Me, Cinderella?

3 to 3.5 STARS

Got an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Me, Cinderella? A dainty, feminine orchid, destined to be plucked? No. I was Artemis, strong and intelligent and cunning.

This is the fourth student-teacher affair that I've read but by far this is the least intense story. It's a refreshing change and I liked it however, there could've been more done for their story. I felt like it lacked luster and all throughout the book it's too mellow. It's anticlimactic

h: I liked that Brynn is smart, is not dependent on others and she's determined to be "with" her mother again. 

H: From all the heroes that I've read, Elliot is the least alpha of them all. He is subdued but broody. I'm not sold with his character.

The story could hold more promise based of the description, I was kinda disappointed when I finished the book. I was like, "That's it!?". It felt like the characters and the ending of the story were underdeveloped.

Would I recommend this book? Maybe, yes.

Unteachable

3.5 to 4 STARS

*Got an ARC for an honest review.*

"I see the lights every night. It seems like the whole world has figured out how to be happy, but no one's letting me in on the secret."



There's something amiss yet right with this book. I was torn in the first half of the book, I'm not sure how to construed all of it. Like somehow feeling that there's something wrong yet it feels right. 

Though, for me, it's still taboo but reading their story with an open mind made it easier to finish the book.

"I'm also thinking the night I met you was like someone handed me a winning lottery ticket and said, 'You can only have it if you dont tell anyone.'"

h: I liked that Maise was smart beyond her years. Yes, she was cynical but who wouldn't with everything that happened to her. And I loved that she didnt let Evan dissuade her from her plans of going to college and making something of herself.

H: Evan... Eric... Hmmm... I'm not totally inlove with him. Maybe because I didnt get his side fully. [But atleast he chose to be with Maise in the end.

The story was written beautifully, like lyrical poetry or some shit like that. I liked it! It is not your average happily ever after love story. 

"We have no age. We exist outside of time. We're timeless."

Would I recommend this book? Yes!