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The Deepest Desires #2
Forsaken Desires
Aston Walker
One night changed everything for me... I walked into that party surrounded by friends and walked out with an enemy. It's been two years and I still have no idea why he hates me. Now, we're forced to work together, and I'm going to enjoy getting under his skin.
Knox Finnegan
I never knew someone could annoy me as much as he does. He's starting to break down my carefully built walls, when I really need to keep him as far away as possible. He's a temptation I can't afford, a desire I've tried to bury.
But feelings can't hide forever...
*Forsaken Desires is the second book in The Deepest Desires interconnected series. It's an MM enemies to lovers romance.
One night changed everything for me... I walked into that party surrounded by friends and walked out with an enemy. It's been two years and I still have no idea why he hates me. Now, we're forced to work together, and I'm going to enjoy getting under his skin.
Knox Finnegan
I never knew someone could annoy me as much as he does. He's starting to break down my carefully built walls, when I really need to keep him as far away as possible. He's a temptation I can't afford, a desire I've tried to bury.
But feelings can't hide forever...
*Forsaken Desires is the second book in The Deepest Desires interconnected series. It's an MM enemies to lovers romance.
377 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 24, 2022
About the author
Ashley James
18 books1,025 followersAshley James is a romance author who enjoys writing (and reading) LGBTQIA+ books. She is from Washington State—and no, not Seattle—and currently resides in South Carolina with her two kids and hairless kitties, Goose, Maverick, and Houston. Ashley is introverted and slightly (okay, majorly) awkward. She refuses to make this section sound like a tacky dating app profile, so she won't be telling you how much she enjoys music, how she thoroughly enjoys dancing and singing in her kitchen, despite not being able to carry a tune, and she won't be telling you about her love of toxic and broken fictional men.
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June 24, 2022
one thing i liked about this book was, unlike book one, i actually got a bit emotional during Knox and Aston's reunion towards the second half when . i felt more for these two, but i still hated majority of this book. 😭
am i still gonna read book three, though? most likely. 😗✌🏼
am i still gonna read book three, though? most likely. 😗✌🏼
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April 2, 2024
dnf @35%
yeah no. just no.
okay, I get the whole being super angry at the world and everyone in it when your dad is a homophobic asshole but that doesn't justify being a dick constantly and treating everyone like shit. obviously especially women here. dear author, was his disrespect for women our clue to know he's secretly more into dudes than girls?
and the whole “dude” and “my man” thing was just fucking annoying! It's such a turn off when it goes on too long while they're already fooling around.
two stars for the narrators' attempt to make this book somewhat bearable.
note @5% reading progress: WOW. Just wow.
Dear female author, I’ve chosen to read MM romances TO NOT read about a dipshit reducing women to their body parts and appearances as well as being absolutely disrespectful on top of it! SO WHY would you write such an asshole? (Why would anyone, really??)
Is this the hero of your story I’m supposed to fall in love with? And why is this dude so fucking angry and rude all the time?
The audio is not bad but if this goes on like this I’m not sure I’m going to make it til the end.
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adding two prime examples to satisfy @Nicole’s curiosity:
⇢ One
⇢ Two
What do you think? Am I being too sensitive here? 😅
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The Deepest Desires Series
Book 1 - Barred Desires
Book 2 - Forsaken Desires - dropped
Book 3 - Illicit Desires
yeah no. just no.
okay, I get the whole being super angry at the world and everyone in it when your dad is a homophobic asshole but that doesn't justify being a dick constantly and treating everyone like shit. obviously especially women here. dear author, was his disrespect for women our clue to know he's secretly more into dudes than girls?
and the whole “dude” and “my man” thing was just fucking annoying! It's such a turn off when it goes on too long while they're already fooling around.
two stars for the narrators' attempt to make this book somewhat bearable.
note @5% reading progress: WOW. Just wow.
Dear female author, I’ve chosen to read MM romances TO NOT read about a dipshit reducing women to their body parts and appearances as well as being absolutely disrespectful on top of it! SO WHY would you write such an asshole? (Why would anyone, really??)
Is this the hero of your story I’m supposed to fall in love with? And why is this dude so fucking angry and rude all the time?
The audio is not bad but if this goes on like this I’m not sure I’m going to make it til the end.
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adding two prime examples to satisfy @Nicole’s curiosity:
⇢ One
[…] staying up half the night screwing this redhead I met on Tinder. Can’t for the life of me remember her name, so we’ll go with Red. […]
Red: Hey ;)
What the hell does she want?
Me: Hi.
Red: How was your day?
Me: Fan-fucking-tastic.
Red: Oh, nice. Mine was good too.
Didn’t ask, but okay.
Red: So, did you want to hang out maybe? :)
Me: Nah, busy. Sorry.
Red: Oh, okay. Maybe another time.
Maybe not.
I need to stop giving Tinder bitches my phone number.
⇢ Two
She’d be hot as fuck [his professor who’s annoyed with him being late to class] if she wasn’t acting like such a bitch. She has on this tight ass pencil skirt that goes below her knees, with a slit in the back, an equally tight white button-up shirt that does amazing things for her tits, and her hair is up in a sexy as fuck librarian bun. Oh, and she has on glasses too.
Professor Panty Wad starts speaking to the class again. […] I see her eyes roll behind her fuck-me glasses.
What do you think? Am I being too sensitive here? 😅
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The Deepest Desires Series
Book 1 - Barred Desires
Book 2 - Forsaken Desires - dropped
Book 3 - Illicit Desires
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February 23, 2023
The first half of this story was a bit of a struggle to get through. I enjoy enemies to lovers, but this was a one-sided enemy to lovers. Knox was not grumpy; he was a downright violent and mean misogynist. The way he reacts with hatred towards random women who have done nothing to him is pretty disturbing. With his past and how he was raised, I can see how he might have turned out like that, but it still doesn't make sense and does not excuse his horrid behaviour. He was very unlikeable, and it took a while even sympathize with him. I get he's gone through abuse, both physical and sexual but that doesn't mean the author needed to make him a closeted misogynist. He has one close female friend but she's “not like the other girls" type. Plus almost every female character in this story is horrible? Every guy has an issue with them. The ones who have no connection like severs, receptionist, and college girls. Fair game for Knox’s mother as she’s actually horrid but almost other every female character? I also didn't expect the graphic MFM scenes and MF scenes.
The second half was better, but honestly, Aston deserves better. The sex was hot, and the moments of vulnerability between them were sweet. Those emotional moments between them helped redeem the story. I had high expectations for this, but it was hard to be immersed and enjoy (and I'm generally easy to please).
Overall it was an okay read.
The second half was better, but honestly, Aston deserves better. The sex was hot, and the moments of vulnerability between them were sweet. Those emotional moments between them helped redeem the story. I had high expectations for this, but it was hard to be immersed and enjoy (and I'm generally easy to please).
Overall it was an okay read.
June 30, 2022
Love isn’t black and white, it doesn’t fit inside a box, and it won’t always make sense to everyone.
God, I love that quote so much. It not only defines Knox and Ashton but explains so much of so many people, so many relationships. It brings perspective, recognition, and bloody understanding. Being surrounded by many judgemental people at times, seeing and reading things like this feels like I'm breathing life again, like there isn't that much hate in this world y'know?
He’s crawled under my skin in the most sordid way, and I can’t cleanse myself of him, no matter how much I try. He’s an itch I can’t fucking scratch. A habit I can’t kick. I think about him more than I don’t, and at this point, it’s downright obsessive.
Okay, so, personally this book was okay. this was cute, a complete vibe, and a whole moment. I enjoyed reading it. So I'ma rate it 3.5 ⭐✨✨✨⭐⭐⭐✨
Hell, not only am I surprised I picked this book up and read it, I'm surprised I liked it. I tried the first book when it came out and I dropped it because I just didn't like with the writing.
I didn't mind the writing in this one, it was definitely a bit chessy, and had y'know, the quotes we've all read from other books, but as long as it was tolerable, I liked it. This book definetly has vibes of Ellis James', I kept thinking about Wrath while reading this book so if you liked that one, you'll like this because in the grand scheme of things, i don't think they're both that different.
He is a beautiful, broken disaster, and there is nothing I want more in this moment than him. Every toxic, messy, angry piece of him. I don’t understand it, and I probably never will, but his eyes tell me he needs me just as much as I need him.
My favorite part of this book was the way Ashton and Knoxy flirted, bantered, argued together. The way Ashton just shits with Knoxy and keeps finding ways to piss him off and egg him on was 100% pure comedy and giddiest part of this book. I don't like enemies to lovers, but bring me a sunshine characters who loves riling up the grumpy character IS PURE PERFECTION.
“Plus, if I remember correctly, you definitely kissed me back. I’m honored that I left such a memorable impression on you that you still think about it years later, though.”
Passing him the nearly finished joint, he takes it, glowering at me. “I don’t fucking think about it.”
“Obviously, you do.”
“Fuck you.”
“Don’t tempt me with a good time, Finny,” I say with a wink, and his nostrils flare in response.
God, he’s fun to fuck with.Me: Okay, see you there.
Me: Still doesn’t mean we’re friends. Still fucking hate you.
JT: Sure, bud. Leave the grumpy pants at home.
Me: Fuck off.
Aston is the first one to speak. “Alright, peace, Finny. See you around.”
