Reviews

Bass-Ackwards by Eris Adderly

msh_2552's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful tense fast-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

4.75

wandering_seal's review against another edition

emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Probably more of a 4.5

I have no idea what I was expecting reading this. It was much, much more emotionally driven than I expected? And really claustrophobic (not in a bad way). Like these characters are having a rough old time of it. And the smut scenes go from very out there to very emotional. It was a whole thing. Like we start at very hot very dub dub con / noncon and then move into what was mostly lots and lots of sexual tension before everything explodes. I was definitely not expecting so much of the story to not be them going at it like rabbits.

The only other book by Eris Adderly I've tried was a dnf and now I'm thinking I need to go back and try again as this was a surprisingly compelling read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content

Moderate: Medical content and Mental illness

Minor: Addiction

chaoticgirlie's review against another edition

emotional funny fast-paced

4.0

ltennant09's review against another edition

lighthearted fast-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

3.5

annarie's review against another edition

4.0

The fuck did I just read?

taylor15's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-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

4.0

moodmel's review against another edition

medium-paced

4.0

This one was interesting. While on one hand it was the fastest of fast burns, on the other hand it was extremely slow burn on the feels.

wilwarinde's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

So the first few scenes are so well written, but major ick from a HR perspective. However, the writing is so good, you feel completely immersed in the building and the location. 

Smut is excellent. I felt a bit like I couldn’t imagine Bill very well, and I’d actually love to know more about the characters in general. Sort of not the point though. A great (ignoring the set up of the first sex scene) speedy smut with better writing than I expected.

emilyveryromance's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This was one of the most fun to read romances I have ever encountered. It has a few really wacky details but the book doesn’t try to act like they don’t exist, which counts for a lot. If you start this story thinking the mmc cannot possibly be redeemed for his chapter 1 behavior, try being in his head where the real criticism is happening. 

I can’t give 5 stars because I spent the entire book wondering what their exact age gap was and it was never revealed. Otherwise, perfect book. 

yawnralphio's review against another edition

funny lighthearted reflective fast-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