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readwithshubie's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
monalisalisa's review against another edition
5.0
I’ve been wanting to read this book forever and I’m glad I finally decided to. This was so good! I loved the banter that Maximoff and Farrow had with each other, the teasing dynamic acting like they are annoyed with each other but not really? It’s so adorable. I loved the dynamic with Maximoff and his family, especially how Farrow is always worried that Maximoff’s family rely on him for everything( which I agree with).
Also, can we talk about the duel point of view? It was so perfect. I loved seeing both their points of view and what they were thinking and I don’t have a favorite between the two. Which I rate for me in romance books. Overall this book was perfect if you love the whole slight enemies( mostly from Maximoff’s side) to lovers trope and childhood crush trope.
Also, can we talk about the duel point of view? It was so perfect. I loved seeing both their points of view and what they were thinking and I don’t have a favorite between the two. Which I rate for me in romance books. Overall this book was perfect if you love the whole slight enemies( mostly from Maximoff’s side) to lovers trope and childhood crush trope.
blurrypetals's review against another edition
5.0
This was just pure, cute fluffiness and it was exactly what I needed after a big six book series.
I loved the boys, I kind of hated their names, but they both had distinct voice to them (not counting the two different audiobook narrators, of course) that made them feel like two genuinely different people. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the authors wrote for one of the boys each.
It was sweet, it was fun, the chemistry was real, and I just needed a sweet, fun little romance after the week-long binge of high energy urban fantasy that was reading The Steel and Stone Series just recently. Definitely needed a bit of a palate cleanser and this did just the trick.
I loved the boys, I kind of hated their names, but they both had distinct voice to them (not counting the two different audiobook narrators, of course) that made them feel like two genuinely different people. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the authors wrote for one of the boys each.
It was sweet, it was fun, the chemistry was real, and I just needed a sweet, fun little romance after the week-long binge of high energy urban fantasy that was reading The Steel and Stone Series just recently. Definitely needed a bit of a palate cleanser and this did just the trick.
ola05's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
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
hsecen's review against another edition
5.0
April 2023 reread:
I’m hooked by the way he’s staring deeply at me. Like I’m a fantasy. Like I’m something made of heaven and stars that he’s dreamt of - and I never thought to ask what a celebrity who could have anyone in the fucking world fantasizes about.
And I wonder how long it’s been me.
July 2022 reread:
I read this entire book with a giant giddy smile on my face. I love these two endlessly, and their banter is literally everything!
September 2021 reread:
I absolutely LOVE being in Maximoff and Farrow's heads again! These two might honestly have the best banter in any of Krista and Becca's couples by far (at least in my opinion). Their back and forths literally make me grin nonstop while I'm reading. I love this beginning for the Like Us series! It's definitely easier for me to understand what all is happening because I read the parents' books and I've read this enough times but it's such a great reintroduction into the Addicted/Like Us world. There's a lot of characters to introduce in this book and after reading the series so many times, I just get so freaking giddy seeing their introductions for the first time all over again!
September 2019 reread:
This is the first book of the Like Us series – the introductory book. If you read the Addicted/Calloway Sisters series, you know who most of the characters are, but if you’re new, it’s a lot of people to keep straight. But I think Krista and Becca did an awesome job easing the characters into the storyline!
A big part of this book is all about the Famous Families and the bodyguards who protect them – so learning about how the security team operates and works with their clients so just so fascinating. Krista and Becca do an amazing job with their attention to detail. Like there was no question they don’t have an answer for. It’s so thought out and as a reader that tends to get nit picky on the details, I seriously appreciate all the effort they put into their books, this one included.
Now of course, on to the most important part – Maximoff and Farrow. I’m obsessed with these two. They might be my favorite couple (even above the parents!) and watching their bodyguard-client relationship start and watching it evolve into more — I was pulled in. I wanted to know everything about these two and how they eventually came together.
Maximoff is the oldest boy in the Famous Families and he loves responsibility. He’s headstrong and is used to a certain way of living. I don’t mean that in like he’s used to certain luxuries. In fact, we learn that because he’s famous, he does loose out on experiences. He was born famous and the media is just another parent to him. They raised him to know that he will never have true privacy and Maximoff is such a caring and thoughtful person that he would never want to subject someone else to that kind of harassment. So he’s never wanted or had a relationship and he’s been fine with that.
But then in comes Farrow, who is this know-it-all, maverick bodyguard. He’s known Maximoff for a while but as his bodyguard, he gets to see all the behind-the-scenes of Maximoff’s life. But Farrow is a bodyguard and he’ll fight for his client – and he’s determined to give Maximoff everything he wants, even if Maximoff doesn’t fully know what that is. He’s a rebel willing to bend all the rules for Maximoff and I swoon everytime I think about it. Farrow is like the best person to push at Maximoff’s buttons. He won’t pacify him, he challenges him, and Maximoff is a guy who will embrace any challenge gladly. Farrow is like the perfect challenge.
