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3.13 AVERAGE
3.13 AVERAGE
This was wild from start to finish and I kind of loved it. Lani and Logan are possibly terrible people (I dont know if I can judge people too much when they just need a ton of therapy) and so awful together but this was so entertaining.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing a copy for review.
I wish I could say I liked this one. It was a fast read, and initially it seemed promising. However, these characters were pretty horrible and I unfortunately couldn't find many redeeming qualities. Logan (our main love interest) meets Lani through his roommate Armaan who is dating Brenna, Lani's roommate. When we first meet Lani she is I guess what most people would classify as socially awkward. She's a know it all, very blunt, and pretty condescending, and I almost found it refreshing. Unfortunately from here. on out it's a downward spiral. It is stated (to almost an extreme) how feminist Brenna and Lani are, but apparently their brand of feminism is basically "we must degrade the men to show how feminist we are." Brenna goes out of her way to consistently put down Armaan and point out how useless. he is, and generally doesn't pay him much attention outside of that. She then freaks out when he finds someone who at the very least treats him like a human. She also states at one point she was with him for the potential and money. Lani and Logan are honestly just toxic together. Logan has a serious codependency issue, and. is a notorious serial dater. Lani, after they go on a break, proceeds to embark on a seriously petty filled revenge plot. You get the impression he has done something unforgivable to deserve this yes? Um not really, he more or less just stated facts. Lani does have a severe anxiety disorder, however I don't feel this should condone her behavior which is, at best, self destructive, but it also harms others. I was hoping for some sort of character redemption, and I guess there was a little tiny glimpse at the end but it just wasn't enough for me.
I wish I could say I liked this one. It was a fast read, and initially it seemed promising. However, these characters were pretty horrible and I unfortunately couldn't find many redeeming qualities. Logan (our main love interest) meets Lani through his roommate Armaan who is dating Brenna, Lani's roommate. When we first meet Lani she is I guess what most people would classify as socially awkward. She's a know it all, very blunt, and pretty condescending, and I almost found it refreshing. Unfortunately from here. on out it's a downward spiral. It is stated (to almost an extreme) how feminist Brenna and Lani are, but apparently their brand of feminism is basically "we must degrade the men to show how feminist we are." Brenna goes out of her way to consistently put down Armaan and point out how useless. he is, and generally doesn't pay him much attention outside of that. She then freaks out when he finds someone who at the very least treats him like a human. She also states at one point she was with him for the potential and money. Lani and Logan are honestly just toxic together. Logan has a serious codependency issue, and. is a notorious serial dater. Lani, after they go on a break, proceeds to embark on a seriously petty filled revenge plot. You get the impression he has done something unforgivable to deserve this yes? Um not really, he more or less just stated facts. Lani does have a severe anxiety disorder, however I don't feel this should condone her behavior which is, at best, self destructive, but it also harms others. I was hoping for some sort of character redemption, and I guess there was a little tiny glimpse at the end but it just wasn't enough for me.
Os dois protagonistas precisam de muita terapia. É simplesmente horrível e eu amei
ugh
First I would like to say is that this book had so much potential. Sure they were two screwed up people with enough issues to sink a ship and honestly that’s all I liked about the book.
I hate back and forth books. Past present past present. Ugh and I also hate when people bring up political views. I read books to block out the real world, if I want people political views I’d be scrolling Facebook instead or reading.
First I would like to say is that this book had so much potential. Sure they were two screwed up people with enough issues to sink a ship and honestly that’s all I liked about the book.
I hate back and forth books. Past present past present. Ugh and I also hate when people bring up political views. I read books to block out the real world, if I want people political views I’d be scrolling Facebook instead or reading.
3.5 ⭐️ - I really liked the bones of this book. It sets up a believable relationship instead of just saying 2 characters like each other. It doesn’t deal with the mental health perfectly, but it does a great job of describing it. It really felt like a story of 2 imperfect people coming together. Actually, I think everyone was a shit show in this book. However, I really hated the MMC.
Logan is described as a fuck boy but I would honestly just say he’s a serial monogamist. This wasn’t his biggest problem though. Almost as soon as he’s confronted with Lani’s panic disorder, he immediately retreats. I know mental health and anxiety is hard to understand, but he completely shuts down when the going get’s tough. It takes him ~2 months to start seeking attention from another girl and he doesn’t even hide it! In fact, he even thinks it’s ok to get so close to her even though the other girl is clearly interested in him. I’m not saying we can totally blame his emotional infidelity for Lani’s spiral but it sure as hell didn’t help. I mean he even had the audacity to not even consider the kiss cheating? Not even consider how wrong it was of him? and trash talking Lani to this other girl? I feel like I could honestly rant about him for hours but, in summary, I’m pretty sure he is the reason for at least 1 less star in my rating.
Lani wasn’t perfect either. Half of the time, she was stuck in her own head about her feelings and could never articulate them until she was absolutely certain in them. She was blunt but it was just borderline mean sometimes. I also struggle with anxiety and social ineptitude which is probably why I sympathize with her side a little more and the self-sabotage hit home a little too hard. The revenge thing might have been a little too far though? I guess it makes sense given the title of the book
Logan is described as a fuck boy but I would honestly just say he’s a serial monogamist. This wasn’t his biggest problem though. Almost as soon as he’s confronted with Lani’s panic disorder, he immediately retreats. I know mental health and anxiety is hard to understand, but he completely shuts down when the going get’s tough. It takes him ~2 months to start seeking attention from another girl and he doesn’t even hide it! In fact, he even thinks it’s ok to get so close to her even though the other girl is clearly interested in him. I’m not saying we can totally blame his emotional infidelity for Lani’s spiral but it sure as hell didn’t help. I mean he even had the audacity to not even consider the kiss cheating? Not even consider how wrong it was of him? and trash talking Lani to this other girl? I feel like I could honestly rant about him for hours but, in summary, I’m pretty sure he is the reason for at least 1 less star in my rating.
