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kireteiru's review against another edition
3.0
All right, I’m call it: DNF @ 30%. The prose was good, no spelling or grammar mistakes, but the pace started out quick and didn’t stay that way. I can appreciate slow-pace books if they’re interesting, but Jack and D just couldn’t hold my attention.
drez80's review against another edition
1.0
I hate to give a 1 star for this since I seem to be the only person on Earth who didn't like this book, but nothing about this book worked for me.
I could not stand the way D spoke. It drove me nuts trying to read it. I hated how closed off D was. Made him seem like a robot to me, which I get that was the point because of his job, but I was never able to get beyond the robot with him. He seemed to warm up to Jack, but not enough to make me like him or think of him as human or actually having real feelings for Jack.
And Jack drove me nuts too. While I understand why Jack was upset with D about not opening up, did he have to get pissy and storm off or not speak to him every time, which made him come across as an annoying, nagging, drama queen? The guy is a freakin hitman. You thought he'd be sunshine and rainbows and things would be easy?! Please stop acting like a hormonal female, it's not attractive!
The whole mystery part of the story was kinda boring and seemed to make the story drag on forever even though nothing was really going on. It was just too slow to get going, so I was never able to get into it.
I could not stand the way D spoke. It drove me nuts trying to read it. I hated how closed off D was. Made him seem like a robot to me, which I get that was the point because of his job, but I was never able to get beyond the robot with him. He seemed to warm up to Jack, but not enough to make me like him or think of him as human or actually having real feelings for Jack.
And Jack drove me nuts too. While I understand why Jack was upset with D about not opening up, did he have to get pissy and storm off or not speak to him every time, which made him come across as an annoying, nagging, drama queen? The guy is a freakin hitman. You thought he'd be sunshine and rainbows and things would be easy?! Please stop acting like a hormonal female, it's not attractive!
The whole mystery part of the story was kinda boring and seemed to make the story drag on forever even though nothing was really going on. It was just too slow to get going, so I was never able to get into it.
msshelleyh's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-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? It's complicated
4.75
bhavyamarya's review against another edition
5.0
If this book is ever made into a movie, I'd be the first in line to watch it.
It contained so much action and there were some twists along the way that I did not see coming at all which made this book so great.
I was intrigued by this book because the charcters were so different. One gets to save lives and one takes them and so I wondered how are they gonna work together or even fall in love. But the author made it so believable and I was actually rooting for them in the end.
Most of the time I get annoyed if there's too much inner monologue and not enough conversation but I was actually having fun reading it this time. The author really has a way with words.This book literally has everything - romance (the sex scenes were really hot), action, banter, some crying scenes (at the end).
Also I just loved how Jack was really good at his job as a face surgeon and passionate about it too. Like he DESTROYS that lawyer when he's on the stand. That scene was one of my favorites.
If you want some good romance with a side of action then definitely pick this one up.
It contained so much action and there were some twists along the way that I did not see coming at all which made this book so great.
I was intrigued by this book because the charcters were so different. One gets to save lives and one takes them and so I wondered how are they gonna work together or even fall in love. But the author made it so believable and I was actually rooting for them in the end.
Most of the time I get annoyed if there's too much inner monologue and not enough conversation but I was actually having fun reading it this time. The author really has a way with words.This book literally has everything - romance (the sex scenes were really hot), action, banter, some crying scenes (at the end).
Also I just loved how Jack was really good at his job as a face surgeon and passionate about it too. Like he DESTROYS that lawyer when he's on the stand. That scene was one of my favorites.
If you want some good romance with a side of action then definitely pick this one up.
lets_b_libros's review against another edition
Got to 37% and then just skipped to the epilogue lmao. Never done that before when reading but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ the ending was cute!
raynebair's review against another edition
3.0
Finally finished this book. I was able to get into it on this attempt but it just took far too long. One of those books that you feel the story is moving and you look down and you’re hardly made any progress. It was just too long. But it was a good story.
For some reason, this one simply couldn't hold my attention and I gave up.
For some reason, this one simply couldn't hold my attention and I gave up.
serru's review against another edition
3.0
Overall a good read. I was really intrigued by the premise (hired killer decides to bail on a job and protect his target) but felt that it was not done in a plausible way. Also, all the details of the contract killing business and cloak-and-dagger stuff were ridiculously Hollywood. I get that a lot of suspension of disbelief is necessary here but it just felt like too much. But in the end, it doesn't really matter since it's the characters and their interactions that really drive the story. I wasn't entirely convinced by either them; D was fairly complex but Jack's entire identity seemed to revolve around his job and then later, his feelings for D. Still, I felt emotionally involved in the book and was really rooting for the characters.
In some ways, I feel like the ending kind of ruined the book. I'm glad things worked out for Jack and D but overall, it was far too idealistic. I had a hard time believing that a happy end is possible given the plot/situation in the book, and the way that things were resolved seemed really far-fetched. It was like the author just wanted to give her characters an ideal ending rather than do what's best/what makes sense for the story.
Lastly, there were little minor errors in the text that can be caught by more thorough editing, things like a line of dialogue in one chapter "I'll find you" turns into "I will find you" in the next chapter, or a character's name "Josey" becomes "Josie" later on. Rather sloppy and it doesn't even have the excuse of being an ebook because I read a paperback copy borrowed from the library! (Also, I don't think ebooks really have an excuse anyway-- if you're selling it as a professional product, shouldn't it be of a decent quality?) D's accent was also distracting but that's just a stylistic preference.
In some ways, I feel like the ending kind of ruined the book. I'm glad things worked out for Jack and D but overall, it was far too idealistic. I had a hard time believing that a happy end is possible given the plot/situation in the book, and the way that things were resolved seemed really far-fetched. It was like the author just wanted to give her characters an ideal ending rather than do what's best/what makes sense for the story.
Lastly, there were little minor errors in the text that can be caught by more thorough editing, things like a line of dialogue in one chapter "I'll find you" turns into "I will find you" in the next chapter, or a character's name "Josey" becomes "Josie" later on. Rather sloppy and it doesn't even have the excuse of being an ebook because I read a paperback copy borrowed from the library! (Also, I don't think ebooks really have an excuse anyway-- if you're selling it as a professional product, shouldn't it be of a decent quality?) D's accent was also distracting but that's just a stylistic preference.
orkaan's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-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? No
3.75
catseye6773's review against another edition
5.0
Audio book was awesome. Great characters. Good story both laugh out loud funny and very sweet