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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
This was a let down. I really enjoyed Thorne's [b:The Hating Game|25883848|The Hating Game|Sally Thorne|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1467138679s/25883848.jpg|45762345] (which, ironically, included FAR LESS IDIOTIC GAME-PLAYING than 99 Percent Mine). I get so frustrated with books when the protagonists' only real conflict is that they can't get out of their own ways. I didn't like the characters...they behaved like immature teenagers instead of (as we're told) actually good-at-what-they-do adults. The twin narrative bothered me. Very few authors have pulled off writing about twins in a way I find believable, and this is a great example of what NOT to do.
Sigh. Oh well.
Sigh. Oh well.
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this enough to read it in one sitting. a ton of gripes with the characters, but that didn’t stop me from having a great time - I’m never sure what to do with this formula of one big spicy scene in the whole book, like spare no details but also you only get this one? but that’s alright, I know it’s standard in loads of contemporary romances. the story was charming and the conflict seemed legit for a change; my biggest complaint is how hard they leaned into the very flattening stereotypes about what it means to be this type of person or that one. the writing was a little cringey but not the worst by a long shot. I was all the way in it to see how things turned out, which isn’t always the case, so wel played sally thorne.
The scene where she throws herself at him and he's cowering in fear and arousal was iconic.
this book was so cute. i love this kind of trope. i’ll give it a 6/10.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars. Spoiler warning exists for a reason. :)
A very good review of this book is by Melanie A. on Feb. 10, 2019. She helped me understand that this book is a gender swapped jerk/angel book (for lack of a better term).
I liked this a lot; I loved Darcy. Tom had less personality but he was good too, though him going AWOL for 2 months was a bit much (but there were real issues behind that, so I'm letting it pass...it was just a bit too long, IMO).
My issue with this book is mainly Darcy's twin, Jamie. I'm sorry but for most of the book he's an absolute asshole. He says SUCH MEAN THINGS to Darcy, and those never get called out. I felt like Darcy and Jamie and Tom had certain issues and those were worked through fairly decently (if a bit quickly), but Jamie being an uber-asshole never gets addressed. Things like "you (Darcy) are not good enough for him (Tom)." I needed Darcy to call him out, and if she couldn't, because it was too much or she couldn't see it because it's too emotional, then Tom needed to do it. IMO those were harsh words, he did it more than once, and went beyond sibling teasing. Incredibly hurtful. Also he changed his tune a bit too quickly at the end when he found out they really were in a relationship. Like it took him 10 seconds to process.
There is some annoying male posturing and ownership of other people in relationships. Both men and women in the book do this...I mean, heck, look at the title of the book...though TBH I would call my husband "mine," too. It's what it's backed up by. Tom says he would kill or beat up ppl involved with Darcy. The time for that type of bullshit is past. I do not find that romantic.
Still...I read this voraciously and was excited...arrived at work with about 20 minutes left and had to buy the kindle version (vs. audiobook) so I could read the end (shhhh...). The kindle cloud reader isn't bad, by the way. Ha. I'm justifying the cost because I WILL read this one again (I had been reading the audiobook version from the library).
I didn't understand why, when Tom told Darcy that he'd broken up with Megan, Darcy acted like she did. That was very strange and I had to just let it slide. The underwear model thing was weird, too...like there was no reason it had to be done RIGHT THEN. If Tom didn't do it, then she was going to have to call around for someone, so what was the hurry? And it might have been a better scene later on... Kind of forced, really.
I liked how Darcy's personality was modified by her medical condition. Some of the behaviors she had were directly related to it (traveling off by herself so that she would not be babied by those she loved; adopting her bad girl persona as rebellion toward the protected princess crap). And even though she was taking TERRIBLE care of herself, I can understand that, too. She was in a bad place when the book started. I get it.
Audiobook narrator quite good, though slightly on the depressed side at first.
Decent sex scenes, though only like 2 or 3. I thought the description of her having heart problems during sex was weird. (Darcy describes how yes, she has them during sex but they just wait for it to pass and then keep going...um, ok...)
A very good review of this book is by Melanie A. on Feb. 10, 2019. She helped me understand that this book is a gender swapped jerk/angel book (for lack of a better term).
I liked this a lot; I loved Darcy. Tom had less personality but he was good too, though him going AWOL for 2 months was a bit much (but there were real issues behind that, so I'm letting it pass...it was just a bit too long, IMO).
My issue with this book is mainly Darcy's twin, Jamie. I'm sorry but for most of the book he's an absolute asshole. He says SUCH MEAN THINGS to Darcy, and those never get called out. I felt like Darcy and Jamie and Tom had certain issues and those were worked through fairly decently (if a bit quickly), but Jamie being an uber-asshole never gets addressed. Things like "you (Darcy) are not good enough for him (Tom)." I needed Darcy to call him out, and if she couldn't, because it was too much or she couldn't see it because it's too emotional, then Tom needed to do it. IMO those were harsh words, he did it more than once, and went beyond sibling teasing. Incredibly hurtful. Also he changed his tune a bit too quickly at the end when he found out they really were in a relationship. Like it took him 10 seconds to process.
There is some annoying male posturing and ownership of other people in relationships. Both men and women in the book do this...I mean, heck, look at the title of the book...though TBH I would call my husband "mine," too. It's what it's backed up by. Tom says he would kill or beat up ppl involved with Darcy. The time for that type of bullshit is past. I do not find that romantic.
Still...I read this voraciously and was excited...arrived at work with about 20 minutes left and had to buy the kindle version (vs. audiobook) so I could read the end (shhhh...). The kindle cloud reader isn't bad, by the way. Ha. I'm justifying the cost because I WILL read this one again (I had been reading the audiobook version from the library).
I didn't understand why, when Tom told Darcy that he'd broken up with Megan, Darcy acted like she did. That was very strange and I had to just let it slide. The underwear model thing was weird, too...like there was no reason it had to be done RIGHT THEN. If Tom didn't do it, then she was going to have to call around for someone, so what was the hurry? And it might have been a better scene later on... Kind of forced, really.
I liked how Darcy's personality was modified by her medical condition. Some of the behaviors she had were directly related to it (traveling off by herself so that she would not be babied by those she loved; adopting her bad girl persona as rebellion toward the protected princess crap). And even though she was taking TERRIBLE care of herself, I can understand that, too. She was in a bad place when the book started. I get it.
Audiobook narrator quite good, though slightly on the depressed side at first.
Decent sex scenes, though only like 2 or 3. I thought the description of her having heart problems during sex was weird. (Darcy describes how yes, she has them during sex but they just wait for it to pass and then keep going...um, ok...)