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cozycactus's review
This is part two of a story and isn't written as a standalone.
The first Lola book works so well because it's a story about Lola and beginning her healing journey:she starts terrified of alphas and ends trusting and relying on some in the end.
This isn't just about Lola, though. It's also about her individual relationships with six guys. And they're all developing in the same space that a normal romance uses to flesh out a single relationship. Consequently not everything makes it on-page. In this case it leaves the relationships feeling shallow. She starts the storytrusting this pack and ends... Loving the pack? There's not much of a before-and-after, and it's a bit of a let down after the expectations created by the first book.
The first Lola book works so well because it's a story about Lola and beginning her healing journey:
This isn't just about Lola, though. It's also about her individual relationships with six guys. And they're all developing in the same space that a normal romance uses to flesh out a single relationship. Consequently not everything makes it on-page. In this case it leaves the relationships feeling shallow. She starts the story
Content Warnings
Graphic: Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Sexual content
Minor: Gun violence and Rape
The gun violence in this isn't anywhere near as heavy as in Baby's story. Just a quick gloss over, but it is there.aelin_morgenstern's review
adventurous
emotional
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Rape, Gun violence, Gaslighting, and Murder
Minor: Blood
mikver's review
dark
emotional
- 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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
nose_in_a_book's review
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
馃尪锔忦煂讹笍
Moon shines brightest when she is doing character studies and exploring relationships. I wish she would just let her books stand on the quiet emotion of them rather than trying to bloat the plot with high action. Each of the men (minus Cyrus) had their own interesting flaws and soft spots that I would have rather seen explored than adding in an undertone of danger. There was a natural ending to the story when Lola got back from visiting Baby. We didn鈥檛 need another 150 pages.
Honestly, we didn鈥檛 need Cyrus, the seeming reason that it didn鈥檛 end at that point. He felt like a convenient NPC to pull out as a background distraction for whatever character couldn鈥檛 have Lola鈥檚 attention at the time. Their relationship felt forced in a way none of the others did. He felt woefully underbaked and often slowed the flow. He straight up ruined the beautifully sweet scenewhere Caleb bonded with Lola by pulling her attention immediately back to him in a complete tonal shift that cheapened the depth of the previous scene.
I will also note that while sex is talked about *a lot* in these books, it鈥檚 generally not done on page. There is maybe one on-page scene every 75 pages and only one of them in this book is more than Lola and a single partner. I think that is also shown in the way relationships play out in these books too. Lola spends more time talking one on one with her guys than hanging out in groups which also ruins some of the natural flow because then it feels like we haven鈥檛 seen a character for a while as she rotates through each of the dudes.
Do I think this book was fun? Yes. Moon knows how to make playful books about rascally men. But I definitely think there are other why choose romances that made for better books, including some of Moon鈥檚 own work.
Moon shines brightest when she is doing character studies and exploring relationships. I wish she would just let her books stand on the quiet emotion of them rather than trying to bloat the plot with high action. Each of the men (minus Cyrus) had their own interesting flaws and soft spots that I would have rather seen explored than adding in an undertone of danger. There was a natural ending to the story when Lola got back from visiting Baby. We didn鈥檛 need another 150 pages.
Honestly, we didn鈥檛 need Cyrus, the seeming reason that it didn鈥檛 end at that point. He felt like a convenient NPC to pull out as a background distraction for whatever character couldn鈥檛 have Lola鈥檚 attention at the time. Their relationship felt forced in a way none of the others did. He felt woefully underbaked and often slowed the flow. He straight up ruined the beautifully sweet scene
I will also note that while sex is talked about *a lot* in these books, it鈥檚 generally not done on page. There is maybe one on-page scene every 75 pages and only one of them in this book is more than Lola and a single partner. I think that is also shown in the way relationships play out in these books too. Lola spends more time talking one on one with her guys than hanging out in groups which also ruins some of the natural flow because then it feels like we haven鈥檛 seen a character for a while as she rotates through each of the dudes.
