3.9 AVERAGE

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merides's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 69%

I wanted to like this, I really did. The premise was exactly what I was looking for in a book... but the writing was just ... not it. I got so tired of being told rather than shown. My final straw was the line, 
"Good," he says, confirming that he is in fact relieved.
The whole book was full of that sort of writing. It felt juvenile, wattpad level. 
adventurous emotional lighthearted 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

Amazing!

I normally don't read sci-fi genre anything but decided to read this one based off a recommendation. It was way better than I anticipated and the slow burn was *chef's kiss*. Ferren is one of the most believable FLs I've encountered in a long time. She's not super confident when her journey begins but ends up on a path of self discovery and who better to accompany her than the brooding and steamy 99th Commander? He is everything a ML should be and more. And the spice?
adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous 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: No
adventurous funny lighthearted tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous 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: Complicated
adventurous funny lighthearted tense slow-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

A cute, easy read.
Grumpy X Sunshine
Not super anxious for the second book to come out as the plot was kinda weak in this one.

jojo17's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 15%

Concept and set up, just not for me. Also had some weird descriptions and I didn’t vibe with the writing.