Lovely Vicious

Lovely Vicious #1

by Sara Wolf

1. Don't talk about love.
2. Don't think about love.
3. Thinking and talking about love leads to Love, which is the enemy...

For 17-year-old Isis Blake, the list has one goal: to ensure she never falls in love again. Ever. As Isis and her mom settle into their new home in Buttcrack-of-Nowhere, Ohio, Isis is rockin' the purple hair and a beat up old car...and hoping like hell that no one learns that a) she used to be fat; and b) she used to have a heart.

Naturally, Isis opts for social suicide instead...by punching the cold and untouchably handsome "Ice Prince"-a.k.a. Jack Hunter-right in his smug face.

Now the school hallways are an epic battleground as Isis and the Ice Prince engage in a vicious game of social warfare.

But sometimes to know your enemy is to love him...

Genres: Romance, Young Adult, Contemporary, New Adult, High School, Enemies To Lovers, Abuse

269 pages, ebook

First published April 5, 2015

About the author

Sara Wolf adores baking, cats, and screaming helpfully at her own imagination. When she was a kid she was too busy eating dirt to write her first terrible book. Twenty years later she mashed her fists on a laptop and created the Lovely Vicious series. She lives in Portland, Oregon where the sun can't get her anymore.

Reviews

[Christine Alibutud · Rating 5 out of 5]

MY EXACT REACTION TOWARDS THE END!!! YEP THIS WAS BASICALLY ME!!!


I MEAN THAT ENDING!!!! ESPECIALLY THAT CLIFFHANGER LEFT ME...... JUST......


I mean, seriously, just.....ugh!!!!!!!!!


Okay okay let us rewind!! I stumbled upon this book while looking for new books to read. When I read the title, I was a little intrigued. Aside from the title being near to The Maine's (my favorite band) acoustic single Lovely Sad, the fact that the words lovely and vicious were put together really piqued my interest. So then and there, I read the blurb and in no time, I started reading it.

AND READING IT WAS A GREAT DECISION!!! Let's just say I was having a bad reading streak, and I just wanted to read something that I can't stop reading.....and this came along, soooo... YIPPEEEE!!!!

First of, Isis....YOU CRACK ME UP EVERY SINGLE TIME!!!!!!!!! All her schenanigans and the way she talks and the way she acts and practically everything she does makes me laugh my lungs out!!! Especially, the crazy antics she does because of her "war" with hottie Jack Hunter!!! I basically laughed my way throughout this book.

I was like this every single time:




YUP JUST PLAIN HYSTERICAL!!! I MEAN WHO CAN BLAME ME?!?! IT WAS THAT FUNNY HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA!


But even though Isis was tough and confident on the outside, she was really vulnerable and insecure on the inside. She used to be a lot bigger and she even considers herself ugly. And the main reason for this: Nameless. Ever since he hurt her, she hasn't fallen in love for three years, nine weeks, and five days. She promises to herself that she'll never fall in love again after the incident with Nameless. That is why when she moves with her mother to Ohio, she changes herself to someone more confident and more feisty, especially after she lost weight and dyed purple streaks to her hair.

This is where Mr. Ice Prince of East Summit High enters and saves the day!!!


Jack Hunter is popular and every girl's dream and every boy's envy.


Because he doesn't interact much, he was dubbed as the Ice Prince. BUT ALAS HE MET HIS MATCH!!! No other than little Ms. Hellion better known as Isis. Nobody can get on Jack's nerves better than Isis and vice versa. They start a very competitive war and begin to hate on each other BIGTIME! But we all know what happens when you hate someone a little too much.....

"I reach out for his hand, my own trembling. His fingers look so long and slender, and gentle. They feel smooth, and warm. I take hold of a few of them, like they’re a lifeline. A raft in the sea. A rope in a deep hole."

YUPPPP I WAS SWOONING FOR THE MOST PART, TOO!






I MEAN THE ICE PRINCE WAS DELICIOUSLY HOT!!!! And rude, arrogant and impossible!!.... But also very sweet and caring. *cue swooning*


YEP JACK HUNTER WAS SWOON-MATERIAL!!! Especially when he told Isis she was beautiful.


And Isis was like:


So, if you ask me if I'll ever order me some piece of that luscious Ice Prince.....


Plus the other characters: Wren, Kayla, Avery, that crazy knife-dude, Evans, those weirdo teachers, their mothers, and even Sophia...They really added a different but nice touch to the story. THUMBS UP!!!

And me being a sucker for love-hate relationships, it was not difficult to enjoy and eventually love this book. Definitely made me smile, swoon, laugh, and everything in between


BUT THEN THAT ENDING


I mean, 5 LOVELY AND VICIOUS STARSSSS!!! But then, yknow until the second book....


[2016 May 28: Reread this again!!! Still great as ever!]

[Penelope Douglas · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best dialogue I've probably ever read...

[V. A Court of Wings and Ruin is NEW ADULT/EROTICA but Goodreads editors won't tell you to include it in the choice awards · Rating 3 out of 5]

Update 10-14-2017


UNSAFE READ ALERT! OTHER WOMAN DRAMA
UNSAFE READ ALERT! OTHER WOMAN DRAMA


Dropping two stars and maybe dropping the series for good.

Spoiler for this book and the sequels Jack, the hero, works as a escort and at first I was okay with that because, he says that sex is rarely part of his job, he says that women usually hire him for non-sex stuff, like for making exes jealous or him going with them to proms and events. Stupid me! I believed him! I'm trying to read book 2 and after Jack and Isis kiss he not only keeps his job but his relationship with an ex-flame is stronger than I thought. If you don't like love triangles F/M/F avoid this series. That's a shame because Isis is one of my favorite heroines, she has serious self-esteem issues and she hides behind her humorous facade to try to survive. A heroine like her deserved better! Please don't tell me that's not cheating because he's not officialy dating Isis! It's 100% disloyal and stupid! I hate it.

Also he kind of dates platonically (at Isis insistance) one of heroine's best friends. It's a very platonic relationship that seems to be only to make Isis happy, but now that I know he's so close to Sophia I see his dating Kayla as weak, disloyal and traitorous.



I'm taking back everything nice I said about Jack Hunter. I'm so glad I didn't pay for book two!


Original review. I feel tempted to erase it, but my friends liked it already so I won't eraset I'll just hide under spoilers.

LUCAS TILL AS JACK HUNTER!


4 I-couldn't-stop-reading-I-couldn't-stop laughing stars
Thank you so much The dreamer for the book recommendation. I loved it.
I thought that Cassandra Clare, J.K Rowling, and Jennifer L. Armentrout were the authors to go when you want to read cute bantering and female characters with the wittiest comebacks. I was wrong. Not even Isabelle Lightwood can contest Isis Blake's sass. The first 50% of the book was text-book of how to write a heroine with the smartest comebacks and the sassiest dialogue. Even her internal monologues were so entertaining. And she spoke some of her internal monologue aloud! Even better: she never became embarrassed about it! She's crazy like that.




Practically every page of the first half of the book is full of funny dialogue. I don't recommend reading this in public. It's very difficult to keep a straight face while reading this book.

That's not to say that I didn't find problems with this book. I'll address those later, but the fact that the protagonist Isis Blake is a Gem difficult to find in contemporary "romance" (notice the quotations in romance, I'll address that later) makes me want to give not 5 but 6 stars.

Isis Blake is a force of nature. One of the most complex heroines I've read in recent years. She's completly and unapologetically crazy, she can be as immature and childish as a 5-year-old one minute, and a very loyal friend the next. She can plant weed on a locker to get revenge of her enemies and then go home to cook dinner and take care of her depressed mother. She could be the girl you'd like to be your friend or the crazy freak you'd want to keep at an arm's length because she's just so unpredictable and so unapologetic. I personally wanted to hug her and offer her comfort.
From the moment I read the first pages and the way Isis feels about love I knew that she had been hurt, both physically and emotionally and that all that humor, all those contradictory attitudes (one minute she calls herself ugly and feels insecure, another minute someone tries to bully her and she'll rise to the occasion by jokingly calling herself "hot") seemed to be rooted in her need to fight against the people who hurt her, against her internal demons, against her tragic past. I really got to understand her character and to feel as though she could be any girl I know. She's like a young Lorelai Gilmore (watch the Gilmore girls if you haven't) Lisbet Salender (watch the girl with the dragon tatoo Fincher's version) Buffy the Vampire slayer, and Jenna Hamilton from Awkward. Except Isis is wittier, sassier and way much more broken inside than all the other women I mentioned.

Maybe it's not so much that she's so strong as much of the fact that she's constant and true to herself and never acts OCC. To be honest I've read contemporary heroines that are sassy and strong, too. The problem is that at some point they act stupidly or more like the authors make them act stupidly. Isis can be silly at times, but never stupid. That wasn't a problem with this book, although there were other problems, but none of them were major for me. The hero compensated for that and now I don't even know if I should enter into detail into those problems as they are very personal. I feel most readers wont' have any problems reading this book unless they hate dark topics. Even if you don't relate or like the heroine at the very least I'm sure you'll finish the book quickly and be thoroughly entertained and laughing and enjoying the crazy situations. This is a good mix of comedy and dark topics.