“Fuck off, JT,” I growl, continuing my walk past the dorms in the direction of my place.
Hearing nothing but his fucking chuckle behind me, I roll my eyes and pick up the pace. He always seems so unbothered, completely unaffected by me, and it pisses me off more.
This is the definition of - 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
I only started this book because I saw someone completely love and obsess over this book, and they mentioned the disgusting excuse of a father in this book. I'm glad I knew that going into this book because it made seeing and understanding Knox even greater with the amount of walls he built up surrounding everyone.
He’s home. A home I never knew I needed. A home where I belong, where I’m loved for exactly who I am, and nothing less.
Also, I really liked the playlist the author created for it. I'm trying to get more into rock, or whatever the genre is and I added a few of the songs on my playlists. Y'all should give it a listen. My favorite is Why are you here BY Machine Gun Kelly
June 25, 2022
no matter how many times i stopped and pick this back up again, i ended up find something i hate about this book.
this book had a weak start. so, so weak and boring. glad i pushed it through, but that is bad news. everything about the writing and the dialogues were off putting. it was forced and just terrible. this was overall bad and awkward. the connection weren’t there, the plotline was boring. and every moment they shared, was really forced, again. even the hotness, i can’t feel it going on between them. what do i actually love about this was that i was super excited for it to be published. that was it.
tbh, i don’t get the point of the “enemies to lovers” at first, but thank god i stayed long enough to finally get it. and i’m so sorry for what happen to Knox. it didn’t make any sense at first, because Knox was just hating on Aston by telling him to fuck off without any solid reason which annoyed me. but after putting everything together, the “enemies” kinda make sense after 33% which was kinda bad because the beginning of the book already suck. then, when the story begins, i thought i could eventually see the connection develops, but nope! of course they both have sex all the fucking times. sex, sex and sex. i actually counted: 25% of the book was sex. nice🙂didn’t help my boredom at all. and oh boi the angst 🥱 can we even call it angst when there’s no feel to it? and there was only two romantic scene in this whole book. wow…….. and i swooned for that? 🥲
and yes I GET IT. he was straight, stop telling me about his tits and ass preferences. it’s chapter nine and i still had to read about perky tits and round ass. fucking stop.gosh!
there was also one M/F/M scene in this. with detailed description of tits and pussy again. yep, i’m okay. i’m not dead or anything. i swear, i. am. ok. *sobs*
this book had a weak start. so, so weak and boring. glad i pushed it through, but that is bad news. everything about the writing and the dialogues were off putting. it was forced and just terrible. this was overall bad and awkward. the connection weren’t there, the plotline was boring. and every moment they shared, was really forced, again. even the hotness, i can’t feel it going on between them. what do i actually love about this was that i was super excited for it to be published. that was it.
tbh, i don’t get the point of the “enemies to lovers” at first, but thank god i stayed long enough to finally get it. and i’m so sorry for what happen to Knox. it didn’t make any sense at first, because Knox was just hating on Aston by telling him to fuck off without any solid reason which annoyed me. but after putting everything together, the “enemies” kinda make sense after 33% which was kinda bad because the beginning of the book already suck. then, when the story begins, i thought i could eventually see the connection develops, but nope! of course they both have sex all the fucking times. sex, sex and sex. i actually counted: 25% of the book was sex. nice🙂didn’t help my boredom at all. and oh boi the angst 🥱 can we even call it angst when there’s no feel to it? and there was only two romantic scene in this whole book. wow…….. and i swooned for that? 🥲
and yes I GET IT. he was straight, stop telling me about his tits and ass preferences. it’s chapter nine and i still had to read about perky tits and round ass. fucking stop.gosh!
there was also one M/F/M scene in this. with detailed description of tits and pussy again. yep, i’m okay. i’m not dead or anything. i swear, i. am. ok. *sobs*
July 18, 2022
"He is going to be my downfall. The death of me. He's crawled under my skin and there is nothing I can do about it."
Forsaken Desires by Ashley James is book 2 in the author's The Deepest Desires series and I personally think this instalment surpasses book 1, Barred Desires. This is Knox and Aston's story and it has all of my favourite tropes:
🌶️Enemies to lovers
🌶️Bi-awakening
🌶️First times
🌶️Angst
🌶️Family tensions
🌶️Found family
🌶️Dirty talk
🌶️High steam
🌶️Snark
🌶️"Mine"
Honestly, I totally fell in love with these boys - Aston with his absolute self-confidence and total chill with his developing sexuality, and then Knox - how my heart bled for him, with all his insecurities stemming from the behaviours of those who are supposed to love him unconditionally.
"He's never looked more beautiful than he does now. Cut open. Raw. Trusting. Vulnerable. Mine."
There are some TWs, so do take note of the author's note.
This comes highly recommended by me.
4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Forsaken Desires by Ashley James is book 2 in the author's The Deepest Desires series and I personally think this instalment surpasses book 1, Barred Desires. This is Knox and Aston's story and it has all of my favourite tropes:
🌶️Enemies to lovers
🌶️Bi-awakening
🌶️First times
🌶️Angst
🌶️Family tensions
🌶️Found family
🌶️Dirty talk
🌶️High steam
🌶️Snark
🌶️"Mine"
Honestly, I totally fell in love with these boys - Aston with his absolute self-confidence and total chill with his developing sexuality, and then Knox - how my heart bled for him, with all his insecurities stemming from the behaviours of those who are supposed to love him unconditionally.
"He's never looked more beautiful than he does now. Cut open. Raw. Trusting. Vulnerable. Mine."
There are some TWs, so do take note of the author's note.
This comes highly recommended by me.
4.5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
June 12, 2022
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this book***
Forsaken Desires is a deeply moving story featuring intense angst while creating such a tender love story between two unsuspecting people. I was so impressed with the growth of both characters, but in particular Knox. At first he was such a challenge for me to empathize with, but due to his brilliant character arc I couldn't help but fall for him and all of his stubbornness.
Knox and Aston had an encounter in high school that left one confused and the other haunted by its implications. Now in college both have not spent any alone time together, but are forced to work together on class projects, which only builds the tension already brewing between the two.
As Knox and Aston spend more time together their intense chemistry leads to great complications for both. Aston is open to pursuing their connection, while Knox is confused, angry and bothered by what his feelings mean and the potential fallout.
Overall Forsaken Desires is a brilliantly told story of self acceptance regardless of the risks and confusion they create. Aston and Knox have a perfect hate to love dynamic, that is a personally favorite of mine.
It has been a while since I have read a character as flawed, particularly in communication, as Knox, which is why his arc is so special. Aston is his rock through it all and their HEA was so perfect that it made all of their suffering totally worthwhile.
Forsaken Desires is a deeply moving story featuring intense angst while creating such a tender love story between two unsuspecting people. I was so impressed with the growth of both characters, but in particular Knox. At first he was such a challenge for me to empathize with, but due to his brilliant character arc I couldn't help but fall for him and all of his stubbornness.
Knox and Aston had an encounter in high school that left one confused and the other haunted by its implications. Now in college both have not spent any alone time together, but are forced to work together on class projects, which only builds the tension already brewing between the two.
As Knox and Aston spend more time together their intense chemistry leads to great complications for both. Aston is open to pursuing their connection, while Knox is confused, angry and bothered by what his feelings mean and the potential fallout.
Overall Forsaken Desires is a brilliantly told story of self acceptance regardless of the risks and confusion they create. Aston and Knox have a perfect hate to love dynamic, that is a personally favorite of mine.
It has been a while since I have read a character as flawed, particularly in communication, as Knox, which is why his arc is so special. Aston is his rock through it all and their HEA was so perfect that it made all of their suffering totally worthwhile.
June 25, 2022
Loved more than the first one. Knox is rude at first but I def enjoyed it at the end. Smut is smut. Something I needed!
July 16, 2022
MM Romance
College Bi-Awakening
3.5 Stars ⭐️
I am cringing 😬 at myself while reviewing this because I am going to look like a total hypocrite seeing as though I hated book one because it was misogynistic, had detailed MF scenes, OTT drama and way too many sex scenes. I also hated Luca’s trauma and how it wasn’t dealt with properly and this book had all that in spades. I should hate this book based on all of those reasons and yet…
I FUCKING DEVOURED THIS…🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
I could not fucking put this book down like I stayed up all night reading it!! WTF. 😂. Liking this makes me question my fucking sanity because I also thought this book was too long and drawn out and I couldn’t wait for it to end yet I could not stop reading it. 🙄 Please, send help. Did I believe these two morons fell in love with each other? Absolutely not, yet I was strangely invested in the outcome of their relationship and loved their love declarations near the end. Knox was a total dickhead but his backstory was heartbreaking and I liked Aston a lot and I’m not sure why?
The only other book I’ve felt like a complete hypocrite for liking was “Reckless At Westbrook High” by Bethany Winters. I 5 starred that shit then reread it a million times before returning it. It is undoubtedly my guiltiest fucking pleasure read this year. I didn’t like this one as much as “Reckless” but this series is so similar to that one in terms of characters that it just makes me cringe at myself for enjoying it or even giving it a chance. 🤢 😬
My masochistic ass will read the next in this series too because it’s childhood friends to lovers and despite my issues with how this author writes, I won’t be able to resist it.
*I originally 4 starred this but had to round down because no matter how much I enjoyed this it’s just not a 4 star read.
