I really wanted to love this. And it started so promising! But the pacing is just off slightly and that makes this book lag in the middle. I was over it by the 50% mark.

Isis is an interesting character. I really appreciated her self esteem struggles because it gave her character depth. But then she would say something stupid and overly odd and I found I just got annoyed with her immaturity.

Jack has that mysterious vibe going but he is almost too much of an enigma to make me love him.
I also didn't feel the chemistry between these two at all. I also felt like Jack was trading one slightly unhealthy relationship for another with his "white knight" complex.

Sufficit to say, I will not be continuing on with this series.

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Actual Rating: 2/5 ( )

I'm really torn on how I feel about this book.. On the one hand: a clusterfuck, the other: a masterpiece..

I didn't enjoy the pov switches, although I suppose they played their part towards the end of the novel, for the purpose of flashbacks.

The book certainly wasn't a what I was expecting going into it.. It's very centred around mental health, and is somewhat realist in its portrayal of life.. Definitely not one if you're looking for a happy read though, this is much too existential (for me at least)..

I resent the cliffhanger somewhat too, because I now have to read the sequel, still unsure whether I even like this one..

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Where to start with this book. There is so much to love about this book! Isis and Jack's story is a unique and tragic one. One that you will get lost in from the first sentence.
Isis, guarded and sarcastic. She deals with everything through jokes and sarcasm. She hides her emotions under her sleeve. Her intrigue with those around her is interesting. She finds herself in a battle of gossip and wits. All the while, she finds herself drawn to the one boy in town that doesn't allow himself to have relationships because of the past. Then, there is her new found friend. One who willing her accepts her at face value instead of judging her like everyone else.
Jack, the Ice Prince. He keeps to himself. He has severed his friendships from his childhood. However, he finds himself wanting to battle with Isis and know everything about her. Keeping her at arms length proves to be harder than he thought.
These two have their own pasts that they are running from. Secrets can either undo the friendship they build or tear them apart.... Then when the past catches up with one of them, things get hairy... things get dangerous... things get more than messed up....
I loved this story. The back and forth between these two was amusing and entertaining. The secrets... I still don't know all of the secrets... This story is well written. The characters fit perfectly. There was only one thing I didn't like about the book, which has me wondering where Sara Wolf is from... The use of the word "recess" throughout the book... There is no such thing as recess in high school. There is free period, there is study hall, never recess. This bugged me being as it was mentioned many times. ( )

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Rating: 4.5*

Love Me Never was hilarious and a little bit ridiculous, which made it hella fun to read! But first, a quick warning: there is domestic abuse and PTSD discussed in this book.

Isis, New Girl, is invited to the senior queen bee’s first party of school year, where she proceeds to punch the hottest guy in school and kidnap the prettiest girl. In all fairness, the pretty girl was drunk and needed to get home, and the hot guy was mean to the pretty girl. All in all, an amusing first chapter. This sets off a war between Isis and Hot Guy Jack, a battle of wits and wills. And it was highly entertaining.

Isis was very confident on the outside, which resulted in lots of amusing internal monologues and external retorts. And sometimes those internal monologues were accidentally said out loud, but she gave ZERO fucks. I LOL’d a lot.

I zap a revenge-suspect with a glare, and she veers off course with her handful of shaving cream. That’s right, keep walking. There’ll be no shaving-cream-on-Kayla’s-lovely-face incident today, thank you very much. Or, if there is, I will shave you. Down to the bone.

“You’re making threats aloud,” Jack deadpans.

“It’s good for business,” I chime.

(Guys, I totally have internal monologues like this. Isis IS me. I AM Isis.)

However, she was hiding a lot on the inside. She honestly believed that she was unlovable. Unkissable. Ugly and repulsive and destined to be alone. I wish I could say it was extreme for her to think that, but how many of you have thought that? Hell, even though I have a boyfriend, I sometimes fall into that space in my mind, and it was a lot worse when I was younger.

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

(FYI, I am loud and angry and sarcastic, too.)