I love Jack Hunter. He reminds me so much of another favorite of mine Aleksey from The V Girl UPDATE, I TAKE THAT BACK! JACK ISN'T LOYAL and he has eyes for other women !!!hate him!! I'm recommending this book to my group of friends who love Aleksey as much as I do. The leonine silent attitude. The fact that Jack's not a manwhore. He's a silent, broody jackass that can also be very caring. He challenges the heroine and protects her at the same time and their first encounter is in a situation in which both are in opposite sides of the war. He can be hurtful one minute and then dress as Jack Sparrow the next because he knows that SHE is crazy for (and as crazy as) Jack Sparrow. I love that so much. My only problem with him is that unlike Aleksey who never loved anyone else, Jack seems too attached to a girl in his past. It's clear that he loves her in a way that isn't clear to me, does he love OW as a sister? or does he have other feelings? Love triangles aren't my thing. If he's really into that girl (I'm crossing finger the sequel won't be about that) I think he might enter the category of disloyal heroes, because he kind of dates one of Isis's friends (not exactly date, more like letting the girl kiss him so the friend would be happy and Isis would lower her guard and smile more) and I don't know if he's being disloyal or not to this other girl. And if he really loved her at one point that will ruin the book for me. I want him to love only Isis.

WARNINGS with potential spoilers: This book follows the tendency of late to include strong language, dark situations (prostitution, PSTD, rape attempt, date rape attempt, suicide, bullying, drugs) in a YA read. There's no nudity or sexual situations (a descriptive make out with clothes on happens) , but just beware that lately YA romance is becoming more and more edgy. Also at the end of the book some situations will require your suspension of disbelief.

I'm recommending this book to fans of the enemies to lovers trope and fans of cute banter and slow burners. Perhaps also the fans of The coincidence of Kayden and Callie will enjoy this book (because there's pain behind the MC's attitudes) and the fans of Paper princess will enjoy the love-hate relationship and the reality-show-soap-opera situations full of drama.
Taking back everything I said about the romance in my original review, the 3 stars are all for Isis! That girl deserved more! After all the pain she went through, it's so unfair.

I'm upset! This is the last time I read unfinished contempoary series. I swear! Cheating in the sequels is the worst!

Read if you want to laugh, but don't expect a loyal hero.

[Kimsandara · Rating 1 out of 5]

I'll give it to you in a few words:

Predictable
Girl had a massive trauma in her past
Girl changed and wanted to start over
Girl meets this incredibly sexy dude
(Dude is cold and detached. Here Dude is nicknamed "The Ice Prince")
Girl thinks she hates dude
Girl falls in love with dude

Over the top
Dude has massive traumatic past too (that's why he is cold)
Dude linked to a mysterious girl
(Girl is curious about/jealous of mysterious girl)
Mysterious girl's past is traumatic/disturbing
+ She is ill like death-inducing ill...
Girl's mama also has a traumatic past (...)
Dude is pimping himself out (while his family is supposedly rich)to help someone out. Seems a good reason but stupid in the end (ask Mummy for money?)

Superficial
Girl is frenenemy with pretty-ass Queen bee
Love triangle with "bestfriend"(do I need to develop?)
Immature humour/reaction (Girl throws poop at Boy's car; Girl/Boy fall into a fountain full of piss -_-)

Impossible
High School director plasters pictures of girl when she was fat on the walls for a reason(HAHAHAHA)
Girl storms into class to yell at Boy. Teacher does nothing but oogle girl in skimpy attire.
Girl plants drugs into boy's locker to ruin his reputation(Impossibly idiotic)

And the list goes on and on. This crap may have been funny when I was seven, but I have grown older!
The writing was amateurish and plain stupid at times. Err, never again!

---------------------------- Edited-----------------------------------
I do realise that I sound very harsh in this review and honestly I generally try not to be mean toward the writers and the readers that actually liked a book that I dislike. Here, 95% of the readers did like Lovely Vicious.

The main reason why I think this book shouldn't have been printed in the first place is that there is no semblance of realism. It reads like a badly written fanfiction. I wager the writer had a great time writing it but the plot (what plot?) goes nowhere. It is a string of awkward situations and maudlin dialogues.

I don't have anything against suspending my disbelief for a while but Sara Wolf went too far.
So yes, Lovely Vicious was a huge disappointement for me.

[⚔Irunía⚔ · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book is a disaster of epic proportions, it pulled me in a vicious circle of awkward laughing at the heroine's immaturity and eye rolling at every other character that acted like they were standing in a never-ending queue where the brains were being handed out to those who were born without one.

❥Jack (H) was given the "Ice Prince" nickname at his school, and this is the cheesiest way a bunch of pea-brained high school kids could call a regular asshole with "traumatic past". Why would the author try to convince me that any of these dumb horny teenagers would call a dude something as unoriginal and fancy as Ice Prince? If we go for zero creativity then Prick? Dickhead? Ugly face?? would have sounded way more plausible.

And don't get me started on him working as a prostitute because y'all are just not ready for that rant. Honestly, this guy is bland and unlikeable, but much less than Isis. Oh my, her POV was painful to trudge through.

❥Isis (h) makes assumptions, jumps to the conclusions and fancies herself the funniest, quirkiest girl on the planet when she's just slow, obtuse and blissfully unaware of it.

2 minutes into meeting the hero, but she already claims she knows his type and pegs him as a "pretentious, self-absorbed" prick. Bitch, look in the mirror first. 💀

“He has mature college girlfriends! A new one, like, every week!”
“Because he’s ordering them from Russia. Or Saturn. Whichever has more girls depressingly desperate for money.”

Lmao. 💀💀 Did some Russian chick, "desperate for money", steal the author's boyfriend?? She surely sounds salty when she tries to make her female protagonist come across as this snarky little blob.

Though "little" is not the right way to put it since Isis feels the need to remind us that she's overweight every time I manage to get her mass index out of my head. She has severe body image issues, but I feel like she should be more concerned with her sense of humor that is left to burn down on the barren land of her low self-esteem and general misery.


This conceited, self-righteous bitch hears the hero mocking some girl at a party, gets weird flashbacks from her own past and instead of minding her own business, letting the other girl fight her own verbal battles or cheering her on, she interferes and aggressively demands him to apologize. Bitch, who do you think you are?? 💀💀 Forget that those people have known each other for years while she's the new student who met them just a few hours ago. She's already "there" for her new "friend". 🤡

In real life girls like her go around thinking they're cool and shit until someone gives them a good wake-up punch in the face that finally teaches them a lesson in how not to poke their noses into other people's business.

The intention to defend someone is noble, but some people are being so flashy and self-righteous about the whole thing it comes off as patronising rather than a genuine attempt to give a helping hand.

But you haven't even heard the best part about it. Apart from making a mountain out of a molehill, she takes her assholery even further and uses the situation as a pretext to spread false rumors about the hero and harass the poor guy at school. 🤣 The hero is just a high school kid, but he already works as an escort... give him a break, will you? 😭

Like...girlie... are you fucking insane? The hero didn't even do anything truly bad. Since when do someone's mindless verbal barbs at a party where everyone drinks and smokes weed call for being bullied? She literally makes up shit about him just because she wants to avenge a girl who she has known for a day. Psycho energy. 💀💀

Besides the fact that the heroine's reasoning and execution were super immature, cringey and annoying — just another privileged white American kid having nothing better to do, her bullying wasn't even acknowledged as such. It would make more sense if this book was marketed as a bullying heroine romance. But no we're supposed to like and root for a shallow bitch with a god complex, anger issues and pent-up hatred disguised under shitty humor and "quirky" tongue instead. 🤪🤪

(I didn't even like the hero but I seriously pitied him. The guy must have done something really bad in his previous life to have karma setting his ass on fire.)

I won't even endeavour to list a number of all the other immature, cringe worthy things she and all the other characters, adults included, have done and said, or I'll end up with no characters left for this review.

I think that being much older than a 10-year-old girl prevents me from enjoying this Edgy Traumatized Teen manifesto.

[Christine Wallflower & Dark Romance Junkie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whenever I finish reading an amazing book, I clam up! I have no idea how to express my feelings. So yeah, I loved this book so so so much!

As depressing as the quote above is, I wasn't really depressed by this book. Maybe sad and at times a little tearful, but this book was a medley of teen angst covered in some pretty wicked humour. First and foremost I should probably stress that I do love teen angst, all kinds of it! I love going through the awkwardness, unnecessary self loathing and torturous romance... in books.

I loved, Isis! She has some serious issues but don't for one minute think that she's a doormat because of it. She was loud, obnoxious, opinionated, smart, witty and incredibly loyal to her friend Kayla. Even though I couldn't stand Kayla. Isis is a transfer student, so she's the new girl and reformed fat girl. At her old school she was known as the fat girl, a boy she calls Nameless broke her heart and she can't stand to hear his name said. She lives with her mother who was recently physically assaulted by her ex-boyfriend. Her mother suffers from PTSD, and Isis has become the parent and her mother the child (my personal observation). So she they've move and she's started a new school and goes to her first party. Which is where it all begins...with a kiss.

I like to think being genuinely nice is one of my strengths though, you know, minus punching guys who deserve it. So I'll be nice. I'll keep myself from everyone else. No one wants ugly. Even if they did, it wouldn't be good for them. I'm loud and angry and sarcastic. No one wants that. Nameless taught me that too. He taught me to spare everyone from myself. That's true kindness.



Enter Jack AKA The Ice Prince. Breaker of many hearts and doesn't give a shit about it either. Actually he probably isn't even aware of it, Isis zeroes in on him, while her friend Kayla continues her 6 year crush fest on him. Jack hurts Kayla's feelings, Isis is put out on behalf of her friend and vows to make him apologise, and so a war begins. Who will out smart the other?

