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Struck #3
Shaken
In Brooklyn, there is a girl named Rose Knight who has a big secret. Damien Castle is a charming, arrogant young man who is great at figuring out secrets, but he is even better at capturing delinquents. When the two meet, even though Damien realizes that there is something strange about her, he can't help falling under her spell. What happens when responsibilities and love collide? ¿Qué sucede cuando el deber y el amor se enfrentan? En Brooklyn, New York, hay una chica llamada Rose Knight, que tiene un gran secreto. Damien Castle, es un joven arrogante y encantador, es muy bueno desentrañando secretos, pero es mucho más hábil atrapando delincuentes. Cuando él y Rose se conoce, Damien se da cuenta de que hay algo extraño en ella, pero no puede evitar caer bajo su encanto. No se trata del horrible sentido de la moda de Rose ni de su obsesion por la egiptología. Lo que confunde a Damien es lo que ella genera en él. Algo que nunca antes había sentido por una chica...
328 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2016
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About the author
Joss Stirling
39 books2,520 followersJoss Stirling is a British novelist. Her first novel under this name was the internationally successful, Finding Sky, which is followed by five others in the same series entering into the savant world of young people with special powers. Central to the story are the Benedict Brothers, seven talented guys from Colorado.
In a second series, Struck, Joss begins a new world of detective romance. The first three parts are: Struck (#1) and Stung (#2), and Shaken (#3) and Scorched (#4). Joss introduces readers to four new heroes - Kieran Storm, Nathan Hunter, Joe Masters and Damien Castle, who all attention the Young Detective Agency. The first part, Struck, won the Romantic Novel of the Year 2015 in the UK.
Her new series, PERIL, a paranormal love story set in the near future, is out 13 July 2017.
Joss lives in Oxford, England. She is married with three children.
Stirling also publishes under two pen names: Julia Golding and Eve Edwards.
In a second series, Struck, Joss begins a new world of detective romance. The first three parts are: Struck (#1) and Stung (#2), and Shaken (#3) and Scorched (#4). Joss introduces readers to four new heroes - Kieran Storm, Nathan Hunter, Joe Masters and Damien Castle, who all attention the Young Detective Agency. The first part, Struck, won the Romantic Novel of the Year 2015 in the UK.
Her new series, PERIL, a paranormal love story set in the near future, is out 13 July 2017.
Joss lives in Oxford, England. She is married with three children.
Stirling also publishes under two pen names: Julia Golding and Eve Edwards.
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February 9, 2017
3,5 Sterne
Shaken hat mir von der neuen Reihe sogar fast am besten gefallen. Das liegt vor allem daran, dass es sich bei der Liebesgeschichte nicht wie in Band zwei um Instalove handelte, sondern es hier eine kleine Wir-necken-uns-aber-eigentlich-mögen-wir-uns Sache gewesen ist. Damien als Protagonisten mochte ich ganz gerne, auch wenn er natürlich der typische Bad Boy gewesen ist. Allerdings ist er eben, so wie bei Joss Stirling üblich, kein schlechter Mensch und eben nicht so übertrieben "bad" dass es unsympathisch wird, sondern Damien ist ein guter Kerl... mit einem Hang dazu ziemlich viele Mädels abzuschleppen.
Rose fand ich super sympathsch, weil sie so eine kleine Loona Lovegood gewesen ist. Leicht verschrullt, aber super liebenswert mit einer sehr passionierten Liebe für Archäologie und einem sehr sehr ausgefallenen Sinn für Mode. Damien und Rose in Kombination waren einfach herrlich und am besten hat mir die Halloween Sache gefallen! Die Schnitzeljagd war toll und es war auch super, wie Rose sich immer mehr geöffnet hat.
Allerdings war es auch in diesem Buch so, dass die Action-Elemente für meinen Geschmack zu übertrieben gewesen sind. Wie Rose ständig Kohle scheffelt (LEGAL)... Ich kenne mich zwar mit dem Markt nicht aus, aber dass es Menschen gibt, die sowas so leicht können, halte ich einfach für unrealistisch. Das ist auch der Grund, warum die zweite Hälfte des Buches mir etwas weniger gefallen hat. Also das Sich-Verlieben war supersüß, aber das Los-wir-bringen-einen-Gangster-zur-Strecke eher weniger.
Ich bin auf jeden Fall sehr gespannt auf den vierten Teil mit Joe, dessen Buch auch einfach überfällig ist. Und bis dahin kann ich mich dann mit Summer Shadows trösten <3
Shaken hat mir von der neuen Reihe sogar fast am besten gefallen. Das liegt vor allem daran, dass es sich bei der Liebesgeschichte nicht wie in Band zwei um Instalove handelte, sondern es hier eine kleine Wir-necken-uns-aber-eigentlich-mögen-wir-uns Sache gewesen ist. Damien als Protagonisten mochte ich ganz gerne, auch wenn er natürlich der typische Bad Boy gewesen ist. Allerdings ist er eben, so wie bei Joss Stirling üblich, kein schlechter Mensch und eben nicht so übertrieben "bad" dass es unsympathisch wird, sondern Damien ist ein guter Kerl... mit einem Hang dazu ziemlich viele Mädels abzuschleppen.
Rose fand ich super sympathsch, weil sie so eine kleine Loona Lovegood gewesen ist. Leicht verschrullt, aber super liebenswert mit einer sehr passionierten Liebe für Archäologie und einem sehr sehr ausgefallenen Sinn für Mode. Damien und Rose in Kombination waren einfach herrlich und am besten hat mir die Halloween Sache gefallen! Die Schnitzeljagd war toll und es war auch super, wie Rose sich immer mehr geöffnet hat.
Allerdings war es auch in diesem Buch so, dass die Action-Elemente für meinen Geschmack zu übertrieben gewesen sind. Wie Rose ständig Kohle scheffelt (LEGAL)... Ich kenne mich zwar mit dem Markt nicht aus, aber dass es Menschen gibt, die sowas so leicht können, halte ich einfach für unrealistisch. Das ist auch der Grund, warum die zweite Hälfte des Buches mir etwas weniger gefallen hat. Also das Sich-Verlieben war supersüß, aber das Los-wir-bringen-einen-Gangster-zur-Strecke eher weniger.
Ich bin auf jeden Fall sehr gespannt auf den vierten Teil mit Joe, dessen Buch auch einfach überfällig ist. Und bis dahin kann ich mich dann mit Summer Shadows trösten <3
October 11, 2019
Honestly, I would spend hours writing a review that entails all the issues I have with this book. To sum up my conflicted feelings I have two things to say.
1) Feminism ruins you for everything; romance, entertainment, life in general and especially books. Still wouldn't wanna change a thing.
2) I hope that in the near future books like this go extinct. They are partly the reason people get emotionally exploited by partners, friends, family, you name it, especially men. Because, - I am sorry - I cannot possibly be the only one noticing this, but Damien is belittling Rose any chance he gets.
To underline my statements, dear jury, I'd like to give you the following quote:
Joe wasn't used to this new attitude but Damien smiled. "That's it, Rose, put us in our place. We can both take a few punches."
Like, what the actual beep? First of all, Rose's way of sticking up for herself is called "an attitude". Of course it is [eyeroll]. Second: "put us in our place"?? Like, is Rose a small ridiculous Chihuahua that needs some mocking because it barks up at dogs 10 times its size? Noo, I don't think so.
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There's also this moment when She sipped her tea, acting as if the sparks had not just been flying between them. Bitch, what sparks?? The one of sexist oppression, you mean?
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To close this case, I would like to urge all teenagers who thought about reading this book to not do it. Do not let yourself get brainwashed into thinking, belittling, corruption and using someones insecurities against them are ways to work a romance.
1) Feminism ruins you for everything; romance, entertainment, life in general and especially books. Still wouldn't wanna change a thing.
2) I hope that in the near future books like this go extinct. They are partly the reason people get emotionally exploited by partners, friends, family, you name it, especially men. Because, - I am sorry - I cannot possibly be the only one noticing this, but Damien is belittling Rose any chance he gets.
