I feel like I can finally breathe. I’ve been waiting for Thomas and Aiden for so long, too long and honestly, I think it was worth the wait.
Drunken TI feel like I can finally breathe. I’ve been waiting for Thomas and Aiden for so long, too long and honestly, I think it was worth the wait.
Drunken Thomas loved Aiden more than his pride, more than his suffering.
I’m pretty sure if I re read the book, I could come up with some better constructive critisism but I flew through the book just wanting more of aiden and thomas so I didn’t stop to take notes. I think my biggest issue with Maniac was that the time spent for them to actually just bond and comfort each other, basically have more domestic moments without it leading to sex were minimal. I think their whole relationship started with just sex, and that’s not saying they didn’t have their moments, but it seemed like all the important and revealing scenes had sex as a coping mechanism.
There was not much angst or tension like I would’ve wanted. They’re relationship started very early on ( physical relationship ) but there was still a good amount of mutal pining and suffereing that was just chefs kiss. They had a good amount of fights and arguments that felt extremely raw and heart breaking and ngl, thomas was not at all what I expected here. He seemed to be a complete 180 from the man in the previous books. And that’s a good thing.
“Why couldn’t you have been willing to bear the weight of a little bit more scrutiny? For me? … You’ve taken it all just fine. Even Avi’s and Felix’s hotel bloodbath scandal. Why were they more imporant than me”
Since this is the last book in the series, we got a little too much page time with the other siblings. I love them but I came here for aiden and thomas and I don’t want to sacrifice my time with them for sibling banter. Still, im so happy this series ended well....more
I’m on vacation so this is not the original review. But basically :
- plot dragged - the secondary characters got wayyy too many appearances - the wholI’m on vacation so this is not the original review. But basically :
- plot dragged - the secondary characters got wayyy too many appearances - the whole book felt like an epilogue - the romance between Al and Laz could’ve been more cutesy than sex - the scenes between Al and Laz were good though, and I enjoyed reading them and they even made me smile - the final fight made me cry and break - i liked the little twist at the end with Kallius even though it felt very disney channel types - overall not too bad but it was my biggest anticipation and didn’t really meet MY expectations but I’m glad others enjoyed it...more
I feel like when you buy the physical copy of a book your mind just forces you to like the book to make up for the money you spent because that could I feel like when you buy the physical copy of a book your mind just forces you to like the book to make up for the money you spent because that could be the only explanation for why I’m giving this book 4 stars.
he’s a dick who got her a shaggy dog with abandonment issues and proposed on a rainy night in a Tom Ford suit. He’s it.
I cant really speak about character development since I don’t remember much about him from book one but he sure as hell tried his best in his book. Declan and Iris both has a more or less amiable relationship with each other and that just progressed and got deeper when they got married.
surprisingly the book didn’t center around lust and their sexual relationship which was , tbh, a delightful aspect of the book and when the case did arise, both of them were honest about the attraction toward each other and made a move to give it a chance.
the mandatory fight at the end ruined it for me though, I felt like a more open conversation would’ve been more in character for both the characters since they reached too far in their relationship for both Declan and Iris to make that fight. The author could’ve avoided going on the more conventional path and made the book all the better but no...more
Jeremy Volkov eliminated me. He maimed and slayed me and I justIt just keeps getting better and better.
3 stars. 4 stars. 3 stars. 4 stars. Fuck it.
Jeremy Volkov eliminated me. He maimed and slayed me and I just took it. Rina Kent nailed it with his character and how he remained a standard asshole consistently and managed to show humanity at times that it matter. ...more
I couldn’t get through it. there was nothing between Harriet and Wyn that does it for me. I couldn’t feel any chemistry or tension in the past or presI couldn’t get through it. there was nothing between Harriet and Wyn that does it for me. I couldn’t feel any chemistry or tension in the past or present POVs. The conversations between them felt fizzled out and boring.
I’ve been trying to get into this book for months. I’ve picked it up and put it down three times already this year so I think this time I’m officially saying this is a DNF for me.
it breaks my heart because the cover is cute and the premise was enough to grab my attention and expectation but everything in the book from page one felt stale and flat.
I’ve only enjoyed one book by Emily Henry, so now I’m wondering if I should pick up future books by her or end it now? ...more
I debated between 4 and 5 stars but ultimately decided that this by far is my absolute favorite book of 2022.
This was a spontaneous purchase. Yes purI debated between 4 and 5 stars but ultimately decided that this by far is my absolute favorite book of 2022.