My Thoughts



Isis, is the epitome of an outcast. She doesn't fit in anywhere, but then again she doesn't feel like she has to. There's some bullying and threats but she never takes it lying down. Isis fought all the way, I wanted to smack her at times because her loyalty to Kayla was infuriating. Kayla may have been sweet but she was also selfish, and even blatantly abused Isis' friendship.

This book does not deal with light subject matter, but it does address it with humour which I did appreciate. Nothing was trivialised but it's really difficult reading about a depressed and whiney heroine. Isis, was a breathe of fresh air.

So if you're looking for a YA book, with some drama, angst, romance and hilarious and smart banter this is your book!

[Aj the Ravenous Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

The ending!!! Why? No!!! Not yet, it shouldn't have ended yet!!! (The only thing that's keeping me calm right now is the existence of two more sequels).

I am quivering and hyperventilating right now for all sorts of reasons over this book- this recklessly funny, murderously beautiful, and unexpectedly amazing book! One moment I was just in a totally relaxed mode, enjoying this cutesy, romantic, harmless little book, laughing out loud over the witty and hilariously funny dialogues...



...and then the next thing I know, events swerved to a 360 degree turn and all I could do was say...



I am so delirious right now. I need an antidote which is no other than the second book. ;)

[bibliophile (Romance Addict) · Rating 5 out of 5]

  **5 captivating stars!!**

I do not understand why I loved this book this much.
I.Could.Not.Stop.Reading it.
I was hooked by Isis's crazy voice,
funny banters,
and fake personality.

➀ This book deals with dark issues:
✦ Weight loss.
✦ Low Self Esteem.
✦ A dark mysterious past. 
✦ Friends.
✦ Fitting in. 
✦ Mental health issues. 
✦ Bad Break ups. 

“Sometimes, we can’t do the things we want to do for ourselves.
Sometimes we wait for someone else to do them.
You can’t always wait like that.
You have to seek out change on your own.”

➁ I might've enjoyed this book because it reminded me of anime.
And as you might know, or not know, I adore anime.
This book's characters were a lot like anime characters.

✦The Nerdy anime character with
big glasses,
vast knowledge,
and also popularity at some point:
Wren!


✦ The girl who has boys lusting for her.
She's the popular
nice girl.
Kayla


✦ The arrogant mean girl who controls everyone.
She's not liked,
but for some reason,
people follow her blindly.
She's good looking,
rich,
and very mean in a way
that can lock someone in jail,
not bullying mean if you know what I mean.
Avery


✦ The smart mysterious guy.
Girls love him for his looks.
Guys respect him for his intelligence.
Teachers love him for his grades.
He has a bad reputation,
but everyone still love him regardless of his
crazy personality.
The guy isn't nice,
and doesn't sugar coat anything.
He's mean to girls,
and rude to everyone.
Yet, he's still very popular
& well loved by everyone.
This character is very common in the anime world.
Jack!


✦ The new girl.
A girl who's funny and loved.
She grab people's attention.
She's loud,
crazy,
and fun.
Yet, she's wise,
caring,
and thankful.
She has very serious issues,
and her funky personality is just there
to mask the real her.
She's running away from problems,
and in reality,
she's very scared.
No matter how much she goes through,
she's still strong & ready to fight.
Isis.

“I would love to slap you right now,
but I’m currently wielding a nine pound ball and I’m afraid that would be called murder.”

➂ I might've been in love with this novel because
Jack & Isis's love story wasn't instant.
I just despite instant-love stories.
I see it as a curse done by the author.
Ok I might be exaggerating a bit,
but I honestly don't like instant love in my books
because it's unrealistic & makes me want to roll my eyes.
Repeatedly.
Jack & Isis's relationship grew slowly from nothing,
to hate,
to war,
to sympathy,
caring,
and then finally attraction.
They slowly started liking each other.
It wasn't instant,
and I must admit,
it was kind of very slow nice.

“How did you find me? If you hacked into the Club’s computer to look up my appointments-"
“Whoa, I think you overestimate me, shitlord. Last time I checked all I did was be in the wrong place at the right time. I saw you and had to - ”
“Stalk me.”
“ - delicately approach you. In a sideways manner. From behind. Without being seen at all. For ten minutes.”

➃ I don't know why I did this,
but I was on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Actually,
I was supposed to read a bit before my bed time,
but when I held it and started reading,
I dropped it only after I was done with it.
I read the whole book in one sitting.
I didn't even update my GR 'currently reading' list.
I was so consumed,
and struck by this book from the moment I held it.
In the end, I slept very late,
but I don't regret what I did even though I had to wake up early the next morning.

“And then he came,
and pulled her petals off one by one,
forcing her to surround herself with thorns to survive.
But he missed one petal.
And she guards it with a tiger's ferocity.”

➄ I might've also loved this book because of the
Japanese words thrown here and there.
As I said,
I'm a big Anime fan,
and in return,
I learned a little Japanese on my free time.
So seeing Japanese words thrown here and there,
and actually understanding what it meant
without reading the meaning just made me feel awesome.
I know.
That's irrelevant,
but I want to share my enthusiasm with the world.

“Because I’m strong.
Because I’m Isis Blake,
and she might not be pretty,
or sweet,
or well-mannered,
but she’s very, very strong.”

➅ The plot was so unpredictable.
I enjoyed reading every part of it.
There were many plot twists I didn't see coming,
which only made me enjoy the book more.
I liked how Jack and Isis were both very observant and smart.
I love how the writer surprised us with every secret revealed.
The writing was mostly in Isis's POV,
and it was hilarious.
Jack's POV was a bit darker,
and more obvious than Isis.
Regardless, the book was full of humor despite the dark themes.

“Hello, spawn!” I coo at Kayla’s baby brother as he waddles into her room. He burps at me.
“It looks like you guys speak the same language,” Kayla quips.
“Where was that sass when Jack was making you cry at Avery’s party?”
“Uh, hello? He’s my crush? I’m not going to sass him.”
“Flash ‘em the sass before you flash ‘em the ass.”
“What kind of saying is that?” She laughs.
“Grandma-saying. She’s the head of the motorcycle gang at her nursing home.”

➆ The freaking ending.
I was like WTF?
Also the part where
Jack goes crazy & beat Leo so hard and is actually very excited about it.
I was terrified of that scene honestly.
Now I'm not sure how to feel.

Now that I have gushed,
and pointed out how great this book is,
I can go read the second book happily because I'm anticipating it so badly.

Also, I recommend this read to everyone because
it's funny,
cute,
dark,
and mysterious all at the same time.
The characters are likable.
Even the queen bee isn't that bad.
The plot was refreshing and unpredictable.
The tone was very funny at times,
and very dark at times.
This book has it all. So yes,

I recommend it to everyone.

[Booktastically Amazing · Rating 5 out of 5]

*me searching for a way to start this review*
I adored this. No, too short.
I can't live without this. True but too dramatic.
I would kill for every single character. Violent but honest.
If I could erase all memory, feeling, and heartbreak imbued in my remembrance of this story. And be able to sniff and caress its pages for the very first time. I would sacrifice everything for it. Hmmm, maybe? Hm. This is too real, and I'll start crying.
This is my life source. Nah- actually, yes. I'll keep this one.

Rating: ❤❤❤❤❤ 4.8

You know what? I have no clue what to say. I loved this to such an extent it is physically impossible for me to be able to express my thoughts and feelings. I loved this, THAT much. Every single thing (not every single thing, but hey, I'm being incredibly prejudiced) was the subject of my adoration. The characters were incredibly real to me, everything they did was recorded on a disk embedded into the code of my brain. Counting every ounce of love that's flooding my veins when I think of this book, is improbably difficult.

Frankly, I will start tearing up if I try to mention something I didn't like (no I won't, I'm just overdramatic like that). Because there is nothing (there are a few). Apart from the fact that it should've been longer.
I need to stop sounding so dreamy, it is low-key creepy. (I- yes, that's actually true)

I must begin this over enthusiastic essay with the thing that most broke me and rebuilt me throughout this book.

~The Characters~

Hold my munchkin.
How am I supposed not to fall in love with every single one of them? Can you explain to me how it was so difficult to resist taking them under my wing and smothering them with pure adoration? Because they do not live in the same universe as I? This, kids, is what we call 'emotional attachment'. Something I always search for but always dread. Why? Simple answer, it hurts. It hurts to be so invested in someone that will never be with you, it is excruciating having to see them suffer and not being able to lend a tissue or a knife (for educational purpose). But sometimes it's oh so worth it.

The main character... I need a minute.
*yeets self off of void*
Hi.
Okay, I need to say that I loved her. One of my favorite heroines ever. She was perfection incarnate (she wasn't but again, I want to be subjective). Because she is (almost) everything I strive to be.

‣She punches instead of slapping. Silly, but I love that detail.
‣Her sarcasm is abundant and unashamed. Also, it very much influenced mine.
‣Her strength is outstanding.
‣Her witty banter and lack of filter made me feel attacked because I own one of those things, and it is certainly not the former.
‣And of course, how she resisted Jack for a whole book. Um- I needed that.

I adored her resilience, even though she was hurt so many horrible times. How stronger she got throughout the book, even if it was minimally. Of course, two more books represent this side of the argument better, but whatever. (I was impressed when I low-key rhymed) I related so much with her issues of body image, and even the small mentions of how she would feel pretty and someone would say a negative comment, and that someone being close to her... it just impacted me a lot.

