tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post6514097109582042327..comments2024-01-02T18:28:36.931-05:00Comments on Mimi Valentine: Review: FatedMimi Valentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04241457025232914551noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-3767790734991475412012-05-30T07:26:30.247-04:002012-05-30T07:26:30.247-04:00Ooohh GRAMMAR GIRL? MEEE TOOOO! Well...especially ...Ooohh GRAMMAR GIRL? MEEE TOOOO! Well...especially when writing essays and reading people's stories/essays/and BOOKS. Urghhh I feel like I'll be seriously frustrated by the sentence fragments as well :/ I've never actually read Alyson Noel's books before :/ Now I'm so scared to start this book!! OMG. Daire sounds like the most ANNOYING girl ever! But I'm still glad you liked the supernatural aspect :) Thank you for the honest review, Mimi!~ Since I have two copies of this, I feel like I really should read it...but I'll be cautious :)Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660299375972501570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-55893990855060537002012-05-28T04:29:25.172-04:002012-05-28T04:29:25.172-04:00Ahhhh, I'm sorry to hear that this book was so...Ahhhh, I'm sorry to hear that this book was so disappointing! I've read the two books from her Riley Bloom and I quite liked them. Not the best written books ever, but they were sweet and had a certain charm :)<br /><br />I don't really know about this book. The cover and synopsis looks great, but after reading your describtion of our main "heroin" I don't think I'm going to like this one.. For now, I'm going to leave it. Thanks for your honesty. Writting a negative review is never a fun thing to do, but you did a great job :)<br /><br />And I've added your link to my 'Blogs I love roll' down in the side bar ^^ Just wanted to let you know :DMel@Thedailyprophecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516514938771433319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-13167800930742245882012-05-27T18:03:12.431-04:002012-05-27T18:03:12.431-04:00"And as a grammar girl, I was constantly frus..."And as a grammar girl, I was constantly frustrated by how there were so many sentence fragments that it was hard to tell what was complete and what wasn't!"<br /><br />That is my biggest complaint about this author. She doesn't seem to be able to write a complete sentence. I don't know why more people don't call her on it. (I saw <i>Fated</i> in the bookstore and was drawn in by the lovely cover, but I thought I'd check it out online first. My suspicions seemed to be confirmed: the writing is just as bad as in the Immortals series. I'm going to give this one a pass.)La Coccinellehttp://theladybugreads.blogspot.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-5818439023692417002012-05-27T18:00:09.024-04:002012-05-27T18:00:09.024-04:00Sorry this one was disappointing. But I think the...Sorry this one was disappointing. But I think the selfish main character, coupled with the slow pace would have turned me off also. I do however like the idea of the evil twin brother and want to know what happened to him growing up? Were they raised together or separately?Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010634004221131416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-88752464251036928272012-05-26T04:09:17.677-04:002012-05-26T04:09:17.677-04:00Hi Mimi! I know what you mean..I read Fated for..5...Hi Mimi! I know what you mean..I read Fated for..5 days? or more? It was hard for me, too. What really made it difficult for me was the pace, too. I wanted it to be fun and fast. But nope. I didn't focus on Daire..I didn't like her but I liked how she got close to her grandma. I loved the story world - the Upperworld, Lowerworld and Middleworld and everything in them. Great honest review!<br /><br /><a href="http://shusky20.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Fragments of Life</a>Precioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16010073497121681701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-84809605679208605842012-05-25T13:52:31.858-04:002012-05-25T13:52:31.858-04:00Sounds like we felt much the same Mimi! I liked th...Sounds like we felt much the same Mimi! I liked the idea of it all but it fell pretty flat for me too. :(Candacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01701325312535440179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-72450006979484686642012-05-25T12:50:37.866-04:002012-05-25T12:50:37.866-04:00Aww, Mimi... I'm sorry you didn't enjoy th...Aww, Mimi... I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this more but thanks for the helpful review! I think I can already tell this book will not be for me. I wasn't a huge fan of Alyson Noels other books, so I will have to pass on this one. :)Sam (Realm of Fiction)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04440380021875536125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-39331026205448867462012-05-25T12:44:30.420-04:002012-05-25T12:44:30.420-04:00Aww, Mimi! It's a shame you didn't like it...Aww, Mimi! It's a shame you didn't like it that much. I haven't read any of Alyson Noel's books and I haven't seen many great reviews of those either. Great honest review, btw. :))Eunicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15149413249084973336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-77844478200873475862012-05-25T09:35:31.960-04:002012-05-25T09:35:31.960-04:00wow!sorry you didn't enjoy it.
