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jmercado (1 KP) rated Rikki (Hart University, #1) in Books

Jan 15, 2018  
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Rikki (Hart University, #1)
Abigail Strom | 2015
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
<strong>3.5 stars</strong>

Quick fun read
Completed in one day

This was a nice take on an enemy to lovers scenario that had a few twists that broke your typical ya vibes.

I loved the fact there was no slut shamming and the lgbtq+ aspects that were brought in

I could really appreciate the mc coming to terms with trying to figure out what she wants in a relationship and to me this had good insight to what transitions people go through leaving high school and entering college.

As much as this was a romanced based book I kind of felt that the last two chapters were very flat and somewhat unnecessary.

I think if they had left the mc’s as they were prior to the last two chapters I would have been a bit more satisfied.

I think if we could have seen the mc grow without the love interest would have made it a bit more unique

Or if the character development further progressed I may have thought differently about the two staying separate.

But this was still an amazing book on its own and I look forward to reading more in the series.
  
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graveyardgremlin (7194 KP) rated Prime Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, #10) in Books

Feb 15, 2019  
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Prime Evil (Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 3, #10)
Diana G. Gallagher | 2000
6
6.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
That's what I get for choosing a book based on Amazon reviews. I should really know by now that I march to the beat of a different drummer...actually it's not a drum at all, it's a bagpipe, and I skip, not march. ;P While I didn't hate the book, it wasn't nearly as good as I was led to believe. The whole feel to the book wasn't quite right, it didn't have that Buffyverse atmosphere. Part of that had to do with the overabundance of Crystal/Shugra's point-of-view, which took away from the other characters. While I didn't mind a bit here and there, the flashbacks were unnecessary, often boring and uninteresting; they really added nothing to the book and were more filler than anything. The characterizations were decent but lacked energy and didn't quite hit the mark. I didn't sense much depth and sometimes, I hate to say it, they were rather bland. There wasn't much humor but it managed to get a few smiles out of me. The ending was the best part and definitely had more of the usual Buffyness than the rest of the book.

What I found amusing is the remark about nothing suspicious happening in Cleveland. Since there happens to be a Hellmouth stationed there, I would think there would be plenty of abnormalities. Demonic activity was actually mentioned in the episode <i>The Wish</i> that came out before this book was written, but maybe I can let that pass since the episode was mainly set in an alternate time-line. Although I still don't get why there wouldn't be a Cleveland Hellmouth in both realities. Gosh, I'm such a BuffyGeek. :D

Still, I enjoyed the book and appreciated the author adding in little things sprinkled throughout for the fans.