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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
Writing is not to par, it is messy and unclear. The characters do not have any personalities and there is drama that is unnecessary.
Why was this book written, is an unanswered question.
Why was this book written, is an unanswered question.
At first I was like “this is not as good as The Hating Game” and I kept struggling with that, I think because I just wanted to re-read The Hating Game or something. And then I found myself getting into it and I really started to like it and stayed up way too late to finish it. The story is simple and sweet and funny and I love the relationships between the twins and Tom and the nuances there in particular. The underswears concept is awesome, too, and I kind of want a pair.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This book was a bit better than the Thorne's first book but again I just have to criticize it.
1) Romance: The romance seemed to be a bit better than the last book with the main two characters not immediately kissing and had a teeny tiny bit of tension between the two of them. It was also slow-paced giving the reader time to understand the characters and the tension and the romance between them which was lacking in the first book so that is an improvement. Although, that was the only thing that improved. In this book the FMC was also lusting over the MMC and only saw some romance from her side and little more from the MMC.
2) Plot: The plot was where I felt it all went wrong. In general, it was okay. It was like your everyday classic romance story. Until it wasn't. So this girl had a crush/lust for this guy since she was like 16, and when he confessed she said no and then later when he got engaged she's jealous? Like girl had the chance to have him and chose not to have him. After that he just becomes jealous at everything and they were also supposedly friends but he couldn't tell her that he cancelled off their engagement? Btw it was an engagement to a girl he was with for 8 YEARS was destroyed just for the FMC (It wasn't clear but that was what i guessed). Like that is pretty unrealistic and if it wasn't it's a HUGE red flag. The FMC also seemed like the 'I'm not like the other girls' type with having a piercing and short hair and being fierce? Cringe alert! The girl, Megan, who's engagement was cancelled off by the MMC also contacted the FMC and the FMC's brother at the end saying that the MMC contacted her telling her not panic and for the FMC to date him cause he loves her and Megan kind of knew that. WHO SAYS THAT TO A RELATIONSHIP OF 8 YEARS????? It was like Megan was waiting for the MMC and her to break up and showed that she wasn't even that and said it was messed up and I didn't like it. The underwear girl was a bit okay but did not seem supportive AT ALL from what I read and understood. (Sidenote: I also felt rlly weird about the use of the word 'alpha' but it wasn't much of a problem)
3) Tom: Tom seemed to me as a HUGE red flag especially, as previousl mentioned, when he cancelled of an engagement of 8 years. He also seemed really neglecting, had a veryy fragile ego and seemed rude to the FMC while also being a bit romantic. First time was when they both hooked up and he told her not to tell her brother and had an argument about just not telling her brother because he was afraid of some kind of money problem? In general he argued with her a lot throughout the whole book adn when he didn't i have to admit, was a bit sweet and a bit romantic. (emphasise on bit)
If it wasn't for the plot I would have increased this book's rating to 3 stars but again, like the Hating Game, 2.75 stars.
*This is just my opinion and anyone is free to disagree*
1) Romance: The romance seemed to be a bit better than the last book with the main two characters not immediately kissing and had a teeny tiny bit of tension between the two of them. It was also slow-paced giving the reader time to understand the characters and the tension and the romance between them which was lacking in the first book so that is an improvement. Although, that was the only thing that improved. In this book the FMC was also lusting over the MMC and only saw some romance from her side and little more from the MMC.
2) Plot: The plot was where I felt it all went wrong. In general, it was okay. It was like your everyday classic romance story. Until it wasn't. So this girl had a crush/lust for this guy since she was like 16, and when he confessed she said no and then later when he got engaged she's jealous? Like girl had the chance to have him and chose not to have him. After that he just becomes jealous at everything and they were also supposedly friends but he couldn't tell her that he cancelled off their engagement? Btw it was an engagement to a girl he was with for 8 YEARS was destroyed just for the FMC (It wasn't clear but that was what i guessed). Like that is pretty unrealistic and if it wasn't it's a HUGE red flag. The FMC also seemed like the 'I'm not like the other girls' type with having a piercing and short hair and being fierce? Cringe alert! The girl, Megan, who's engagement was cancelled off by the MMC also contacted the FMC and the FMC's brother at the end saying that the MMC contacted her telling her not panic and for the FMC to date him cause he loves her and Megan kind of knew that. WHO SAYS THAT TO A RELATIONSHIP OF 8 YEARS????? It was like Megan was waiting for the MMC and her to break up and showed that she wasn't even that and said it was messed up and I didn't like it. The underwear girl was a bit okay but did not seem supportive AT ALL from what I read and understood. (Sidenote: I also felt rlly weird about the use of the word 'alpha' but it wasn't much of a problem)
3) Tom: Tom seemed to me as a HUGE red flag especially, as previousl mentioned, when he cancelled of an engagement of 8 years. He also seemed really neglecting, had a veryy fragile ego and seemed rude to the FMC while also being a bit romantic. First time was when they both hooked up and he told her not to tell her brother and had an argument about just not telling her brother because he was afraid of some kind of money problem? In general he argued with her a lot throughout the whole book adn when he didn't i have to admit, was a bit sweet and a bit romantic. (emphasise on bit)
If it wasn't for the plot I would have increased this book's rating to 3 stars but again, like the Hating Game, 2.75 stars.