In summary...
If I die young, bury me in satin and lay me down next to Isis Blake because we would hunt the world together. And that's an achievement I live for. Or should I say, die for. *snort* Thatwassosmooth

“Come! Come sit by me. It’s a nice bench. Nice and lovely on the butt.”
“You’re drunk.”
“Yeah, and you’re ugly, but do I complain about it? No! Because I don’t complain about things that I can’t change. That’s called intelligence.”

*staring at the next topic whilst writing the review*
*whispering*
Darn tootin piece of toothbrush (this is me hyping myself up), it's time to talk (fangirl) about Jack. Not Jack Titanic, not Jack Frost, not Jack of hearts, no.

Jack flipping Hunter.

Well, his name makes complete sense. He hunted for my soul, and made my heart turn jackalope inside the cell of ribs that squeals in delight every time I talk about him. Visualize that for a second, porfavor. His scent, awestrucking comebacks for the beautiful hate relationship between him and Isis, his godly appearance, drool worthy brain and manner of speech. Delicious eyes, mouthwatering words... *sigh* I have asked myself many times since I first encountered this whole book.

How.
Am
I
Supposed
To
Move
On??

Quick answer, you don't. It is impossible to move on from him. And I have accepted that.
I really haven't, but I'm trying.

(and he's referred to as The Ice Prince. CORRELATION, ANYONE? UM... *COUGH* Cardan?? Do I have a type? Yes, I absolutely do)

*clearing throat* Unto the next characters, because I'm not going to stop fangirling any time soon.

Wren, can I adopt you? I want to squeeze the cuteness out of your precious body and bathe in it like it's the fountain of youth.
Uh- horrible thing to say, but I understood it, I guess. Pfft. A little bit of a nerd, past trauma, everything good in the cosmos is for you. I loved your honesty, loved your brain, adored your way of expressing yourself. I loved you.

Bring me my best friend list, please. *Scans through the 6 people I know IRL which only 1.5 are tolerable* Yeah, no, Kayla, I need you there. She was so darn kind, gentle, and beautiful- I mean, with a super intelligent soul and a decent amount of beauty. (she has more beauty in a strand of hair than I've ever had in my 456789 decades of life) In a nutshell, Booksy needs the friendship squad between Kayla and Isis to include her. At first, I hated her a little but as the novel progressed, I grew (slowly) to see why she would become such a great character in the midst of all the pain.

Avery. Dear, darling, Avery. Go die alone in a hole for all I care.
Shoo, you poor excuse for a breathing sack of blood.

The romance. You know, when I want to read a hate-to-love book, I need to be certain that these following things are even a possibility.

‣Both parties genuinely hate each other. They want each other dead. As in, not breathing. As in, in need of a coffin. Not the type of hate that's like, I hate you, but I actually don't, because deep down, I recognize your pain- no! This is not permitted here. Hate each other. Wish each other pain.

‣Which brings on the theme of revenge. I don't want petty revenge. I want life-threatening (not really, but old Booksy is in rant mode), humiliating, amazing comeback waiting to happen, revenge. I don't want no half hearted crap up in here. If a heated angry kiss out of making the opposite side jealous appears, I have no problem with that.

‣I want the hate to give a little in the most perilous of circumstances. When one of the parties is either hurt or in need of an ambulance. That's the only way I can ensure that the hate was real.

‣And unto the last thing of this topic, after a 'love confession'. I. Need. The. Banter. To. Remain. Alive. You hear me? I want the angst and tension to still be in the budding relationship. Forget about the mushy disgusting pudding type of ish. Give me this, sil vou plait.

And low and behold, this book delivered. And I'm still dancing on my seat because of that.

Even though the plot may have not been the most original, do you see me giving a fairy dust for that detail? Psh! No, I liiiive for the drama. My source of emotional breakage income comes solely from books and telenovelas. And this gave me all of that. The cliffhanger at the end (I hate you), how everything came together, the storyline and pace of the book were immaculate. I saw myself peeking through the blinds across the school in which all of this was happening, more than once. (imaginary, of course. I think.) I adored how the world in and of itself felt just a tad out of reach, making me stretch the fingers of my conscience ever so tightly, in search of how the heck and what the heck and when the heck did Sara Wolf come up with all this???

The writing made the entire atmosphere so much better. Expressing itself with loads of sarcastic moments, casually inserting problems that are real into the whole novel. To put it simply,

“I would love to slap you right now, but I’m currently wielding a nine pound ball, and I’m afraid that would be called murder.”

Example number one out of 678 reasons why this ish slaps as heck.

On a closing note, I could be talking and ranting about this book all night and Monday Booksy would most likely despise me for it, but I wouldn't even care. Because this is the type of book that I re-read over and over again, in hopes of being enlightened with even just a sliver of these character's amazing energy.

“Sometimes, we can’t do the things we want to do for ourselves. Sometimes we wait for someone else to do them. You can’t always wait like that. You have to seek out change on your own.”

That is why I will call the author up and demand a fourth, fifth, and sixth installment. I will make the change.
Yes, that is a loophole, sue me.

........................................
[UPDATE: The fact that I'm considering re-reading this for the fifth time-]

Real rating: 4.8

Some day I'll be able to accurately express how much I loved this book.
That day isn't today.
Dang it.

*Dying of the squeals* I-I cannot with my life. This was wow, I can't. Wow. How does that-wow. Just, wow. I have fallen in love, been broken up with, died of heartbreak, been moved from Swoon City and Delish Central to Tears For Years and Shattered existence, SO. MANY. TIMES. Will the full review grace my brain neurons in somewhat a politely fangirly moment? Perhaps. In the future. When I can properly craft a sentence.

[chan ☆ · Rating 2 out of 5]

if after by anna todd had a funny love child

good god this was horrific, and i'm honestly kicking myself for not taking any notes. it seemed like on every page there was something to laugh at and criticize. you might notice there are 2 stars and not 1 up there. but that's because this book was actually funny. let me break it all down for you:

what was good(ish)

this was fucking funny. and i don't mean that in a "i'm laughing at you" sort of way. i was genuinely entertained for the first like 40% of the book. both the internal and external dialogue in this book were pretty damn good. constant funny metaphors, zingers, etc. i was pleased. but that's about it. because it started annoying me after the 40% mark, along with a dozen other things

what sucked ass

where to fucking start. first of all: the entire premise of this book is silly af. this girl decides to wage a war against a guy at her new school because she doesn't like that this guy is "rude." and by rude she means that he doesn't pay attention to the girls that are interested in him. but from everything that we know of jack he isn't a dickhead. he just wants to be left the fuck alone.

but of course isis decides that she wants to be an asshole to this dude because she has been burned one too many times by guys. she harasses the fuck out of him and is surprised when he retaliates. honestly i felt kind of sorry for this guy, he has his own stuff going on and she had to poke the sleeping bear.

but beyond the absolutely idiotic plot we've got so many things that never would have happened in real life. let's list them shall we

- principal posting your "fat" pics from before you got skinny, all over the school
- principal applying to colleges on your behalf
- mean girl giving her friend a date rape drug so a guy might take advantage of her
- mean girl trying to appropriate school funds to go on a trip to france to get back an estranged friend
- a 17 year old male escorting to pay a friend's medical bills
- a straight-out-of-soap-operas amnesia cliffhanger

those are just some that i can think of off the top of my head. every twist and turn is laughably stupid and i just kept hitting my head saying why every time something new happened.

blessedly, i have a friend who is going to continue this series and keep me informed on all of the dumb things that happen. but thankfully i won't be reading.

(also why did every one of my goodreads friends rate this 4+ stars i'm honestly speechless

[Cece ❀Rants, Raves &Reviews❀ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well fuck me this wasn’t no silly love story, it was a rip-your-goddamn-heart-out-and-stomp-on-it-for-fun story.

“He has no idea who I am. He has no idea what I’ve been through.
He’s an idiot. But then again, most people are.”



Meet Isis Blake. I’m 1000% convinced she is certifiably insane and i totally support her

“Because I’m strong. Because I’m Isis Blake, and she might not be pretty, or sweet, or well-mannered, but she’s very, very strong.”



This book was some of the realest fucking shit i have ever read. jesus christ the feels were off the charts. There were sentences in this book that physically made my heart stop and just think. I swear to god i had like 5 existencial crisis.

“I’ll be the daughter they want me to be until I figure out the person I want to be.”
I saw myself on these pages. I had no idea who i wanted to be, what my own thoughts were so I just agreed with family because it was easier and I just didn’t have room for myself at the time

With her weirdass name Isis tries to fuck everyone up but meets her match with Jack Hunter the local prick. Honestly its like they both sociopaths or something which was awesome. It was low key juvenivlle the way they hated each other but holy shit they went at each other it was bloodthirsty and just amazing.

“Frigid blue eyes blaze with the coldest fire I’ve ever seen, the face they belong to carved in shadow and rage.
I squeak and shield myself. “Leave a pretty body for my mom.”

Her POV was so strong and hilarious but emotional and just so well written:

“The counter guy burps. “Uh, that guy just threw a chip at you.”
“He’s mad I won, good sir.” I sigh happily. “And he’s mad because he realized I’m going to keep on winning. It’s what I do.”



