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d0nnaw0ng's review
5.0
5/5 Stars
This is the third book to the Red Series. I read The Name of Red which was my favorite among the three. The Weight on Skin was good too but it was more dark, serious and gritty. Color Me Red was like the perfect balance between the two and now that I finish it, its as good as the first one.
We got Red'd story with Kabir in the first book. Kabir's solo story in the second book. Now, the third one is of Red's first love or should I say love triangle?! It wasn't quite a love triangle at the start but it became one. Red got happily ever after with Isaah at first till a tragic accident. An accident we knew was going to happen due to the backstory in The Name of Red.
Before reading this novel, I was sure it was going to be predictable but I was pleasantly surprised and cried several times throughout the story especially towards the end. I give Beena Khan a round of applauses for surprising me. Not going to give any spoilers but I was surprise that there were some violence.
This is just a snippet of my thoughts and review. Full review to come on my blog when I get to it.
This is the third book to the Red Series. I read The Name of Red which was my favorite among the three. The Weight on Skin was good too but it was more dark, serious and gritty. Color Me Red was like the perfect balance between the two and now that I finish it, its as good as the first one.
We got Red'd story with Kabir in the first book. Kabir's solo story in the second book. Now, the third one is of Red's first love or should I say love triangle?! It wasn't quite a love triangle at the start but it became one. Red got happily ever after with Isaah at first till a tragic accident. An accident we knew was going to happen due to the backstory in The Name of Red.
Before reading this novel, I was sure it was going to be predictable but I was pleasantly surprised and cried several times throughout the story especially towards the end. I give Beena Khan a round of applauses for surprising me. Not going to give any spoilers but I was surprise that there were some violence.
This is just a snippet of my thoughts and review. Full review to come on my blog when I get to it.
cristina0194's review against another edition
5.0
ARC kindly provided by the author in exchange of an honest review.
So this is the fourth book I’ve read written by Beena and each book makes me crave the next one even more. I’m so in love with her writing style. Each story sends a message and if you pay attention, you hear it loud and clear.
This particular book was about Red and Isaah, but also about Red and Saagh. Color me red made me understand better the connection Red had with the two brothers. I was a sucker for Isaah... he was so attractive from all points of view. His way of punishing Red was so smart! Saagh however... I really didn’t expect his attitude to change so dramatically.
After finishing this book, I took a few minutes to think about how hard life is for some women. How much can a woman suffer and still rise up from the darkness she is surrounded by? Red is an example of a strong woman who survived and tried to live her life as well as possible. And I adored her last choice. Sometimes it’s better to start from 0, than continue drowning in the same circle.
I think this book might be my favorite one from this series.
Favorite quotes:
“She was like the winter snow. So quiet, so beautiful, so icy, yet... she was like the snow that melted when you touched her.”
“You were like a beautiful river that flowed, but I couldn’t dip into it.”
So this is the fourth book I’ve read written by Beena and each book makes me crave the next one even more. I’m so in love with her writing style. Each story sends a message and if you pay attention, you hear it loud and clear.
This particular book was about Red and Isaah, but also about Red and Saagh. Color me red made me understand better the connection Red had with the two brothers. I was a sucker for Isaah... he was so attractive from all points of view. His way of punishing Red was so smart! Saagh however... I really didn’t expect his attitude to change so dramatically.
After finishing this book, I took a few minutes to think about how hard life is for some women. How much can a woman suffer and still rise up from the darkness she is surrounded by? Red is an example of a strong woman who survived and tried to live her life as well as possible. And I adored her last choice. Sometimes it’s better to start from 0, than continue drowning in the same circle.
I think this book might be my favorite one from this series.
Favorite quotes:
“She was like the winter snow. So quiet, so beautiful, so icy, yet... she was like the snow that melted when you touched her.”
“You were like a beautiful river that flowed, but I couldn’t dip into it.”
bubblewombat's review against another edition
3.0
Having read Red's parents' story a while ago, and being familiar with the author's writing style, I thought this would be a cool read. Especially when I saw the blurb.
And you know, the story was great in the first part, even though the writing was a bit juvenile at times. I enjoyed it and shipped Elif with Isaah because he was better for her.
Then the book took a sad turn. And when I say sad, I mean WHAT THE HELL?! The second half was just about everything I hate in a book, minus the memory loss trope. With that it would be truly complete.
I am so disappointed. Here I thought Red's parents went through a lot but this...I'm now convinced all the characters must suffer. There are no happy endings.
And the story doesn't even end there, I don't know if that's good or bad? But I am SO MAD, I don't think I can continue with it.
Saagh. I want to take an eraser and erase him from existence or drag him and drop him into the recycle bin because he deserves no better. Why does he exist?
Isaah, in contrast, is a tyical cocky motorcycle-driving enemies-to-lovers character. And yet he feels like a breath of fresh air compared to Saagh. He's at least nice and respectful towards Elif.
Elif, I expected more from. In every way. The blurb of this and future books makes her sound like a femme fatale and that's not true. To be clear, I don't mind, it would be weird considering who her parents are, I just got tricked.
In terms of plot, this book is very frustrating. It's not just angst and who-will-she-choose. It's triggering themes, ranging from alcohol abuse to violence and physical abuse. WHY DID I READ THIS? I'm still asking myself that. I should've stopped at Ryder & Cyrah. I know better now.
And, just because I didn't like this, doesn't mean it's a bad book. There's women whose daily lives are just like what's described in this book. I applaud the author for bringing awareness to it. I just wasn't ready to stomach it when I was expecting a nice love story.
*Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a copy of this book for which I'm leaving a review voluntarily*
And you know, the story was great in the first part, even though the writing was a bit juvenile at times. I enjoyed it and shipped Elif with Isaah because he was better for her.
Then the book took a sad turn. And when I say sad, I mean WHAT THE HELL?! The second half was just about everything I hate in a book, minus the memory loss trope. With that it would be truly complete.
I am so disappointed. Here I thought Red's parents went through a lot but this...I'm now convinced all the characters must suffer. There are no happy endings.
And the story doesn't even end there, I don't know if that's good or bad? But I am SO MAD, I don't think I can continue with it.
Saagh. I want to take an eraser and erase him from existence or drag him and drop him into the recycle bin because he deserves no better. Why does he exist?
Isaah, in contrast, is a tyical cocky motorcycle-driving enemies-to-lovers character. And yet he feels like a breath of fresh air compared to Saagh. He's at least nice and respectful towards Elif.
Elif, I expected more from. In every way. The blurb of this and future books makes her sound like a femme fatale and that's not true. To be clear, I don't mind, it would be weird considering who her parents are, I just got tricked.
In terms of plot, this book is very frustrating. It's not just angst and who-will-she-choose. It's triggering themes, ranging from alcohol abuse to violence and physical abuse. WHY DID I READ THIS? I'm still asking myself that. I should've stopped at Ryder & Cyrah. I know better now.
And, just because I didn't like this, doesn't mean it's a bad book. There's women whose daily lives are just like what's described in this book. I applaud the author for bringing awareness to it. I just wasn't ready to stomach it when I was expecting a nice love story.
*Thank you to BookSirens for providing me with a copy of this book for which I'm leaving a review voluntarily*
thebookishkat's review against another edition
5.0
Color Me Red is a book that delves deep into the realities-- the highest of highs and lowest of lows-- of what it's like to be in love. All of the emotions Elif went through oozed out of the page and latched onto my own.
We get two different stories that show the wide spectrum of love. On one hand, and swoon-worthy fairytale and on the other, raw and reflective of realistic bad relationships in the real world. Before Kabir, Elif truly experienced it all and it was so nice to see the story that shaped the Red that Kabir fell in love with.
I thought that Kabir was the best a man could get, but in this story, two really great characters were introduced. Isaah in particular was an absolute gem of romance fiction making it easy to realise why Elif never stopped holding on to him. Also, their steamy scenes-- despite them being relatively wholesome characters together -- were fun to read.
This story stretched my feelings to the limit and it was definitely a ride. Definitely a recommend for romance readers who are ready to feel EVERYTHING.
We get two different stories that show the wide spectrum of love. On one hand, and swoon-worthy fairytale and on the other, raw and reflective of realistic bad relationships in the real world. Before Kabir, Elif truly experienced it all and it was so nice to see the story that shaped the Red that Kabir fell in love with.
I thought that Kabir was the best a man could get, but in this story, two really great characters were introduced. Isaah in particular was an absolute gem of romance fiction making it easy to realise why Elif never stopped holding on to him. Also, their steamy scenes-- despite them being relatively wholesome characters together -- were fun to read.
This story stretched my feelings to the limit and it was definitely a ride. Definitely a recommend for romance readers who are ready to feel EVERYTHING.
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