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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
I received a free copy of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review
On the one hand this series just PAINFULLY YA, but which I mean we've got insta-love, catty high school cliques, the chosen one [tm], and a host of other things I generally hate ...but also that insta-love is a cute lesbian faerie couple featuring an awesome goth violinist which is 500% My Jam [tm] so it all kind of evens out. This story did a nice job of fleshing out some of the details on things that were mentioned in the first book and while I have already read Moribund, I think you could easily read this one first if you wanted to start the series that way. It's got the same general style and layout as Moribund and while I still think a lot of the names for their magical stuff are absolutely ridiculous, I do love the song lyric samples at the beginning of Euphoria's chapters so ...again it all kind of evens out. I think if you just set out to enjoy this series for what it is you'll have a good time, but it definitely falls into a lot of YA pitfalls so just be prepared for that I guess.
On the one hand this series just PAINFULLY YA, but which I mean we've got insta-love, catty high school cliques, the chosen one [tm], and a host of other things I generally hate ...but also that insta-love is a cute lesbian faerie couple featuring an awesome goth violinist which is 500% My Jam [tm] so it all kind of evens out. This story did a nice job of fleshing out some of the details on things that were mentioned in the first book and while I have already read Moribund, I think you could easily read this one first if you wanted to start the series that way. It's got the same general style and layout as Moribund and while I still think a lot of the names for their magical stuff are absolutely ridiculous, I do love the song lyric samples at the beginning of Euphoria's chapters so ...again it all kind of evens out. I think if you just set out to enjoy this series for what it is you'll have a good time, but it definitely falls into a lot of YA pitfalls so just be prepared for that I guess.
A prequel book that's the start of a series with lots of suspense and action. Its got an interesting storyline with likable characters. Overall a great read.
This novella gives background on the major event that sets Moribund in motion and shows how Syl and Rouen first met (there are literal sparks).
I really enjoyed this novella, mostly because it gives more background on Rouen and I kind of love her sassiness. It shows how she's been fighting the Contract forced upon her and goes deeper into her relationship with Agravaine. It also shows how Syl has been adjusting to her new life after a few personal changes have happened.
I loved this additional background on Rouen and Syl, but mostly Rouen. :)
I really enjoyed this novella, mostly because it gives more background on Rouen and I kind of love her sassiness. It shows how she's been fighting the Contract forced upon her and goes deeper into her relationship with Agravaine. It also shows how Syl has been adjusting to her new life after a few personal changes have happened.
I loved this additional background on Rouen and Syl, but mostly Rouen. :)
In the short span of a book and a half (As Derailed is just a Novella) Syl and Rouen a.k.a. Euphoria have quickly become one of my most favorite couples.
They're the perfect good girl, bad girl duo, and together, they're absolutely one of the cutest couples I've ever met.
Derailed was just as awesome as the Book One, Moribund. There was just enough amount of action, destruction, fantasy, evil, good and the butterflies.
Now, I'll excitedly wait for Ouroboros, the book two, and maybe re-read Moribund in the time being.
Derailed was absolutely beautiful and I loved every part of it. It has made the wait for the next book even more unbearable!
By the way, you can read my review of the Book One, Moribund here:
http://ankysbookbubble.blogspot.in/2017/11/review-moribund.html?m=1
They're the perfect good girl, bad girl duo, and together, they're absolutely one of the cutest couples I've ever met.
Derailed was just as awesome as the Book One, Moribund. There was just enough amount of action, destruction, fantasy, evil, good and the butterflies.
Now, I'll excitedly wait for Ouroboros, the book two, and maybe re-read Moribund in the time being.
Derailed was absolutely beautiful and I loved every part of it. It has made the wait for the next book even more unbearable!
By the way, you can read my review of the Book One, Moribund here:
http://ankysbookbubble.blogspot.in/2017/11/review-moribund.html?m=1
2.5 stars
Meh...
Had I read this one before Moribund I probably would have liked it better. But it just felt like a repeat of the first half of book one in this series.
I read it pretty freaking fast though. Admittedly I skipped a few pages in each chapter, maybe even a chapter or two... š¤·š¼āāļø
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Moribund | Review
Derailed | Review
Ouroboros | Review SoonTM
Dethroned | Review SoonTM
Inimical | Review SoonTM
Rekindled | Review SoonTM
Nemesis | Review SoonTM
Meh...
