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The Unruly by K Webster
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Enjoyed it more than the last one but still not in love with these last two.
Enjoyed it more than the last one but still not in love with these last two.
The Untamed by K Webster
challenging
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
2.5 out of 5 stars
Really slow and just not my total fave.
Really slow and just not my total fave.
My Roommate Is a Vampire by Jenna Levine
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
3.5 out of 5 stars
This was good and a lot of Vampire jokes/references but let me wanting more. I did enjoy the multimedia elements though.
This was good and a lot of Vampire jokes/references but let me wanting more. I did enjoy the multimedia elements though.
Prey Tell by Amanda Richardson
adventurous
challenging
funny
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Daddy Reed by K Webster
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Just didn’t feel necessary
The Free by K Webster
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Incest, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Preach by K Webster
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Sexual harassment
Bred by the Villain by Penelope Wylde
challenging
fast-paced
2.5
3.0 out of 5 stars for the first novella
Fast, quick, and not much story. Which was what I expected. I wasn’t expecting a full plot in 78 pages. What I expected I got.
However- how is the epilogue, which takes place only 12 months after the first night ever, featuring an infant (I.e. YOUNG baby) and she’s already visibly pregnant again?? The math is not mathing, especially when they’re a period of time after giving birth that you can’t have sex.
1.5 out of 5 stars for the second novella
This is free with the book. But it needed more editing before it went live. First off Serenity and her best friend have the same name, whether on purpose or not. Second, Lucas’ last name changes every other time you see it. Also his name was Maxim at the end of the first novella. Third, Serenity’s hair color changes between her introduction in the first novella and the first sex scene in the second novella. Fourth, pushing a full on Beauty and the Beast type novel into 78 pages didn’t work. Fifth, at one point Lucas had wanted to be an Oceanographer and then next chapter Serenity says she’s the oceanographer if she can ever finish her degree. Sixth, the likelihood that she actually got pregnant after one night while being on the pill is low. But they’re both so positive it did which makes no sense. I think with editing and publishing it as a full book and not a novella would have worked better.
Overall 2.5 out of 5 stars
I wish instead of two novellas, we had one longer novella as the full 158 pages instead of two short novellas.
Also, complaint about both novellas- STOP SAYING MILK AND GIRL-C*M. It’s gross and cringy to read.
Fast, quick, and not much story. Which was what I expected. I wasn’t expecting a full plot in 78 pages. What I expected I got.
However- how is the epilogue, which takes place only 12 months after the first night ever, featuring an infant (I.e. YOUNG baby) and she’s already visibly pregnant again?? The math is not mathing, especially when they’re a period of time after giving birth that you can’t have sex.
1.5 out of 5 stars for the second novella
This is free with the book. But it needed more editing before it went live. First off Serenity and her best friend have the same name, whether on purpose or not. Second, Lucas’ last name changes every other time you see it. Also his name was Maxim at the end of the first novella. Third, Serenity’s hair color changes between her introduction in the first novella and the first sex scene in the second novella. Fourth, pushing a full on Beauty and the Beast type novel into 78 pages didn’t work. Fifth, at one point Lucas had wanted to be an Oceanographer and then next chapter Serenity says she’s the oceanographer if she can ever finish her degree. Sixth, the likelihood that she actually got pregnant after one night while being on the pill is low. But they’re both so positive it did which makes no sense. I think with editing and publishing it as a full book and not a novella would have worked better.
Overall 2.5 out of 5 stars
I wish instead of two novellas, we had one longer novella as the full 158 pages instead of two short novellas.
Also, complaint about both novellas- STOP SAYING MILK AND GIRL-C*M. It’s gross and cringy to read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Sexual content, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
The Irrelevance of Knives by Alex Silvius
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
Some of my favorites-
-The Irrelevance of Knives
-A Dying Flame
-A Canvas for the Creator
-Drainage
-A Sermon In One Part
-Skinny Legend
-Hunger
-00:00
-On The Meaning of Poems
I do want to pick up some of their other collections and see how they’ve grown as a writer. First collections are never perfect and never should be. But I think first collections are fun to read.
Some of my favorites-
-The Irrelevance of Knives
-A Dying Flame
-A Canvas for the Creator
-Drainage
-A Sermon In One Part
-Skinny Legend
-Hunger
-00:00
-On The Meaning of Poems
I do want to pick up some of their other collections and see how they’ve grown as a writer. First collections are never perfect and never should be. But I think first collections are fun to read.
Still Hung Up On You by Liz Maverick
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
3.0 out of 5 stars
With the shortened format of phone calls, I didn’t feel like I was getting enough look into them or their lives. I almost wish there had been a part one of phone calls (maybe over a landline) of them in the first relationship in high school and then this second part. Would have made me a bit more invested in their relationship.
With the shortened format of phone calls, I didn’t feel like I was getting enough look into them or their lives. I almost wish there had been a part one of phone calls (maybe over a landline) of them in the first relationship in high school and then this second part. Would have made me a bit more invested in their relationship.