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Torn between duty and survival, nothing can be the same.
Everything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she’s left bruised and devastated—and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. And if the Order finds out her secret, they’ll kill her.
Then there’s Ren Owens, the sexy, tattooed Elite member of the Order who has been sharing Ivy’s bed and claiming her heart. Their chemistry is smoking hot, but Ivy knows that Ren has always valued his duty to the Order above all else—he could never touch her if he knew the truth. That is, if he let her live at all. Yet how can she live with herself if she lies to him?
But as the Fae Prince begins to close in, intent on permanently opening the gates to the Otherworld, Ivy is running out of options. If she doesn’t figure out who she can trust—and fast—it’s not only her heart that will be torn apart, but civilization itself.
Everything Ivy Morgan thought she knew has been turned on its head. After being betrayed and then nearly killed by the Prince of the Fae, she’s left bruised and devastated—and with an earth-shattering secret that she must keep at all costs. And if the Order finds out her secret, they’ll kill her.
Then there’s Ren Owens, the sexy, tattooed Elite member of the Order who has been sharing Ivy’s bed and claiming her heart. Their chemistry is smoking hot, but Ivy knows that Ren has always valued his duty to the Order above all else—he could never touch her if he knew the truth. That is, if he let her live at all. Yet how can she live with herself if she lies to him?
But as the Fae Prince begins to close in, intent on permanently opening the gates to the Otherworld, Ivy is running out of options. If she doesn’t figure out who she can trust—and fast—it’s not only her heart that will be torn apart, but civilization itself.
369 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 19, 2016
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Jennifer L. Armentrout
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# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
To email me, please use the below addy.
jenniferlarmentrout@live.com
# 1 New York Times and # 1 International Bestselling author Jennifer lives in Charles Town, West Virginia. All the rumors you’ve heard about her state aren’t true. When she’s not hard at work writing. she spends her time reading, watching really bad zombie movies, pretending to write, hanging out with her husband and her Jack Russell Loki. In early 2015, Jennifer was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa, a group of rare genetic disorders that involve a breakdown and death of cells in the retina, eventually resulting in loss of vision, among other complications. Due to this diagnosis, educating people on the varying degrees of blindness has become of passion of hers, right alongside writing, which she plans to do as long as she can.
Her dreams of becoming an author started in algebra class, where she spent most of her time writing short stories….which explains her dismal grades in math. Jennifer writes young adult paranormal, science fiction, fantasy, and contemporary romance. She is published with Tor, HarperCollins Avon and William Morrow, Entangled Teen and Brazen, Disney/Hyperion and Harlequin Teen. Her Wicked Series has been optioned by PassionFlix. Jennifer has won numerous awards, including the 2013 Reviewers Choice Award for Wait for You, the 2015 Editor’s Pick for Fall With Me, and the 2014/2015 Moerser-Jugendbuch- Jury award for Obsidian. Her young adult romantic suspense novel DON’T LOOK BACK was a 2014 nominated Best in Young Adult Fiction by YALSA. Her adult romantic suspense novel TILL DEATH was a Amazon Editor’s Pick and iBook Book of the Month. Her young adult contemporary THE PROBLEM WITH FOREVER is a 2017 RITA Award Winner in Young Adult Fiction. She also writes Adult and New Adult contemporary and paranormal romance under the name J. Lynn. She is published by Entangled Brazen and HarperCollins.
She is the owner of ApollyCon and The Origin Event, the successful annual events that features over hundred bestselling authors in Young Adult, New Adult, and Adult Fiction, panels, parties, and more.
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July 22, 2016
4.5 stars!!
There will be slight spoilers from the previous book in this review. If you don't want Wicked spoilers STOP READING NOW!!! Okay? Okay.
Ivy Morgan is a member of The Order, a group with a mission to go out and kill Fae living in the human world. At the end of the previous book she was almost killed by the Fae Prince, until he discovered she is the halfling he has been looking for. This secret throws Ivy and she has no idea who to trust with this information. Because the Prince needs Ivy to create an apocalypse baby, and The Order wants the halfling dead.
Should Ivy tell her boyfriend, Ren, the man she loves? Or keep it a secret and run?
Recently some of the stuff JLA has put out has been quite the miss for me, and I love her books. So I was a bit scared going into this book that I wouldn't like it, but I needn't have worried. Reading this book was like coming home. I ADORED this book, so so much. Even more than the first book. It was also easy to read this book despite reading Wicked two years ago.
Ivy's struggles with who she was and what that meant pulled at my heart, I felt for the girl so much. She was basically put in an impossible situation and I couldn't even figure out what she should do. The Prince was creepy AF, and honestly gave me the shivers (of ick).
But my favorite part? TINK. That fairy man makes the book. I want him to have his own book, I think it could easily be done.
This book was equal parts suspenseful, angsty, sweet and awesome. I only hope that the next book really does release in summer of 2017.
There will be slight spoilers from the previous book in this review. If you don't want Wicked spoilers STOP READING NOW!!! Okay? Okay.
Ivy Morgan is a member of The Order, a group with a mission to go out and kill Fae living in the human world. At the end of the previous book she was almost killed by the Fae Prince, until he discovered she is the halfling he has been looking for. This secret throws Ivy and she has no idea who to trust with this information. Because the Prince needs Ivy to create an apocalypse baby, and The Order wants the halfling dead.
Should Ivy tell her boyfriend, Ren, the man she loves? Or keep it a secret and run?
Recently some of the stuff JLA has put out has been quite the miss for me, and I love her books. So I was a bit scared going into this book that I wouldn't like it, but I needn't have worried. Reading this book was like coming home. I ADORED this book, so so much. Even more than the first book. It was also easy to read this book despite reading Wicked two years ago.
Ivy's struggles with who she was and what that meant pulled at my heart, I felt for the girl so much. She was basically put in an impossible situation and I couldn't even figure out what she should do. The Prince was creepy AF, and honestly gave me the shivers (of ick).
But my favorite part? TINK. That fairy man makes the book. I want him to have his own book, I think it could easily be done.
This book was equal parts suspenseful, angsty, sweet and awesome. I only hope that the next book really does release in summer of 2017.
July 1, 2021
”I was not alone in any of this. I was only a little torn, but not broken”.
De verdad, ¿qué hacía yo con mi vida antes de empezar esta saga? ¡Todo ha sido tan sorprendente que flipo!
En esta segunda entrega, Ivy ya sabe que ella es la mestiza (una hija de los fae con una humana) y que, literalmente, puede ser la clave para el apocalipsis. La leyenda cuenta que si uno de los príncipes fae concibe un bebé con la mestiza, todas las puertas de los otros mundos se abrirán y los fae podrán dominarlo todo. Evidentemente, Ivy está en crisis, no solamente porque uno de esos creepy fae quiere tener sexy times con ella y crear un bebé del apocalipsis, sino porque está aceptando esta nueva identidad y lo que implica para ella siendo un miembro de la Orden. Porque, claro, si la Orden (o incluso Ren) se entera de lo realmente es, la matarían sin hacer preguntas.
