tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post13100633809296768..comments2023-10-30T06:40:47.696-06:00Comments on Recovering Potter Addict: Review: Black City by Elizabeth RichardsAyleehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07639250102446794830noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-78653334375514720592015-05-26T04:10:05.718-06:002015-05-26T04:10:05.718-06:00I am so overwhelmed by this book; I honestly don&#...I am so overwhelmed by this book; I honestly don't know where to begin. However, I believe I can sum up my review in one word - Unputdownable!<br /><br />Mica<br /><a href="http://www.chipchick.com/2014/09/best-iphone-6-cases.html" rel="nofollow">iphone 6 cases</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00118707550077647899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-90629781830434058392012-11-28T18:31:50.810-07:002012-11-28T18:31:50.810-07:00I actually liked this book...a lot! Yes, you are a...I actually liked this book...a lot! Yes, you are absolutely right that the story has many cliches and insta-love, but I liked the world-building and the themes in the novel. I'm looking forward to Phoenix and seeing where the story takes the characters. It's an interesting concept. I did find vampires in a creepy dystopian world very interesting and compelling.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10426182171849519693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-16004035246993828682012-11-25T13:15:23.845-07:002012-11-25T13:15:23.845-07:00Too bad this one didn't work for you! And afte...Too bad this one didn't work for you! And after all the hype, too. Maybe it was too much hype. I've read a few poor reviews about the book. I probably won't pick it up. <br /><br />Great review, Aylee!Kristilyn (Reading In Winter)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12401451485460760416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-91895265062365563522012-11-22T06:14:41.106-07:002012-11-22T06:14:41.106-07:00I have mixed feelings about this book. I remember ...I have mixed feelings about this book. I remember when a lot of people were waiting for this book: I kept seeing it as WoW picks. I also started to get excited, but I guess the expectations were too high.. Instant-love AND a love-triangle (to make it even worse) combined with cliches and a not-so-interesting character.. Ugh, don't like the sound of it.<br /><br /><a href="http://thedailyprophecy.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Mel@thedailyprophecy.</a>Mel@Thedailyprophecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516514938771433319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-26206924070086358872012-11-21T08:12:39.823-07:002012-11-21T08:12:39.823-07:00Auuugh I have this checked out from the library bu...Auuugh I have this checked out from the library but I've read SO many mixed reviews. I don't know, I guess I'll see when I read it. I hate that it's cliched though, ugh. Thanks for your honest review!elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098549352641704742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-83738912192334656302012-11-21T06:14:32.038-07:002012-11-21T06:14:32.038-07:00So far I have read about four blog reviews of this...So far I have read about four blog reviews of this book and they have all mentioned the cliche heaviness. Also, the insta-love love triangle. Each review makes me not want to read the book. However, it is so hard to walk past this book in the bookstore because it is just so pretty.Norihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07991072472141788180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-71154054486125127372012-11-20T13:51:05.568-07:002012-11-20T13:51:05.568-07:00All righty then....well the cover was beautiful an...All righty then....well the cover was beautiful and unique at least! I don't think I can overcome the flaws you speak of in your review: especially insta love and a crummy mc. No thanks I'll pass. Thanks for your honest review.Gina @ My Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01895568426820464572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-18129146353521214672012-11-20T11:07:14.184-07:002012-11-20T11:07:14.184-07:00Well, I consider myself, as you call it, a hardcor...Well, I consider myself, as you call it, a hardcore PNR fan so I don't think I'll mind much of the cliche-ness of this too much, though it is disappointing. =/ Sorry you didn't like it.Addie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12780386868131365673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-72727266603678596812012-11-20T10:31:54.024-07:002012-11-20T10:31:54.024-07:00Dang it Aylee! I was really looking forward to thi...Dang it Aylee! I was really looking forward to this one, but based on your review and a few others I've read that agree with you, I think I'll take a pass. I'm sick of instalove and love triangles. Give me something new!