Reham
this was my first Penelope Douglas book and safe to say, it was shit. The plot was just as horrible as the characters. What was worst that the only reason misha changed his name and became such an asshole was because he wanted to get the watch back. Other than that, he is such a jerk to the fmc and she still chooses to be with him is what pissed me off. He was downright mean, like really really mean. This is not dark romance, this is toxicity.
It was an okayish book. I sympathized a lot with Roy and Celestial, but at the same time i couldnt understand the course and reason behind their actions. I found more chemistry between Roy and Celestial than Andre and Celestial which felt like a forced relationship. I cant really tell what to think about this book
This book triggered a lot of emotions in me, my past and my friendship and the way i followed this girl ever so blindly.
though this book talked about various subjects, but all i could focus on was Elena, Elena and Elena. I could only think of her, her pain when Lila stole Nino from right under her nose, how entitled she pretended to be, even though Lila had it tough, with her husband ending up being someone else, beating her bloody, raping her, and forcing her to bear his children. The reality women have to face even today, Elena Ferrante illustrated it all too well and I admire the way she writes.
Yet, the entire Ischia events leading up to Elena loosing her virginity to Donato Sarratore was heartbreaking, to think she gave in to the predator, to the man who molested her, it was heart breaking all of it. I cried. I had tears in my eyes because I felt her pain. I wanted to hug Elena and tell her it will be alright.
sigh
5 stars through and through.
When I started reading the book, I assumed the brilliant friend is Lila but as I slowly went through, I realized it is, in fact, Elena.
This book had awakened something in me, offered me epiphanies and what not about my friendship as similar as of Lila and Elena's. The book at first was a slow burn, but it came through at the end, I became intrigued by it, I began to flip pages as quickly as possible to get to the next moment, the next scene, what would the outcome be, what will Lila do now, what will happen to Elena?
I absolutely loved this book.
5 stars
OK, so, I understand that this is memoir and that, it may have events that could possibly be disturbing. In fact some events were very weird and put me off, but i lost it when the ‘turd' thing happened because...dear heavens, i do not want to imagine that scene and now i feel like i'll close my eyes and it will be there. Just so fucking weird.
But, i liked the book in the start. I related to some things, some words mentioned
2 stars.
Before reading this book, I thought to myself that reading eroticas will not make me dumb but I was so wrong. I wasted two hours of my night reading this awful book, to the point it made my brain become a mush.
- this book had no plot or storyline. The summary of the book was quite capturing and it was what caused me to read it. Not only that, but the writing was equally bad. The book was clearly not properly editted.
- Ava is an interior designer, and she's supposed to be working on the extension for The Manor but somehow, eighty percent of the book she's just fucking the owner. I only read half of the book, but she only goes there twice and both times, is somehow tricked into getting into his bed.
- I thought Ana from Fifty Shades was stupid, but boy, Ava takes the crown. I believe the author wanted to keep the readers in suspense perhaps, but how hard is it to tell the man (who wants to fuck you) that the reason you don't want to is because you think he has a girlfriend? Like, it takes her how many pages and encounters to finally fess up that thats one of the reasons shes running.
- The obvious racism Ava showed in the first chapter (i think) when she enters The Manor the first time. I should've stopped there.
- Jesse Ward is not hot, contradictory to Ava's beliefs. I did not find him attractive at all, or perfect as she liked to put it. He is the most horrible male protagonist I have ever read about. I think the author tried to base him off of Christian Grey, but my man Grey was always in his limits and never tried to control Ana's breathing as well. Just by reading, I felt suffocated by the way he commanded Ava, I don't know how did she put up with him. The way he would ask her not to curse but would talk shit himself. I wanted to punch him square in the face.
I'd like my some hours gone to waste by reading this book back. I lost so many braincells reading this, I want to read something smart now to get them back. Dear God, I don't know why did I even bother reading it!!
It felt like i'm reading a journal entry of both Connel and Marianne. It was very...strange read. I didnt get the ending, in fact i didnt like it and i felt like i wasted my entire day.
I very much understood marianne's pain when connel says that he is inlove with helen. I felt like sobbing with her, but i also feel like the story implies that whole phrase “right person wrong time” and it feels very frustrating that this is the case with them every single time. Like for once let them be content consistently without one having to up and leave.
I was not expecting the spoiler death of the certain character. I mean, i already knew someone is going to die from the main six but...not that character. And though i felt sad but relieved because it wasnt who i was expecting so im grateful.
Leigh Bardugo's six of crows duology is the only series i dont have much to complain about because its very light, fun and intriguing to read. Unlike grisha trilogy, where there are so many plotholes that my head just goes ??? Half the time.
5 stars deserved.
“your true name is tattooed on your chest, you don't just let anyone read it.” If you think about it, really think about it, you will realize that the Darkling gave Alina his heart when he told her his true name. If he only wanted to use her for her powers (as many people like to put it that way), then there was no need for him to inform her his true name. i loved this book so much!! words aren't enough and i think i will never get enough of it. i wish it was longer, i wish LB added a chapter from the Grisha trilogy itself, but i'll take what i got. 10/10
Initially rated it 4 but then reread it and nope. Just what the hell was this?
It almost felt like leigh bardugo wrote 592 pages to convince the darkling fans that hes evil. And yet, she simultaneously proved that ravka could only be saved by him to the point that it IS him who ends up saving it at the end. I wanted to feel happy reading this because i felt starving for more after the Grisha trilogy but i felt that it was better i didnt?
I love the grishaverse. I admire every character, but i will not ignore the characters' stupidity like alina's and the rest. Sorry for the rant.
This deserves less than 3 stars but half are for darkles and the other half for nikolai
The book was amazing, intriguing, different and unexpected. The plot twist gave me chills and also made me really sad, because I had expected Alina to have something with the Darkling.
I am currently reading the second one and I'm hoping that there is some dark twisted romance between Alina and the Darkling.
Generally, I like the story and I like how the writer has transitioned from one story to another, how she portrayed each character and the climax was really good.
However, I find Alina and Mal's relationship too bland, forced and something they have because they have always been together. Like they had no other option but to he together. They could have been friends, too. It wasn't necessary for him to be a lover. Mal hadn't even noticed her until she was enhanced by Genya, he only assumed he loves her because he noticed that she was gone. He still doesn't appreciate her, the way the Darkling said that he doesnt know how powerful she is (in the second book) and he didnt seem so fond that she had become powerful and stronger.
The Darkling and Alina had more chemistry and intensity in their shortlived romance for god's sake!!!!
So, the only thing that would be disappointing for me is that the writer would carry out this boring af ship until the end of the trilogy because i really want to see the Darkling and Alina together, even if it's twisted and dark and terribly unethical.
call me by your name was not enough, the author decided that he needs to extend the age gap so he formed a relationship between a professor of the age 60+ and a 20 year old something. something tells me the character was based off on the author himself. the story made 0 sense to me, she meets him on the train, have this deep philosophical nonsense conversation and then decided to abandon her sick father to go with a complete stranger?
my first slow burn romance, but also after rethinking, I don't think it deserved the five stars because let's face it, the age gap was not okay. the way oliver played with elio's feelings, gave him mixed signals and decided to finally “give in” only to leave and get married and also have children? idk about you but this is not a love story but an adult exploiting a child.
