Marissa
“I’d done this to her. I had made her feel unwelcome, unwanted, her thoughts and feelings less of a concern to me than my own. I’d let my past drive a wedge between us. No, that wasn’t true. I had let my fear push her away.“
OKAY GIDEON GROWTH‼️‼️‼️
However, while his intentions are to be protective and consider every detail, his approach continues to hinder his progress. The 4 stars is because of the growth, but it’s not 5 because he doesn’t consider Eva to be an equal. My heart HURTS for Eva because of the shit she has been put through, not only by him, but by Brett, her mother, and even Cary (but in different ways). The only constant characters that I continue to love and could do no wrong is Mark and Steven.
I’m honestly just glad Eva recognizes the extreme codependency and the act of losing herself when she’s with him. At the end, she is much more cautious about breaking their unhealthy habits. However, I will say, their unhealthy habits of having sex instead of talking through their problems, seems to benefit them one way or another. For example, elevator scene, even the somewhat brutal actions, they had a revelation that changes their dynamic. Also, with the scene right before their huge fight towards the end, she was able to find solid grounds with the trust and reassurance she had in him and more confidence within herself. Which, in my opinion, is huge for characters in books where they are lovesick for each other.
It was exhausting at some points trying to read about Gideon’s mishaps. He has his good moments, but he’s not very demure. It’s giving 1 step forward, 3 steps back (specifically referring to the Olivia Rodrigo song).
Anyways, I very much liked it and proceeded to the next book in the series.
“I’d done this to her. I had made her feel unwelcome, unwanted, her thoughts and feelings less of a concern to me than my own. I’d let my past drive a wedge between us. No, that wasn’t true. I had let my fear push her away.“
OKAY GIDEON GROWTH‼️‼️‼️
However, while his intentions are to be protective and consider every detail, his approach continues to hinder his progress. The 4 stars is because of the growth, but it’s not 5 because he doesn’t consider Eva to be an equal. My heart HURTS for Eva because of the shit she has been put through, not only by him, but by Brett, her mother, and even Cary (but in different ways). The only constant characters that I continue to love and could do no wrong is Mark and Steven.
I’m honestly just glad Eva recognizes the extreme codependency and the act of losing herself when she’s with him. At the end, she is much more cautious about breaking their unhealthy habits. However, I will say, their unhealthy habits of having sex instead of talking through their problems, seems to benefit them one way or another. For example, elevator scene, even the somewhat brutal actions, they had a revelation that changes their dynamic. Also, with the scene right before their huge fight towards the end, she was able to find solid grounds with the trust and reassurance she had in him and more confidence within herself. Which, in my opinion, is huge for characters in books where they are lovesick for each other.
It was exhausting at some points trying to read about Gideon’s mishaps. He has his good moments, but he’s not very demure. It’s giving 1 step forward, 3 steps back (specifically referring to the Olivia Rodrigo song).
Anyways, I very much liked it and proceeded to the next book in the series.