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3.67 AVERAGE
3.67 AVERAGE
In het begin vreesde ik voor de rest van het boek; het begin van Harde liefde pakte me niet, de conversaties voelden amateuristisch aan en ik had totaal geen enkele binding met de personages. Na een hoofdstuk of vier begon het verhaal beter te worden, maar pas tegen het einde van de eerste helft van het boek kreeg ik eindelijk die connectie met de personages waar ik zo op hoopte. Vanaf dat moment had ik ook dat het verhaal bleef hangen in mijn hoofd en dat ik het jammer vond om het boek neer te leggen. Hoewel het hacken nog geen grote rol speelt in dit eerste deel, vermoed ik dat dit zeker wel een grotere rol zal spelen in de komende delen. Het spannende einde zorgt er in elk geval voor dat ik uitkijk naar deel 2.
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dark
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
Le tenía muchas ganas a está saga pero definitivamente no la voy a continuar, odié el protagonista, y pensé que Erika iba a hacer una chica independiente y fuerte, pero todo el libro se dejo manipular a la voluntad de Blake, no hizo nada por si misma, todo lo consiguió Blake para poderla tener cerca. Este libro me hizo enojar mucho, me estafaron con la protagonista. Todo iba regular hasta la mitad del libro, pero cuando vi que ella no hacía nada por detener la obsesión de este hombre empecé a saltar páginas.
2.5/3 stelle!
Ho due pensieri molto diversi per questo libro, se da una parte mi è piaciuto, da un'altra non mi ha convinto fino in fondo.
Quando ho iniziato questo libro cercavo un libro semplice e romantico tipico per l'estate e l'inizio è stato proprio questo, ma poi il libro si fa più pesante con nuove rivelazioni e... Boh, a me non ha convinto!
La coppia che all'inizio mi è molto piaciuta successivamente mi è sembrata opprimente.
Intendiamoci da dopo metà del libro non sembrava più una relazione che giova, ma tutto il contrario, perché i due protagonisti sono stati messi su un filo sottile tra tra gelosia e ossessione. In alcune scene raggiungono questo filo, che non va bene, perché la gelosia ci sta, ma l'ossessione NO!
Non so se supereranno definitivamente questo filo, ma se lo fanno la loro relazione sarà una relazione malata e non più genuina come quella che mi aspettavo e mi sembrava a inizio libro.
Ho iniziato questo libro aspettandomene un altro, più leggero, ma questo non lo era e i colpi di scena non mi sono sembrati grandi colpi di scena (vogliamo parlare di quello del padre? Si era capito subito).
Quello che mi è piaciuto di più del libro sono i sentimenti dei due, che non nascono da un momento all'altro, ma gradualmente partendo dall'attrazione sessuale fino ad arrivare all'amore.
Il libro non finisce con un grande cliffhanger, ma con qualcosa che si presuppone essere un grande problema per la coppia.
Ho due pensieri molto diversi per questo libro, se da una parte mi è piaciuto, da un'altra non mi ha convinto fino in fondo.
Quando ho iniziato questo libro cercavo un libro semplice e romantico tipico per l'estate e l'inizio è stato proprio questo, ma poi il libro si fa più pesante con nuove rivelazioni e... Boh, a me non ha convinto!
La coppia che all'inizio mi è molto piaciuta successivamente mi è sembrata opprimente.
Intendiamoci da dopo metà del libro non sembrava più una relazione che giova, ma tutto il contrario, perché i due protagonisti sono stati messi su un filo sottile tra tra gelosia e ossessione. In alcune scene raggiungono questo filo, che non va bene, perché la gelosia ci sta, ma l'ossessione NO!
Non so se supereranno definitivamente questo filo, ma se lo fanno la loro relazione sarà una relazione malata e non più genuina come quella che mi aspettavo e mi sembrava a inizio libro.
Ho iniziato questo libro aspettandomene un altro, più leggero, ma questo non lo era e i colpi di scena non mi sono sembrati grandi colpi di scena (vogliamo parlare di quello del padre? Si era capito subito).
Quello che mi è piaciuto di più del libro sono i sentimenti dei due, che non nascono da un momento all'altro, ma gradualmente partendo dall'attrazione sessuale fino ad arrivare all'amore.
Il libro non finisce con un grande cliffhanger, ma con qualcosa che si presuppone essere un grande problema per la coppia.
i bought this on a whim as it was cheap and id heard about it..Whilst reading it i found i was quickly drawn in and making speedy progress. There were times when i felt myself become unsure, Erica's character really wound me up at timea, but then that end hooked me, im a sucker for a good ending. Im off to find book 2!
Meh. Something was missing in here. I didn't like Ali, nor Blake. We'll see how the 2nd book goes.
