Reham
The chemistry was not what I had hoped for. Rosie seemed to have less personality than Lina, meaning she was boring, very dull and all the other synonyms for bore. I liked Lucas, sorry, loved Lucas but maybe that had a lot to do with fictional men written by women thing because he was too perfect. It seemed like he could do no wrong.
However, the storyline, the plotline, the climax, all of that was bland. I'm glad that Elena Armas didn't have a major plot twist that would have given me anxiety or had my stomach twisting into knots, but I mean, the trope was kind of...eh. Friends to lovers is my second favorite trope (people you meet on vacation by emily henry is my favorite romance book) but even though it got better at the far end, the beginning was just cringeworthy, the dialogues the characters used were bland, there was awkwardness rather than meet cute stuff and even if that was the purpose, I felt no sparks between them. Especially when I read from Rosie's POV, as soon as I started Lucas' then I'd notice, oh it's happening.
The first book was a lot more fun to read and get through. The trip to Spain was probably the highlight of it but still, Aaron and Lina had more chemistry and connection than these two.
PS. Is it just me or Lina didn't sound much like herself? Maybe it's because I read her book a year ago and forgotten what she's like.
zero chemistry. one dimensional characters with no distinctive traits. the smut was equally bad.
The worst part of this book other than it's dialogues was the part when michael found out about them. Mia had absolutely no authority over her kids? Like she let him lash out like that and talk so disrespectfully to her? From the moment michael found out to the point where josh disappears, she had ample amount of time to sit down and make her FIFTEEN year old son understand the situation.
Wasted my time reading this.
the best book by melanie harlow hands down. the romance, the realistic views on life, the smut (the reason i read this in the first place), the character development, all perfectly well done.
pleased to say i was completely surprised by how good this one was. i had low expectations but damn. it was very hot.
Though it felt like reading a personal diary at most, but it was beautifully written. I cried, smiled and chuckled, felt related to a couple of moments shared between mother and daughter.
4.5/5
A bit conflicted about how to review this. The storyline was good, it felt almost real and there wasn't much cliche of cringeworthy stuff in it as there is in usual mafia related books. I liked that there was no exaggeration, no dragging, no unnecessary drama. I appreciated that the male MC knew what he wanted from the female MC, knew that his feelings were real and acted on it. I liked that the smut wasnt prolonged or felt too unnatural, except maybe the mention of eight inches.
However, i was unable to enjoy it as i normally do with romance books. I cant point my finger at it but it just didnt feel the same to me.
3.5/4
AH i loved this book so much!! I want me a best friend to travel with U_U cant wait for emily henry's next book!
- the description was sort of misleading, wasnt what i had expected
2. this could have been a short 90 page novella. even though i knew this was a smut but i wasnt ready for the amount of smut present. it slowly became redundant and i did skip literally all except like 2-3? scenes
3. wish i didnt read it
3.5/5
I was expecting a reunion but i guess it's fine. I also wasn't expecting to read about the shadowman, much less have his as the love interest for Luna but damn. This was a rollercoaster of a ride.
this book was infuriating. the main character was insufferable. the side characters were terrible. but what else do you ask from a book written by british authors like i don't intentionally dislike them, they always have to give me a reason. i don't think english white people have a lot going on in their lives when they're sitting and writing about orgies i suppose?
everyone in this book needs therapy, not to organize orgies lmao. as a matter if fact, the book itself needs therapy dear god
after i finished reading it, i realized how little i cared for this book, its characters and plot.
Also, adding this note: though i didn't enjoy the story and didn't like the characters that much, but one thing i appreciated was melissa broder's view on isrel-palestine situation where she noted isrel building a country on the expense of palestinians losing their homes and lives. I appreciated that about this book.
Is 1 star even worth it? Could i not pick 0.5 stars?
I picked this book up because i found a very aesthetically, pleasing and hot instagram post. I didn't know what it was about but i had everything i hate: love triangle, cheating, stubborn mc, misogynistic male love interest, bad writing and dialogues, too many plot holes. In fact, even the smut was bad.
The only reason i read it all is because i am trying to not dnf books.
This book was so bad, so so fucking terrible like the entire book gave me pick me energy from the author. The male mc was so disgusting at times like he was sitting with the woman he claims he “loves” but was being appreciative of her best friend's body? “She's a bitch but has a nice body” ??? Plus, he was a cheater. Once a cheater, always a cheater. He cheated on his wife of 6 months because he supposedly found the greatest love of his life in an 18 year old girl?
I dont want to go on. There is so much wrong with this book. I cant believe there even more sequels to this.
this book was so much more than I had expected. I dived into this unknown to what the story would be like, but all I knew it was a love story about two people who suffer mentally. The intimacy, the details, the love that these two main characters shared with each other, the reality of having bpd and depression, of needing something to constantly live every day, it hit too deep. This was incredible and so well written it took my breath away.
i cant stop thinking about how olivie blake talked about hand holding in such an intimate, intricate way that made me literally tear up for a whole two fucking pages.
my favorite part of the book was when they went to spain and also when they had fish tacos in the car
The story was still interesting, the plot twists were truly twisting BUT some of the writing and dialogues were terribly cliche. The first two books were very well written compared to this. I couldn't connect Dante's character from this book with what I read of him in the first two. It didn't fit that he was the same person. Amara's decision to disappear baffled me, it didn't make much sense but I guess it was comprehendible.
I loved seeing Tristan and Morona though.
to the people who have given this 4 or 5 stars please tell me what were u on to give this such high rating?
this felt to me something i would pick up on wattpad on a school night at the age of 12. the writing was terrible, it felt like a beginner trying to write a story. the plot was predictable and the dialogues were downright cringey. this was the most insufferable book i have ever read, and i am just simply wondering what were the publishers thinking when they put this out there? not only did that but the editor did this author very extremely dirty.
if you needed another (or several more) reasons to despise yt people, you'll get it here
Maybe the message of the book is to help people who have lost dear ones, but the way the story is carried out, i was hoping that the events would change where the one character never died or resurrects