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jennyoli96's review
4.0
I want to start off by saying that, of this specific genre, I have 3 favorite authors: Anyta Sunday, Suki Fleet and Sara Alva. So, when I rate these books I kinda compare them all to each other in order to make it fair. And it might sound unfair because, granted, they're different authors and different styles of writing, but the genre of the books, this m/m romance that is a notch above YA when it comes to explicit content but the MCs are still quite young, is the same and therefore I can't help but compare them.
That said, this book couldn't reach the 5 stars. The writing is beautiful, it's very engaging, it makes you want to keep reading, to know what happens next... The characters are wonderful, you fall in love with them. Liam is very analytical, an observer, an introvert whose life is basically ruled by logic, and I liked him alright. Hunter is an amazing character with a disability, and very well represented, funny, puts himself out there, knows how to enjoy his life in spite of things, I liked him alright as well. Shannon, well, we don't get to know her all that well, but she's caring and she has the best intentions and alas, I liked her too. Quinn was my favorite character. With some books, like Rock by the same author, for example, picking a favorite character is like picking a favorite food, it's extremely hard...With books such as this one, I have no trouble saying that Quinn is my favorite food *cough* I mean, sorry, character... He's caring, he's protective, he's an extrovert, he kicks ass, he's sarcastic, he's blah, he's awesome, and half a star goes to him.
Enough about the characters. This is a great book, it's pretty entertaining, but in comparison to other books to which I've given 5 stars within this genre, it doesn't quite get there. The blurb got me all excited about the vigilante, and that part was, to me, not explored enough, which was a huge let down. The main relationship drags, and yes I feel like it matched the main character's personality and made sense, but still, sometimes it annoyed me.
Anyhowwww, I still recommend it to everyone who loves this genre, a very nice, solid 4 star read!
That said, this book couldn't reach the 5 stars. The writing is beautiful, it's very engaging, it makes you want to keep reading, to know what happens next... The characters are wonderful, you fall in love with them. Liam is very analytical, an observer, an introvert whose life is basically ruled by logic, and I liked him alright. Hunter is an amazing character with a disability, and very well represented, funny, puts himself out there, knows how to enjoy his life in spite of things, I liked him alright as well. Shannon, well, we don't get to know her all that well, but she's caring and she has the best intentions and alas, I liked her too. Quinn was my favorite character. With some books, like Rock by the same author, for example, picking a favorite character is like picking a favorite food, it's extremely hard...With books such as this one, I have no trouble saying that Quinn is my favorite food *cough* I mean, sorry, character... He's caring, he's protective, he's an extrovert, he kicks ass, he's sarcastic, he's blah, he's awesome, and half a star goes to him.
Enough about the characters. This is a great book, it's pretty entertaining, but in comparison to other books to which I've given 5 stars within this genre, it doesn't quite get there. The blurb got me all excited about the vigilante, and that part was, to me, not explored enough, which was a huge let down. The main relationship drags, and yes I feel like it matched the main character's personality and made sense, but still, sometimes it annoyed me.
Anyhowwww, I still recommend it to everyone who loves this genre, a very nice, solid 4 star read!
suze_1624's review
3.0
i quite liked this story, which was largely about social missfit Liam starting to find friends (or they found him really) when he is challenged by his boss at the college paper to try a new reporting section.
Liam finally accepts that his feelings for Quinn are more than friendly and I didnt mind his taking time to make his mind up - fitted with him being socially inexperienced and with the background of not having relationship with his father
I liked The Raven mystery - having followed the obvious clues, I thought it was all over but then we had the denouement.
Hope Hunter, Jill, Shannon and Liam & Quinn come back
Liam finally accepts that his feelings for Quinn are more than friendly and I didnt mind his taking time to make his mind up - fitted with him being socially inexperienced and with the background of not having relationship with his father
I liked The Raven mystery - having followed the obvious clues, I thought it was all over but then we had the denouement.
Hope Hunter, Jill, Shannon and Liam & Quinn come back
unapologetic_romantic's review
2.0
I’m disappointed. Most of the Anyta Sunday books Iv’e read have been wonderful, this was just wasn’t my vibe sadly. Did not finish at 86%.
beeziereadsromance's review
5.0
DisABILITY positive romance, super well done
This romance has two characters who are not typically romantic leads: Liam, the protag, doesn't think or feel the same way most people do. He is profoundly logical and struggles to express feelings. Then he meets Quinn.
Hunter is a supporting character, in more ways than one. He is paraplegic and determined to live his fullest life. Particularly great is Hunter's frank and fabulous sex positive explanation of how he does sex.
My favourite thing about this book is that neither Liam nor Hunter is apologetic about who they are; better yet, Liam doesn't have to change his essential being to be loved: he is already loveable. The changes he does make are big for him, but they don't change who he is as a person.
Great read.
This romance has two characters who are not typically romantic leads: Liam, the protag, doesn't think or feel the same way most people do. He is profoundly logical and struggles to express feelings. Then he meets Quinn.
Hunter is a supporting character, in more ways than one. He is paraplegic and determined to live his fullest life. Particularly great is Hunter's frank and fabulous sex positive explanation of how he does sex.
My favourite thing about this book is that neither Liam nor Hunter is apologetic about who they are; better yet, Liam doesn't have to change his essential being to be loved: he is already loveable. The changes he does make are big for him, but they don't change who he is as a person.
