Crimson Wife Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Is the 2nd book any better than the 1st? I'd started reading it ages ago, but stopped because I disliked the characters and nothing much had happened by pg. 112. Then we saw the first season of the Syfy show and I liked that, so I finished the book. Wow, what a waste of time. I'm wondering if I should bother reading the 2nd book or just write it off in favor of only watching the TV show. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UncleEJ Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I don't know. I slogged though the first one and never was motivated to read the next. Was the show good? I was hesitant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I'm no help, because I loved the whole serise and was 'meh' on the TV version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 5, 2017 Author Share Posted January 5, 2017 I don't know. I slogged though the first one and never was motivated to read the next. Was the show good? I was hesitant. The show bears only minimal resemblance to the book. It is definitely for adults (lots of s*xual content and bad language) but way more entertaining than the book. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 (edited) I'm working my way through the first book. I don't think I can take another one. I hate the protagonist. I hate the love interest. I've got only one secondary character I care about. ETA: I will force myself to finish the book. The writing is pretty good. The story is depressing. The characters....ugh. Edited January 5, 2017 by Critterfixer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopskipjump Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 (edited) Haaaaaaaated that series. Read them (it's a horrible habit I have... finishing books even if I don't like them...) - can't remember how many there were? - and haaaaaaated them. And I rarely hate books. Bleak plot, unappealing characters, bizarre and purposeless storyline... ugh. And the ending was gross. 😖 Edited January 6, 2017 by hopskipjump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I read the first book ages ago when it came out and while I liked it, I found Quentin annoying enough that I didn't want to read the second one when it came out. Now I'm watching and enjoying the show on Netflix. I feel like it's a very divisive thing - people seem to all like one and hate the other, which is a bit fascinating. I really liked some elements of the book, but I hated Quentin. He's not much better on the show... It's an interesting thing though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted January 6, 2017 Author Share Posted January 6, 2017 I read the first book ages ago when it came out and while I liked it, I found Quentin annoying enough that I didn't want to read the second one when it came out. Now I'm watching and enjoying the show on Netflix. I feel like it's a very divisive thing - people seem to all like one and hate the other, which is a bit fascinating. I really liked some elements of the book, but I hated Quentin. He's not much better on the show... It's an interesting thing though... Quentin is better on the show (though still a bit annoying). In the show, when he cheats on Alice, it's because he's under the influence of a spell. In the book, he's just bored with the relationship and partied too hard one night. The way the book had it made zero sense from a plot perspective IMHO while in the show, it did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacia Posted January 6, 2017 Share Posted January 6, 2017 I have no idea but I just had to pipe up to say that I hated the first book. I don't read many series anyway & this is one I definitely would not continue. Don't even know why I finished reading the first book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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