Had I read this one before Moribund I probably would have liked it better. But it just felt like a repeat of the first half of book one in this series.
I read it pretty freaking fast though. Admittedly I skipped a few pages in each chapter, maybe even a chapter or two... š¤·š¼āāļø
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Moribund | Review
Derailed | Review
Ouroboros | Review SoonTM
Dethroned | Review SoonTM
Inimical | Review SoonTM
Rekindled | Review SoonTM
Nemesis | Review SoonTM
It took me a bit to get into this honestly and I still didnāt entirely. I should probably acknowledge that this was my first experience with this series and this author because I received this early on NetGalley, so I donāt have any knowledge of this world or these characters past what was given to me. So if Iām missing something, my bad. I mean, it is a prequel to the first book, so.
Anyway, I actually almost just left it behind and probably would have if it were a full book, but because it was only about 100 pages, I decided to grind it out to see if it got better or worse or stayed the same. Which is to say kinda lackluster and a bit annoying both because of Sylās narrativeāsomething that bordered on ātrying a little too hard to be āhipā (or quirky) with all my slang and #relatable momentsāāand what seemed like a very intense case of insta-love in the beginning that I still didnāt... really totally understand by the end, but it made an ounce of more sense considering the circumstances. Still didnāt like it though.
However, it did get a little better after the first few chapters. When the trash crash happened, it started picking up speed and I was definitely more interested in the events happening to the point where I could finish it. The entire thing between Rouen and Agravaine, and the whole sleeper-princesses thing was strange, as well as the entire notion of how fae work in this world, but it was unique enough to motivate me to finish.
The thing that bugged me the most about the entire thing was Syl. I wanted to connect with her and relate to her attitude and personality because she had a couple of amusing lines of narration or dialogue, but for the most part, it feltā¦ fake and forced, like the author was trying to fit as much current slang and quirky things as they could in there. At one point, Syl actually uses the word āobvsā in her narrative in all seriousness.
I didnāt dislike her, per say, but I didnāt like her either. I guess thereās more to her in the actual series? To be fair, there was one part that actually made me snort out loud but that was because of what it was parodying and the delivery.
Nevertheless, Iām not sure if itās the writing style or the characters or what, but I donāt care enough to read the books that follow this honestly. It was an interesting concept, but considering I wasnāt 100% invested into it, even at the climax of it all, I doubt the actual books would be able to hold my focus. Thatās not to say that it was a bad because I could see how a lot of people would love this, but itās not really for me.
Anyway, I actually almost just left it behind and probably would have if it were a full book, but because it was only about 100 pages, I decided to grind it out to see if it got better or worse or stayed the same. Which is to say kinda lackluster and a bit annoying both because of Sylās narrativeāsomething that bordered on ātrying a little too hard to be āhipā (or quirky) with all my slang and #relatable momentsāāand what seemed like a very intense case of insta-love in the beginning that I still didnāt... really totally understand by the end, but it made an ounce of more sense considering the circumstances. Still didnāt like it though.
However, it did get a little better after the first few chapters. When the trash crash happened, it started picking up speed and I was definitely more interested in the events happening to the point where I could finish it. The entire thing between Rouen and Agravaine, and the whole sleeper-princesses thing was strange, as well as the entire notion of how fae work in this world, but it was unique enough to motivate me to finish.
The thing that bugged me the most about the entire thing was Syl. I wanted to connect with her and relate to her attitude and personality because she had a couple of amusing lines of narration or dialogue, but for the most part, it feltā¦ fake and forced, like the author was trying to fit as much current slang and quirky things as they could in there. At one point, Syl actually uses the word āobvsā in her narrative in all seriousness.
I didnāt dislike her, per say, but I didnāt like her either. I guess thereās more to her in the actual series? To be fair, there was one part that actually made me snort out loud but that was because of what it was parodying and the delivery.
āI know what you are,ā I tell her, hoping to buy some time.
āWhatās that?ā
āFangs, glowing eyes.ā This is my worst stall tactic ever, but I go for it. āYouāre a vampire.ā
āWhaāno.ā She looks insulted, maybe a little amused. āVampires arenāt real. Iām a dark Fae.ā
Nevertheless, Iām not sure if itās the writing style or the characters or what, but I donāt care enough to read the books that follow this honestly. It was an interesting concept, but considering I wasnāt 100% invested into it, even at the climax of it all, I doubt the actual books would be able to hold my focus. Thatās not to say that it was a bad because I could see how a lot of people would love this, but itās not really for me.
I donāt know why I read thisā¦ I didnāt like the first book in the series, why did I think Iād enjoy the prequel?
Iām sorry, Iām really trying but itās not for me. I find the characters super annoying and I always just want to shake or slap themā¦
The writing really isnāt my cup of tea.
I canāt even root for the lesbian couple and thatās just not ok.
Justā¦ Not for me...
Iām sorry, Iām really trying but itās not for me. I find the characters super annoying and I always just want to shake or slap themā¦
The writing really isnāt my cup of tea.
I canāt even root for the lesbian couple and thatās just not ok.
Justā¦ Not for me...
Warnings: homomisia
Derailed is actually a prequel novella in the Circuit Fae series, which I havenāt read yet, but it did not make much of a difference for this book. The events of this novella supposedly take place before the plot of the first book Moribund, and it is about the first time that the princesses of the two faery courts meet. Syl is a sleeper princess of the fair Fae, and Rouen is of the dark Fae and bound to the Wild Hunt to hunt down sleeper princesses. Sylās power has been contained by her grandmother so she passes as mortal, but a chance encounter happens when Syl meets Rouen at the latterās concert. For her part, Syl has had a crush on her favorite musician but Rouen feels a lingering connection from a single touch of Syl.
Most of the novel is devoted to Rouen being puppeteered around by the leader of the Wild Hunt, who apparently did not get the notice that Rouen is a lesbian and couldnāt care less about him. He wants to use her power to break the circle of iron around Sylās town; neither of them know Syl is the sleeper princess but they know she is in the town. Now, while Rouenās parts are about causing the mayhem asked of her, it is also quite repetitive - she constantly lingers on how Syl made her feel, the innocence she sees in her, and how they can never be. (Geez, you met her for like 5 hot seconds) Syl, meanwhile is feeling low because Rouen blows her off and her best friend is being a creepy homomisic bitch. What the book does have going for it, though, is that even in the limited space of a novella, it establishes the world enough that you donāt feel lost despite never having read Moribund. What kind of ruined it in the end was the weird rushed ending.
Overall, a good novella but I am still on the fence if I want to continue onto the main books. I am certainly intrigued by the f/f romance in the novel, but Rouen mostly comes across as a female stand-in for the tortured bad boy trope in this one.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Ink Monster LLC, via Netgalley.
Derailed is actually a prequel novella in the Circuit Fae series, which I havenāt read yet, but it did not make much of a difference for this book. The events of this novella supposedly take place before the plot of the first book Moribund, and it is about the first time that the princesses of the two faery courts meet. Syl is a sleeper princess of the fair Fae, and Rouen is of the dark Fae and bound to the Wild Hunt to hunt down sleeper princesses. Sylās power has been contained by her grandmother so she passes as mortal, but a chance encounter happens when Syl meets Rouen at the latterās concert. For her part, Syl has had a crush on her favorite musician but Rouen feels a lingering connection from a single touch of Syl.
Most of the novel is devoted to Rouen being puppeteered around by the leader of the Wild Hunt, who apparently did not get the notice that Rouen is a lesbian and couldnāt care less about him. He wants to use her power to break the circle of iron around Sylās town; neither of them know Syl is the sleeper princess but they know she is in the town. Now, while Rouenās parts are about causing the mayhem asked of her, it is also quite repetitive - she constantly lingers on how Syl made her feel, the innocence she sees in her, and how they can never be. (Geez, you met her for like 5 hot seconds) Syl, meanwhile is feeling low because Rouen blows her off and her best friend is being a creepy homomisic bitch. What the book does have going for it, though, is that even in the limited space of a novella, it establishes the world enough that you donāt feel lost despite never having read Moribund. What kind of ruined it in the end was the weird rushed ending.
Overall, a good novella but I am still on the fence if I want to continue onto the main books. I am certainly intrigued by the f/f romance in the novel, but Rouen mostly comes across as a female stand-in for the tortured bad boy trope in this one.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Ink Monster LLC, via Netgalley.