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bitchie's review against another edition
3.0
I'm half torn here. I liked all the MCs, but I didn't really get the purpose of the plot. Anders was attacked a few years ago, and ever since, he can't handle confrontation, so while he dates and hooks up with plenty of guys, he can't handle breakups, so he has his twin brother, Law, do the breaking up in his place.
Law is a really nice guy, and I didn't get his motivations, either. He's always known he was bisexual, but because his Anders was gay, Law, for some unfathomable reason, so sex with men as "Anders' thing", and so he pushed it all down his whole life. Huh? WTF? Seriously?
Until Anders calls him, mid freakout, to do, or break off, a blind date, but then Law meets him, and for some crazy reason, goes home with him, to try his big bi exploration.
And so starts a big old mess, where Law, pretending to be Anders, hooks up with Reed, while Law, as himself, becomes friends with Reed.
There were SO many times that Law could, should have told the truth, but he never did. It wasn't fair to anyone, especially Reed, who, if you really want to be technical, never consented to have sex with Law, he always thought he was having sex with Anders. Everyone would be up in arms if it were Anders were suddenly sleeping with one of Law's old girlfriends, while pretending to be Law, and we all know it. How is it any different because it's two guys?
I'm cautiously hopeful that the next book will get Anders together with Reed's friend, Brody, and if that's the case, I'll read it, but if not, I very well might skip it.
Law is a really nice guy, and I didn't get his motivations, either. He's always known he was bisexual, but because his Anders was gay, Law, for some unfathomable reason, so sex with men as "Anders' thing", and so he pushed it all down his whole life. Huh? WTF? Seriously?
Until Anders calls him, mid freakout, to do, or break off, a blind date, but then Law meets him, and for some crazy reason, goes home with him, to try his big bi exploration.
And so starts a big old mess, where Law, pretending to be Anders, hooks up with Reed, while Law, as himself, becomes friends with Reed.
There were SO many times that Law could, should have told the truth, but he never did. It wasn't fair to anyone, especially Reed, who, if you really want to be technical, never consented to have sex with Law, he always thought he was having sex with Anders. Everyone would be up in arms if it were Anders were suddenly sleeping with one of Law's old girlfriends, while pretending to be Law, and we all know it. How is it any different because it's two guys?
I'm cautiously hopeful that the next book will get Anders together with Reed's friend, Brody, and if that's the case, I'll read it, but if not, I very well might skip it.
becksgoesbookish's review against another edition
4.0
3.5⭐️ story
5⭐️ narration
This story is bonkers but the narration is great!
5⭐️ narration
This story is bonkers but the narration is great!
mrnnprsns's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
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
4.0
jenmason17's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
4.25
misscwheeler's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
madiunde23's review against another edition
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
devilbrat_reads's review against another edition
3.0
I love Eden Finley and I did not dislike this book, I did enjoy the book and race to finish it.
I just personally felt it didn’t have the emotion or the thought-out plot of other books by this author.
Am I still obsessed with Eden Finley? Absolutely!!
I just personally felt it didn’t have the emotion or the thought-out plot of other books by this author.
Am I still obsessed with Eden Finley? Absolutely!!
heabooknerd's review
4.0
So I'll admit I was nervous going into UNWRITTEN LAW because I wasn't sure if I was going to like the hidden identity aspect of the story. And while I do wish the big reveal happened sooner (just because I dread confrontation), I ended up really enjoying how this one turned out. So in a nutshell, Law and Anders are identical twins and due to a horrific attack 5 years prior, Anders struggles with PTSD and he avoids men who are bigger and stronger than him. When he sees his blind date, he has a panic attack and asks his brother, Law, to pretend to be him and call off the date. This is not necessarily something new for these brothers as we discover, but when Law sits down with Reed he realizes that Reed just might be the perfect guy for Law to explore his bisexuality which Law has kept a secret. So begins a series of hookups between Reed and Law pretending to be Anders. To make things more complicated, Law teaches martial arts to a group of local teens from the high school and Reed turns up as their new teacher. So now Law is pretending to be his brother when hooking up with Reed and acting as himself in a growing friendship with Reed. Talk about stressful!
I loved Reed's character and I found him really endearing and sweet. He's new to town and teaching so he has some insecurities but as his friendship with Law develops and he gains the trust of his students, we start to see the comfortable and outgoing Reed appear. Of course, he's terribly conflicted because he's sleeping with Anders (who is really Law) but he's emotionally starting to fall for Law (who he thinks is straight). And with all of that, you'd think that I would dislike Law more but I loved his character too! Law never meant for his one night stand with Reed to go anywhere, let alone to ever run into Reed again and once he gets deeper into his lie he's afraid to come clean. Then when feelings start to develop, he's scared of losing Reed. There's a lot of emotion packed into this story and you can't help but feel for both guys even though Law is kind of the "bad guy" in this scenario for lying.
In addition to the very sexy and steamy romance between Reed and Law there's also little peeks into the real Anders's life and it makes me really curious for his book. His history is tragic and I completely understand why the brother's are so codependent. While a lot of the topics addressed in UNWRITTEN LAW are heavy and emotional, Finley does a great job of keeping the story uplifting overall.
Content Warning: References to domestic violence, anxiety, depression, and codependency; side plot about an LGBTQ teen who gets beat up by his father after coming out
I loved Reed's character and I found him really endearing and sweet. He's new to town and teaching so he has some insecurities but as his friendship with Law develops and he gains the trust of his students, we start to see the comfortable and outgoing Reed appear. Of course, he's terribly conflicted because he's sleeping with Anders (who is really Law) but he's emotionally starting to fall for Law (who he thinks is straight). And with all of that, you'd think that I would dislike Law more but I loved his character too! Law never meant for his one night stand with Reed to go anywhere, let alone to ever run into Reed again and once he gets deeper into his lie he's afraid to come clean. Then when feelings start to develop, he's scared of losing Reed. There's a lot of emotion packed into this story and you can't help but feel for both guys even though Law is kind of the "bad guy" in this scenario for lying.
In addition to the very sexy and steamy romance between Reed and Law there's also little peeks into the real Anders's life and it makes me really curious for his book. His history is tragic and I completely understand why the brother's are so codependent. While a lot of the topics addressed in UNWRITTEN LAW are heavy and emotional, Finley does a great job of keeping the story uplifting overall.
Content Warning: References to domestic violence, anxiety, depression, and codependency; side plot about an LGBTQ teen who gets beat up by his father after coming out