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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
reflective
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
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Title ⤵️
Landon and Shay Part 1
Author ⤵️
Brittany C. Cherry
Rating ⤵️
Landon and Shay Part 1
Author ⤵️
Brittany C. Cherry
Rating ⤵️
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Well ich habe glaube ich ein Genre-Problem…🥴 Weil die Kritik, die ich gleich an diesem Buch äußern werde ist nicht unbedingt nur in diesem spezifischen Buch begründet, sondern allgemein in jener Art von Romance. Noch vor ein paar Jahren habe ich ja gefühlt ausschließlich solche ya romance Bücher gelesen (und das sehr sehr gerne), so langsam aber sicher muss ich aber doch feststellen, dass ich in letzter Zeit nicht mehr so viel damit anfangen kann. Das Grundkonzept der Geschichten sind mir einfach mittlerweile zu ähnlich und ausgelutscht. Meißtens sind die Main Charakters, wie auch hier, beide aus schwierigen Familienverhältnissen, haben in irgendeiner Weise mental health issues finden aber trotz aller „äußerer Hürden“ trotzdem irgendwie zueinander. Der konkrete Plot ist sicherlich immer wieder etwas anders aber das grobe Konstrukt ist meiner Meinung nach in diesem Genre wirklich sehr unkreativ und repetitiv. Was mich extrem nervt ist, dass die Charaktere immer so „unrealistisch“ bzw. unauthentisch sind und meistens so super reiche (aber dafür vernachlässigende) Eltern haben oder eben wie bei Shay ein Vater der ein Drogenproblem hat etc - das sind meiner Meinung nach einfach keine authentischen Family Settings. Und das lese ich mittlerweile einfach lieber - wenn die Charaktere authentische und realitätsnahe Probleme und Herausforderungen haben und Geschichten mehr down-to-Earth sind. Deswegen wie oben angekündigt, vielleicht gehe ich mit dem Buch jetzt etwas hart ins Gericht da es stellvertretend für ein Genre gebasht wird…
Die grundsätzliche enemies-to-lovers Dynamik und tension konnte mich trotzdem echt catchen und ich hab das Buch echt an einem Abend fast komplett gelesen. Auf einer emotionalen Komponente hat es aber leider gar nichts mit mir gemacht weil ich zu den Figuren einfach gar keine connection hatte. Ich hab auch tbh gar keine Motivation den zweiten Teil des Buches zu lesen 🫢
Die grundsätzliche enemies-to-lovers Dynamik und tension konnte mich trotzdem echt catchen und ich hab das Buch echt an einem Abend fast komplett gelesen. Auf einer emotionalen Komponente hat es aber leider gar nichts mit mir gemacht weil ich zu den Figuren einfach gar keine connection hatte. Ich hab auch tbh gar keine Motivation den zweiten Teil des Buches zu lesen 🫢
4.5 Landon and Slay stars
I love enemies to lovers romance, sincerely and unabashedly. But I can admit a lot of times it can get cliche or predictable. When an author can elevate the simple trope into something much richer and nuanced, it becomes a story that stays with you. This is one of the latter.
Landon and Shay have hated each other’s guts for a long time, but they can’t figure out why. He thinks she’s too perfect, too happy. She thinks he’s a jerk. Neither is wrong, but there is so much more to both of them. You meet these characters in Eleanor and Grey, but here you see their true complexity. Landon especially just broke my heart and I wanted to just give him a hug. Them going from hate to friendship to more is paved with demons and heartache, but it’s a journey you can’t help but fall in love with.
But it’s not over yet. There’s more demons to fight and in spite of what we would like to believe, love alone is not enough. Some things you have do for and by yourself. And that’s the note the book ends on.
I love enemies to lovers romance, sincerely and unabashedly. But I can admit a lot of times it can get cliche or predictable. When an author can elevate the simple trope into something much richer and nuanced, it becomes a story that stays with you. This is one of the latter.
Landon and Shay have hated each other’s guts for a long time, but they can’t figure out why. He thinks she’s too perfect, too happy. She thinks he’s a jerk. Neither is wrong, but there is so much more to both of them. You meet these characters in Eleanor and Grey, but here you see their true complexity. Landon especially just broke my heart and I wanted to just give him a hug. Them going from hate to friendship to more is paved with demons and heartache, but it’s a journey you can’t help but fall in love with.
But it’s not over yet. There’s more demons to fight and in spite of what we would like to believe, love alone is not enough. Some things you have do for and by yourself. And that’s the note the book ends on.
adventurous
challenging
emotional
funny
reflective
fast-paced
this was such a refreshing romance, landon and shay’s story got a hold on me i never imagined possible!
i’m just so in love with their chemistry, the whole enemies to lovers, bad boy and good girl but also, damaged people who are just trying their best to survive each day! this book was an eye opener and the author dealt perfectly with mental health issues and family problems, it felt real.
and last, but not least, meeting greyson and eleanor for the “first time” was so nice, grey is such a nice person and i relate so bad with eleanor, they will forever be in my heart
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“Thank you, Landon,” she whispered. “Always,” I replied. I think I meant that, too. I think I meant always.
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“Landon,” she whispered, her eyes closed as her forehead rested against mine. I loved that. I loved when she said my name. Not Satan. Not asshole. But Landon. I loved when those two syllables rolled off her tongue. It made me feel seen. I didn’t know the last time someone had been able to see me so clearly.
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She now knew the parts of me I’d kept hidden for so long, and still… She stayed. That night, I fell asleep with her in my arms, and I knew there was no part of me that deserved her. But still. She stayed.
i’m just so in love with their chemistry, the whole enemies to lovers, bad boy and good girl but also, damaged people who are just trying their best to survive each day! this book was an eye opener and the author dealt perfectly with mental health issues and family problems, it felt real.
and last, but not least, meeting greyson and eleanor for the “first time” was so nice, grey is such a nice person and i relate so bad with eleanor, they will forever be in my heart
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“Thank you, Landon,” she whispered. “Always,” I replied. I think I meant that, too. I think I meant always.
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“Landon,” she whispered, her eyes closed as her forehead rested against mine. I loved that. I loved when she said my name. Not Satan. Not asshole. But Landon. I loved when those two syllables rolled off her tongue. It made me feel seen. I didn’t know the last time someone had been able to see me so clearly.
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She now knew the parts of me I’d kept hidden for so long, and still… She stayed. That night, I fell asleep with her in my arms, and I knew there was no part of me that deserved her. But still. She stayed.