*This is just my opinion and anyone is free to disagree*
Generous 3. Whiny heroine, lack of story development, obvious ending. Super disappointed! I can hardly believe it is the same author as The Hating Game.
I need to preface this review by saying that “The Hating Game” was so perfect a book, that it would be next to impossible to expect anything to live up to it. I didn’t go in to “99% Mine” thinking that it was going to be another Hating Game, but I was hoping for the same vibe – quirky weird girl finds her unlikely match in the grump next door….or whatever.
What I got instead was a book about one of the most awful heroines and her long suffering love interest who, for the life of me, I cannot figure out what he likes about her.
I’m not being hyperbolic here. Darcy Barrett is awful. She’s immature, selfish, impulsive, self-absorbed and just not very nice. How am I supposed to cheer for her? She’s got a serious physical ailment, for Christ’s sake, and she’s so awful that I can’t even feel bad for her in spite of her debilitating heart condition. I’m not even going to get into detail on her, because it’s not worth mentioning.
What I will say is that I can tell Sally Thorne was trying to make her the quirky-but-cute (I’d say adorkable but Lord I hate that term) heroine with no filter that gets herself into zany situations but we love her anyway because deep down we’ve all got a little of her inside of us. I hope nobody reading this has any Darcy Barrett in them. If you do, I pity your family. I pity your personal Tom Valeska, because I’d have no idea how he puts up with your shit the way Tom puts up with Darcy.
She objectifies him to the point that it was bordering on sexual predation, and she’s so boastful at having finally succeeding in making him hers, that I threw up in my mouth a few times. Who thought it was a good idea to write a novel (presumably aimed primarily at a female audience) about a woman who bases most of her self-worth on the man she’s with? She repeatedly comments about how people are jealous of her because they see her with Tom and he’s just the perfect guy; she’s like hot/sexy by osmosis? I don’t know, but having to read about it constantly was unbearable. I’m honestly baffled at how Sally Thorne thought this was a quality worthy of injecting into a heroine you’re supposed to like (I’m guessing, because you generally don’t plan on selling a lot of books if your main character is a POS), but obviously she did because it happens every other fucking page.
Speaking of Tom - poor, poor Tom. He’s a bland, but nice, guy who’s had a lot of hardship in life and somehow he stumbled across Darcy and Jamie Barrett. Tom is basically a hot, unlucky doormat. You can’t hate him because he’s just so nice, but fuck he’s so goddamn blaaaaaand. He’s no Josh Templeman, let me tell you. Josh was hot, sure, but Lucy didn’t harp on it the way Darcy does with Tom (and Lucy doesn’t even realize it until you’re well into THG), and there was so much more depth to Josh once you get past his exterior. Tom is a shallow, but nice, pond with some cute fuzzy ducklings in it, and Darcy is a shallow puddle of snow-melt that a drunk hobo has peed in.
I’d like to get in to the nitty gritty of exactly what made this book so bad, but as I said above it just isn’t worth the effort. I’ll be here forever moaning about how awful Darcy is (which I actually might have already done), which would only put me on par with Darcy herself, and I can’t have that happening. The day I see something of myself in a character like Darcy Barrett is the day when I realize I really need to work on becoming a better person, for my benefit and the benefit of those around me.
I’m going to leave you all with the following bits of advice:
1. Don’t judge “The Hating Game” based on “99% Mine.” THG is amazing, will continue to be forever amazing, and stands on its own merits. I can’t exactly blame Sally Thorne for this because having a book like THG be your first gives you a pretty high bar to meet with your second. Not many people can catch lightning in a bottle twice. I’m still looking forward to her next one.
2. I was so physically uncomfortable by the way Darcy continually objectifies and over-sexualizes Tom that I seriously struggled to finish this. It was gross and so off-putting. It would not be tolerated if it was a man doing it a woman. The fact that I finished this book in light of that physical discomfort is just testament to how much I loved THG; I was continually looking for sparks of that magical book in this one, and while I very very, very rarely found it (always in some of the verbal banter, and usually very early on, before I came to realize what a garbage person Darcy is), it was not nearly enough to warrant finishing it. If I’d attempted to read this prior to THG, I’d have DNF’ed it in a heartbeat, and would have risked missing out on the absolute gem that is “The Hating Game.”
3. Just skip this altogether and read “The Hating Game” again. You’ll thank me for it.
What I got instead was a book about one of the most awful heroines and her long suffering love interest who, for the life of me, I cannot figure out what he likes about her.
I’m not being hyperbolic here. Darcy Barrett is awful. She’s immature, selfish, impulsive, self-absorbed and just not very nice. How am I supposed to cheer for her? She’s got a serious physical ailment, for Christ’s sake, and she’s so awful that I can’t even feel bad for her in spite of her debilitating heart condition. I’m not even going to get into detail on her, because it’s not worth mentioning.
What I will say is that I can tell Sally Thorne was trying to make her the quirky-but-cute (I’d say adorkable but Lord I hate that term) heroine with no filter that gets herself into zany situations but we love her anyway because deep down we’ve all got a little of her inside of us. I hope nobody reading this has any Darcy Barrett in them. If you do, I pity your family. I pity your personal Tom Valeska, because I’d have no idea how he puts up with your shit the way Tom puts up with Darcy.
She objectifies him to the point that it was bordering on sexual predation, and she’s so boastful at having finally succeeding in making him hers, that I threw up in my mouth a few times. Who thought it was a good idea to write a novel (presumably aimed primarily at a female audience) about a woman who bases most of her self-worth on the man she’s with? She repeatedly comments about how people are jealous of her because they see her with Tom and he’s just the perfect guy; she’s like hot/sexy by osmosis? I don’t know, but having to read about it constantly was unbearable. I’m honestly baffled at how Sally Thorne thought this was a quality worthy of injecting into a heroine you’re supposed to like (I’m guessing, because you generally don’t plan on selling a lot of books if your main character is a POS), but obviously she did because it happens every other fucking page.
Speaking of Tom - poor, poor Tom. He’s a bland, but nice, guy who’s had a lot of hardship in life and somehow he stumbled across Darcy and Jamie Barrett. Tom is basically a hot, unlucky doormat. You can’t hate him because he’s just so nice, but fuck he’s so goddamn blaaaaaand. He’s no Josh Templeman, let me tell you. Josh was hot, sure, but Lucy didn’t harp on it the way Darcy does with Tom (and Lucy doesn’t even realize it until you’re well into THG), and there was so much more depth to Josh once you get past his exterior. Tom is a shallow, but nice, pond with some cute fuzzy ducklings in it, and Darcy is a shallow puddle of snow-melt that a drunk hobo has peed in.
I’d like to get in to the nitty gritty of exactly what made this book so bad, but as I said above it just isn’t worth the effort. I’ll be here forever moaning about how awful Darcy is (which I actually might have already done), which would only put me on par with Darcy herself, and I can’t have that happening. The day I see something of myself in a character like Darcy Barrett is the day when I realize I really need to work on becoming a better person, for my benefit and the benefit of those around me.
I’m going to leave you all with the following bits of advice:
1. Don’t judge “The Hating Game” based on “99% Mine.” THG is amazing, will continue to be forever amazing, and stands on its own merits. I can’t exactly blame Sally Thorne for this because having a book like THG be your first gives you a pretty high bar to meet with your second. Not many people can catch lightning in a bottle twice. I’m still looking forward to her next one.
2. I was so physically uncomfortable by the way Darcy continually objectifies and over-sexualizes Tom that I seriously struggled to finish this. It was gross and so off-putting. It would not be tolerated if it was a man doing it a woman. The fact that I finished this book in light of that physical discomfort is just testament to how much I loved THG; I was continually looking for sparks of that magical book in this one, and while I very very, very rarely found it (always in some of the verbal banter, and usually very early on, before I came to realize what a garbage person Darcy is), it was not nearly enough to warrant finishing it. If I’d attempted to read this prior to THG, I’d have DNF’ed it in a heartbeat, and would have risked missing out on the absolute gem that is “The Hating Game.”
3. Just skip this altogether and read “The Hating Game” again. You’ll thank me for it.
A giant disappointment. I haven't sunk in to enough fluffy romance lately and needed an escape. I loved The Hating Game and was ready to be transported again, but no go. There was no sense of humor, joyless characters, no charm, the relationship impediments were entirely self-inflicted. Just no. It wasn't terrible, but it was never better than pedestrian.
Now I just cannot wait to read The Hating Game. I am in love with Thorne’s writing. It was such a fun read. I didn’t wanted it to end. I wanted more from their story and I was just on love. Can we talk about her annoying twin? Oh my goodness what an annoying character. I felt like punching him at least THE ENTIRE FREAKING BOOK. It is not a book that it’s going to make you go “OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING” but it will definitely entertain you to the point that at least you’ll say “aww cute”. It is just that. A regular romance that we all need every now and then. At least for those of us that read romance sporadically. I just have to be in the mood.
This was just so painfully average. It wasn’t bad but it wasn’t ?? good?? or anything really.
Two childhood besties (I’ve forgotten their names already) loved each other since they were young, didn’t get together for some reason, years later they fix a house and conflict happens and a HEA at the usual 93%.
It’s a well-played out formula. It’s giving childhood lovers. It’s giving friends to lovers. It’s giving brothers best friend. It’s giving mediocre dialogue and romance.
The plot was pretty disjointed, the characters were shallow, and there was barely a setting. I mean it wasn’t bad it was just fine. It’s a romance. I read it. I’ve moved on
Two childhood besties (I’ve forgotten their names already) loved each other since they were young, didn’t get together for some reason, years later they fix a house and conflict happens and a HEA at the usual 93%.
It’s a well-played out formula. It’s giving childhood lovers. It’s giving friends to lovers. It’s giving brothers best friend. It’s giving mediocre dialogue and romance.
The plot was pretty disjointed, the characters were shallow, and there was barely a setting. I mean it wasn’t bad it was just fine. It’s a romance. I read it. I’ve moved on