lemme tell you it’s become really difficult for authors to add banter in enemies to lovers without having it look like they extracted the scene from slemme tell you it’s become really difficult for authors to add banter in enemies to lovers without having it look like they extracted the scene from somewhere and pasted it to fill up space. The Devil and The deep Blue Sea is not one of them ;)
“Is he your boyfriend?” one of them asks, sweeping her appreciative gaze over him. “Him? No. Satan isn’t allowed to take a companion on the Earth’s surface, as far as I know.”
The banter had me laughing for hours !! The character personalities were so well written and had such a breezy plot line with the vacationing and beaches and bitchy exe it was easy to fly through this in a couple of hours.
The tension between Josh and Drew killed it for me! You gotta love a heroine pining after her boyfriend’s older Doctor brother. His overprotective, ”come repeat that on the shore, asshole!”, punches everyone who’s mean to her, compassionate asshole brother.
“Tell me something no one else knows.” “I’m madly in love with you,” he says, pressing his lips to my neck. I smile. “Everyone knows that. And of course you are. I’m adorable. Tell me something else.”
He’s the definition of falling first and hard, because man was obsessed since day one and didn’t bother hiding it.
“I close my eyes. “Don’t,” he says. “I want you to see exactly who you’re with.” “Now you’re the one who isn’t looking,” I say breathlessly as he pulls out. “There was never a moment’s doubt who I was with,” he replies”...more
No more fixing me sandwiches. No more ruffling my goddamn hair.” He reached down and grasped her hand, bringing it to the back of his head, moving No more fixing me sandwiches. No more ruffling my goddamn hair.” He reached down and grasped her hand, bringing it to the back of his head, moving it in a messy circle. “If I ever feel your fingers in my hair again, they’d better be pulling my face closer to whatever I’m licking.”
“Fuck this. Stand up so I can rip the panties I made wet right off your sex-kitten ass.”
The next I was introduced to clingy and whiney Jeremy
“He strummed a few chords, then sang2022 the year of three star boredom
the first 10% I was bored
The next I was introduced to clingy and whiney Jeremy
“He strummed a few chords, then sang, “Steve, Steeeve, Steee-eeeeve,” to the tune of Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.”
Then we have petty Jeremy
We also have stubborn Jeremy
And at last we got protective Jeremy
can we just start off with the fact that blowjobs were the only smut I got here? I feel robbed. Betrayed. Cheated. I mean, all that muscle on Steve for nothing? All that cuddling and manhandling and picking up for nothing???? Is that even legal?
“really appreciate you doing this,” he said after a while. “Driving you home?” “And taking care of me back there.” “You’re welcome.” “And how you’re gonna lie on the couch with me.” I looked over at him. “Is that right?” He nodded. “And take a nap with me. And rub circles on my back. Maybe kiss my head a time or two.”
This book was far from good. And equal from bad. The good was amazing and the bad was like watching paint dry. The relationship between Steve and Jeremy was sweet. There’s no other word to describe it. It was comforting and warm and all that gooey stuff.
“We could watch TV” Then he lay down next to me, facing me. My arm was his pillow, and he snuggled into me. Okay then. I let my arm slide around him and I carefully kissed his forehead near his scar. “Uh, Jeremy? You’re not facing the TV.” “Hm.” He sighed. “This is better.”
But god some parts were sooo boring. Like this book was at least 150 pages too long. I mean if you’re gonna make it so long at least throw in some smut for your girl. But anyway
“I’m not mad at you anymore.” I snorted. “Glad to hear that. Considering I did nothing wrong.” “But that nothing-special agent can go fuck himself. He can find himself his own Steve. This one’s busy.”
In all honesty I don’t even think the book was all that bad. I just think the dialogues got dull and flat at several moments in the book that made me sigh and skip pages. <- happened wayy too many times.
The stalker plot line was good. I think. Honestly I wish I could critique it properly but I have no idea if it was good. It wasn’t satisfying for me but it kept me guessing and thrown in loops so that’s something.