Jack had another way of hiding a pretty big secret. He simply blocked everyone out, kept them at arm’s length. And not just the girls, who seemed to swarm around him like mosquitoes. (I mean, he was gorgeous, and he had that whole brooding thing going for him.) He didn’t interact with anyone. Underneath the cold exterior (hence the nickname ‘Ice Prince’), he was actually very caring about certain things. But he was also hiding a bit of a dark side, which I won’t lie about – it kinda scared me.

I felt like I went on a bit of a journey with Isis. At first, I didn’t like Jack. I thought he was rude and awful. But as I started to read more about him, especially the few chapters from his POV, I began to understand him a bit more. And then I started getting a bit swoony. HE WAS SO ADORABLE AT TIMES. Like when he chose a particular costume for a particular reason. UGH. My heart. He and Isis had this great chemistry, both being observant and strategic, but with different approaches. Jack was cold and calculating, while Isis was equally calculating, but she also made bold moves rather quickly. This led to some pretty bizarre twists, and I can honestly say that what I expected this book to be like and what it ended up being like are two very different things.

The ending was insane. I need the next book right now. I was genuinely confused how this book would turn into a satisfying trilogy. In most romance series, each book focuses on a couple that end up together by the end of the book, but Lovely Vicious isn’t like that. I was wondering the whole way through how Wolf planned to stretch out the story of Jack and Isis over three books, but I shouldn’t have worried. I’m still not 100% sure where this is going to go, but I can tell you I’m definitely tuning in for the next book, what with the twist in the final chapter. (By the way, MY HEART BROKE, GUYS.)

I HAVE TALKED ENOUGH ABOUT THESE TWO. Ok. Other things. I really liked Wren. He was weird but also adorbs. Kayla… I think I didn’t like her at first, but she grew on me. I wish she’d been a bit more developed though, as we don’t really learn too much about her other than that she’s infatuated with Jack and is fashionable??? My heart broke for Isis’ mom, and I loved Jack’s mom. (Anyone else pick up on the fact that Jack’s mom was a bit like Isis…as in he’s destined to be with his mom?)

What kept this from being a five star for me was that it was a little too unbelievable. These characters are 17, and the Big Things that happened in their past happened were at 12 and 14 respectively. The event when Isis was 14 I could just about understand, but I really thought it was a bit much for the local gang to do what they did as preteens. No, just no. Couldn’t buy it.

I will also admit to being a little annoyed that Isis lost a lot of weight and only then made friends. Part of me wishes that, sure, she could have lost a bit of weight, and I could understand why she did it, but why couldn't she be overweight and still be desirable?

BUT I love clever characters. And I love snarky characters. So I loved this book. It was weird and wonderful and I need the rest of the series right now. I’m also convinced I share a consciousness with Isis. And have a crush on Jack. But am a little scared of him. If only my therapist could read this.

Fun fact: I started off giving this book 4 stars, but after further thought, the flaws were outweighed by how much fun I had reading, that I’ve upgraded it to 4.5 stars. Please, please, please Entangled… I need the next book. Please. It’s too good. ( )

He vuelto a caer. He sido nuevamente engañada por buenas reseñas.



Lovely Vicious se lee como una historia de Wattpad -si has leído en Wattpad sabes a lo que me refiero-:

1.- Es dramática. No tengo ningún problema con una historia dramática. ¿Madres depresivas, padres ausentes, relación odio/amor, pasado oscuro? Bring it on. Pero aparte de todo eso, ¿también adolescentes sociopatas y prostitución de menores?


2.- La escritura puede ser divertida... hasta rayar en lo ridículo. Sobretodo la verborrea de Isis se vuelve inquietante luego de un rato.


3.- El desarrollo de los personajes es incoherente. En un párrafo Isis no deja de repetir lo fea que es y en el siguiente no para de decir que es sexy y genial.


4.- Y, tiene serios problemas de edición. Tipo, Isis dice que su casa es de un piso pero luego sube las escaleras hasta su cuarto(?)

"Our house is a one-story, with white doors and walls and blue trim.

I take the stairs two at a time to my bedroom."

Además, ese final sacado de melodrama mexicano tampoco ayuda. ¿Se suponía que me sorprendiera, que me afectara? Vamos que después de tanto ya estaba inmune.
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