~Shane @Itchin...wow!sorry you didn't enjoy it.<br /><br />~Shane @Itchingforbooks<br />new followerShane @ItchingforBookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13299725578226281943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-76658528345577149992012-05-25T09:01:27.528-04:002012-05-25T09:01:27.528-04:00monologue? Bleh. I haven't seen very many grea...monologue? Bleh. I haven't seen very many great reviews on this one so I'm not sure I'm interesting in diving it. I wasn't impressed with Alyson's other series (I just read book 1 though). Slow paced books usually bore me. Thanks for taking one for the team Mimi! ;)Gisellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16953187386418088952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-34831422229178484012012-05-25T07:11:07.463-04:002012-05-25T07:11:07.463-04:00Not your fault, it happens sometimes. Well when a ...Not your fault, it happens sometimes. Well when a book isn't for you, it's not. But the nice thing is that you tried. I'm quite mixed about the Alyson Noel books, si I don't read a lot of them. thanks for your review though.Mellianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406103812986322082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-28932458215533488542012-05-25T05:48:27.945-04:002012-05-25T05:48:27.945-04:00To be honest, most of the reviews I've read ab...To be honest, most of the reviews I've read about Alyson's books were not great. THat's why I never really requested for this book, I dont think that her writing is my cup of tea. But still it sounds interesting. Im sorry that this one disappoints. Hopefully the next read will be better Mimi. Great review! <3<br /><br />Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ<a href="http://www.ficbookreviews.com" rel="nofollow"><b><i>FICBOOKREVIEWS</i></b></a>Ƹ̴Ӂ̴ƷLalainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13629258303988004405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-42303502157970248862012-05-25T02:41:06.426-04:002012-05-25T02:41:06.426-04:00Oh honey... truly I wanted to read this one but......Oh honey... truly I wanted to read this one but... nearly every review I read so far was just ..meh! I wasn't a fan of The Immortals series either..I stopped after book 3? But I got hardly through book 3. so I was eager to give this series a true chance since the cover looks gorgeous and the idea great. But.. I think I might simply pass on these ones...Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998128531860725536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-70206462806587396022012-05-25T01:22:25.088-04:002012-05-25T01:22:25.088-04:00It's soo hard to write a not-so-glowing review...It's soo hard to write a not-so-glowing review but you did it brilliantly, Mimi. It doesn't sound like the kind of book for me... I'm not a fan of slow paced books unless they are really worth the journey! And character monologues aren't for me either. I'm sorry Fated wasn't for you but it's great that you still liked certain aspects of it. This book is a miss for me. Thanks for the honest review :)Pooja. Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13156279672026185014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-3280623140290438832012-05-25T01:09:56.478-04:002012-05-25T01:09:56.478-04:00I know a lot of people are huge fans of Alyson Noe...I know a lot of people are huge fans of Alyson Noel, but for some reason, I've never really clicked with any of her books. Because of this, I wasn't really planning on reading Fated, and after reading your review, I'm convinced I made the right decision. I'm sure this book will have its fans out there, but given my track record with Noel, I just don't think I'm going to be one of them. Thanks for the review, Mimi! :)Natalie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15879112865868418812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-13964443496331463142012-05-24T21:41:58.349-04:002012-05-24T21:41:58.349-04:00Like Wendy, I know you don't give two stars li...Like Wendy, I know you don't give two stars lightly so this book must have been super frustrating! I'm not a fan of the Immortal series, to say the least, so I'm going to give this one a pass too. It really doesn't seem like my type of book, especially since the selfish heroine sounds grating. Thank you for your honest review, Mimi!elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098549352641704742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-28531749752978376312012-05-24T21:13:19.004-04:002012-05-24T21:13:19.004-04:00Haha I am still giggling over the fact that you us...Haha I am still giggling over the fact that you used the phrase razzle-dazzle :) Reason #57894 that I love you <3<br /><br />Aww, these are always tough to write. I've only written 2 reviews that were for 2-star books but they both stand out pretty vividly to me. Daire so does not sound like the kind of heroine I would appreciate although the magic DOES sound super intriguing. Who wouldn't want to merge energies with a cockroach?!<br /><br />Anyway, it is such a shame that this one didn't float your boat. I liked the Immortals series TO A POINT (I stopped reading after a while...) and I love that gorgeous cover but I'm not sure if I'll take the time to read this now or not. Thanks for the honest review in any case! :)<br /><br />SoniaSoniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14180755111437637132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-7117342528481123162012-05-24T18:34:28.401-04:002012-05-24T18:34:28.401-04:00I'm not a big fan of this author. I really dis...I'm not a big fan of this author. I really disliked her Immortals series so it sounds like I was right on deciding to pass on this. But I know some really enjoy her writing style but it's just not my thing personally.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702366874779315384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-22183060583810830882012-05-24T18:25:19.164-04:002012-05-24T18:25:19.164-04:00Not-so-good reviews are always the hardest to writ...Not-so-good reviews are always the hardest to write! *pats you on the back* Well, I did see this one around but I wasn't that interested in it. What a pity you didn't like it! The author's other series have been on my TBR list for some time.<br /><br />Heroines are such an important thing when it comes to books! Which totally makes sense, since we have to watch their world through their eyes. And then there's the pace, of course... Glad that the paranormal setting was still nice to read about! And WOW! I like that about good-and-evil twins ♥ Might read it someday just because of that LOL<br /><br />Nice honest review, Mimi ♥ Have a wooooonderful Thursday :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-67653569933264778052012-05-24T17:35:28.463-04:002012-05-24T17:35:28.463-04:00Oh DAMN. These reviews are so hard to write, but y...Oh DAMN. These reviews are so hard to write, but you did so BRILLIANTLY, Mimi! It's a real shame this was a disappointment for you, but kudos for finishing it when you were clearly not loving it. I have a bad habit of stopping at the 100 page mark if a book is getting on my nerves haha. The magic aspect definitely sounds cool and intriguing, but not enough so to make up for the other failings. Though it's like the universe is trying to push this book on me after sending TWO unrequested copies! LOL.<br /><br />Regardless of your thoughts, this is a fantastic review!Brodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16389909407256668662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-17011648184981731392012-05-24T17:31:25.520-04:002012-05-24T17:31:25.520-04:00Bummer you didn't like this one as much as you...Bummer you didn't like this one as much as you wanted to! :( I personally have never found an interest in Noel's books. I don't know why - I just can never seem to get excited about them. We'll see though - maybe I'll give them a try someday...<br /><br />Thanks for the honest review, darling! I sure do know how hard it is to write a 2 star review!Sierra Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330264859252593838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-22094159464403643202012-05-24T17:30:09.917-04:002012-05-24T17:30:09.917-04:00I know you said you've tried Noel's Immort...I know you said you've tried Noel's Immortal series, but have you ever tried her any of her contemporary novels? Maybe that would be the way to go with her. I'm not sure myself since I've never read anything by her, but I've read a lot of similar thoughts about this novel as the ones you expressed. Sorry it didn't work for you. Hope your next adventure is much better.Missie, The Unread Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548256640926555361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-66425184359671806372012-05-24T15:33:30.104-04:002012-05-24T15:33:30.104-04:00My older sister got it, and I'm not so sure sh...My older sister got it, and I'm not so sure she's going to read it now :) Great review and I'm sorry you didn't like it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-79920036720368539302012-05-24T14:49:10.514-04:002012-05-24T14:49:10.514-04:00That sucks it was so slow and hard to get through!...That sucks it was so slow and hard to get through! I've seen this around a lot, but haven't actually dared to give it a try before. Not sure if it's something I should pick up now though! I'm glad you at least liked the paranormal aspect! Great review, Mimi. It sucks when we don't like books as much as we hope!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456550817122908083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-88236191931804297612012-05-24T14:28:40.642-04:002012-05-24T14:28:40.642-04:00Thanks for your honest review. I like seeing what ...Thanks for your honest review. I like seeing what people did and did not like about books. I haven't read anything by this author before, so it doesn't sound like I'd want to start with this one. Maybe I'll give the Immortals series a try sometime. I think my sister might like it more than me, to be honest. <br /><br />-LaurenShooting Stars Maghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16074581473656321052noreply@blogger.com