I tried liking this one, I really did. I even got past the 50% mark but the stakes aren’t high and it just put me to sleep. I think because of Blake being a hacker, I expected this book to be a bit more on the techy side, but all I keep reading about is how Blake is so hot and Erica’s inner struggle of “do I fuck him or not?”. I’m fully aware this is tagged as erotica—it would’ve been enjoyable if their s*x scenes were at least good.
I liked Blake’s character at first, especially because it was really sweet of him to guide her about work stuff and helped expand her connections a bit. What irked me wasthe moment he overstepped his boundaries and he didn’t even bother to apologize about it. He just let Erica be until she caved and sent him an “i miss you” text”—which he didn’t even bother to respond, by the way. It took him days to show up, and when he did, all he said was how hot she looked. Honestly, this man should’ve just hired a hooker with his billions and leave Erica alone to focus on her business. And she was stupid too for apologizing when she was the one who was wronged.
After that scene, I couldn’t bring myself to like the guy anymore. And I don’t like anyone here except probably Sid who just minds his own business.
I liked Blake’s character at first, especially because it was really sweet of him to guide her about work stuff and helped expand her connections a bit. What irked me was
After that scene, I couldn’t bring myself to like the guy anymore. And I don’t like anyone here except probably Sid who just minds his own business.
Awesome start to a very addicting series. I love that the heroine is a strong self sufficient female. Erica is the perfect techy geek with a startup that is looking for funding. She bumps into Landon and that is when the fun begins, only she doesn't know it. This is going to be such a fun series to read, I can see myself getting quickly sucked in and finishing this in 5 days!!
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I don't think this was the best romance novel ever, but it had it's good moments. The hero in this story, Blake, was so swoon worthy and I adored his character. I wasn't a huge fan of how controlling he was and how he felt the need to control every aspect of Erica's life. But, his hotness and cuteness kind of made up for that and it wasn't hugely present to annoy me or anger me. The heroine was ok, she wasn't the best. Her mood swings gave me whiplash, one minute she was all over Blake and thinking about telling him she loves him, then she says she hates him and then she goes back to loving him. Girl, make you mind up! Other than that, I did enjoy her character and how confident and ballsy she was. She goes for what she wants, in business and pleasure, and doesn't stop at anything to get it. She has an extremely traumatic past which forces her to push people away, especially Blake, but it wasn't for very long as they would always reunite. The other thing I found was that she seemed a bit self absorbed and had the mentality of the world revolving around her. If someone had good news or an issue, she thought about how that impacted her first before being happy for them e.g. her best friend moving to New York. I enjoyed how there wasn't one major issue, there were multiple which made it seem more realistic. The relationship was nice and the smut scenes in this novel were great. But, like a lot of other books, i found that they used sex instead of talking through their issues and it was really annoying. I felt that the sex was just filling in pages and gaps as it felt like every couple of pages they were having sex. I liked the billionaire trope as it's become one of my favourite romance tropes. The two main characters were good together and I felt overall it was a decent book that just lacked in some areas. Although, it is the first in a series, so maybe some things will be answered, fixed or redeemed in the later books. If you like billionaire romances, you may enjoy this one.
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Hardwired by Merdith Wild - 3.5/5
I don't think this was the best romance novel ever, but it had it's good moments. The hero in this story, Blake, was so swoon worthy and I adored his character. I wasn't a huge fan of how controlling he was and how he felt the need to control every aspect of Erica's life. But, his hotness and cuteness kind of made up for that and it wasn't hugely present to annoy me or anger me. The heroine was ok, she wasn't the best. Her mood swings gave me whiplash, one minute she was all over Blake and thinking about telling him she loves him, then she says she hates him and then she goes back to loving him. Girl, make you mind up! Other than that, I did enjoy her character and how confident and ballsy she was. She goes for what she wants, in business and pleasure, and doesn't stop at anything to get it. She has an extremely traumatic past which forces her to push people away, especially Blake, but it wasn't for very long as they would always reunite. The other thing I found was that she seemed a bit self absorbed and had the mentality of the world revolving around her. If someone had good news or an issue, she thought about how that impacted her first before being happy for them e.g. her best friend moving to New York. I enjoyed how there wasn't one major issue, there were multiple which made it seem more realistic. The relationship was nice and the smut scenes in this novel were great. But, like a lot of other books, i found that they used sex instead of talking through their issues and it was really annoying. I felt that the sex was just filling in pages and gaps as it felt like every couple of pages they were having sex. I liked the billionaire trope as it's become one of my favourite romance tropes. The two main characters were good together and I felt overall it was a decent book that just lacked in some areas. Although, it is the first in a series, so maybe some things will be answered, fixed or redeemed in the later books. If you like billionaire romances, you may enjoy this one.
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Hardwired by Merdith Wild - 3.5/5