Creo que Semihumana es un libro tremendamente intenso en el que Ivy está llena de dudas, de no saber a qué mundo pertenece, de cuestionarse todo lo que ha sido su vida hasta ahora y, sobre todo, de intentar encajar en un lugar en el que los de su clase son cazados y exterminados. Debo confesar que, por culpa de Sarah J. Maas, aún me cuesta ver a los fae como estas criaturas horrendas, sedientas de esencia humana y egoístas por naturaleza. Sin embargo, en este libro, Jennifer L. Armentrout nos deja echar un vistazo a cómo funcionan las mentes de estos seres y a todo lo que serían capaces de hacer por obtener lo que quieren… y es absolutamente repugnante. ¿Todo el asunto del príncipe intentando seducir a Ivy? Horrendo. Gracias a todos los dioses las leyes fae dicen que ese bebé del apocalipsis tiene que ser concebido consensualmente porque, si no… vaya, no me lo quiero ni imaginar.
Además de toda la tensión romántica y sexual que hay entre Ivy y Ren, que es absolutamente espectacular, una de las mejores partes de este libro es, sin duda, Tink. ¡Es un personaje divertidísimo! Y es que, encima, en esta entrega de la saga, nos enteramos de cosas impresionantes sobre este pequeño brownie. En serio, las revelaciones que giran en torno a él son imprevisibles y le dan al libro una chispa diferente.
Me gustaría poder comentar la aparición de cierta nueva facción con más detalles, pero eso sería un gran spoiler, así que voy a terminar esto diciendo que si están buscando una saga de fantasía con romance y un giro bastante turbio al concepto de los fae, estos libros son para ustedes.
De verdad, ¿qué hacía yo con mi vida antes de empezar esta saga? ¡Todo ha sido tan sorprendente que flipo!
En esta segunda entrega, Ivy ya sabe que ella es la mestiza (una hija de los fae con una humana) y que, literalmente, puede ser la clave para el apocalipsis. La leyenda cuenta que si uno de los príncipes fae concibe un bebé con la mestiza, todas las puertas de los otros mundos se abrirán y los fae podrán dominarlo todo. Evidentemente, Ivy está en crisis, no solamente porque uno de esos creepy fae quiere tener sexy times con ella y crear un bebé del apocalipsis, sino porque está aceptando esta nueva identidad y lo que implica para ella siendo un miembro de la Orden. Porque, claro, si la Orden (o incluso Ren) se entera de lo realmente es, la matarían sin hacer preguntas.
Creo que Semihumana es un libro tremendamente intenso en el que Ivy está llena de dudas, de no saber a qué mundo pertenece, de cuestionarse todo lo que ha sido su vida hasta ahora y, sobre todo, de intentar encajar en un lugar en el que los de su clase son cazados y exterminados. Debo confesar que, por culpa de Sarah J. Maas, aún me cuesta ver a los fae como estas criaturas horrendas, sedientas de esencia humana y egoístas por naturaleza. Sin embargo, en este libro, Jennifer L. Armentrout nos deja echar un vistazo a cómo funcionan las mentes de estos seres y a todo lo que serían capaces de hacer por obtener lo que quieren… y es absolutamente repugnante. ¿Todo el asunto del príncipe intentando seducir a Ivy? Horrendo. Gracias a todos los dioses las leyes fae dicen que ese bebé del apocalipsis tiene que ser concebido consensualmente porque, si no… vaya, no me lo quiero ni imaginar.
Además de toda la tensión romántica y sexual que hay entre Ivy y Ren, que es absolutamente espectacular, una de las mejores partes de este libro es, sin duda, Tink. ¡Es un personaje divertidísimo! Y es que, encima, en esta entrega de la saga, nos enteramos de cosas impresionantes sobre este pequeño brownie. En serio, las revelaciones que giran en torno a él son imprevisibles y le dan al libro una chispa diferente.
Me gustaría poder comentar la aparición de cierta nueva facción con más detalles, pero eso sería un gran spoiler, así que voy a terminar esto diciendo que si están buscando una saga de fantasía con romance y un giro bastante turbio al concepto de los fae, estos libros son para ustedes.
March 10, 2019
Ein toller zweiter Band, der mich gut unterhalten hat. Manche Dinge waren zwar etwas offensichtlich, das tut dem ganzen aber keinen Abbruch. Ich freu mich jetzt schon auf das Finale.
August 20, 2016
|1.7 so annoyed stars|
Oh dear Lady… am I biased?
I’m so unsure about what I should think. When I started this book I was hyperconscious of the last book I read by Jennifer and how that turned out to be – a true disappointment. So I didn’t want to go ahead and tear this book apart while reading it; and what do you know… I didn’t like it.
I don’t know if this is me realizing how similar all her books are and how unable I was to set apart her narratives. Like, Ivy’s voice is so similar to Kat’s from her Lux series and to Alex’s from her Covenant series; and that’s a problem –I don’t know if it’s because that’s the way she writes her paranormal/fantasy stuff but it bothered me this time.
Ivy was so annoying and immature and, for the love of me, so your typical badass wannabe. I liked her in the first book –or at least I think I liked her but this was just ridiculous. I get it, girl, you’re the halfing and you’re everything you’ve been fighting against to your whole life and the guy you love was sent to hunt you and put you down but would it kill you to be a bit smarter about it?
Torn was so cheesy and cliché and something I’ve already read a hundred times before. The plot was so meh and you could see those twists coming from a mile. I didn’t have any sympathy for the MC’s.
I didn’t like Ren and I found myself wanting to read more about the rest of the characters rather than having these two MC’s being dramatic, and just when shit started to get better and there was so heavy building and you could taste it, this action packed moment… the love interest appears to save the day. Yay.
You know what I want to read about?
I want to read about the courts and how these “good fae” changed bands and how they kept hidden and I liked the whole fantasy structure but Ivy messed things up for me. I was constantly skipping through the pages because it was so predictable. I swear, I could tell how this book was going to end and who were the goods and bad guys and that annoyed me.
I don’t want to bash on this book nor do I want to say this book is a complete crap but I can’t sugarcoat how I feel about this book and Jennifer. I think she either improves her storytelling or stops recycling her characters, plot, etc. or she will, sadly, fade in time and become mediocre; and that’d be a shame because for years I’ve loved Jennifer and her books but now everything is so weird and sad between us.
August 27, 2016
It was great seeing Ivy and Ren again and learning more about the fae. I didn't love this one as much as the first book. The beginning and middle were a little slow, but the ending was crazy and left me so excited for the next book, Brave.
December 18, 2018
Die Handlung von "Torn" setzt unmittelbar nach den Ereignissen des ersten Bands an, wodurch der Leser sich schnell wieder in der Geschichte zurecht finden kann. Der Schreibstil von Jennifer L. Armentrout hat einfach etwas an sich, wonach man total süchtig wird und gar nicht anders kann als so durch die Seiten zu fliegen. Deswegen habe ich diesen Folgeband auch schneller verschlungen, als ich eigentlich erwartet hatte und als mir lieb war! Denn nun muss ich wieder bis Februar warten, um zu erfahren wie die Geschichte um Ivy & Ren ausgeht.
Oft geht es einem bei Reihen ja auch so, dass der erste Band letzendlich der Stärkste ist und (leider) der Verlauf der Geschichte immer schwächer wird. Aber bei "Torn" kann ich absolut nur beipflichten, dass mir sowohl die Charakterentwicklungen als auch das Buch selbst um längen besser gefallen hat, als im Vorgängerband. Das lag zum einen natürlich wieder mal an Ivy, die eine absolut sympathische Protagonistin verkörpert. Sie ist eine Kämpferin, die im Verlauf der Handlung viele schwere Entscheidungen treffen muss, an ihre Grenzen gerät, aber auch etwas über sich selbst erfährt, das dafür sorgt, dass Ivy nicht mehr weiß, wer sie eigentlich ist. Ich konnte mich mit ihr sehr gut identifizieren und hätte wirklich jedes Mal genauso gehandelt! Ich bin mir sicher, dass sie in Band 3 auch noch ein paar Überraschungen für sich bereit halten wird.