Jeremy’s character in the beginning irked me. He had the whole push and pull relationship going on with Steve with Steve being blissfully unaware - as he seems to be about Jeremy’s feelings through half of the book. My man get the hints - Jeremy struggled a lot with labelling his sexuality and putting Steve into that mix didn’t seem fair to me
“he was going to kiss me . . . then shook his head and shot up off the couch. “God, sorry. I’m . . . I’m not . . .” He bolted for the kitchen.”
:
“Holy shit. He was going to kiss me. I stopped breathing. Every cell in my body was electric. His lips parted and he was so close . . . But then he shook his head. “I don’t . . . I’m not . . . this isn’t . . .”
The book however got much better toward the end and even made me teary. And it made my girl Mariam sob judging by the voice message she sent me. It was emotional and I have to say the epilogue was pretty close to perfect for me.
“But then Luke laughed through his tears. “We could do one final album. No tour or anything. But a goodbye to the fans. A sequel to Code Red but we’ll call it Code Blue. You know. Medical emergency . . .”...more
“I did hate it, because I thought you’d written it for someone else. I was angry as fuck that you’d felt that way for someo“You claimed you hated it.”
“I did hate it, because I thought you’d written it for someone else. I was angry as fuck that you’d felt that way for someone who didn’t deserve it. For someone who wasn’t me.”
I little too much information dumb for me. But was still fun. A best friends - enemies - friends read I didn’t know I wanted.
I loved playful Jay. It was easily one of my top five favorite Jays, along with melty-hearted Jay, and intense-sex-face Jay, emoting-with-his-eyes-closed Jay, and the lemon-sucking Jay who appeared when I mentioned Ari Friedrich....more
Let me tell you. I’m so happy this is YA; because if it was NA/A this would’ve gone in a completely different path.
I loved this, I read it in one sitLet me tell you. I’m so happy this is YA; because if it was NA/A this would’ve gone in a completely different path.
I loved this, I read it in one sitting and made me feel so happy and bubbly and content.
jaewoo and Jenny meet coincidentally and spend the way together only for Jaewoo to disappear for the next couple of months without any word. That is, until Jenny gets admitted into a prestigious performance arts school and finds out that jaewoo goes there too. And he’s in a very famous k-pop group.
“Because the truth is, I don’t need him. I have a whole life that’s separate from his. But I still want to be with him. I want to be there for him when he’s unhappy just as much as I want to be there for him when he’s happy. Though I hope he’s never unhappy because it physically hurts when he’s unhappy, you know?”
I loved that the author gave equal importance to all aspects of Jenny‘s life. Forming new friendships, her relationship with Jaewoo, her friendship with jaewoo’s band, her relation with her mom and grandmother
The forbidden aspect really played an important role here and I loved that. I feel like I’m most of my recent romances, the forbidden aspect is only for the sake of the trope or because they hate each other so they’re forbidden to be together? Like that makes sense...more
Where do I even start? I absolutely adored this one. SO MUCH. NR WALKER has always been a hit or miss for me but this hit me so hard. I cried. I 4.5 ✨
Where do I even start? I absolutely adored this one. SO MUCH. NR WALKER has always been a hit or miss for me but this hit me so hard. I cried. I sobbed. I laughed. I fucking giggled.
@Mariam girlll I love you. Muah
So we have Maddox Kershaw, the bad boy rock star, and Roscoe Hall, his personal manager. They’ve been working together for a long time but lately their relationship worked differently and they soon realize their feelings for each other are too strong to hold in.
This was honestly an amazing experience. It was nothing like I expected, I figured with the rock star trope we would have Maddox throwing temper tantrums and Roscoe being the only one to give him a firm hand. But Maddox was a deep character. His personality was so flawlessly written, I can truly understand his thoughts and his pain. I physically felt it. His attempts at hiding his hurt and anxiety behind sarcasm and humour. His need for Roscoe by his side. His love for his band mates. It was all so beautifully incorporated.
