Opinion Breakdown The Good: The premise and blurb. The sisters.
The Not-So-Good: The ending. It was one of those that has the conflict "resolved"3 Stars
Opinion Breakdown The Good: The premise and blurb. The sisters.
The Not-So-Good: The ending. It was one of those that has the conflict "resolved" then jumps right into the epilogue that gives us a stamp of closure and that was it. I needed to understand more about how they worked out those major issues (...more
Overall Opinion: I'm honestly surprised I made it through this one tbh. The h grated my nerves, and I wouldn't want to be around her because i 2 Stars
Overall Opinion: I'm honestly surprised I made it through this one tbh. The h grated my nerves, and I wouldn't want to be around her because it seemed like she was on a hair trigger to jump to some psycho or bit€hy behavior! Other than the sex I don't understand why they "loved" each other, and I never connected with the H. I keep on getting sucked in to this author's books because she has good ideas, and her blurbs are always interesting -- but sadly they never seem to work for me. I might've even said this before, but I'm not sure I will continue with her books for this reason. It definitely seems like a "it's not you, it's me" type thing, because other readers always seem to love her books 🤷🏻♀️
Brief Summary of the Storyline: This is Kennedy and Shay's story. They meet in class when they are assigned to be in a group together. It is hate at first sight for Kennedy, as she has promised herself no more drama and no more hot guys and Shay has that written all over him. The more they spend time together the more Kennedy realizes that there is more to Shay that she initially assumed. They start a f-buddy type relationship that turns into more and they fall in love. There is a good bit of drama and some sexy times...and a HFN ending.
POV: This was told in Kennedy's POV. I think it would've helped a ton to get some of Shay's POV to get to know him more (and because I simply didn't like the h!).
Overall Pace of Story: Good until the abrupt ending. I never skimmed and I thought it flowed well.
Instalove: No, they go from hate to f-buddy to love.
H rating: 3 stars. Shay. I didn't feel like I really knew him (or the h knew him). He was all about the h and her drama that I didn't get a good feeling about who he was supposed to be...just kind of meh.
h rating: 2 stars. Kennedy. I struggled with her a good bit. She was rude and bit€hy, and would flip a switch and go psycho sometimes. I could understand her past hurt and why she thought she had to do what she did, but I wouldn't want to be friends (or even associate) with her at all!
Sadness level: Low, no tissues needed
Push/Pull: Yes (view spoiler)[The h pushes away verbally and emotionally a good bit. They both pursue at times, but I'd say the H is the main pursuer of the relationship. (hide spoiler)]
Heat level: Good. They have some good tension, chemistry, and scenes -- but not so much it takes away from the story.
Descriptive sex: Yes
Safe sex: Yes (view spoiler)[ Mentions of condom use. I don't remember any mention of std statuses or previous practices. (hide spoiler)]
OW/OM drama: Yes (view spoiler)[ There is an ex of the H that is around, but she doesn't really cause drama except the h gets jealous and insecure. (hide spoiler)]
Sex scene with OW or OM: No
Cheating: No
Separation: Not really. Once they are together they stay together.
Possible Triggers: Yes (view spoiler)[Rape with being drugged (side character - off page but brought up a good bit), assault/violence (on page), and stalker (on page). (hide spoiler)]
Closure: This had an abrupt and what I would call a HFN ending. I was left with unanswered questions and no future glimpse into them together later on that I would've liked.
How I got it: It was part of my kindle unlimited subscription.
Safety: This one should be either Safe or Safe with exception for most safety gang readers depending on personal preferences. (view spoiler)[ - Does Not have cheating - Does Not have a descriptive sex scene with OW/OM - Does have the h pushing the H away - Does Not have a separation between the h and H - Does Not have abuse by mcs - Does Not have OTT sad parts - Does Not have a HEA ending (hide spoiler)]...more
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