To underline my statements, dear jury, I'd like to give you the following quote:
Joe wasn't used to this new attitude but Damien smiled. "That's it, Rose, put us in our place. We can both take a few punches."
Like, what the actual beep? First of all, Rose's way of sticking up for herself is called "an attitude". Of course it is [eyeroll]. Second: "put us in our place"?? Like, is Rose a small ridiculous Chihuahua that needs some mocking because it barks up at dogs 10 times its size? Noo, I don't think so.
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There's also this moment when She sipped her tea, acting as if the sparks had not just been flying between them. Bitch, what sparks?? The one of sexist oppression, you mean?
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To close this case, I would like to urge all teenagers who thought about reading this book to not do it. Do not let yourself get brainwashed into thinking, belittling, corruption and using someones insecurities against them are ways to work a romance.
September 23, 2022
3.5/5
Oh my gosh, finishing a book in a day?
I finished the book really fast not because I was invested, but because I was (and still am) DESPERATE to finish this series.
As much as I didn’t really enjoy this book because well- it’s basically the same thing over and over, and by that I mean: “A mission that some teenagers have to complete, where they always end up falling in love and ofc, the conflict is fixed within 3 pages when things get tough.”
I must say that this one book was… better than the first 2, maybe because I found it a bit more entertaining because of the plot but that’s it, I really think some of the characters are just a copy paste from one another and I don’t even get to empathize with them that much.
And… the romance well uh.. extremely fast paced… like, my dude is already kissing the girl and saying he’s in love in less than 100 pages, that’s impressive.
Anyways, it’s the same damn thing but as I already said, my no self control had to buy the entire series! Ain’t I the greatest?
P.S: Just one more book and I’m done, thank gosh
Oh my gosh, finishing a book in a day?
I finished the book really fast not because I was invested, but because I was (and still am) DESPERATE to finish this series.
As much as I didn’t really enjoy this book because well- it’s basically the same thing over and over, and by that I mean: “A mission that some teenagers have to complete, where they always end up falling in love and ofc, the conflict is fixed within 3 pages when things get tough.”
I must say that this one book was… better than the first 2, maybe because I found it a bit more entertaining because of the plot but that’s it, I really think some of the characters are just a copy paste from one another and I don’t even get to empathize with them that much.
And… the romance well uh.. extremely fast paced… like, my dude is already kissing the girl and saying he’s in love in less than 100 pages, that’s impressive.
Anyways, it’s the same damn thing but as I already said, my no self control had to buy the entire series! Ain’t I the greatest?
P.S: Just one more book and I’m done, thank gosh
May 22, 2016
Life isn't easy for Rose, she's only 16 but she's also the only person in her family that is even slightly responsible when it comes to money and she's definitely the only one who doesn't dabble in illegal activities. For months her father has been held hostage by criminals he owes money too and Rose is being blackmailed into paying a ransom fee for his safety. It's a good job she's extremely intelligent and has a knack for playing the stock market but that is only going to get her so far and things are about to get a whole lot worse. Damien is visiting fellow member of the YDA Joe and his family in New York when he meets their kooky next door neighbour Rose. Rose intrigues him but he can tell she's keeping secrets and it's not long before the boys start meddling in Rose's business trying to find out exactly what is going on. When things quickly go downhill Damien is determined to help Rose solve her problems but will she be willing to trust him when he already betrayed her once by sticking his nose in where it wasn't wanted?
I love Joss Stirling's books, they're always such fun and quick reads and a brilliant way to keep myself entertained for a few hours. You do have to suspend believe a little (what 16 year old would really be capable of raising millions of dollars in just a couple of weeks by buying and selling shares on the stock market?) but as long as you can just go with the flow and have fun with it I'm sure you'll enjoy these books. I love the idea of the Young Detective Agency, it's a school for teens that aims to teach them everything they need to know to go into a future career with law enforcement so it's at least somewhat believable that the students would be good at problem solving and investigations.
Damien is a character we've seen in the previous books and he's always been fun but definitely not a boy who is looking for a serious girlfriend. He's actually quite horrified that two of his best friends are now in a relationship and he makes a big point of telling Joe that he's planning on playing the field for a while longer. Of course everything changes when he meets Rose, she's nothing like the girls he normally goes for and he finds her all the more fascinating because of it. Rose is incredibly smart but not so good with people, she spends so much of her time looking after her father and brother and holding the home together that she doesn't have much left for anything other than studying so her social life is nonexistent. She would love to fit in but she just doesn't have the same interests as most of the people in her class and she's so focused on passing her exams and heading off to uni that she lets everything else pass her by. Damien pulls her out of her comfort zone a little which is really good for her, he finds her social awkwardness endearing but he won't let her hide away from the world. They actually fit together surprisingly well and I enjoyed seeing the friendship build between them.
There is plenty of action in the story, Rose is determined to do things her own way and although she does make a couple of really silly decisions they were forgivable because of her age. She wants to solve her family's problems and she has a dangerous plan but I had to admire the way she was so determined to do the right thing even when it meant putting herself in harm's way. Damien makes a couple of mistakes too but he steps up when she really needs him and that's the most important thing. I also enjoyed getting to know Joe a bit better so I'm really hoping he's going to be getting his own book too.
Source: Received from Amazon Vine in exchange for an honest review
I love Joss Stirling's books, they're always such fun and quick reads and a brilliant way to keep myself entertained for a few hours. You do have to suspend believe a little (what 16 year old would really be capable of raising millions of dollars in just a couple of weeks by buying and selling shares on the stock market?) but as long as you can just go with the flow and have fun with it I'm sure you'll enjoy these books. I love the idea of the Young Detective Agency, it's a school for teens that aims to teach them everything they need to know to go into a future career with law enforcement so it's at least somewhat believable that the students would be good at problem solving and investigations.
Damien is a character we've seen in the previous books and he's always been fun but definitely not a boy who is looking for a serious girlfriend. He's actually quite horrified that two of his best friends are now in a relationship and he makes a big point of telling Joe that he's planning on playing the field for a while longer. Of course everything changes when he meets Rose, she's nothing like the girls he normally goes for and he finds her all the more fascinating because of it. Rose is incredibly smart but not so good with people, she spends so much of her time looking after her father and brother and holding the home together that she doesn't have much left for anything other than studying so her social life is nonexistent. She would love to fit in but she just doesn't have the same interests as most of the people in her class and she's so focused on passing her exams and heading off to uni that she lets everything else pass her by. Damien pulls her out of her comfort zone a little which is really good for her, he finds her social awkwardness endearing but he won't let her hide away from the world. They actually fit together surprisingly well and I enjoyed seeing the friendship build between them.
There is plenty of action in the story, Rose is determined to do things her own way and although she does make a couple of really silly decisions they were forgivable because of her age. She wants to solve her family's problems and she has a dangerous plan but I had to admire the way she was so determined to do the right thing even when it meant putting herself in harm's way. Damien makes a couple of mistakes too but he steps up when she really needs him and that's the most important thing. I also enjoyed getting to know Joe a bit better so I'm really hoping he's going to be getting his own book too.
Source: Received from Amazon Vine in exchange for an honest review
September 4, 2017
Una historia demasiado simple, se lee fácil pero carece de originalidad o algo que la distinga de otras tantas novelas de misterio juvenil. Además el misterio es demasiado obvio,tampoco el instant love ayuda mucho.
Los personajes de igual manera no logran resaltar o ser memorables. Tristemente ha sido una lectura aburrida y común.
Los personajes de igual manera no logran resaltar o ser memorables. Tristemente ha sido una lectura aburrida y común.
September 16, 2020
Joss Stirling never disappoints! It was the action packed, funny, romantic, swoon-worthy read I wanted! The scenes with the whole gang are just amazing and make my heart melt! Rose is such an incredible character, shy but not willing to stand up for what she believes, independent and humble. So quirky! You just fall in love. Damien I was unsure about at the start but I adore his arc from untrusting playboy to devoted and trusting. Its so well done and doesn't feel forced! I can't wait to read the last one in the series because I love Joe and I want him to find his gal. Just incredible - cannot reccomnded enough!