Lani wasn’t perfect either. Half of the time, she was stuck in her own head about her feelings and could never articulate them until she was absolutely certain in them. She was blunt but it was just borderline mean sometimes. I also struggle with anxiety and social ineptitude which is probably why I sympathize with her side a little more and the self-sabotage hit home a little too hard. The revenge thing might have been a little too far though? I guess it makes sense given the title of the book
This one was different than I originally expected. It had some sensitive subjects in it, but it brought to light the other side of said subjects. It was well written, and I enjoyed it despite it being different from most books I've picked up lately. Would recommend. 3.5
I have to be honest, I was not as big a fan of this book as I thought I was going to be (or at all).
I flew through this in a single evening, probably skipping over a lot of the lines in order to get through it. I didn't particularly like any of the characters, particularly Lani, and so I wasn't really rooting for the relationships which is kind of a vital aspect of a book like this. Moreover, the relationships in this book all seemed quite toxic and problematic.
I also often like flashbacks, but this time I wish it was linear. I wanted to read more of the present day stuff rather than returning to the supposedly good relationship in the past, although I see what the author was trying to do here with the contrasting halves. I do like a dual POV though, so I'll give it that.
Maybe I'm just in a cynical mood...
*ARC from Netgalley
I flew through this in a single evening, probably skipping over a lot of the lines in order to get through it. I didn't particularly like any of the characters, particularly Lani, and so I wasn't really rooting for the relationships which is kind of a vital aspect of a book like this. Moreover, the relationships in this book all seemed quite toxic and problematic.
I also often like flashbacks, but this time I wish it was linear. I wanted to read more of the present day stuff rather than returning to the supposedly good relationship in the past, although I see what the author was trying to do here with the contrasting halves. I do like a dual POV though, so I'll give it that.
Maybe I'm just in a cynical mood...
*ARC from Netgalley
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book depicts a love so TOXIC there should be no redemption. Both parties are to blame for their relationship issues yet continue to want to be together in the name of “love.” If love is gaslighting your partner, CHEATING on them, and never breaking down your walls to let them in, then I don’t want it.
I’m always so apprehensive about reading stuff like this. The masochistic part of me loves it but it generally puts me in a foul mood afterwards. This book describing itself as angsty should have been a strike against it. I’m picky about angst and typically books that describe themselves that way are just torture porn, IMO.
So Leilani has mental illness. She’s got absolutely terrible anxiety. She has some issues with interacting with others too. H (I’ve already forgotten his name :/) is also mentally ill, he’s just undiagnosed. He’s insanely co-dependent and has major issues for attention seeking and definitely big mommy issues. He doesn’t understand her illness. When she suffers her first major breakdown during their relationship he immediately friends up a predatory home wrecker. Excellent. She’s abusing Ativan and he’s having an emotional affair with predatory homewrecker. She knows about it but he does know she knows ( did you just have a FRIENDS flashback?). She says mean things to him while drunk and high so he goes and heavily makes out with predatory homewrecker and accidentally butt dials Leilani.
So he comes home and makes his little ultimatum. She plots revenge. It’s beautiful. There are lots of relationship flashbacks to show us how they were and how we got here. Honestly I hate this. It causes the story to be choppy. Every time it went back to the past I rolled my eyes. Her revenge works beautifully and he deserved every single second. I’m a petty bitch. When she felt bad at the end I rolled my eyes at that too. Fuckboy got what he deserved. End of story. Except it, this is a romance so they make reconcile. He’s sorry. She’s sorry. I’d still like to castrate him. She deserved better than a cheating fuckboy with mommy issues.
Story 3/5, Heat 1/5, Angst 2/5
Slow burn (70%) for present tense banging, you get snippets in the past though. Push away from both. He’s a manipulative, cheating scumbag. No cliffhanger and HEA for him, I just feel sorry for her.
So Leilani has mental illness. She’s got absolutely terrible anxiety. She has some issues with interacting with others too. H (I’ve already forgotten his name :/) is also mentally ill, he’s just undiagnosed. He’s insanely co-dependent and has major issues for attention seeking and definitely big mommy issues. He doesn’t understand her illness. When she suffers her first major breakdown during their relationship he immediately friends up a predatory home wrecker. Excellent. She’s abusing Ativan and he’s having an emotional affair with predatory homewrecker. She knows about it but he does know she knows ( did you just have a FRIENDS flashback?). She says mean things to him while drunk and high so he goes and heavily makes out with predatory homewrecker and accidentally butt dials Leilani.
So he comes home and makes his little ultimatum. She plots revenge. It’s beautiful. There are lots of relationship flashbacks to show us how they were and how we got here. Honestly I hate this. It causes the story to be choppy. Every time it went back to the past I rolled my eyes. Her revenge works beautifully and he deserved every single second. I’m a petty bitch. When she felt bad at the end I rolled my eyes at that too. Fuckboy got what he deserved. End of story. Except it, this is a romance so they make reconcile. He’s sorry. She’s sorry. I’d still like to castrate him. She deserved better than a cheating fuckboy with mommy issues.
Story 3/5, Heat 1/5, Angst 2/5
Slow burn (70%) for present tense banging, you get snippets in the past though. Push away from both. He’s a manipulative, cheating scumbag. No cliffhanger and HEA for him, I just feel sorry for her.