I've read this book for my literature course. It was a very light and happy story! I quite enjoyed it.

I quite liked the conclusion to the series, but a few elements still bothered me. I know that EVERYBODY loves the love triangle between Tess, Will and James, but I dislike it. I always saw true connection only between Will and James, that's the tea.

I don't have much to say about this book. It was really fun at times, but at the same time there were very boring moments.

holy shit......

holy shit, it was intense...

It is one of my favorite middle grade series.

I don't even try to understand what's going on. I'm just here for this hot mess :)

This is fucking ridiculous, boring and pointless.

I love my babies...

It's my first time reading it as an adult. And it's still really good.

I'm obsessed.

Iain Reid is a fucking genius and such a great author, y'all just dumb.
Seriously I can't even explain how much I enjoyed the book. But I think “enjoy” is a wrong word because I was super anxious the entire time. And it was worth it. Every second of it.
I will never be able to forget this book
It's perfect.

Surprisingly, I actually liked it.
But I would enjoy it MUCH MUCH more if it was prose. I don't know, I just don't see the point of poetry without a rhyme. Sorry.

Giving my least favorite author a second chance, apparently, was a mistake. I just... Don't understand. Is it supposed to be scary? It's not. Not in the slightest. It's just weird and not in a good way.

Well, I sure did not expect to like it so much.

Don't get me wrong, I liked the book. I would even say that I really enjoyed the concept, but the execution... Not so much.
I felt like the plot had a potential, but it was kind of wasted. The villain could have been more interesting, but, unfortunately, I wasn't scared of him in the slightest.
Also the ending was anticlimactic. I would have enjoyed the book more if it was intense and shocking.
But I enjoyed the main character of the story - Alice. She was fierce and kind. I liked that you could not really tell if she's actually insane.
Overall I think that this whole series has a lot of potential and I am interested to know what is next.

I want to read about these characters forever.

It was super cute!