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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
fast-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
Content Warnings
Minor: Child abuse, Sexual assault
I listened to the audiobook and the narrators did a good job.
medium-paced
*audiobook
REVIEW:
Early morning, she wakes up
Knock, knock, knock on the door
It's time for make-up, perfect smile
It's you they're all waiting for
They go
Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?
And they say
She's so lucky, she's a star
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night?
Lost in an image, in a dream
But there's no one there to wake her up
And the world is spinning, and she keeps on winning
But tell me what happens when it stops?
They go
Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?
And they say
She's so lucky, she's a star
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night? (Oh)
Whoa
Best actress, and the winner is Lucky (whoa)
(I, I, yeah, oh) Whoa
I'm Roger Johnson for Pop News
Standing outside the arena waiting for Lucky
Oh my God here she comes
Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?
She is so lucky, but why does she cry?
If there is nothing missing in her life
Why do tears come at night?
And they say she's so lucky (so lucky), she's a star
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night?
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night?
Official Review:
Lol.
Anyway, yes, the 2 previous books were one stars for me, (you can check out why.)
But this one got 3 stars from me!
Why?
Simple.
A few things.
The writing was just miles and miles better in this one.
Maybe CR Jane hired better editors or paid for a few writing classes. Cause her writing improved so much from the first 2 books before where the writing was leaning towards juvenile, atrocious, overused words etc.
This book had a better story, better pacing, better character development, good tension, very good chemistry between fmc and mmc. And Walker is very likable and exactly what we want in an obsessed mmc!!
The smut wasn't bad either. Yes, it could have been better, but since the chemistry was really good between our MCs, it sort of made up for some of the badly executed sections of the smut. But i still could have used better smut, more passionate smut. But eh, everything can't be perfect, I guess.
Another reason for my higher rating is because of the scene where a very pretty hammer meets a really small appendage of someone I hate and wanted to see suffer...
That was satisfactory and brought a smile to my face.
Sweet revenge like that makes me tingle...
Why not 5 stars?
Well, reason one, I picked up some pro-life undertones in CR Jane's writing.
Like... when/if you listen to this book, you'll know what I mean.
I am pro-choice, as we all should be. I have no tolerance for views and stances that hurt women, so I am very pro-women's reproductive rights, so I was able to pick up weird undertones of pro-life propaganda in this book a mile away.
And I can't in good conscience give 5 stars to a book with pro-life language/propaganda. Yes, it is fiction, but let's be honest, writers always have a message to relay to the audience under all the layers of story.
As a writer myself, I know personal beliefs can and do often sneak inside a work of fiction.
And one of the messages here was a pro-life sish... ew.
And second reason, is because of Olivia. Our fmc.
She was just too passive for me.
Yes, you're being controlled amd abused by these people, but at least TRY SOMETHING, ANYTHING to escape your predicament!
Even if it had failed, the story would have been better for it and Olivia would have been more likable.
Everything just happens to Olivia and that's it.
In writing school, they teach us that passive main characters do not make for riveting storytelling.
And speaking of Olivia, I didn't like how unreactive she was.
She did not react in the way that I, as a reader had been waiting on the edge of my seat for.
I was waiting for shit to hit the fan when she found out all Walker has done... but then when the other shoe finally dropped, the author stopped cooking...
For example, the scene with the birth control discovery at the hospital felt anticlimactic there, as well as the scene after she found out Walker and her abusers "made a deal."
Fmc just brushed things under the rug way too fast for my liking, which brought the story to a measly standstill.
But yeah, good improvement from the 1st 2 books!
I don't give 3 stars often, so she must have done a few things right with this one.
REVIEW:
Early morning, she wakes up
Knock, knock, knock on the door
It's time for make-up, perfect smile
It's you they're all waiting for
They go
Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?
And they say
She's so lucky, she's a star
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night?
Lost in an image, in a dream
But there's no one there to wake her up
And the world is spinning, and she keeps on winning
But tell me what happens when it stops?