College Bi-Awakening
3.5 Stars ⭐️
I am cringing 😬 at myself while reviewing this because I am going to look like a total hypocrite seeing as though I hated book one because it was misogynistic, had detailed MF scenes, OTT drama and way too many sex scenes. I also hated Luca’s trauma and how it wasn’t dealt with properly and this book had all that in spades. I should hate this book based on all of those reasons and yet…
I FUCKING DEVOURED THIS…🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
I could not fucking put this book down like I stayed up all night reading it!! WTF. 😂. Liking this makes me question my fucking sanity because I also thought this book was too long and drawn out and I couldn’t wait for it to end yet I could not stop reading it. 🙄 Please, send help. Did I believe these two morons fell in love with each other? Absolutely not, yet I was strangely invested in the outcome of their relationship and loved their love declarations near the end. Knox was a total dickhead but his backstory was heartbreaking and I liked Aston a lot and I’m not sure why?
The only other book I’ve felt like a complete hypocrite for liking was “Reckless At Westbrook High” by Bethany Winters. I 5 starred that shit then reread it a million times before returning it. It is undoubtedly my guiltiest fucking pleasure read this year. I didn’t like this one as much as “Reckless” but this series is so similar to that one in terms of characters that it just makes me cringe at myself for enjoying it or even giving it a chance. 🤢 😬
My masochistic ass will read the next in this series too because it’s childhood friends to lovers and despite my issues with how this author writes, I won’t be able to resist it.
*I originally 4 starred this but had to round down because no matter how much I enjoyed this it’s just not a 4 star read.
June 28, 2022
⭐︎
4.5 stars rounded up!
⭐︎
Overall, I completely loved this. It is definitely an improvement from the first one. Which was also good, but not as good as this, and had areas to improve on. I felt some of those areas were improved on in this one.
The chemistry was there between Aston and Knox from the beginning. There was some enemies-to-lovers energy in this, although it was more Knox hating Aston because of deep-seated issues from abuse he's suffered all his life from his father, and Aston reacting. But still, it had that energy. Because of how Knox was to Aston, he wasn't too fond of Knox at first.
But as Knox is in his sophomore year of college and Aston in his freshman year, they end up having a class together during the year, and having to work on projects together for the class. Forced proximity causes long ignored lust and attraction to rise to the surface.
There is a threesome near the beginning of this, with some random girl and them. I don't care for threesomes myself, but I can stand them and be fine with them if they happen before any feelings happen, which happens in this one.
These two are still in their "hate" (or more "in denial so pretending to hate") phase, and trying to call the other one's bluff and just en up in a threesome anyway.
It also helped, for me, that they didn't truly touch each other and get into it with each other, even though at the same time it was like the woman wasn't there between them. She was, but she was almost like a buffer, so they could kind of be with each other without being with each other.
There's this one part where Knox is inside the woman's vagina and Aston is in her ass, and they can almost feeling each other - and their balls keep slapping together - and that turns them on more than being inside the woman between them. It's pretty wild lol.
Also there's one point where Aston reaches over the woman and brings his forehead near Knox's and they keep staring at each other, and again, it's like she was there...but wasn't.
Thankfully there are no more threesomes after that, especially when feelings start coming into the mix.
Sometimes after that threesome, these two start a sexual relationship.
It is very hot and I loved their sex scenes. They were very well written, passionate and hot. The all consuming feelings between the two were fire.
There is, of course, drama at some point, about 2/3 into it the book. This is where I take the .5 stars off, because it could have been handled way better, and felt contrived to me.
Knox has been through a lot of abuse and CSA - explanation for what happens with that under the spoiler tag: - and he doesn't want to tell anyone about it. He keeps walls up and acts like an asshole a lot of the time because of it.
Aside from Katie - a girl he meets in this who becomes his best friend. I absolutely loved their friendship. She was the sister he never had from the beginning of their friendship - Knox hasn't told anyone about his home life.
He doesn't tell Aston for the longest time, and when he ends up lying to him because his dad is forcing him to go to his work function with a date, Aston ends up going as well - presumably with his own rich lawyer parents - and sees him there, with said date.
Now, I understand Aston's anger and hurt then, I do. Even though I understand Knox's side as well, it wasn't right or fair for him to lie to Aston about it. That's completely understandable, Aston being upset about it.
I would even understand if he took a few days to cool down from the hurt and what seems like betrayal before talking to Knox.
I mean, Knox offers to go talk and explain and try to get him to understand, and Aston doesn't take him up on it, even though he's been asking Knox to talk to him several times before about what's wrong. Which is annoying right then and there, but if he had to take a few days to cool off, fine, I get that.
But what happens is that 2 weeks go by, Knox texts asking to talk, Aston ignores him, 2 weeks later Kate tries to talk some sense into Aston, Aston doesn't listen, and then another month goes by before they all go back to their hometown for the summer. And what gets Aston to understand and listen is Knox literally being
Which is no way Aston's fault, not at all. Just that Aston probably still wouldn't have talked to Knox without this horrible event happening. That's what annoyed the crap out of me. And also that Knox didn't just go up to him a few times and ask him if they could talk. After he texts him two weeks after, he never tries again.
I just think it shouldn't take such a horrible thing happening for these two idiots to get their head out of their asses.
That's where this book annoyed me. Now, I loved the rest of the book too much to take more than .5 stars off, but it did very much annoy me. All that I explained above is why it all felt contrived as well.
I would have rather they taken a few days, maybe a few weeks, to let cooler heads prevail and then talk. I don't know why Anson was so determined not to when he wanted to before. He just assumed Knox would never change his mind about being out and didn't want to hear him out. That's the least he could have done?
So yeah, that part is frustrating AF. But the afterward, as much as I hate that it came about that way, was still wonderful.
Aston sticking up for Knox to his father was hot AF and very sweet and romantic at the same time. Knox had never had anyone stand up for him before like that, or protect him that way, and it meant so much to him.
And of course, we do get a HEA between these two knuckleheads. It was wonderful and I loved it, and if you take away that stretch of a few months of ridiculousness, this book would have been absolutely perfect to me.
So overall, I HIGHLY recommend this, it was a stronger installment than the first. Which, while I enjoyed it, I didn't love it as much as this one. This couple just worked so well together, and had such amazing chemistry together.
I'm interested for sure in the next book, which will be about Anderson, Aston's twin brother, and Crew, his best friend since childhood. Although seems we'll be going through addiction in this one, as the small preview we saw at the end of this book showed that Crew has a drug problem. That'll be a different kind of heavy read than these last two books.
So two massive thumbs up from me for this book. Definitely go read this if you haven't yet 🥰
My ratings for The Deepest Desires Series:
⭐️ Barred Desires: 3.5 stars (my review)
⭐️ Forsaken Desires: 4.5 Stars
⭐️ Illicit Desires: TBR
Overall, I completely loved this. It is definitely an improvement from the first one. Which was also good, but not as good as this, and had areas to improve on. I felt some of those areas were improved on in this one.
The chemistry was there between Aston and Knox from the beginning. There was some enemies-to-lovers energy in this, although it was more Knox hating Aston because of deep-seated issues from abuse he's suffered all his life from his father, and Aston reacting. But still, it had that energy. Because of how Knox was to Aston, he wasn't too fond of Knox at first.
But as Knox is in his sophomore year of college and Aston in his freshman year, they end up having a class together during the year, and having to work on projects together for the class. Forced proximity causes long ignored lust and attraction to rise to the surface.
There is a threesome near the beginning of this, with some random girl and them. I don't care for threesomes myself, but I can stand them and be fine with them if they happen before any feelings happen, which happens in this one.
These two are still in their "hate" (or more "in denial so pretending to hate") phase, and trying to call the other one's bluff and just en up in a threesome anyway.
It also helped, for me, that they didn't truly touch each other and get into it with each other, even though at the same time it was like the woman wasn't there between them. She was, but she was almost like a buffer, so they could kind of be with each other without being with each other.
There's this one part where Knox is inside the woman's vagina and Aston is in her ass, and they can almost feeling each other - and their balls keep slapping together - and that turns them on more than being inside the woman between them. It's pretty wild lol.
Also there's one point where Aston reaches over the woman and brings his forehead near Knox's and they keep staring at each other, and again, it's like she was there...but wasn't.
Thankfully there are no more threesomes after that, especially when feelings start coming into the mix.
Sometimes after that threesome, these two start a sexual relationship.
It is very hot and I loved their sex scenes. They were very well written, passionate and hot. The all consuming feelings between the two were fire.
There is, of course, drama at some point, about 2/3 into it the book. This is where I take the .5 stars off, because it could have been handled way better, and felt contrived to me.
Knox has been through a lot of abuse and CSA - explanation for what happens with that under the spoiler tag: - and he doesn't want to tell anyone about it. He keeps walls up and acts like an asshole a lot of the time because of it.
Aside from Katie - a girl he meets in this who becomes his best friend. I absolutely loved their friendship. She was the sister he never had from the beginning of their friendship - Knox hasn't told anyone about his home life.
He doesn't tell Aston for the longest time, and when he ends up lying to him because his dad is forcing him to go to his work function with a date, Aston ends up going as well - presumably with his own rich lawyer parents - and sees him there, with said date.
Now, I understand Aston's anger and hurt then, I do. Even though I understand Knox's side as well, it wasn't right or fair for him to lie to Aston about it. That's completely understandable, Aston being upset about it.