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July 15, 2016
If I had to choose a favourite in this series, I think Shaken is probably the one because the love story in it fairly sizzles. The hero is a player who wants to 'sample widely' (his words) rather than date exclusively until he meets a geek princess who surprises him at every turn. I just loved watching these two fall for each other and couldn't wait to see how they'd outwit the bad guys in order to hopefully get their happy ending. Stories where the heroine is unconventional, intelligent and funny, but totally unaware of her own charms, are always wonderful and this one particularly so. And it was great to see the hero have to eat his words.
April 20, 2017
Como siempre, Joss no me decepciona. Una lectura ágil, divertida y que se lee muy a gusto.
Damien ♡
Rose ♡
La historia no tiene muchas complicaciones, el caso a resolver es bastante sencillo y se da un romance muy apresurado entre Rose y Damien pero para nada empalagoso.
Espero que pronto V y R publique el libro para Joe porque es un personaje que me gusta mucho. Aunque teniendo en cuenta que la historia acaba de publicarse y no tiene ni sinopsis aquí en GR pues seguramente podré leerla hasta el próximo año. Qué ansias, tiempo pasa ya.
Me encantó esta historia.
Damien ♡
Rose ♡
La historia no tiene muchas complicaciones, el caso a resolver es bastante sencillo y se da un romance muy apresurado entre Rose y Damien pero para nada empalagoso.
Espero que pronto V y R publique el libro para Joe porque es un personaje que me gusta mucho. Aunque teniendo en cuenta que la historia acaba de publicarse y no tiene ni sinopsis aquí en GR pues seguramente podré leerla hasta el próximo año. Qué ansias, tiempo pasa ya.
Me encantó esta historia.
March 23, 2017
3.5 || A pesar de que no leí los dos libros anteriores, no tuve ningún problema al leer este. Aunque me hubiese gustado para poder encariñarme con los personajes. Este libro me ha gustado mucho. Y sé que tardé un poco en leerlo, pero de esos 11 días, en realidad lo tomé por 3 días. Ya que tenía unas cuantas cosas que hacer y bueno... Volviendo al libro: Es entretenido, personajes únicos, buena trama, buena narrativa. Es una excelente lectura para estos días.
December 3, 2018
The connection between Damien and Rose was way too cute!
June 22, 2016
*Contains some mild spoilers but most are censored*
Stirling has done it again! What are great read!
It all began with Struck which was new and exciting and introduced us to the characters: Kieran Storm and Joe Masters...and eventually brought us our beloved couple Raven and Kieran. <3
But (for me) things didn't really KICK OFF to the point that I was bouncing in my seat like a little girl on Christmas Day until Stung ...when we were better introduced to Nathan Hunter (my favourite character!) and Damien Castle!
Stung has DEFINITELY been my favourite of the series so far! I love Nathan and Kate so much <3 and I just adored Nat's friendship with Damien! They have an adorable bromance.
Shaken was action-packed, thrilling, funny and really pulls you in two. At times I didn't know who to side with (Rose or Damien)! They were both so strong-minded and driven.
They both had their duties. Rose's was her family. Damien's was to his friends, his mission and the YDA. They made me smile, laugh, sigh in a dream like state, cry out in frustration and smile all over again. In many ways Damien and Rose are polar opposites...but they brought out the best in each other which is what made me love them so much.
Rose - the first main protagonist of the story - was a great character. I loved her purple polka dot cardigan!
She was sassy and smart and so incredibly loyal to her worthless family.
I really didn't warm to Rose's father - Don - like I originally expected to. Rose's older brother - Ryan - was a somewhat complex character. I liked him and I also hated him. I liked the moments when he stepped up a bit and actually acted like her dependable big brother but there were other times I just wished I could reach through the pages and smack him! However their flaws really made me admire how strong Rose was as a person.
She's a sixteen-year-old girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders...desperately trying to keep her family together. With all the responsibility that was left to her...she couldn't just be a normal happy teenager.
But I loved her. She was witty and sweet but also excruciatingly stubborn which frustrated me at times however, I can forgive her because of her endless loyalty and generosity.
AND OF COURSE...
We saw more of Damien Castle in Shaken - the second main protagonist of the story - and I loved him as a character!!
This story focussed on him as much as it did Rose and I really liked that we got to learn more about his past, his 'saintly parents' and his beloved, jolly Uncle Julian.
Damien is smart, loyal, witty and suave. I loved his determination to help Rose and how he always stood by his friends. Of course there were indeed times I wanted to shake him as much as Rose - he's as equally stubborn as she is - but I can also forgive him for that because everything he did, he did for the right reasons. I also really felt for him...in Stung we are shown that Damien is a tough guy. A Cobra. In Shaken he upholds that image but we also get to see a softer, more vulnerable side to him. A side which Rose brings out in him and is also something he tries desperately to hide from everyone...especially his parents.
However, Rose slowly breaks down his defensive barriers and...steals his heart.
Damien and Rose! <3
What was also great about Shaken was that a character who was mostly absent from the last book was brought back in this instalment...Joe Masters!
I really liked Joe. He was sweet and considerate but at times a bit too overly protective. But it was lovely to see how much he cared about Rose and his friend Damien.
It was nice to see Damien and Joe working together too and even nicer to be introduced to Joe's loving family.
However, I was a little shocked at just how much Joe was featured in this book, considering that he is going to be the main focus of the fourth and final instalment of the series.
But he's a great character so I can't complain.
Kieran and Raven were back and at times even stole the spotlight over the course of the story. They really are the best and most adorable couple next to Nathan and Kate...speaking of who...where the hell were they!?
Nathan and Kate were barely in this book which I found really disappointing especially since Nathan is my FAVOURITE character! What with Nat being Damien's best friend and vice versa I was expecting Nathan to feature quite a lot in Shaken ...but sadly not. :(
I REALLY REALLY hope that Nathan is included A LOT more in the final instalment...I'll be so gutted if he's not because he's such a great character.
I would love him to be Joe's partner in the next book...so the two of them are assigned a mission to accomplish together.
I'd love it even more if the plot brings the WHOLE gang together (Joe and Nathan - of course! - Damien, Kieran, Raven, Kate, Rose and of course Joe's mystery girl (what? Joe - the nicest guy at the YDA - can't be the only one without a soulmate!?!) to accomplish the ULTIMATE mission!
I can't wait to learn more about Joe and to meet his girl in the fourth and final instalment!
Shaken was a great, thrilling and entertaining read.
Did it top Stung...? For me personally...it just didn't quite top it. (Hence the missing fifth star.)
I absolutely loved it but for me to give it a rating of five stars...Nathan really needed to feature in it more. A LOT more. (It was a shame that Joe wasn't featured more in Stung but obviously (for those who have read Struck and Stung ) there is a very valid reason for his absence in Stung but in Shaken I had really hoped to see more of him. Especially because this book focussed on Damien who's best friend at the YDA IS Nathan! So fingers crossed!!!! he'll have more of a part in the fourth and final instalment of the series!!
Can't wait to find out! :D
Another great novel by Joss Stirling!
Stirling has done it again! What are great read!
It all began with Struck which was new and exciting and introduced us to the characters: Kieran Storm and Joe Masters...and eventually brought us our beloved couple Raven and Kieran. <3
But (for me) things didn't really KICK OFF to the point that I was bouncing in my seat like a little girl on Christmas Day until Stung ...when we were better introduced to Nathan Hunter (my favourite character!) and Damien Castle!
Stung has DEFINITELY been my favourite of the series so far! I love Nathan and Kate so much <3 and I just adored Nat's friendship with Damien! They have an adorable bromance.
Shaken was action-packed, thrilling, funny and really pulls you in two. At times I didn't know who to side with (Rose or Damien)! They were both so strong-minded and driven.
They both had their duties. Rose's was her family. Damien's was to his friends, his mission and the YDA. They made me smile, laugh, sigh in a dream like state, cry out in frustration and smile all over again. In many ways Damien and Rose are polar opposites...but they brought out the best in each other which is what made me love them so much.
Rose - the first main protagonist of the story - was a great character. I loved her purple polka dot cardigan!
She was sassy and smart and so incredibly loyal to her worthless family.
I really didn't warm to Rose's father - Don - like I originally expected to. Rose's older brother - Ryan - was a somewhat complex character. I liked him and I also hated him. I liked the moments when he stepped up a bit and actually acted like her dependable big brother but there were other times I just wished I could reach through the pages and smack him! However their flaws really made me admire how strong Rose was as a person.
She's a sixteen-year-old girl with the weight of the world on her shoulders...desperately trying to keep her family together. With all the responsibility that was left to her...she couldn't just be a normal happy teenager.
But I loved her. She was witty and sweet but also excruciatingly stubborn which frustrated me at times however, I can forgive her because of her endless loyalty and generosity.
AND OF COURSE...
We saw more of Damien Castle in Shaken - the second main protagonist of the story - and I loved him as a character!!
This story focussed on him as much as it did Rose and I really liked that we got to learn more about his past, his 'saintly parents' and his beloved, jolly Uncle Julian.
Damien is smart, loyal, witty and suave. I loved his determination to help Rose and how he always stood by his friends. Of course there were indeed times I wanted to shake him as much as Rose - he's as equally stubborn as she is - but I can also forgive him for that because everything he did, he did for the right reasons. I also really felt for him...in Stung we are shown that Damien is a tough guy. A Cobra. In Shaken he upholds that image but we also get to see a softer, more vulnerable side to him. A side which Rose brings out in him and is also something he tries desperately to hide from everyone...especially his parents.
However, Rose slowly breaks down his defensive barriers and...steals his heart.
Damien and Rose! <3
What was also great about Shaken was that a character who was mostly absent from the last book was brought back in this instalment...Joe Masters!
I really liked Joe. He was sweet and considerate but at times a bit too overly protective. But it was lovely to see how much he cared about Rose and his friend Damien.
It was nice to see Damien and Joe working together too and even nicer to be introduced to Joe's loving family.
However, I was a little shocked at just how much Joe was featured in this book, considering that he is going to be the main focus of the fourth and final instalment of the series.
But he's a great character so I can't complain.
Kieran and Raven were back and at times even stole the spotlight over the course of the story. They really are the best and most adorable couple next to Nathan and Kate...speaking of who...where the hell were they!?
Nathan and Kate were barely in this book which I found really disappointing especially since Nathan is my FAVOURITE character! What with Nat being Damien's best friend and vice versa I was expecting Nathan to feature quite a lot in Shaken ...but sadly not. :(
I REALLY REALLY hope that Nathan is included A LOT more in the final instalment...I'll be so gutted if he's not because he's such a great character.
I would love him to be Joe's partner in the next book...so the two of them are assigned a mission to accomplish together.
I'd love it even more if the plot brings the WHOLE gang together (Joe and Nathan - of course! - Damien, Kieran, Raven, Kate, Rose and of course Joe's mystery girl (what? Joe - the nicest guy at the YDA - can't be the only one without a soulmate!?!) to accomplish the ULTIMATE mission!
I can't wait to learn more about Joe and to meet his girl in the fourth and final instalment!
Shaken was a great, thrilling and entertaining read.
Did it top Stung...? For me personally...it just didn't quite top it. (Hence the missing fifth star.)
I absolutely loved it but for me to give it a rating of five stars...Nathan really needed to feature in it more. A LOT more. (It was a shame that Joe wasn't featured more in Stung but obviously (for those who have read Struck and Stung ) there is a very valid reason for his absence in Stung but in Shaken I had really hoped to see more of him. Especially because this book focussed on Damien who's best friend at the YDA IS Nathan! So fingers crossed!!!! he'll have more of a part in the fourth and final instalment of the series!!
Can't wait to find out! :D
Another great novel by Joss Stirling!
July 24, 2021
ES INCREÍBLE LO ADICTIVO QUE ES ESTE LIBRO. Me encantó de principio a fin Igualmente que el primero, el final fue predecible, pero eso no quita que lo haya disfrutado de una manera inigualable. La relación de Rose y Damien fue tan linda y la viví bastante que cuando en una escena Rose se siente insegura y se empieza alejar empecé a llorar KANNDKAD, pero AAAAA, Damien me enamoró demasiado;(.
Definitivamente esta autora merece más reconocimiento.
Definitivamente esta autora merece más reconocimiento.
November 5, 2017
La idea en general me gustó, pero Rose... Rose es una protagonista que me molestó enormemente. Digan lo que quiera pero en todo momento demostró ser egoísta y engreída por ser más inteligente. No me cuadró el romance con Damien, no sentí esa química.
July 30, 2021
Ay, me olvidé de poner acá que ya terminé el libro.
Me pareció el más flojo de todos. Igual me gustó. Tiene una buena construcción del romance (hasta ahí), pero la protagonista flaquea mucho.
Me pareció el más flojo de todos. Igual me gustó. Tiene una buena construcción del romance (hasta ahí), pero la protagonista flaquea mucho.
May 20, 2016
I'm not going to lie to you guys, I'm a huge Joss Stirling fangirl! Ever since I came across Seeking Crystal in the library and ended up buying all three books from the Finding Sky trilogy, I've been hooked! I'm so sad that the savant series is coming to an end after the 6th and final book this year! But it's all good because then we have the Struck series to keep us going! I bought Struck when it first came out, so I actually have the edition that's called Storm and Stone and has a different cover *eye twitch* which definitely does not bother me at all....anyway....so I've been looking forward to finally getting to Damien's story, especially after seeing him in Stung! I even made time to re-read the first two books because why not!
First things first...Joe's back! We haven't seen him since the first book so it was good to get to see him again! He was a brilliant character and I was gutted he wasn't in the second book! Although, the other characters aren't in this book much as it's across the pond from the other two stories! I love how Stirling keeps all the previous characters in, not as much as their own books, but you do get to see them and how they're getting on!
Damien we've already met, and I really liked him except for the whole tackling Kate thing in the cottage, it was at that point when I was like...yep you need to find yourself a lady friend next mate. I've always been curious about Damien because he lives with his completely brilliant Uncle Julian. I seriously love Uncle Julian okay, he's hilarious! Anyway, he lives with him and his parents are off in another part of the world doing their work and Damien is clearly a bit resentful about this and you can't really blame him and so I've been curious to get to know his character better and Stirling goes one step further and lets you see what Damien's family life is like, which was brilliant! I love how things where resolved for him! Having said that, while I was so curious for Damien's story..I still can't believe we haven't had Joe's story!
We have our new character in the form of Rose and I seriously loved her, in fact I think she might be my favourite! How can she not be with the obsession with Egyptology and Ancient History!? She was also delightfully eccentric and intelligent and so determined to do things her way! I mean I get why Joe and Damien did what they did, they where trying to help but I was right there with her being annoyed at them!
Damien and Rose are so perfect for each other, not going to lie! I mean I can't picture Damien with anyone but an Owl, and it makes for some brilliant scenes! I was sad we didn't get a scene with Rose and Kieran meeting properly though! Anyway, Damien gets Rose to have fun, and Rose gets Damien to chill out a bit, and they where so cute and adorable together!
OH and I want to mention a secondary character called Lindy because I completely loved the fact that she wasn't your standard popular girl, meaning she wasn't uber bitchy. She was actually really nice and I love how she was determined to befriend Rose, and was almost like a sister to her, telling others about Rose's achievements proudly and taking her under her wing! It was a nice touch!
Shaken was another brilliant book in a fantastic series! Stirling always delivers for me, we have more brilliant characters, a complex plot with plenty of action and twists to keep you on you guessing that's wrapped up perfectly by the end of the book without feeling rushed! Not to mention an adorable romance that brings the warm and fuzzies to the cold cockles of my heart! Seriously, the ending was so freaking adorable I can't even. I still can't even!
Shaken is romance and thrills with plenty of action to keep you on the edge of your seat, and glued to the book! I love the idea of the YDA, Young Detective Agency, it sounds awesome and I love reading about it and the students and the different groups they occupy, I kind of wish it existed! Brilliantly written, you can easily breeze through it in one sitting like I did! It's one of those books and series that you can re-read whenever you need a mood lift, or just fancy it! The books have plenty of humour to them to have you laughing out loud and looking like a crazy person! I'm not sure how many other books there will be in this series, but I'm really hoping we'll be getting Joe's story next, poor old Joe, he's had a rough time of it! For now I'll be getting pumped for the release of the 6th and final Savant book which is Summer's story! I'm so excited for it!
