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Sheena Leezee
Avid reader. Last year I read 280 books. This year, I'm shooting for 300. I read a variety, depending on my mood. From poetry, to thrillers, to epic romantasies, to those spicy smut slut books. Reading is 100% my therapy when life is too much. Always up to chit chat about books and books I love.
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★★★★★
I believe this is my first book from Serena Knights. When I read the synopsis, I was looking forward to reading the story and, by luck, was able to obtain an ARC.
I realized after starting it that Beasts has actually been pre iously published. I haven't read the first edition of it, so I'm not sure if it's been altered or updated.
It is college age, but I will admit it felt very young to me. Not to say that's a bad thing. To give you an idea, I'd say this story is giving Teenwolf/Twilight/legacy (vampire diaries spin off) meets the Morganville Vampire series with just a dash of high-school musical. I know that's a lot, but that's what it was giving...
The copy I read was pretty well written, with no obvious typos or errors that distract you or confuse you.
I enjoyed the story. It definitely gives long-term energy, like I just watched the first season of a series, and now I'm wondering when I should schedule time to binge the next season.
A couple of things that stood out to me were the unrushed feel of it. It wasn't super drawn out or overly complicated. On the contrary, it was very simple writing, not overly dramatized or lavishly written, so to speak. A quick and easy read with about two chili peppers 🌶 🌶 I'd say. Also, there are several side characters. I do feel like for the simplicity and quick pace of the story, it was a lot of side characters, and we really only interacted with a select few. Not sure if we see more of the other in the following books, but I was already trying to figure out if the shop owners might be bigger players in the story, or if certain other characters will get their own book, or if it's going to be one ongoing story, like a supernatural soap opera. Another thing, I feel like there was a miss with the frickin sorority girls. I was so sure they were gonna be like Barbie Demons or something, but I guess they were a good foil to the story. Kind of highlighted how humans can be the most wicked and cruel of all monsters, especially some with meangirl energy... I also want to mention how the author collaborated with music artists to actually give us a song to go with the story! That was pretty fun, listening to it on Spotify as I read the story. I really liked that extra touch!!!! You can tell she really wanted the readers to have an experience with her story. And I appreciated it!
All things considered, I'll definitely read the next one, and I've already recommended this to readers I know will enjoy it. I know the first books in series have a reputation for being slower or a bit shaky as the author build the world and finds the direction they want to take it. I'd say for what it was written to be, a solid 4 stars.
I realized after starting it that Beasts has actually been pre iously published. I haven't read the first edition of it, so I'm not sure if it's been altered or updated.
It is college age, but I will admit it felt very young to me. Not to say that's a bad thing. To give you an idea, I'd say this story is giving Teenwolf/Twilight/legacy (vampire diaries spin off) meets the Morganville Vampire series with just a dash of high-school musical. I know that's a lot, but that's what it was giving...
The copy I read was pretty well written, with no obvious typos or errors that distract you or confuse you.
I enjoyed the story. It definitely gives long-term energy, like I just watched the first season of a series, and now I'm wondering when I should schedule time to binge the next season.
A couple of things that stood out to me were the unrushed feel of it. It wasn't super drawn out or overly complicated. On the contrary, it was very simple writing, not overly dramatized or lavishly written, so to speak. A quick and easy read with about two chili peppers 🌶 🌶 I'd say. Also, there are several side characters. I do feel like for the simplicity and quick pace of the story, it was a lot of side characters, and we really only interacted with a select few. Not sure if we see more of the other in the following books, but I was already trying to figure out if the shop owners might be bigger players in the story, or if certain other characters will get their own book, or if it's going to be one ongoing story, like a supernatural soap opera. Another thing, I feel like there was a miss with the frickin sorority girls. I was so sure they were gonna be like Barbie Demons or something, but I guess they were a good foil to the story. Kind of highlighted how humans can be the most wicked and cruel of all monsters, especially some with meangirl energy... I also want to mention how the author collaborated with music artists to actually give us a song to go with the story! That was pretty fun, listening to it on Spotify as I read the story. I really liked that extra touch!!!! You can tell she really wanted the readers to have an experience with her story. And I appreciated it!
All things considered, I'll definitely read the next one, and I've already recommended this to readers I know will enjoy it. I know the first books in series have a reputation for being slower or a bit shaky as the author build the world and finds the direction they want to take it. I'd say for what it was written to be, a solid 4 stars.
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