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BookblogbyCari (345 KP) rated The Mister in Books

May 19, 2019  
The Mister
The Mister
E.L. James | 2019 | Erotica, Fiction & Poetry, Romance
4
5.9 (9 Ratings)
Book Rating
The characters are more fleshed out than in Fifty Shades. (0 more)
It lacks the shock and drama of Fifty Shades. (1 more)
It's too slow.
Not as good as the author's Fifty Shades trilogy
There are probably a great many women hoping for another "Fifty Shades" book direct from the same author - but they will all be disappointed, for the reasons above.

Additionally although the book is written from the POV of both the male and the female central characters, the male part is written from the first person, while the female part is written in the third person. And the erotic scenes take place from the male POV. So, it's written more for fans of "Fifty Shades as Told By Grey", rather than "Fifty Shades" per se.

The central female character got on my nerves, lacking in confidence where she ought to have it in spades.

I got half way through the book and stopped. I was mildly curious about the background story but not enough to persevere with such a slow book.
  
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Cori June (3033 KP) rated The Thief's Gamble (The Tales of Einarinn #1) in Books

Dec 3, 2018  
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The Thief's Gamble (The Tales of Einarinn #1)
Juliet E. McKenna | 1999
8
9.0 (2 Ratings)
Book Rating
Revenge isn’t all it’s cracked up to be, that’s what Livark is learning. Blackmailed she turns thief for a wizard and lands herself in a plot that threatens the existence of the known world.

Livark is a gambler basically a grifter. She is the main character and her story is told in 1st person pov. There are other povs involved that are third person? Which include but are not limited to Casuel a wizard that is so easy to hate. That sorry sycophant. And Planir the Black Archmage.
You also meet Shiv another wizard that partners with Livark (blackmails really) he is also the first character that I had ever read that was openly gay. Or how did he put it. “Doesn’t cross the dance floor to find his partner.” Maybe not a direct quote but close. Also, Darni and Rashad warriors as well as a few other characters. If you want excitement danger and magic, this is a book for you. Edited: It is also very violent, blunt, and graphic in its content.
  
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David McK (3550 KP) rated Marines (Crimson Worlds #1) in Books

Jan 30, 2019  
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Marines (Crimson Worlds #1)
Jay Allan | 2012
4
4.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
The first in [a:Jay Allan|1024374|Jay Allan|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/u_50x66-632230dc9882b4352d753eedf9396530.png]'s 'Crimson Worlds' series, which - unfortunately - I struggled to really connect with.

I can see what the author was aiming for, with hints of a better, more compelling story peeking through every so often but I'm afraid, for me, this particular entry didn't really grip me all that much.

I don't know whether that's a result (probably) of the conscious decision to tell this entirely in the first person, meaning that there is, of necessity, a very tight focus on the central character or Erik Cain. If you do that, however, you have to make that character in and of themselves interesting and somebody you want to follow the trials and tribulation of: for me, Eric Cain just doesn't cut the mustard.

I may read the second entry (told, apparently, in the third person) to see if it gets any better, but - based on this - I'm afraid I'm not really holding out any high hopes.
  
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Kristina (502 KP) rated Everything I Never Told You in Books

Dec 7, 2020  
Everything I Never Told You
Everything I Never Told You
Celeste Ng | 2014 | Fiction & Poetry
6
7.7 (14 Ratings)
Book Rating
This book was, as I've read in many reviews, very beautiful and poetic. It made me hurt, made me angry, made me smile and gave me hope. But the third person narrative was confusing, because one sentence would be focused on James while the next focused on Marilyn and the transition was not always clear enough to not be confusing at first. The chapters were so long and, honestly, the first 1/3 of the book was so boring I almost put it down for good. However, the story in itself was very emotional - I didn't cry, but it definitely had me feeling some type of way. It was also scary, the notion that happiness can be taken away so quickly and easily, even when there are so many signs pointing to a change; and not just for one person, but for many people at once. While I didn't love this book, it's given me something deep and profound to think about while I lay awake at nights.
  
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ClareR (5864 KP) rated This Brutal House in Books

Nov 4, 2021  
This Brutal House
This Brutal House
Niven Govinden | 2021 | Fiction & Poetry, LGBTQ+
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
I had high hopes for this book, but I really don’t think that I “got” it. As it was all written in the third person, I struggled to work out who some chapters were about until I was a good way into them. And considering the subject matter, the ballroom culture, the missing children, it was just quite uninspiring. Perhaps I’m just not the target audience for this book. Actually, I DON’T agree with this. I was really keen to read a book about Drag culture and to learn something from it, and to some degree, I did. I just wish there had been a bit more “oomph”. Even the scene with the gun barely raised a gasp from me - it was more of a “but why?” Maybe I missed the motivation. I don’t know. This book has a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews on Goodreads, which just goes to show that what doesn’t work for one person works really well for another. I’m glad I tried it though.