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leigh018's review
dark
medium-paced
4.0
the first book I have read in 2022 and it didn't disappoint I fell in love with Cillian and how sweet and protective he was with Paige.
cazmay's review
5.0
Oh my heart!!!! Absolute perfection!!!!
I absolutely loved (and devoured) this book. I’d loved Cillian from the first time we met him in This Cruel Love and his story didn’t disappoint. I absolutely adore
I absolutely loved (and devoured) this book. I’d loved Cillian from the first time we met him in This Cruel Love and his story didn’t disappoint. I absolutely adore
booksara's review
3.0
hmm I liked it but I had a few troubles with it. It says it’s super dark, but I considered it a very light dark read. It doesn’t dive deep in the dark subjects.
I liked Cill and P, their characters were good and they hooked me. The romance was sweet. The side characters were good, too. At the beginning I noticed they have their own books and this would be considered as the 3rd book of the series. I was worried I’d fcked up reading this first, but no. You really don’t need to read the other ones. I’m gonna read them, though. This book made me interested in their stories.
My issue with this:
The way we’re presented P’s story. I guess the purpose was to make us feel sad for her and want her to do better. Of course I wanted her to get better, but at the beginning well I didn’t know her, so I really wasn’t like “suffering” or feeling what she was feeling. I felt very disconnected and unattached. Also the fact that we are never told what was really done to her affected that. It was just one heavy scene (not super heavy) and after that it’s just like “they’ve done terrible things to me”, “after what they’ve done”, and stuff like that. I’m not saying I enjoy and i’m happy about people suffering and reading the details, but this was presented as a heavy dark read and I expected that.
Also, I could see the way P got out of her shell and how she slowly began to trust Cill. But again, the intimacy between them happened way to easily. And I’m guessing she was sexually abused, I’m not sure cause we’re never told. But if she was, the sex part came like it was nothing. And the whole premise was based on the fact that she was mute due to her trauma. So it didn’t really add up.
I feel unfulfilled about Cill. We don’t really know much about him. What does he do for a living? Is he rich? What are his hobbies? We dived in his past just a tiny bit at the beginning and in the middle, but that was that. I’m guessing if I read the other books I would know him more, but for this one on its own, I needed a little bit more of him.
Overall, this was an enjoyable read. I liked it. The heavy scenes were brushed over like the author was afraid to dive too deep. It felt like the book wanted more of the sweet romance, with the dark past while keeping it light. And it was well done. It just that, for me, books with these subjects while being described as a “dark” book and not diving deep, isn’t enough. These are heavy topics and they need more. More details, more depth, just more to feel the heartbreaking, soul heaving feeling. I still like it though, so I’m gonna read the other books of this world.
The order is:
Luca (Luca and Chloe’s book)
This Cruel Love (Jax and Rayley’s book)
Hurt to Love (Cill and P’s book)
I liked Cill and P, their characters were good and they hooked me. The romance was sweet. The side characters were good, too. At the beginning I noticed they have their own books and this would be considered as the 3rd book of the series. I was worried I’d fcked up reading this first, but no. You really don’t need to read the other ones. I’m gonna read them, though. This book made me interested in their stories.
My issue with this:
The way we’re presented P’s story. I guess the purpose was to make us feel sad for her and want her to do better. Of course I wanted her to get better, but at the beginning well I didn’t know her, so I really wasn’t like “suffering” or feeling what she was feeling. I felt very disconnected and unattached. Also the fact that we are never told what was really done to her affected that. It was just one heavy scene (not super heavy) and after that it’s just like “they’ve done terrible things to me”, “after what they’ve done”, and stuff like that. I’m not saying I enjoy and i’m happy about people suffering and reading the details, but this was presented as a heavy dark read and I expected that.
Also, I could see the way P got out of her shell and how she slowly began to trust Cill. But again, the intimacy between them happened way to easily. And I’m guessing she was sexually abused, I’m not sure cause we’re never told. But if she was, the sex part came like it was nothing. And the whole premise was based on the fact that she was mute due to her trauma. So it didn’t really add up.
I feel unfulfilled about Cill. We don’t really know much about him. What does he do for a living? Is he rich? What are his hobbies? We dived in his past just a tiny bit at the beginning and in the middle, but that was that. I’m guessing if I read the other books I would know him more, but for this one on its own, I needed a little bit more of him.
Overall, this was an enjoyable read. I liked it. The heavy scenes were brushed over like the author was afraid to dive too deep. It felt like the book wanted more of the sweet romance, with the dark past while keeping it light. And it was well done. It just that, for me, books with these subjects while being described as a “dark” book and not diving deep, isn’t enough. These are heavy topics and they need more. More details, more depth, just more to feel the heartbreaking, soul heaving feeling. I still like it though, so I’m gonna read the other books of this world.
The order is:
Luca (Luca and Chloe’s book)
This Cruel Love (Jax and Rayley’s book)
Hurt to Love (Cill and P’s book)
johanna_books's review
5.0
I couldn't wait for this book to come out. I loved Cillian from the start... I loved his sense of humour.
This book has captivated me from the very first page.. it is well written, beautiful characters, lots of chemistry, and drama...
Honestly I love this authors work, she creates a whole world that pulls you in and leaves you wanting another book...
This book has captivated me from the very first page.. it is well written, beautiful characters, lots of chemistry, and drama...
Honestly I love this authors work, she creates a whole world that pulls you in and leaves you wanting another book...
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