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3.93 AVERAGE
3.93 AVERAGE
emotional
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Triggers: Lexie has experienced physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her mother. A boy in Lexie's past also attempted to rape her, and she beat him up for it. Lexie, as a result, suffers from PTSD and has flashbacks and triggers. Each of the boys also experiences PTSD from past experiences but Lexie doesn't yet know why.
Safety: The series slowly transitions from YA to NA as the group gets older (and gets ready to leave high school. Since Brunnemer planned for the first series to be 9 books, she's taking her time developing the friendship which means each of the boys and Lexie SLOWLY are realizing they feel more for each other. As a result, all the boys and Lexie experience relationships with OW/OM. The series is told only from Lexie's POV so there are no detailed intimate scenes with the guys and OW. However, because they are teenage boys, there are discussion of their sex lives with OW.
Safety:
This is maybe my 3rd time reading this book.. and I still think I would rate it 2 stars.. maybe 2.5?
The biggest thing you need to know about Lexie, our protagonist, is that she is not like other girls.
Seriously! She just wants you to understand. She is NOT like other girls.
No, no, no. You still don't believe it. Lexie promises, in no way whatsoever is she like other girls.
JFC.
I think the author must have some serious hang-ups about her own femininity because Lexie's only character trait is that she isn't like other women.
- She knows about American Football!!!! OMG, women don't like sports, how can this be????
- She knows the value of gas! That's right, you heard it here first. Our quick-witted protagonist knows how much it costs to fuel her car! This obviously makes her very desirable #NotLikeOtherGirls
- She would "rather have [her] car fixed than shoes." Surely not! You mean...she values the vehicle she constantly uses over a new pair of shoes? Gasp! Women don't make sensible choices like that! They would rather be out on the streets than lose out on a nice pair of shoes!
Lexie constantly needs to assert how much she is not like girls she is because, obviously, girls are just the worst. According to Lexie the only benefit to having girl friends is so that she knows if her outfit looks good, or if the colour suits her. Otherwise, all girl friends do is "backstab" and cause "drama" unlike guys who (apparently) always tell you when they're mad at you, and never cause any drama...
Almost all the other women characters in this book exist solely to cat-fight and be bitchy to Lexie so she can show them how superior she is. Lexie has shed the albatross that is womanhood and ascended to the heights of being one of the guys.
What sexist drivel. The only reason I managed to finish this is because some of the characters were very sweet (see Zeke and Miles) and all the sexism didn't peak until the second half where it caught me a little off-guard. Also, in all honesty, her friendship with the guys was pretty wholesome.
Unfortunately, I would not recommend this book. It had potential and the plot was almost interesting until I started to notice all this crap and couldn't look at the character the same way.
How disappointing.
Seriously! She just wants you to understand. She is NOT like other girls.
No, no, no. You still don't believe it. Lexie promises, in no way whatsoever is she like other girls.
JFC.
I think the author must have some serious hang-ups about her own femininity because Lexie's only character trait is that she isn't like other women.
- She knows about American Football!!!! OMG, women don't like sports, how can this be????
- She knows the value of gas! That's right, you heard it here first. Our quick-witted protagonist knows how much it costs to fuel her car! This obviously makes her very desirable #NotLikeOtherGirls
- She would "rather have [her] car fixed than shoes." Surely not! You mean...she values the vehicle she constantly uses over a new pair of shoes? Gasp! Women don't make sensible choices like that! They would rather be out on the streets than lose out on a nice pair of shoes!
Lexie constantly needs to assert how much she is not like girls she is because, obviously, girls are just the worst. According to Lexie the only benefit to having girl friends is so that she knows if her outfit looks good, or if the colour suits her. Otherwise, all girl friends do is "backstab" and cause "drama" unlike guys who (apparently) always tell you when they're mad at you, and never cause any drama...
Almost all the other women characters in this book exist solely to cat-fight and be bitchy to Lexie so she can show them how superior she is. Lexie has shed the albatross that is womanhood and ascended to the heights of being one of the guys.
What sexist drivel. The only reason I managed to finish this is because some of the characters were very sweet (see Zeke and Miles) and all the sexism didn't peak until the second half where it caught me a little off-guard. Also, in all honesty, her friendship with the guys was pretty wholesome.
Unfortunately, I would not recommend this book. It had potential and the plot was almost interesting until I started to notice all this crap and couldn't look at the character the same way.
How disappointing.
I does don’t find it believable how quickly all the guys become friends with her. Plus that irritating attitude. And the most annoying part was that her back is hurt and she’s dancing, hiking and rock climbing? No possible with the amount damage she’s supposed to have. Tsk tsk smh
I have gotten very into reading Reverse Harem novels lately. It's super hard to find decent ones that don't just read like fan fiction. This series is really good though. Both the characters and the story are fully fleshed out and well written. I'm enjoying becoming invested in this world and pleased that I discovered this author.