Oceans of blue In a storm of you May the stars above guide us, Maybe the lighthouse bring us home
- guess who has blue eyes
Let the current take me I want to drown in the blue Where there is nothing but silence And visions of you
We see the events through Roscoe’s POV. Did I wish we had dual POV? Honestly no. I loved that we saw everything through Roscoe’s eyes. He knew Maddox better than anyone else and it was obvious by him noticing the smallest things about Maddy. Their relationship wasn’t slow, they got together at an appropriate time in the book and the pacing was perfect in my opinion. There was just enough tension and angst for it to be satisfying when they finally kiss and more.
“We’re just . . . together.” Maddox smiled at me, just briefly. Jeremy watched Maddox; the others all nodded slowly. “How long?” Blake asked. Maddox put his hands about nine inches apart. “About that long.” Christ.
The secondary characters were equally amazing! The rest of the band mates were so supportive and loving and hilarious as fuck. They knew exactly what to do and say at times and the loyalty among them really made me think of a pack of wolves.
“None of you would ever consider a solo career?” he asked. “When and if the time ever comes?” Maddox’s expression was cool, if not a little offended. “God, no. Who the hell would I be without these guys? When I’m not with them, I feel like I’ve lost my phone or my keys. Five fingers, five senses, I dunno. Pick your analogy.” “I could totally go out on my own,” Wes said, grinning. Jeremy shoved him. “Fuck off. You can’t even decide pizza toppings on your own.”
And their moments together were so funny. Like it was those moments that would bring a sudden burst of laughter through you
Ambrose made his way down the steps to the stage. He held up three fingers. “What does this symbolize?” “Wes’s IQ,” Blake replied. “How high Blake can count,” Wes snapped back.
We also experience scenes of Maddox’s stress and anxiety. With him having problems with his voice and also of him being the face of their band - Maddox faces problems because although they’re a band of 5, he gets most of the attention and light and that puts a lot of pressure on him. I thought it was spectacular how the author wrote those moments. At a point, I do admit that I thought the relationship might be a little unhealthy? . I felt that Maddox was a little too dependent on Roscoe and couldn’t handle things on his own, but that was quickly erased from my mind after the way he dealt with the problems life threw at him and the decisions HE made.
the sirens cut the night All the birds take flight All the world stops turning Can you, can you feel me burning
I cant help but smile over how whipped this guy is. Rye Peterson has been in love with Brenna since page one a4.25 ✨
“She’s the one that got away.”
I cant help but smile over how whipped this guy is. Rye Peterson has been in love with Brenna since page one and no one can convince me otherwise.
I picked this book up because I absolutely adore Managed. It’s probably my all time favorite book and one of my first romances that I ever truly fell in love with. Soooo I picked this up for the cameos. Hehe. I really wanted more glimpses of my Gabriel.
But this was sooo good. Gooey and cheesy and cliche and just what I wanted. As much as I love my dark romances, I do indulge in dessert once in a while.
Story: We follow Rye, Bassist for the band Kill John, and Brenna (no idea what she actually does but she kind of manages their band?). When Rye accidentally catches (eavesdrops on) Brenna talking about how she wants to have amazing sex for once in her life, he volunteers as tribute . And so begins their sex buddies no strings attached bs.
I know you don’t believe me, but I’m tired of moving from partner to partner. I’m tired of feeling…” A deep flush turns his face red. “Alone.”
What I loved about this book:
RYE PETERSON
He was everythinggg. Definitely didn’t steal Gabriel’s spot but a close second. Like I said : he was fucking pussy whipped. It was so painfully obvious and all the more satisfying to read about.
He’s the first hero in a long time that I’ve read about, who made himself vulnerable so early on the book.
“I’m good, Bren. I’ll do whatever you want, for as long as you want. I’ll make certain you’re taken care of, and I won’t tell a soul.”
