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Belladonna (Belladonna, #1)
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It took me 11 days to finish this.
I had to take it in small doses because I was afraid it'd put me into a slump if I let it suck the enjoyment out of my veins.
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β πππ‘ππ π₯ππ§ππ‘ππ¦: βββ
β π¬π/π‘π/π: ππ °/π ½π °
β π¦ππ₯πππ¦: π±π΄π»π»π°π³πΎπ½π½π° #π·
β πππ‘π₯π ππ‘π π¨π‘πππ₯π§π’π‘ππ¦: πΆπΎππ·πΈπ² - ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄ - πΌππππ΄ππ - πΏπ°ππ°π½πΎππΌπ°π»
β π£π’π©: ππ·πΈππ³ πΏπ΄πππΎπ½ - πΏπ°ππ ππ΄π½ππ΄
β π§π₯π’π£ππ¦: π΄π½π΄πΌπΈπ΄π ππΎ π»πΎπ π΄ππ - πΎππΏπ·π°π½ π΅πΌπ²
β ππππ₯πππ§ππ₯π¦: π₯π₯/5
β πͺπ₯ππ§ππ‘π: βπΌβπΌβπΌ/5
β π£ππ’π§: πππ/5
β πππ₯π π§πππ ππ¦ & π§π₯πππππ₯ πͺππ₯π‘ππ‘ππ¦: ππ/5 (π³π΄π°ππ· πΎπ΅ π΅π°πΌπΈπ»π πΌπ΄πΌπ±π΄ππ π°π½π³ π»πΎπ π΄π³ πΎπ½π΄π - πΏπΎπΈππΎπ½πΈπ½πΆ - ππ΄π»π΅ π·π°ππΌ - π²π»π°πππΈππΌ - πΎππππ°π²πππΌ - πΌπΈππΎπΆπΈπ½π - π·πΎπΌπΈπ²πΈπ³π΄ - πΏπ°ππ°π½πΎππΌπ°π» π°π²ππΈπ πΈππ)
β π¦π π¨π§ π§ππππ‘ππππ ππ’π‘π§ππ‘π§: π₯π₯/5 (πΊπΈπππ΄π - π»πΎππ πΎπ΅ π πΈππΆπΈπ½πΈππ)
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππππ§π¬/ππ‘π§ππ‘π¦ππ§π¬: ππ/5 (π½πΎπ½-πΆππ°πΏπ·πΈπ²/π³π΄ππ²ππΈπΏππΈπ π΄ ππΌππ)
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππ‘π§ππ§π¬: π£π£/5
β ππ«π£πππππ§π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€/5
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: πΉπΉπΉ/5
β ππ’π©π π§π₯πππ‘πππ: β
β π πππ‘ π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: π΅/πΌ
β π₯ππ£: π½πΎπ½π΄ ππ΄π»π΄π π°π½π
β ππ‘ππ πππ¦-π§π’-ππ’π©ππ₯π¦π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€/5
β π§π¬π£π π’π ππ‘πππ‘π:(view spoiler)
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I finally did finish, and I have so many conflicting opinions about it.
The main one, I fear, is an unpopular one.
Hence, this was okay, but not nearly as stellar as I'd expected from the various reviews.
I loved the prologue and I was expecting greatness after reading it, but I ended up being almost bored by the book up until the last 20%. That's when it picked up a little again, but the fact that I could see all the twists coming from a mile kind of annoyed me.
I found the characters flat and the plot messy, like the author couldn't decide what direction the story should take.
I also wasn't a fan of the romance.
It wasn't all bad, but for me, it had nothing that made it special.
For me, it was overall mediocre.
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astarion's bhaal babe (wingspan matters)'s review
bookshelves: young-adult, victorian-medieval-past-universes, romance-for-ages, paranormal-gothic-ghosts, mystery-thriller-crime-podcast, magical-realism, curses-betrayals-plot-twists
Mar 11, 2023
bookshelves: young-adult, victorian-medieval-past-universes, romance-for-ages, paranormal-gothic-ghosts, mystery-thriller-crime-podcast, magical-realism, curses-betrayals-plot-twists
Life, she believed, would be much simpler if one had the answers all laid bare before them.
It took me 11 days to finish this.
I had to take it in small doses because I was afraid it'd put me into a slump if I let it suck the enjoyment out of my veins.
πΏπππππππ’π‘π‘π - ππ¬ πππππ¬π‘ ππ₯ππππΏ
β πππ‘ππ π₯ππ§ππ‘ππ¦: βββ
β π¬π/π‘π/π: ππ °/π ½π °
β π¦ππ₯πππ¦: π±π΄π»π»π°π³πΎπ½π½π° #π·
β πππ‘π₯π ππ‘π π¨π‘πππ₯π§π’π‘ππ¦: πΆπΎππ·πΈπ² - ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄ - πΌππππ΄ππ - πΏπ°ππ°π½πΎππΌπ°π»
β π£π’π©: ππ·πΈππ³ πΏπ΄πππΎπ½ - πΏπ°ππ ππ΄π½ππ΄
β π§π₯π’π£ππ¦: π΄π½π΄πΌπΈπ΄π ππΎ π»πΎπ π΄ππ - πΎππΏπ·π°π½ π΅πΌπ²
β ππππ₯πππ§ππ₯π¦: π₯π₯/5
β πͺπ₯ππ§ππ‘π: βπΌβπΌβπΌ/5
β π£ππ’π§: πππ/5
β πππ₯π π§πππ ππ¦ & π§π₯πππππ₯ πͺππ₯π‘ππ‘ππ¦: ππ/5 (π³π΄π°ππ· πΎπ΅ π΅π°πΌπΈπ»π πΌπ΄πΌπ±π΄ππ π°π½π³ π»πΎπ π΄π³ πΎπ½π΄π - πΏπΎπΈππΎπ½πΈπ½πΆ - ππ΄π»π΅ π·π°ππΌ - π²π»π°πππΈππΌ - πΎππππ°π²πππΌ - πΌπΈππΎπΆπΈπ½π - π·πΎπΌπΈπ²πΈπ³π΄ - πΏπ°ππ°π½πΎππΌπ°π» π°π²ππΈπ πΈππ)
β π¦π π¨π§ π§ππππ‘ππππ ππ’π‘π§ππ‘π§: π₯π₯/5 (πΊπΈπππ΄π - π»πΎππ πΎπ΅ π πΈππΆπΈπ½πΈππ)
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππππ§π¬/ππ‘π§ππ‘π¦ππ§π¬: ππ/5 (π½πΎπ½-πΆππ°πΏπ·πΈπ²/π³π΄ππ²ππΈπΏππΈπ π΄ ππΌππ)
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππ‘π§ππ§π¬: π£π£/5
β ππ«π£πππππ§π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€/5
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: πΉπΉπΉ/5
β ππ’π©π π§π₯πππ‘πππ: β
β π πππ‘ π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: π΅/πΌ
β π₯ππ£: π½πΎπ½π΄ ππ΄π»π΄π π°π½π
β ππ‘ππ πππ¦-π§π’-ππ’π©ππ₯π¦π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€/5
β π§π¬π£π π’π ππ‘πππ‘π:(view spoiler)
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I finally did finish, and I have so many conflicting opinions about it.
The main one, I fear, is an unpopular one.
Hence, this was okay, but not nearly as stellar as I'd expected from the various reviews.
I loved the prologue and I was expecting greatness after reading it, but I ended up being almost bored by the book up until the last 20%. That's when it picked up a little again, but the fact that I could see all the twists coming from a mile kind of annoyed me.
I found the characters flat and the plot messy, like the author couldn't decide what direction the story should take.
I also wasn't a fan of the romance.
It wasn't all bad, but for me, it had nothing that made it special.
For me, it was overall mediocre.
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Reading Progress
July 29, 2022
– Shelved
July 29, 2022
– Shelved as:
to-read
March 11, 2023
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Started Reading
March 20, 2023
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57.0%
"I'm not saying this put me into a slump, but I don't rush back home from work ager to pick this up, either. I don't wanna dnf because the story is interesting but I'm not vibing with it."
March 22, 2023
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67.0%
"Dragging this hoping that taking it in small doses won't put me into a slump"
March 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
young-adult
March 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
victorian-medieval-past-universes
March 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
romance-for-ages
March 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
paranormal-gothic-ghosts
March 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
mystery-thriller-crime-podcast
March 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
magical-realism
March 22, 2023
– Shelved as:
curses-betrayals-plot-twists
March 22, 2023
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Finished Reading
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rated it 5 stars
Mar 11, 2023 06:52AM
Iβm SOOO OBSESSED W/ BELLADONNA! I hope you enjoy!!!! I already preordered two ver of Foxglove haha.
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I can't to see your thought on Death!
