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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley

33 reviews

alchristan's review

5.0

adventurous dark mysterious 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

Excellent, creative world building and characters who are introspective, A+ writing!

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soph22's review

4.25

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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

Thanks to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group UK/Orbit for this eARC

It took me a while to get into the humour of this book, at first I found it a little bit silly, but as soon as I started to get used to the rhythm and flow I couldn’t put it down. Osric and Aurienne are textbook enemies to lovers with the chemistry practically steaming off the page, I ended up loving them both and rooting for their relationship to go somewhere. The worldbuilding is interesting, dark, almost steampunk or gothic in the way it’s portrayed and quite different to anything I’ve read before. I loved the snappy sidekick characters and laughed out loud a few times at their antics. Overall, I really enjoyed my time in the world and that ending?!?! - I will be picking up the sequel the moment it’s released.

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bsvab's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous lighthearted tense medium-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

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singingshooter's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Very good banter (very British humor). Can’t wait for the next one

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sammyrow's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous challenging dark funny slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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liren's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

*repeatedly slaps book cover* this is the good shit right here! Brimming with everything I enjoy about Knightley's writing - posh, witty, poetic, with the drive-by quirky (and crass) humor I love. The narrators are unreliable, the plants are delicately paid off, the denial is turned up to 11 - get it in my veins!

I reserve the right to bump this up to 5⭐ after reading the second book, since it is only half of the story. I'm excited to see how it all ties together.

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narsere's review

3.25

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

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sdloomer's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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kaygray's review

5.0

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing fast-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: No

HP fan fiction blah blah blah... You'd never know. You wouldn't. The world is fleshed out, lived in. There's a whole biology lesson on their magic! And the characters are so unique and truly themselves, and just all around lovely. This book is truly magic.

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saphronia81's review against another edition

3.25

challenging mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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