He was the definition of male perfection. He was sexy and sweet. Possessive and protective. Smart and funny. A rock star and a fucking nerd. I legit shed tears at how he doesn’t exist in my life.
Brenna was fine. She was your typical strong heroine who let her pride get in the way too many times. But I did like her personality when she let him in. She was fun and always gave as well as she took.
“Thing you should know about me, Rye. If my partner isn’t pleasured, then I’m not going to be either.”
There were so many moments in this I LOVEEED.
⚫️The friendship between the gang was so hilariously cute.
⚫️The boys fighting over Sam, Dean and Castiel from Supernatural
⚫️Him obsessing over how she takes her coffee and the scent of her perfume.
Group moments:
“She doesn’t count. We’re a relationship unit.” “God.” I groan and pinch the bridge of my nose where a headache is forming. “Which means Sophie knows too.” Scottie’s smile is brief but fond. “No. I love my wife, but that doesn’t mean I’m unaware that she has the biggest mouth in all creation.”
^im crying.
“Let me save you some more future grief. If your woman comes to you to complain about some shit going down in her life, she doesn’t want you to fix it.” “What’s the point of telling me if I can’t help find a solution?” “So you can nod and say, ‘Fuck that noise, you’re completely in the right, sweetness.’ Or, ‘I’m sorry, honey, that truly sucks. Would you like a foot rub?’”
Honestly. I really enjoyed this book. Their relationship was so much fun and filled with banter. The writing in this was humor filled and didn’t bore me out. KC wrote their relationship in a way that’s both slow and fast; but there was so much loyalty in this book and among the friends that it’ll make you ache.
“I always was.” I can’t quite make my mouth work correctly. “Always was what?” “Yours.” Tender hands cup my cheeks. “I’ve always been yours. And you…You already are my everything. You’re my music, Bren.”
Ahhh cheesy goodnesss
Highly recommend this if you’re looking for a good comfort read...more
so i was very excited for this book. I mean second chance, best friends to lovers, band getting back together. it all seemed solid right?
W R O N G
goodso i was very excited for this book. I mean second chance, best friends to lovers, band getting back together. it all seemed solid right?
W R O N G
good gosh, i love many of Eden Finley's books but this one was just so boring. the beginning was fine; you see Harley and Ryder ( previous books ) trying to hunt everyone down and get them back together. and this follows Mason and Denver trying to mend their broken frienship.
but after that it got soo boring. i dont know if it was the writing or the plot but it just didn't click with me and i found myself skipping a lot.
i really hope the next one will be better because this is 2.5 to 3 stars for me....more
**spoiler alert** No no no. WHY? With such a plot, the author could’ve made this book so much better.
Full honesty: I absolutely loved the beginning. **spoiler alert** No no no. WHY? With such a plot, the author could’ve made this book so much better.
Full honesty: I absolutely loved the beginning. The blizzard. Forced proximity. One bed. Huge dog. It all worked for me. But the minute they stepped out of their bubble? It all went to hell
1. The heroine really irked me. Her fears and insecurities would’ve been understandable if she TRIED to move past them atleast halfway through the book. She really didn’t trust Storm at all throughout the book and I’m surprised Storm put up with her shit. Her blaming Storm for touching another women while she went to bed with another man was NOT okay.
2. Putting down Micheal. I really hate when the authors degrade an ex just so the readers ultimately choose the Hero as the more suited partner for the h. The passing comments and comparisons that Evelyn makes about Micheal and Storm really put me off.
3. Though Micheal the was cheating on the Evelyn. She didn’t know it at the time and it didn’t appreciate her stringing both Storm and Micheal along, when she couldn’t get past her own fears.
4. No progress. None! WHAT THE FUCK. you get 19 chapters of them fucking around and hiding. And you get 2 chapters of them making it official and them comes chapter 23. They’re engaged. And oh no. It’s not the epilogue.
So no. This book didn’t work for me. 2.5 stars for Storm Valentine. ...more
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