Plus she totally calls high school life out on its shit:
“There are only two things people will ask you in your senior year of high school: what colleges you’re applying to and whether or not you have a boyfriend. Everything else seems completely irrelevant. No one will ask after your mental state (deteriorating rapidly with all my homework and essays)

HOW FUCKING REAL IS THIS?!?! Literarly no one cares about anything except those two questions of boyfriends or college, because once they have those answer they’ll go back to focusing on themselves



And of course enter the cliche Best Friend. Some secondary character as someone for us to compare the main character to:
“Oh, thank God, Kayla. Your fabulous ass is intact! The stability of world peace depends on that ass”



And then Jack pretending to love secondary best friend but it was fake and no one knew and oh my god my fucking heart

“Jack is being patient and humorous and gentle, everything Kayla wants him to be. He’s mirroring her. It’s not the real him, but she’s so in love with it she can’t see that.
It’s sad.”



And now this asshole, Jack Hunter. Again each character begins with high school cliches to make you dismiss them THEN THEY DO A TOTAL 180 AND IT FUCKS YOU UP AND WHY DID I EVER THINK HE WAS A NORMAL SANE BOY

The war between Isis and Jack was literarlly the greatest thing i have ever read and so entertaining:

“JACK HUNTER SAID I’M beautiful. There is only one conclusion as to what must be done.
Jack Hunter’s gotta die.”


I often found myself arguing with the fictional character Jack, AND I WAS WINNING DAMMIT

And the romance like it was such an antagonizing slow burn i wanted to fucking beat their asses till something happened but then once it did and like hell nothing goes as planned and this book refelcted that

“That’d kinda suck to die over something as stupid and idiotic as love. Here Lies a Stupid Little Girl, Who Collapsed Into a Casual Ball of Panic and Pitiful Sobs at the Idea of Love. P.S. Cupid Won This Round, Sucka”



Welcome to my book boyfriend club, Jack Hunter you prick

“Then don’t! Don’t trust me. Don’t trust anyone! That’s the way you like it, right? That’s the way you’ve been moving through life for the past three years, right? It’s obviously working for you, so keep doing it. Have fucking fun trusting nobody for the rest of your life!” he roars.”



Overall I greatly underestimated this novel, but Lord I have seen the light and this book is amazing. I can’t wait to continue the series. Cuz you know some dark shit is about to go down

[Perks Of Being A Fangirl · Rating 5 out of 5]

WHY DO YOU TORTURE YOUR READERS WITH THESE AWESOME CLIFFHANGERS!!
totally deserved those 5 heartbreaking stars~~
Expectation:☆☆☆☆

If you have read this book before reading my review you would get this gif I inserted


After reading the book I was like..



The plot twist at the end hit me HARD it took me a few minutes for the facts to finally sink in but... I just don't want it to be true.Denial.


I was a bit disappointed when there wasn't anything in Jack's POV when he found out. It would of made the last chapter so much better and how he reacted.

"Jack doesn’t blink. He stares, the sadness back in his eyes. Sorrow clogs them, makes them dark and heavy. And then he's gone"

100% RECOMMENDING TO MY FRIENDS;) SO EXCITED FOR THE NEXT BOOK

[Sunshine & Storms · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 incredible stars!!

This story is remarkable and unforgettable! It caught my attention and just sucked me in without a care in the world! This story is about a girl named Isis, who moves from Florida to Ohio to start over little did she know that she would start a war with Jack the Ice Prince + coping with the past+ taking care of her mother. Isis and Jack are both mastermind, conniving people but that only makes the events and banter that happen between them so much more hilarious and heart grabbing. I fell in love with them individually and together. This story was refreshing and new for me and Sarah Wolf, you did a fantastic job at making me so happy and then CRUSHING IT! WHAT KIND OF ENDING WAS THAT!?!! YOU CAN’T JUST HAVE A CLIFFHANGER LIKE THAT AND EXPECT ME TO BE SANE AFTER IT!?

Chapter sixteen:


Chapter seventeen:


The Cliffhanger:


*tries to calm myself down* Back to what I was saying this is a must read. I might be late on reading this trilogy, but that just means there are a lot of others that are late as well so join the bandwagon, my friends, you won’t regret it… well you’ll regret it once you get to the cliffhanger BUT it will all be wort-.. you know what just read the damn book and be as mesmerized as I am!

This book includes:
Funny banter
Weight loss
Friendship
Cliffhanger (*rolls eyes*)
Insecurities
Total Swoonage
Romance
Drama
Dark secrets
Mystery
Pain
Tears (cause my sappy ass cried)
Oh and Isis casually thinking out loud

Five of the Characters (More characters added an extremely nice touch to the book):

Isis

Isis is my FAVORITE heroine. She’s a girl I know I’d be best friends with in real life. You just have to like her right away even though she deals with a lot of issues and is running away from her past she’s stronger than she knows. She’s sarcastic, crazy, babbles a lot, caring, INSANELY hilarious and has an attention-grabbing personality. You never know what she’s going to say or do next, and that’s why I admire her. Ten pages in and you’ll fall in love with Isis. Why? She punches the Ice Prince; I mean Jack for being disrespectful to Kayla... a girl that wasn’t even her friend (yet). Isis doesn’t do disrespect, and she’ll make sure you know it, or her first will connect with your face in a matter of seconds, don’t believe me? Ask, Jack. He’ll tell you about it ;)

  Say it. Say one more thing, pretty boy. I dare you to.  

“You’re pathetic,” he says.
That’s the first time I punch Jack Hunter’s face.
And as my knuckles connect with his stupid high cheekbones and he staggers back with a furious blizzard brewing in his icy eyes. I somehow get the feeling It won’t be the last time.
“Apologize to Kayla,” I demand, and the entire house goes quiet.
(….)
“Judging by your expression” – I cross my arms and glower – “getting punched for being an ass Is something new.”

Jack– Ice Prince

The guy every girl wants to change and be with and every guy hates but wishes they were. Jack doesn’t talk much to anyone at his school; he keeps to himself which leads him to be mysterious (I love him) . No one’s ever crossed him until he meets Isis, his match made in heaven. They’re completely different but the same (why do I love him so much?). Jack is cold, arrogant, beyond blunt, challenging and RUDE (I just want him in my life) But beneath that icy heart he’s actually a sweetheart and is caring but only to the ones he cares about (Jack, hit me up) . The rivalry between Jack and Isis hectic but they do have their pleasant moments. Let’s just say its all fair in love & war ;)

“I’d tap the shit outta that ho.” A redheaded boy smacks the air in front of his crotch lasciviously. I don’t have time to stop myself –he’s pinned against the water fountain in less than two seconds.
“Repeat that,” I growl
“W-What?” the redhead stutters “C’mon man, let go!”
“Repeat what you just said,” I insist
(….)
I redirect my glare to the redhead. “If I hear you spewing your perverted bullshit about that girl again, well. Ask the football team why they avoid me, would you? It might enlighten you.”

Side note: When Jack is turned on (Halloween party)? WOAH BABY!!


Kayla

Kayla is the girl that is popular, and you’d expect her to be a bitch because every guy wants her, but she’s sweet, kind, loyal and just quirky. But she doesn’t only want to be known as a beautiful face because she’s more than that.

“Just, you know. I’m nice. I can get things from people.”
“You’re pretty.”
“But I’m also nice! And I’m smart! Okay, maybe not in world history, but who even cares about stupid plagues anyway? We have vaccines now! I’m really good at home ec, and Gregory said I have a natural talent for calculus, okay? I’m a lot of things besides pretty, so don’t just say that like everyone else!”

Avery

Avery is Regina George, just a red head and worst.

“It’s incredible. I knew she was a bitch, but I had no idea she used to be a whale. Do you think she’s covered in stretch marks, or what? How much of her is flab?” Avery chuckles.

Wren

Wren is the student council president, popular and is friends with everyone but is also intimidating

“I’m sorry.” Wren squints at me. “Do I know you? Oh, wait. I do know you The new girl. Isis Blake.”
“The one and only!” I smile
“July 1, 1998. Blood type 0 positive. You previously lived in Good Falls, Florida, with your aunt. You’re allergic to strawberries.”
I’m shocked, but I keep my smile. “How do you know so-“
“I’ve read your school record. I volunteer in the office.”

I don’t know how I hadn’t read this book because It has just gone on my favorite list!!


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[Pearl Angeli · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF at 46%.

I'm so sorry, guys. And I'm so sorry, AJ, my friend, who recommended this to me. :((

It's just that... I really, really wanted to like this. But I just can't. I mean, I'm not the type of reader who does this DNF-ing thing, but I was forced because I can't tolerate the immaturity of this book. Yes, there was a ton of it and it was getting annoying every single second and it was already getting on my nerves to the point that I could no longer take it.

When I first met Isis at the beginning chapter, I thought she was cool, funny, and brave-- a little sarcastic and snarky but tolerable, but as the story progressed, I realized she's difficult to like and get along with. She was no longer making any sense and she kept on whining about how bad she looks and how fat she was and how shaken she was when she was ditched by her ex and how insecure she is every time she encounters her chic school mates. Ugh! Isis is one of those characters that really pull the bitch out of me and make me roll my eyes every time.

Jack, on the other hand, is-- I dunno. He's a likeable character but definitely not the one who could be labeled as a book boyfriend. He's always too passive and I think his character development is so poor I could not really connect with him.

At some point I was trying to convince myself to continue it and read it up to the very final chapter to find out how it ends. I've read from reviews that it has a cliffhanger ending and I love cliffhangers because they're challenging but I no longer have the interest to continue.

