I was a little disappointed in the fact that Ash became an addict and ...
358867
I was a little disappointed in the fact that Ash became an addict and had so little common sence. Other than that the book was engaging and the story was interesting.
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The Good: While there are definitely some growing pains in this second installment of the Wildefire series, it ends powerfully - giving readers a strong and definite need to read the next book. Ash learns a lot in this novel, as well as develops her character more fully, molding her and the situation into something that may work extremely well in the future.

The Bad: The things that made Wildefire really shine - the boarding school, Ash's relationship with her friends and the mystery as to what is really going on are all MIA here. Ash on her own isn't compelling enough to carry a story. While she meets more gods and goddesses in Miami, they aren't in the same place as Ash in her development of abilities and the chemistry feels off.
518637
I read this book because it was written by SK but I knew before I began that I would be disappointed.

I didn't think he was the Ash of the other books but that was expected by me. Everytime an author finally writes a book about a character that is long awaited such as this was, it can be a let down. Every reader has an idea in their heads of who the love of his life should be and how she will act and most of the time they are disappointed by the author's plan.

I did not read the first half of the book because I couldn't. I found it just too much to get through. The torture he suffered did make the man who he is but I thought there was way too much for us to endure.

All in all the book (the last half anyway) was a decent story. It left some questions still on what Arti will do next. And can he save anymore Dark-Hunters now that he won't be bartering himself for them.

Keep writing SK but in hindsight maybe Ash should have stayed a mystery man or God...
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I know about addictions; real addictions, so the title of this book caught my attention.

Lets start by admitting that it is real: addictions cannot be cured simply because you want to, there is a lot more to it than just mind power, so I sympathize greatly with Lila when she succumbed to the man. That part is real.

But, the title of the book was, confessions  plural, so I was expecting more than that scene.

I thought I would learn about Lilas struggles  plural, her ups and downs, getting better and feeding her addictions and finally, either winning or choosing to embrace her inner demons, which did not happen. It fell short of my expectations that way.

But it was well-written. The narration was smooth, and Lila was realistically portrayed. The sex scene was hot. So, Im giving it 3 stars.
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I felt like the story spent a bit too much time in the main character's head and that the story's development would have been aided and have more depth if more time was spent either in other characters' heads, or just less time listening to the main character's thoughts and inner dialogue. I spent much of the story hoping that Alex would take some initiative in her life and be a stronger female character. I know that not every character is perfect and devoid of flaws, but I was hoping to see more progression in this character throughout the course of the book. (Maybe this will happen in later books?).  I must say that I fell in love with Jack. He's a wonderful guy and deserves happiness in his life. Nathan has a heart of gold but I didn't agree with how he treated Alex on most days not that she really stood up for herself as much as she should have. I would have liked to have seen her learn what abilities she has instead of feeling sorry for herself and not be so dependent on Nathan's family. With that being said, this is what the story is about.
Alex is leaving an unhealthy relationship with Eddie after 3 years. She's out on the town one night with her best friend Carrie when she gets another call from Eddie and decides in her drunken state to toss the phone in the woods. Realizing she needs her phone, they go on a search for it. While in the woods her friend and she are attacked. Nathan hears the screams and is only able to save Alex. Her life is about to change but not for her benefit as she sees it. He takes her to his home where his father, Jack and brother, Sol and himself nurse her back to health. He has a secret as well. He's trying to teach her what she has inherited from the bite she has received. But there are others that will be out looking for her as she is the only female Varcolac that has ever survived and would be able to carry on the lineage. She'll have to stay in hiding to keep everyone safe around her .Can Alex ever find love or is she destined to solitude forever? What will become of her? What is in store for Nathan? Will he be able to love someone and have a happy life where he isn't always saving someone but himself? I'd be interested to see where this story goes.
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While I liked City of Bones, City of Ashes fell...flat. I can barely remember any of the plotlines, and while I do find that the characters continued being developed logically and that they were the strongest part of the book, overall, I wasn't as hooked as I was with the first entry. And I continue thinking that the Clary-Jace sibling thing is a letdown to the storyline. There could've been other twists or complications to the relationship that would've worked much better, in my opinion.
27842
I was really looking forward to this story. Unfortunately, I this was one of my least favorite of this series. It's hard to meet everyone's expectations when it comes to a highly anticipated character in a book but I just didn't get the mental connection between Theo and Erin. Too much time was spent with Theo's angst and not enough with them as a couple and making me fall in love with the new Theo. The only part of the story that really moved me was when everyone was reunited with Hutch. I will keep reading this series, I love the characters.
1556737
I was kind of disappointed in this short story for it to come from Zane I guess I expected more
3452365
Have been a fan of this series from the beginning and loved each new addition that came along. This installment left me a little let down as there felt like too much re-telling of story lines that we already read about. Don't get me wrong I liked it I just didn't love it like the previous installments. Having said that of course I will buy the next one in the series and I for one love catching up with the other characters but just don't feel the need to re-live their previously told story lines- new ones absolutely love them.
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I hate to do this because I love the Maddox boys and Jamie's writing but I can only give this book 3.5 stars.

