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kirstieconquers's review against another edition
4.25
A little embarrassed by how much I enjoyed this
sonja_ahrb's review
4.0
I hadn’t planned on reading the Irreparable Duet right now, I was going to read all the Morelli Family books, but there was a note at the end of Accidental Witness saying that there were spoilers about the duet in the next couple of Morelli books, so I just decided to go ahead and read Ethan and Willow’s story. I went into it mostly blind, I pretty much only glanced at the synopsis before diving in and while I didn’t really have any expectations on what it was about, this duet was still unexpected for me. It was the good kind of unexpected though.
The Irreparable Duet aren’t usually the type of books I read and I’m not talking about the age difference, I’ve read older pairings, so that didn’t bother me. I don’t want to go into too much detail because I don’t want to spoil it, I’ll just say that this storyline normally would be out of my normal comfort zone, but it didn’t really feel like it. Ms. Mariano writes in such a way that even though you might feel conflicted about the hero and heroine whether on their own or as couple, you’re still routing for them to make it on their own and together no matter how unorthodox they and their relationship might be. They’re not completely easy to read, there were moments fraught with difficultly, uncertainty, and tension. Ethan and Willow’s story is heartbreaking and maddening at times, but it’s also heart melting, funny, and sweet too. I did enjoy this duet, I’m glad Ethan and Willow got their happy ending and I’m looking forward to getting back to the Morellis now — that is if I don’t go running right back into doing a re-read of Untouchable!
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
The Irreparable Duet aren’t usually the type of books I read and I’m not talking about the age difference, I’ve read older pairings, so that didn’t bother me. I don’t want to go into too much detail because I don’t want to spoil it, I’ll just say that this storyline normally would be out of my normal comfort zone, but it didn’t really feel like it. Ms. Mariano writes in such a way that even though you might feel conflicted about the hero and heroine whether on their own or as couple, you’re still routing for them to make it on their own and together no matter how unorthodox they and their relationship might be. They’re not completely easy to read, there were moments fraught with difficultly, uncertainty, and tension. Ethan and Willow’s story is heartbreaking and maddening at times, but it’s also heart melting, funny, and sweet too. I did enjoy this duet, I’m glad Ethan and Willow got their happy ending and I’m looking forward to getting back to the Morellis now — that is if I don’t go running right back into doing a re-read of Untouchable!
~ Sonja, 4 Stars
kidisitor's review
5.0
This is a forbidden and unconventional romance. There are triggers (of the sexual variety) that may not be suitable for sensitive readers. There is also cheating involved, if that is something you don't like to read about, you have been warned. It has that mob mentality to it, but that, for the most part, is in the background. There are threats, but aside from the initial start to the story, no real violence. There is a lot of heartache throughout the story, (and not just for the two main characters.) It's got a Stockholm Syndrome vibe, and that is one of the main causes for stress for all the characters involved. While there is some darkness, in a few scenes, the majority of the book isn't too dark. Not light-hearted, but not really dark... other than some of their thoughts. It's an interesting story, and I felt like both the 'Hero' and the 'Heroine' had realistic thoughts about all the things that happened. Even though she was a victim, she wasn't really weak. And while he was the 'villain,' he wasn't evil. Oh don't get me wrong, he had faults, but his heart was in the right place... most of the time. He was one of these people who you felt for even when he was doing horrible things, knowing he felt he had no other choice. Together, they helped one another work through everything that had happened and were able to move forward. It's a well crafted and thought out story. Well written. It alternates between POVs. There is, obviously, sexual content. Due to that and the subject matter of the book, this is intended for mature readers.
lylalyn's review
I can’t with the cheating. He has a wife a 3 kids. Only read it bc of the order to read the Moreli family series.
madyng's review against another edition
3.0
i was soooooo ready for the 3 star rating. i was like no way in hell is this redeemable. what redeemed this entire book was the TALK amanda finally had with ethan jesus. ethan did wrong by cheating period. there was nothing he could do to excuse the act of cheating yet he still tried. no! you cheated! with a freaking wife and three kids! i personally really like willow and BRIAN SAVED MY SOUL AFTER ETHAN KEPT SHOOTING IT DOWN. i wasnt really held up by the rape tbh what really had me confused the whole book was the cheating- thats all.
- 03/23/19
lmao thought about it and its a 3 from me. cheating is a fat no.
- 03/23/19
lmao thought about it and its a 3 from me. cheating is a fat no.
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