So yeah, this book unfortunately did not get me. Again, I'm sorry especially for the guys who loved this book. I really am. :(

[Lazaros · Rating 5 out of 5]

«I reach out for his hand, my own trembling. His fingers look so long and slender, and gentle. They feel smooth, and warm. I take hold of a few of them, like they’re a lifeline. A raft in the sea.  A rope in a deep hole.
“You smell good,” I say. “And you’re fun to pick on. And I like your mom. You’re smart. Kind of dumb, but also kind of smart. I had fun. With the war. And the kiss. And the date. And you called me beautiful and it was nice. So even if we never battle again, even if you hate me forever for saying I like you, thank you. Thank you a lot -»

If there's one thing I loved the most about this book, and trust me I loved lots of things about it, then it's the fact that Isis is one of the truest and kindest heroines I've ever had the pleasure of reading about. This entire book took me by surprise. It was so good, i enjoyed it thoroughly.

Despite the bleak theme it targeted, which is that of abuse, I think the fact that the main character, Isis, is so funny and can make light of whatever situation she finds herself in. Her humor and self-sarcasm took the dark edge off the book and made me enjoy it that much more.

Isis used to be the girl everyone made fun of. She was a target for ill comments about her weight. She used to be the girl on the sidelines, the girl who had lots of excess weight on and who got fat-shamed all the time. I'm sure many of you had girls like that at your school. Many of you might have been that girl or boy who everyone made fun of. Well, Isis got used in the worst possible way, she fell in love and the guy not only broke her heart but took advantage of her in the process and humiliated her.

Her mom was beaten by her ex-boyfriend, so she and Iris have moved away and started a new life. Isis has lost all of her excess weight but she still doesn't trust anyone, especially boys. She still has self-confidence issues, she thinks she's ugly. She says that she's never going to love again. Isis is one of those people who try to make fun of everything, out of every situation, just so they can hide behind those jokes and jests. She doesn't want to face reality and she continually avoids dealing with her emotions.

First day into the new school and she makes a friend but also an enemy. The friend is Kayla, and the enemy is Kayla's crush, named Jack. Jack is, shall I say the female version of Isis? Yes, he's colder, and distanced and has no friends at all but they're the same in the way that they both want to always be in control, of their life, of their emotions, and that's what ignites a war between them. She tries to hurt him and he retaliates. Uncovering secrets. Shaming one another. Spreading rumors about each other. Snarky comments and endlessly sassy retorts and funny comments. It's fun to witness that and I'll admit I laughed a lot while reading this.

I felt for the characters, the main ones and the supporting ones. I connected with them and I got to experience their problems and empathize with them. The author did a very good job of conveying the characters' feelings and I'm still overwhelmed by the way it ended and it was all kinds of sad and heart-breaking and it makes me that much more eager to grab the next book and read it in one sitting till my eyes turn red from sleep deprivation.

There's a lot of backstory and there are twists which honestly didn't see coming and this is really deep story and very unique, too. The characters have depth and this book was such a nice surprise and it was also sad but also thought-provocative and it's not one of those young-adult books that you read and then you just say "this was good but it didn't instill anything, no feelings, whatsoever in me". It's the type of book you'll carry with you after you put the book down, in your sleep, in the shower the next morning, during lunch.. To say the least, I loved it.

Recommending it to anyone who's looking for an amazing young-adult book with lots of meaning and underlying messages.

[Mariam · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLY SHITBALLS!!!
OH MY GOD!
I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW!
I mean I can, it's called a cliffhanger but I can't believe it's happening right now, to me.
Sara Wolf, you are an evil, evil woman!

Let me start by saying that I'm not the biggest fan of YA. I find most of the characters annoying as hell and immature. And I rarely love YA books.
NA is my thing.
But I adored this book to the max! I cried, laughed, got scared shitless and picked up my jaw from the floor in the end.
Because I absolutely love hate-to-love relationships in books, and I heard this book is funny and entertaining, I thought I'd give it a try.
All I can say is thank God I did. To say I loved this book would be an understatement.
I'll try to explain: I love this book more than I love food. Which is a big freaking deal if you ask me, because food is my first love and all.
I missed dinner because of this book.
Anyway, I loved how Jack stayed a cold asshole throughout the book. I figured he would take one look at her then chase her around like a lost puppy or something
But fortunately, no. He stayed a heartless asshole, and I loved him anyway.
Isis, Isis, Isis. I love her name, it's so unique, just like her. And what's not to love about her? She's funny as hell, sarcastic, snarky and invents weird swearing words like hairy monkeyballs, dogshit on a stick, puke pancakes and many, many others.
I'll tell you what I didn't like about her; I didn't like that she was so insecure and so bent on accepting that she's ugly because some asshole who-shall-not-be-named called her that. I. Hate. Him.
She was probably a trusting, naïve girl before him, like a daisy. And then he came, and pulled her petals off one by one, forcing her to surround herself with thorns to survive.
Isis and Jack really are like fire and ice. She's this fireball that's full of life and she's so crazy -in a good way- and she doesn't take shit from Jack, or anyone and she cares about Kayla -her friend- and her mom more than she cares about herself.
“Sometimes, we can’t do the things we want to do for ourselves. Sometimes we wait for someone else to do them. You can’t always wait like that. You have to seek out change on your own.”
The things they did to each other were hilarious. I was laughing my ass off at 4 in the morning. Some things were a little too far and they made me cringe and squeeze a tear or two out. But it was so engaging and kept me on my toes. Anticipating, covering one eye like watching a horror movie.
I loved the writing, how the author described some things. Like this one for example, Isis describing her mother's smell:
She smells like lavender and sadness – and that smells like ripped tissue paper and sun-dried salt.
I'm still reeling from that damn cliffhanger. Normally, cliffhangers leave me rolling my eyes or not that interested in reading the next book because I know it will just drag on and on. But this one was so different, I didn't see it coming at all. Yes, I'm frustrated as hell, but I'm also dying to read the next book. Not knowing what's gonna happen is thrilling!
Only a month left before the sequel. I can't freaking wait. Please read this. It's different, unique and beautiful.
Sara Wolf, believe me when I say this: I will stalk you for future books. Great job, great fucking job!

[NiCoLeTa E. {Addicted To Books} · Rating 5 out of 5]

....No, No, No, No, No, No, No, No....

What the fuck just happened???

Oh, my Gosh!!!

I feel... devastating!

My heart just made an awfull crack!!!!

Oh, shit!!!

That book turn the inside out of me...


It began easy... With a heroine, who talks too much & a hot icy prince...

Isis Blake was a girl who had much fun, she defense the weak people, speak too much and she 's having an irrational hatress for Jack Hunter...


Jack Hunter is a guy who shows no emotions... He has been though a lot of bad things in the past and he has a secret life...

From the first moment that their eyes have met, they get themselves into a big... WAR!!!!


They did pretty nasty things for winning that war...

The battles between them was epic...

full of amusement sometimes... and with a little bit embarrasment other times...


But after a while something started to change....
And then everything got strange and confusing...


But everything fell apart at the end and God, i want so badly to find out what will happen after but in the same time i'm so afraid to learn about that...


The things that i didn't like at all in this book was:
1. The low Isi's self confidence...
2. Jack's heartbreaking at the finale...

[Brittany · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 Stars!!
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

“Sometimes, we can’t do the things we want to do for ourselves. Sometimes we wait for someone else to do them. You can’t always wait like that. You have to seek out change on your own.”

Isis hasn't fell in love in over 3 years. Because of what happened last time, she has no plan to ever do it again. Since then, she has lost weight, changed her hair, and moved to Ohio to help her mom with a bad relationship.

Enter Jack Hunter. AKA the Ice Prince. Everyone at school wants him but he doesn't give anyone the time of day. Hes been spotted downtown with older women. He never gives high school girls a second glance- that is until Isis punches him in the face. GAME ON.

I was not expecting to like this as much as I did!! This is just the book I needed to get out of a bit of a book slump. I had a huge book hangover and this pulled me right out of it.

Isis is sooo annoying but hilarious at the same time. She is clever and calculated but she also has some really deep hurts she needs to deal with. Jack has a HUGE secret too and Isis is determined to find out what it is and win this war between them. I loved their banter and the sarcasm in this book is over the top, but oh so glorious.

“Come! Come sit by me. It’s a nice bench. Nice and lovely on the butt.” “You’re drunk.” “Yeah, and you’re ugly, but do I complain about it? No! Because I don’t complain about things that I can’t change. That’s called intelligence.”

The plot was well thought out and the dialogue is probably one of the best I have ever read. Its so unique and different. There is no insta-love.


Isis and Jacks relationship builds over many obstacles. And Jack is an ass throughout the whole book, and pretty much stays that way.. but it works. It also deals with a lot of dark and heavy issues and really draws you in. I could not put this book down.

That ending though-


The cliffhanger was freaking devastating yet at the same time, EPIC. I just love Sara Wolf and her ability to plug me into her worlds. I immediately had to pick up book 2 and I'm almost done with it as well! RTC for that soon! Totally recommend !!!

[Noodle · Rating 5 out of 5]

HOLY MOTHER OF PEARL...

This was fucking brilliant.

ISIS is fucking brilliant.

I love her and she is my spirit animal and she is so strong minded and funny and remarkable and courageous and have I mentioned that i love her. I do. I love her a lot. She makes this book 5 billion times better and I'm in love.

“I would love to slap you right now, but I’m currently wielding a nine pound ball and I’m afraid that would be called murder.”

