tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post1123446097888052517..comments2024-03-28T07:07:50.059-05:00Comments on ***The Starry-Eyed Revue***: {DNF} Review: Taken by Erin Bowmanstarryeyedjenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-10309047522186948322013-04-23T08:26:41.696-05:002013-04-23T08:26:41.696-05:00OMG I love the Gladiator gif!!!! BAH!!! Anyways, t...OMG I love the Gladiator gif!!!! BAH!!! Anyways, this sounds like a book I may not want to read. I've read SO many terrible reviews. Hopefully I'll be the minority, but I doubt it.Vivienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00098433910594924847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-6619684846603414712013-04-16T11:45:59.578-05:002013-04-16T11:45:59.578-05:00oh wow.. I would be slightly sick reading about th...oh wow.. I would be slightly sick reading about the whole slating.. like you said, people should have the choice to go through with it or not.. but I guess this wouldn't be a dystopian novel if that happened. Great review, I know a ton of people didn't really enjoy or feel comfortable with this book.<br /><br />- Juhina @ <a href="http://www.majibookshelf.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Maji Bookshelf</a>Maji Bookshelfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10041371370691545149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-21155004452665508622013-04-10T09:57:22.306-05:002013-04-10T09:57:22.306-05:00Really? The reviews have really varied from what ...Really? The reviews have really varied from what I've seen. I hope you enjoy it, too, but I would just suggest going into it with slightly lower expectations. Maybe that was part of my problem?starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-58558390775635420202013-04-10T09:51:49.388-05:002013-04-10T09:51:49.388-05:00This might just be the first negative review I'...This might just be the first negative review I've seen for this one! I'm honestly surprised to see it! I'm sorry you didn't enjoy this one :(. I planned on reading because I had seen such great reviews but now I'm a little hesitant. I'm sure ill still give it a shot and hopefully I'll enjoy it. Great review!<br /><br />Jasmine Beneath the Moon and Starshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11826730086083861618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-82044189244166336802013-04-10T08:30:21.513-05:002013-04-10T08:30:21.513-05:00Heh...thanks. I hate being so negative, but dammi...Heh...thanks. I hate being so negative, but dammit, I don't like wasting my time reading a bad book. Especially one that I was sooo excited to read in the first place. Before, I would never give up halfway through a book, but my reading time is too valuable.<br /><br />Falling Under by Gwen Hayes? I finished that one 'cause it was short. And I think the only reason I read it in the first place was because I read an excerpt of that burning man scene and thought the book would be really good. It was okay. Very tropey and cliche. I won the sequel but I haven't read it yet.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-10702300859708588512013-04-10T08:15:21.014-05:002013-04-10T08:15:21.014-05:00It really does. :(It really does. :(starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-10666429346513822582013-04-10T08:15:07.556-05:002013-04-10T08:15:07.556-05:00I agree...I felt ZERO connection to the characters...I agree...I felt ZERO connection to the characters and I never believed that they felt connected to one another. Everyone was so one-dimensional.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-57562939153452388352013-04-10T08:14:03.022-05:002013-04-10T08:14:03.022-05:00I do still love that cover. I just wish it wasn&#...I do still love that cover. I just wish it wasn't so damn deceiving!starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-14864084478395556632013-04-10T08:07:10.717-05:002013-04-10T08:07:10.717-05:00I'm glad I amuse you. :) Thanks for ranting ...I'm glad I amuse you. :) Thanks for ranting and raving over Taken with me. My review probably would have been even worse had I not gotten it out of my system. :Pstarryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-80383463382358550632013-04-10T08:06:26.069-05:002013-04-10T08:06:26.069-05:00Thanks. I don't like writing this kind of rev...Thanks. I don't like writing this kind of review, but I know I wished someone had told me all of this before I even picked it up. :(starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-54509999978568228982013-04-10T08:05:36.507-05:002013-04-10T08:05:36.507-05:00I have several friends who didn't hate it and ...I have several friends who didn't hate it and no of several more who did. The reviews are very mixed.