Rosanne
Her Dark Silence
Added to listRead in 2025with 24 books.
There were a few things that bothered me about this book. Throughout the first two books in the series and a few chapters in this one, it was a whole thing that Miriam and Alo have pined after one another for 5 years. But in this book there was zero slow burn! It went from 'oh we'll never be together' to 'WHAM BAM snack up shack up'. And the whole 'Iggy is so adorable' doesn't work on me, I'm not a kids person. That's on me, I knew what this book was about. But the biggest issue I had, was that Iggy's mom was pictured as some evil person, just because she didn't want to be a mom. She was pretty clear about that from the start, and she still went through pregnancy to give Alo the child he wanted so much. And then he blames her for not being there as a mom. That was the deal they made when they found out she was pregnant, right? It's unfair to expect her to take up that roll. And Miriam crying about it and reassuring Alo he is somehow the victim in this whole thing, just pissed me off. If I would live in Ever, these two would not be my friends.
There were a few things that bothered me about this book. Throughout the first two books in the series and a few chapters in this one, it was a whole thing that Miriam and Alo have pined after one another for 5 years. But in this book there was zero slow burn! It went from 'oh we'll never be together' to 'WHAM BAM snack up shack up'. And the whole 'Iggy is so adorable' doesn't work on me, I'm not a kids person. That's on me, I knew what this book was about. But the biggest issue I had, was that Iggy's mom was pictured as some evil person, just because she didn't want to be a mom. She was pretty clear about that from the start, and she still went through pregnancy to give Alo the child he wanted so much. And then he blames her for not being there as a mom. That was the deal they made when they found out she was pregnant, right? It's unfair to expect her to take up that roll. And Miriam crying about it and reassuring Alo he is somehow the victim in this whole thing, just pissed me off. If I would live in Ever, these two would not be my friends.
These Dark Hearts
Okay, I can see how this book could work. A lot of teenage angst, dramatic declarations of love and 17 year old boys who apparently look like muscular inked men. But to call this a romance.. no. In fact, this should be a lesson on what NOT to want in a relationship. The MFC is pining after a grumpy MMC, who is apparently in love with her but holds her to incredibly double standards. A lot of growling, glaring and frustration is going on, but in the end he lets her down when she needs him the most. Thank you, next.
I laughed out loud when the MFC described him:
Lately, I noticed everything about him. Like how he always wore his tinted sunglasses even if the sun wasn't out, as if he didn't want anyone to see into his dark- gray eyes. How he leaned against whatever he could find-the wall, his car, the locker banks in school-as if standing was too much effort. Or how he always inhaled a sharp breath every time we set foot in school as if the pressure of growing up was almost too much to bear.
😂 Oh, to be a dramatic teenager again. Pining after the mysterious douche bag 😂
Okay, I can see how this book could work. A lot of teenage angst, dramatic declarations of love and 17 year old boys who apparently look like muscular inked men. But to call this a romance.. no. In fact, this should be a lesson on what NOT to want in a relationship. The MFC is pining after a grumpy MMC, who is apparently in love with her but holds her to incredibly double standards. A lot of growling, glaring and frustration is going on, but in the end he lets her down when she needs him the most. Thank you, next.
I laughed out loud when the MFC described him:
Lately, I noticed everything about him. Like how he always wore his tinted sunglasses even if the sun wasn't out, as if he didn't want anyone to see into his dark- gray eyes. How he leaned against whatever he could find-the wall, his car, the locker banks in school-as if standing was too much effort. Or how he always inhaled a sharp breath every time we set foot in school as if the pressure of growing up was almost too much to bear.
😂 Oh, to be a dramatic teenager again. Pining after the mysterious douche bag 😂
On the one hand, the story had potential, and apart from a bad taste in women, Kallias is a nice guy. But the female protagonist is a real piece of work. She thinks she's all sneaky and smart, but in fact she's just an arrogant diva who's lucky because she finds rich friends. She has no respect for the working class at all and only thinks about her own happiness. And just when you think she's grown a little and learned to love someone, her first solution is to kill him because things aren't going well. What? What's wrong with a good conversation?
For good measure, I tear my sister's note to pieces before tossing the paper to the floor for someone else to clean up.
GRRAAAAA! The rage I felt🤬 Is it the author's intention to make troelala as unlikeable as possible?
This review would have been a lot more positive if she got what was coming to her at the end. Apparently Charlie N. Holmberg was a feedback partner during the writing, so now I'm worried about Holmberg's books on my TBR.
On the one hand, the story had potential, and apart from a bad taste in women, Kallias is a nice guy. But the female protagonist is a real piece of work. She thinks she's all sneaky and smart, but in fact she's just an arrogant diva who's lucky because she finds rich friends. She has no respect for the working class at all and only thinks about her own happiness. And just when you think she's grown a little and learned to love someone, her first solution is to kill him because things aren't going well. What? What's wrong with a good conversation?
For good measure, I tear my sister's note to pieces before tossing the paper to the floor for someone else to clean up.
GRRAAAAA! The rage I felt🤬 Is it the author's intention to make troelala as unlikeable as possible?
This review would have been a lot more positive if she got what was coming to her at the end. Apparently Charlie N. Holmberg was a feedback partner during the writing, so now I'm worried about Holmberg's books on my TBR.