This was a spontaneous purchase. Yes purchase. My dumbass bought this hard cover in hopes of it distracting me from my practical exams and it did. This week of reading took me through a journey I didn’t expect. I just.. I’m blown away. I admire the writing and I appreciate how with my little to no knowledge of Shakespeare, I was still able to enjoy the book to its maximum.
The characters were so well written and they embodies the titles they were given to a point were I admired the author for making me hate and love a character so much. The main protagonist, how would you even describe him? Naive? Bland? Beautiful? Martyr? Foolishly in love. Maybe all. Maybe none. I don’t know, but I’m glad I got to read this book through his POV.
(view spoiler)[The ending has left me aching so bad. I wanted a little more closure but in some ways this is better? I think I can make up a better ending in my head and let them have their peace and HEA they all deserve (hide spoiler)]
I have no words, but this book got me through the most possible worst week of my life and I appreciate it for what it is. I genuinely recommend it to anyone looking to get into dark academia or an intense read that consumes your thoughts....more
While this book was enjoyable in its own way; light hearted , fun, flirty and easy going. There was not a single page I book okay so here’s my issue :
While this book was enjoyable in its own way; light hearted , fun, flirty and easy going. There was not a single page I book marked, no highlights or notes that I took.
Basically, nothing in this book stood out to me. It was all every bland and frankly I get that we were supposed to sympathise with Oskar’s behaviour and find his “fake sunshine personality” endearing or understandable but I just felt that it got old way too fast. -> but that’s just me
Definitely not for everyone, if you’re looking for a serious read then this may just put you back in the slump but otherwise I liked this book. The friendships and Lane’s bossiness being the saving grace for me...more
ending this year with a re-binge read of the chestnut series was a fool proof plan.
“I’ve longed for you”
Daddy Cade dominates every book he’s in. ending this year with a re-binge read of the chestnut series was a fool proof plan.
“I’ve longed for you”
Daddy Cade dominates every book he’s in. his relation with his son, with Willa, with his family was comically beautiful <3
anyone who hasn’t read this series: just read it. you won’t be disappointed ( I hope ). Because this author just knows how to write a bunch of wholesome shit that makes you squeal,laugh and cry.
“Did Winter say something to you? Do we like her? Do we hate her? Am I supposed to be mad at something with you? Because I will be if you are. Just tell me how to be supportive.”
second round and still not a single thing I’ll change about this book because they were practically married since page one __________________________________________________
I’m actually happy it’s over. This wasn’t bad by any means to be completely honest. It did feel very very tropey. Like it was written by someone who hI’m actually happy it’s over. This wasn’t bad by any means to be completely honest. It did feel very very tropey. Like it was written by someone who has read their fair share of romance books. There’s a scene where Stassie and her friend talk about loving a ”she’s mine” man. This book was clearly targeted at more newbie romance readers (if that makes sense) and hoping to appeal to their love of new found tropes and shit.
I mean , Nathan was literally described as “ written be a woman” in one of the scenes and I found it so ridiculous. Like I don’t even know what that sentence actually means, like he’s every women’s expectation?
…letting me trail my fingers across the smooth, warm planes of his stomach, all the way down to his sweatpants. Gray, obviously, because Nathan Hawkins is a man who was most definitely written by a woman
And Anastasia or ‘stassie’ was a very short tempered, quick to judge, trust issues + filled human who makes it extremely clear that she hates hockey players. Repeatedly. Countless times. Again and again. She was not a bad heroine though, I did enjoy her reasoning behind every annoying fucking thing she did in the entire book and it is incredibly refreshing to see how dense and understanding a person could be.
like I said, this book was fine. I didn’t really fall into the relationship though, they transitioned from “fuck buddies wtv” to “In a relationship” seamlessly and it was obvious that they cared about each other but for me something was missing. I don’t know if it’s because of the lack of tension but these two just didn’t have a spark for me and that’s completely a “me” thing so I’m not holding the book accountable.
Another aspect of the book that made me uncomfortable was the sex. I’m all for smut in my romances and I usually don’t pick them up if there isn’t much smut but this wasn’t hot for me. I dont get if it’s the writing or the so called “dirty talk” but some of the scenes made me feel pretty uncomfortable. I mean, she does splits while having sex. I’m sorry but is that even possible?? I’ve read other reviews by my friends so I know I’m not the only one but gosh it made me feel squeemish. There was also too much of the sex in this book. It wasn’t necessary and it didn’t have to be that long imo
I don’t know. This book felt too much like it was written for making reels and TikTok’s.
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