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iremucka's review against another edition
4.0
Yeminimi bozup buraya da ekliyorum yorumumu
Ay yine beklemediğim yerden geldi konu
Açıkçası bu kitap serisinde en çok sevdiğim olay arkaplanda bir kitap olması ve aynı şablonda olayların gelişmesi (ana karakterler, sahneler, vs..)
Spoiler olmaz diye düşünüyorum ilk kitaptaki şablon kitap kefaret idi ve beni zamanında çok etkileyen bir kitap olduğu için etkisi bana katlanarak geldi
Bu kitapta da şablon martı idi ki aman yarabbim daha güzel bir arka plan düşünemiyorum(martının konusunu bilenler anlayacaktır), genelde yazarların bu ikinci şablonlar konusunda tembelce davrandığını düşünürüm ama bu sefer çok akıllıca geldi seçimi ve işleyişi
Yİne uzun bir zaman dilimine yayılmış olaylar vardı, bu şekilde olan kitapları seviyorum çünkü gerçek hayatta da çat diye aşık olana pek rastlamadım
genelde bu olay bi süre halinde işler ve insanların kendi duygularını tanımlama anlama ve kabullenme ihtiyacı vardır
Ay yine beklemediğim yerden geldi konu
Açıkçası bu kitap serisinde en çok sevdiğim olay arkaplanda bir kitap olması ve aynı şablonda olayların gelişmesi (ana karakterler, sahneler, vs..)
Spoiler olmaz diye düşünüyorum ilk kitaptaki şablon kitap kefaret idi ve beni zamanında çok etkileyen bir kitap olduğu için etkisi bana katlanarak geldi
Bu kitapta da şablon martı idi ki aman yarabbim daha güzel bir arka plan düşünemiyorum(martının konusunu bilenler anlayacaktır), genelde yazarların bu ikinci şablonlar konusunda tembelce davrandığını düşünürüm ama bu sefer çok akıllıca geldi seçimi ve işleyişi
Yİne uzun bir zaman dilimine yayılmış olaylar vardı, bu şekilde olan kitapları seviyorum çünkü gerçek hayatta da çat diye aşık olana pek rastlamadım
genelde bu olay bi süre halinde işler ve insanların kendi duygularını tanımlama anlama ve kabullenme ihtiyacı vardır
deadlybabybug's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
loonilys's review against another edition
3.0
No chemistry between the characters. This one didnt do it.
tigermilena's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-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
3.0
chipperbooks's review against another edition
4.0
Arsène and Winnie
Much like the first one…in areas
So much of this would be a spoiler if I tell too many details so pardon the vagueness.
Winnie is happily married and living the life she could only dream of, for the most part. On the outside she is the perfect wife, with the perfect husband, with the perfect life. On the inside, not so much.
Arsène has grown up knowing that he would never have the typical love story. He doesn’t even know if he knows what love really is. He is in an on again off again relationship with his step sister and everyone around him knows how toxic it is. He knows too but doesn’t think he deserves different.
These guys and my heart. Man, this is brutal. You want Arsène to love and be loved so bad. His family is rotten and we want all great things for him. Much like the first book, again the female tends to be a bit on the wish washy, flakey side so ugh. But overall, another very entertaining story.
Much like the first one…in areas
So much of this would be a spoiler if I tell too many details so pardon the vagueness.
Winnie is happily married and living the life she could only dream of, for the most part. On the outside she is the perfect wife, with the perfect husband, with the perfect life. On the inside, not so much.
Arsène has grown up knowing that he would never have the typical love story. He doesn’t even know if he knows what love really is. He is in an on again off again relationship with his step sister and everyone around him knows how toxic it is. He knows too but doesn’t think he deserves different.
These guys and my heart. Man, this is brutal. You want Arsène to love and be loved so bad. His family is rotten and we want all great things for him. Much like the first book, again the female tends to be a bit on the wish washy, flakey side so ugh. But overall, another very entertaining story.
liaboo's review
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
bookjournalboss's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
pole92's review
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
nikitanavalkar's review against another edition
5.0
4.5 stars
I was extremely fascinated by Arsène when we first met him in Ruthless Rival, but overall we knew nothing about him or his love interest for that matter. So as much as you’d have guessed certain things from RR, drop all of those preconceptions and go in with a clean slate because FF will surprise you and enchant you in all the best ways. This series has a Bollywood saga style of storytelling so far, and this story also starts out and proceeds rather unconventionally like RR, with a dash of Cruel Intentions depravity.