I struggled with Ellie's character she was very entitled, selfish and not a kind person. I was hoping that she would change throughout the book and still I couldn't find myself liking her. Tyler turned out the way I thought he would.  *sigh* I felt he deserved so much more. I was also disappointed that none of the story was told in the POV of Tyler. I thought it being his book and all we would be able to get in his a head a little.

I did enjoy the storyline and all the other characters created and the fact that it was so detailed with info on the hotshots and what they do. I just wish there had been more chemistry between Tyler and Ellie and that we could have seen more change and a little more remorse.
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I must admit that the first time I ever read Phury's story I had mixed emotions. By that time I was already in love with the Black Dagger Brotherhood and out of a sense of loyalty to J.R. Ward I wanted to love it. I didn't though, at least not at first. To me Phury started out a little weak. I just didn't understand him at all. Since then I have read Lover Enshrined probably 6 or 7 times and the more I read it the more I come to understand and love Phury. He has a good heart but a horrible addiction and a ton of guilt. He truly needed Cormia to steady him. Lover Enshrined tends to get a bad rep a lot of the time and that just plain sucks, because not only is Phurys story a good one but there are a lot of great moments in it. We get to welcome someone back, we get a first kiss, and the tension between Xhex and J.M. gets kicked up a notch.
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I had high hopes for Sawyer's story -- by the end of Fireflies, I REALLY was hung up on the mysterious relationship between him and Ashton. So I did not expect that Shelly would be the heroine in Changing Hearts, and as a result, I was actually a little disappointed.

I think I liked the triangle (is it a triangle, or isn't it?) between the three of them more than I liked Sawyer and Shelly together.

Laine does a great job, however, with the development of the two guys, and filling in their backstory. There is so much more to Sawyer than the arrogant front he puts forward, especially when it comes to his friendship with Ashton. They are both so fiercely loyal to one another.

While it was nice seeing glimpses of Chance and Brie, I found myself struggling to finish by the end, and felt that story points were kind of glossed over. Hopefully, Ashton's book will be next and some of those story holes will be filled in.

I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
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Being a huge Pokemon fan, I was eager to buy this after enjoying the original Black and White. However, I was disappointed with the immediate follow-ups. The gyms weren't being a challenge as much as I felt unlike their predecessors. The characters had new roles (I.e Cheran a gym leader, and Biance being Prof. Junipers assistant) but they still didn't have the wonderful background like other main characters had in previous titles. And most of all, and I mean MOST of all. When I played through Black and White, Diamond Pearl, and HeartGold and Soulsilver, I enjoyed the traveling of the routes and the battles against wild Pokemon and, of course, the trainers. But in White2/Black2, they felt like chore instead of fun.
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Ill preface with this: I stayed up until 2am to finish this book. Its not that it was a bad read, in fact I enjoyed reading it. I think my problem with it was the lingering questions after I finished.

Months of torture she endured in the dungeon. The physical and emotional strain of that is expected to be detrimental- just look at POWs. As someone with PTSD, I guess I expected her to be more effected by the torture. She was more effected by the deception plot twist, which is fine and understandable, but I just was hoping for more.

My thing with Irrick/Tyrrick is that hes like, the Professor Snape of this series (spoiler- I don't believe Snape was a great guy) I don't care that he cared all along. He was one of her torturers. And no matter how much I read of this book (and I finished the next), I cant get over her behavior toward him. I hoped he would have nightmares for the rest of his life about the terrible things he did to her. I am just astounded that they all kind of pretended like the torture never happened.
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A little disappointed by Clutch and Taylor's story.  It was a little boring in the beginning.  Also, I was annoyed with the fact that everyone blamed Clutch for Taylor's behavior.  She was underage and he was acting the way a respectable adult should in that instance. He didn't feed into her obsession and tried to keep his distance.  But her family saw him as not being good enough! BS!

I wasn't put off enough not to finish the book or continue the series.
617254
Story is good, but one thing has started to detract from these for me.  I get you need to impart information in each book about the character in case the reader is starting in the middle of the series.  But several times in the same novel is overkill.  I get it he is an addict. I get how much he craves his drug of choice. He does this with other things as well.  But 4 months after i read the last book, i still remeber how annoyed i was about another paragraph about how difficult the craving is to overcome.  You don't have to repeat it 4 or 5 times each book. That actually is one reason I down graded his writing to OK as well. Sorry, but when you are binge reading a series it is just too much.
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This is about how to redraw from being a drug addict,,,, NOT about Christopher Lawfords withdrawal,,,, was somewhat disappointed.... :(