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4.05 AVERAGE
4.05 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mind blown
Wow I don’t even have words right now! I’m not gonna lie I did have to keep pausing this book because I was torn between wanting to finish and not wanting to. This book has completely blown my mind. From start to finish this book took me through every single emotion I can think of. I would definitely recommend this book but with a warning, keep going and don’t give up reading it is all worth it in the end!
Well done CM Stunich! I am a huge fan and have loved every book of yours that I have read but this one well and truly messed with my head and I don’t think I’m ever going to recover!!
Wow I don’t even have words right now! I’m not gonna lie I did have to keep pausing this book because I was torn between wanting to finish and not wanting to. This book has completely blown my mind. From start to finish this book took me through every single emotion I can think of. I would definitely recommend this book but with a warning, keep going and don’t give up reading it is all worth it in the end!
Well done CM Stunich! I am a huge fan and have loved every book of yours that I have read but this one well and truly messed with my head and I don’t think I’m ever going to recover!!
When I read the start of this story in the bully anthology I knew it was special and I wasn’t wrong. This is instantly a favourite.
I never thought I would need a time loop romance but now that I’ve read this I don’t know how I survived without it!
I never thought I would need a time loop romance but now that I’ve read this I don’t know how I survived without it!
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Color me surprised. I very much enjoyed this story.
Yes, it's a reverse harem novel, high school bully romance, with rich kids and prep schools and little to no parent involvement. Like usual. But the addtion of a time loop intrigued me, and the author kept me entertained. I was never bored. I loved the boys, Karma's friends, family. The steamy bits were extra naughty here. To the point where I've added them to my list of best sex scenes I've ever read. The plot moved at a good pace, I had a snort here and there, the sexual tension was real, character development was okay for the heroes, but well done for Karma. Overall, very impressed and I may just have to buy a physical copy of this sometime, instead of keeping it on Kindle Unlimited.
Flaws:
The author's physical descriptions of the characters were super repetitive. Karma has purple hair, Raz has red eyes from his contacts, Calix has ebon eyes and black hair and is a fairie prince, Barron has a rainbow Mohawk, Sonja has blood red hair. Over and over again. Even twice on one page. It just got to be so annoying. I get it. I know what the characters look like. Stop hitting the reader over the head with the same bland descriptions.
The fact that these characters are seniors in high school, probably 17 or 18, and yet they have the confidence of mature adults, tattoos even though they're illegal at that age, muscles like they've been working out for years and fully developed even though none of them play sports or anything like that, along with their sexual prowess and seeming emancipation from their parents (boarding school, but the parents never made an appearance. Only Karma's and that's because she lives with them.), was completely unrealistic, dramatic, and full of telling instead of showing. This was the most disappointing part because I could deal with everything else, but I tend to avoid high school books, especially the high school bully romances, because these kids are too young to have any of the above attributes. A lot of suspension of disbelief here.
Also, a part of me never seemed to understand why the heroes fell in love with Karma? It was never fully explained. It was just like, "you're trash blahblahblah oh no, of course I love you blahblahblah" without much information as to why. Barron was fascinated/obsessed with her. But why? Because she was pretty? What else? Why does he love her? I have no idea why Raz loved her. Not a clue. I thought for him, it could have been just lust. But I didn't understand the 3 year long craving for Karma. Calix said he liked her because she was the opposite of what his parents wanted. So...that makes him automatically love her?? I was confused. All 3 of them loved her supposedly, and yet they did nothing about it for 3 years? They just decided to bully her because they loved her from afar? It makes no sense. But it is a bully romance, so gotta have some secret feelings behind all that cruelty. Whatever. How did Karma love all three for 3 years, too? Never explained. Just said, "I've always liked you." Why? Why? Why? No explanation makes the relationship weak, unbelievable, and confusing to the reader. I wanted more.
Would I re-read this? Yes. Despite the flaws, how annoyed I got at the repetitive and unrealistic qualities, and the unexplained nature of why the heroes and heroine loved each other, it was a good book.
Would I recommend this? If you like bully romances, yes. Just be aware of the aforementioned flaws.
Was I entertained? Fully. Excited for every bit of it. I love reverse harem novels, though. And you know what? I was fully immersed. The author did a good job.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
Yes, it's a reverse harem novel, high school bully romance, with rich kids and prep schools and little to no parent involvement. Like usual. But the addtion of a time loop intrigued me, and the author kept me entertained. I was never bored. I loved the boys, Karma's friends, family. The steamy bits were extra naughty here. To the point where I've added them to my list of best sex scenes I've ever read. The plot moved at a good pace, I had a snort here and there, the sexual tension was real, character development was okay for the heroes, but well done for Karma. Overall, very impressed and I may just have to buy a physical copy of this sometime, instead of keeping it on Kindle Unlimited.
Flaws:
The author's physical descriptions of the characters were super repetitive. Karma has purple hair, Raz has red eyes from his contacts, Calix has ebon eyes and black hair and is a fairie prince, Barron has a rainbow Mohawk, Sonja has blood red hair. Over and over again. Even twice on one page. It just got to be so annoying. I get it. I know what the characters look like. Stop hitting the reader over the head with the same bland descriptions.
