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I loved loved this book. it’s one of my few 5 star reads this year, and the second book just came out last month!
I’m so excited to read this! Just in time for Spooky Season 👻
Just ordered this. v excited
This book is also on kindle unlimited!!
Alaric giving the dark asshole vibe. I think I like him so far.
Just started this today!
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I just finished this today. I really enjoyed it overall, but definitely felt it needed to be longer. I didn’t think there was enough detail/info on the backstory/coven history/world building/character history and everything. It felt a bit too rushed. SPOILER UP NEXT - like the dad randomly showing up at the end? I thought that was so random and there were just things like that throughout that happened without explanation. SPOILER DONE. Spice was hot, enjoyed the FMC. I said in my review that I felt the writing was more like a 2/3 star because of everything it was lacking, however, even with all of that I still really enjoyed the book and the characters and wanted to keep reading it so I gave it 4 stars 😊 I’ll pick up the sequel once the physical copy of the second book comes out!
Just finished it this morning and holy f*ck!!! I loved it way more than I thought I would! I was absolutely hooked from start to finish. I definitely recommend checking out trigger warnings though as this is your typical unhealthy fucked up gothic romance lol.
The mmc’s personality reminded me so much of Mark Pellegrino’s character on Supernatural. Don’t wanna say his name as it would spoil the book.
And the whole Vessels concept reminded me a lot of Anne Rice (the vampire origin stories in queen of the damned - demons possessing humans and needing blood to sustain themselves).
I loooooved it.
I am so glad I’ve only discovered this book now that the next book is out because I don’t think I could have handled the cliffhanger!
hi all- new here, mostly just lurking 🥲 but i just finished this book and want to put my thoughts down before i forget!!!i see a lot of mixed reviews about this one, but surprisingly i fell towards the crowd that enjoyed it?? i feel like it lacked a bit in world building.. nothing really interesting happens for a whole chunk of the book tbh.. but even then, the story kept me entertained enough that i finished reading it pretty quickly. i liked the back & forth tension between mc &fmc… wish their relationship (or lack of) was built up more. the story definitely picked up more towards the later half and wow!!
honestly, the ending was predictable.. but my mind didn’t even predict it until i read it. i just wanna know what happens next. excited to read the cursed :)
I hated this book. Like HATED IT. I cannot stress this enough. Maybe if it was described as porn without plot I would have a different approach, however everything was awful. The plot had such a potential but it was all wasted. Compared to so many good works of art, this belongs in a rubbish can……I know it’s a harsh opinion, but it was not advertised as it should be, I don’t like that most of the spicy scenes were without any consent… sorry but in this setting it was just sad. Oh, and the inner monologues? Thought process of basically ancient vampire that sounded like a 15 year old boy that discovered porn.
Another flaw - complete lack of of world building. How am I supposed enjoy a FANTASY book without good magic system and any word building… and the same thing goes for characters - most of them were boring, not memorable whatsoever.
Please don’t settle for books that bad, girls (and boys and nonbinary folks!). If it’s the spicy books you looking for, I have many MANY good recommendations, that will actually be worth reading.
Okay so I liked it but I wish for more magic and world building. I feel like I started to not like Gray by the end of the book. Last few chapters I was confused as hell. I’m pretty sure it’s one of those reads that is supposed to make you feel mad at the end but you still want to see if it changes in the next book. I honestly don’t know how to explain how I felt by the end. I didn’t know if I was happy or if I was angry as to why it took that twist in the plot.
Overall I will have to read the next book to see if my perspective changes on the relationship and also the plot.
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Yeah I read the second one and really did not like it. I am one of the few who did enjoy the first one but the second one just didn’t do it for me. And I will not be continuing the series.
I’d say it’s not worth it.
Just got Coven and SO EXCITED to start reading it!!!!
Good to know- I DNF’d one of her books before so maybe it’s just her writing I don’t care for.
Can I ask what book? I have another book of hers on my tbr and am now hesitant
What lies beyond the veil- It took me a bit to get into. I kept putting it down and there is a lot of filler.
Yeah that's the one that's on my TBR lol damn
I say give it a try if you have the book. I DNF’d like halfway through it.
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I enjoyed the Coven I finished a few weeks ago. I was hoping for a little more details when it comes to the back ground of the story and the world. For me the ending was a little off and too quick but it was good read. Better then WLBV. I got through the first 2 book of What lies beyond the veil and that was a struggle and I am not gonna lie I skipped some of the 3rd book. I read these after I read the COVEN.
I enjoyed this book 📕. The spice level was off the chart 📈. The story was readable. I finished The Coven a whole go and dove into the second book.
I've nearly finished this. I'm confident I'll read the second but I really do think there was more potential in terms of the world, the different witches etc.
Currently reading it and to be honest, it’s pretty boring right now.
Late to the game, but I enjoyed this book! I didn't really mind that the plot was second to the romance because it was done well. Just wish there was more background and the side characters weren't just space savers. I did read book 2 and it felt like it just got worse. Hopefully the 3rd can redeem the series?
― Harper L. Woods, The Coven