Really liked the story and how it developed
584227
Really liked the story and how it developed. Julia grew into someone who believes in God and will be a wonderful member of her family, community.
1276924
Really liked this story and how it connected the past and present day.very interesting novel
66925
I liked the way the story began and how it continued to keep changing with all the main people envovled.  Great read
3620538
I am giving this four stars because the story itself was very good and I liked where it was going. But, it seemed as if the author had a perfect idea of how it was supposed to be but it seemed to come out all at once but not rushed. I would definitely read more of this author's books because I do love the stories. With more experience I believe we will have some amazing things to read from her.
1096676
I really liked this story and I looked forward to reading it every night.  Bad boy (but really a good person) falls for good girl (that had some tough times in teenage years) So they struggle to get to know each other.  Great storyline and characters.
1354457
I really enjoyed this story.  I liked the way she wrote Lizzy and Darcy - younger, but recognizable.  Including Darcy's father really added to the story.  I really liked her vision of a younger Darcy.  I was reluctant to put the story down and finished it quickly.  I look forward to reading more from this author.

I felt that the author was knowledgeable of the time period and worked to make her story accurate to the time period.  However, I think authors have to walk to a fine line between slavish devotion to the time period and making their story accessible to modern readers.  I think Ms. Burton did a good job of showing her knowledge of the time period, while keeping the story interesting and understandable to modern readers.

There were some editing errors - mostly problems with plural possessives and commonly confused words such as reign/rein.  I only mention this in case it's something that really bothers you as a reader.  I tend to notice these things, but I can still enjoy a good story.
4370645
At first the switching of chapters between Then and Now bugged me, but then I saw how the Then chapters helped explain things in the Now chapters, and I quickly settled into the routine.

This was a good story with characters I quickly grew to like.  Jack and Ethan worked well together, and despite their individual plans not always flowing smoothly together, they got what they needed to get done, done.

I kind of hope there are more stories with these two.  I would definitely read more.
2860510
I really enjoyed how the story was broken down into two stories, but yet the same story.  Most books normally would have ended 1/2 way through the book, but showing the second half was quite interesting - it's the part you normally don't go to.  Liked how it pulled the readers into the story and their lives.  I had thought I guessed the ending, which normally I do, but was surprised it didn't go where I thought it was going.
4833209
Really liked this and hope they continue with the series
2434701
I really enjoyed the story and the characters and the complications of their lives.  I think I will read more books by this author. There may be spoilers in the remaining review:  There were a few issues that troubled me that could have been corrected with editing.  Why wouldn't Sky have reported what she saw in the lab?  At this point in the book, she hadn't yet met Porter so it might have strengthened her colleagues support later.  Also, in her field of work, it would be very important to listen but she repeatedly cut off other characters that had important information. Finally, Texans only use the term y'all as a substitution for 'you all'  when talking to or inquiring about more than one person and NOT when addressing a single person. Aside from these minor discrepancies, the overall mystery and the ongoing 'chess match' were quite entertaining.
2505355
I really enjoyed the Build Up  of the story and the Magic system developed in this Book. It has a lot of similarities with a normal developing teen.
3937028
Found the story great and loved how the book was anywhere from about 50 to 100 pages longer than the previous books.
I noted than in this book and the previous ones in the series there would by a mistyped words such as using "be" instead of "me" I haven't noticed many but as i get enticed by reading i read the 400 page book in around 8 hours
1407780
While I did receive a free copy of this book to review, I had originally obtained a copy through Amazon Kindle Unlimited with no expectation of a review.  Compile: Quest was interesting enough for me to want to re-read.

Reading Compile: Quest was an adventure.  I was a little disoriented at first because of the manner in which the text shifted locations, and  It took a few of the shifts to finally get oriented.  .  I found this an engaging story, once I was able to get a flow of the story itself; honestly the shifting of gears between different locations gave me more trouble than I would've liked and I feel  this could have been developed a little more smoothly.
As I read, the more developed the characters became,  and the more I got drawn into the story itself.  I was able to better track the change in location, perspective, and element of the overall story being followed.  I especially liked the way the characters in the dome were depicted.  I very easily imagined the scenes in the club, the "clustermates" and the dependence on technology.  In some ways, I wanted all of that.  The other locations, while fully imagined and experienced, weren't as desirable and inviting, but its easy to see why.  Good writing allowed me to experience most of the sensations expressed, even down to the smells.
The awakening of Peppermint and Jinx makes me anticipate their further development.  I am anxious to read the next installment.
3767030
I enjoyed this story. The author's foreword was extremely helpful to paint some of the characters and a little understanding about Rados.  The more I read, the more it engaged me, until at the end, I was sorry that the story was done!

I won't give spoilers but I can say that there were parts of the story that I had to ask myself questions about why something went this way and not that. That's good, because it means that the story-telling brought me in.

I recommend this book to young and not so young adults and look forward to reading the next volume.
4963519
I have had this book on my Kindle for a while, just got around to reading it. So glad I did.
It is a really good story, with some flashbacks thrown in to give the reader a look into the background of the main character. I imagine there is way more we as readers could be interested in. A look into the main character and his grandfather both.  Also I liked the way the story unfolded, the reader was learning the truth along with the main character. Sometimes the reader knows more than the character, and the way this story unfolded was way more interesting.  I had a couple of ideas about where the story was going, but I was wrong on a couple of thoughts, right on a couple of more. Still a great read though.
I think this book is the author's debut novel. It does not read that way, I thought he showed great skill in feeling out the characters, and I really look forward to the next book by this author. Already pre-ordered!
2472891
I really, really liked this story. What I liked the most though, was that April wasn't afraid to stand up to these two men, even as rich and as powerful as they were, and tell it like it is. IMO- The only flaw was that it seemed like the ending was a bit rushed, although it was nice to think that somewhere down the road they finally had a happy ending.

P.S.- I did like that little twist right at the very end. About three quarters of the way through the story, I started to have a bad feeling about Simon and his real motives. Guess I was a bit smarter than I thought!  ;)
3901108
I really enjoyed this story. The characters were well developed, the story line was good with a little bit of suspense and mystery and a good dose of steaminess that didn't dominate the storyline! I liked how the author didn't just jump into the two main characters being together, making them out to be goody-two-shoes in the bedroom department, but had other people in the mix. The description of the area and the details into running the shine were great, really brought the story to life in my imagination. Only thing that stopped it from getting a 5 star from me was that I didn't feel the connection between the two mains the way the author was portraying it. They went from two people who knew each other from way back, had a class barrier between them, a common goal and an attraction to each other to feeling like soul mates who couldn't breath without each other. It was a bit of a dramatic shift and needed a little more developing I think.

Looking forward to the next in the series.

Copy gifted by author from a contest