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mistsilver's review
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I LOVED this book. I connect with the FMC so much and found her very relatable. It was so nice having the MMC genuinely be a good guy throughout the book, and even his early pitfalls were really because he cared too much.
Ironically, the book is a little cliché which the FMC would, on her own, rip to pieces, but I loved that bit of irony.
I also love how Ana Huang references characters from her other books as little Easter eggs, and those lovable characters are still around for us to enjoy.
Ironically, the book is a little cliché which the FMC would, on her own, rip to pieces, but I loved that bit of irony.
I also love how Ana Huang references characters from her other books as little Easter eggs, and those lovable characters are still around for us to enjoy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, and Death
Moderate: Cursing and Chronic illness
Minor: Pregnancy
biancaneve's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Death of parent, Cancer, Fire/Fire injury, and Grief
andeng's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Abandonment, Death, Death of parent, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infidelity, and Emotional abuse
paperbacksandsnacks's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
It breaks my heart to give the queen Ana anything less than 4⭐️. But this book just didn’t quite make it for me.
I loved Xavier, that man is a puppy dog in human form. Then we have Sloane who in all honesty, I do find myself relating to. The cold, icy exterior she puts on to protect herself from others. The excessive control she applies to her life so she can’t possibly find herself feeling out of it. I totally get it and thought to myself, yeah, this works.
But then we have the story. And whilst I did really enjoy parts of it, I just don’t think I loved it. I couldn’t even really tell you why except for that I just felt it wasn’t gelling for me. Maybe I’ve come to expect too much from Queen Ana at this point.
For me this is definitely one of the slower books in the series. Things don’t really start heating up until about halfway through. They literally start the book by going to Spain and he teaches her how to dance and there’s just not really enough happening with that. There is spice in this book, of course there is, it’s Ana Huang. Butttttt, I would say less than her usual level. Not necessarily a bad thing depending on who you are as a reader, but for me, I did miss it. The spice that is there is pretty good, Xavier is a little bit rough but gentle too. And “put your hands on the desk” is deffo giving bat boy Cassian vibes 😮💨
Sloane is a character we’ve read about for a long time, she’s been a big part of the first three books and it was great to finally get a deep dive into her personality. I think she was written brilliantly and I loved her no nonsense, straight talking ways immensely. The fact we also get to read more about our faves from both the Kings of Sin series and the Twisted series is great too. I miss them all 🥺. I think there’s also name drops from some of her other books too but I can’t attest to that as I have only read the two series I just mentioned.
Xavier falls first (bloody love when the guy falls first) but it feels like he does this quickly. I obviously understand that when this book starts they’ve already known each other years, but it did just feel a bit speedy and threw off the pacing for me.
Tbh this book also did just feel a bit like a set up for Vuk and Ayanas story, and I just feel it was a waste of Sloane and Xavier time. Don’t get me wrong I am buzzing for King of Envy but that’s not why I picked this book up.
Overall, I did like it. Ana Huang could never produce anything bad but I think my expectations are just so high and this just fell a bit flat. I liked parts of this, but not sure it totally came together the way I hoped. But it was cute and I am still excited to see the series progress!
If you love romcoms then you will love this because it’s like a tribute to the classics 🫶🏻
I loved Xavier, that man is a puppy dog in human form. Then we have Sloane who in all honesty, I do find myself relating to. The cold, icy exterior she puts on to protect herself from others. The excessive control she applies to her life so she can’t possibly find herself feeling out of it. I totally get it and thought to myself, yeah, this works.
But then we have the story. And whilst I did really enjoy parts of it, I just don’t think I loved it. I couldn’t even really tell you why except for that I just felt it wasn’t gelling for me. Maybe I’ve come to expect too much from Queen Ana at this point.
For me this is definitely one of the slower books in the series. Things don’t really start heating up until about halfway through. They literally start the book by going to Spain and he teaches her how to dance and there’s just not really enough happening with that. There is spice in this book, of course there is, it’s Ana Huang. Butttttt, I would say less than her usual level. Not necessarily a bad thing depending on who you are as a reader, but for me, I did miss it. The spice that is there is pretty good, Xavier is a little bit rough but gentle too. And “put your hands on the desk” is deffo giving bat boy Cassian vibes 😮💨
Sloane is a character we’ve read about for a long time, she’s been a big part of the first three books and it was great to finally get a deep dive into her personality. I think she was written brilliantly and I loved her no nonsense, straight talking ways immensely. The fact we also get to read more about our faves from both the Kings of Sin series and the Twisted series is great too. I miss them all 🥺. I think there’s also name drops from some of her other books too but I can’t attest to that as I have only read the two series I just mentioned.
Xavier falls first (bloody love when the guy falls first) but it feels like he does this quickly. I obviously understand that when this book starts they’ve already known each other years, but it did just feel a bit speedy and threw off the pacing for me.
Tbh this book also did just feel a bit like a set up for Vuk and Ayanas story, and I just feel it was a waste of Sloane and Xavier time. Don’t get me wrong I am buzzing for King of Envy but that’s not why I picked this book up.
Overall, I did like it. Ana Huang could never produce anything bad but I think my expectations are just so high and this just fell a bit flat. I liked parts of this, but not sure it totally came together the way I hoped. But it was cute and I am still excited to see the series progress!
If you love romcoms then you will love this because it’s like a tribute to the classics 🫶🏻
Content Warnings
Graphic: Chronic illness, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Death, Infidelity, and Sexual content
Moderate: Gaslighting
kendra_taylors_version's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Terminal illness, Death of parent, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Sexual content, Animal death, and Chronic illness
meriss's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, and Violence
Minor: Infidelity
cathyo_113's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fire/Fire injury, Toxic relationship, and Death of parent
Moderate: Infidelity, Grief, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Misogyny, and Medical trauma
Minor: Chronic illness and Gaslighting
yoohanna's review against another edition
emotional
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Abandonment
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