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ri_ri's review against another edition
2.0
Devney really took “She fell first and he fell harder” trope too far in this book. It was more like she fell first and decided to fix him after nine years of waiting for his attention and then he fell harder.
I have never read a book about such a pathetic and delutional fmc. Willa can do so much better than Jackson and instead of making him grovel or beg for how he ignored her for nine years, she accepted him with open arms after a few cute post-it notes and frequent visits at her workplace.
Jackson and Willa infuriated me a lot in this book. Jackson is the type of man who would blame everything except himself for his issues and Willa is the type of woman who settles for bare minimum and together they make a perfect couple.
He ignored Willa when she put herself out there for him and called her Willow for nine years even though she corrected him everytime and he blamed it on his “I am bad with names”.
He forgot their first kiss because he was too drunk and drugged to even remember it and then the moment he saw the beautiful portrait of Willa drawn by Thea, he immediately decided that she is different and he wants to have something with her that doesn't end only after one night stands.
He did not even grovelled for how he behaved and ignored her for nine years!? He just dropped post-it notes about cute and mundane things at her doorstep for a few weeks and then Willa decided that he's done enough and she's too pathetic to make him grovel so she accepted the date invite because she's been in love with Jackson.
He took all her firsts because Willa was so obsessed with him for nine years and decided the first day she saw him that Jackson will be her first kiss and the guy she will marry. I have no problem with fmcs waiting for their crush or love but you just have to have some self-respect if that man never even called you by your right name or treated you right.
They both fell in this getting to know each other and sex routine and then Jackson realised that he can't give Willa the life she wanted and deserved so, he decided to end things with her but he decided to get as much of her as he can get before he break things with her because he can't stop when it comes to her. It is as good as use and throw for me and no you can't change my mind.
Jackson didn't even dealt with his abandonment issues until the very end, he just accepted the fact that he loves her and he will do anything in his power to give her everything she wanted. Jackson is a sweet and caring type of guy but he's also a certified playboy who doesn't know how to treat a woman who has loved you for almost a decade. He felt lucky to have Willa in his life but not enough to deal with his issues himself because even when he was breaking up with Willa it was Willa who pushed him to his limits and asked his reasons for the break-up and she made him realise that he loves her and that it's enough for Willa as long as loves her.
And Willa was also as bad as Jackson if not worse. She had no self-respect for herself. She settled for bare minimum. I get it that she believed in him and that believe was so strong that she did everything in her power to fix him and guys she did fixed him. She turned him into this family guy who wants kids and marriage from a manwhore he was. What an incredible couple they are.
Willa deserved better and I hated how easy she made everything for Jackson. She gave him everything on a silver platter and he accepted all of it. She also felt insecured when her friends called out on her relationship with Jackson saying it was just a fling for him but atleast she stood up for herself against those fake friends but she still behaved like a delulu thinking that it didn't matter to her as long as Jackson keeps coming back to her and she keeps going back to him. I think they both deserve each other with how pathetic and boring they were.
Atleast, the romance was bearable enough for me to finish this book and there were a few moments that I even liked but then they both decided to act like this stupid character.
The suspense and murder plot in the last 5 chapters was so useless.
The torture is finally over. Devney please don't do it again.
“One day, I am going to marry Jackson Page. I just had to get him to notice me first.”
I have never read a book about such a pathetic and delutional fmc. Willa can do so much better than Jackson and instead of making him grovel or beg for how he ignored her for nine years, she accepted him with open arms after a few cute post-it notes and frequent visits at her workplace.
“Hey, Willa.” Oh. My. Goodness. He’d called me by the right name. Finally! After years of correcting him each time he called me Willow, hearing my name in his deep voice gave me wings.
Jackson and Willa infuriated me a lot in this book. Jackson is the type of man who would blame everything except himself for his issues and Willa is the type of woman who settles for bare minimum and together they make a perfect couple.
He ignored Willa when she put herself out there for him and called her Willow for nine years even though she corrected him everytime and he blamed it on his “I am bad with names”.
“After years of watching and waiting and hoping, Jackson had finally noticed me. Me, the shy girl who’d loved him from a distance. Tonight, he’d made one of my dreams come true.”