Great read.
kaje_harper's review
4.0
Liam is a wonderful character - a journalism-obsessed nerdy college student with no life. If I had to bet, he's another character I'd say has a touch of Asperger's, as he tries to understand relationships by logical analysis, rather than emotionally. He's sweet and guarded and oblivious and organized, and unaware how lonely he is, as he tries to measure up to his father's standards. The way he works for a crumb of attention from the man tugs at the reader's heartstrings.
There is an array of secondary characters, and it takes a while to figure out who Liam is going to have his emotional epiphany with. It's fun watching them all interact, and there are some interesting sub-themes here. The issues faced by wheelchair-bound Hunter, the mystery of who the anti-bashing vigilante The Raven is, the way Quinn tries to understand the people around him, all add to the enjoyment.
Sometimes I wonder if my own introverted background makes me enjoy these stories of socially-inept MCs so much. Regardless, I had a good time watching Liam figure out his life. And I wouldn't mind seeing the other significant gay character get his own story.
There is an array of secondary characters, and it takes a while to figure out who Liam is going to have his emotional epiphany with. It's fun watching them all interact, and there are some interesting sub-themes here. The issues faced by wheelchair-bound Hunter, the mystery of who the anti-bashing vigilante The Raven is, the way Quinn tries to understand the people around him, all add to the enjoyment.
Sometimes I wonder if my own introverted background makes me enjoy these stories of socially-inept MCs so much. Regardless, I had a good time watching Liam figure out his life. And I wouldn't mind seeing the other significant gay character get his own story.
bfdbookblog's review
5.0
Unfortunately, sometimes I judge a book by its cover, and although I love the cover model, this cover confused me a bit. It makes sense now and I’m glad I didn’t let it stop me from reading this book. Once I started reading, I couldn’t stop.
I adore Quinn and how he understands Liam. At first, I thought Liam was possibly asexual, turned out he was just discovering his sexuality. Then I thought possibly aro, but the more we got to know him I thought possibly he had Asperger’s because of his lack of emotion or social intelligence. He kind of reminds me of Sheldon from Big Bang Theory. Liam hints at his (we’ll say) quirkiness but doesn’t really say why he seems so emotionally stunted and blatantly honest. I suppose part of it can be attributed to his family history, but it seems like more than that.
There is surprisingly a lot of heavy emotion in this one because of the homophobia and what happened with several of the characters.
The minor ‘mystery’ had some surprises wrapped in it, although I thought I had it figured out (nicely done Ms. Sunday). Along with these surprises, there was a twist to a much-hated character that sets us up perfectly for the next book.
Hunter is an awesome character and I cannot wait to read his book next because I think he’s going to be amazing with his potential love interest. I’m assuming we haven’t seen the last of Mitch either and I’m not sure how I feel about him so if we get a book there’s some work that needs to happen there.
In case it wasn’t obvious by my rating, this is a fantastic book that I recommend.
I adore Quinn and how he understands Liam. At first, I thought Liam was possibly asexual, turned out he was just discovering his sexuality. Then I thought possibly aro, but the more we got to know him I thought possibly he had Asperger’s because of his lack of emotion or social intelligence. He kind of reminds me of Sheldon from Big Bang Theory. Liam hints at his (we’ll say) quirkiness but doesn’t really say why he seems so emotionally stunted and blatantly honest. I suppose part of it can be attributed to his family history, but it seems like more than that.
There is surprisingly a lot of heavy emotion in this one because of the homophobia and what happened with several of the characters.
The minor ‘mystery’ had some surprises wrapped in it, although I thought I had it figured out (nicely done Ms. Sunday). Along with these surprises, there was a twist to a much-hated character that sets us up perfectly for the next book.
Hunter is an awesome character and I cannot wait to read his book next because I think he’s going to be amazing with his potential love interest. I’m assuming we haven’t seen the last of Mitch either and I’m not sure how I feel about him so if we get a book there’s some work that needs to happen there.
In case it wasn’t obvious by my rating, this is a fantastic book that I recommend.
natureofreading's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Per usual, Anyta Sunday made me feel all the feels and did it in the most wonderful ways. Liam and Quinn are so sweet and I loved that the story was told from the socially awkward point of view of Liam. I enjoyed the story very much.
pedromartins's review
2.0
ri muito com esse livro. uma pena que não foi tipo haha que engraçado e sim haha não acredito que estou lendo essa merda. parecia um YA mal escrito. o personagem principal era um debiloide ao extremo. dialogos "engraçados" mto forçados. o "suspense" era ridiiiiiiculo... o desfecho entao.. nada fazia sentido mano.
a unica coisa boa é a escrita, marca da anyta sunday q pelo menos nesse aspecto nunca decepciona. ela sabe sempre provocar os sentimentos na gente, descrever as cenas, lugares e sensações. geralmente, cria uns diálogos super bacanas tb. pena que nesse caso nao gostei da historia e nem do MC.
a unica coisa boa é a escrita, marca da anyta sunday q pelo menos nesse aspecto nunca decepciona. ela sabe sempre provocar os sentimentos na gente, descrever as cenas, lugares e sensações. geralmente, cria uns diálogos super bacanas tb. pena que nesse caso nao gostei da historia e nem do MC.
leslie_kent's review
3.0
I liked this but didn’t love it. Which is unusual for me and Anyta Sunday. Something just didn’t click all the way. No regrets though. It was cute enough. Just not one I would reread.