Evanyelina Palencia
She NEVER disappoints me. (But that ending heck no it doesn't exists to me) Stevie thought me sooo much that now I can solve anything I FEEL I CAN BE A DETECTIVE NOW NO JOKE. Loved the feeling of being in London it was all so... aesthetic ahhahahah.
It probably doesn't deserve 5 starts (maybe 3.5) but I love the characters so much that at this point the feel like friends.
4.5 UFF a long time i don't read such a good serial killer book. After reading the a good girls guide to murder series, I though I would never experience what I experienced reading that series. Like NEVER ever again. BUTTTTTT THIS BROUGHT ME BACK!!
I felt as if I was watching a criminal minds episode, but make it teenagers... and I little bit more graphic. I love to experience emotions while reading a book, and this one gave it all. I was feeling anxious, mostly scared, SAD, intrigued, and confused most of the time. And I was ALSO trying to figure out all the clues and everything that was going on. I read this in a day which I guess says it all. The way that I was genuinely scared of some of the people is unbelievable. Everytime Emma would interview Simon, I had an uneasy feeling in my stomach. I didn't wanted her, or anyone near him. The author did a really good job making him psychologically, mentally unstable, (for a teenager). I remembered one page that LITERALLY made my heart stop, just one sentence. I felt as if I WAS there. Overall I just won't be able to sleep, not because I'm scared (which part of me is still traumatized), but because how GOOD this was.
ALSO I cried
I gave this book a second chance and it was TOTALLY worth it. I get why people say it gives Caraval vibes, but it's not like Caraval at all. Im deciding wether to give this 3.5 or 4 because it was a unique idea, some good plot twists, and it was definitely magical. BUT the main character can be so stupid and reckless sometimes, I just wanted to slap her to make her realize that what she was doing it's not logic. LIKE AT ALL THE TIME she came up with the WORST decisions ever. I DID enjoyed it because I was so invested in the back story of the hotel, and how the magicians have the power, and also the plot twists were good.
But Jani was totally a disappointment.
4.5
This is the kind of story that makes me wonder how am I supposed to come up with a story better than this. V.E. Schwab SWALLOWED me on this world with her writing. I was LITERALLY watching a movie. And the world is weird on its own way, but just the way she described it you couldn't get confused.
I want to hug Olivia, such a good character. The story it self is a masterpiece. It was creepy but in a good way. Tho the ending left me wanting for more, I just feel happy that she got to discover her family and her home. The WRITING tho!! SO GOOD! I can't believe I didn't pick this up sooner.
The only negative thing I have to say is that I didn't quite understood Olivia's dad. I can picture him how I imagined him, but the book never really describe how he is. I mean it does, but for me I needed just a tiny bit more of describing.
I started this with no expectations, without even reading the back cover, and it gave me more that I wanted. SO MUCH MORE. I didn't expect this to be as good as it was. I was scare at the beginning because I told myself that it was probably going to be hard to read, since is fantasy, and fantasy most of the times for me is hard to get into. But NO I WAS wrong, soooo easy to get into. I CANT wait to read book 2. This book is now on my TOP 5 books of 2022 no joke.
I think this book was written for me. So addicting. This is the type of mystery that I live for. If it wasn't for the fact that I MISSED one of the most important plot twist of the book, this would HAVE bee n a 5 star. idk what happened, but I missed something important. And then the plot twist happened and I was like “wait hold up??? She said that?? WHEREEE??”
3.5
I wanted to read something similar to “the summer I turned pretty” and this is kind of like it. Just kind of. I don't read romance novels for one reason: Insta love. This book was pretty much insta love, but it was still pretty enjoyable and cute.
(personal note: WHat doOes WiT hAs to BE blOnDe???)
Why can't we have at least a happy ending? Hmm, I have thoughts: first, this book was way better than Legend. June, she changed a lot, really a lot. I like enemies to lovers and slow burn, this is why June and Day together is not my first option but is fine, I guess. But WHY did I ship Aden and June??? Ok so hear me out: THIS IS WHAT I WANT, and enemies to lovers SLOW BURN. Like what else do you need? But look, Day is a really good pick for June, but I don't really know. Is not my fav.
I'm soooo confused with the colonies or sum like that. I don't get why the people gave me the creeps.
Totally fast-paced, addicting, and enjoyable. I loved Day's personality because it SURPRISED me. I've always thought that YA, dystopian guys were ALWAYS the same ( and I mean I love that they are the same lmao) But Day? ANOTHER WHOLE STORY. HE's always so caring but not mean. I loved that. June was alright. She turned 360 degrees in character development. Did I hate her? Well, I kind of did. But overall I liked her. But yeah she's the same as any other YA, dystopian girl. to me. But in the end, she turned out better in my opinion.
What I still can't UNDERSTAND, is WHY THE HECK ARE THIS CHARACTERS 15??????
If they were 17 I would've accepted, but in my opinion, they DON'T act 15 AT ALL. Taking all those decisions and being 15?? Nah I can't believe it. And is not because they were making “bad” decisions, just that they were WAY too mature for being 15.
Another thing, I LOVE enemies to lovers. But this one was too... rushed? I don't know. I didn't have any feelings at all for them. Like I thought it was cute and all, but I didn't have those butterflies I always have.
For some reason, I even shipped June with Thomas Lmao.
Those were NOT my favorite things about this. But overall ADDICTING. And I WOUld recommend.
I picked this book mostly because I wanted that old YA, dystopia I used to always loved. And I'm right I LOVE 2010s dystopia. For some reason it even reminded me of the Shatter Me series.
This book was ADDICTING. I can't explain how addicting it was, I stayed awake till 12 to finish it. The world is easy to understand in my opinion, I've read a couple of dystopian and this, I have to admit, IS THE BEST ONE so far. I liked the dynamic of her being a villain and Adrian a superhero, It was cool because all the tension she had with her being a “villain” and Adrian not knowing anything about it. Which for me was heartbreaking because he doesn't now and he believes her. Well after all I knew that Ace was not dead. But it's interesting that she never said ANYTHING about Ace being dead, which I DIDNT notice what?? After all I give the book a 4 just because it was addicting. Because for me was a solid 3.5. But yeah I haven't read any addicting books in a while.
LOVEEEEE ADRIANN