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lanidon's review against another edition
1.0
With 4 books buildup and 6 years of crushing you simply have to make something more special than this. There was no build, just casually asking him out one day and then them being in a fine boring relationship the rest of the book. So disappointing
Also the age gap is not dealt with well or really at all. One character was 16 when they met and they've got a nine year gap between them. The story goes "oh well I didn't view him romantically until 21 so it's fine" but didn't tell us what changed in their relationship to cause this so I don't believe it. The only other way it's mentioned is calling him ” mature for his age" which is a direct tactic groomers also use... I don't care who you are, I was a mature 21 year old and I know damn well that I wouldn't have been fit to date a thirty year old at that age. If you're going to plan an age gap romance, at the very least you have to write what they did to overcome these differences and balance out power in the relationship
Also the age gap is not dealt with well or really at all. One character was 16 when they met and they've got a nine year gap between them. The story goes "oh well I didn't view him romantically until 21 so it's fine" but didn't tell us what changed in their relationship to cause this so I don't believe it. The only other way it's mentioned is calling him ” mature for his age" which is a direct tactic groomers also use... I don't care who you are, I was a mature 21 year old and I know damn well that I wouldn't have been fit to date a thirty year old at that age. If you're going to plan an age gap romance, at the very least you have to write what they did to overcome these differences and balance out power in the relationship
mariahreadit's review against another edition
4.0
3.5
I think this is officially the first MM romance I've read with a trans MC! <3
I loved learning about Liam, and I truly appreciate the amount of research it must have taken to do him justice - not to mention the men who contributed their own personal experiences so Neuhold could write this.
I think this is officially the first MM romance I've read with a trans MC! <3
I loved learning about Liam, and I truly appreciate the amount of research it must have taken to do him justice - not to mention the men who contributed their own personal experiences so Neuhold could write this.
eltropenguin's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
reviewsshewrote's review against another edition
3.0
More like 3.5. Ive read books with trans characters before but never ROMANCES with a trans character, so
rebecca_3's review against another edition
4.0
Liam and Owen deserve all the happiness in the world!
crazychriss93's review against another edition
4.0
MMM story feat. Liam, Wyatt and Owen.
Liked Owen. Bit broken but wonderful.
Thought Liam went about what he wanted kinda the wrong way. All of that was a bit messy. Still, guess he is quite the interesting man, our Liam. Knowing what he wants at his age and so on.
The plot?
Interesting. First, we can focus on Owen and Liam together but we can also see that Liam's friend plays an important role as well. Still, don't buy that Owen is never jealous of him touching his boyfriend...
Owen has nightmares that make him lash out at night. But after going to a counselor all of this just goes away suddenly? And is only mentioned once again and that's it. Guess that's how it is then... Not very life like but hey... Just a book and all that.
All in all, I have to admit that I didn't love it... Something was missing.
Liked Owen. Bit broken but wonderful.
Thought Liam went about what he wanted kinda the wrong way. All of that was a bit messy. Still, guess he is quite the interesting man, our Liam. Knowing what he wants at his age and so on.
The plot?
Interesting. First, we can focus on Owen and Liam together but we can also see that Liam's friend plays an important role as well. Still, don't buy that Owen is never jealous of him touching his boyfriend...
Owen has nightmares that make him lash out at night. But after going to a counselor all of this just goes away suddenly? And is only mentioned once again and that's it. Guess that's how it is then... Not very life like but hey... Just a book and all that.
All in all, I have to admit that I didn't love it... Something was missing.
azelius's review against another edition
3.0
I was into this book (yes bi rep) and then the bi characters had to start saying he didn't care about what was in his partner legs which made me wary because this usually means bi bashing is about to happen...
And what a surprise! A few chapters later bla bla between legs bla bla totally not bi but pansexual... This is such a tiring trope and honestly makes me want to dnf the book I'm just sick and tired of this.
Anyways I kinda lost the spark with that book.
And what a surprise! A few chapters later bla bla between legs bla bla totally not bi but pansexual... This is such a tiring trope and honestly makes me want to dnf the book I'm just sick and tired of this.
Anyways I kinda lost the spark with that book.