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4.13 AVERAGE
4.13 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Yikes. This is the most heavy handed expository book I've read by Chloe liese. She's never great at showing over telling, but this took it to a whole new level. I love that her books include feminist and progressive men and feature disabled and neurodivergent characters, but where was the editor? The entire book is her capturing two drawn out internal monologues of these characters in which every single plot point is told to us without finesse. I blame the publisher. Someone needs to enroll this sweet lady in college writing workshop STAT because these books are getting worse and worse. I also found Ziggy's characterization to be a little too childlike for it not to be uncomfortable to see her as a grown adult and sexual being. There is lots of tickling and nose meeping and infantalizing mannerisms that just made it uncomfortable to then listen to sex scenes about. This book was just not a winner. In contrast, I loved the Willa & Rider book, with the Rooney and Axel one following close behind, so I know what she's capable of.
Chloe Liese is becoming one of my favorite authors.
I will devour each and every book she writes.
They are all immediately five stars because shes just that amazing.
Ziggy and Sebastian are probably my favorite.
I will devour each and every book she writes.
They are all immediately five stars because shes just that amazing.
Ziggy and Sebastian are probably my favorite.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another great book in the Bergman series.
This series is one of my favorites, I absolutely love the Bergman’s, but this one may be my new favorite. Sebastian and Ziggy’s character growth in the book is so good. It’s a slowwwwwwwww burn, but the tension and intimacy through the book and the development of their relationship is so organic and gives enough crumbs that it works perfectly. I can not wait for Viggos book!
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
fast-paced
funny
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
Loved the main characters! Great slow burn but when they got together it was a bit cheesy. Also, author is way too politically correct for my tastes, and the wokeness gets in the way of the story