I would even understand if he took a few days to cool down from the hurt and what seems like betrayal before talking to Knox.
I mean, Knox offers to go talk and explain and try to get him to understand, and Aston doesn't take him up on it, even though he's been asking Knox to talk to him several times before about what's wrong. Which is annoying right then and there, but if he had to take a few days to cool off, fine, I get that.
But what happens is that 2 weeks go by, Knox texts asking to talk, Aston ignores him, 2 weeks later Kate tries to talk some sense into Aston, Aston doesn't listen, and then another month goes by before they all go back to their hometown for the summer. And what gets Aston to understand and listen is Knox literally being
Which is no way Aston's fault, not at all. Just that Aston probably still wouldn't have talked to Knox without this horrible event happening. That's what annoyed the crap out of me. And also that Knox didn't just go up to him a few times and ask him if they could talk. After he texts him two weeks after, he never tries again.
I just think it shouldn't take such a horrible thing happening for these two idiots to get their head out of their asses.
That's where this book annoyed me. Now, I loved the rest of the book too much to take more than .5 stars off, but it did very much annoy me. All that I explained above is why it all felt contrived as well.
I would have rather they taken a few days, maybe a few weeks, to let cooler heads prevail and then talk. I don't know why Anson was so determined not to when he wanted to before. He just assumed Knox would never change his mind about being out and didn't want to hear him out. That's the least he could have done?
So yeah, that part is frustrating AF. But the afterward, as much as I hate that it came about that way, was still wonderful.
Aston sticking up for Knox to his father was hot AF and very sweet and romantic at the same time. Knox had never had anyone stand up for him before like that, or protect him that way, and it meant so much to him.
And of course, we do get a HEA between these two knuckleheads. It was wonderful and I loved it, and if you take away that stretch of a few months of ridiculousness, this book would have been absolutely perfect to me.
So overall, I HIGHLY recommend this, it was a stronger installment than the first. Which, while I enjoyed it, I didn't love it as much as this one. This couple just worked so well together, and had such amazing chemistry together.
I'm interested for sure in the next book, which will be about Anderson, Aston's twin brother, and Crew, his best friend since childhood. Although seems we'll be going through addiction in this one, as the small preview we saw at the end of this book showed that Crew has a drug problem. That'll be a different kind of heavy read than these last two books.
So two massive thumbs up from me for this book. Definitely go read this if you haven't yet 🥰
My ratings for The Deepest Desires Series:
⭐️ Barred Desires: 3.5 stars (my review)
⭐️ Forsaken Desires: 4.5 Stars
⭐️ Illicit Desires: TBR
February 10, 2024
3.75⭐- I will add that I'm giving this book a generous review with rounding it up because I liked the MMCs in the first 70% of the book; objectively this is a 3⭐ book.
I so badly wanted to hate this book 😄 I honestly thought it was going to be terrible, especially based on some reviews, I expected the same shitshow as in the previous installment, but no, that's not what happened here.
This book was actually pretty damn good. The love story definitely more developed, I can even say the trope was done really well. The only thing that bothered me was basically the final resolve of the conflict between the MMCs, the final development where they finally got back together again - I thought the events that transpired weren't really fitting to the story, I didn't particularly like it, so the book ended with a different energy that it had for most of the story.
🔵 Enemies to lovers - done quite well, might I add
🟣 I can't say double bi-awakening, because one MMC had to be closeted their whole life, but knew he liked guys since teenage years, so i'll say one bi-awakening
🟡 First times for both MMCs (first time sex with a guy, first relationship)
🟢 A connected group of friends
🟠 3rd act break-up
🔴 Physical abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, severe homophobia
🌶️ A lot of sex, a lot of oral, MFM sex scene, all pretty good, but almost too much of it by the end; both vers
This one was pretty damn good. The misogyny is almost non-existent here and I think the author tried to correct the tone from the previous installment with inserting a female best friend to one of the MMCs, but I somehow still didn't feel that Katie, the friend, was completely accepted and welcomed. There were still some backhanded comments about her (normal) behaviour as a friend, but I just let that slide since to me she wasn't a big part of the book.
This was still in the works though
"They’re squealing and hugging each other in the way that girls do when they’re drunk."
“I swear you take longer to get ready than a girl.”
“Why are you fucking smiling like some schoolgirl?”
"I’m acting like a high school girl who just broke up with her first boyfriend."
I know quite a few reviewers had a problem with misogyny in the book but this was as far as it went this time. I guess it can't be helped at this point, female is bad in this author's world. It's pretty damn stupid too and ruins the quality of the story.
Anyway, back to the love story and two amazing MMCs, Knox and Aston.
Knox and Aston are two college guys who hang out with the same group of friends and they all come from Bellingham. They're from wealthy families, they're tight knit friends who also go to college together and hang out when they're at home.
Knox and Aston aren't particularly close, but they accidentally kissed at a party when in highschool, so in college they actively avoid each other, because that kiss didn't go down too well. They're both straight and were high at that party, so Aston thought nothing of it, but Knox comes from a family where being a fag is the ultimate sin, so Knox is shotting that shit down with fists and trying to avoid Aston for the next few years.
Knox has a pretty bad family situation, so maybe that'll be hard to read for some. His dad caught him watching gay porn and hired a hooker when Knox was 14 years old, to fuck the fag out of him. I know that's a thing, it still happens, dads actually do this for their sons, I've heard it a few times too many, so yeah, sexual assault with a capital S, not to mention a guy being a kid and being groomed and put into sexual situations by old sick fucks, that's just nasty.
“He basically forced this woman on me. When I tried to say no, he slapped me so fucking hard, my lip split, and told me to stop being a faggot. Told me any real man would love the opportunity to fuck a woman like Tori. He sat in the corner the entire time, not necessarily watching, but observing, to make sure I went through with it."
So that was pretty hard to read, so were the beatings Knox got also when he was in college, combined with the last beating where he ended up in the hospital. Knox's family situation was terrible and brought a lot of homophobia to the mix, so for anyone with a lighter stomach I'm guessing that would be hard to go through in this book.
Aston and Knox avoid each other in college and can't really stand to be in the same room together. The trope enemies to lovers was done pretty well, I could feel the animosity and the tension - well, from Knox 😄, so when they had that hot MFM sex in the beginning of the book, it was fire. I usually don't like women sexually involved with men in m/m romances, but that particular scene was hot AF. I loved it.
"Reaching out, I grab the headboard, putting me basically right on top of Knox, pumping into her hard. Widening my hands on the headboard, I lower my body so my front is almost flush with her back, bringing me even closer to Knox’s face. Too gone to overthink anything, I drop my forehead down on his, and continue to fuck Nicole’s pussy hard and fast. Our breaths mingle, becoming one, and my eyes fall closed, one of my hands coming to rest on his shoulder. He brings his hand up to hold the arm I’m touching him with, causing my eyes to open, watching him intently."
Knox and Aston have a really explosive sexual chemistry and they eventually start hooking up in secret. They're hiding from everyone, Knox slowly and painfully coming to terms with a part of himself that feels right with Aston, he loves being with a guy, he's never felt that way before. He's slowly opening up and allowing himself to just feel.
The sex was hot, they did a lot of oral and the author explained the visuals a lot (how they were dressed, how they looked) - I definitely appreciated that. The sex scenes were also detailed, described well and had some dirty talk. I liked everything.
"If someone were to tell me a few months ago that I would be lying under Aston Walker, naked, horny, and begging him to fuck me, I would have definitely knocked them out and also thought they were ten shades of crazy. But now? Well, now nothing feels more right than this."
I loved their connection, it had promise and potential, they had a lot of sex but again moments like where Aston painted them together smoking pot for the first time, just the two of them - I thought that added depth to the story so it wasn't just sex all the time, maybe they could've gotten to know each other even better, but as the story was nearing that conflict and final break-up, the author filled the crucial parts where Aston and Knox needed to talk it out after it all went to shit - with sex. That was a bit underwhelming, it made no sense to me. They were broken up and couldn't stop thinking about each other, yet months passed where they couldn't even exchange a single sentence, but could have a jerk off session out of the blue, both brokenhearted, that was out of place and that's where the story started winding down, at least for me.
"After he ended things, I was pissed. Furious, actually. I had finally accepted my feelings for him, and he ended things without even hearing me out. I was put on the spot at that event and wasn’t able to tell him the whole truth. If he would’ve just gone somewhere with me or given me time to process everything, I would’ve told him, but he couldn’t even give me that. He tossed me aside like I was trash and it infuriated me to no end. I know I fucked up— he deserves the truth— but I wish he would’ve been a little more understanding."
Knox and Aston badly needed that talking part and deepening of their connection and that didn't happen. Knox had to get beaten up for Aston to come and listen to Knox explain everything, so I didn't like that choice of development. The missing part was them coming together sooner and just - talking. They move in the same circles, live nearby, see each other a lot on campus, but no talking it out - got it.
And even when they got together again, there was just the sex part, so at that point their sex life wasn't that hot or interesting anymore. They badly needed depth.
Their love story was really good, but that 3rd act break-up kind of ruined it - no, it was the way they took ages to get back together without that final step of the reader really feeling this was meant to be. I couldn't feel it. They stayed at that point where their relationship was at the beginning, there wasn't enough emotional development here, at least from Aston's side - that's just my opinion.
