REVIEW: The Devil's Pawn by Elizabeth Finn

The Devil's Pawn by Elizabeth Finn
My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I really have no words for this book...

I...

Yeah. Generally, her books are pretty good. But this one was just... disturbing? I don't know what word to use!

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When the lead male character all but rapes her at the beginning to "rid her of that pesky virginity" so that she can then become basically a prostitute.... I almost called it quits right then. And then when he proceeded to not let her find 'satisfaction' shall we say? - WTF?

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On top of everything, he supposedly loves her so very much, but he allows another man to 'purchase her services' and then WATCHES WHILE SHE SERVICES SAID MAN!!!

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I just... OMG! I can't...

UGH!

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REVIEW: Elite by Rachel Van Dyken

Elite by Rachel Van Dyken
My rating: 2 of 5 stars











OK... so when I started the book out, I felt:

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To say that I was NOT HAPPY with various behaviors would be an understatment!


How I felt about The Elect *said with sarcastic finger quotes*:

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How I felt about Trace?



BUCK THE FUCK UP, GIRL! GET A FUCKING BACKBONE!!! *stomps off in feminine dissatisfaction*


However!! - (there's usually always a however), my opinion is changing... but I'm now so:

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So... that's where I am at right now. Lets see what happens next. I have about 45% or so left to go.




~*~*~*~ UPDATE: Finished ~*~*~*~



OK... WOW. (0.0)

Have you ever read a book and you KNOW you're supposed to be all:




But all you can really muster up, since you figured that it was going to be either this or one other scenario, is this:






You know that there are scenes that are expected to be read like:




You, however, read them with all the excitement of:






THE CHARACTERS


Tracey: (Lead Female)





Nixon: (Lead Male)





Everyone Else:

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Overall Thoughts?

This story had a lot of potential that I don't think it lived up to. Prime example, without going into spoilers, there comes a time/scene when Tracey should have been all:




Instead, she went all:



I mean.. c'mon! Give what her family history ended up being?? - Grow some 'nads, chica! Jesus!



And then there's a situation between her and the lead male, Nixon. When she SHOULD have been all:

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But instead went all:

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How I felt about it all as a whole:










Overall, lots of a potential lack of living up to it. It's not an awful read by any means, but it could be so much more, I feel!



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REVIEW: Love Me Back by Michelle Lynn

Love Me Back by Michelle Lynn
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Disclaimer: Through an unusual means, I was given this book through a Read 2 Review and asked to provide an honest review by the author.



What do I think of this?

Hmmm....... Well, to start with, it was kind of a long read, but I found I couldn't put it down. It bounced back and forth between time frames; one second you're in the present and the next you're back when she was 11, etc. Normally that doesn't bother me, but in this case it was a constant thing and you just want her to GET ON WITH IT! I think it would have been better to start out in present, jump into the past and then work back up to the present. Would have flowed better, I think.

Due to this jumping back and forth, I developed a level of dislike and hatred for Trent that verged on the passion of a thousand burning suns!

(view spoiler)[HE'S FRIGGIN' LITTLE SPOILED PRICK! All he thinks of is himself and how Maddie needs to be there for him, but when she loses their baby, the little shit is all, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm too wrapped up in myself and probably banging half the soccer groupies to be bothered." *kicks him in the balls* (hide spoiler)]

Where Maddie is concerned... Ugh! Don't even get me started on her! I'll give you one word for her: enabler.

But then we have Gabe. Poor Gabe. I want a Gabe. Can I have a Gabe?

I'd prefer to have given this 3.5 stars, as I did like the overall story, but you can't do half stars. *glares at GoodReads*


All I have to say about this are three things:


HOW I FEEL ABOUT TRENT:




HOW I FEEL ABOUT MADDY:




HOW I FEEL ABOUT GABE:





Some parts of this book I was all:



...and some I was all:



...be forewarned. This book will place you on an emotionally exhausting roller coaster!

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