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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Whelp. I guess I'm going to read this author's entire library now.
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Loved this book until everything went down actually. Pheonix should've end up with Mason .
Look, this gets an extra half star from what I was gonna give just bc I didn't have to read anyone being a cum goblin in it.
A better review will come but now I need rest
A better review will come but now I need rest
Wow. This was a VERY emotional read. I needed a day to get my thoughts in order before I got to writing my review. The book begins with Phoenix, an 18 year old high school student, telling us about what an amazing man his father was. How he was a professor of philosophy and in turn shared that passion with his son from a young age. The two would quote the greats like Aristotle and Plato to one another. They were always laughing and Phoenix loved the all encompassing hugs his dad would give him...and then he was gone and all the smiles and laughter in Phoenix's life went with him.
"I fell in love with his sadness first."
It wasn't a surprise to me when Phoenix fell in love with Dr. Sebastian Wicked. He was his teacher and he was older, but for the first time in years Phoenix found someone who loved philosophy as much as he did. He also saw a kindred spirit. For so many years Phoenix hid. He hid behind his books. He hid his pain from his mother and friends. He hid the fact that he was lonely and he saw that same loneliness in Sebastian. He saw that same pain of loss. It was like a beacon and it guided them to each other.
Sebastian to his credit fought it. He fought hard. Though he grew up with wealthy parents, he didn't exactly have a privileged life. Everything he did was dictated by his cold father from his friends to his relationships. Sebastian would often spend his childhood watching the kids in the neighborhood outside his window wishing he could be a part of it. His father spent his time trying to mold Sebastian into what he thought a real man was, while all Sebastian wanted was to be himself. With Phoenix he could. He could let go of the pain for a moment and let someone else help him with his burdens and guilt. Phoenix taught Sebastian how to live not just survive.
"By the time we stumbled through the door and huddled in front of the fireplace, I was no longer the boy in the window."
Phoenix and Sebastian's story did not go in the direction I imagined it would. Sometimes in a story love conquers all, and other times no matter how much two people love each other it just isn't enough. There are outside factors or unforeseeable events which force our MCs to take a different path, no matter how much they want to stay on the one they are on. It is utterly heartbreaking, but sometimes all you can do is put those pieces of your heart back together the best you can and go on living. It may not ever fit back together the same way again, but it's better than drowning in the brokenness.
" Love wasn't a single act, but a daily practice of the most mundane. The accumulation of the little things."
Thankfully all the angst we go through reading this book leads to a solid HEA ending. It may not have been a pretty ride, but the destination was worth the struggle. This was my first CP Harris book and based on this book I will be checking out their back list for sure and keeping my eye out for anything new.
** I received a copy of this book from GRR in exchange for an honest and unbiased review**
"I fell in love with his sadness first."
It wasn't a surprise to me when Phoenix fell in love with Dr. Sebastian Wicked. He was his teacher and he was older, but for the first time in years Phoenix found someone who loved philosophy as much as he did. He also saw a kindred spirit. For so many years Phoenix hid. He hid behind his books. He hid his pain from his mother and friends. He hid the fact that he was lonely and he saw that same loneliness in Sebastian. He saw that same pain of loss. It was like a beacon and it guided them to each other.
Sebastian to his credit fought it. He fought hard. Though he grew up with wealthy parents, he didn't exactly have a privileged life. Everything he did was dictated by his cold father from his friends to his relationships. Sebastian would often spend his childhood watching the kids in the neighborhood outside his window wishing he could be a part of it. His father spent his time trying to mold Sebastian into what he thought a real man was, while all Sebastian wanted was to be himself. With Phoenix he could. He could let go of the pain for a moment and let someone else help him with his burdens and guilt. Phoenix taught Sebastian how to live not just survive.
"By the time we stumbled through the door and huddled in front of the fireplace, I was no longer the boy in the window."
Phoenix and Sebastian's story did not go in the direction I imagined it would. Sometimes in a story love conquers all, and other times no matter how much two people love each other it just isn't enough. There are outside factors or unforeseeable events which force our MCs to take a different path, no matter how much they want to stay on the one they are on. It is utterly heartbreaking, but sometimes all you can do is put those pieces of your heart back together the best you can and go on living. It may not ever fit back together the same way again, but it's better than drowning in the brokenness.
" Love wasn't a single act, but a daily practice of the most mundane. The accumulation of the little things."
Thankfully all the angst we go through reading this book leads to a solid HEA ending. It may not have been a pretty ride, but the destination was worth the struggle. This was my first CP Harris book and based on this book I will be checking out their back list for sure and keeping my eye out for anything new.
** I received a copy of this book from GRR in exchange for an honest and unbiased review**
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-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
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Boring with annoying characters and an insane amount of philosophy discussions. Seriously pages on pages of philosophy, i’m just trying to read smut bro.