I didn't like the ending either. So 😄 damn, that final 30% just completely obliterated a really good love story for me. I'm still rating it higher, because I liked Knox and Aston and I somehow have a feeling they're going to be the best couple in this series.
I so badly wanted to hate this book 😄 I honestly thought it was going to be terrible, especially based on some reviews, I expected the same shitshow as in the previous installment, but no, that's not what happened here.
This book was actually pretty damn good. The love story definitely more developed, I can even say the trope was done really well. The only thing that bothered me was basically the final resolve of the conflict between the MMCs, the final development where they finally got back together again - I thought the events that transpired weren't really fitting to the story, I didn't particularly like it, so the book ended with a different energy that it had for most of the story.
🔵 Enemies to lovers - done quite well, might I add
🟣 I can't say double bi-awakening, because one MMC had to be closeted their whole life, but knew he liked guys since teenage years, so i'll say one bi-awakening
🟡 First times for both MMCs (first time sex with a guy, first relationship)
🟢 A connected group of friends
🟠 3rd act break-up
🔴 Physical abuse, emotional abuse, verbal abuse, severe homophobia
🌶️ A lot of sex, a lot of oral, MFM sex scene, all pretty good, but almost too much of it by the end; both vers
This one was pretty damn good. The misogyny is almost non-existent here and I think the author tried to correct the tone from the previous installment with inserting a female best friend to one of the MMCs, but I somehow still didn't feel that Katie, the friend, was completely accepted and welcomed. There were still some backhanded comments about her (normal) behaviour as a friend, but I just let that slide since to me she wasn't a big part of the book.
This was still in the works though
"They’re squealing and hugging each other in the way that girls do when they’re drunk."
“I swear you take longer to get ready than a girl.”
“Why are you fucking smiling like some schoolgirl?”
"I’m acting like a high school girl who just broke up with her first boyfriend."
I know quite a few reviewers had a problem with misogyny in the book but this was as far as it went this time. I guess it can't be helped at this point, female is bad in this author's world. It's pretty damn stupid too and ruins the quality of the story.
Anyway, back to the love story and two amazing MMCs, Knox and Aston.
Knox and Aston are two college guys who hang out with the same group of friends and they all come from Bellingham. They're from wealthy families, they're tight knit friends who also go to college together and hang out when they're at home.
Knox and Aston aren't particularly close, but they accidentally kissed at a party when in highschool, so in college they actively avoid each other, because that kiss didn't go down too well. They're both straight and were high at that party, so Aston thought nothing of it, but Knox comes from a family where being a fag is the ultimate sin, so Knox is shotting that shit down with fists and trying to avoid Aston for the next few years.
Knox has a pretty bad family situation, so maybe that'll be hard to read for some. His dad caught him watching gay porn and hired a hooker when Knox was 14 years old, to fuck the fag out of him. I know that's a thing, it still happens, dads actually do this for their sons, I've heard it a few times too many, so yeah, sexual assault with a capital S, not to mention a guy being a kid and being groomed and put into sexual situations by old sick fucks, that's just nasty.
“He basically forced this woman on me. When I tried to say no, he slapped me so fucking hard, my lip split, and told me to stop being a faggot. Told me any real man would love the opportunity to fuck a woman like Tori. He sat in the corner the entire time, not necessarily watching, but observing, to make sure I went through with it."
So that was pretty hard to read, so were the beatings Knox got also when he was in college, combined with the last beating where he ended up in the hospital. Knox's family situation was terrible and brought a lot of homophobia to the mix, so for anyone with a lighter stomach I'm guessing that would be hard to go through in this book.
Aston and Knox avoid each other in college and can't really stand to be in the same room together. The trope enemies to lovers was done pretty well, I could feel the animosity and the tension - well, from Knox 😄, so when they had that hot MFM sex in the beginning of the book, it was fire. I usually don't like women sexually involved with men in m/m romances, but that particular scene was hot AF. I loved it.
"Reaching out, I grab the headboard, putting me basically right on top of Knox, pumping into her hard. Widening my hands on the headboard, I lower my body so my front is almost flush with her back, bringing me even closer to Knox’s face. Too gone to overthink anything, I drop my forehead down on his, and continue to fuck Nicole’s pussy hard and fast. Our breaths mingle, becoming one, and my eyes fall closed, one of my hands coming to rest on his shoulder. He brings his hand up to hold the arm I’m touching him with, causing my eyes to open, watching him intently."
Knox and Aston have a really explosive sexual chemistry and they eventually start hooking up in secret. They're hiding from everyone, Knox slowly and painfully coming to terms with a part of himself that feels right with Aston, he loves being with a guy, he's never felt that way before. He's slowly opening up and allowing himself to just feel.
The sex was hot, they did a lot of oral and the author explained the visuals a lot (how they were dressed, how they looked) - I definitely appreciated that. The sex scenes were also detailed, described well and had some dirty talk. I liked everything.
"If someone were to tell me a few months ago that I would be lying under Aston Walker, naked, horny, and begging him to fuck me, I would have definitely knocked them out and also thought they were ten shades of crazy. But now? Well, now nothing feels more right than this."
I loved their connection, it had promise and potential, they had a lot of sex but again moments like where Aston painted them together smoking pot for the first time, just the two of them - I thought that added depth to the story so it wasn't just sex all the time, maybe they could've gotten to know each other even better, but as the story was nearing that conflict and final break-up, the author filled the crucial parts where Aston and Knox needed to talk it out after it all went to shit - with sex. That was a bit underwhelming, it made no sense to me. They were broken up and couldn't stop thinking about each other, yet months passed where they couldn't even exchange a single sentence, but could have a jerk off session out of the blue, both brokenhearted, that was out of place and that's where the story started winding down, at least for me.
"After he ended things, I was pissed. Furious, actually. I had finally accepted my feelings for him, and he ended things without even hearing me out. I was put on the spot at that event and wasn’t able to tell him the whole truth. If he would’ve just gone somewhere with me or given me time to process everything, I would’ve told him, but he couldn’t even give me that. He tossed me aside like I was trash and it infuriated me to no end. I know I fucked up— he deserves the truth— but I wish he would’ve been a little more understanding."
Knox and Aston badly needed that talking part and deepening of their connection and that didn't happen. Knox had to get beaten up for Aston to come and listen to Knox explain everything, so I didn't like that choice of development. The missing part was them coming together sooner and just - talking. They move in the same circles, live nearby, see each other a lot on campus, but no talking it out - got it.
And even when they got together again, there was just the sex part, so at that point their sex life wasn't that hot or interesting anymore. They badly needed depth.
Their love story was really good, but that 3rd act break-up kind of ruined it - no, it was the way they took ages to get back together without that final step of the reader really feeling this was meant to be. I couldn't feel it. They stayed at that point where their relationship was at the beginning, there wasn't enough emotional development here, at least from Aston's side - that's just my opinion.
I didn't like the ending either. So 😄 damn, that final 30% just completely obliterated a really good love story for me. I'm still rating it higher, because I liked Knox and Aston and I somehow have a feeling they're going to be the best couple in this series.
February 10, 2023
His lips are deliciously soft and moving with expertise. And when his tongue spears into my mouth confidently, he tastes so fucking good—like bad choices and the sweetest sins.
The book starts off with a flashback to when Knox and Aston were in high school. They have a moment where they are drawn to one another, but then it ends in dramatic fashion and sets off a mutual dislike between the two for years.
“I wasn’t asking for your opinion. I was telling you to get down on your knees and open your fucking mouth.”
Surprisingly, there is an MFM scene in this, which did have its moments, but I was not expecting that! I wish we could be alerted to these types of scenes prior to reading.
Knox rips his lips away to look at me, resting his forehead against mine. Our breathing is heavy, and the moment feels way too intense. The way he’s looking at me makes me feel all kinds of vulnerable, and pair that with his long, even strokes, it’s all too much.
In a classic professor move, Knox and Aston are not only forced to sit by each other all semester, but they're also forced to work together on all class projects. The nicknames these two give each other had me laughing. Not to mention all the back and forth snarky banter. I was living for that.
They start to bond a little over their mutual appreciation for weed and how it mellows both of them out, which helps Knox let down his guard a little.
“What are you fucking doing to me?” He asks the same question he’s asked for weeks. What he doesn’t seem to understand is that he’s my undoing. Whatever common sense I have is out the window when he’s in the vicinity. Right and wrong don’t exist, only what I can do to be near him, touching him.
Entertainingly, Aston finds sick pleasure and amusement in irritating Knox. Knox's irritation towards Aston starts to turn into a bit of an obsession with him. As with the first book, the sex in this one is SMOKING hot.
“Watching you fall apart underneath me is fucking addicting, baby. I love bringing you to nirvana, being your fucking downfall. I’ll never get tired of watching you crumble and shatter at my hand.”
Unbeknownst to all of Knox's friends, he has been mentally, emotionally and physically abused by his parents for years. This trauma has impacted his ability to accept certain things about himself. Luckily, Knox is befriended by Katie who helps him to open up a little bit about his life. This friendship literally helps save him from his family later on in the book and encourages him to be his true self.
He’s home. A home I never knew I needed. A home where I belong, where I’m loved for exactly who I am, and nothing less.
