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Kes Trester

Autor(a) de A Dangerous Year

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A Dangerous Year (2017) 10 cópias
The Nine: Origins (2022) 4 cópias
The Nine: Alder House (2023) 1 exemplar(es)

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Similar to: Prep School Confidential by Kara Taylor
Sort of like: Find Me by Romily Bernard and Trust Me I'm Lying by Mary Elizabeth Summer.

This was interesting. I liked the premise and the close knit relationships with Benson and her dad. It started off really strong. I liked Riley as a character - even though she was more or less a mess. As much as she was supposed to be competent - she never quite was. There were a lot of rookie mistakes. She didn't seem as smart as the author kept telling me she was. The whole thing with Rose irritated me - mainly because it gets mentioned and then takes a whole book to get into it. There's a lot that just sort of falls to the side forgotten and that irritated me a lot. The plot really needs to be reworked for a tighter narrative.

I liked the rest of the characters, although the romance was stupid. I would've preferred Sam as a friend. Or Von as only a friend or no romance. Love triangles annoy me. I would've liked to see more of Stef and more of Hadley - particularly spending time with Riley and building a relationship. But that was more or less fine. There were some funny and witty comments thrown around which made me chuckle. I did enjoy Benson's rules - I just would've liked to see them more closely followed or implemented.

90% or so is three stars - it's good but not great, enjoyable but not riveting. The last 10% was awesome and would easily be 4 stars if we forget everything else. But there's also a tonne of cliffhangers and no sign of a sequel. I didn't see the twists coming. And they were funny. Really funny. And it kind of made up for the rest - so I'm rating 4 stars but keep in mind average is more like 3.5 stars.
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funstm | outras 2 resenhas | Jun 30, 2023 |
Thank you so much to NetGalley and Curiosity Quills Press for allowing me to read and review this cute debut novel by Kes Trester! Whew! Riley sure packed in a lot of adventures in a single book. I loved Trester's rich descriptions of living overseas, the smells of the marketplace in Pakistan, the taste of the foods Riley had grown up eating and learned to crave. I could totally picture being there!

And I loved the adventures and descriptions once Riley comes to the US to serve as a bodyguard for a student in a boarding school. No one can beat Riley at anything. She is completely unstoppable, a super-soldier in the body of a young girl. The storytelling was very nicely done, and the pacing really picked up in the second half. And WOW that cliffhanger!

Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the author.

Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
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KatKinney | outras 2 resenhas | Mar 3, 2022 |
The only thing "dangerous" about this book is how good it is. I could not stop reading it. Riley made this book what it is...awesome. Riley is a no nonsense type of gal with brains, sass, and can kick butt. In other words...me. Yet, Riley was not the only one that kept things interesting, The guys Von and Sam are good eye candy. The battle of the brawns had me laughing. There was this scene where Von and Sam were competing for Riley's affection; Riley was having not of it. Instead she was playing them for the fools they were. Besides the laughs, there is action, and a good storyline. Oh and a cliff hanger of an ending that left me silently screaming "Nooooooo". I can't wait to read the next book in this series to see what new trouble Riley finds herself in (she will).… (mais)
 
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Cherylk | outras 2 resenhas | Oct 9, 2017 |

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Obras
3
Membros
15
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#708,120
Avaliação
4.0
Resenhas
4
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4