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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
DNF at 66%. Listened to the audiobook and Tim Paige is EXCELLENT. The storyline and characters however are not. Felix is straight mean and unlikeable. For someone who prides themselves on being honest and straightforward, Felix is the primary reason for all the miscommunication in this story. And it literally is JUST miscommunication. There is no other plot point. This is it.
Only kudos I can give is that the author decided one of the characters should have a ‘diverse’ body type and quite frankly, that isn’t celebrated enough.
Only kudos I can give is that the author decided one of the characters should have a ‘diverse’ body type and quite frankly, that isn’t celebrated enough.
I really loved Marshall and I think he deserves so much better than Felix. Felix is rude and self-centered and egoistical. I feel sorry for Marshall for ending up with Felix.
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Felix and Marshall aka Marshmallow. Felix is Griff's son from Platonic Rulebook. I loved seeing these cuties find love.
3.5⭐️ This was cute and sweet overall but all the miscommunications and wrong assumptions gave me a ton of anxiety. It’s one of those books that you just want to scream “Just be honest and talk it out!”
Felix and Marshal
PLEASE be aware that this review is meant for my own purposes only in order to help me recall this book and is in no way a reflection of what I think anyone else will like or want out of a book. It is simply a memory aid and a rough voice-to-text which is completely unedited/reviewed for errors. Read at your own discretion.
Marshall who is bi and demi decides he wants to start dating. His best friend Bowser sets him up on a blind date with Felix. It does not go well, and then takes a further downward turn when Felix offers Marshall a hook up. They have very different views on sex. Shortly thereafter, Marshall moves into a new share house between semesters and realizes that Felix is his roommate. The dynamic in the book is, Marshall, who is a big teddy bear of a guy, kind of nerdy, and a virgin with almost no experience who requires emotional connection for sex, versus Felix an adorable twink, who uses sex as personal expression. Because of their differing physical expression, they are on different pages the whole time. Eventually they do get together. When Felix goes home with Marshall to his family’s farm in Arizona over spring break and finds out he’s demisexual, it all comes together.
There are lots of crossovers with other books. Multiple characters from the Franklin U series but mostly Brady Talon, who is Felix‘s best friend. Felix’s father is Griff from the Divorced Men’s Club Marshall’s older brother is Robbie from Frat Wars, Master of Mayhem. When Felix goes home to the Harrow family farm, he meets Brandon, Robbie‘s boyfriend. Turns out they are both from the small town of Kilburrough, where the DMC books take place.
PLEASE be aware that this review is meant for my own purposes only in order to help me recall this book and is in no way a reflection of what I think anyone else will like or want out of a book. It is simply a memory aid and a rough voice-to-text which is completely unedited/reviewed for errors. Read at your own discretion.
Marshall who is bi and demi decides he wants to start dating. His best friend Bowser sets him up on a blind date with Felix. It does not go well, and then takes a further downward turn when Felix offers Marshall a hook up. They have very different views on sex. Shortly thereafter, Marshall moves into a new share house between semesters and realizes that Felix is his roommate. The dynamic in the book is, Marshall, who is a big teddy bear of a guy, kind of nerdy, and a virgin with almost no experience who requires emotional connection for sex, versus Felix an adorable twink, who uses sex as personal expression. Because of their differing physical expression, they are on different pages the whole time. Eventually they do get together. When Felix goes home with Marshall to his family’s farm in Arizona over spring break and finds out he’s demisexual, it all comes together.
There are lots of crossovers with other books. Multiple characters from the Franklin U series but mostly Brady Talon, who is Felix‘s best friend. Felix’s father is Griff from the Divorced Men’s Club Marshall’s older brother is Robbie from Frat Wars, Master of Mayhem. When Felix goes home to the Harrow family farm, he meets Brandon, Robbie‘s boyfriend. Turns out they are both from the small town of Kilburrough, where the DMC books take place.
Second book in the Franklin U universe focuses on Felix and Marshall, polar opposites and new roommates in one of the shared houses on campus. (Felix first made an appearance in Platonic Rulebook as Griff's teenage son while Marshall's first appearance was in Frat Wars: Master of Mayhem as Robbie's younger brother.)
As luck would have it being introduced as roommates is not the first time Felix and Marshall meet as they were previously set up on a blind date by their mutual friend. Their date ended in wreckage as Marshall refused Felix' offer of sex and hurt Felix' questionable feelings of self worth by doing so in the process. Despite Marshall's initial shyness and Felix' wrong impression of Marshall, living in the same house and being set up on a second blind date by another friend makes them get to know each other a bit better, and Felix crashing Marshall's date with another person, finally makes them give into their mutual attraction. Except that is just the beginning of their "love story" as they're both new to romantic relationships and they have some misconceptions about each other's feelings and romantic needs.
