In the past few weeks, it seems that I have read a number of books with Magic and Elemental powers weaved into the characters and the story and Hinder is another great example.

I pretty much read the book in one go as I really enjoyed the lore behind the book and the really varied and outstanding set of characters. I mean aside from our main couple, we have the really fascinating aunt Ariel (I really like her a lot) and Ethan's dad Jeff.

Back to the main story and of course Ethan and Alex.  I really liked them both very much; they both have had tough experiences in the past and they are both trying to make do with what they have.  These two coming together as a Wielder/Bender team was pretty entertaining, there are a few dramatic elements that were added, that I thought were very creative and took things to the next level.

I will not tell you exactly, what those elements were, but I think all in all they were eye opening to Alex on how she viewed herself and who she was.

Because I am nice like that today, I will give you a little/big spoiler here: 

Now, a huge part of the lore in this world is that Benders and Wielders are not meant to be in love and together because well.. super dire consequences...

That is not the first time, where you read that if 2 specific people fall in love, the consequences will be terrible!  I am not saying this as a criticism of the book, because in this story it works; but I am thinking it would be more funny to have dire consequences if two people do NOT fall in love for a change! 

When I say this, can you guess what is coming next?

Yup... there you have it!

We are dealing with another pair of star-crossed teenage lovers here...

The questions is, is there a loophole somewhere?

The answer likely in the next book or the one that follows depending on the number of volumes this series is meant to be.

I would like to mention also the cover, which I think is really lovely and truly represents the book.  

I have really enjoyed Hinder and I am going to very highly recommend it to you all, if you love a but of Paranormal/Fantasy you are going to enjoy it very much and if you have never tried, this would make for a wonderful introduction to the genre!

I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

Sadly, I didn’t enjoy “Hinder” as much as I was expecting to. The worldbuilding was indeed alluring, but a few times it was very confusing. In the first chapter, most of the information about Benders and Wielders was given and it was too much to take in.

The plot was very fast-paced – so fast-paced that it seemed a few scenes were missing. I ended up having a few issues with the transition between scenes. I think what bothered me the most was that this novel was one cliché after another: Ethan a popular jock, his girlfriend an evil cheerleader, and the ugly duckling that in the end was a swan (by the way, too many beauty stereotypes).

Also, the romance was very rushed. It’s true that Wielders and Benders are soulmates and there is instant attraction between them, but that does not mean that the romance needs to be rushed. And, the fact that the parents were much involved in the romance between their kids was too strange (I understand they wanted to protect them from falling victims to a curse, but it’s very weird the parents asking their kids every morning about sexy dreams).

As mentioned, sadly, this book wasn’t for me, but I’m sure many readers will enjoy it.

Hinder was not quite what I expected but I enjoyed the meeting and learning about Benders and Wielders. I thought that was an interesting part of this book. I think the character were very good together. I think this book and it's author has some great ideas and a new look on witches. I thought this book was ok but it did not caught me as much as I had hoped it would. *This book was given to me for free at my request from Netgalley and I provided this voluntary review.*

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this amazing book

wow where to start....if you like magic and mayhem this is the book for you...its all about controlling your power...and not falling for your bender...as it does not bode well for either if they cant fight the attraction...

a very entertaining story with plenty of action and adventure....couldnt put it down...had to finish this book to see how it ends

I realized that after I requested this that I probably was not going to read it. I regret requesting it cause it did sound interesting when I read the summary.

I requested this book based off of the description - because with witches and elements what's not to love?
Unfortunately, I ended up struggling with this one right off the bat. I found it incredibly hard to connect with the characters and it felt like there was something missing within the story itself.

I received a copy of Hinder by Kristin Ping through Netgalley.

While initially I was excited to read this based on it's premise, this was a complete disaster.
Reading this was like wading thought a swamp. It was so, so hard to get through this.
The character development was terrible, the writing was flat and one dimensional, juvenile.
The plot had so many holes in it. It was like bad writing by teens for teens feel.
Girl endowed with great magical powers, everyone wants to destroy her, she's the most attractive person on the planet, forced into hiding, lives isolated in a locket for 17 years. Forbidden love with the guy whose supposed to be her partner.
The writing just wasn't believable. and while the premise could have gotten somewhere there was more focus on the rules for magic than developing characters that just felt once dimensional and shallow. The descriptive language was cringe worthy.
Skip this one. Just do yourself the favor. I'm honestly wondering who stepped up the publish this one. This might be one of the worse one's I've read.

About Hinder.....
I hate leaving bad reviews. I won't rate this book, because it just wasn't for me. (Unfortunately I have to for NetGalley here)
I really wanted to love this book. I loved the cover and the synopsis.... it sucked me in, but something just fell flat for me. I normally enjoy YA and PNR style books but just couldn't for this one.
Thanks to Netgalley letting me have a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I wish I had liked this book more. The magic-building is quite interesting in concept and I enjoyed the parts that delved into the system and world surrounding it. But the characters are obnoxious. I could not connect with a single one and I actively disliked a few. The prose itself was also clunky and all the characters' voices sounded the same when the point-of-view would change. Unfortunately, this one was not for me.

