The first half of this was brrrrrrutal. But once that was cleared up, this went from super angsty painful to almost too sweet, then insert m3.5 stars
The first half of this was brrrrrrutal. But once that was cleared up, this went from super angsty painful to almost too sweet, then insert mustache twirling villain for some more plot to finish the book up.
I rarely feel like I want less pages from Vivancos, but in this case I did a bit....more
This writing is not working for me. A mix of too many descriptive words not adding anything to the conversation, meh chemistry between the leDNF @26%
This writing is not working for me. A mix of too many descriptive words not adding anything to the conversation, meh chemistry between the leads, miscommunication slash hidden identity trope that's way too obvious, lackluster comes to mind.
Also - negative points for a gruesome first couple chapters with on page animal death. A deer in a snare and lots of description on how to end it's suffering was not how I was expecting to start my Sunday morning read of a romance book. I also don't want to be that guy fact checking, but a deer isn't the first animal to come to mind for getting caught in a snare, but I wasn't around in the medieval ages, so what do I know.
CW for homophobia and parents being bigots. ...more
RA and one of the guys in the dorm, friends to lovers, OTT lead, idiots who don't know the other is into them, lots of horoscope talk, fake 3.5 stars
RA and one of the guys in the dorm, friends to lovers, OTT lead, idiots who don't know the other is into them, lots of horoscope talk, fake fiances, lots of 'platonic' friend cuddling and hanging out, everyone already thinks they're dating, big flirt x uptight pairing.
This was a nice and easy read, had little actual drama or conflict, just miscommunication of the leads not telling the other that they are in love.
The narration was rough though - something about the accents/voices for the leads didn't work for me. ...more
I'm continuing on with my epistolary rabbit hole I've gone down! Fantasy romance, trans & cis men, pregnancy and lots of kiddo content in here. (No onI'm continuing on with my epistolary rabbit hole I've gone down! Fantasy romance, trans & cis men, pregnancy and lots of kiddo content in here. (No on page birth though.)
The pacing in this threw me off a bit. The first 50% is the MCs relationship development/fucking/dating casually, then the next 40% they're separated and sending letters back and forth, then the last 10% is a very abrupt ending that was too rushed for me. This was a rare situation where I didn't care for the letter elements either, especially since each lead was keeping vital information from the other. Usually the epistolary elements give some deep intimacy elements, but this was just the letter equivalent of sexting and withholding important discussions (for example, being pregnant and getting injured.)
I do love Derr's world building, and love that there's this "shrug, whatever gender you want to be is cool" element to the society. Each person chooses who they want to be, and it's not dependent on genitals. Love that! I was missing a bit on the romance side, and the plot wasn't the most interesting of the series, but this audio kept my attention which I'll count as a win!
I will say reading reviews for this book has the transphobes coming out of the woodwork. Trans men are men, someone who enjoys jewelry and doing things to their hair doesn't turn this into a hetero relationship. A man with a vulva doesn't make this a "straight romance in disguise." Disappointed but not surprised with some of the top rated reviews being so hamfisted....more
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