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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
emotional
inspiring
medium-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
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
READ: Jan 2025
FORMAT: Audio
ENTERTAINMENT VALUE: 4.75 / 5⭐
TECHNICAL / PRODUCTION: 4.5 / 5⭐
FINAL – OVERALL: 4.5 / 5⭐
FINAL – OVERALL: 4.5 / 5⭐
2.75 stars. Did I love it? No. Would I read it again? Probably not. Very slow start where god forbid they communicate. Like there's emotional constipation and then there's whatever this was. I liked the ace representation. The sexy times being like in the last 3/4 of the book I was fine with, I love a slow burn. I liked the catfishing storyline oddly and would have been fine with a bit more groveling tbh. Found family.
Things I didn't like: these two have been best friends for 10 years but it didn't really seem like that? How freaking long it was. Like these authors need an editor to be like NOPE, LESS WORDS PLS. I started skimming pretty soon after they got together.
Things I didn't like: these two have been best friends for 10 years but it didn't really seem like that? How freaking long it was. Like these authors need an editor to be like NOPE, LESS WORDS PLS. I started skimming pretty soon after they got together.
All the therapy, all the hockey, all the dark side of the funny friend. But also love this iteration of Ace rep because Elias's experience/expression of ace is so different from what is typically on page in romance stories but it feels so much more accurate to live experiences. Often for the first third or so I did want to throw things at everyone for not seeing how Nisha was struggling, but also at Nisha for hiding his struggles which again I think is more true than people want to believe when people are struggling with addiction. Add in on page hockey that is realistic and it's just a great story about the down sides of fame if you will.
keep an eye on the content warnings and wait to read this one when you're read for it.
keep an eye on the content warnings and wait to read this one when you're read for it.
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
sad
slow-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
Emotional. Loved the asexual rep. Didn't really like the mild "casual sex as self harm" thing.
Some who don't like lack of communication would find this frustrating. It takes a while for them to make progress.
Some who don't like lack of communication would find this frustrating. It takes a while for them to make progress.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
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
emotional
hopeful
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism
KU
Workplace Friends to Lovers mm dual point of view
Should be read in series
Asexual and Pan MCs
Cw: ace phobia, alcoholism, abuse
Nikolai and Elias have been best friends since they met on the ice at 19. Eleven years later and things in their lives are changing; revealing long held secrets that cause ruptures they may not be able to repair.
The characters were well developed and the issues faced I thought were handled with care. The characters in the first and second book are very tightly entwined so the first book heavily influences the second. I would have liked to have seen a stronger editor involved as there were many times that rewrites of sentences caused me to be pulled out of the story. Additionally I thought there were times where there was too much repetition of narrative points or thoughts that did not add value. The first 25% was very intense for me and took me longer than the next 50%.
Overall, I liked the story and characters.
Workplace Friends to Lovers mm dual point of view
Should be read in series
Asexual and Pan MCs
Cw: ace phobia, alcoholism, abuse
Nikolai and Elias have been best friends since they met on the ice at 19. Eleven years later and things in their lives are changing; revealing long held secrets that cause ruptures they may not be able to repair.
The characters were well developed and the issues faced I thought were handled with care. The characters in the first and second book are very tightly entwined so the first book heavily influences the second. I would have liked to have seen a stronger editor involved as there were many times that rewrites of sentences caused me to be pulled out of the story. Additionally I thought there were times where there was too much repetition of narrative points or thoughts that did not add value. The first 25% was very intense for me and took me longer than the next 50%.
Overall, I liked the story and characters.