Auch Ren, der sich im letzten Band schon zu einem meiner Bookboyfriends entwickelt hat, war in "Torn" wieder genauso charmant und liebenswürdig! Man kann ihn einfach nur ins Herz schließen. Mein Lieblingscharakter bleibt jedoch immer noch Tink, er war schon im ersten band mein absolutes Highlight und im zweiten Band hatte er noch mehr Sprüche auf Lager, bei denen ich laut auflachen musste!
Meine Befürchtung war, dass die Liebesgeschichte einen zu sehr im Fokus stehenund damit die eigentliche Handlung zu kurz kommen würde, aber für mich war es genau die perfekte Mischung! "Torn" konnte mich insgesamt noch mehr vom Hocker hauen als Band 1, weswegen ich Jennifer L. Armentrout beim Abschluss der Reihe blind vertraue und ich mir sicher bin, dass das Ende der Geschichte mich genauso fesseln wird!
Fazit: "Torn" stellt für mich den Vorgänger und ersten Band der Reihe komplett in den Schatten und kann durch seine spannenden Wendungen und sympathischen Charakteren brillieren! Ein Muss für alle Romantasy Fans, ich bin mir sicher das die Geschichte euch genauso fesseln wird, wie es bei mir der Fall war!
Oft geht es einem bei Reihen ja auch so, dass der erste Band letzendlich der Stärkste ist und (leider) der Verlauf der Geschichte immer schwächer wird. Aber bei "Torn" kann ich absolut nur beipflichten, dass mir sowohl die Charakterentwicklungen als auch das Buch selbst um längen besser gefallen hat, als im Vorgängerband. Das lag zum einen natürlich wieder mal an Ivy, die eine absolut sympathische Protagonistin verkörpert. Sie ist eine Kämpferin, die im Verlauf der Handlung viele schwere Entscheidungen treffen muss, an ihre Grenzen gerät, aber auch etwas über sich selbst erfährt, das dafür sorgt, dass Ivy nicht mehr weiß, wer sie eigentlich ist. Ich konnte mich mit ihr sehr gut identifizieren und hätte wirklich jedes Mal genauso gehandelt! Ich bin mir sicher, dass sie in Band 3 auch noch ein paar Überraschungen für sich bereit halten wird.
Auch Ren, der sich im letzten Band schon zu einem meiner Bookboyfriends entwickelt hat, war in "Torn" wieder genauso charmant und liebenswürdig! Man kann ihn einfach nur ins Herz schließen. Mein Lieblingscharakter bleibt jedoch immer noch Tink, er war schon im ersten band mein absolutes Highlight und im zweiten Band hatte er noch mehr Sprüche auf Lager, bei denen ich laut auflachen musste!
Meine Befürchtung war, dass die Liebesgeschichte einen zu sehr im Fokus stehenund damit die eigentliche Handlung zu kurz kommen würde, aber für mich war es genau die perfekte Mischung! "Torn" konnte mich insgesamt noch mehr vom Hocker hauen als Band 1, weswegen ich Jennifer L. Armentrout beim Abschluss der Reihe blind vertraue und ich mir sicher bin, dass das Ende der Geschichte mich genauso fesseln wird!
Fazit: "Torn" stellt für mich den Vorgänger und ersten Band der Reihe komplett in den Schatten und kann durch seine spannenden Wendungen und sympathischen Charakteren brillieren! Ein Muss für alle Romantasy Fans, ich bin mir sicher das die Geschichte euch genauso fesseln wird, wie es bei mir der Fall war!
September 3, 2016
So, I'm a bit torn over this book (pun intended) because although I did enjoy it (it's JLA, so come on like) and there were loads of things I loved about it (Ren and Tink anyone?) there were a few niggly issues which stopped me engaging in my usual gush-fest; things that prevented me from rating this a five-star read.
But I'll start with the good stuff. I loved how Ivy behaved in this book. She gets on with things, refusing to be seen as altered or injured or weak, and she never indulges in self-pity. She wants to take control and deal with things head-on. Rock-on Ivy.
Ren is still a hot, sexy, sweet guy and I totally ship him with Ivy. Yes, he lost his way a little but I forgave him because he recovered spectacularly. I enjoyed the romantic scenes between our couple even if they were a bit scant overall.
TINK!!! Omg, I loved Tink in Wicked but he's even better in this. And that revelation - ha, ha! Genius. The scene where he is "outed" is hysterically funny and I was chuckling away to myself.
The latter scenes involving the Prince were awesome. Creepy, a bit debauched and depraved, but awesome all the same. And I want to help Ivy string that Breena (Breana??) one up.
What I love the most about this book - and this is classic JLA - is the witty banter between Ivy and Ren, Ivy and Tink, and Tink and Ren. Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
The writing is superb as usual, the characters are well developed, and the world building was decent.
Probably the biggest issue I had was with the actual storyline. It was too predictable and there wasn't enough happening to drive the plot forward. Certain aspects of the story lacked depth, in my opinion, and I wonder how well they would hold up to more detailed scrutiny. I could be specific but I don't want to give away any spoilers so I'll say no more. I also felt the pacing was off which I was most surprised at because Jennifer's books are almost always perfectly paced with a mix of action and romance that flows consistently. I actually struggled to get into the first twenty percent of this book and I was starting to get bored. Thankfully, it picked up after that and it became a non-issue thereafter.
Overall, Torn was still a good read - it just didn't blow my mind in the way most of Jen's books do. But I'm still very invested in this series because I love Ivy, Ren, and Tink, and I want to find out how the story concludes. If you enjoyed Wicked, and you are a fan of Jennifer's, then you'll most likely enjoy it.
Actual rating: 3.5 Stars
This review will appear on my blog in due course: http://myyanabookobsession.com
Thanks to Jennifer and her publicist, Kelly Simmon, for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
But I'll start with the good stuff. I loved how Ivy behaved in this book. She gets on with things, refusing to be seen as altered or injured or weak, and she never indulges in self-pity. She wants to take control and deal with things head-on. Rock-on Ivy.
Ren is still a hot, sexy, sweet guy and I totally ship him with Ivy. Yes, he lost his way a little but I forgave him because he recovered spectacularly. I enjoyed the romantic scenes between our couple even if they were a bit scant overall.
TINK!!! Omg, I loved Tink in Wicked but he's even better in this. And that revelation - ha, ha! Genius. The scene where he is "outed" is hysterically funny and I was chuckling away to myself.
The latter scenes involving the Prince were awesome. Creepy, a bit debauched and depraved, but awesome all the same. And I want to help Ivy string that Breena (Breana??) one up.
What I love the most about this book - and this is classic JLA - is the witty banter between Ivy and Ren, Ivy and Tink, and Tink and Ren. Plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
The writing is superb as usual, the characters are well developed, and the world building was decent.
Probably the biggest issue I had was with the actual storyline. It was too predictable and there wasn't enough happening to drive the plot forward. Certain aspects of the story lacked depth, in my opinion, and I wonder how well they would hold up to more detailed scrutiny. I could be specific but I don't want to give away any spoilers so I'll say no more. I also felt the pacing was off which I was most surprised at because Jennifer's books are almost always perfectly paced with a mix of action and romance that flows consistently. I actually struggled to get into the first twenty percent of this book and I was starting to get bored. Thankfully, it picked up after that and it became a non-issue thereafter.
Overall, Torn was still a good read - it just didn't blow my mind in the way most of Jen's books do. But I'm still very invested in this series because I love Ivy, Ren, and Tink, and I want to find out how the story concludes. If you enjoyed Wicked, and you are a fan of Jennifer's, then you'll most likely enjoy it.
Actual rating: 3.5 Stars
This review will appear on my blog in due course: http://myyanabookobsession.com
Thanks to Jennifer and her publicist, Kelly Simmon, for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
September 2, 2020
“You should go update your Match.com profile with that information. The ladies will be lining up outside, because nothing screams romance like being held captive in a cage.”
It is quite difficult to write a review of this book without spoiling the events of book 1. So I will try something short and new:
Tropes that this book gave me and that I didn't know I needed right now:
-A dramatic realization that will change your life forever (This is not even an understatement)
-Little sugar-addicted creature who is your roommate (Funny scenes that end with him ordering something new from Amazon prime)
-Betrayal (Who doesn't love to read that?)
-If you find out my secret it is your duty to kill me (THE ANGST!!)
-I can no longer hide it from you (The mask is FINALLY falling)
-Heartbreak ( Draaaaamaaaa )
-Death of a loved one (Heartache was not enough before)
-Kidnapping (My favorite )
-I have to save myself because nobody will come for me (He finds me disgusting anyway)
-Manipulated by Fae to do something you don't want to do under any circumstances (Tough one)
-Developing a trauma (I can sense darkness in the third book and I'm so here for it)
As you can see, the second book was a wild ride and even better than the first!
“I loved him more than I loved pralines and beignets, and that was hardcore, because my love of sugary, sweet things rivaled the most epic love stories known to man.”
August 29, 2018
***Spoilers for Wicked. If you haven't read Wicked yet, you can read my review here***
*Quotes were taken from ARC*
*ARC kindly provided by Jennifer L. Armentrout via Inkslinger PR in exchange for an honest review*
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“I don’t want to die.”Torn was an emotional ride that was filled with uncertainty and characters I absolutely loved! It was everything I was hoping the second book would be and much, much more! I was left on such a high and I truly can't wait for the release of the next book to see what happens with characters who have easily become favorites for me. Each and every one of them has embedded themselves in my heart. Ivy is someone who makes me want to be her best friend, Ren makes me want to steal him so he could do wicked things to me and I'd love to carry Tink around in my purse all day so I could hear all of his crazy antics. And I can't wait to see where their journey is going to go from here!
The hate building inside me burned brighter than a thousand suns, but even with that rage, I always, always felt cold. With each passing day, it was like I was filling up on the inside with ice and shadows. The only time I didn’t feel this way was when I slept.The horror, uncertainty and utter shock that Ivy felt upon learning that she was the halfling crippled me. I knew that she made the most sense in the back of my mind, but I was truly hoping that Val would be the halfling. Even if that wasn't very logical. I just couldn't believe that after she finally opened herself up to friendship and possibly love with Ren, that she was slapped right in the face. Because the man she had fallen for had been sent there to kill her.
I felt nothing then.
I should’ve never gotten close to him.While Ivy vacillated in telling Ren the truth about what she was, I completely understood her internal struggle. If she told him the truth, what would he do? Turn her in, be the one to kill her or would he just leave since history was repeating itself? It was such a hard decision, and while I started to struggle with her keeping secrets and the truth from Ren, that issue quickly disappeared in my eyes. Why? Because Torn took a dive into a dangerous, twisted area that quickly had me rooting for Ivy and being her biggest fan.
“You can fight this all you want, but I know the game and the rules,” he said , and my stomach roiled as his icy breath coasted over my cheek. “I know how this ends, little bird. And trust me, you will be consenting sooner than you realize.” - The PrinceSpeaking of twisted, can I say how much I hate the Prince? Well, hmm, actually that's not entirely true. *hides face while I make this confession* Yes he's creepy and wants to impregnate Ivy so the gates from the Otherworld remain open so he can take over the mortal world. But at times I found him amusing. And I truly don't know what that says about me at all because the prince was sick and twisted. You see, he had this weird sense of humor and would say and do things that made him appear in a different light. I know that it's probably because he's a psychopath and I know without a shadow of doubt not to trust him but his personality had these blue moon moments. In those moments he was entertaining. But then he would do stuff that quickly had him nose diving into the oh-I-hope-you-die category. I loved that the Prince was a complex character that made me second guess my hatred for him but then had me spiralling back into the rallying behind his death. On a side note, I hope Breena dies too!!! I know you'll agree with me!
As I exited the bedroom, I hit the switch and turned on the fan, grinning when he shrieked.Thank goodness Ivy had Tink in her life though, because he was a constant. No matter how ridiculous he could be. And trust me, he definitely strays from the bounds of being normal lol. But I loved that Ivy had a male best friend who was from the Otherworld. There's so, so, so much I want to say about Tink. But I can't because of huge spoilers. But just know that while I guessed for one thing to be true, the other one I wasn't even close. At all. Let's just say that I stared at the page open-mouthed while trying not to gasp. Or maybe laugh. I can't tell you which. Yeah. I desperately need someone to talk to about that!! But besides loving Tink interacting with Ivy, I freaking adored Tink and Ren's interactions because those moments were always explosive, hilarious and over the top.
“That was screwed up!” he shouted as he was flung across the room. (Tink & Ivy)
My fingers curled around the top of my dress as I stared blankly at the tile floor. I didn’t know who I was anymore. My breath caught in my chest.How did I not talk about Ren yet?! After reading Wicked and now Torn, I truly believe that wicked is the perfect word for describing Ren. He is constantly exploding sexuality and I just wanted to crawl into the book and steal him for myself. His looks, his touches, his words everything he does seduces me, um I mean Ivy. And while my heart did break for him as the story unfolded, he proved himself to be the badass sexy fighter that I have easily come to love.
I’m gonna kill her. My hands trembled as I let the bra slip to the floor. I’m gonna kill her. I kept repeating those words as I slipped off my undies.So now I patiently wait for the next book. The ending of Torn is much, much easier to handle then Wicked, who's ending left me feeling like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. Although I do love that feeling, since I'm glutton for feeling deep emotions in a book. But I can't wait to read more about my favorite characters! Come on 2017!!
*Quotes were taken from ARC*
*ARC kindly provided by Jennifer L. Armentrout via Inkslinger PR in exchange for an honest review*
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July 22, 2020
★4.5★
Torn is the second book in A Wicked Trilogy. This second book in the trilogy picks up directly after the first book Wicked. Ivy and Ren are in danger and the stakes are high for them to make it through alive. Ivy is a fighter and she refuses to give up. Ren has fallen head over heels in love with Ivy and although there are still secrets lingering between them, he will fight to the death to get her back in his arms.
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“You cannot let anyone know what you are.”
Torn is the second book in A Wicked Trilogy. This second book in the trilogy picks up directly after the first book Wicked. Ivy and Ren are in danger and the stakes are high for them to make it through alive. Ivy is a fighter and she refuses to give up. Ren has fallen head over heels in love with Ivy and although there are still secrets lingering between them, he will fight to the death to get her back in his arms.
“Why would you want to be with someone who does not fully accept who you are?”Told in Ivy’s POV, Torn is an action-packed mystical read that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first word on the first page to the last word on the last page. In addition to the action and passion, the supporting characters enhance the plot by adding humor and tension throughout. Once again Ms. Armentrout has flawlessly created a complex world with strong characters who are fighting for love.
"I'll be okay."Overall, Torn will appeal to paranormal romance fans. This series must be read in order and be forewarned when you finish Torn you need to have Brave locked and loaded on your Kindle. The passion between Ivy and Ren is contagious and despite the challenges they still have in their path, I have no doubt they will overcome and find their HEA!!! Now on to the final book in the trilogy! Brave here I come!!!!! Bring it!!!!
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February 11, 2022
3.5 stars! I liked this sequel slightly more than book 1
September 15, 2018
Couple days later and I'm still not over how totally disappointed this book left me. The first problem was the language of the characters, immature.
I felt as if I was reading about a slightly older version of Alex from Half-Blood. The setting did nothing for me and it took me forever to get through half of this book.
To be honest, it wasn't interesting in the least. There isn't a single part that I can say captivated me, not a single character that intrigued me, nothing.
Can't believe I'm saying this, but it was just boring. What's worse is how long I had to wait for this book and now, I almost wish I hadn't read it. I'm crushed right now. J. L. Armentrout is one of my favourite authors....
This has to be the least favourite of her novels for me.
I felt as if I was reading about a slightly older version of Alex from Half-Blood. The setting did nothing for me and it took me forever to get through half of this book.
To be honest, it wasn't interesting in the least. There isn't a single part that I can say captivated me, not a single character that intrigued me, nothing.
Can't believe I'm saying this, but it was just boring. What's worse is how long I had to wait for this book and now, I almost wish I hadn't read it. I'm crushed right now. J. L. Armentrout is one of my favourite authors....
This has to be the least favourite of her novels for me.
April 26, 2021
Yikes, this is a DNF for me.
I don't really like the direction this story is taking - kidnapping plots are one of my least favorite storylines ever, especially with this weird sexual twist going on. The evil prince needs to conceive a child with Ivy, but even though it needs to be consensual for the ritual to work he's still constantly threatening to force himself on her and it just makes me cringe.
I don't like reading this and I'm not invested in the characters enough to care about what happens next so this is the end of the road for me.
I don't really like the direction this story is taking - kidnapping plots are one of my least favorite storylines ever, especially with this weird sexual twist going on. The evil prince needs to conceive a child with Ivy, but even though it needs to be consensual for the ritual to work he's still constantly threatening to force himself on her and it just makes me cringe.
I don't like reading this and I'm not invested in the characters enough to care about what happens next so this is the end of the road for me.
October 6, 2021
ren and tink are ending up together. period. i don't make the rules.
December 19, 2018
4'75🌟 Madre mía, madre mía el enganche que estoy teniendo con esta trilogía 🙈 Esta segunda parte me ha gustado aún más que la primera, el giro que da la historia hacia la mitad me ha tenido con el corazón en un puño es que de verdad, tengo unas ganas tremendas de matar a unos cuantos personajes que estoy que me muero porque cuando llegue su hora sufran pero mucho eh Y Ivy y Ren cada vez me gustan más, ella tiene una fortaleza que admiro con todo mi corazón y él no sé queda atrás, son unos personajes que me tienen totalmente conquistada y estoy seguro que aun me vas a gustar más 😍 No me puedo olvidar de Tink, me muero de risa con este "pequeño" madre mía la que ha liado y las que va a liar, soy fan absoluta 😂 Ay Jennifer, lo que me haces sufrir pero lo que me encantan tus historias 😍😍😍
December 5, 2018
Actual rating 3.5 stars.
I quite liked it. Very entertaining.
Wicked (A Wicked Trilogy #1)
Brave (A Wicked Trilogy #3)
I quite liked it. Very entertaining.
Wicked (A Wicked Trilogy #1)
Brave (A Wicked Trilogy #3)
May 3, 2018
Okay! I am been literally annoyed by the - “SAVE THE WORLD” concept! (**Ehhh! I should have known!)
So predictable brewing love-story! Ugh!
Concept: 2.25/5.0
Execution: 2.75/5.0
Characters Bespoken: 2.25 /5.0
World Building: 2.25 /5.0
Cover: 3.25/5.0
Writing Style: 3.0/5.0
Overall: 2.25/5.0
One question? Why does the second part even exist? Wasn’t “The Prince” supposed to be a bit scary? Why such whinny world building? Why always a hot hero? Why always a beautiful heroine?
Actually, I have a hoard of questions! I hope that third part holds even one answer and I will be glad!
And I was like:
P.S.: A little note: Sarcasm is my first language!
December 17, 2020
3.75 stars
I have been anticipating this book for a very long time. I expected it to blow me out of the water, because I loved Wicked. Maybe I hyped it up to much in my head. I liked Torn, unfortunately, it just didn't compare to the first book imo. I was a little disappointed by that. Regardless, I still can't wait to read the third book in this series. I love Ivy, Ren, and especially Tink! ♡ He is one of the best charaters Jennifer L. Armentrout has ever written. I hope there is a lot of him in the final book.
I have been anticipating this book for a very long time. I expected it to blow me out of the water, because I loved Wicked. Maybe I hyped it up to much in my head. I liked Torn, unfortunately, it just didn't compare to the first book imo. I was a little disappointed by that. Regardless, I still can't wait to read the third book in this series. I love Ivy, Ren, and especially Tink! ♡ He is one of the best charaters Jennifer L. Armentrout has ever written. I hope there is a lot of him in the final book.
January 25, 2021
OH OKAY JENNIFER ARMENTROUT. I GUESS I DON’T NEED SLEEP.
THIS IS FINE. EVERYTHING IS FINE. I’LL GET COFFEE. AND THE THIRD BOOK. NOT SLEEP. WORK TOMORROW WILL BE FINE.
BYE NOW.
THIS IS FINE. EVERYTHING IS FINE. I’LL GET COFFEE. AND THE THIRD BOOK. NOT SLEEP. WORK TOMORROW WILL BE FINE.
BYE NOW.
January 15, 2019
In dem zweiten Teil sind echt viele Sachen passiert und die unterschiedlichen Handlungsstränge haben mir gut gefallen.
Wieder einmal muss ich erwähnen, dass der Schreibstil von Jennifer L. Armentrout einfach super flüssig ist und ich das Buch auch schnell beenden konnte.
Ren und Ivy sind nicht mein liebstes Paar, aber die Geschichte mag ich trotzdem 💁🏼♀️🤗.
Wieder einmal muss ich erwähnen, dass der Schreibstil von Jennifer L. Armentrout einfach super flüssig ist und ich das Buch auch schnell beenden konnte.
Ren und Ivy sind nicht mein liebstes Paar, aber die Geschichte mag ich trotzdem 💁🏼♀️🤗.
November 1, 2020
Reading a JLA book is a lot like coming home. Whenever I read a new book of hers and get sucked into the world with such great characters, engaging plot and wonderful world building, I’m reminded why she’s my favourite author.
This book was like breathing a breath of fresh air. It takes off directly after Wicked – and I mean DIRECTLY, it’s almost like reading the next chapter of that book than the start of a new one – and Ivy has discovered that she’s not human, she’s a Halfling – half faerie, half human. And that she’s part of an evil prince’s plan to create an “apocalypse baby” to open the gates to the Faery world permanently.
