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Becs (244 KP) rated Select Few in Books

Oct 24, 2018

Select Few

Marit Wiesenberg | 2018 | Dystopia, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

6.0

(1 Ratings)

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An all right contemporary read

I received a read and review copy of Select Few by Marit Wiesenberg from NetGalley for my full honest opinion.

I have not read book one of The Select series but I was a bit confused during the first half of the novel. I'm not sure if it was because I haven't read book 1 or if it was because it seemed like the author didn't really give a great background on the characters or the stories. Whatever it may have been, it really affected the overall story.

The second half of the novel was really good and really has me intrigued in the rest of the series but also at the same time I'm not quite sure whether I'll pick it up or not. There were some overall great scenes and some scenes that I had to push through because I was bored with them.

You can read the full review on my blog at bookingwayreads.wordpress.com

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Deborah (162 KP) rated A Duke's Temptation (Boscastle #10; The Bridal Pleasures #1) in Books

Dec 21, 2018

This is the first in the new Bridal Pleasures series by Jillian Hunter, but it starts off with our heroine, Lily, who is from a junior branch of the infamous Boscastle clan!

The basic idea of this book, with the hero as a secret author of a series of gothic-fantasy novels is great and the concept does work well - the acting out of scenes is fun! However, I find that there is something missing here compared to other books I've read by Hunter. I think it's maybe that there isn't a huge feeling of jeopardy? When the villain comes in for a dramatic moment near the end it does seem to be a bit pointless and it's neither completely unexpected and therefore a dramatic shock, or really built up to with the ratcheting of the tension.

So overall it's not a bad book, but I think it could have been better. I had a few '??!?' moments in the reading.