I highlighted so much of this book because literally any time Isis was present this book was awesome. Refreshing story with wonderfully amazing character and a strong storyline. Loved it and can't wait to start the next one... I'm glad I've downloaded all 3 books and can continually receive a steady stream of Isis humour. ❤ ❤



Reread: October 14th 2015

[•Anna• · Rating 5 out of 5]

Actual Rating: A HUNDRED MILLION STARS!



THIS. BOOK.
I swear, I'll try being coherent, I'll even try explaining you the magnificence of this book!
GEMMA YOU WERE SO RIGHT, BTW.

SARA WOLF I TOTALLY WORSHIP YOU.

I reach out for his hand, my own trembling. His fingers look so long and slender, and gentle. They feel smooth, and warm. I take hold of a few of them, like they're a lifeline. A raft in the sea. A rope in a deep hole.
“You smell good,” I say. “And you’re fun to pick on. And I like your mom. You’re smart. Kind of dumb, but also kind of smart. I had fun. With the war. And the kiss. And the date. And you called me beautiful and it was nice. So even if we never battle again, even if you hate me forever for saying I like you, thank you."

I stumbled upon this book (seriously, I didn't even know I had it) because I was looking for something really good, funny, heart-stopping and all that stuff. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED! Oh my, I completely lost track of the time and it was absolutely awesome. This book is a freaking amazing page-turner and you people should know what I'm talking about, so make some changes in your schedule and go read it. RIGHT NOW.
I feel so damn euphoric, it's like Isis infected me with her craziness.

ISIS.
This girl, guys. This girl cracked me up. The way she talked to people and everything she did made me laugh so hard. She's that amazing. My new fav character. I just loved everything about her. Honestly.
She's so tough on the outside, but so vulnerable on the inside.
While reading her story I thought of what they say, you know, about hilarious people. Maybe they had a sad past and they experienced something big, so they try their best to forget about that, smile all the time, make other people smile, and go on. That is what Isis is. She says a lot of crazy, funny things, always blabbering about someone's poop, throwing dog poop at Jack's car. BUT. She's broken, and keeps trying to fix people around her.

At East Summit High Isis is the "New Girl", nobody knows her but she's a tornado, and soon draws everybody's attention. She lost her trust in people when Nameless hurt her but that didn't stop her. We get to know her past and the whole thing behind Nameless' story towards the end of the book. And then you just stop laughing, your heart stops beating for a sec, cry a little, and you don't know whether you're misinterpreting the truth or not.

I'm not empty. I'm still a person. I cried over a bad thing that happened in my life, but I probably shouldn't have.

I've kept it inside this long.
I can do it for a lot longer.
Because I'm strong. Because I'm Isis Blake.

JACK.
He's the Ice Prince of ESH. He doesn't talk to people. They're just annoying, meaningless, stupid living things to him. When he hurts Kayla's feeling, Isis gets so mad she starts a very competitive (and oh so fun!) war with him. He's arrogant and impossible, and I swear, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THEIR CONVERSATIONS.


This book doesn't stand out from the others for its originality. I mean, a girl with a trauma who changes to start over and meets this hot, rude guy? But the thing is the author deals with all these clichés with an amazing humor that makes you laugh your lungs out... these crazy people you'll inevitably fall in love with... I MEAN, I READ ALL THE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS! THAT MUST MEAN SOMETHING!

And Jack... he's asdfghjkl and I love the way he talks to Isis, the way they think to hate each other. He's such an asshole at the beginning, but whatever.
And ---- SPOILER ---- he's an escort.
Oh, and that cliffhanger is unthinkable.
#BYE

"I cannot, for the life of me, remember what we were just conversing about! Alas. I will forever remember this time we spent together affectionately and oh god I remember now you pervert!”
“You were the one who shouted ‘sex’!” He hisses.
“You were the one who was born, so really I think that’s the root of the problem."

[preppea · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Cliffhanger? A CLIFFHANGER? How did I miss this? How did I get to 99% and still not have a clue until I saw the word “acknowledgements”? I swear if it hadn’t been the middle of the night and my husband hadn’t been sleeping beside me I would have been doing this…



The story was just too great and the cliffhanger too drastic for me to just… sit here and WAIT for book#2! Waah!



Sara Wolf solidified herself in my mind with LOVELY VICIOUS as an author to watch. I’d read the first two books in her ARRANGED series and thoroughly enjoyed the characters—but LOVELY VICIOUS was a step above. Sara Wolf combines hilarious humor and witty dialogue for a story that had me constantly alternating between rolling on the floor laughing and sitting on the edge of my seat waiting to see what would happen next.

I’m desperate for friends, not socially suicidal. There’s a fine, pathetic line between the two and I’m toeing it like a ballet dancer at her first recital.

It’s light green and rusted, with a broken headlight and soda cans littering the floor, but it does its job of letting everyone know I’m poor and that’s really all I ask from a car.

“No. Unlike you, I have a life to attend to. I can’t afford to waste my time arguing the fine points of what makes you an idiot.”

Isis is a walking contradiction. Her self-esteem is 10 notches below sea level yet she speaks with confidence, snark, and self-deprecating witticism that keeps even the most popular kids in school engaged. She has a heart of gold and will do anything, including punching a guy and making his life hell, to protect someone she cares about. She’s convinced she will never, ever experience love or intimate relationships personally, but even in her lowest moments she fights to stay positive and strong. She is observant, smart, and can run circles around most of the kids her age.

Jack is an enigma. No one knows him. He is the ice prince of the school and refuses to lower himself to even acknowledge others at his school, yet everyone wants to know him, be with him. Something about Isis forces him to fight back and engage when he’s accustomed to blocking it all out. They are equals in intelligence and observation. He is a mystery in so many ways. A knight in shining armor for a girl named Sophia, the reader can tell there might be a heart buried under all that ice but he also has a dark past that hints at danger and violence. My favorite thing about Jack was that he wasn’t just the typical jerk and as soon as you got to know him, you saw his cold personality hid a well-kept secret and a heart of gold. He is committed to his role as asshole/ice prince and doesn’t deviate – it will truly take someone special to cross the Grand Canyon that is the defensive moat around his heart.

Most importantly, Isis can’t take another heartbreak, so no matter how intriguing Jack might be, I was so terrified to see her get hurt again. Not all secrets are revealed in the first book in the Vicious series and certainly not all wounds are mended and I am in giddy anticipation of SAVAGE DELIGHT!

LOVELY VICIOUS is a great book for anyone who likes a strong heroine who won’t let anyone silence her. I can’t imagine anyone not falling in love with Isis’ incredible personality and witty, snarky humor.

[Vasiliki · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars!!!!!!

ARC kindly provided by Entangled Publishing, LLC via Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.

This is the story of Isis, the new girl! Isis who came from Florida to Ohio and she wants to make a new start leaving everything behind her. Somehow she stars a war with Jack aka Ice Prince.

This story is so much more than what I just described. This is a story full of emotions and love! Love on so many different levels! Most of all, this story is about pure and innocent love! I laughed out-loud, I cried, I was breathless and I mended a broken heart during this journey. The plot moves fast and is full of secrets, surprises and twists. Some of the secrets come out but most of them don't! The story is said from Isis' POV with a couple of chapters said from Jack's POV. The writing of Ms. Wolf is so alive and vivid, just amazing!

Isis is not an usual teenager. She would like to be but she is not and she has accepted. She is fire actually. She speaks her mind without thinking and she doesn't care what the others think. Of course all these are just her armor against pain and hurt. Inside Isis has a huge and innocent heart! I just love her!

Jack is also unusual as teenager. He is cold and distant and nothing attracts his interest. He has a purpose and he is focus only to that. I love him too because I know that all this actions are guided also by love.

Isis and Jack are actually two sides of the same coin in my mind. I love their war and their interactions! They are so intense and so true!

The last chapters of the book were just mind-blowing! I really didn't see coming any of the events that took place! I was speechless! The end of this book was a huge cliff-hanger that I cannot stop thinking about! Wonderful story!!

I definitely recommend this book to everyone who likes to read about pure and innocent love!

[Gaby (lookingatbooks) · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Sometimes, we can’t do the things we want to do for ourselves. Sometimes we wait for someone else to do them. You can’t always wait like that. You have to seek out change on your own.”

Reread #3

Well, it's about time someone wrote a book that's completely unique and piqued my interested. There is nothing like Vicious Lovely. It's a fresh book about a girl who protects herself with an armor of… wait for it: insults and jokes.

Isis Blake is a character anyone can fall for. She's spunky, quirky, risqué. And the epitome of how girls could act if they forgot the cliches and what society expects, acting like their true self. . So naturally Isis has become my favorite character in the history of all characters!

The story is based off of pain and how the main character drives herself to forget her past hurt. I found Isis to be a relatable character in some instances and to shock me other times. This book is loaded with random thoughts and run-on sentences, something that sets it apart from other books. I can't categorize this story, for it has every thing from love to downright wars where bird crap is being smeared on the others windshield. It's one of the craziest things I've read so far. And mind you, I'm a romance reader ;)

Should I bring up Jack Hunter? That conversation might be a little… spontaneous. So to say. The Ice King may be my weakness. He's cold but then he's warm. It's like that game you played as a kid, where you're tagging your friends to find out if they're hot or cold, safe or unsafe. It's annoying but adventurous in all its glory.

One thing is for certain, Sara Wolf is a true talent.

[Alaina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely Vicious viciously took my heart and stomped all over it. I loved this book so god damn much. I'm sad it's over but I am more than happy to dive into that second book.