I literally flew through this book. It gripped me by its talons and wouldn’t let go until I’d finished it. I loved reading about Ivy again, as she’s such a funny and independent protagonist. And she’s my age as this is NA, so she was that much more relatable and mature compared to the usual seventeen year olds of YA books. I loved how stubborn she was and how she tried to be strong no matter what.
And Ren and Tink were so funny. Tink in particular is impossible not to love; I laughed or was constantly smiling every time he appeared. Ren is so delicious, and so completely in love with Ivy. The two of them together just made me melt. We get quite a few sexy scenes with him and Ivy but we also got so many moments where they simply clicked, and showed us why they’re so good together.
We also get a proper introduction to the Prince of the faeries, and his plan to get Ivy pregnant with his child that will permanently open the gates back to his world. I have a slight love of those evil bad boys and when I discovered he had to “woo” Ivy as he can’t impregnate her without her permission, I was so excited to see his interactions with Ivy. And, needless to say, I loved them. I can’t say too much about them for spoiler reasons, but if you have a bad boy fetish like me, you’ll love them ;)
There were a few small issues, however: I felt that some aspects of the plot were quite predictable (which also happened in Wicked). I also didn’t like that the story picked up right after the ending of Wicked without any explanation as to what really happened in the first book, and no reminders about certain characters or places. As Wicked came out over a year and a half ago and I didn’t have time to re-read it, it was a little confusing at first.
Overall, this story was a great addition to this series, and I can’t wait for the final in this trilogy to find out what happens to these characters.
*Thanks to Jennifer and her publicist, Kelly Simmon, for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
This book was like breathing a breath of fresh air. It takes off directly after Wicked – and I mean DIRECTLY, it’s almost like reading the next chapter of that book than the start of a new one – and Ivy has discovered that she’s not human, she’s a Halfling – half faerie, half human. And that she’s part of an evil prince’s plan to create an “apocalypse baby” to open the gates to the Faery world permanently.
I literally flew through this book. It gripped me by its talons and wouldn’t let go until I’d finished it. I loved reading about Ivy again, as she’s such a funny and independent protagonist. And she’s my age as this is NA, so she was that much more relatable and mature compared to the usual seventeen year olds of YA books. I loved how stubborn she was and how she tried to be strong no matter what.
And Ren and Tink were so funny. Tink in particular is impossible not to love; I laughed or was constantly smiling every time he appeared. Ren is so delicious, and so completely in love with Ivy. The two of them together just made me melt. We get quite a few sexy scenes with him and Ivy but we also got so many moments where they simply clicked, and showed us why they’re so good together.
We also get a proper introduction to the Prince of the faeries, and his plan to get Ivy pregnant with his child that will permanently open the gates back to his world. I have a slight love of those evil bad boys and when I discovered he had to “woo” Ivy as he can’t impregnate her without her permission, I was so excited to see his interactions with Ivy. And, needless to say, I loved them. I can’t say too much about them for spoiler reasons, but if you have a bad boy fetish like me, you’ll love them ;)
There were a few small issues, however: I felt that some aspects of the plot were quite predictable (which also happened in Wicked). I also didn’t like that the story picked up right after the ending of Wicked without any explanation as to what really happened in the first book, and no reminders about certain characters or places. As Wicked came out over a year and a half ago and I didn’t have time to re-read it, it was a little confusing at first.
Overall, this story was a great addition to this series, and I can’t wait for the final in this trilogy to find out what happens to these characters.
*Thanks to Jennifer and her publicist, Kelly Simmon, for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.*
July 26, 2016
4.5 I loved this book!! buy not as much as the first one. I like that this was more complex and we got to see the creepy prince in action but I feel like this book was too small. I WANT MORE TINK IN MY LIFE!! This is probably one if the only series that makes me laugh uncontrollably even when stuff is going to hell. JLA just does her humor so well!
I NEED THE NEXT BOOK!!
I NEED THE NEXT BOOK!!
August 15, 2016
NOW I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL SUMMER 2017 NOOOOO IM SCREWED
April 19, 2019
Relectura ❤
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Ivy Morgan es la semihumana. Eso significa que no solo el Príncipe de las Hadas anda detrás de ella, sino también la Orden, a la cual pertenece desde su nacimiento.
La Orden está convulsionada, a causa de la presencia del Príncipe en el mundo de los mortales. Mientras intentan descubrir una manera de expulsarlo, Ren y el resto de la Elite siguen buscando a la semihumana.
La continuación de Cazadora de Hadas es un libro entretenido, atrapante, en el que se nota la mano de Jennifer Armentrout. Si bien es cierto que son varias las similitudes con otras sagas, como lo similar que es Ren con Daemon Black (me gusta pensar que Ren es un Daemon crecidito) o las similitudes entre Ivy y Layla o incluso Katy.
En cuanto al final... qué desastre. No sé cómo piensa solucionarlo.
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Ivy Morgan es la semihumana. Eso significa que no solo el Príncipe de las Hadas anda detrás de ella, sino también la Orden, a la cual pertenece desde su nacimiento.
La Orden está convulsionada, a causa de la presencia del Príncipe en el mundo de los mortales. Mientras intentan descubrir una manera de expulsarlo, Ren y el resto de la Elite siguen buscando a la semihumana.
La continuación de Cazadora de Hadas es un libro entretenido, atrapante, en el que se nota la mano de Jennifer Armentrout. Si bien es cierto que son varias las similitudes con otras sagas, como lo similar que es Ren con Daemon Black (me gusta pensar que Ren es un Daemon crecidito) o las similitudes entre Ivy y Layla o incluso Katy.
En cuanto al final... qué desastre. No sé cómo piensa solucionarlo.
March 21, 2017
Per anni, Jennifer Armentrout è stata una delle mie autrici preferite.
Ma dopo aver letto quasi tutti i suoi libri, sto cominciando a scocciarmi. Sono tutti uguali .
Le protagoniste hanno tutte le stesse personalità.
Le coppie hanno sviluppi generali diversi, ma se ci fate caso quasi tutte attraversano le stesse fasi.
La Armentrout ha fatto soldi grazie al suo stile di scrittura, che è ironico come quello di Riordan, ma a differenza di Rick, Jennifer usa sempre LE STESSE. IDENTICHE. BATTUTE.
Ma puoi?! Ogni battuta ironica si basa su cinque cose: Amazon, Supernatural, zombie, The walking dead, Harry potter. Basta Jennifer, inventati qualcos altro.
Ma dopo aver letto quasi tutti i suoi libri, sto cominciando a scocciarmi. Sono tutti uguali .
Le protagoniste hanno tutte le stesse personalità.
Le coppie hanno sviluppi generali diversi, ma se ci fate caso quasi tutte attraversano le stesse fasi.
La Armentrout ha fatto soldi grazie al suo stile di scrittura, che è ironico come quello di Riordan, ma a differenza di Rick, Jennifer usa sempre LE STESSE. IDENTICHE. BATTUTE.
Ma puoi?! Ogni battuta ironica si basa su cinque cose: Amazon, Supernatural, zombie, The walking dead, Harry potter. Basta Jennifer, inventati qualcos altro.
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February 2, 2019
Rating: 4 stars
‘Every ounce of my being was dedicated to keeping my head above water, but with every passing minute, I drowned a little more.’
Ivy is in trouble. Terrible trouble. Staggering from the discovery of her own identity, Ivy does everything she can to hide her true heritage as the hunted halfling, for her own safety, the safety of the world and for Ren, the man who has won her love, but he is the same man whose duty it is to kill what Ivy is if he were to ever find out the biggest secret she has kept thus far…and it might just break this new bond they have forged. Though pondering the notion of ripping herself away from new-fangled love and her eternal duty, Ivy’s selfishness and desire for idealism forces her to stay, and she can’t leave, won’t leave, not when she has found what she wants.