Initially when I started reading the prologue to this story, which opened with Felix and Marshall's first date, I pretty much expected I would either DNF or continue to "hate" read until the end. It was all thanks to Felix, who seemed like a judgmental indecisive asshole as one moment he was too good for Marshall and the second Marshall seemed too good for him. Because you see, despite the fact that he stopped believing in love (after his parents' divorce) for some reason Felix decided to stop with his manwhoring ways and find himself a boyfriend. And for another elusive reason he expected he would be able to tell if Marshall was his person or not on their first date. Which first was a completely daft thing to expect and second was too much pressure to put on the shoulders of poor flustered Marshall, who, being demisexual, had no dating experience whatsoever until that point.
It was like the author went out of their way to make Felix as unlikable as possible straight from the start. As I continued with the story I was surprised by the fact that I wasn't as bothered by the rest of it as I was with the prologue. Felix still wasn't the most likable character, but despite him being spoiled and the reasoning behind his actions eluding my comprehension, I did not find him as annoying as I did in the beginning. Marshall for his part, continued to be lovable treasure to be cherished at all occasions. I found myself even able to go with the flow of the whole misunderstanding/lack of communication plot which was the only major obstacle on the road to their happily ever after.
Themes: dual POV, blind dates, roommates, opposites attract, size difference, virginity, demisexual character
As luck would have it being introduced as roommates is not the first time Felix and Marshall meet as they were previously set up on a blind date by their mutual friend. Their date ended in wreckage as Marshall refused Felix' offer of sex and hurt Felix' questionable feelings of self worth by doing so in the process. Despite Marshall's initial shyness and Felix' wrong impression of Marshall, living in the same house and being set up on a second blind date by another friend makes them get to know each other a bit better, and Felix crashing Marshall's date with another person, finally makes them give into their mutual attraction. Except that is just the beginning of their "love story" as they're both new to romantic relationships and they have some misconceptions about each other's feelings and romantic needs.
Initially when I started reading the prologue to this story, which opened with Felix and Marshall's first date, I pretty much expected I would either DNF or continue to "hate" read until the end. It was all thanks to Felix, who seemed like a judgmental indecisive asshole as one moment he was too good for Marshall and the second Marshall seemed too good for him. Because you see, despite the fact that he stopped believing in love (after his parents' divorce) for some reason Felix decided to stop with his manwhoring ways and find himself a boyfriend. And for another elusive reason he expected he would be able to tell if Marshall was his person or not on their first date. Which first was a completely daft thing to expect and second was too much pressure to put on the shoulders of poor flustered Marshall, who, being demisexual, had no dating experience whatsoever until that point.
It was like the author went out of their way to make Felix as unlikable as possible straight from the start. As I continued with the story I was surprised by the fact that I wasn't as bothered by the rest of it as I was with the prologue. Felix still wasn't the most likable character, but despite him being spoiled and the reasoning behind his actions eluding my comprehension, I did not find him as annoying as I did in the beginning. Marshall for his part, continued to be lovable treasure to be cherished at all occasions. I found myself even able to go with the flow of the whole misunderstanding/lack of communication plot which was the only major obstacle on the road to their happily ever after.
Themes: dual POV, blind dates, roommates, opposites attract, size difference, virginity, demisexual character
DNF ~56%
Honestly, Felix was a judgemental dick, who continuously kept assuming the worst and making everything Marshall did all about him, and I just... didn't particularly like or care about him. Particularly as nobody was calling him on his self-absorbed bullshit, and it was extremely frustrating. Too much focus on the many side characters that weirdly feel like they're meant to be in future books, except almost none of them are... at least not in this series. Then again, BOTH of the MCs in this one are side-characters in two different series' by this author, so I wouldn't be surprised if they're just seeding the ground for yet more spin-offs. I was more interested in Brody than I was in either Felix or Marshall, which isn't a great sign. This author is SUPER hit or miss for me, and TBH, the summary didn't sound interesting and I would have passed entirely had it not been part of this multi-author series...
Honestly, Felix was a judgemental dick, who continuously kept assuming the worst and making everything Marshall did all about him, and I just... didn't particularly like or care about him. Particularly as nobody was calling him on his self-absorbed bullshit, and it was extremely frustrating. Too much focus on the many side characters that weirdly feel like they're meant to be in future books, except almost none of them are... at least not in this series. Then again, BOTH of the MCs in this one are side-characters in two different series' by this author, so I wouldn't be surprised if they're just seeding the ground for yet more spin-offs. I was more interested in Brody than I was in either Felix or Marshall, which isn't a great sign. This author is SUPER hit or miss for me, and TBH, the summary didn't sound interesting and I would have passed entirely had it not been part of this multi-author series...
[2.9] holy assumptions and miscommunication, these two drove me crazy
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes