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t5hirt's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
indoorg1rl's review against another edition
4.0
Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels was always quick to cast judgement on the residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice were fulfilled when one day she woke up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her. Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner, was the only person she couldn’t understand, and her power consistently backfired on him. Soon she began to uncover truths about Quint, her peers and herself.
Ok, this was my second try at reading this book. The first time, I really didn’t connect with Pru because she was so high strung and I wasn’t in the mood to read YA and its teenage angst. But I was so glad I tried again for the second time, because I ended up loving this book!
Putting teenage angst aside, I loved the setting involving the sea animal conservatory. I think Pru did have great ideas about increasing the visibility of the conservatory and making it more sustainable (if not profitable).
The banters between Pru and Quint were fun, and you know how much I love good banters in building chemistry. All in all, this ended up being a winner in my book, and I immediately picked up its sequel afterwards.
amimafotak's review against another edition
4.0
4/5
Instant Karmu jsem se nechystala číst, ale pak se mi dostala do rukou díky spolupráci, přečetla jsem ji a vlastně mě dost bavila - zábavní hlavní hrdinové, prostředí plážové maloměsta, kde se každý zná s každým, témata ekologie, záchranného střediska, Beatles <3
Jenom konec mi přišel trochu uspěchaný a rozuzlení moc hrrr, ale do té doby kniha předčila všechna moje očekávání - styl psaní Marissy Meyerové si mě po letech zase získal a jejím hlavním hrdinům jsem nemohla jinak než fandit
Instant Karmu jsem se nechystala číst, ale pak se mi dostala do rukou díky spolupráci, přečetla jsem ji a vlastně mě dost bavila - zábavní hlavní hrdinové, prostředí plážové maloměsta, kde se každý zná s každým, témata ekologie, záchranného střediska, Beatles <3
Jenom konec mi přišel trochu uspěchaný a rozuzlení moc hrrr, ale do té doby kniha předčila všechna moje očekávání - styl psaní Marissy Meyerové si mě po letech zase získal a jejím hlavním hrdinům jsem nemohla jinak než fandit
roseday's review against another edition
4.0
In my opinion the worst of her books but still very good. The beginning was not the best. The characters were very uneven and Prue was unfairly target in my opinion. To the point where it was annoying. She was seen as the villain when she was pretty human and that might be the message but it was very over played. I also might just think because she reminded me of me. LOL seriously this was a good book with a good message. The characters once you got used to them were good to. (I just don't like how Prue was writen) over all a good book and I would highly recommend you read it if you like her other books.
cassreads8's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
3.75
Another good book by this author! 🦭🌊🐚🐢🏖🦀
Good story + likeable unique characters + highlighting an important issue, in this case, aquatic animals and by extension, a clean environment. 💙
I love a fictional story that has the audience care about a real world issue and I can tell research was put into this story. Nonprofits are cool, please support them!!! 📢
The romance was innocent and cute. Enemies who misunderstand each other to friends to lovers was sweet.Their first kiss had me screaming lol
Good story + likeable unique characters + highlighting an important issue, in this case, aquatic animals and by extension, a clean environment. 💙
I love a fictional story that has the audience care about a real world issue and I can tell research was put into this story. Nonprofits are cool, please support them!!! 📢
The romance was innocent and cute. Enemies who misunderstand each other to friends to lovers was sweet.
thepaperbackbruncher's review against another edition
4.0
[RECOMMENDATION] For those who love sweet, YA romances. For those who relate to being the type A , got it together, girlie... that is maybe just a little judgemental (it's me, hi, I'm the problem it's me!)
[SYNOPSIS] Prudence finds most of her town to be lazy, rude, and arrogant and is quick to judge. One day she wishes for karmic justice... and it happens!?? She now seems to posess some bizarre power where she can inflict karma justic on anyone she wants. The only person immune to her "justice"? The adorable Quint Erickson. He's a major slacker, and also majorly cute. When she decides to work at the local animal rescue for extra credit, where he works, she uncovers a few secrets about him... and the animals.
[REVIEW] This book is one of those super cute YA romances that teaches you a bit about yourself as you read. You really start to think about how quick you judge others, and want to grant people more patience and grace! I found the love story very sweet and fun.
**This e-book copy was gifted to me by Feiwel & Friends and Netgalley - thank you! All opinions are my own.
[SYNOPSIS] Prudence finds most of her town to be lazy, rude, and arrogant and is quick to judge. One day she wishes for karmic justice... and it happens!?? She now seems to posess some bizarre power where she can inflict karma justic on anyone she wants. The only person immune to her "justice"? The adorable Quint Erickson. He's a major slacker, and also majorly cute. When she decides to work at the local animal rescue for extra credit, where he works, she uncovers a few secrets about him... and the animals.
[REVIEW] This book is one of those super cute YA romances that teaches you a bit about yourself as you read. You really start to think about how quick you judge others, and want to grant people more patience and grace! I found the love story very sweet and fun.
**This e-book copy was gifted to me by Feiwel & Friends and Netgalley - thank you! All opinions are my own.
abbyl819's review against another edition
3.0
Usually I am a fan of enemies to lovers, but the animosity between Prudence and Quint just felt so unnecessary. Prudence was such a judgmental person towards him, and her reason for hating him seemed more petty and self-righteous than anything else, and his reason for hating her seemed completely justified to me because I found her hard to like, too. Prudence is not a likable character at all; she is obnoxious, self-centered, and is way too much of an embodiment of the perfectionist/overachiever trope to be entertaining or believable. She is more annoying than anything. Her reasoning for her academic drive isn't explained at all until 100 pages in, making her seem dumb and over-confident rather than smart. Her desire to study business in college is only mentioned twice, both times briefly, so this whole aspect of the plot seemed unfocused and like it lacks an anchor. It may have made more sense if it was brought in earlier. Her doing a business report for a science assignment and receiving a bad grade is the catalyst for the whole story, and yet her outrage at her grade, is completely unjustified because her teacher was totally right and she deserved what she got. She definitely has a high and mighty mindset and is oblivious to the way the world works. The whole karma gift is completely ignored for a large chunk from the middle to end of the book, and it added nothing. This being the title, I thought it would be more important, but I think the book would've been better without it. The best parts of the book had nothing to do with the karma powers or her overachieving smug behaviors, such as when she discovers the truth about Quint and the animal rescue center and what a great guy he actually is.
lenaoknihach's review against another edition
4.0
M. Meyerová mě po Měsíčních kronikách a Renegátech nezklamala. Četlo se to samo a moc se mi líbilo prostředí záchranného střediska pro mořská zvířata. Postavu Quinta jsem si oblíbila, ale hlavní hrdinka mi občas lezla na nervy. To nic ale nemění na tom, že se mi Instant karma líbila a vám bych ji jako takovou letní a oddechovou romanci doporučila.
books_tea_and_fantasy's review against another edition
3.0
3 ⭐️
Characters: 6
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 6
Plot: 5
Intrigue: 6
Logic: 5
Enjoyment: 5
Characters: 6
Atmosphere: 6
Writing: 6
Plot: 5
Intrigue: 6
Logic: 5
Enjoyment: 5