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matcha_pages's review against another edition
dark
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
The start was hard to get through, it felt so cold and inpersonal....which to be fair was representational of the dynamic between the FMC and MMC. Eventually the characters give in to their attraction and the book heats up.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault and Sexual content
tomesxox's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.0
Listen. I saw someone else say they had a hard time imagining Bill as anyone but an old man and I hard agree. The struggle I experienced…
Anywho. This was something. I don’t know why it was ever on my TBR but I’ll certainly never touch it again. The spicy scenes were a little something something though 🔥
Anywho. This was something. I don’t know why it was ever on my TBR but I’ll certainly never touch it again. The spicy scenes were a little something something though 🔥
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Sexual assault, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Sexual harassment
Minor: Mental illness
samink22's review
The MMC straight up takes advantage of her and the power dynamic combined with her legal and financial situation makes the “consent” way too iffy in my eyes. And somehow the FMC becomes attracted to him? I get that this is supposed to be the opposite of how courting normally works but I’m not really buying falling for your boss who essentially made you choose between missing your court date and getting SA’d in the back office. As much as I don’t like to DNF, reading this just made me feel uncomfortable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault
cluckieduck's review against another edition
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
This was the most bass-ackwards courtship she'd ever heard of in her life.
Well, the title doesn't lie - this book goes in reverse, filled with filthy dirty dub-con scenes at the start and petering out to more communicating between the leads at the end. The dual POVs help give some context to Bill's skeevy actions and Christina's 'acceptance' of their so-called game of chicken.
Well, the title doesn't lie - this book goes in reverse, filled with filthy dirty dub-con scenes at the start and petering out to more communicating between the leads at the end. The dual POVs help give some context to Bill's skeevy actions and Christina's 'acceptance' of their so-called game of chicken.
Those were her favorites, she found. The stories where the heroine hated her love interest at the beginning. It was oh-so-satisfying to read, but that shit didn't happen in real life.
Is it for everyone? Definitely not. Does it help to read the sample first? Eh...while it certainly starts balls-to-the-wall in HR hell, I don't think it provides enough context for the bulk of the remaining story.
That being said, I quite enjoyed it!
That being said, I quite enjoyed it!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Dementia, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault
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