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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
leatherbee's review against another edition
3.0
It was fine, but felt the conflict was resolved way too fast. The assault/arrest plot was unrealistic and was pointless for how fast it resolved. Reed forgave Law too quickly. I also didn’t really like the narrators.
mdee's review against another edition
DNF 38%
Not feeling this at all. Not even enough to push myself to finish it. 😔
Not feeling this at all. Not even enough to push myself to finish it. 😔
mistressgrimm's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ankysbookbubble's review against another edition
5.0
I absolutely loved this book. Law's character was so good and so was Reed's. I didn't expect it but some moments made me cry and others left me smiling.
I absolutely loved reading Law's story and I'm looking forward to reading Anders' story and watching him get deal with his issues and fall in love.
I absolutely loved reading Law's story and I'm looking forward to reading Anders' story and watching him get deal with his issues and fall in love.
vickyramirezy's review against another edition
1.0
"Now that we've been seeing each other twice a week for a month, I love you and I'm ready to perjure myself for you"
The plot of this book is so stupid I was asking for it to end since the 50% mark. I didn't mind anything else, but the plot was so stupid.
The plot of this book is so stupid I was asking for it to end since the 50% mark. I didn't mind anything else, but the plot was so stupid.
brutalistemerald's review against another edition
2.0
Problematic
Eden Finley is very readable, but the story is problematic. There is a definite moral and legal argument that consent is negated when there is impersonation of another person or deception of this nature (e.g. historic and recent situations involving undercover police). The whole way through the book I felt uncomfortable with what I was reading, particularly when the non-consensual relationship was juxtaposed with the domestic violence themes, and Law being portrayed as some kind of hero for what he does for LGBTQ kids.
Eden Finley is very readable, but the story is problematic. There is a definite moral and legal argument that consent is negated when there is impersonation of another person or deception of this nature (e.g. historic and recent situations involving undercover police). The whole way through the book I felt uncomfortable with what I was reading, particularly when the non-consensual relationship was juxtaposed with the domestic violence themes, and Law being portrayed as some kind of hero for what he does for LGBTQ kids.