We get to unearth all about Arsène’s mysterious background and what makes him tick (or not), and for once you don’t root for the forbidden, toxic relationship which we so often are titillated by in fiction. Or at least I am. As dramatic and full of salacious revelations Arsene and Winnie’s romance is, it is also a story of two people working towards healing and growth while dealing with their own complicated kinds of grief. While like-loathing each other at first of course. The author does not shy away from telling those parts of the story that are often a footnote or a fraction of a prologue, and in that gives us a deeper understanding into her characters by making us live through their pasts, so to speak.
I’ve said time and time again that few authors have an understanding of characters that Ms Shen does, and she proves it yet again. She flays open her MCs’ and exposes raw nerves, turning them inside out so you empathize and mourn and laugh with them as if they were real. Winnie is your sunshine but with a secret dark side only Arsène can bring out, Arsène is the grump, nay the sociopath adjacent grump who was so broken as a boy that he only finds comfort in self sabotage. The only relationships he’s known are the abusive kind, and that’s all he thinks he deserves for himself. Of course he’s a toxic asshole himself, but who can dislike an asshole that does dishes? And is respectful where it counts? I loved his nerdy little black heart so much I wanted to hold him tight and put him back together. Him unlearning his toxic past and her learning more of her self worth while falling for each other without compromising on their personal journeys was both sweet and sexy to watch. Even though the spice level of this series isn’t the usual LJ 3 alarm fire, the tension between these two is palpable and as sizzling as you’d expect from the author with their banter and barbs.
I was also very happy the author chose not to soften the very real impact of a certain condition and not offering a neat little magic solution at the end like books so often do. That made the entire book that much more bittersweet and dear to me.
TW: parental neglect, emotional (and some physical) abuse, not between main couple, descriptions of death and grief, infertility, miscarriage (not graphic)
*I received an arc from the PR company in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own*
I was extremely fascinated by Arsène when we first met him in Ruthless Rival, but overall we knew nothing about him or his love interest for that matter. So as much as you’d have guessed certain things from RR, drop all of those preconceptions and go in with a clean slate because FF will surprise you and enchant you in all the best ways. This series has a Bollywood saga style of storytelling so far, and this story also starts out and proceeds rather unconventionally like RR, with a dash of Cruel Intentions depravity.
We get to unearth all about Arsène’s mysterious background and what makes him tick (or not), and for once you don’t root for the forbidden, toxic relationship which we so often are titillated by in fiction. Or at least I am. As dramatic and full of salacious revelations Arsene and Winnie’s romance is, it is also a story of two people working towards healing and growth while dealing with their own complicated kinds of grief. While like-loathing each other at first of course. The author does not shy away from telling those parts of the story that are often a footnote or a fraction of a prologue, and in that gives us a deeper understanding into her characters by making us live through their pasts, so to speak.
I’ve said time and time again that few authors have an understanding of characters that Ms Shen does, and she proves it yet again. She flays open her MCs’ and exposes raw nerves, turning them inside out so you empathize and mourn and laugh with them as if they were real. Winnie is your sunshine but with a secret dark side only Arsène can bring out, Arsène is the grump, nay the sociopath adjacent grump who was so broken as a boy that he only finds comfort in self sabotage. The only relationships he’s known are the abusive kind, and that’s all he thinks he deserves for himself. Of course he’s a toxic asshole himself, but who can dislike an asshole that does dishes? And is respectful where it counts? I loved his nerdy little black heart so much I wanted to hold him tight and put him back together. Him unlearning his toxic past and her learning more of her self worth while falling for each other without compromising on their personal journeys was both sweet and sexy to watch. Even though the spice level of this series isn’t the usual LJ 3 alarm fire, the tension between these two is palpable and as sizzling as you’d expect from the author with their banter and barbs.
I was also very happy the author chose not to soften the very real impact of a certain condition and not offering a neat little magic solution at the end like books so often do. That made the entire book that much more bittersweet and dear to me.
TW: parental neglect, emotional (and some physical) abuse, not between main couple, descriptions of death and grief, infertility, miscarriage (not graphic)
*I received an arc from the PR company in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own*