Hope you'll enjoy it! π
Ashley wrote: "Iβm SOOO OBSESSED W/ BELLADONNA! I hope you enjoy!!!! I already preordered two ver of Foxglove haha."That's great! You must have really loved it π₯°
jaymiej wrote: "I can't to see your thought on Death!"πππππππππ
Amina wrote: "Hope you'll enjoy it! π"Thanks, Amina π₯°π₯°
Yay! I am so excited we are reading this at the same time! π
Rebecca wrote: "Yay! I am so excited we are reading this at the same time! π"πππ I love it that we often read the same books at the same time!
Deb90 wrote: "I hate when that happens!"T___________T
Aww babe, Iβm sorry it didnβt work for you, but hey it happens to all of us! I hope your next read is a stunner for you!! π₯°
Rebecca wrote: "Aww babe, Iβm sorry it didnβt work for you, but hey it happens to all of us! I hope your next read is a stunner for you!! π₯°"No worries, honey ππ
Glad you loved it, tho π₯°π₯°π₯°π₯°
Oh man I'm so glad I wasn't the only one to struggle with this! It was off to a promising start but I was so bored...
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astarion's bhaal babe (wingspan matters)
(last edited Mar 22, 2023 11:24AM)
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rated it 3 stars
Deema β‘ wrote: "Sorry this was a disappointing read! I can see how being able to predict every twist would make this boring and a lot less enjoyable. I hope your current reads are way better, love! π"Thanks, dove ποΈ
You're always so nice πππ it brightens up my day whenever you're in my notifications π₯°π₯°π₯°
Elizabeth wrote: "Oh man I'm so glad I wasn't the only one to struggle with this! It was off to a promising start but I was so bored..."Same. I thought something was wrong with me for finding this mediocre at best π
So sorry it was disappointing bby! Iβve seen so many good reviews too, but sounds like itβs a little overhyped. Love your review, and I hope your current reads are much better! (Donβt worry, Nessian will cheer you up)β€οΈβ€οΈ
I agree 100% with everything you said, great review!
Lyra wrote: "So sorry it was disappointing bby! Iβve seen so many good reviews too, but sounds like itβs a little overhyped. Love your review, and I hope your current reads are much better! (Donβt worry, Nessia..."you're so right <3 they make everything better!
tbh, the majority of my GR friends loved it so I guess it's a personal thing :)
Maddie J wrote: "I agree 100% with everything you said, great review!"thanks, maddie!
Hate it when books are like this! It just took me forever to listen to Stephen King's latest, but I'm flying through my latest audio!
preoccupiedbybooks wrote: "Hate it when books are like this! It just took me forever to listen to Stephen King's latest, but I'm flying through my latest audio!"some books are just not for everyone '-_-
good luck with your current reading, fran!
Oh no! I have been seeing so many positive reviews about this but the stuff mentioned in your review is making me rethink reading thisπsorry this didn't work out hun, I hope your next read is better!π
oooof! And I had such high hopes based on your updates that this would be a hit for you!
Koistyfishy wrote: "oooof! And I had such high hopes based on your updates that this would be a hit for you!"tbh, i never was much enthusiastic about it. it was doomed from the start to be a 3-star read T___T
Mila β‘ (~**semi-hiatus**~) wrote: "Oh no! I have been seeing so many positive reviews about this but the stuff mentioned in your review is making me rethink reading thisπsorry this didn't work out hun, I hope your next read is better!π"i hope you'll love it more than i did, if you ever decide to read it <3
Ohhh I'm sorry this one was a bit of a disappointment.. It looked really good! Think it's going to stay on the shelf a little longer.
Anouk β‘ wrote: "Ohhh I'm sorry this one was a bit of a disappointment.. It looked really good! Think it's going to stay on the shelf a little longer."most of my friends (our friends, actually, considering we "hang out" with the same people here) loved it, so I can't tell you if it was just a me thing or if it objectively wasn't that great.
hope you'll like it better than i did, tho <3
I canβt tell you how much I hated this book. It was so uncomfortable and the romance was so icky in my opinion. I hate an ancient being / teen romance.
joanna wrote: "I canβt tell you how much I hated this book. It was so uncomfortable and the romance was so icky in my opinion. I hate an ancient being / teen romance."I don't mind it, to be honest, but I sure as hell didn't like the one in this book.
i am sorry that it didnΒ΄t turn out so good for you. I heard really good things about this book but maybe it is not soo good. I think this book is going down in my TBR list. thank you for the review and I hope that the next book you pick is better than this
Mai Greenbiar wrote: "i am sorry that it didnΒ΄t turn out so good for you. I heard really good things about this book but maybe it is not soo good. I think this book is going down in my TBR list. thank you for the review..."Thank you for reading it, Mai! π
Hope you'll be luckier with it when you decide to give it a shot!
