I loved it! This was a huge improvement from the first book. The pacing was better and I really started to enjoy the characters. I was skeptical aboutI loved it! This was a huge improvement from the first book. The pacing was better and I really started to enjoy the characters. I was skeptical about whether or not I would continue this series, but after finishing this book, I cannot wait to get my hands on the final book in the trilogy. ...more
I wanted to love this book but instead, I finished it feeling mostly "meh". I enjoyed the fantasy and supernatural element but I felt that the author I wanted to love this book but instead, I finished it feeling mostly "meh". I enjoyed the fantasy and supernatural element but I felt that the author sort of forgot about it at the end and left a lot of questions unanswered: (view spoiler)["Was Dr. McFarlen really the tiger? What happened to Yi? What was the black shape under the water? etc etc..." (hide spoiler)]
Ren was my favorite character. His innocence and naivety just warmed my heart and made me want to protect him.
I was extremely uncomfortable with the romance. (view spoiler)[While romance between step-siblings in real life is not uncommon, there was so much emphasis on the fact that Shin and Ji Lin were "twins". And it wasn't as if they met as teenagers or young adults and fell in love -- that would have been slightly more forgivable -- but they met as children and grew up together as brother and sister. Not being blood siblings doesn't make being in a relationship with someone you have always viewed as a sibling less icky. Also, I liked Shin's character until he became super possessive and aggressive. The scene in the hotel read like an assault: a man trying to force himself on a woman despite her repeatedly saying "no". And I was rolling my eyes so hard at all the virginity bullshit (hide spoiler)] The romance did nothing for the plot and only made me rate this a 3 star rather than 4....more
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