They go
Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?
And they say
She's so lucky, she's a star
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night? (Oh)
Whoa
Best actress, and the winner is Lucky (whoa)
(I, I, yeah, oh) Whoa
I'm Roger Johnson for Pop News
Standing outside the arena waiting for Lucky
Oh my God here she comes
Isn't she lovely, this Hollywood girl?
She is so lucky, but why does she cry?
If there is nothing missing in her life
Why do tears come at night?
And they say she's so lucky (so lucky), she's a star
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night?
But she cry, cry, cries in her lonely heart, thinking
If there's nothing missing in my life
Then why do these tears come at night?
Official Review:
Lol.
Anyway, yes, the 2 previous books were one stars for me, (you can check out why.)
But this one got 3 stars from me!
Why?
Simple.
A few things.
The writing was just miles and miles better in this one.
Maybe CR Jane hired better editors or paid for a few writing classes. Cause her writing improved so much from the first 2 books before where the writing was leaning towards juvenile, atrocious, overused words etc.
This book had a better story, better pacing, better character development, good tension, very good chemistry between fmc and mmc. And Walker is very likable and exactly what we want in an obsessed mmc!!
The smut wasn't bad either. Yes, it could have been better, but since the chemistry was really good between our MCs, it sort of made up for some of the badly executed sections of the smut. But i still could have used better smut, more passionate smut. But eh, everything can't be perfect, I guess.
Another reason for my higher rating is because of the scene where a very pretty hammer meets a really small appendage of someone I hate and wanted to see suffer...
That was satisfactory and brought a smile to my face.
Sweet revenge like that makes me tingle...
Why not 5 stars?
Well, reason one, I picked up some pro-life undertones in CR Jane's writing.
Like... when/if you listen to this book, you'll know what I mean.
I am pro-choice, as we all should be. I have no tolerance for views and stances that hurt women, so I am very pro-women's reproductive rights, so I was able to pick up weird undertones of pro-life propaganda in this book a mile away.
And I can't in good conscience give 5 stars to a book with pro-life language/propaganda. Yes, it is fiction, but let's be honest, writers always have a message to relay to the audience under all the layers of story.
As a writer myself, I know personal beliefs can and do often sneak inside a work of fiction.
And one of the messages here was a pro-life sish... ew.
And second reason, is because of Olivia. Our fmc.
She was just too passive for me.
Yes, you're being controlled amd abused by these people, but at least TRY SOMETHING, ANYTHING to escape your predicament!
Even if it had failed, the story would have been better for it and Olivia would have been more likable.
Everything just happens to Olivia and that's it.
In writing school, they teach us that passive main characters do not make for riveting storytelling.
And speaking of Olivia, I didn't like how unreactive she was.
She did not react in the way that I, as a reader had been waiting on the edge of my seat for.
I was waiting for shit to hit the fan when she found out all Walker has done... but then when the other shoe finally dropped, the author stopped cooking...
For example, the scene with the birth control discovery at the hospital felt anticlimactic there, as well as the scene after she found out Walker and her abusers "made a deal."
Fmc just brushed things under the rug way too fast for my liking, which brought the story to a measly standstill.
But yeah, good improvement from the 1st 2 books!
I don't give 3 stars often, so she must have done a few things right with this one.
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Walker Disney Davis did not disappoint as a completely unhinged, walking red-flag male main character. Is this series just completely unhinged men and the women the love? Yes. Will I always devour the books because they are just that good? Also yes!
I absolutely adore and love walker and Olivia
And the group chats killed me they where soo funny
I feel sorry for Olivia what she went true really
And the way walker whas there for her every step of the way love it
And the group chats killed me they where soo funny
I feel sorry for Olivia what she went true really
And the way walker whas there for her every step of the way love it
I didn't know what to think of Disney, but something about knowing he's got some country accent, from Tennessee and a dark side