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-30718379805025769812013-04-10T08:04:53.522-05:002013-04-10T08:04:53.522-05:00Sorry! I hope you end up enjoying it. I didn'...Sorry! I hope you end up enjoying it. I didn't want to hate it...starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-60446603330343458122013-04-10T08:03:51.921-05:002013-04-10T08:03:51.921-05:00You're braver than I am, Sara. And I can'...You're braver than I am, Sara. And I can't think of a single thing I liked, other than the summary, which only deceived me into thinking this book would be something I'd enjoy. :(starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-15522612268800384072013-04-10T08:02:58.547-05:002013-04-10T08:02:58.547-05:00Oh, how did I forget to mention THAT in my review?...Oh, how did I forget to mention THAT in my review? Yeah, in the very beginning of the book, he waylays some chick and THERE ARE NO CONSEQUENCES. AT ALL. I've heard the same about what's outside of the wall, but I'm not brave enough to forge ahead and find out. :(<br /><br />That's the thing about reviewing...you DON'T have to love or even like everything you read. This one I originally got on EW and then received an ARC but you'd better believe I'm going to post my review on EW. I want them to know that I find this type of book distasteful and unacceptable.starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-60902428655623054392013-04-10T07:59:37.866-05:002013-04-10T07:59:37.866-05:00It had such promise!It had such promise!starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-36566216596436186472013-04-10T07:59:21.393-05:002013-04-10T07:59:21.393-05:00The reviews I've seen have been kind of all ov...The reviews I've seen have been kind of all over the place...starryeyedjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15841350560201331032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-27457078166941062862013-04-10T07:53:38.570-05:002013-04-10T07:53:38.570-05:00Ha! Oh, Jen, I loved your review. I wouldn't b...Ha! Oh, Jen, I loved your review. I wouldn't be able to stomach the dialogue and the immaturity of them either. I hate cringing and I felt like I was cringing just reading that quote. Also, a rectangle? Oh my gosh. Well, I'm glad someone told you what happened but I totally agree. If I hated a book, I can't make myself finish. I'm having that problem with FALLING UNDER. Great review!<br /><br />Sunny @ <a href="http://blueskyshelf.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Blue Sky Bookshelf</a>Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00343758249538361290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-13077005360269755762013-04-10T07:07:00.819-05:002013-04-10T07:07:00.819-05:00I did have such high hopes for this book, and I ha...I did have such high hopes for this book, and I have seen a couple of bad reviews. hmmm. that stinks.JennReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15278066926315928070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-59498582505375610292013-04-10T06:22:21.865-05:002013-04-10T06:22:21.865-05:00I didn't like this, either. It was all over th...I didn't like this, either. It was all over the place. The cover drew me in, but after that I just got annoyed. I had no connection with any of the characters. And I didn't like the main character at all. It had potential, but there were so many concepts introduced and never followed up on. Plus I didn't feel the connection between Gray and his brother, and wasn't that the whole point of the story???The Cover Contessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01936117064881855016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-3719651648368721072013-04-10T01:26:13.455-05:002013-04-10T01:26:13.455-05:00I also have an ARC for this, that I have been real...I also have an ARC for this, that I have been really scared of because I was worried my hopes were too high. I have a feeling I won't like it either, and I'm sad about that! Such a pretty cover...<br /><br />- Jana @ <a href="http://thatartsyreadergirl.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">That Artsy Reader Girl</a>Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01772938036847330151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-47838089760214261532013-04-09T23:08:06.304-05:002013-04-09T23:08:06.304-05:00I just laughed so hard, especially at the gif. Thi...I just laughed so hard, especially at the gif. This review is perfect. It captures everything I felt exactly! (And I'm included in it, so that makes it even better.) ;)Emily Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11035313294289724760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-23000631984589394682013-04-09T22:56:01.658-05:002013-04-09T22:56:01.658-05:00I'm sorry you didn't like it, but I'm ...I'm sorry you didn't like it, but I'm glad you shared your thoughts. It's definitely not the book for me. Lark @ The Bookwyrm's Hoardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08639732368395025578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-15370428837955882012013-04-09T18:31:08.088-05:002013-04-09T18:31:08.088-05:00Wow.. This is the third bad review of this book I&...Wow.. This is the third bad review of this book I've seen this week.. Losing hopeJackiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08860556457014980028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-89416944674232161682013-04-09T17:13:03.076-05:002013-04-09T17:13:03.076-05:00Dang. I have an ARC of this too, and I was really ...Dang. I have an ARC of this too, and I was really looking forward to reading it. I'll still be giving it a try, but I have about as much hope for this book as you did before you started.<br /><br />Halee @ Confessions of a Book AddictHalee @ Confessions of a Book Addicthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01997876019257640973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2773985780576975329.post-46605322425466507352013-04-09T16:13:51.007-05:002013-04-09T16:13:51.007-05:00We talked about this one a tiny bit before you DNF...We talked about this one a tiny bit before you DNF. :( The love triangle aspect made me so angry. I did like some parts but well, it had a lot I didn't too. I want to try the sequel and see if it gets any better though. Sara @ Forever 17 Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06472364638348056306noreply@blogger.com