<br /><br />Great review. Sometimes it can be tough to write reviews for the ones we didn't love.Megan Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947276957737165519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-61734414459276634442012-11-20T08:21:26.845-07:002012-11-20T08:21:26.845-07:00Uh oh Aylee. I have very little patience for petty...Uh oh Aylee. I have very little patience for petty and juvenile teen relationships as well, especially ones that blow hot and cold throughout. Either you like one another and want to be together, or you don't. Please make a decision and stick with it:) I was so excited for this book, but now I'm thinking it's definitely not for me as the love triangle and insta-love would drive me absolutely crazy.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-39153114706322232042012-11-20T07:45:34.581-07:002012-11-20T07:45:34.581-07:00YES! I completely agree with you, Aylee. I love ho...YES! I completely agree with you, Aylee. I love how you point out that you were sort of impressed by how many cliches she managed to pack into this mess of a novel. It was bad! Just bad, though it did have that addictive feel to it and I zoomed through it pretty fast. But maybe that was because I couldn't wait to see just how bad the trainwreck would get? LOL Love the honest review!Jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10714782276296445149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-24555554410866131062012-11-20T06:51:17.148-07:002012-11-20T06:51:17.148-07:00I just reviewed this on my blog too. And guess wha...I just reviewed this on my blog too. And guess what? Same thoughts :D Just didn't work for me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17245199686136573125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-28402457392444604092012-11-20T02:13:46.239-07:002012-11-20T02:13:46.239-07:00huh.. this book sounds like it was a complete mess...huh.. this book sounds like it was a complete mess! Im not sure about the love triangle, and i dont think ill be picking this one up soon anytime. Thanks for the great review dear!!<br />- Farah @ <a href="http://majibookshelf.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">MajiBookshelf</a>Maji Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041371370691545149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-56341691586445478742012-11-19T22:13:28.289-07:002012-11-19T22:13:28.289-07:00Wow, it sounds like this book was all over the pla...Wow, it sounds like this book was all over the place, the book lost me a little with Love-Triangle alone. I don't mind the cliches when they are well done - I mean, they are cliches for a reason, right? they work for a lot of people - but it doesn't sound like it's the case. <br /><br />I'm sorry! I hope you next read is all kinds of awesome. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-73703906625853463162012-11-19T21:55:52.756-07:002012-11-19T21:55:52.756-07:00Too bad. Although your description of the love tri...Too bad. Although your description of the love triangle makes me think of something that actually happened. A guy I know dated a girl for months. They broke up and he started dating another girl. They were engaged within a week and planned to be married in only 3 months! She called it off a month before the wedding. Two weeks later, he was calling me up and asking me out.<br />Not the same situation, but made me think of the craziness.Alison Can Readhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17908868606441539344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-29739917208271066082012-11-19T20:39:24.094-07:002012-11-19T20:39:24.094-07:00she proceeds to dump her only friend for a boy she...<i>she proceeds to dump her only friend for a boy she met and fell in love with in under a week.</i><br /><br />Ugh, insta-love drives me crazy, and NOT in a good way! I wish authors would expand on it more! I get that there isn't a lot of room within 300 pages or so to develop a good situation for romance, but at least make a believable. Not, OH HE'S SO DAMN HOT AND YUMMY I LOVE HIM 5EVER. <br /><br />Cliches are OK SOMETIMES. But if the whole book is full of cliches then... meh. I was actually planning to read this because I saw good reviews, but I trust you and Jenni more. Leanne Yanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896622699037734102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4619019089060464771.post-39943137967445355542012-11-19T20:35:38.728-07:002012-11-19T20:35:38.728-07:00Haha! I felt the same way. And yet...I'm still...Haha! I felt the same way. And yet...I'm still curious to see what happens in book two. But yeah, I rolled my eyes a fair bit while reading. :PLauren Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05749629168151466704noreply@blogger.com