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Book Divas (227 KP) rated Minutes Before Sunset (Timely Death, #1) in Books

Dec 12, 2017

I received a free copy of this book via Clean Teen Publishing Elite Reviewers which I am a member of. I made no guarantee of a favorable review and the opinions are my own.

When I read the synopsis I knew I just had to read it. This book contains magic, romance and drama and it is about light versus dark {good versus evil} and though at times I found myself enjoying it, I found myself to be somewhat disappointed as well. Jessica is trying to locate/discover more information about her biological parents but by the end of the book we still don't really know anything. Now this could be what the author intended so I do plan on reading the next book. My other issue was that I found the characters to be good, the world building seemed somewhat lacking. I am giving this book three stars and I'm hoping that there will be more explanations in the second book.

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Haley Mathiot (9 KP) rated Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1) in Books

Apr 27, 2018

Beautiful Creatures (Caster Chronicles, #1)

Kami Garcia | 2009 | Fiction & Poetry, Paranormal, Romance

7.4

(34 Ratings)

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I had heard so much about Beautiful Creatures since it came out, but I really wish I'd skipped this one. It's just another gothic teen romance, authors jumping on the bandwagon that Stephenie Meyer made of the dark scary character and big entrancing eyes and inhuman beauty and absurd chemistry. Nothing happened in the first few chapters, the descriptions were repetitive and strange, the characters were stereotypical, and the dialogue was boring.

The only good thing I had to say was that the small town they described in the book really did sound like a small town (and I can say that because I live in one).

Oh, and the reader of the audiobook was good.

Other than that, honestly, it was just Twilight except Edward Cullen was a girl.

Content/Recommendation: I didn't read enough to be able to say, though honestly if you're going to read a 500-page novel, read Crime and Punishment or The Count of Monte Cristo.

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Becs (244 KP) rated A Room Away From the Wolves in Books

Jan 4, 2019

A Room Away From the Wolves

Nova Ren Suma | 2018 | Mystery, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)

8.0

(2 Ratings)

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So many things being represented! Like LGBTQ+, abuse, assualt, depression, etc. (1 more)

Ghosts + love + death + dark back story = recipe for the best book ever!

The beginning is a little confusing, but it ties up well in the second half. (0 more)

A wicked ghost story that will satisfy every need!

I absolutely loved this novel!! I couldn't get enough of it and didn't want it to end. There's LGBTQ+ representation, romance, death, mystery, family drama, talk of suicide and domestic violence. I mean A Room Away From the Wolves has it all!

The only reason why this novel isn't sitting at a 5-star rating is that it was a little confusing in the beginning. I didn't quite understand the story-line and plot and the characters seemed to be lacking. But once I actually delved deeper into the novel, I got my answers and everything became clear yet again.

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