The book starts off with a flashback to when Knox and Aston were in high school. They have a moment where they are drawn to one another, but then it ends in dramatic fashion and sets off a mutual dislike between the two for years.
“I wasn’t asking for your opinion. I was telling you to get down on your knees and open your fucking mouth.”
Surprisingly, there is an MFM scene in this, which did have its moments, but I was not expecting that! I wish we could be alerted to these types of scenes prior to reading.
Knox rips his lips away to look at me, resting his forehead against mine. Our breathing is heavy, and the moment feels way too intense. The way he’s looking at me makes me feel all kinds of vulnerable, and pair that with his long, even strokes, it’s all too much.
In a classic professor move, Knox and Aston are not only forced to sit by each other all semester, but they're also forced to work together on all class projects. The nicknames these two give each other had me laughing. Not to mention all the back and forth snarky banter. I was living for that.
They start to bond a little over their mutual appreciation for weed and how it mellows both of them out, which helps Knox let down his guard a little.
“What are you fucking doing to me?” He asks the same question he’s asked for weeks. What he doesn’t seem to understand is that he’s my undoing. Whatever common sense I have is out the window when he’s in the vicinity. Right and wrong don’t exist, only what I can do to be near him, touching him.
Entertainingly, Aston finds sick pleasure and amusement in irritating Knox. Knox's irritation towards Aston starts to turn into a bit of an obsession with him. As with the first book, the sex in this one is SMOKING hot.
“Watching you fall apart underneath me is fucking addicting, baby. I love bringing you to nirvana, being your fucking downfall. I’ll never get tired of watching you crumble and shatter at my hand.”
Unbeknownst to all of Knox's friends, he has been mentally, emotionally and physically abused by his parents for years. This trauma has impacted his ability to accept certain things about himself. Luckily, Knox is befriended by Katie who helps him to open up a little bit about his life. This friendship literally helps save him from his family later on in the book and encourages him to be his true self.
He’s home. A home I never knew I needed. A home where I belong, where I’m loved for exactly who I am, and nothing less.
August 22, 2022
Aston 🖤 Knox
June 23, 2022
4.75
I loved Luca and Branson' story...
but Knox and Aston?? They own my heart 🖤🖤
Especially Knox, my broken little man who needs and deserves so much love 🥺🥺
I have to admit I sheered few tears for him, for what he went through...
And Aston 😍 I enjoyed so much his "carefree" attitude, and the way he pushed and teased Knox 💥 but I loved him even more when he showed his own fragility.
I didn’t really know what to expect from this story. In Barred Desires we come to understand that Aston and Knox hate each other but we don’t know why. But it’s clear something it’s going on between the two of them.... and now everything make sense 😏😏
I really like how Ashley James chose to plot the entire book. Everything for me was perfectly balanced: every struggles, needs, behaviours, decisions, emotions...
Everything just clicked together and I was totally enrupted by the story.
A thing i really loved is the importance of friendship in this world she created. It's something beautiful to read about. And I think Katie is one of the most beautiful character i've read about. The kind of friend everyone wants.
This series is getting better and better at each book and I can’t wait for the next one 🤩🤩
I loved Luca and Branson' story...
but Knox and Aston?? They own my heart 🖤🖤
Especially Knox, my broken little man who needs and deserves so much love 🥺🥺
I have to admit I sheered few tears for him, for what he went through...
And Aston 😍 I enjoyed so much his "carefree" attitude, and the way he pushed and teased Knox 💥 but I loved him even more when he showed his own fragility.
I didn’t really know what to expect from this story. In Barred Desires we come to understand that Aston and Knox hate each other but we don’t know why. But it’s clear something it’s going on between the two of them.... and now everything make sense 😏😏
I really like how Ashley James chose to plot the entire book. Everything for me was perfectly balanced: every struggles, needs, behaviours, decisions, emotions...
Everything just clicked together and I was totally enrupted by the story.
A thing i really loved is the importance of friendship in this world she created. It's something beautiful to read about. And I think Katie is one of the most beautiful character i've read about. The kind of friend everyone wants.
This series is getting better and better at each book and I can’t wait for the next one 🤩🤩
January 8, 2023
Although I liked this more than I did the first book in this series, there remains the major problem of this author not being a very good writer. Her dialog is clunky at best and often fails to fully invest the reader in what is happening with proper narration. Things move quickly sometimes from one scene to the other, particularly in order to portray a sex scene. She builds out Knox's personality and character rather well, but Aston is a bit of a gray man. I honestly couldn't say what characteristics he portrayed other than being a bit of a wise ass.
Still, there is a lot to like about this novel. Knox is a pretty good example of a young man trying to burst forth from familial neglect and abuse. His struggles, at first hard to understand, eventually makes so much sense and engages the reader in an emotional trip through hell. Aston is not that distinguishable a character but the scenes between them are full of snarky banter and sexual tension.
Knox's friend Katie is a nice addition to the book. She becomes Knox's confidante rather quickly, and we are "shown" that instead of reading about how that developed, but it's good to see a well rounded female character who isn't a harpy, which seems to be James's go to model in her books.
The sex scenes are pretty hot, but fairly derivative of Luca's and Branson's in the first book. A lot of the power dynamic is also similar: a fairly dominant guy becomes more submissive in the first book, and we get the opposite here. For those who don't like any kind of MF sexual activity, there is a very hot MFM scene here that helps develop the attraction between Knox and Aston.
If this book had been written better, I'd have given it 4 stars for sure, but weak writing and so-so plot execution keeps this at a 3* for me.
Still, there is a lot to like about this novel. Knox is a pretty good example of a young man trying to burst forth from familial neglect and abuse. His struggles, at first hard to understand, eventually makes so much sense and engages the reader in an emotional trip through hell. Aston is not that distinguishable a character but the scenes between them are full of snarky banter and sexual tension.
Knox's friend Katie is a nice addition to the book. She becomes Knox's confidante rather quickly, and we are "shown" that instead of reading about how that developed, but it's good to see a well rounded female character who isn't a harpy, which seems to be James's go to model in her books.
The sex scenes are pretty hot, but fairly derivative of Luca's and Branson's in the first book. A lot of the power dynamic is also similar: a fairly dominant guy becomes more submissive in the first book, and we get the opposite here. For those who don't like any kind of MF sexual activity, there is a very hot MFM scene here that helps develop the attraction between Knox and Aston.
If this book had been written better, I'd have given it 4 stars for sure, but weak writing and so-so plot execution keeps this at a 3* for me.
January 28, 2023
”You are everything, Knox.” My voice is cracked and raspy. “You deserve the whole goddamn world. I hate that anyone ever made you feel like you didn’t. I’ll gladly spend the rest of my fucking life showing you how much you mean to me, what you do to me, and how fucking special you are.” “Please kiss me,” he whispers. “Gladly,”
**I voluntarily read and reviewed and complimentary copy of Forsaken Desires by Ashley James**
Apologies to my friends and family because Knox and Aston are and have been my entire personality for a solid four days now and it doesn’t look like that’s stopping anytime soon.
This story. This story gave me enemies to lovers, it gave forced proximity, and poor decisions that turned out for the best. This story broke my heart and put me back together all in one sitting.
”Love isn’t black and white, it doesn’t fit inside a box, and it won’t always make sense to everyone.”
Knox and Aston were doomed from the start. From Knox absolutely hating Aston to his core to his gut wrenching upbringing. You could feel all of the things that were working against them from the beginning but holy shit did they fight through it. I couldn’t tell you the last time I Tooter for a couple as hard as I did for these two. Knox is the perfect dark haired, trauma filled MC while Aston is the blonde spitfire that we all love but with a dirty twist🥵🌶
This story is impeccable. The world building is great. Jesus Christ, the spice is next level. You’ll fall in love with these two while simultaneously breaking for them. All in all give me four Knox and Aston epilogues (and I hate random epilogues) and I would devour them all happily.
⭐️-4.8/5
🌶-5/5
🥲-4.2/5
**I voluntarily read and reviewed and complimentary copy of Forsaken Desires by Ashley James**
Apologies to my friends and family because Knox and Aston are and have been my entire personality for a solid four days now and it doesn’t look like that’s stopping anytime soon.
This story. This story gave me enemies to lovers, it gave forced proximity, and poor decisions that turned out for the best. This story broke my heart and put me back together all in one sitting.
”Love isn’t black and white, it doesn’t fit inside a box, and it won’t always make sense to everyone.”
Knox and Aston were doomed from the start. From Knox absolutely hating Aston to his core to his gut wrenching upbringing. You could feel all of the things that were working against them from the beginning but holy shit did they fight through it. I couldn’t tell you the last time I Tooter for a couple as hard as I did for these two. Knox is the perfect dark haired, trauma filled MC while Aston is the blonde spitfire that we all love but with a dirty twist🥵🌶
This story is impeccable. The world building is great. Jesus Christ, the spice is next level. You’ll fall in love with these two while simultaneously breaking for them. All in all give me four Knox and Aston epilogues (and I hate random epilogues) and I would devour them all happily.
⭐️-4.8/5
🌶-5/5
🥲-4.2/5
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October 29, 2022there wasn't much more to the story than the tremendous amount of smut💀.
April 29, 2024
4.5 ⭐️ I enjoyed Knox and Aston’s story, definitely heavier and emotional than previous book but still good. I enjoy friend groups like the one in this series. Everyone is so supportive and made me happy they all show genuine care and have each others backs.