"This was an entertaining read to share with the children. They found it fun and easy to listen to while I read it to them. This was an entertaining read for children, but I felt that it fell short on the comprehensive levels of young adults (mature) and adults that enjoy this genre. I took the time to let this soak in and read one chapter at a time per evening and on weekends we would get two or three chapters done each day.

I still found the read to be more on the level of the younger children and then I still had one of my pre-teens ask why this happen or why that occurred the way it did. "

I couldn't finish the book; I had to give up 11% into it. The female MC is obviously in love with herself. One second she'd be all like, her kind is blessed -cursed?- with unnatural beauty and the next she'd be like, Why is that boy staring at me? Was something stuck in my hair, some gigantic bug? etc... She'd suddenly go all clueless. The writing style is poor. So is the world building. I know I haven't even reached 25% but that much was clear.

*I received a free copy by NetGalley*

"Well at least it got better"
That's the sentence I would use to define this book. I can honestly say that if it wasn't for my reviewing count, I would have probably left it at DNF at 20%.
Fortunately, everything went up from there. The characters got better, the plot more intrincate, well everything got better in general.

So my advice to fellow readers is do not give up!

Thank you to NetGalley and Kristin Ping for a copy of Hinder in exchange for an honest review.

I was excited to read this novel because it was about "benders" and magic. The whole story was thrilling and there were a lot of great moments that kept my attention. Throughout the novel, Kristin does an excellent job developing her characters and their relationships making it easy connect with them on many levels.

I loved the idea of the benders and wielders and the history of their kind. I can see this being a really fantastic series (although I'm not sure if it will be or not as this could easily be a stand alone novel). Either way, I really enjoyed the novel and could read more!

The only thing that was a little irksome and annoying was the fact that there were quite a few grammatical or punctuation errors that for me were distracting. This is just a pet peeve of mine when it comes to novels. However, I do understand that mistakes happened, but too many just shows that another round of edits needs to happen.

I was intrigued by the premise, but this one lost me from the opening pages... There is a VAST information-dump in the beginning of the book, which made it very hard to follow. In those few pages, I found myself checking repeatedly to be sure that I had started the actual story, not a prologue/teaser. The concept is an interesting one, and the young Ethan presented in the opening pages has potential, but unfortunately once I finally got past the hurried explanations of the entire world underpinning the stories, I was dumped into a teenage Ethan's "camp for supers" and the YA drama and angst over young love (lust?) lost me as surely as the confusing opening... This was not a book for me - it felt all over the place from the start and I couldn't get into it, so had to put it aside.

Mini review:

DNF

I received this E-ARC via the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I saw this book on Netgalley. It sounded interesting and I requested. Unfortunately it wasn't for me.

This book was so annoying! The love stuff was ridiculous. Even the parents were involved. It was just one cliche after another. It truly annoyed me no end.

Do not recommend. Seriously there are better books out there.

Oh how I wanted to so badly love this book! But I can't honestly in good conscious say that this book had me gripped from page one till the very last sentence. It just isn't so. I do think with some more time that this would become a enjoyable experience to read but as it is the story is lack luster and is in need of a character overhaul.. The cover is beautiful though. I do wish I could really offer more but I think at this point it is better to keep it plain and simple.

This is just a fabulous spin in the Supernatural world. I can't say enough of how much I loved reading this one. It's fast paced. It's action packed. Has a slight romance twist. I love the uniqueness of Hinder. I don't think I have yet to come across one that is based on Benders and Wielder side of witches yet. I love the magic that comes to life in this one. Ethan and Alex have this amazing pull together. But in this world it could be deadly. Ethan and Alex had me rooting for them to not only figure out how to work together but the fight they had not only for each other but the enemy in the Necrocretors. This is may have been my first read by Kristin Ping but she just became a one click for my need of the Supernatural.. This is just an amazing book. I'm so glad I took a chance on it. Hinder is one of those books that should be taken a chance on.

This is a very imaginative Fantasy. There was a lot of time to get used to the world that Ping has created, but once I understood the world, I was truly invested.

I liked that this was fantasy but also had many other qualities that made it lovable to readers of other genres as well.

I found myself pushing to get through this one and it's never good when that happens for me. I'm usually a reader that finished a book within 24-48 hours at most. This took me almost a week to finish. The beginning was too info heavy and I kept having to go back and reread to refresh my memory - would have been better spread throughout. The heavy info also made it hard to grasp my interest. I just could never connect to the story and I REALLY wanted to love this one.