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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
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
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The stunning conclusion to Huang's first book where they break up at the end because Blake is emotionally stupid. In this one, Blake breaks up with her at the end because he's emotionally stupid, but also does as many red flag things as he can first (saying he'll kill people because she dates them, standing outside her house for months when she tells him to go away, constantly talking about owning her and wearing her down, etc.). Do not use this book as a guide to a relationship please.
Besides the concerning male lead, the rest of the book is middling as well. The prose is nothing to write home about, and the plot is unrealistic and fanciful. Blake is constantly talking about how his ingenious idea to start a sports bar in NYC is huge, and never seems to attribute it to the multiple millionaires he knows (one of whom paid for most of the initial launch). We all know NYC is suffering from a lack of sports bars, folks. Farrah works for a famous designer who fires her because she is having sex with Farrah's coworker (who is her godson???). Then, by the grace of god, she gets hired by the infatuated Blake at an inflated rate so he can hit on her. The setup for the romance when he, by chance, meets Farrah again here is kind of creepy, and they move really fast.
Later on, Blake moans a lot about a car accident and how he's full of darkness, and reveals that Cleo's suspicious pregnancy from the first bookwas actually from another unnamed man, and they didn't sleep together that night that he conveniently blacked out . Then her dad says that Blake is a bad boyfriend (true and fact checked by real American patriots) which completely destroys Blake's brain and makes him think he should end things with Farrah without telling her (again). All in all, Blake sucks, and honestly I was hoping they wouldn't get back together by the end of this.
Somehow I think I liked the first book more, and that surprised me.
(Also why was there the weird Sammy-Olivia b-plot that didn't get resolved? Is she using that for another book or did she forget?)
Besides the concerning male lead, the rest of the book is middling as well. The prose is nothing to write home about, and the plot is unrealistic and fanciful. Blake is constantly talking about how his ingenious idea to start a sports bar in NYC is huge, and never seems to attribute it to the multiple millionaires he knows (one of whom paid for most of the initial launch). We all know NYC is suffering from a lack of sports bars, folks. Farrah works for a famous designer who fires her because she is having sex with Farrah's coworker (who is her godson???). Then, by the grace of god, she gets hired by the infatuated Blake at an inflated rate so he can hit on her. The setup for the romance when he, by chance, meets Farrah again here is kind of creepy, and they move really fast.
Later on, Blake moans a lot about a car accident and how he's full of darkness, and reveals that Cleo's suspicious pregnancy from the first book
Somehow I think I liked the first book more, and that surprised me.
(Also why was there the weird Sammy-Olivia b-plot that didn't get resolved? Is she using that for another book or did she forget?)
emotional
reflective
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
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Consider everything in me … melted. turned to dust. a puddle!
This pair of books was truly incredible! I always reviewed the first one but the second one was like ten times better if possible. I feel like now I would have been PISSED if they got their HEA in book one and not having experienced Blake literally fight himself and her for their love!
A second chance story, (love the nod to the one bed trope too) but mainly it felt like a story about redemption and trusting yourself as well as your partner. I loved that even though to some extent everyone know they were head over heels in love with each other (even themselves), that love alone wasn’t enough! You have to put in real work to break cycles (like Blake running and Farrah feeding her fears) to truly have a healthy relationship!
There were also so many amazingly well written parts, I mean to no surprise it is Ana Huang after all but this one “the stars fell, dripping down Farrah’s cheeks in a molten river of grief” … I mean just poetry!
Over all loved it! 5 stars! And like maybe 4 on spice level? I didn’t even care for the spice as much because of how enamoured I was from their story and arcs!
This pair of books was truly incredible! I always reviewed the first one but the second one was like ten times better if possible. I feel like now I would have been PISSED if they got their HEA in book one and not having experienced Blake literally fight himself and her for their love!
A second chance story, (love the nod to the one bed trope too) but mainly it felt like a story about redemption and trusting yourself as well as your partner. I loved that even though to some extent everyone know they were head over heels in love with each other (even themselves), that love alone wasn’t enough! You have to put in real work to break cycles (like Blake running and Farrah feeding her fears) to truly have a healthy relationship!
There were also so many amazingly well written parts, I mean to no surprise it is Ana Huang after all but this one “the stars fell, dripping down Farrah’s cheeks in a molten river of grief” … I mean just poetry!
Over all loved it! 5 stars! And like maybe 4 on spice level? I didn’t even care for the spice as much because of how enamoured I was from their story and arcs!
medium-paced
Farrah and Blake
This book had everything, if this doesn't describe what faith is, then I don't know what does. Blake and Farrah are meant to be and no one else can convince me otherwise. Blake really needs to stop doubting himself and it was hard to see him go through that. I was SOO UPSET when he lied to Farrah AGAIN and basically repeated his dumb mistake twice. But I'm glad that Farrah didn't give into his grovelling really quickly and it was damn good grovelling. His love confession was so well written that I just cried. He did win her heart back and lived happily ever after <3
This book had everything, if this doesn't describe what faith is, then I don't know what does. Blake and Farrah are meant to be and no one else can convince me otherwise. Blake really needs to stop doubting himself and it was hard to see him go through that. I was SOO UPSET when he lied to Farrah AGAIN and basically repeated his dumb mistake twice. But I'm glad that Farrah didn't give into his grovelling really quickly and it was damn good grovelling. His love confession was so well written that I just cried. He did win her heart back and lived happily ever after <3
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Blake, I mean this so lovingly, you need to go to therapy. This man has so much trauma that he needs to work through, even still, at the end. I'm glad he had his friends there to talk sense into him, and I loved actually getting to see him do some groveling, but my man needs to talk to someone about his feelings.
Besides the obvious daddy issues, he has so much pain, anger and frustration around his entire relationship with Cleo and how it impacted his relationship with Farrah that I really think he would've benefited from professional help. If only so we wouldn't have had to be witness to yet another self-sabotage spiral.
Besides that, I really did have a good time with this. I don't know why, but I'm actually kind of addicted to this series even though it's still not the greatest 😅 Something about this little group has me so invested.
P.S. I'd just like to say that I was right about Cleo
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Miscarriage, Car accident
Minor: Infidelity
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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
This book had a wonderful ending I'm so happy to see them get a happily ever after Blake had good character development and his love for her was beautiful I'm so glad I didn't give up on them