Dance with the Devil by Sherrilyn KenyonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
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Thursday, March 3, 2022
Review: Punk 57
Punk 57 by Penelope DouglasMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
I can't believe I actually finished this book. I am actually pretty grossed out by it. I only gave it 2 stars because it at least attempted to talk about the messed up crap like sexual assault and abuse that it covered. But even those topics were so shallow.
I am actually disgusted by this book because of how it romanticized sexual assault, drug use, alcohol use, eating disorders, body dismorphia, and more. Further this relationship between Ryen and Misha is extremely NOT ok or healthy. Not to mention extremely graphic sex scenes between what are basically children. I am no idiot and I am not a prude. But there are somethings that just cross a line for me. Conveniently masking your characters as 18 when they are in high school is not ok in my book. I kept waiting for there to be a flash forward to them being older, but nope the sex scenes just kept on rolling in.
I would advise anyone who felt they related to Ryen as a character or any one in this book get mental help immediately, and I don't mean that sarcastically in any way, shape, or form. ~AW
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Review: Demon Rising
Demon Rising by Victoria LarqueMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
I really enjoyed this book. It had a good amount of action, snark, and spice.
To me, there were things about this book that lent itself to a more typical styled romance. The hero, Mihr, is an angel who is captured by Hell and rescued by our demon heroine, Fane. Mihr is broody and moody, Fane is sarcastic and tough as nails.
Things I loved about this book: The story was interesting for sure, and the drama of it kept me flipping through pages well into the night. I will absolutely be reading the other book to this duology! The building of the relationship between Mihr and Fane is believable in the context of the story. Fane's relationship with her human friends is really sweet. The little cliffhanger at the end was also intriguing. The formatting and writing in general were fluid and easy to read.
Things I struggled with in this book: The poem at the front of the book was clumsy. I hate to be rude about it, but it's not a good poem and doesn't really add to the story at all. The first chapter was the toughest part of the whole book. It was confusing for me and didn't make much sense. Typos throw me off, and my brain practically screams every time I encounter them. I did struggle with following a couple of the battle scenes because it seemed like I couldn't tell where anyone was in any given moment, and sometimes it felt like people weren't where they should have been during the fight and I found myself going back and forth trying to understand the story. ~ AW
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Review: Electric Idol
Electric Idol by Katee RobertMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
I am not sure why I wanted to try this one. But I dived in and well I feel the same about this one as the first one. It starts out really well then just fades over time. The change in characters was ok but for the most part it was just kind of ugh.
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