Do I think this book was fun? Yes. Moon knows how to make playful books about rascally men. But I definitely think there are other why choose romances that made for better books, including some of Moon鈥檚 own work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, and Stalking
Minor: Toxic relationship, Rape, Confinement, and Death of parent
heyjudy's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
fast-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Stalking, and Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault and Rape
eepybruja's review
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-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
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, Blood, Sexual assault, and Emotional abuse
onlyonebookshelf's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping
Moderate: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Gun violence
Minor: Rape
shaykay's review
dark
emotional
hopeful
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
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual content, and Sexual assault
Moderate: Kidnapping, Rape, Pregnancy, Violence, and Trafficking
Minor: Drug use
ana_withlovexox's review
4.0
tropes: why choose, romance, omegaverse, y familia encontrada.
Como el primer libro, lo empec茅 y no lo puede soltar hasta terminarlo. Los personajes, la trama, sus relaciones entre si, todo 10/10. Hay algunas cosas que no am茅. Como la relaci贸n con Cyrus, porque me pareci贸 muy apresurada, y la trama de la revista de maquillaje porque a comparaci贸n de todo era poco interesante. Pero en general, uno de los mejores why choose que me he topado.
Creo que la autora hizo un buen trabajo con la historia de Lola, como empieza a sanar, como se ve ella misma a trav茅s de sus propios ojos. Es una historia muy real y me alegr茅 cuando se ve el progreso que hizo.
En cuanto a la relaci贸n con todos su hombres, todo fue demasiado bello y hermoso y mi coraz贸n no puede con tanto amor. Aunque creo que la relaci贸n con Cyrus es algo apresurada (al igual que con Caleb), al final lo pude sentir. El amor que se tienen, como se preocupan por ella, como en verdad la quieren, la aman, la necesitan. Kskdndidnnd me desmayo.
La trama relacionada con Indy me pareci贸 interesante y tra铆a tensi贸n a el libro, ademas que tambi茅n estaba relacionado con el camino de superaci贸n de Lola. Pero la trama con la revista me pareci贸 muy 帽eh, no hab铆a comparaci贸n entre eso y lo dem谩s que esta pasando en el libro.
En conclusi贸n, am茅, obvio hay cosas que no son lo mejor, pero en general me parece un buen why choose para sentirse bien y pasar el rato so帽ando con este tipo de vida donde seis hombres te aman y har铆an cualquier cosa por ti.
Pd: Suelo hacer un ranking con mi why choose, pero, honestamente, aparte de saber que Cyrus es ultimo, y Caleb pen煤ltimo, los dem谩s son primer lugar, no puedo decidirme quien es mejor, los amo a todos.
Como el primer libro, lo empec茅 y no lo puede soltar hasta terminarlo. Los personajes, la trama, sus relaciones entre si, todo 10/10. Hay algunas cosas que no am茅. Como la relaci贸n con Cyrus, porque me pareci贸 muy apresurada, y la trama de la revista de maquillaje porque a comparaci贸n de todo era poco interesante. Pero en general, uno de los mejores why choose que me he topado.
Creo que la autora hizo un buen trabajo con la historia de Lola, como empieza a sanar, como se ve ella misma a trav茅s de sus propios ojos. Es una historia muy real y me alegr茅 cuando se ve el progreso que hizo.
En cuanto a la relaci贸n con todos su hombres, todo fue demasiado bello y hermoso y mi coraz贸n no puede con tanto amor. Aunque creo que la relaci贸n con Cyrus es algo apresurada (al igual que con Caleb), al final lo pude sentir. El amor que se tienen, como se preocupan por ella, como en verdad la quieren, la aman, la necesitan. Kskdndidnnd me desmayo.
La trama relacionada con Indy me pareci贸 interesante y tra铆a tensi贸n a el libro, ademas que tambi茅n estaba relacionado con el camino de superaci贸n de Lola. Pero la trama con la revista me pareci贸 muy 帽eh, no hab铆a comparaci贸n entre eso y lo dem谩s que esta pasando en el libro.
En conclusi贸n, am茅, obvio hay cosas que no son lo mejor, pero en general me parece un buen why choose para sentirse bien y pasar el rato so帽ando con este tipo de vida donde seis hombres te aman y har铆an cualquier cosa por ti.
Pd: Suelo hacer un ranking con mi why choose, pero, honestamente, aparte de saber que Cyrus es ultimo, y Caleb pen煤ltimo, los dem谩s son primer lugar, no puedo decidirme quien es mejor, los amo a todos.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Stalking, Rape, and Violence
cait's review
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Death of parent, Dysphoria, Gun violence, Addiction, Kidnapping, Cursing, Death, Cancer, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Stalking, Trafficking, Grief, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence