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theluminarylibrary's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
readingwithgd's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
charlottenw1's review
3.0
I love the characters in this series and I love the fantasy aspect to the story. The writing was really good and helped develop the storyline but I feel like the chemistry between the characters could have been more intense.
jens_bookshelves's review
3.0
Great to get a couple of different viewpoints from things that happened during the trilogy, but even better to get a glimpse of what happened to Chloe, Derek, Simon and Tori afterwards. Pretty decent read.
a_h_haga's review
3.0
REREAD 2020
While all the shorts were well written, had good characters, and somewhat interesting stories, none of them really wowed me with anything.
Following are individual reviews of each.
DANGEROUS
A well written enough short giving us some insight into what happened in Derek/Simons lives just before getting to Lyle House. It was very interesting to read from Derek's POV and see how his mind works - as well as how he see the world and it sees him.
Maybe a bit slow at times, but nothing big.
3/5
DIVIDED
I didn't know how much I needed this story before now. It's not all that interesting, as it's set during the main series and we know how it'll end, but what it did have was some major character growth for Derek, which I now realized made up for something I lacked while reading the main series.
3/5
DISENCHANTED
A story told from Tori's POV about what happened after D/C got of the bus in the series. It's interesting to get to know Tori a little better, and to see what kind of person she really is.
3/5
FACING FACTS
I feel sorry for Tori on a lot of levels.
Generally, I liked this story. Not only for Tori, but ot proves that this world never stands still, which I really like in a book. Not eveything happening around the MC, but the rest of tje world living as well.
3/5
BELONGING
This is the one and only time Derek meets his bio-family - at least as far as I know.
The story in itself was kinda flat, but I found the info about the Cains very interesting, as well as the dynamic between Derek/Chloe, and the othera.
3/5
new rating: 3/5 stars
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I'm not the biggest fan of this series, but I love Armstrong, so it wasn't hard for me to buy it!
I actually liked the series a bit more after reading this, and am thinking about a reread.
This filled out some of the gaps, and I liked that.
Also well written stories.
I've written a minireview for each novella in the updatefeed, so check it out!
Original rating: 4/5 stars
While all the shorts were well written, had good characters, and somewhat interesting stories, none of them really wowed me with anything.
Following are individual reviews of each.
DANGEROUS
A well written enough short giving us some insight into what happened in Derek/Simons lives just before getting to Lyle House. It was very interesting to read from Derek's POV and see how his mind works - as well as how he see the world and it sees him.
Maybe a bit slow at times, but nothing big.
3/5
DIVIDED
I didn't know how much I needed this story before now. It's not all that interesting, as it's set during the main series and we know how it'll end, but what it did have was some major character growth for Derek, which I now realized made up for something I lacked while reading the main series.
3/5
DISENCHANTED
A story told from Tori's POV about what happened after D/C got of the bus in the series. It's interesting to get to know Tori a little better, and to see what kind of person she really is.
3/5
FACING FACTS
I feel sorry for Tori on a lot of levels.
Generally, I liked this story. Not only for Tori, but ot proves that this world never stands still, which I really like in a book. Not eveything happening around the MC, but the rest of tje world living as well.
3/5
BELONGING
This is the one and only time Derek meets his bio-family - at least as far as I know.
The story in itself was kinda flat, but I found the info about the Cains very interesting, as well as the dynamic between Derek/Chloe, and the othera.
3/5
new rating: 3/5 stars
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I'm not the biggest fan of this series, but I love Armstrong, so it wasn't hard for me to buy it!
I actually liked the series a bit more after reading this, and am thinking about a reread.
This filled out some of the gaps, and I liked that.
Also well written stories.
I've written a minireview for each novella in the updatefeed, so check it out!
Original rating: 4/5 stars
tracygravy's review
multiple books in one
dangerous (1) - about Derek and Simon when he accidentally paralyzed a kid and their dad disappeared
divided (2) - Derek's POV after they escaped the group home but Chloe disappeared
Disenchanted (3) - Tori POV of her and Simon taking the bus and getting to Andrews
Facing Facts - Chloe POV Tori finds out Kit is her biological father and runs away. Chloe chases after and gets tangled up with Tori's mom who is a ghost and looking for revenge
Belonging - Derek's POV where the Cain pack seek him out and attempt to kidnap him
dangerous (1) - about Derek and Simon when he accidentally paralyzed a kid and their dad disappeared
divided (2) - Derek's POV after they escaped the group home but Chloe disappeared
Disenchanted (3) - Tori POV of her and Simon taking the bus and getting to Andrews
Facing Facts - Chloe POV Tori finds out Kit is her biological father and runs away. Chloe chases after and gets tangled up with Tori's mom who is a ghost and looking for revenge
Belonging - Derek's POV where the Cain pack seek him out and attempt to kidnap him
thesincoucher's review
5.0
Great collection, very happy that there is a bit more of these characters!
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