He forgot their first kiss because he was too drunk and drugged to even remember it and then the moment he saw the beautiful portrait of Willa drawn by Thea, he immediately decided that she is different and he wants to have something with her that doesn't end only after one night stands.
He did not even grovelled for how he behaved and ignored her for nine years!? He just dropped post-it notes about cute and mundane things at her doorstep for a few weeks and then Willa decided that he's done enough and she's too pathetic to make him grovel so she accepted the date invite because she's been in love with Jackson.
“I was glad I’d been able to give her this dream. Some other man—a man who believed in love—would get her others. But at least I’d gotten this one.”
He took all her firsts because Willa was so obsessed with him for nine years and decided the first day she saw him that Jackson will be her first kiss and the guy she will marry. I have no problem with fmcs waiting for their crush or love but you just have to have some self-respect if that man never even called you by your right name or treated you right.
“I should have cut her free sooner, but I’d been a coward. A big dumb coward. I hadn’t been able to walk away from her, because I wanted her too much. I needed her too much.”
They both fell in this getting to know each other and sex routine and then Jackson realised that he can't give Willa the life she wanted and deserved so, he decided to end things with her but he decided to get as much of her as he can get before he break things with her because he can't stop when it comes to her. It is as good as use and throw for me and no you can't change my mind.
“Why had she waited so long for me? Why had she made me crave her? Why couldn’t she have gone to college and met her future husband? That way, I never would have known her. She would have always just been Willow. This was just as much her fault as it was mine.”
Jackson didn't even dealt with his abandonment issues until the very end, he just accepted the fact that he loves her and he will do anything in his power to give her everything she wanted. Jackson is a sweet and caring type of guy but he's also a certified playboy who doesn't know how to treat a woman who has loved you for almost a decade. He felt lucky to have Willa in his life but not enough to deal with his issues himself because even when he was breaking up with Willa it was Willa who pushed him to his limits and asked his reasons for the break-up and she made him realise that he loves her and that it's enough for Willa as long as loves her.
“I closed my eyes, trying to work up the nerve to leave. But fuck, I wanted to keep her. Forever. Would she stay? Would Willa be that one person to stick? Yes. She was my courageous champion. My warrior. My lover. My friend. My everything. Willa was the one.”
And Willa was also as bad as Jackson if not worse. She had no self-respect for herself. She settled for bare minimum. I get it that she believed in him and that believe was so strong that she did everything in her power to fix him and guys she did fixed him. She turned him into this family guy who wants kids and marriage from a manwhore he was. What an incredible couple they are.
“You shouldn’t have to put up with that kind of shit from a man. I’m a mess. If you want me to stop so you can find someone better, just say the word. I’ll walk away.” Better? I snorted a laugh. There wasn’t better than Jackson Page. In my book—literally in my diaries—he was as good as it got.
Willa deserved better and I hated how easy she made everything for Jackson. She gave him everything on a silver platter and he accepted all of it. She also felt insecured when her friends called out on her relationship with Jackson saying it was just a fling for him but atleast she stood up for herself against those fake friends but she still behaved like a delulu thinking that it didn't matter to her as long as Jackson keeps coming back to her and she keeps going back to him. I think they both deserve each other with how pathetic and boring they were.
“Maybe a braver woman would have pestered and pressed him until he admitted what was bothering him. Maybe she would have stood up to him, demanding he lose the grumpy attitude. But I wasn’t that woman. I let him be a grouch during the day because at night, he’d still sleep with me in his arms.”
Atleast, the romance was bearable enough for me to finish this book and there were a few moments that I even liked but then they both decided to act like this stupid character.
“There.” My finger shot in the air. “Did you see it?”
“Yeah.”
“Aren’t they pretty?”
“Beautiful.” But he wasn’t staring at the sky. He was looking at me.
The suspense and murder plot in the last 5 chapters was so useless.
The torture is finally over. Devney please don't do it again.
hnygren's review against another edition
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jennhesler's review against another edition
Thinking 3.5 ish. Enjoying this series a lot, just was missing something for me. (I’m not sure what it was though) These are the perfect winter easy comfort reads.
literary_laur's review against another edition
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Murder, and Death of parent
emmaklieve's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
joliemills's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
3.25 stars
woof ms girl showed no backbone but the ending was cute
woof ms girl showed no backbone but the ending was cute