Reviewed by nitzan_schwarz on
(-) The writing. Seriously, it's not good. Sentences drag, very repetitive (in words and sentences) and it just felt kind of immature at times. It was bad enough for me to notice this while reading.
(+) I like Syn. She's an interesting character, a strong woman who also has her vulnerable sides. I do wish we had seen her kicking ass more because most of the book she was beaten up after her ass had been handed to her, but then it didn't bother me that much.
(-) Ryder. Okay, let me clarify: I like Ryder well enough through Syn's narration. He appears layered even though he had (of course) that total-douche-bag-I-want-to-punch-him-seriously-someone-punch-him moments you'd expect from a book like this (although, it is at least trying to "excused" and explain by him being a fae that literally feeds on sex), but he also has a gentle side that I can see may attract our heroine.
But I absolutely hated the rare peeks into his mind and wish they had been cut off from the book. First, they were completely unnecessary and second, talk about total torn off. I'm sorry, but Hutchins has no idea how to write a good male pov.
His entire pov was simply pages on pages on how much he would like to fuck Syn, how he would do it, what he would make her do. How much he is going to make her his, as he always gets what he wants. There is literally barely any dialogue or actions we get to experience from his POV, only these flawed, really disgusting and rape-y thoughts. It makes him such a one dimensional, puke-inducing character. Let me have the version we see through Syn's eyes, otherwise, I am going to vomit from this romance.
(+) The Sex. Looking for a guilty pleasure novel to indulge in with lots of erotica and an excuse to say it's needed in the story because that's how they feed? This is the book for you. A part of me feels really embarrassed to type this, but the other part of me says "screw it" lol.
(-) The cliffhanger. I'll be honest, I'm not a big fan of cliffhangers in general, but I especially did not like this one. It's because it's so cheap. I know that's a harsh thing to say, but it's not that this cliffhanger was necessary. It's not that it's one story arc that couldn't be played in one novel without it being 800 pages long. Oh no, we finished the big action for this novel. Everything has settled down (for now). And then, instead of just closing things there, even though it has a perfect end for this novel that is close enough to make you feel satisfied with this mystery but open enough to know a lot more is to come, Hutchins basically decides to take the first few pages of the next novel and put them here instead, just to force you to buy the next one. It starts an entirely new arc, and that pisses me off.
(+) Adam. I dunno, I just really liked this guy. Z and Ristan too, but mostly Adam.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 22 July, 2017: Finished reading
- 22 July, 2017: Reviewed