So very not my usual speed, but this series pulled me in and paid off really, really well. ( )

Great ending to this series with an opening for additional books, the 'it's all my fault' got a little tiresome after awhile though
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The story was fun, and I really liked the characters. I wanted to love this series, but the author wouldn't let me.

The repetitive phrases were not only annoying due to repetition, but the sheer cheesiness and crappy cliche's they were comprised of would have annoyed on their own!

"Fly by the seat of my pants" was one she seemed overly attached to for this book.
"Habiel's pearly toes" and "Ducky"/"just ducky" made it back (much to my dismay) for book three.
"Whitless titter" was only relieved occasionally by "Hysterical titter"...always in the back of Thorn's throat. Really? Once, maybe twice, but over and over an over again?...*sigh*
"Blooey" was the favorite word. We get it, mages can explode, give it a rest already!

I hate it when authors belabor a point. When I start to notice and feel offended, like she must think I'm a complete idiot that she has to beat it into my head THAT many times in order for me to not miss her oh so important detail that mages blow up, or seraphs and mages can't be around each other without going into some weird mindless mating rut. GOT IT! Seriously. I had that after the first book, no need to beat me about the head and ears for another 600 pages!

And, the constant self deprecating crap dribbling out of Thorn's mouth (main character) got really old by book three. Had she been a real person I would have given her a good slap and told her to get hold of herself!

Plus, the ending sucked and there should have been some kind of epilogue.

Oh...and there was NOTHING resolved about Seraphs. So, If you're reading on, like me, to find out...save yourself the trouble. She never tells you and the writing just gets more annoying with every page. ( )

I only give it a 3 instead of a 4 because I want to know more because it kind of ends on a cliff hanger and there is no word of her writing any additional books in this series. ( )

The story was fun, and I really liked the characters. I wanted to love this series, but the author wouldn't let me.

The repetitive phrases were not only annoying due to repetition, but the sheer cheesiness and crappy cliche's they were comprised of would have annoyed on their own!

"Fly by the seat of my pants" was one she seemed overly attached to for this book.
"Habiel's pearly toes" and "Ducky"/"just ducky" made it back (much to my dismay) for book three.
"Whitless titter" was only relieved occasionally by "Hysterical titter"...always in the back of Thorn's throat. Really? Once, maybe twice, but over and over an over again?...*sigh*
"Blooey" was the favorite word. We get it, mages can explode, give it a rest already!

I hate it when authors belabor a point. When I start to notice and feel offended, like she must think I'm a complete idiot that she has to beat it into my head THAT many times in order for me to not miss her oh so important detail that mages blow up, or seraphs and mages can't be around each other without going into some weird mindless mating rut. GOT IT! Seriously. I had that after the first book, no need to beat me about the head and ears for another 600 pages!

And, the constant self deprecating crap dribbling out of Thorn's mouth (main character) got really old by book three. Had she been a real person I would have given her a good slap and told her to get hold of herself!

Plus, the ending sucked and there should have been some kind of epilogue.

Oh...and there was NOTHING resolved about Seraphs. So, If you're reading on, like me, to find out...save yourself the trouble. She never tells you and the writing just gets more annoying with every page. ( )