June 25, 2022
4.5 stars. Full review to follow
July 4, 2022
So I'm seeing a consistent theme with most of my fellow reviewers with this one and its that Ashley leveled up with this book. Don't get me wrong, I loved the first book, but this one knocked it out of the park for me! It checked off so many of my boxes it's not even funny. Found family, check. Bi-awakening, check. Banter, check. Character connection, check. Spice, FUCKING CHECKITY CHECK!!
This is an enemies to lovers, about two boys who are in the same circle of friends but aren't super close, then at a party in High School a particular drug induced kiss changes everything. And causes Knox to hate Aston with a passion after that.
At College when their circle of friends gets even closer, class together happens, and more frequent parties, its almost impossible for Knox to get rid of Aston. Especially when riling up Knox is Aston's favorite pass time. While neither man have ever been with other men before Aston is a lot more comfortable with his sexuality than Knox. But it's not Knox's fault, he had a terrible childhood and it shows. The shit Knox deals with in this book is so on the nose and all too real. So the trauma and angst is there and as sad and heart-clenching as it is, Ashley did a great job with it.
Now... The spice... Cause it deserves it's own moment. Was just wow. It was incredible. There was so much of it, and it was so damn good! There was some light kink in there and something I wish was in MM more, DOCKING! The dirty talk was on point, the push and pull between Knox and Aston was amazing. They only ONLY thing I would have loved to see more of was penetrative sex.
With this book we get to see more of their found family of friends and meet new important characters, who may or may not be in future books. So I am so damn thrilled to see what comes next in this series and universe because Ashley is killing it with this series.
Please do yourself a favor and READ THIS!
Overall: 5/5
Steam (sexual tension): 4/5
Spice: 4/5
This is an enemies to lovers, about two boys who are in the same circle of friends but aren't super close, then at a party in High School a particular drug induced kiss changes everything. And causes Knox to hate Aston with a passion after that.
At College when their circle of friends gets even closer, class together happens, and more frequent parties, its almost impossible for Knox to get rid of Aston. Especially when riling up Knox is Aston's favorite pass time. While neither man have ever been with other men before Aston is a lot more comfortable with his sexuality than Knox. But it's not Knox's fault, he had a terrible childhood and it shows. The shit Knox deals with in this book is so on the nose and all too real. So the trauma and angst is there and as sad and heart-clenching as it is, Ashley did a great job with it.
Now... The spice... Cause it deserves it's own moment. Was just wow. It was incredible. There was so much of it, and it was so damn good! There was some light kink in there and something I wish was in MM more, DOCKING! The dirty talk was on point, the push and pull between Knox and Aston was amazing. They only ONLY thing I would have loved to see more of was penetrative sex.
With this book we get to see more of their found family of friends and meet new important characters, who may or may not be in future books. So I am so damn thrilled to see what comes next in this series and universe because Ashley is killing it with this series.
Please do yourself a favor and READ THIS!
Overall: 5/5
Steam (sexual tension): 4/5
Spice: 4/5
July 14, 2022
3.5 stars
This book was just so entertaining to me. I had such a good time reading this one. I’m super basic, just give me a kot of super goo sex scenes and I probably will really enjoy a book and it was the case for this book, which I really appreciated. This one just hit a sweet spot for me and I thought that it was a lot of fun to read.
I received an arc of this book and this is my honest opinion
This book was just so entertaining to me. I had such a good time reading this one. I’m super basic, just give me a kot of super goo sex scenes and I probably will really enjoy a book and it was the case for this book, which I really appreciated. This one just hit a sweet spot for me and I thought that it was a lot of fun to read.
I received an arc of this book and this is my honest opinion
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June 25, 2022DNF @ 11%
Spoilers
Man, I’m sad. I was hoping I’d like it better than the first book, but I couldn’t take it. I wasn’t interested, I was hoping the characters in this book wouldn’t have stupid asshole thoughts about women, but Knox was an asshole. Thinking his hookup is a bitch just from her texting him? Man women need to stop writing men who are assholes to WOMEN. Why, men are shitheads to begin with. If these thoughts are what the majority of what men think I’m so glad I’ll be forever single. I don’t want a single man near me lol.
Anyways, I skipped ahead, saw a threesome, not interested in reading, saw them fucking around every other page, not interested in reading. Then they’re in love. Sadly, I don’t care.
Don’t think author is for me.
Spoilers
Man, I’m sad. I was hoping I’d like it better than the first book, but I couldn’t take it. I wasn’t interested, I was hoping the characters in this book wouldn’t have stupid asshole thoughts about women, but Knox was an asshole. Thinking his hookup is a bitch just from her texting him? Man women need to stop writing men who are assholes to WOMEN. Why, men are shitheads to begin with. If these thoughts are what the majority of what men think I’m so glad I’ll be forever single. I don’t want a single man near me lol.
Anyways, I skipped ahead, saw a threesome, not interested in reading, saw them fucking around every other page, not interested in reading. Then they’re in love. Sadly, I don’t care.
Don’t think author is for me.
September 10, 2023
Sept. 9, 2023 - reread, adding to my review
Tropes: enemies to lovers, found family
Feels: 4.5/5
Steam: 4.5/5
Kinks: bossy, brought out handcuffs once
Angst: medium
Triggers/potential icks: violence, past rape, drug use, overdose (not a MC, not fatal), hooking up with others on page before the MCs make it official, MFM threesome (MCs share a girl) before MCs get together
This was a really good read. The hate to love in this one was strong lol. Knox had internalized homophobia because of his abusive dad and he hated on Aston because of what he felt for him. They fought for a couple years. Aston was oblivious to Knox's reasons, but he loved to tick Knox off. When they finally gave in and crashed together it was very steamy. And they couldn't stop hooking up with each other. And it turned into feels.
I loved the tension, the plot, the steam. I loved the non-sexual moments of comfort and intimacy. I really liked Katie as a friend, I know she was being supportive but also she was being funny asking for details of Aston and Knox's hookups. The emotion between them would have been more intense if they had talked earlier and Knox had confided in Aston. If we'd had a little bit more of that 'Us against the world' mentality, the feels would have been real strong.
Things I didn't like: I know Knox went through a lot, but I did not like how he didn't respect women enough to use their names, he did that with a bunch of girls he hooked up with and his professor and it was just ahole behaviour. I didn't like Aston hooking up with Travis.
Some notable moments:
"Because I feel like being a dick, I walk all the way over and sit down at a table that is directly in front of him. I’m still at least five tables away, but if he looks up, he has to look right at me, and it makes me chuckle internally."
"“Someone’s feeling excited, Finny.” I chuckle, eying his crotch and biting my lip. I’m fucking elated to see his cock betraying him, tenting in his pants for me. He can lie all he wants, but his body can’t."
"Once he stops coming, he collapses on top of me, not giving a damn about the cum puddle on my stomach. He places his palms behind my head, cradling it, and crashes his lips into mine. The kiss is all-consuming and passionate, his tongue exploring all corners of my mouth. His thumbs are gently rubbing the sides of my head, and between that and the way he’s kissing me, it feels way more intimate than what we just did."
Tropes: enemies to lovers, found family
Feels: 4.5/5
Steam: 4.5/5
Kinks: bossy, brought out handcuffs once
Angst: medium
Triggers/potential icks: violence, past rape, drug use, overdose (not a MC, not fatal), hooking up with others on page before the MCs make it official, MFM threesome (MCs share a girl) before MCs get together
This was a really good read. The hate to love in this one was strong lol. Knox had internalized homophobia because of his abusive dad and he hated on Aston because of what he felt for him. They fought for a couple years. Aston was oblivious to Knox's reasons, but he loved to tick Knox off. When they finally gave in and crashed together it was very steamy. And they couldn't stop hooking up with each other. And it turned into feels.
I loved the tension, the plot, the steam. I loved the non-sexual moments of comfort and intimacy. I really liked Katie as a friend, I know she was being supportive but also she was being funny asking for details of Aston and Knox's hookups. The emotion between them would have been more intense if they had talked earlier and Knox had confided in Aston. If we'd had a little bit more of that 'Us against the world' mentality, the feels would have been real strong.
Things I didn't like: I know Knox went through a lot, but I did not like how he didn't respect women enough to use their names, he did that with a bunch of girls he hooked up with and his professor and it was just ahole behaviour. I didn't like Aston hooking up with Travis.
Some notable moments:
"Because I feel like being a dick, I walk all the way over and sit down at a table that is directly in front of him. I’m still at least five tables away, but if he looks up, he has to look right at me, and it makes me chuckle internally."
"“Someone’s feeling excited, Finny.” I chuckle, eying his crotch and biting my lip. I’m fucking elated to see his cock betraying him, tenting in his pants for me. He can lie all he wants, but his body can’t."
"Once he stops coming, he collapses on top of me, not giving a damn about the cum puddle on my stomach. He places his palms behind my head, cradling it, and crashes his lips into mine. The kiss is all-consuming and passionate, his tongue exploring all corners of my mouth. His thumbs are gently rubbing the sides of my head, and between that and the way he’s kissing me, it feels way more intimate than what we just did."