‘This whole entire time I’d been petrified that he’d die on me like everyone else had. Never once had it crossed my mind that I’d lose him because I would have to walk away.’
Now that the ominous, heartless fae Prince, Drake, has entered this realm and he knows what Ivy is, he is resolute in his endeavour open all gates into this world and organise this realm to fit into the palm of his hand. He has his forbidding and pitiless eyes set on Ivy, using trickery, treachery and awful means of manipulation to toy with Ivy in the ways of the cruel fae, enforcing control and taking Ivy’s away, waiting for the day when she will be his to impregnate, and set the apocalypse into motion.
“Once we figure out what’s happening, we’ll fight back. And yes, the fae have abilities we don’t, but we have a reason to fight no matter what.”
“And what reason is that?”
“We value freedom above anything else.”
From the woes of a disgraceful friendship to the loyalties of a true one, Ivy is put through the ringer of ever-changing, and sharp-hitting emotion. She is a hardwired tangle of fragile and compulsive feelings, compounded by internal conflict and grabbed by the reins of overriding sentiments. Still recovering from a near death experience, and coping with the cutting infidelity of her best friend, hunting, and running, Ivy’s life only manifests further impediment with impossible secrets, disturbing tension, and hidden histories.
‘Repeating those words over and over, I slowly stitched myself back together, because I had to – because I wasn’t going to wake up and find myself safe. There were gaps in the stitches, gaping holes, but it was the best I could do. The only chance I had to get out of here with my life and sanity was by following my earlier plan while keeping it together. That was the only thing I could control now.’
The Icy coldness of the fae is spreading, merging and afflicting the mortal realm, and the fae are ready, and have been preparing for longer than the humans know. With a frenetic secret eating away at Ivy’s discipline and duty she realises that fantasy was always just a palliative consolation to soothe and curtain the irreversible when reality was always there and fractures the façade of her wishes. And reality is here, forcing Ivy to bear its unfair strikes, and brave though she is… she is Torn. Fighting against her healthier - or not so healthier - judgment, Ivy can’t bring herself to solicit the wisest course of action, not when she doesn’t want to run anymore, and how can she walk away from the man who taught her to walk onward again?
“You’re Ivy Morgan.” He was breathing rapidly. “You’re this beautiful, wild, and brave woman. You’re incredibly loyal, and I don’t deserve your love, but I’ll take it. I’ll keep it close to me and I’ll never regret a damn second of doing so.”
I value themes such as friendship and loyalties, bonds, and ties that bind and ties that break, and I would have liked to see more female esteem as there was a fair amount of female hostility and antagonism in this book, but saying that there was also reason for that unfriendliness. Tink however, is a strong favourite of the Wicked trilogy , he is a lovably peculiar, a comical, choice friend, and though he is more than infuriatingly exasperating to Ren and Ivy, I absolutely love what he brings to the threesome, and the dimension he alone spins this book into. He offers flippancy and reprieve from Ivy’s troublesome dilemmas with his unsolicited advice, and often proves himself as more than he appears when Ivy suffers. He is a great representation of friendship when it really counts, even though this larger than life brownie has secrets up his own sleeve.
‘And those tears came from the dark, cold place inside me that his words, those three beautiful words, had begun to thaw and shine light upon.’
From questionable Order members, faces from Ren’s past, missing persons, and more death at the hands of the fae, Ivy’s identity plays havoc on her, and with secret forces other than the order managing the evil fae, Ivy and Ren are subjected to some of the worst the fae can offer, with only sacrifice saving each other from true detriment.
‘The hate building inside me burned brighter than a thousand suns, but even with that rage, I always, always, felt cold. With each passing day, it was like I was filling up on the inside with ice and shadows.
Reaching into the disparity of friendship, the shades of deceit, the disputation of nuanced relationships and unconditional love, ‘Torn’ is incredibly eventful, if not for the substance of Ivy’s mind, then the action in the world outside of her. Torn feelings, Torn hearts and Torn duties, Ivy’s torment is ongoing, and Ren’s indecision is equivocal, and though Ivy has somewhat shouldered her past to this day, she doesn’t even know the truth of it.
‘I was a little torn, frayed around the edges, and it was going to be a long, bumpy road to being a hundred percent okay. And nothing was going to stop and wait for me to get there.’
Warning: Scenes of death, torture, captivity, attempted rape and forced intimacy.
Favourite Quotes:
‘Every ounce of my being was dedicated to keeping my head above water, but with every passing minute, I drowned a little more.’
Ivy is in trouble. Terrible trouble. Staggering from the discovery of her own identity, Ivy does everything she can to hide her true heritage as the hunted halfling, for her own safety, the safety of the world and for Ren, the man who has won her love, but he is the same man whose duty it is to kill what Ivy is if he were to ever find out the biggest secret she has kept thus far…and it might just break this new bond they have forged. Though pondering the notion of ripping herself away from new-fangled love and her eternal duty, Ivy’s selfishness and desire for idealism forces her to stay, and she can’t leave, won’t leave, not when she has found what she wants.
‘This whole entire time I’d been petrified that he’d die on me like everyone else had. Never once had it crossed my mind that I’d lose him because I would have to walk away.’
Now that the ominous, heartless fae Prince, Drake, has entered this realm and he knows what Ivy is, he is resolute in his endeavour open all gates into this world and organise this realm to fit into the palm of his hand. He has his forbidding and pitiless eyes set on Ivy, using trickery, treachery and awful means of manipulation to toy with Ivy in the ways of the cruel fae, enforcing control and taking Ivy’s away, waiting for the day when she will be his to impregnate, and set the apocalypse into motion.
“Once we figure out what’s happening, we’ll fight back. And yes, the fae have abilities we don’t, but we have a reason to fight no matter what.”
“And what reason is that?”
“We value freedom above anything else.”
From the woes of a disgraceful friendship to the loyalties of a true one, Ivy is put through the ringer of ever-changing, and sharp-hitting emotion. She is a hardwired tangle of fragile and compulsive feelings, compounded by internal conflict and grabbed by the reins of overriding sentiments. Still recovering from a near death experience, and coping with the cutting infidelity of her best friend, hunting, and running, Ivy’s life only manifests further impediment with impossible secrets, disturbing tension, and hidden histories.
‘Repeating those words over and over, I slowly stitched myself back together, because I had to – because I wasn’t going to wake up and find myself safe. There were gaps in the stitches, gaping holes, but it was the best I could do. The only chance I had to get out of here with my life and sanity was by following my earlier plan while keeping it together. That was the only thing I could control now.’
The Icy coldness of the fae is spreading, merging and afflicting the mortal realm, and the fae are ready, and have been preparing for longer than the humans know. With a frenetic secret eating away at Ivy’s discipline and duty she realises that fantasy was always just a palliative consolation to soothe and curtain the irreversible when reality was always there and fractures the façade of her wishes. And reality is here, forcing Ivy to bear its unfair strikes, and brave though she is… she is Torn. Fighting against her healthier - or not so healthier - judgment, Ivy can’t bring herself to solicit the wisest course of action, not when she doesn’t want to run anymore, and how can she walk away from the man who taught her to walk onward again?
