kellygillespiewv's reviews
636 reviews

I thought this was an easy read, and the author's writing style was fun and laid back. There were elements of the storyline that weirded me out, but, overall I enjoyed the read. I also really liked Ryder.

Before starting this, I read reviews and saw that people thought there were a lot of similarities to other books, and I agree, which stuck in my mind the whole time I was reading Red Queen. BUT, I enjoyed the story and characters, nonetheless. I, like Mare, struggled with whether or not to like Cal, but I fell for him in the end [add him to my book bf list ;) ].

I liked this continuation of the Significance Series, but I did not like it nearly as much as Significance. I like Caleb, and I liked his and Maggie's story in the first book, but maybe I'm not girly enough for this series, because I thought their relationship was too much in this book.

3.5 stars. It started off really slow; I actually almost put it down because I struggled with how the author wrote the beginning of the book and how it dragged. I am glad I stuck with it because it did get better. You could definitely see where the author's love of mythology played a huge part and the inspiration of Beauty and the Beast.

I adored The Rush so much that the minute I finisbed it I ordered this book because I HAD to know what happened next.

I found this book to be a lot more evil/darker than the first one in the series, as we are introduced to a lot more twisted Greeks, and we see how much worse the Siren life can be. I still think Nix is a creep, but he makes the perfect villan! I thought Ava and Smith were a ...surprise, but that is all I am going to say about them. Ivy still carries that major internal struggle, still, of wanting to fight for a better life, but being so afraid of others being hurt in the process, and it lead to her seeming strong at times and terribly weak at other times. Her rock, though...Ryder! I love Ryder so much! He is such a loving guy to Ivy, and wants nothing more than for her to feel safe and happy, and he is willing to put himself on the line for that...I mean, *swoon*. Overall, decent, easy read!

Probably more like a 3.5

Talk about a cliffhanger! Mare frustrated me a lot at times in this book, but I think that was the point, because she had the same affect on some characters, too, but I didn't want her to annoy me as much as she did.

I might have rated this higher if I felt like certain plot elements were more completely described. A crucial part of the plot had huge gaps in it that had me going back asking 'did I miss something?'

I am still anxious to read the last book, and I still have a soft spot for Cal (and even Kilorn), though!