vodaa.blogg.se - Rift by Andrea Cremer

The plan is set until she meets human boy Shay whose presence makes Calla suddenly doubt her entire world. Calla is the alpha wolf in the nightshade pack and arranged to be married to Ren, the alpha of the Bane wolf pack. However, this engrossing story left a bad taste in my mouth as the presence of one repeating theme unraveled any chance of me liking this book. Andrea Cremer draws you in with her intriguing story that has clearly caught the attention of many as it graces best selling book shelves. So much so that you cannot help but want to continue reading, or in my case listening.

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Child of Darkness by Jennifer Armintrout.

The Bride of the Unicorn by Kasey Michaels.

American Vampire by Jennifer Armintrout.

Blood & Beauty: The Borgias by Sarah Dunant.

The Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay.

The Dirty Angels Trilogy: The Complete Box Set by.

Queen Takes Knights by Joely Sue Burkhart.

I never would have finished this at all if I hadn't been trapped on a bus with nothing else to do or read. This honestly reads like someone heard about Game of Thrones and decided to write their own lame version of it, only the leader of the evil uprising is an idiot and a fool, as well. The story is slow and plodding, mired in its own foolhardy sense of self-importance. I wouldn't have guessed that this was set in the 1400s.Īpart from the annoying heroine, there's a full cast of other idiotic fools, and one okay character (the love interest - obviously). The way people dressed, the way people talked, the dialogue - the heroine's name, for God's sake.

Honestly, that's more testament to the power of their imagination than anything the book accomplished, since it felt anachronistic AF. I'm honestly surprised that people were saying that this felt historically accurate and that they felt like they were literally in the middle ages. Why do I bring this up, since this is YA and obviously not a vintage historical romance? Because the main character, Ember, is cast in the mold of these foot-stomping, "feminist" heroines.

They frequently have all the gender stereotypes of their rapey predecessors, but try to "empower" the heroine by making her spunky and annoying. There's a certain type of romance novel published in the 90s that I really don't like.