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 25, 2022
Esse livro é pior que o primeiro da série. Com grande foco em sexo, drogas, bebidas e infinitas festas de fraternidade. A linguagem dos personagens é extremamente problemática, e todo o tom do livro é problemático também. Knox & Aston se tratam como "bro" o tempo todo, inclusive durando os momentos íntimos... Isso foi algo que me irritou bastante! Parece que é proibido demonstrar afeto e vulnerabilidade, os personagens passam boa parte da história reforçando a masculinidade e virilidade, ugh! 🙄 A amizade do Knox e Katie é outra coisa que não me agradou. Eles mal se conhecem e o Knox já vai se abrindo e contando coisas que ele se recusa a compartilhar com o Aston. E é claro que a amiga é extremamente inconveniente e se mete o tempo todo na vida do amigo. Enfim, foi uma história muito mal executada e sem profundidade.
July 4, 2022
i feel like this book is longer that it should be and at the same time it isn’t developed enough.
too many fillers and too little real scenes.
the smut was good and i’m not gonna complain (i’m not fooling anyone i’m totally gonna complain) but it felt a bit repetitive after a while.
on a positive note: i absolutely adored knox, and his chemistry with aston is absolutely fantastic.
too many fillers and too little real scenes.
the smut was good and i’m not gonna complain (i’m not fooling anyone i’m totally gonna complain) but it felt a bit repetitive after a while.
on a positive note: i absolutely adored knox, and his chemistry with aston is absolutely fantastic.
June 21, 2022
It was an almost 4 star review but there was just a little bit of something missing. I'm not even sure what it was. Warning: it's not a dark romance, but it has a lot of triggering elements AND with a happy ending.
But here's a summary of all the great bits:
- the dialogue was offensively 'college dude-bro' and it absolutely made me cackle. Aston and Knox were calling each other bro and dude even while actively hooking up and I think it was peak frat-boy energy.
- an mlm romance where they're none of the men is feminized
- Katie. Just the whole character
- forced proximity, hate-to lust-to love, touch him and I'll kill you tropes
- Knox's internal monologue being literally: Aston is so annoying! I hate him *5 paragraphs of insanely detailed description of Aston's freckles*
- It wasn't taboo or forbidden romance from a general perspective, but Knox felt like it was and I enjoyed that
- Aston setting a boundary and fucking sticking to it!
- Knox dealing with his shit and finally coming to terms with who he is
Here's what might trigger you:
- SH, drug and alcohol abuse
- internalized homophobia, bigoted and abusive parents
- this one concerns children so I'll tag it as a spoiler. It's not described in graphic detail, only mentioned by the now grown-up child
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review
But here's a summary of all the great bits:
- the dialogue was offensively 'college dude-bro' and it absolutely made me cackle. Aston and Knox were calling each other bro and dude even while actively hooking up and I think it was peak frat-boy energy.
- an mlm romance where they're none of the men is feminized
- Katie. Just the whole character
- forced proximity, hate-to lust-to love, touch him and I'll kill you tropes
- Knox's internal monologue being literally: Aston is so annoying! I hate him *5 paragraphs of insanely detailed description of Aston's freckles*
- It wasn't taboo or forbidden romance from a general perspective, but Knox felt like it was and I enjoyed that
- Aston setting a boundary and fucking sticking to it!
- Knox dealing with his shit and finally coming to terms with who he is
Here's what might trigger you:
- SH, drug and alcohol abuse
- internalized homophobia, bigoted and abusive parents
- this one concerns children so I'll tag it as a spoiler. It's not described in graphic detail, only mentioned by the now grown-up child
I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review
June 26, 2022
I was eagerly waiting for Knox and Aston's book and I liked it more than the first one.
It was much more emotional.
After reading the truth about Knox, I was 100% sure where the book was going which turned out exactly as I expected.
But what happened after that certain event was so beautiful and got me really emotional. And I'm so happy for both of them in the end.
3rd book is about Crew and Aston's twin Anderson. I'm very curious what will happen next!
It was much more emotional.
After reading the truth about Knox, I was 100% sure where the book was going which turned out exactly as I expected.
But what happened after that certain event was so beautiful and got me really emotional. And I'm so happy for both of them in the end.
3rd book is about Crew and Aston's twin Anderson. I'm very curious what will happen next!
February 28, 2023
1.5 - 2 stars for the first half!
2.5 - 3 stars for the second half!
Forsaken Desires didn’t work for me - at least the first half. For several reasons:
1. The number of times the words and phrases “yo” “bro” “hey man” “my man” “what’s up” “dope” “dude” were used was nauseating.
2. The use of drugs in here was off putting.
3. The detailed sexual encounters the MCs were involved in that weren’t with each other was frustrating. As well as that MFM scene. Gag.
4. The internalized homophobia and denial on Knox’s end was really sad. He really was straight up hateful and mean for a lot of the story. That being said…what he went through was traumatic so while I didn’t like his “fuck yous,” I CAN sympathize and understand.
5. Aston needed to be more serious at times. His character wasn’t a dumb frat guy but he played that persona some and I don’t know why.
It wasn’t really until the halfway mark that I started enjoying their relationship and the story as a whole a little more. Ultimately I didn’t think Knox deserved Aston but the emotional moments that happened between them in the second half made up for some of the dickhead moments.
So was this good? It was ok. I had a lot of issues with their relationship and it seemed to be based more off lust than love but the sex was really hot. I preferred book one to this one. However, I’ll still be reading the next book.
2.5 - 3 stars for the second half!
Forsaken Desires didn’t work for me - at least the first half. For several reasons:
1. The number of times the words and phrases “yo” “bro” “hey man” “my man” “what’s up” “dope” “dude” were used was nauseating.
2. The use of drugs in here was off putting.
3. The detailed sexual encounters the MCs were involved in that weren’t with each other was frustrating. As well as that MFM scene. Gag.
4. The internalized homophobia and denial on Knox’s end was really sad. He really was straight up hateful and mean for a lot of the story. That being said…what he went through was traumatic so while I didn’t like his “fuck yous,” I CAN sympathize and understand.
5. Aston needed to be more serious at times. His character wasn’t a dumb frat guy but he played that persona some and I don’t know why.
It wasn’t really until the halfway mark that I started enjoying their relationship and the story as a whole a little more. Ultimately I didn’t think Knox deserved Aston but the emotional moments that happened between them in the second half made up for some of the dickhead moments.
“I cannot-fucking cannot-live without you again. These last few months have been agonizing. You’ve become my everything in such a short amount of time. You’ve shown me what unconditional love feels like when I never thought I’d get that. Never thought I deserved it. You gave it to me anyway. You saw past my moody, angry persona, and latched onto my soul. You’re who I want more than anything. You’re my fucking future. My person. My fucking lobster, dude.”
So was this good? It was ok. I had a lot of issues with their relationship and it seemed to be based more off lust than love but the sex was really hot. I preferred book one to this one. However, I’ll still be reading the next book.
August 13, 2023
It was 4 stars just until “The breakup”. I had trouble with the first 20% or so of the book. Knox was being very unpleasant and I couldn’t understand why Aston even bothered with him, I don’t like it when the MC is acting like a total AH and I really didn’t like Knox.
After learning his family background and as he started to act more human I liked the way he was being vulnerable and the fact he just couldn’t stay away from Aston, fighting it but loosing the fight.
I liked that Aston was acting as though Knox is important to him, wanting him to feel whole and confident with his sexuality.
This is the main reason I felt disappointed with the way Aston acted since The party.
True, Knox did lie about the “date” but seriously Aston was overreacting big times. he didn’t even listen when Knox did nothing but try to explain.
He knew Knox had issues and secrets but he threw him aside like an old sock. One minute love was in the air and the next there was no way to even reach him. Knox was left alone. I didn’t like that, it made me feel like Aston was not really committed.
It felt like “the date” was an excuse as much as the fact that he only came back when Knox was injured.
After that I just couldn’t feel the love anymore so only 3 stars here.
After learning his family background and as he started to act more human I liked the way he was being vulnerable and the fact he just couldn’t stay away from Aston, fighting it but loosing the fight.
I liked that Aston was acting as though Knox is important to him, wanting him to feel whole and confident with his sexuality.
This is the main reason I felt disappointed with the way Aston acted since The party.
True, Knox did lie about the “date” but seriously Aston was overreacting big times. he didn’t even listen when Knox did nothing but try to explain.
He knew Knox had issues and secrets but he threw him aside like an old sock. One minute love was in the air and the next there was no way to even reach him. Knox was left alone. I didn’t like that, it made me feel like Aston was not really committed.
It felt like “the date” was an excuse as much as the fact that he only came back when Knox was injured.
After that I just couldn’t feel the love anymore so only 3 stars here.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 2, 2023
3.25/5⭐️ | 3.75/5🌶️
I wanted to love this but i felt the writing wasn’t doing it for me and at times felt there was just a lot of filler. This is an MM enemies to lovers story. The spice in it was exceptional and their hate fucks were so good but it really was hard to be pulled into this story and felt like I was skimming after 60% - but i am still invested in this world to read the next book in this series cause i love their friend group.
TW: homophobia and domestic abuse by the father to the MC
I wanted to love this but i felt the writing wasn’t doing it for me and at times felt there was just a lot of filler. This is an MM enemies to lovers story. The spice in it was exceptional and their hate fucks were so good but it really was hard to be pulled into this story and felt like I was skimming after 60% - but i am still invested in this world to read the next book in this series cause i love their friend group.
TW: homophobia and domestic abuse by the father to the MC
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