“You’re Ivy Morgan.” He was breathing rapidly. “You’re this beautiful, wild, and brave woman. You’re incredibly loyal, and I don’t deserve your love, but I’ll take it. I’ll keep it close to me and I’ll never regret a damn second of doing so.”
I value themes such as friendship and loyalties, bonds, and ties that bind and ties that break, and I would have liked to see more female esteem as there was a fair amount of female hostility and antagonism in this book, but saying that there was also reason for that unfriendliness. Tink however, is a strong favourite of the Wicked trilogy , he is a lovably peculiar, a comical, choice friend, and though he is more than infuriatingly exasperating to Ren and Ivy, I absolutely love what he brings to the threesome, and the dimension he alone spins this book into. He offers flippancy and reprieve from Ivy’s troublesome dilemmas with his unsolicited advice, and often proves himself as more than he appears when Ivy suffers. He is a great representation of friendship when it really counts, even though this larger than life brownie has secrets up his own sleeve.
‘And those tears came from the dark, cold place inside me that his words, those three beautiful words, had begun to thaw and shine light upon.’
From questionable Order members, faces from Ren’s past, missing persons, and more death at the hands of the fae, Ivy’s identity plays havoc on her, and with secret forces other than the order managing the evil fae, Ivy and Ren are subjected to some of the worst the fae can offer, with only sacrifice saving each other from true detriment.
‘The hate building inside me burned brighter than a thousand suns, but even with that rage, I always, always, felt cold. With each passing day, it was like I was filling up on the inside with ice and shadows.
Reaching into the disparity of friendship, the shades of deceit, the disputation of nuanced relationships and unconditional love, ‘Torn’ is incredibly eventful, if not for the substance of Ivy’s mind, then the action in the world outside of her. Torn feelings, Torn hearts and Torn duties, Ivy’s torment is ongoing, and Ren’s indecision is equivocal, and though Ivy has somewhat shouldered her past to this day, she doesn’t even know the truth of it.
‘I was a little torn, frayed around the edges, and it was going to be a long, bumpy road to being a hundred percent okay. And nothing was going to stop and wait for me to get there.’
Warning: Scenes of death, torture, captivity, attempted rape and forced intimacy.
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November 5, 2018
The first book in the series was great but this one was even better! I really enjoyed getting to know the characters more, they’re definitely a part of what makes this series so enjoyable. There were quite a few twists and turns that kept me on my feet, every time I thought I had it figured out something new came along to shake things up. My only complaint is the unnecessarily long and explicit sex scenes. I’m all for some smut but sometimes too much is too much!
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August 27, 2016I'm in such a terrible yet delicious book hangover from Wicked. I need Torn now!!
July 23, 2021
Este es el claro ejemplo de libro que se lee en un parpadeo, literalmente hablando.
Esta segunda parte, comienza en el mismo lugar que terminó Cazadora de hadas. Nada de días, semanas o meses después, arranca en el mismo momento que acabó la primera parte. Con esa gran verdad que nos tenía intrigados en el transcurso de ese libro, pone a nuestra protagonista; Ivy, en una situación muy complicada y tensa porque nadie, ni siquiera Ren, puede enterarse de esa revelación.
En esta entrega, tenemos a una Ivy más independiente y decidida al momento de enfrentarse al príncipe de los faes y sus seguidores. Es un personaje que mantuvo la esencia del anterior libro, sinceramente sigue siendo demasiado divertido leer sus monólogos. Es un personaje que, como dije en mi reseña anterior, me encanta.
Por otra parte, Ren. Quien de a poco se va dando cuenta que sus sentimientos hacia Ivy van mucho más allá de la simple atracción o deseo. Sigue siendo el mismo chico que ya vimos en Cazadora de hadas; luchador, carismático, atrevido (porque, vamos, el chico dice cada cosa sin ningún tipo de anestesia. Ojo, no me estoy quejando). Pero en definitiva, Ren me sigue fascinando como al principio de la historia.
Por último quiero hacer una mención honorífica a TINK, no entiendo como me puede olvidar de mencionarlo en mi reseña anterior, es un personaje muy divertido, amigable y compañero, que a todos nos gusta leer. Su obsesión con Amazon Prime, Harry Potter, Crepúsculo, Supernatural y The Walking Dead hizo que me sintiera muy identificada con este pequeño y hermoso personaje. Sin dudas es mi favorito (de lejos) entre todos los personajes que la autora nos presenta.
Como conclusión, fue una segunda parte que -siendo sincera- cumplió con mis expectativas, mantiene ese ritmo ágil, buen desarrollo, misterio, la adrenalina, ambientación y acción. En cuanto al romance -en mi opinión- se desarrolló mucho más, no fue rápido sino que fue despacio pero tampoco tuvo un ritmo "tortuga" (¿Me explico?). Lo disfruté bastante, la verdad.
Con el respecto al final del libro me resultó muchísimo más "light" en comparación con la entrega anterior, pero me dejo lo suficientemente intrigada como para leer la tercera y última parte de esta trilogía.
Pd: Odié con todo mi ser al príncipe de los faes, se me hizo un personaje un poco fastidioso, pero admito que cumplió con su función de ¿Antagonista?.
Esta segunda parte, comienza en el mismo lugar que terminó Cazadora de hadas. Nada de días, semanas o meses después, arranca en el mismo momento que acabó la primera parte. Con esa gran verdad que nos tenía intrigados en el transcurso de ese libro, pone a nuestra protagonista; Ivy, en una situación muy complicada y tensa porque nadie, ni siquiera Ren, puede enterarse de esa revelación.
En esta entrega, tenemos a una Ivy más independiente y decidida al momento de enfrentarse al príncipe de los faes y sus seguidores. Es un personaje que mantuvo la esencia del anterior libro, sinceramente sigue siendo demasiado divertido leer sus monólogos. Es un personaje que, como dije en mi reseña anterior, me encanta.
Por otra parte, Ren. Quien de a poco se va dando cuenta que sus sentimientos hacia Ivy van mucho más allá de la simple atracción o deseo. Sigue siendo el mismo chico que ya vimos en Cazadora de hadas; luchador, carismático, atrevido (porque, vamos, el chico dice cada cosa sin ningún tipo de anestesia. Ojo, no me estoy quejando). Pero en definitiva, Ren me sigue fascinando como al principio de la historia.
Por último quiero hacer una mención honorífica a TINK, no entiendo como me puede olvidar de mencionarlo en mi reseña anterior, es un personaje muy divertido, amigable y compañero, que a todos nos gusta leer. Su obsesión con Amazon Prime, Harry Potter, Crepúsculo, Supernatural y The Walking Dead hizo que me sintiera muy identificada con este pequeño y hermoso personaje. Sin dudas es mi favorito (de lejos) entre todos los personajes que la autora nos presenta.
Como conclusión, fue una segunda parte que -siendo sincera- cumplió con mis expectativas, mantiene ese ritmo ágil, buen desarrollo, misterio, la adrenalina, ambientación y acción. En cuanto al romance -en mi opinión- se desarrolló mucho más, no fue rápido sino que fue despacio pero tampoco tuvo un ritmo "tortuga" (¿Me explico?). Lo disfruté bastante, la verdad.
Con el respecto al final del libro me resultó muchísimo más "light" en comparación con la entrega anterior, pero me dejo lo suficientemente intrigada como para leer la tercera y última parte de esta trilogía.
Pd: Odié con todo mi ser al príncipe de los faes, se me hizo un personaje un poco fastidioso, pero admito que cumplió con su función de ¿Antagonista?.
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