tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post4058483355118276936..comments2023-10-07T11:55:47.724-04:00Comments on A Reader of Fictions: Sadie Hawkins Sunday Review #10: SeverChristinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-240910175113676232013-05-03T14:53:32.576-04:002013-05-03T14:53:32.576-04:00Hahhahahaha this makes me inappropriately laugh. A...Hahhahahaha this makes me inappropriately laugh. And you know what, I love that you wrote this because I actually really liked the first two books but I am not a fricken psycho, so I won't freak out on you for dogging a series that I liked. Funny, that.<br /><br />Anyways, I still don't know if I will read Sever. I guess I just want to see how things play out.April (BooksandWine)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15268544465552896599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-57283812619863193342013-05-01T11:32:52.708-04:002013-05-01T11:32:52.708-04:00This book was the worst. Or very close to it. Glad...This book was the worst. Or very close to it. Glad you approve!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-85017726303087777502013-05-01T11:25:17.921-04:002013-05-01T11:25:17.921-04:00Ugh... I can't read this review yet because I ...Ugh... I can't read this review yet because I haven't read Sever. I shall return. *whips cape and retreats into the shadows*Steph Sinclairhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10900121058770351187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-70681704399908181372013-04-30T18:55:55.678-04:002013-04-30T18:55:55.678-04:00Uhm. Basically this review is awesome. (I tried to...Uhm. Basically this review is awesome. (I tried to think of something intelligent to say, but I’m not very coherent lately.) You’re so right in terms of Rhine’s sexuality—or lack thereof—and also the nothingness that was this book’s plot. But yeah, yep yep yep. Incoherent Renae is incoherent. Carry on.Renae @ Respiring Thoughtshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01269581772628307546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-45343390682040822212013-04-30T10:09:40.429-04:002013-04-30T10:09:40.429-04:00I liked Wither pretty well at the time, and I real...I liked Wither pretty well at the time, and I really don't know if I still would at this point, but I'll allow the series that much.<br /><br />You made a good choice, and, no, she hasn't grown one bit. It's sad, really.<br /><br />NEVER. So lame. UNLESS she chooses a guy and then HE dies, and the other guy's happy and she's alone. lol. I'm a bitch.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-41773574226970563542013-04-29T15:34:44.540-04:002013-04-29T15:34:44.540-04:00Oh really? I feel like most of the people I follow...Oh really? I feel like most of the people I follow were smart enough to quit reading this series. Haha. I've only heard about it from one person. <br /><br />Yeah, you're not big on dystopias to begin with and there's no swoony romance or anything. I think you might agree for once. haha.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-79469401369662977762013-04-29T15:32:36.393-04:002013-04-29T15:32:36.393-04:00Ok I remember liking Wither pretty well at the tim...Ok I remember liking Wither pretty well at the time I read it, but I never read Fever and time has passed and I can't remember anymore why I liked it, but I decided with so many other books out there I really don't care to finish the series. <br /><br />After reading your review I am SOOOOOO GLAD I didn't read the other two books. The fact that Rhine doesn't appeared to have grown or changed in any way, shape or form irritates the crap out of me. The ending also sounds terrible.<br /><br />And love triangles should never, ever, ever end that way! Ever! That defeats the point of a love triangle! The only thing worse than this is if there is no choice made at all!Kimberly @ Midnight Book Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649785182080499981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-65619751590180297462013-04-29T15:10:23.646-04:002013-04-29T15:10:23.646-04:00Oh dear. Yeah, if I'd paid money for it, I wou...Oh dear. Yeah, if I'd paid money for it, I would probably try to read it anyway. I usually punish myself for my unwise financial decision by making myself read the book I bought. Haha.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-41982580007231769722013-04-29T15:08:21.191-04:002013-04-29T15:08:21.191-04:00Short doesn't really matter with my TBR as it ...Short doesn't really matter with my TBR as it is.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-61472030038723865652013-04-29T15:07:26.132-04:002013-04-29T15:07:26.132-04:00It's very short, if you ever feel like fitting...It's very short, if you ever feel like fitting it in.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567674171127124157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-30265917759228930702013-04-29T15:06:07.708-04:002013-04-29T15:06:07.708-04:00I think that unfortunately comes from the fact tha...I think that unfortunately comes from the fact that novels sell on a one-sentence pitch...sometimes pubs really don't care if the idea will be developed believably.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11567674171127124157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-54341721766351715152013-04-29T13:33:57.367-04:002013-04-29T13:33:57.367-04:00Yeah, I'm with you. I feel like a lot of dysto...Yeah, I'm with you. I feel like a lot of dystopian/post-apoc novels were dreamed up from a basic concept. "Think how creepy it would be if girls died at 20 and guys at 25" or "imagine if people had to kill off their twin," but the authors don't necessarily figure out how to set that idea up believably. Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-31906255263882872662013-04-29T13:32:03.807-04:002013-04-29T13:32:03.807-04:00I find it quite absurd that a lot of people think ...I find it quite absurd that a lot of people think they can make up something so ridiculous like that for the, I dunno, shock factor maybe? To give it a dystopian feel? It feels so fake and unnatural, as if it was put there for the mere heck of it. Faye M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01482378962410177583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-10510086866404272182013-04-29T13:08:35.642-04:002013-04-29T13:08:35.642-04:00I think this premise could maybe have been turned ...I think this premise could maybe have been turned into something, but nothing was ever explained aside from science did things. Also, I'm really not okay with the "males have better immune systems so they live five years longer" thing. I mean, even if they do, immune systems vary, so why do all girls die at twenty and men at 25. That doesn't make any sense to me.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-85801892901766645762013-04-29T12:50:09.753-04:002013-04-29T12:50:09.753-04:00Isn't it nice how I could sum up all of the pl...Isn't it nice how I could sum up all of the plot of two books in a couple of paragraphs? It's great when nothing actually happens. There's this whole thing in book two where they take this little girl, daughter of one of the prostitutes, and find her a home. None of it has ANY impact on the series as a whole. Oy.<br /><br />Really? How can there not be a bunch of negative ones? There's so much that I find upsetting. Linden's totally a love interest, even if it's not framed that way. Rhine's so much more interested in him than Gabriel, despite the occasional assertions the other way.<br /><br />Exactly! I'm not sure if it's because it's for YA or just that DeStefano didn't want to go there. Yeah, it's like if she had sex with him, then she would be lesser or something. We're supposed to look down on Jenna for going along with the situation in which she's found herself. I don't like the messages of that at all.<br /><br />Haha, this can't be Rhine! She has two eyes the same color. Natch.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-37858238979735280002013-04-29T12:06:13.006-04:002013-04-29T12:06:13.006-04:00Baha! I've only heard bad things about this bo...Baha! I've only heard bad things about this book, even from people who liked books 1 and 2. But I just couldn't stomach a book about polygamy - that stuff freaks me out, yo. Your review was hilarious, and I'm very sorry you had to take one for the team here. I'm just glad I didn't read it ;)Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06851403823244758904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-3419611915969479562013-04-29T11:35:39.266-04:002013-04-29T11:35:39.266-04:00I only read your opening paragraph, and looked at ...I only read your opening paragraph, and looked at the gifs. I read the first book, and I have the second one. I plan on getting to it sometime since I bought it, but now I am doubting whether I should. I wish I had a physical copy instead of a nook copy because if I gave it away I wouldn't feel guilty about buying it and not reading it. Thank you for the warning. Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09669564557768319285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-2578975305796730032013-04-29T11:15:50.461-04:002013-04-29T11:15:50.461-04:00OMG, do not. If you weren't a big fan of Withe...OMG, do not. If you weren't a big fan of Wither, I really don't think there's any way that you will be happier with the rest. Some people love it, and good for them, I guess, but this does not improve as it goes along.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-47005580293189606792013-04-29T10:54:07.463-04:002013-04-29T10:54:07.463-04:00Good choice, Julie. You really didn't miss any...Good choice, Julie. You really didn't miss any plot, except for what I outlined there at the end. Vaughn finally gets killed in an anti-climactic scene and Rhine gets to live happily ever after for some reason.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-37461534838163903142013-04-29T10:36:49.781-04:002013-04-29T10:36:49.781-04:00Oh dear, honey. I would say just read Wither. It d...Oh dear, honey. I would say just read Wither. It didn't make me angry, and I remember thinking it was okay. Of course, that was early in my blogging career, so who knows what I would think now (even without knowing where the series would go). Good luck, buddy.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-44978314436980131072013-04-29T10:18:30.235-04:002013-04-29T10:18:30.235-04:00Ha, well, I'm sure others would say I'm a ...Ha, well, I'm sure others would say I'm a big jerk for reading this one when I didn't think I would like it, but, hey, I gave the series every chance in the world.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-17508543871279064742013-04-29T09:52:11.609-04:002013-04-29T09:52:11.609-04:00Thanks for the recc. I added it to my GR to-read, ...Thanks for the recc. I added it to my GR to-read, though I doubt I'll get to it for years. I'd like to see some tropes overthrown, though!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-46220662903273942982013-04-29T09:45:15.022-04:002013-04-29T09:45:15.022-04:00If you were unhappy with Wither, the latter two wo...If you were unhappy with Wither, the latter two would make you foam at the mouth with rage. I really don't get this series being so popular at this point. The Handmaid's Tale is amazing. Linden really isn't different, other than not having sex with her, but maybe the commander might have given her time if he has two other ladies for sex. Who knows?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-86496883685836856162013-04-29T09:06:29.525-04:002013-04-29T09:06:29.525-04:00Woo! My review is at least a one star. *twirls wit...Woo! My review is at least a one star. *twirls with success*Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-555254327067745492.post-12119147457539437232013-04-29T09:06:01.613-04:002013-04-29T09:06:01.613-04:00Seriously, I was going to rate this higher, becaus...Seriously, I was going to rate this higher, because my natural inclination is to say "surely it wasn't THAT bad," but then I wrote my review and I was like "yes, it fucking is that bad." These concepts are just all so unhealthy and just no to all of it. Also, FOR REAL, THAT'S CHEATING.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00370486039531015541noreply@blogger.com