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3.57 AVERAGE
3.57 AVERAGE
Representation was great. Definitely spicier than expected
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The sex scenes were hot but the book overall is really poorly written. I liked the characters but we didn't get much of Frankie's backstory. The word "fuck" was used way too much, and for a novel based around the practice of shibari and bdsm there was actually very little of that. And, Frankie and Jay made some seriously off choices like hardcore making out at a get together with friends in front of said friends and him doing a strip tease for her, again in front of their friends. Some of it felt so forced and weird that it wasn't believable.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Ableism
informative
lighthearted
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:
No
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
informative
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'd give this 3.5 stars. It was fine. There were parts I didn't like and parts I did like. Frankie was definitely the best thing about this book, she was an absolute delight, but Jay gave me some creepy vibes in the first 25% of the book and I wasn't hugely into their romance.
Also disappointed that a book that seemed like it was going to be kinky ended up being very vanilla? There was like 1 shibari scene in this whole book, and I had been really hoping it'd be more shibari and kink-centric.
Also disappointed that a book that seemed like it was going to be kinky ended up being very vanilla? There was like 1 shibari scene in this whole book, and I had been really hoping it'd be more shibari and kink-centric.
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
fast-paced
Loved: the disability rep and the first negotiation and scene, the one that took place in the club.
Didn’t love: anything else: the instalove, the sex scenes, the DIALOGUE. Oh god, the dialogue slayed me in the worst way. It’s a shame, because I think the third act conflict could have been interesting, but it was handled so poorly. Overall, I found this book boring.
Didn’t love: anything else: the instalove, the sex scenes, the DIALOGUE. Oh god, the dialogue slayed me in the worst way. It’s a shame, because I think the third act conflict could have been interesting, but it was handled so poorly. Overall, I found this book boring.
Diversity challenge: mc uses mobility aid
This was pretty short and fun. Read it for international wheelchair day. Very sex positive and kink positive.
A couple of things I didn't like: The MCs decide to call it friend-date when it's literally dating, they just agree not to have sex right away??? And then they have a very heteronormative and old-fashioned definition of sex (like oh they're not having sex when it's not penis-in-vagina sex).
Other than that I really liked it
CW: explicit on-page sex, emotional abusive ex
This was pretty short and fun. Read it for international wheelchair day. Very sex positive and kink positive.
A couple of things I didn't like: The MCs decide to call it friend-date when it's literally dating, they just agree not to have sex right away??? And then they have a very heteronormative and old-fashioned definition of sex (like oh they're not having sex when it's not penis-in-vagina sex).
Other than that I really liked it
CW: explicit on-page sex, emotional abusive ex
My Rating: ❤️❤️❤️❤️.5
General Thoughts: I listened on audio. I really enjoyed the representation in this romance. We need a lot more romances about this. Note: this is not a paranormal/werewolf romance, haha. Knot for sh1bari. This is a realistic contemporary romance. This romcom was delightfully lighthearted and fun. I enjoyed the characters, the writing, and the plot. Sex positivity and body positivity to the max here. I listened on audio, but the writing was good from what I saw.
I'm glad this book is out in the world. Super cute and fun. I loved so much about this one.
Spice Meter:❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Spicy and frequent.
Romantic Tropes
-dual POV
-disability rep
-romcom
-realistic contemporary
-spicy k1nky
You can read more of my reviews on Insta @mylastromancenovel.
General Thoughts: I listened on audio. I really enjoyed the representation in this romance. We need a lot more romances about this. Note: this is not a paranormal/werewolf romance, haha. Knot for sh1bari. This is a realistic contemporary romance. This romcom was delightfully lighthearted and fun. I enjoyed the characters, the writing, and the plot. Sex positivity and body positivity to the max here. I listened on audio, but the writing was good from what I saw.
I'm glad this book is out in the world. Super cute and fun. I loved so much about this one.
Spice Meter:❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥 Spicy and frequent.
Romantic Tropes
-dual POV
-disability rep
-romcom
-realistic contemporary
-spicy k1nky
You can read more of my reviews on Insta @mylastromancenovel.