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chocola's review against another edition
What I liked about the book: The main character seems to be a hacker - that's cool! And the blurb on the back. That's it.
What I didn't like: Everything else! I only made it to 13% and yet I already feel like some of my brain cells have died. Definitely a DNF for me and I wish I could scrape what I've read out of my brain.
All the characters were unlikeable across the board! I'm really not a prude, but everyone in this book - whether it be high school students, college students, adults, parents, teachers - is disgustingly needy af and they constantly sexualizing each other and whoever they see. None of them probably can even think straight for more than a meter because all they do and have on their minds is f*** around with everyone and everything and take dr***!
That's not romance at all!
Omg .... I really regret that blind buy during one of my bookstore's events.
Bye bye and never again Sandover.
What I didn't like: Everything else! I only made it to 13% and yet I already feel like some of my brain cells have died. Definitely a DNF for me and I wish I could scrape what I've read out of my brain.
All the characters were unlikeable across the board! I'm really not a prude, but everyone in this book - whether it be high school students, college students, adults, parents, teachers - is disgustingly needy af and they constantly sexualizing each other and whoever they see. None of them probably can even think straight for more than a meter because all they do and have on their minds is f*** around with everyone and everything and take dr***!
That's not romance at all!
Omg .... I really regret that blind buy during one of my bookstore's events.
Bye bye and never again Sandover.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Misogyny, Sexual content, and Sexual harassment
jadehusdanhicks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
1.75
This was an interesting read.
While I did enjoy the underlying plot of the book, I was shocked and a bit disappointed in the ending as I didn’t see it coming nor that character being the cause which felt a bit betraying.
Overall the way in which this book was romance was just too overly sexual for me and I wasn’t a fan of the openly detailed scenes, as they felt a bit too much and wattpad-esque.
I guess it’s a good rec for those who like dark romance but it’s not for me at all.
While I did enjoy the underlying plot of the book, I was shocked and a bit disappointed in the ending as I didn’t see it coming nor that character being the cause which felt a bit betraying.
Overall the way in which this book was romance was just too overly sexual for me and I wasn’t a fan of the openly detailed scenes, as they felt a bit too much and wattpad-esque.
I guess it’s a good rec for those who like dark romance but it’s not for me at all.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Medical trauma, Car accident, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol
dkgreads's review against another edition
emotional
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I liked this book, but not as much as I expected to. I’m a dialogue junkie, so the snarky banter made me giddy, and I love a good friend group/chosen family, but I feel like maybe there were too many POVs. Dual POV is my catnip, because I love getting both sides of the story, and I don’t mind multiple POVs if it’s done right, but I felt like the extra perspectives in this book took away from the main couple’s story and slowed it down for me. I will be continuing the series though, because I really liked all of the characters and their complexities and I want to see how the mystery around Casey’s accident unfolds.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Sexual content, Violence, and Alcohol
Moderate: Bullying, Infidelity, Car accident, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
skyhazzard's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Therapy! All these characters need some good therapy!
It was a fun, dramatic time.
It was a fun, dramatic time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Infidelity, Sexual content, Violence, and Blood
Moderate: Addiction, Drug use, and Alcohol
Minor: Mental illness, Car accident, Death of parent, and Abandonment
kfaulkner2005's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
I started out not really being able to get into the book. However, as the book progresses, it’s really easy to feel connected with these characters (Not Silas though, he kind of weirds me out lol). I’m also not a very expressive person with books, but as I reached the last five or so chapters, I couldn’t help but start laughing at some points. I even felt a bit relived and proud towards some of the characters and their character development
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use and Car accident
Moderate: Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity and Grief
Detailed drug and alcohol usage, infidelity, and LGBTQ+ scenes only present in few chapters (Mostly only Lawson in which you can skip if uncomfortable as it doesn’t feed the plot much) Car accident has some very detailed scenesa_sharum's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cursing, Drug abuse, Drug use, Infidelity, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, and Alcohol
ecravens's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Abandonment, and Alcohol
xo_sbaby's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Alcohol
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Bullying, Cancer, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and Abandonment
readasaurus_lex's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Death of parent, and Alcohol
Minor: Infidelity and Violence
anovelglimpse's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
I was really looking forward to this new series from Elle Kennedy. I was hoping it would have some Erin Watt Royals vibes (it did) and I was intrigued by the blurb. Did I end up loving it? Not really. I guess I liked it. I'm having a hard time deciding. There were a lot of great things about it, but there was also some stuff that bugged me.
The first chapter of Misfit got my attention in the best way. I was instantly into the story and curious as to where it would go. I loved the idea of a boarding school for rich, troubled teenage boys. The atmosphere at the school set a great tone for the story. RJ, our main male MC, was a lone wolf who didn't want to conform to the social constructs of Sandover. He's a hacker who is too cool for school. Despite wanting to avoid everyone and everything, he ends up in his stepbrother Fenn's friend group. I liked his character.
Fenn, Silas, and Lawson are the guys who also have POVs. Yes, there are multiple POVs in this book. It worked and it didn't. Each of these four young men is interesting in his own right. Fenn had the hots for a girl he shouldn't. Silas has a girlfriend but it's hard to tell if that's who he's really into. Lawson is a freaking mess who is partaking in drugs and all sorts of sex. All have mommy or daddy issues. I enjoyed getting to know them. Only problem is their POVs slowed down the story/romance between RJ and Sloane. It took so long to build up to anything that I found myself getting bored and having to push myself to keep reading. Which kind of sucked because once I got to all the fun stuff in the last 1/4 of the book, I was ready to be done with it. Honestly, maybe a prologue novella introducing all the guys would have been better and less distracting. It might have been better if it was just RJ and Sloane.
Sloane did get her own POV in this book as well. There weren't enough of her chapters to endear her to me, honestly. She was an "ice queen" who was all about hooking up, running, and taking care of her sister. Despite that, I did like her with RJ. Their relationship moved fast but had some sweet moments. I also liked how her ex-boyfriend Duke played into the story. There was also an interesting mystery surrounding something that happened to her sister Casey that I wouldn't have minded spending more time on.
I think what it comes down to with Misfit is that there was too much included in one book. Taking out the POVs other than RJ's and Sloane's might have helped. It would have given more time to develop the relationship between RJ and Sloane and moved the story along faster. Each of the other guys is getting their own book anyways. Maybe the multiple POV over the series will make more sense than just in this one book. I don't know. I guess I'll find out later.
My favorite parts of this book were the beginning, the characters, and then the end. I'm really curious about these characters and where their story is headed. The last 1/4 of the book had the action I need to be enthralled with the story. It also ended with a cliffhanger I didn't see coming. I was thinking I might not continue the series at one point when I was pushing through, but who am I kidding? I want to know what is going to happen to these guys.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Drug use, Infidelity, Sexual content, and Violence