Isis Blake is probably the most insane character you will ever meet. However, I feel in love with her instantaneously. She is also a god damn bad ass. I could probably just write this review all about how I love her. Okay, I'll go on. Isis is such a god damn bad ass that she will fuck up anyone she meets. Well, until she meets Jack Hunter. He is also crazy in the mind but I ended up loving the little shit too. When they went at each other, I'm pretty sure I had my creepy smile plaster on my face. Like, go on please. I need more from you two!

Besides all of that awesomeness, Isis's POV was gold. I laughed so hard and when I wasn't laughing I was probably having mini heart attacks. My favorite thing from her was when she talked about high school. I couldn't decided if I should laugh or give her props because it's so fucking true.

This book will call you out on your bullshit and the bullshit of the other characters - I loved it!

Besides that, there's Kayla. The best friend. Jack basically pretends to like her and no one fucking knows about it! MY HEART MAN. I was like.. don't love him woman. WALK AWAY WOMAN. Of course, no one in the book heard my sweet words but I still loved the shit out of him and his assholeness.

Overall, the war between Isis and Jack was the best thing ever written. I need more. I want more. Where is the second book when I need it?!?! The romance was such a slow burn and a little bit enjoyable - but this girl right here is impatient as fuck. This romance was like a pedestrian walking in the cross walk in front of your car.. taking their sweet ass time to get to the other side. Meanwhile I'm freaking out and frustrated as fuck because I'm not a patient person. At one point I will yell out my window, "KNEES TO CHEST BITCH, KNEES TO CHEST!" just to motivate them to walk faster. If that doesn't work, the horn is a nice touch too.

Loved the book. Loved Isis so freaking much. I NEED MORE!

[Khadidja · Rating 1 out of 5]

GOOD GOD THIS WAS FUCKING AWFUL it was so bad what the hell i can't believe i even stuck around to finish this mess of a book.

So this book follows Isis (i thought it was some racist joke when she was first introduced but apparently not??? Like that's unironically her name??? Are Americans okay???) She's 17 and just moved to a new town and onto a new highschool and of course she is a "kickass secretly intelligent full of wit balantly honest extremely sexy -but she doesnt know it shocking i know- and obviously more observant than a detective" you know just your average white gal :)

And the dude is named Jack but they call him Ice prince because wait for it.... He is so cold! And a badboy! And talks to no one! And has no friends! I mean WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT? And our Isis slaps him on their first encounter :))) because how else we would know that she is badass??? And that scene made me have war flashbacks about Wattpad but that's another story for another time.

Spoilers ahead so!!!

So this Jack is 17 SEVENTEEN has a fake id where he is TWENTY SEVEN pretty sure that no 17 can pretend to be 10 years older, like no matter how muscle-y you are it just WONT WORK and this bitch works as AN ESCORT??? Like i'm not big on the American Law and i do not wish to be but i'm pretty sure that's illegal???? Especially for a job like this??? WHO IS THIS MAN TRYING TO FOOL but of course he is working to save for his childhood gf's hospital bills :((((( because he has such a good big fat heart. And we find out this whole thing by our Isis snooping around because since the slap they "declared a war" and they are always trying to get on each other's back by ivading each other's privacy. Isnt it the cutest thing you heard today? Don't you just love it? Because i obviously do.

These two have NO regards for each othe's feelings and they say/do things that are just what ????? But i guess i'm supposed to find it cute. I could go on about this forever but for the sake of my sanity amd yours i wont.


But one more thing , can you believe that the author threw in the Amnesia trope when she forgets no one but HIM? HE who saved her???? I bet you didnt see that coming.

[Andrea C. *andreasbookishlife* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Easily one of my favorite books I have read so far this year. Wow, I am sitting here crying over how good this book was. I am shocked at how much this book impacted me.

I was absolutely obsessed with the romance. The enemies-to-lovers dynamic was fantastic and the banter was outstanding. This book seriously had some of the best banter I have ever read.

Also, the ENDING. I have no words; I am in complete shock. Seriously, I am at a loss of words.

I can’t wait to read books 2 and 3. Definitely going to pick those up soon.

If you want an addicting and absolutely fantastic enemies-to-lovers high school romance, PLEASE read this. This is going on my favorites list of 2020 right now.


Re-read: March 20th, 2023 - March 21st, 2023 -- still one of my absolute favorite romance books. Starting the rest of the series now!

[Jess-i-ca · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was by no means realistic but it was still decent. I would say its definitely YA and if you are against immaturity do not read this because there was a ton of that.

Isis, former fat girl, has moved to small town Ohio from Florida with her mom. This is her chance to start over. She has a good personality and is loud and talks a ton.



Almost to the point where she won't shut up....Most of the time its hilarious though...But other times you are like



She has sworn off love because of Nameless who totally ruined her. She sees Jack Hunter, aka Ice Prince, one night at a party. Jack is a conceited asshole and all the girls fall over him.



Isis gets pissed when she sees him be rude to her new friend, Kayla.



You see, Kayla is the first friend Isis has ever really had and Jack is totally rude to her so she declares war on him.



Their war is pretty messed up....a rumor, public kiss, fat pics posted around school, drugs in a locker, small dick rumors, etc. etc etc...I kept waiting for something to go down with the animal she sleeps with at night, Mr. Muffins or whatever....



Through her hate for Jack she winds up liking him. (You know that is gonna happen) And she winds up kissing him at a party but of course she's drunk....



I will say I was a little annoyed with the whole thing about her getting him to take Kayla on a date and then Isis throwing up and him then taking her to eat Sushi? Wasn't she just puking her guts up? And you want to feed her Sushi??



And then towards the end when the drama goes down, Jack just happens to be there to apologize.....



I didn't know this book had a cliffhanger and honestly the cliffhanger pissed me off. How can she remember every single person except Jack?



I will likely read book two though to find out what happens between Jack and Isis.

[booknuts_ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reread: 2020

I am beyond glad Goodreads recommended this book to me. This book was so much fun to read and oh man that ending!!!

Isis is a girl moved to a new town which means a new high school. At a party one night she sees Jack work his horrible self on someone and she felt the need to stand up for them. Well Isis and Jack have just met each other’s match. Her way of staking her claim of a boy- hating-self-proclaimed-bad-girl; was to literally punch Jack in the face. BOOM. And there it begins.

At first I wasn’t sure if I was going to like Isis but she totally grew on me. Sure she has some issues but man I loved her sassy-sarcastic self! She used to be fat so she has stretch marks, her thighs jiggle and she calls herself ugly. But she has accepted who she is and has accepted the fact that she thinks she’s ugly. However I can understand how she would think she was ugly and never again would want to be touched by a man. After being bullied and tricked she has decided to completely change herself and who she use to be so she will never ever have to experience that again. Sadly that includes never falling in love…again.

Jack has issues of his own, I liked him. Sure, was he an absolute jerk? yes. did he need to be? no. Is he perfect? no. Did I have issues with him? sure! But overall, his jerk-y-ness was his defense wall. He is tired of being treated and fawned, and even pawed at all the time from women. So to keep them away he treats them badly by using their weaknesses and insecurities against them. Horrible right? But I found him and his interaction with Isis intriguing so I kept going.

One of my biggest problems I have with his story? His chosen “secret” life he has outside of high school. Do I understand? sure, doesn’t mean I have to agree with the author’s choice of lifestyle. Just throwing that out there.

But what made this book so worth the read was the action going on between both Jack and Isis and how they went about each other. I absolutely loved the funny side of Isis that wasn’t there at first but slowly built over time with the story till by the time I finished the book I was chuckling out loud and smiling! I love books that can make me do that! Plus that crazy cliffhanger and the fact that I am absolutely DYING to get my hands on book two!!! AAAHHH! I can’t wait!

So Overall I enjoyed it, I did have some issues with it, but overall I really enjoyed it.

Sexual Content: moderate/heavy
Language: heavy
Violence: moderate
Drugs/Alcohol: moderate/heavy

[Jessica *The Lovely Books* · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved. Adored. Fell in love. Cried.
This book was everything. I can't wait to get my hands on the next one.

[If it ain't good I don't read it ! · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me just say i just knew this book would be awesome by just reading the Authors name and the blurb. I mean seriously Sara Wolf. Do you know how awesome you have to be to pull off that last name.

Sara Wolf


lol, Anyways cool ass last names aside I'd just like to say I loved this book. Seriously whats there to not like, it was funny as hell, fast paced and without any of that usually bullshit teen dramaz shit that makes up almost every other teen book i try to read. I mean can i get a eye roll?



Isis Blake has to be one of the few teens I've read about that i didn't plan mental murder for while reading.Heck i loved the chick!!
“I cannot, for the life of me, remember what we were just conversing about! Alas. I will forever remember this time we spent together affectionately and oh god I remember now you pervert!”
“You were the one who shouted ‘sex’!” He hisses.
“You were the one who was born, so really I think that’s the root of the problem.”

Talk about a breath of fresh air, and her feud with Jake

priceless


But that wasn't even it, wasn't what really sold me on this book. I liked that Isis battled her own demons, i loved that she could make you cry as much as she could make you laugh. I loved that the characters were raw and real, i loved that Sara kept us on our toes guessing what it was that happened and reveled everything yet nothing at the same time. Point being I Loved this Book period.


That being said WTF was with that ending??

I mean i feel like...



Frankly i don't like it, The sad thing is i saw it coming, in some deep, deep sense i knew it was going to end in a cliffhanger, and when it finally did i was the picture of a mental patient yelling at my Ipad. Trying to stop the inevitable.



yeah.....


- 5 kick ass stars