Maximoff will figuratively and literally fight for for everyone he cares about, but he needs someone who will fight for him with equal passion and that is absolutely without a doubt, 100% Farrow. Of course, as his bodyguard, Farrow would protect him from any physical harm. Maximoff has pointed out “it’s not their job to be emotionally invested in us.” But Farrow is a 24/7 bodyguard and he spends so much time around Maximoff, of course he’s going to be emotionally invested – he’s going to fight and protect Maximoff physically and emotionally. They are seriously perfect together, and this book does such an amazing job of highlighting all of that!
I’m hooked by the way he’s staring deeply at me. Like I’m a fantasy. Like I’m something made of heaven and stars that he’s dreamt of - and I never thought to ask what a celebrity who could have anyone in the fucking world fantasizes about.
And I wonder how long it’s been me.
July 2022 reread:
I read this entire book with a giant giddy smile on my face. I love these two endlessly, and their banter is literally everything!
September 2021 reread:
I absolutely LOVE being in Maximoff and Farrow's heads again! These two might honestly have the best banter in any of Krista and Becca's couples by far (at least in my opinion). Their back and forths literally make me grin nonstop while I'm reading. I love this beginning for the Like Us series! It's definitely easier for me to understand what all is happening because I read the parents' books and I've read this enough times but it's such a great reintroduction into the Addicted/Like Us world. There's a lot of characters to introduce in this book and after reading the series so many times, I just get so freaking giddy seeing their introductions for the first time all over again!
September 2019 reread:
This is the first book of the Like Us series – the introductory book. If you read the Addicted/Calloway Sisters series, you know who most of the characters are, but if you’re new, it’s a lot of people to keep straight. But I think Krista and Becca did an awesome job easing the characters into the storyline!
A big part of this book is all about the Famous Families and the bodyguards who protect them – so learning about how the security team operates and works with their clients so just so fascinating. Krista and Becca do an amazing job with their attention to detail. Like there was no question they don’t have an answer for. It’s so thought out and as a reader that tends to get nit picky on the details, I seriously appreciate all the effort they put into their books, this one included.
Now of course, on to the most important part – Maximoff and Farrow. I’m obsessed with these two. They might be my favorite couple (even above the parents!) and watching their bodyguard-client relationship start and watching it evolve into more — I was pulled in. I wanted to know everything about these two and how they eventually came together.
Maximoff is the oldest boy in the Famous Families and he loves responsibility. He’s headstrong and is used to a certain way of living. I don’t mean that in like he’s used to certain luxuries. In fact, we learn that because he’s famous, he does loose out on experiences. He was born famous and the media is just another parent to him. They raised him to know that he will never have true privacy and Maximoff is such a caring and thoughtful person that he would never want to subject someone else to that kind of harassment. So he’s never wanted or had a relationship and he’s been fine with that.
But then in comes Farrow, who is this know-it-all, maverick bodyguard. He’s known Maximoff for a while but as his bodyguard, he gets to see all the behind-the-scenes of Maximoff’s life. But Farrow is a bodyguard and he’ll fight for his client – and he’s determined to give Maximoff everything he wants, even if Maximoff doesn’t fully know what that is. He’s a rebel willing to bend all the rules for Maximoff and I swoon everytime I think about it. Farrow is like the best person to push at Maximoff’s buttons. He won’t pacify him, he challenges him, and Maximoff is a guy who will embrace any challenge gladly. Farrow is like the perfect challenge.
Maximoff will figuratively and literally fight for for everyone he cares about, but he needs someone who will fight for him with equal passion and that is absolutely without a doubt, 100% Farrow. Of course, as his bodyguard, Farrow would protect him from any physical harm. Maximoff has pointed out “it’s not their job to be emotionally invested in us.” But Farrow is a 24/7 bodyguard and he spends so much time around Maximoff, of course he’s going to be emotionally invested – he’s going to fight and protect Maximoff physically and emotionally. They are seriously perfect together, and this book does such an amazing job of highlighting all of that!
sophieshelves's review against another edition
5.0
LOVED IT !!!!!! Krista and Becca NEVER fail to disappoint. I'm so excited for the rest of this series. 5 big stars from me.
averyfenn's review against another edition
5.0
SO GOOD THEYRE SO HOT and there’s sm stuff with the fam
katidid17's review against another edition
3.0
2.5-3⭐️ it was hard getting into this world having not read the first generation story about the parents
Was it a good read? Eh, it was fine. Would I read it again? No. Will I finish the series? No.
✅bodyguard/celebrity client
✅age gap (22/27)
✅childhood crush
✅secret relationship
✅MM (out bisexual and gay MCs)
▪️conflict: rumored incest between Moffy and Jane (his cousin/best friend) forcing Moffy and Farrow to out their relationship, putting Farrow on probation. He ultimately remains on Moffy’s detail and he and Jane earn Thatcher as extra protection due to the tabloids
Was it a good read? Eh, it was fine. Would I read it again? No. Will I finish the series? No.
✅bodyguard/celebrity client
✅age gap (22/27)
✅childhood crush
✅secret relationship
✅MM (out bisexual and gay MCs)
▪️conflict: rumored incest between Moffy and Jane (his cousin/best friend) forcing Moffy and Farrow to out their relationship, putting Farrow on probation. He ultimately remains on Moffy’s detail and he and Jane earn Thatcher as extra protection due to the tabloids
caseadiaa's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-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
3.0