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4.1 AVERAGE
4.1 AVERAGE
I love this couple but this but the plot was so rushed and weak, I understand that maybe I was expecting a development that wasn't possible in one book, but after the way Dex and Sloane's relationship was developed the sudden way that Austen declared his love for Zach hit me off. Overall, fun but not really great, not even the sex scenes were as good as the THIRDS ones, so 2.5 rounded up for the ~feels
adventurous
funny
medium-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
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I loved their story but I'd be lying if I didn't say I missed the rest of the gang. I know different series, sames universe. Still I was happy to get more of Austin's story and see him finally get a little happy.
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
- 2nd: 01/01/2024
3/5
- 1st: 22/03/2022
2,75/5
I liked it well enough but I felt like there was not a "real" plot except for the romance.
3/5
- 1st: 22/03/2022
2,75/5
I liked it well enough but I felt like there was not a "real" plot except for the romance.
Love and Payne surprised me. It's a stand-alone book with Austen and Zach.
I loved the little insight into Auten's world that is both brutal and harsh. I admit that Zach surprised me. When we first met him, I didn't quite like him much, but he grew on me and with this story I loved him! What an amazing character.
While the story is not that long a lot happens and I liked the little adventure. It was well written. Just as the world-building for Zach's family. The Austen and Zach that go into the story are not the same ones at the end!
In short, I loved this little interlude in the THIRDS Universe!
I loved the little insight into Auten's world that is both brutal and harsh. I admit that Zach surprised me. When we first met him, I didn't quite like him much, but he grew on me and with this story I loved him! What an amazing character.
While the story is not that long a lot happens and I liked the little adventure. It was well written. Just as the world-building for Zach's family. The Austen and Zach that go into the story are not the same ones at the end!
In short, I loved this little interlude in the THIRDS Universe!
So I'm kinda alone in this one seeing all the great reviews and it kinda makes me think if I listened to another story than the one they read.
First there were soooo many characters I couldn't keep them straight, frankly trying to figure out who was who made me space out in the on-goings.
Secondly so many nicknames forOsborn Osmond I had to remind myself of his name. Especially everyone AND his family calling him Zach made me again space out in the on-goings trying to remind myself that his name is Osborn Osmond and the family surname is Zachary. (True to fact I thought his name was Osborn and checking the blurb proved me wrong!).
So many cheesy and over the top lines!!! Who goes around saying "manly muscles" and "sexy sexiness" that is above the age of 14? How can I take the characters, and in this instance ALL and EVERY character (mother, sisters, brothers etc etc), seriously?
What was the point of starting Austen's POV.
I get that the point was to show that being smaller doesn't mean being weak but mentioning again and again that fact in this premise did 2 things, 1st) It was like one was trying to convince ones self by repeating that fact and 2nd) it cancelled out the again repeated fact of how strong Bear shifters are. Yes Austen had special training but throughout the book I felt that Bear shifters were treated by even the author as mindless muscle than anything else.
Finally Austen going round and round on being with Oz, not being with him, having a little taste, not having one, etc etc. It was exhausting! That together with Oz half-assing the whole thing and accepting everything Austen wanted, plus their limited interactions it didn't make for a very convincing love of the ages. Although seeing as how the book ended
First there were soooo many characters I couldn't keep them straight, frankly trying to figure out who was who made me space out in the on-goings.
Secondly so many nicknames for
So many cheesy and over the top lines!!! Who goes around saying "manly muscles" and "sexy sexiness" that is above the age of 14? How can I take the characters, and in this instance ALL and EVERY character (mother, sisters, brothers etc etc), seriously?
What was the point of starting Austen's POV
Spoiler
with a sex scene with Brayden? Do as a reader that I'm shipping a pairing want to know about one of the 2 MCs's sexual encounters? NO! Do I wanted to read that even though Austen liked and wanted Osmond he still fucked others? NO! This is a total turn off!!!I get that the point was to show that being smaller doesn't mean being weak but mentioning again and again that fact in this premise did 2 things, 1st) It was like one was trying to convince ones self by repeating that fact and 2nd) it cancelled out the again repeated fact of how strong Bear shifters are. Yes Austen had special training but throughout the book I felt that Bear shifters were treated by even the author as mindless muscle than anything else.
Finally Austen going round and round on being with Oz, not being with him, having a little taste, not having one, etc etc. It was exhausting! That together with Oz half-assing the whole thing and accepting everything Austen wanted, plus their limited interactions it didn't make for a very convincing love of the ages. Although seeing as how the book ended
Spoiler
in more of a HFN and them announcing they are officially dating, maybe that was the purpose for a 2nd book for Austen and Osmond?
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
I love this world Cochet has created. This is a spin off of the THIRDS and it’s Austen and Zack’s story. It was emotional…I liked the way Austen moved past his trauma and opened his heart, he deserves happiness…
I always love THIRDS and related stories, so I loved this one. The narrator's cadence was a little odd, so it's a good thing the story kept my attention.