First things first...Joe's back! We haven't seen him since the first book so it was good to get to see him again! He was a brilliant character and I was gutted he wasn't in the second book! Although, the other characters aren't in this book much as it's across the pond from the other two stories! I love how Stirling keeps all the previous characters in, not as much as their own books, but you do get to see them and how they're getting on!
Damien we've already met, and I really liked him except for the whole tackling Kate thing in the cottage, it was at that point when I was like...yep you need to find yourself a lady friend next mate. I've always been curious about Damien because he lives with his completely brilliant Uncle Julian. I seriously love Uncle Julian okay, he's hilarious! Anyway, he lives with him and his parents are off in another part of the world doing their work and Damien is clearly a bit resentful about this and you can't really blame him and so I've been curious to get to know his character better and Stirling goes one step further and lets you see what Damien's family life is like, which was brilliant! I love how things where resolved for him! Having said that, while I was so curious for Damien's story..I still can't believe we haven't had Joe's story!
We have our new character in the form of Rose and I seriously loved her, in fact I think she might be my favourite! How can she not be with the obsession with Egyptology and Ancient History!? She was also delightfully eccentric and intelligent and so determined to do things her way! I mean I get why Joe and Damien did what they did, they where trying to help but I was right there with her being annoyed at them!
Damien and Rose are so perfect for each other, not going to lie! I mean I can't picture Damien with anyone but an Owl, and it makes for some brilliant scenes! I was sad we didn't get a scene with Rose and Kieran meeting properly though! Anyway, Damien gets Rose to have fun, and Rose gets Damien to chill out a bit, and they where so cute and adorable together!
OH and I want to mention a secondary character called Lindy because I completely loved the fact that she wasn't your standard popular girl, meaning she wasn't uber bitchy. She was actually really nice and I love how she was determined to befriend Rose, and was almost like a sister to her, telling others about Rose's achievements proudly and taking her under her wing! It was a nice touch!
Shaken was another brilliant book in a fantastic series! Stirling always delivers for me, we have more brilliant characters, a complex plot with plenty of action and twists to keep you on you guessing that's wrapped up perfectly by the end of the book without feeling rushed! Not to mention an adorable romance that brings the warm and fuzzies to the cold cockles of my heart! Seriously, the ending was so freaking adorable I can't even. I still can't even!
Shaken is romance and thrills with plenty of action to keep you on the edge of your seat, and glued to the book! I love the idea of the YDA, Young Detective Agency, it sounds awesome and I love reading about it and the students and the different groups they occupy, I kind of wish it existed! Brilliantly written, you can easily breeze through it in one sitting like I did! It's one of those books and series that you can re-read whenever you need a mood lift, or just fancy it! The books have plenty of humour to them to have you laughing out loud and looking like a crazy person! I'm not sure how many other books there will be in this series, but I'm really hoping we'll be getting Joe's story next, poor old Joe, he's had a rough time of it! For now I'll be getting pumped for the release of the 6th and final Savant book which is Summer's story! I'm so excited for it!
June 25, 2017
Damien es un agente secreto, Rose una chica que sueña con ser arqueóloga forense. Sin embargo sus sueños se ven truncados cuando su padre es secuestrado y ella se ve obligada a dejarlo todo con tal de conseguir dinero para mantener vivo a su padre.
Damien es el mejor amigo de Joe, vecino y amigo de la infancia de Rose, y juntos trataran de salvarla de las garras del crimen y la corrupción y encausar su inteligencia a otros fines.
Así nadamás la historia suena bastante bien, sin embargo lo que encontraremos aquí no es mas que un cliché de romance tipo "chico rudo se enamora de chica nerd", y lo único que lo salva es que la autora le mete tanto sarcasmo y que Rose adora la cultura egipcia, lo que hizo la historia pasable para mi.
Por si fuera poco tiene personajes de relleno, lo que a mi no me gusta, como el hermano de Rose, sin el cual la historia seria la misma. Para terminar el final se queda super corto y no es nada creíble.
3 estrellas porque vale la pena leerlo, pero no es la gran maravilla para mí.
Si quieren leer mi opinión completa pueden ver mi reseña en:
http://www.rawrbooks.com/2017/06/shak...
Damien es el mejor amigo de Joe, vecino y amigo de la infancia de Rose, y juntos trataran de salvarla de las garras del crimen y la corrupción y encausar su inteligencia a otros fines.
Así nadamás la historia suena bastante bien, sin embargo lo que encontraremos aquí no es mas que un cliché de romance tipo "chico rudo se enamora de chica nerd", y lo único que lo salva es que la autora le mete tanto sarcasmo y que Rose adora la cultura egipcia, lo que hizo la historia pasable para mi.
Por si fuera poco tiene personajes de relleno, lo que a mi no me gusta, como el hermano de Rose, sin el cual la historia seria la misma. Para terminar el final se queda super corto y no es nada creíble.
3 estrellas porque vale la pena leerlo, pero no es la gran maravilla para mí.
Si quieren leer mi opinión completa pueden ver mi reseña en:
http://www.rawrbooks.com/2017/06/shak...
August 16, 2016
Unfortunately I can only give three stars. I love all books by Joss Stirling and I'm fond of all of her characters, but this story in the YDA saga wasn't as exciting as the other two. It picked up pace in the last few chapters but it didn't really dazzle me before. I hope there will be one more book about Joe and that it will live up to my expectations again.
January 10, 2019
A fun young adult read. A good plot with likeable characters and a good writing style.
March 15, 2019
Bueno, esta va a ser una reseña medio express. Terminé este libro el lunes si no me equivoco y vengo atrasando la reseña porque no me siento con ganas de escribir.
Para los que no saben, este es el tercer libro de una saga de 4 (hasta donde yo sé, son 4), los 3 libros son muy parecidos entre si, por lo menos la idea general, pero no voy a contarles de que trata porque tienen la sinopsis haciendo click en el nombre del libro. Volviendo a lo que estaba diciendo, a pesar de que los 2 primeros libros eran parecidos, no me molestó, me gustaron, porque la escrito tiene una forma de escribir muy ligera y además no son muy largos; en este caso, el libro me cansó.
Estoy en un momento de mi vida en el que me esta costando un horror engancharme en serio con un libro, y este no me ayudó, fui capaz de dejarlo al medio de un diálogo y generalmente no me gusta hacer eso. Fue tan pero tan predecible, otra cosa que no suele molestarme (salvo en un thriller o similar) y en este caso pasó.
La protagonista me pareció una idiota, con actitudes que me daban ganas de meterme en el libro y pegarle, pero mucho no puedo explayarme en esto porque voy a spoilear y no quiero. En cuanto a los otros personajes, la mayoria me gustaron pero no son la gran cosa.
Y lo que más me molestó fue el insta-love, otra cosa que no suele molestarme tanto y en este sí, supongo que porque me estoy cansando o porque me gusta ver como van enamorándose de a poco. El flaco se supone que es un galán "yo no quiero nada serio", y a 2 días (literal) de conocer a la chica ya le está diciendo que está enamorado y viceversa, así de fácil lo tienen, ni siquiera pasan por la etapa de gustarse o lo que sea.
En general es una historia ok, para pasar el rato está bien, se lee rápido también, y si ya empezaste la saga, leelo aunque no sea lo mejor.
Tengo que rescatar algo que me gusta mucho de las 2 sagas de esta autora que lei y es que los libros se complementan perfectamente aunque no estén contados desde el mismo punto de vista, y eso es lo que más me gusta, que cada libro esté contado desde la perspectiva de un nuevo personaje pero al mismo tiempo aparecen y son importantes los de los otros libros.
Creo que eso es todo, gracias por leerme!
Para los que no saben, este es el tercer libro de una saga de 4 (hasta donde yo sé, son 4), los 3 libros son muy parecidos entre si, por lo menos la idea general, pero no voy a contarles de que trata porque tienen la sinopsis haciendo click en el nombre del libro. Volviendo a lo que estaba diciendo, a pesar de que los 2 primeros libros eran parecidos, no me molestó, me gustaron, porque la escrito tiene una forma de escribir muy ligera y además no son muy largos; en este caso, el libro me cansó.
Estoy en un momento de mi vida en el que me esta costando un horror engancharme en serio con un libro, y este no me ayudó, fui capaz de dejarlo al medio de un diálogo y generalmente no me gusta hacer eso. Fue tan pero tan predecible, otra cosa que no suele molestarme (salvo en un thriller o similar) y en este caso pasó.
La protagonista me pareció una idiota, con actitudes que me daban ganas de meterme en el libro y pegarle, pero mucho no puedo explayarme en esto porque voy a spoilear y no quiero. En cuanto a los otros personajes, la mayoria me gustaron pero no son la gran cosa.
Y lo que más me molestó fue el insta-love, otra cosa que no suele molestarme tanto y en este sí, supongo que porque me estoy cansando o porque me gusta ver como van enamorándose de a poco. El flaco se supone que es un galán "yo no quiero nada serio", y a 2 días (literal) de conocer a la chica ya le está diciendo que está enamorado y viceversa, así de fácil lo tienen, ni siquiera pasan por la etapa de gustarse o lo que sea.
En general es una historia ok, para pasar el rato está bien, se lee rápido también, y si ya empezaste la saga, leelo aunque no sea lo mejor.
Tengo que rescatar algo que me gusta mucho de las 2 sagas de esta autora que lei y es que los libros se complementan perfectamente aunque no estén contados desde el mismo punto de vista, y eso es lo que más me gusta, que cada libro esté contado desde la perspectiva de un nuevo personaje pero al mismo tiempo aparecen y son importantes los de los otros libros.
Creo que eso es todo, gracias por leerme!
October 15, 2017
Creo que es el libro de Joss Stirling que menos me gustó.
Me pareció super incongruente que Rose fuese tan inteligente pero tan estúpida al mismo tiempo. No tomó una sola buena decisión en todo el libro, trataba mal a todo el mundo, su desarrollo fue básicamente ser una mula de terca hasta las últimas 30 páginas, que hace un cambio de 180 grados sólo porque se está por morir.
Y la relación con Damien me pareció super forzada. Como que él se abre muy rápido, y por lo que podemos ver de ella es como que le parece lindo y listo, pero después de una página a la otra se aman con toda su vida??? Y él tampoco es que la quería demasiado, se hacía el macho que estaba en una misión pero tampoco es que le encantaba la tipa. No sé, no me terminó de cerrar para nada. Y muy, muy, muy mal armada la personalidad de Damien como cobra. En los libros anteriores vivimos teniendo referencias al animal del protagonista y cómo encaja en él, pero acabo de leer un libro de 300 y pico de páginas y todavía no sé 1) qué función tienen las cobras 2) por qué Damien es una cobra. Porque tiene siempre cara de culo???? Porque es blanco, rubio y de ojos celestes y parece la reina de hielo???? No sé, en serio. Super tomado por los pelos.
La homosexualidad de Julian no se toca en este libro para nada y me parece muy mal. Los papás de Damien son super underrated y siento que me hubieran caído bien si hubiéramos tenido más tiempo con ellos.
No se vió para nada el trabajo en equipo de la YDA como se vió en los libros anteriores. Parecía que Joe y Damien no eran amigos. Y entiendo que los pares de mejores amigos son Joe-Kieran, Damien-Nathan, pero se supone que son un grupo de amigos un poquito se tienen que querer. No me pareció que ninguno se preocupaba demasiado por el otro. No me mostraron nada del entrenamiento de ninguno salvo Damien haciendo un truco de mago de feria con una moneda literalmente en el prólogo. Me faltó muchísimo el sentido de comunidad, amistad, equipo y camaradería que hay en los libros anteriores.
Pero bueno, al menos Rose terminó donde tenía que terminar.
Me pareció super incongruente que Rose fuese tan inteligente pero tan estúpida al mismo tiempo. No tomó una sola buena decisión en todo el libro, trataba mal a todo el mundo, su desarrollo fue básicamente ser una mula de terca hasta las últimas 30 páginas, que hace un cambio de 180 grados sólo porque se está por morir.
Y la relación con Damien me pareció super forzada. Como que él se abre muy rápido, y por lo que podemos ver de ella es como que le parece lindo y listo, pero después de una página a la otra se aman con toda su vida??? Y él tampoco es que la quería demasiado, se hacía el macho que estaba en una misión pero tampoco es que le encantaba la tipa. No sé, no me terminó de cerrar para nada. Y muy, muy, muy mal armada la personalidad de Damien como cobra. En los libros anteriores vivimos teniendo referencias al animal del protagonista y cómo encaja en él, pero acabo de leer un libro de 300 y pico de páginas y todavía no sé 1) qué función tienen las cobras 2) por qué Damien es una cobra. Porque tiene siempre cara de culo???? Porque es blanco, rubio y de ojos celestes y parece la reina de hielo???? No sé, en serio. Super tomado por los pelos.
La homosexualidad de Julian no se toca en este libro para nada y me parece muy mal. Los papás de Damien son super underrated y siento que me hubieran caído bien si hubiéramos tenido más tiempo con ellos.
No se vió para nada el trabajo en equipo de la YDA como se vió en los libros anteriores. Parecía que Joe y Damien no eran amigos. Y entiendo que los pares de mejores amigos son Joe-Kieran, Damien-Nathan, pero se supone que son un grupo de amigos un poquito se tienen que querer. No me pareció que ninguno se preocupaba demasiado por el otro. No me mostraron nada del entrenamiento de ninguno salvo Damien haciendo un truco de mago de feria con una moneda literalmente en el prólogo. Me faltó muchísimo el sentido de comunidad, amistad, equipo y camaradería que hay en los libros anteriores.
Pero bueno, al menos Rose terminó donde tenía que terminar.
May 11, 2021
La historia de Damien y Rose es bonita porque son dos personajes que son totalmente diferentes y se complementan entre sí; Damien se la vive sorprendido por la actitud de Rose y porque no esta acostumbrado a que le digan que no. Rose por su parte es una chica que siempre se ha valido por si sola, ya que su familia es un completo desastre, y a la que todos han visto siempre como la "rara" o la "nerd", sin embargo la forma en que la trata Damien la hace sentirse como una chica normal y la hace olvidarse de todos sus problemas, lo que para ella es un alivio.
La trama me gustó aunque en ciertas partes es un poco predecible, y el final no es muy creíble, siento que le quedo corto al ritmo que llevaba el libro en un principio. Sin embargo es bueno y se lee rápido. Los personajes, a pesar de ser predecibles son interesantes y se agradece que Rose no sintiera instalove por Damien, sino que se enfocara en su objetivo y además que no fuera la típica princesa que se deja salvar por su príncipe azul y me encantó la idea de que sus heroínas fuesen Lara Croft y Nancy Drew, y que se motivara pensando en que harían ellas en cada situación se me hizo algo muy curioso.
También nos encontramos con otro caso de personajes que salen sobrando, ya que el hermano de Rose, Ryan, realmente no aporta mucho a la historia y es hasta un poco aburrido ya que solo aparece de vez en cuando y es totalmente gris a mi parecer. El padre de Rose, Don Knight, es muy realista: una persona egoísta hasta la médula.
Damien es un personaje un poco cliché, el clásico agente secreto rudo y seductor, pero la forma en que se complementa con Rose y ella lo saca de su zona de confort (uno pensaría que es al revés) hace la parte romántica bastante pasable.
Si buscas una historia de amor con un toque de crimen y personajes bastante realistas, este libro te hará pasar un buen rato y recordarte tu primer amor, tímido y desconocido, y hacerte pensar en la forma en que te comportarías si un ser querido estuviera en peligro.
