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What a wonderful series! I haven’t enjoyed a series as much since reading Sarah J Mass and Armentrout. I couldn’t wait to get back to reading the story each time and that tells me what a fantastic grip the series has on me. I’m waiting with baited breath for book 4. I’d like to read some more detailed intimacy between these two twin souls and please oh please, have someone check for spelling and grammar. The high level of errors was poor and distracting - these should have been corrected in publication hence 4 not 5 stars. A brilliant read. Thank you Kate!
I wish I could give this book, and the previous books in this series a better review. The story is captivating, the character's charming, but the proof reading is terrible. Beta readers would make a huge difference to the editing of this book, leading to a more well rounded story line. At times the story repeats, it even contradicts itself.
I love that this series doesn’t slow down, it’s amazing! The romance definitely grows here and the stakes are high making it an interesting read. Can’t wait for the next one!
4.0 out of 5 starsYes, continue this series but be aware it drags
Reviewed in the United States on 2 April 2020
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Imma keep it real. I love this series. I love the Silver Fox and Meredith, love the harsh world. And some of their interactions were gut wrenching and I so felt them.
But, and there’s always a but, it was overdone. How many times can she say it’s not my Kass, he’s gone, he’s Vixon and then turn around and call him Kass and want to kiss him again. It was a little too much back and forth for my taste and felt like it was stretched out for the sake of adding content. I found myself speed reading through a lot of long boring passages. I feel like this could have easily been in book 2, I know, you wouldn’t have had the cool title and all but I also felt book 2 was thin in terms of actual content. So maybe instead of 4 books this should be 3.
Also. Proofreading needed to happen so much more. Tons and tons of spelling errors and grammar mistakes. Despite all this, will I read book 4? You betcha.
3.0 out of 5 starsHighly Flawed But Still A Favorite
Reviewed in the United States on 1 December 2020
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I love this series but I question the reasons why. I really shouldn’t like it at all because the heroine makes impetuous and often stupid mistakes which in almost any other book would lead to certain disaster. Plus her inner dialogue runs all over the place and fills so much of the book that it gets repetitive really fast. Finally, so much of the plot relies on previously hewn ground like that in The Handmaid’s Tale and other dystopian fantasies that it sort of falls flat. Although we’re supposed to be horrified at certain actions — like being forced to eat the pages from a book (gasp!) or being locked in a small closet for several hours without dinner— the author never successfully creates any unique drama; it’s all rather tame. Yes, the ideas are all there for great drama but the execution is “drama light”, or Diet Drama if you like. ;) Plus there are so many plot holes that you could drive a semi truck through that it gets kind of ridiculous.
So what is it that draws me in? I think it is Kassian — beautiful, noble, tortured soul wrapped in an equally beautiful wrapper. His love for Erie sweeps me away and makes me want to believe in fairy tales again, although I am a grown ass woman!
I so wish there had been some real acknowledgment of the sexual chemistry between the two. I mean in one scene, Erie sees Kassian without a shirt on and she doesn’t even take a moment to look or even drool a little?? Come on! And don’t get me started on the fact that their big bedroom scene turned into the ultimate fade to black moment! Yes, everything about this book points to a “young teen” audience but gosh darn it, I wanted a magic moment or two. *sigh.*
So, yes, the story is rather simplistically written and told in a juvenile, censored tone. It deals with horrific issues that really aren’t shocking or scary. And it has massive plot holes. But I love it because I want to marry Kassian myself and isn’t that one of the reasons we love fantasy fairy tales in the first place?
3.0 out of 5 starsI wish I could have given it more stars.
Reviewed in the United States on 13 May 2020
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So I absolutely love this series! It's a fun, easy read that sucks you in for a couple of hours. The reason I gave it 3 out 5 stars is because the editing is really bad. Wrong words in place, improper sentences, a lot of actions that contradicted themselve and a few repeated paragraphs. I understand one or two things wrong, especially when in kindle form, but there were a lot of mistakes in this book.
This series has a bit of everything. It's dystopian. It's romance. It's fairytale. It's horror. And even a bit sci-fi. What's not to love? The characters are wonderful.
What Kate does so very well is convey emotions. When Red was mad, I was. When Red was angry, I was. I was spitting bails, I was so mad at the Silver Wolf.