The fact that these characters are seniors in high school, probably 17 or 18, and yet they have the confidence of mature adults, tattoos even though they're illegal at that age, muscles like they've been working out for years and fully developed even though none of them play sports or anything like that, along with their sexual prowess and seeming emancipation from their parents (boarding school, but the parents never made an appearance. Only Karma's and that's because she lives with them.), was completely unrealistic, dramatic, and full of telling instead of showing. This was the most disappointing part because I could deal with everything else, but I tend to avoid high school books, especially the high school bully romances, because these kids are too young to have any of the above attributes. A lot of suspension of disbelief here.
Also, a part of me never seemed to understand why the heroes fell in love with Karma? It was never fully explained. It was just like, "you're trash blahblahblah oh no, of course I love you blahblahblah" without much information as to why. Barron was fascinated/obsessed with her. But why? Because she was pretty? What else? Why does he love her? I have no idea why Raz loved her. Not a clue. I thought for him, it could have been just lust. But I didn't understand the 3 year long craving for Karma. Calix said he liked her because she was the opposite of what his parents wanted. So...that makes him automatically love her?? I was confused. All 3 of them loved her supposedly, and yet they did nothing about it for 3 years? They just decided to bully her because they loved her from afar? It makes no sense. But it is a bully romance, so gotta have some secret feelings behind all that cruelty. Whatever. How did Karma love all three for 3 years, too? Never explained. Just said, "I've always liked you." Why? Why? Why? No explanation makes the relationship weak, unbelievable, and confusing to the reader. I wanted more.
Would I re-read this? Yes. Despite the flaws, how annoyed I got at the repetitive and unrealistic qualities, and the unexplained nature of why the heroes and heroine loved each other, it was a good book.
Would I recommend this? If you like bully romances, yes. Just be aware of the aforementioned flaws.
Was I entertained? Fully. Excited for every bit of it. I love reverse harem novels, though. And you know what? I was fully immersed. The author did a good job.
Happy reading, Goodreads fiends.
Ever since I discovered C.M. Stunich and her books, when I found out she did an awesome retelling of Alice in Wonderland, I've been surprised by how she can make me like books that at first glance don't seem written for me. I loved her Rock Star Murder Mystery, I even liked her Mafia series and now it turns out that I also really really really loved this amazing bully romance.
This is truly a master piece of a book and an amazing story. Not so much because of the bully romance in itself, although it's nicely done, but more because of the general theme of the story and the character development of our main character. This book is not so much a bully romance. It's much more a lesson on how easy it is to forget and appreciate what's really important and that some day there might not be a tomorrow. If you wanna do something, do it today. If you wanna say something, say it today.
The book also really deals with the so called butterfly effect in a wonderful way. It shows how small changes, small words, small sentences can make a really big difference. Because we're living the same day again and again and again we really get to explore how one different decision can have a huge influence on the eventual outcome of the day. It can even make the difference between life or death in certain circumstances.
Repeating the same day over, without her memories being wiped, also makes that our heroine can gather all information, can dig up all secrets and can learn what's behind all the masks she and her classmates wear daily. The eventual outcome is really lovely and heartwarming, even though it made me cry loads and loads and loads of tears.
And although I'm not the kinda girl to fall for a bully or a bad boy, the three guys in this story really have, somehow, in some strange way, earned a spot in my heart. That's mostly because Stunich did an amazing job on the character building. Even though we're repeating the same day over and over, we see things grow and develop, even when almost all other characters can't really remember anything of it.
This book is an amazing display of the importance of kindness, understanding and saying those who are important that they are. Because one day there might never be a tomorrow anymore.
This is truly a master piece of a book and an amazing story. Not so much because of the bully romance in itself, although it's nicely done, but more because of the general theme of the story and the character development of our main character. This book is not so much a bully romance. It's much more a lesson on how easy it is to forget and appreciate what's really important and that some day there might not be a tomorrow. If you wanna do something, do it today. If you wanna say something, say it today.
The book also really deals with the so called butterfly effect in a wonderful way. It shows how small changes, small words, small sentences can make a really big difference. Because we're living the same day again and again and again we really get to explore how one different decision can have a huge influence on the eventual outcome of the day. It can even make the difference between life or death in certain circumstances.
Repeating the same day over, without her memories being wiped, also makes that our heroine can gather all information, can dig up all secrets and can learn what's behind all the masks she and her classmates wear daily. The eventual outcome is really lovely and heartwarming, even though it made me cry loads and loads and loads of tears.
And although I'm not the kinda girl to fall for a bully or a bad boy, the three guys in this story really have, somehow, in some strange way, earned a spot in my heart. That's mostly because Stunich did an amazing job on the character building. Even though we're repeating the same day over and over, we see things grow and develop, even when almost all other characters can't really remember anything of it.
This book is an amazing display of the importance of kindness, understanding and saying those who are important that they are. Because one day there might never be a tomorrow anymore.
29/07/2022
3.5
sigo opinando lo mismo y, además, que deberían ser mayores de edad, no entiendo porqué siempre tienen entre 16 o 18 años
12/2020
3.5
oh, if i could have three boys completely in love with me and then all four of us live happily ever after...
3.5
sigo opinando lo mismo y, además, que deberían ser mayores de edad, no entiendo porqué siempre tienen entre 16 o 18 años
12/2020
3.5
oh, if i could have three boys completely in love with me and then all four of us live happily ever after...
adventurous
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes