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Friday, March 8, 2013

Feature and Follow Friday (#9)


The Feature & Follow is a creative meme that allows bloggers to get to know each other, and gain more followers! It is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee and Alison Can Read.

If you would like, it would be great if you followed me via Email, GFC, or Linky (all on the right). Let me know in the comments if you did, leave a link to your blog, and I will comment and follow back! I always do, I promise! Thank you so much!


Q: What is a book you didn't like that all your friends raved about or what book did you love that wasn't popular?

Well, that's easy.

Everneath by Brodi Ashton.


I hated that book. Love triangle? Hate it, but this one was especially stupid. I want Nikki to end up ALONE and tormented. SHE IS SUCH A SELFISH PERSON! And I saw absolutely NO character development (referring to Nikki) from start to finish of Everneath. "Love story"? Try wimpy heroine who complains A LOT and always wants to get her way, because she is SOOO complicated, and her decision to be wrapped with Cole in the very beginning of the series was brought on by some major issues which she reconciles.

NO. Ugh. Hate that book. Easily my least favorite read of 2012.

Hate, hate, HATE that book. Sorry, Brodi Ashton. This post might sound SO awful, but this is just how I feel. Will I read Everbound? Maybe.

There's another one that I really didn't like, that everyone seems to like:


Wait for You by J. Lynn


Guys. I LOVE Jennifer L. Armentrout's books - Young Adult, Adult, whatever. This one book will not stop me from reading her books. But her shot at New Adult? 

I think it was NOT so great. Is New Adult all the same? Broken girl, twisted yet HOT boy, they meet at college under weird-ish circumstances. OH, and of course, there HAS to be some mention of rape. 

Are authors trying to romanticize the idea of rape? Is that okay? Whatever. I didn't like this book. I've read a ton of New Adult books, and some of them just sound familiar. This one sounds a lot like My Favorite Mistake by Chelsea Cameron.


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41 comments:

  1. TenaMarch 8, 2013 at 12:24 AM

    Newest follower... looks like you might reach the 400 mark this week... wit woo!

    Come see my answer if you have a moment.. Tena's Feature and Follow

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  2. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 12:51 AM

    I felt the same way about Everneath. I guess I'm not the only person who shares the same feelings.

    Old GFC Follower

    http://pinkyjustlisten.blogspot.com/2013/03/feature-follow-10.html

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  3. Jessica @ a GREAT readMarch 8, 2013 at 2:18 AM

    I didn't care for that one myself, but I wasn't hating it so passionately. Just wasn't wowed by it!

    Here's my Follow Friday

    Have a GREAT weekend!

    Old Follower :)

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 6:52 AM

      Yeah, well, I can't help what I feel. Thank you, Jessica!

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  4. ThinkMarch 8, 2013 at 2:32 AM

    New follower. Come check out my F&F!

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  5. Kim (YA Asylum)March 8, 2013 at 3:03 AM

    You didn't like Everearth? That's good to know. I was about to maybe read it. I don't have anything against love triangles -- but if they are badly done then it drives me crazy.

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 6:53 AM

      Ooohh, I hate it when I deter people, but honestly, if you're asking me, it isn't worth your time. I hate love triangles, but I really hated this one.

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  6. AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 6:43 AM

    New Follower!

    I enjoyed Everneath but not the follow ups.

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 6:54 AM

      Thank you! And I haven't read Everbound yet... I'm trying to decide if I can stomach it o.O

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  7. AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    just blogging by.

    http://tributebooksmama.blogspot.com/2013/03/feature-follow_8.html

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  8. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 1:47 PM

    I bought Wait For You a few days ago after so many rave reviews and I'm expecting to love it. Who knows though. It's my first Jennifer Arementrout so it happens to not do it for me I'll still give her other books a try.

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 3:11 PM

      Read the Lux series first - that series is amazing :)

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  9. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 4:01 PM

    New follower!

    Yeah, Everneath was a disappointment.

    http://carabosseslibrary.blogspot.com/2013/03/follow-friday_8.html

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  10. JohannaMarch 8, 2013 at 5:00 PM

    Hey, thanks for visiting! I'm following back. (Wow, how come you're so successful after only two months?!)

    I have Wait For You on my E-Reader and am quite curious about it.

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 5:07 PM

      Thank you! It's work, hard work, but I think I'm doing blogging the right way, not the easy way.

      I hope you enjoy Wait For You more than I did o.O

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  11. Mel@ThedailyprophecyMarch 8, 2013 at 5:36 PM

    Haha, I love Everneath :D

    FF - Mel@thedailyprophecy.

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 8:08 PM

      Well then. We can't be friends. I'M KIDDING :)

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  12. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 6:18 PM

    I would like to see an interesting new adult with a new story line. PageGirlsPageofBookReviews

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  13. NovelReveriesMarch 8, 2013 at 6:46 PM

    Oooh Everneath is on my to-read list :/ I HATE love triangles, especially when there's no rhyme or reason to them. I might have to push this back for a while, lol!

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 8:10 PM

      I hate them, too! Trust me, you should probably be in no rush to read this one.

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  14. AnonymousMarch 8, 2013 at 8:33 PM

    I am a new follower. I have Everneath on my TBR but haven't gotten to it yet. Enjoy the hop!

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 8:55 PM

      Thanks! And if you read it, I hope you enjoy it more than I did :)

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  15. HeatherMarch 8, 2013 at 9:33 PM

    Hehehe, I love your description as to what you didn't like about that book. I'm so sick of love triangles I could vomit XD

    New follower
    http://littlesqueed.blogspot.com/2013/03/feature-and-follow-friday-139.html

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  16. UnknownMarch 8, 2013 at 10:04 PM

    Oh I heard a lot about Everneath but never read it! Although I do like a love triangle... haha ;)

    Thanks for sharing and I am now also following you :)

    Florentine @ Readiculously Peachy

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    1. AlyssaMarch 8, 2013 at 10:09 PM

      Ick, love triangles. That definitely wasn't the worst part of the book though.

      Thank you, Florentine!

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  17. JessiMarch 8, 2013 at 11:18 PM

    Never got the Everneath thing. It looked like another book with a flowy dress on it. I passed. Sad that J. Lynn's wasn't good. I LOVE her, and so far I've read everything she has ever done (holy alien babies) and of course that one is on my list too. It might have to be pushed back a bit. New Adult is all starting to blend together.

    Thanks for stopping by!
    Otherwhere.co

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    1. AlyssaMarch 9, 2013 at 10:24 AM

      Yes, another flowy-dress book. I'm thinking that I want to see some more diverse covers.

      And New Adult really is blending together... it's a little nauseating.

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  18. UnknownMarch 9, 2013 at 12:01 AM

    New Follower! Yet to read either of the above books. I was planning to read Everneath though :(

    Here's my Feature & Follow Friday post.

    Have a great weekend!

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    1. AlyssaMarch 9, 2013 at 10:24 AM

      You totally still should read it! Don't take my word for it :)

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  19. EmileeMarch 9, 2013 at 1:02 AM

    I can't get in to new adult just because every description is so...predictable!

    New GFC Follower! It would be awesome if you would check out My Feature and Follow!

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  20. UnknownMarch 10, 2013 at 6:42 PM

    I've not read these, but I'm not a fan of love triangles so I probably won't bother with Everneath anyway.
    I'm a new GFC follower. Here's my FF at Rookie Romance

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  21. UnknownMarch 11, 2013 at 10:25 PM

    Haven't read them... I will now!
    Here is my FF: http://soulfictionreviews.blogspot.ca/2013/03/my-first-feature-follow.html
    - Your newest follower :D

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