La trama me gustó aunque en ciertas partes es un poco predecible, y el final no es muy creíble, siento que le quedo corto al ritmo que llevaba el libro en un principio. Sin embargo es bueno y se lee rápido. Los personajes, a pesar de ser predecibles son interesantes y se agradece que Rose no sintiera instalove por Damien, sino que se enfocara en su objetivo y además que no fuera la típica princesa que se deja salvar por su príncipe azul y me encantó la idea de que sus heroínas fuesen Lara Croft y Nancy Drew, y que se motivara pensando en que harían ellas en cada situación se me hizo algo muy curioso.
También nos encontramos con otro caso de personajes que salen sobrando, ya que el hermano de Rose, Ryan, realmente no aporta mucho a la historia y es hasta un poco aburrido ya que solo aparece de vez en cuando y es totalmente gris a mi parecer. El padre de Rose, Don Knight, es muy realista: una persona egoísta hasta la médula.
Damien es un personaje un poco cliché, el clásico agente secreto rudo y seductor, pero la forma en que se complementa con Rose y ella lo saca de su zona de confort (uno pensaría que es al revés) hace la parte romántica bastante pasable.
Si buscas una historia de amor con un toque de crimen y personajes bastante realistas, este libro te hará pasar un buen rato y recordarte tu primer amor, tímido y desconocido, y hacerte pensar en la forma en que te comportarías si un ser querido estuviera en peligro.
April 19, 2022
𝙻𝚒𝚋𝚛𝚘: 𝚂𝚑𝚊𝚔𝚎𝚗.
𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚊: 𝙹𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚂𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐.
𝙿á𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚜: 𝟹𝟸𝟾.
"𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒖𝒗𝒐 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒂."
El libro es muy divertido, me encantan los personajes de Joss Stirling, todos son muy únicos, me gustan sus personalidades y el modus operandi de cada uno. Aunque debo decir que esta autora tiene algo con los secuestros, si recuentas, en todos sus libros (no solo esta saga) hay secuestros, no necesariamente del protagonista, pero si hay alguien que en algún momento de la historia se encuentra en esa situación.
"─𝑵𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒋𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆 𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒋𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒊 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒂."
Damien es un chico bastante frío, es algo que queda demostrado en las anteriores entregas, pero en este libro, al ser el protagonista, se descubre su lado más tierno, que tenía oculto hasta para sus amigos de años, y todo gracias a una Rose, una muchacha que disfruta de la historia, es muy inteligente, y tiene un precario sentido de la moda.
"𝑶𝒉, 𝒏𝒐, 𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒐 𝒆𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔."
•Damien tiene una misión, una bastante pacífica, pero tendrá oportunidades que le distorsioná su objetivo.
•Rose recibe amenazas, está presionada y sola, necesita dinero... mucho dinero .
Amo la química entre ambos protagonistas.
"─𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒈𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒊 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝒂 𝒍𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒊 𝒚 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒂."
📚 Le puse 83 post-its al libro.
4.5/5 ⭐
1/5 💧
"─¿𝑸𝒖𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒂 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒆?
─𝑨 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒆𝒔𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒔."
𝙰𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚊: 𝙹𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚂𝚝𝚒𝚛𝚕𝚒𝚗𝚐.
𝙿á𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚜: 𝟹𝟸𝟾.
"𝑫𝒂𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒏 𝒕𝒖𝒗𝒐 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒂𝒅𝒎𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒓 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒆𝒓𝒂 𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒎𝒐𝒔𝒂."
El libro es muy divertido, me encantan los personajes de Joss Stirling, todos son muy únicos, me gustan sus personalidades y el modus operandi de cada uno. Aunque debo decir que esta autora tiene algo con los secuestros, si recuentas, en todos sus libros (no solo esta saga) hay secuestros, no necesariamente del protagonista, pero si hay alguien que en algún momento de la historia se encuentra en esa situación.
"─𝑵𝒆𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒐 𝒂 𝒖𝒏𝒂 𝒎𝒖𝒋𝒆𝒓 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒆 𝒚 𝒆𝒏𝒐𝒋𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒛𝒂 𝒆𝒏 𝒎𝒊 𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒂."
Damien es un chico bastante frío, es algo que queda demostrado en las anteriores entregas, pero en este libro, al ser el protagonista, se descubre su lado más tierno, que tenía oculto hasta para sus amigos de años, y todo gracias a una Rose, una muchacha que disfruta de la historia, es muy inteligente, y tiene un precario sentido de la moda.
"𝑶𝒉, 𝒏𝒐, 𝒎𝒆 𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒐 𝒆𝒏 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂𝒏𝒂 𝑱𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒔."
•Damien tiene una misión, una bastante pacífica, pero tendrá oportunidades que le distorsioná su objetivo.
•Rose recibe amenazas, está presionada y sola, necesita dinero... mucho dinero .
Amo la química entre ambos protagonistas.
"─𝑷𝒐𝒓𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒚 𝒂𝒍𝒈𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒊 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂 𝒂 𝒍𝒐 𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒐 𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒊 𝒚 𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒔𝒂𝒓 𝒎𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒈𝒐 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒔𝒂𝒃𝒆𝒓 𝒅𝒆 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒔𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒂."
📚 Le puse 83 post-its al libro.
4.5/5 ⭐
1/5 💧
"─¿𝑸𝒖𝒆 𝒏𝒐 𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒗𝒂 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒆?
─𝑨 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒋𝒂𝒓 𝒑𝒂𝒓𝒂 𝒆𝒔𝒂 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒐𝒔."
May 31, 2020
Joss Stirling did not let me down, but I couldn't possibly have expected her too. This is, actually the whole series are, one of my all-time favourite books.
Reading it, I am just blown away by the whole thing. The way it's written, the amazing plot and storyline, and the despicable and just truly awesome characters Joss Stirling has created. I am honestly just so thankful she did that:). These characters have grown on me so much!!, the characters from all four books.
But I could've told you that even BEFORE having read the book, simply because I knew one of the main characters already, the way Joss Stirling writes, and how every scene of the books in this series is just written this way, that you just can't put the book down, not only for suspense and storyline reasons, but also, as I've already mentioned, the characters are truly unique. And something I love too is that the characters from the previous books are still very present (especially in the 2nd and 4th book, due to the scenery), because I just loved all of them so much - still do!!!!! -, and it just would have been sad if their stories were simply over after they've played their part.
So, overall, and who would've thought, must read!!!! Giant recommendation from me, and to anyone who doesn't love it, okay, but you will definitely not change my mind about the book!
Reading it, I am just blown away by the whole thing. The way it's written, the amazing plot and storyline, and the despicable and just truly awesome characters Joss Stirling has created. I am honestly just so thankful she did that:). These characters have grown on me so much!!, the characters from all four books.
But I could've told you that even BEFORE having read the book, simply because I knew one of the main characters already, the way Joss Stirling writes, and how every scene of the books in this series is just written this way, that you just can't put the book down, not only for suspense and storyline reasons, but also, as I've already mentioned, the characters are truly unique. And something I love too is that the characters from the previous books are still very present (especially in the 2nd and 4th book, due to the scenery), because I just loved all of them so much - still do!!!!! -, and it just would have been sad if their stories were simply over after they've played their part.
So, overall, and who would've thought, must read!!!! Giant recommendation from me, and to anyone who doesn't love it, okay, but you will definitely not change my mind about the book!
March 24, 2021
Tercer libro de la saga Stuck. No cuenta esta vez la historia de Demian Castle, un joven miembro de la YDA y perteneciente a "las cobras", quien por circunstancias de la vida se topa con Rose Knight, una chica introvertida, pero sumamente inteligente que pasa todo el día juntando dinero mediante acciones e inversiones para salvar las deudas y la vida de su padre delincuente, pues a pesar de todo, no puede odiarlo y ello nos demuestra su gran corazón.
La historia nos muestra como Demian, un rompecorazones, de a poco va cayendo en los encantos de esta chica que según todos parecía no ser nada de su estilo, y por ello cuando ve los problemas en los que se encuentra metida, decide ayudarla. El problema es que Rose es muy orgullosa y no va a aceptar tan fácilmente la ayuda de un príncipe que venga a rescatarla, por mucho que quisiera, ella siempre va a intentar conservar su orgullo y lo que ella considera que es justo.
Me gustó mucho este libro, de entre todos los de la saga, ha sido mi favorito.
Le tome mucho cariño los personajes y me gustó la evolución que van teniendo, pues al al enfrentar estos problemas obtienen una mirada más madura y eso es mayoritariamente lo que pasa a lo largo de toda la saga: la evolución de cada uno de los jóvenes.
La historia nos muestra como Demian, un rompecorazones, de a poco va cayendo en los encantos de esta chica que según todos parecía no ser nada de su estilo, y por ello cuando ve los problemas en los que se encuentra metida, decide ayudarla. El problema es que Rose es muy orgullosa y no va a aceptar tan fácilmente la ayuda de un príncipe que venga a rescatarla, por mucho que quisiera, ella siempre va a intentar conservar su orgullo y lo que ella considera que es justo.
Me gustó mucho este libro, de entre todos los de la saga, ha sido mi favorito.
Le tome mucho cariño los personajes y me gustó la evolución que van teniendo, pues al al enfrentar estos problemas obtienen una mirada más madura y eso es mayoritariamente lo que pasa a lo largo de toda la saga: la evolución de cada uno de los jóvenes.
April 3, 2020
En mi opinión fue el peor libro de la saga de volvió muy predecible a la mitad del libro, pero si tiene sus partes buenas con respecto a los personajes:
Rose no me gusto se porto como una damisela en apuros y a pesar de que soporto la situación de su familia no quita que no aportaba nada a la historia. Y fue inconsciente de ir al "rescate" de su padre sin ayuda, esa es otra cosa que no me gusto que le quisiera tanto a su padre a pesar de que la utilizo para salvar su pellejo.
Admito que Daimen nunca me cayo bien pero en esta entrega hizo que lo terminara odiando por como lidiaba con los problemas que tenia Rose. Y hubo partes en las que siento que se hizo machista creyendo que Rose era muy delicada para algunas cosas.
Y con Joe tuvo un cambio de personalidad desde el 1 libro. En el libro 1 su carácter es un poco egocéntrico y no parecía que valorara a las mujeres. Pero en el segundo se puso feminista y no timo eso como una cosa mala pero había partes en las que simplemente se excedía.
Espero que para la 4 entrega mejoren estos personajes.
Rose no me gusto se porto como una damisela en apuros y a pesar de que soporto la situación de su familia no quita que no aportaba nada a la historia. Y fue inconsciente de ir al "rescate" de su padre sin ayuda, esa es otra cosa que no me gusto que le quisiera tanto a su padre a pesar de que la utilizo para salvar su pellejo.
Admito que Daimen nunca me cayo bien pero en esta entrega hizo que lo terminara odiando por como lidiaba con los problemas que tenia Rose. Y hubo partes en las que siento que se hizo machista creyendo que Rose era muy delicada para algunas cosas.
Y con Joe tuvo un cambio de personalidad desde el 1 libro. En el libro 1 su carácter es un poco egocéntrico y no parecía que valorara a las mujeres. Pero en el segundo se puso feminista y no timo eso como una cosa mala pero había partes en las que simplemente se excedía.
Espero que para la 4 entrega mejoren estos personajes.
July 30, 2020
Joss Stirling did it again!!! I loved the book so much that I finished it in one day. I enjoyed the different setting in this book as it was interesting to see how Stirling was going to use New York to grab the readers attention.
Damien grew on me in this book and although he’s quite cocky and says what’s on his mind without thinking of others, it was fun to see another side to him. The loyalty and the charmed. I really enjoyed getting to know him in this book and I’ve come to realise he’s quite a fun character to read and I love how rose and him are both polar opposites but they work because they are strong minded.
Rose is quirky, awkward and strong girl character which I loved. She was confident in who she was and didn’t allow to follow her peers in how they act. She was proud of who she was and so was Damien. I loved how he liked her quirks and all
Damien grew on me in this book and although he’s quite cocky and says what’s on his mind without thinking of others, it was fun to see another side to him. The loyalty and the charmed. I really enjoyed getting to know him in this book and I’ve come to realise he’s quite a fun character to read and I love how rose and him are both polar opposites but they work because they are strong minded.
Rose is quirky, awkward and strong girl character which I loved. She was confident in who she was and didn’t allow to follow her peers in how they act. She was proud of who she was and so was Damien. I loved how he liked her quirks and all
April 17, 2019
4.5 ⭐️
De los tres libros que he leído de esta saga, este es por mucho el mejor, la historia no se me hizo tan apresurada como las anteriores y tiene un equilibro entre el romance y la acción , aunque ciertas situaciones no son tan creíbles .
La pareja me gusto mucho , si bien son polos opuestos como las otras parejas, tiene el cliché de la chica nerd y el chico guapo (no lo niego es de mis clichés favoritos)
Damien Castle está en USA visitando a Joe. Él es un poco arrogante considera siempre primero la misión , después de todo es una Cobra.
Rose Knight es una chica peculiar , inteligente pero sin sentido de la moda y que tiene un secreto.
Damien no sabe que, pero algo le atrae de Rose y tendrá que descubrir que es antes de que ambos terminen corriendo algún peligro
De los tres libros que he leído de esta saga, este es por mucho el mejor, la historia no se me hizo tan apresurada como las anteriores y tiene un equilibro entre el romance y la acción , aunque ciertas situaciones no son tan creíbles .
La pareja me gusto mucho , si bien son polos opuestos como las otras parejas, tiene el cliché de la chica nerd y el chico guapo (no lo niego es de mis clichés favoritos)
Damien Castle está en USA visitando a Joe. Él es un poco arrogante considera siempre primero la misión , después de todo es una Cobra.
Rose Knight es una chica peculiar , inteligente pero sin sentido de la moda y que tiene un secreto.
Damien no sabe que, pero algo le atrae de Rose y tendrá que descubrir que es antes de que ambos terminen corriendo algún peligro
March 21, 2022
Me gustó mucho la historia de Damien y Rose, es un thriller juvenil, con algo de romance.
Al padre y hermano de Rose quería matarlos, sobretodo al padre, es un maldito.
Damien ya me había gustado en el libro anterior, ahora lo conocemos mejor, es un gran amigo y me encantó la forma en que quería ayudar a Rose y conseguía que ella lo odie 😂
Rose es una nerd, hermosa y maravillosa, muy fiel a su inútil familia, que no la merece, por suerte tiene a unos vecinos geniales, que son los primeros en ofrecer su ayuda.
Joe quiero leer su historia, ojalá salga pronto en español, tiene unos padres que todos quisiéramos tener.
Al padre y hermano de Rose quería matarlos, sobretodo al padre, es un maldito.
Damien ya me había gustado en el libro anterior, ahora lo conocemos mejor, es un gran amigo y me encantó la forma en que quería ayudar a Rose y conseguía que ella lo odie 😂
Rose es una nerd, hermosa y maravillosa, muy fiel a su inútil familia, que no la merece, por suerte tiene a unos vecinos geniales, que son los primeros en ofrecer su ayuda.
Joe quiero leer su historia, ojalá salga pronto en español, tiene unos padres que todos quisiéramos tener.
July 28, 2020
Me gusto, pero no es mi libro favorito de los tres, definitivamente el primero es mi libro favorito porque Kieran supera a cualquier personaje y me encanto ver (leer) la evolución de su personaje (aunque sea breve sus escenas en el segundo y tercer libro) pero me encanta.
En fin 4 estrellas porque hay algo que no terminó de gustarme y no se que es, capaz cuando lo relea en algún momento de mi vida lo comprenda
En fin 4 estrellas porque hay algo que no terminó de gustarme y no se que es, capaz cuando lo relea en algún momento de mi vida lo comprenda
May 4, 2025
The following review is for all four of the books in this series:
I read this book series when I was in my early teens and it is nostalgia that has brought me back to them. As a person now in their early 20s these books are a little immature perhaps. However, for a teenage reader this series is exciting and engaging and funny and a good read. Simply, think James Bond but with less guns and sex and also with a group of teenagers.
I read this book series when I was in my early teens and it is nostalgia that has brought me back to them. As a person now in their early 20s these books are a little immature perhaps. However, for a teenage reader this series is exciting and engaging and funny and a good read. Simply, think James Bond but with less guns and sex and also with a group of teenagers.
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