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The Irresistible Urge to Fall For Your Enemy by Brigitte Knightley
71 reviews
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cursing, Torture
Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Death of parent
adventurous
funny
fast-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:
Yes
Witty, funny, smart, a little spicy, but honestly so enjoyable. A classic enemies to lovers. My only issue is that I have to wait for the second part for I’m not sure how long?!? I’ll be waiting in pins and needles to see this relationship and story line develop more.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Violence, Murder
Moderate: Cursing
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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
Okay this book is a SLOW BURN! It takes you a minute to really figure out what is going on. Stick with it. The payout is totally worth it. The banter was bantering. The humor was dry. 5 stars.
I'd say this is like a fantasy version of Butcher and Blackbird. Funny. Murders. Mystery. Slow burn romance
I'd say this is like a fantasy version of Butcher and Blackbird. Funny. Murders. Mystery. Slow burn romance
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Stalking, Murder
Minor: Child death, Death of parent, War
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
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:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Gore, Torture, Violence, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Child death, Sexual content, Terminal illness, War
Minor: Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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:
Yes
I'm a sucker for good enemies-to-lovers slow burn with lots of banter. Also, we stan a woman in STEM who meets a morally grey chaos goblin and instead of thinking " I can fix him," looks at them with disgust and says "let them rot." I absolutely loved this book and I'm going to need book 2 ASAP
Set somewhere in the late 19th century in an AU of the United Kingdom where the country is split into 10 different kingdoms. Within the 10 kingdoms are 8 Orders (Guilds) specializing in a specific skill set (healing, engineering, assassination, etc). An Assassin and a Healer are forced to work together to solve not only his illness but the mysterious reoccurrence of a previously long-forgotten Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the tension between them.
Incredibly smart and full of very British dry humor. Honestly, this is one of the only books I've read to make me laugh out loud in a long time. While the humor is very tongue-in-cheek, it also has a lot of crude jokes in it, which might be off-putting for some (especially ch 5)
If you're familiar with Bridgette's fanfiction, you know how she goes above and beyond when doing research for her stories, and this was no exception. I don't even want to know the number of hours she put in doing research on things from Old English to complicated medical terminology.
While ambitious, the world-building was done quite well for a debut novel. Besides the glossary in the beginning, and the basic info on the different Orders (guilds) and a pronunciation guide in the back, most of what we learn about the world and the characters we learn as we go, and are added in as a natural part of the story. Which, honestly, I prefer since I HATE huge info dumps.
The magic system is interesting, love that it's mixing magic with actual science, where it is just a part of the human body similar to the nervous system. Also loved the deofol, which are familiars that are a physical manifestation of a person's magic.
The characters are well thought out, and I liked that you slowly learn more about the main characters as they learn more about each other. However, I wish we got to learn more about Aurienne and her hinted at dark past (hopefully we do in the 2nd book.) Banter was top tier. I genuinely enjoyed the main character's interactions, and it was so entertaining to watch Osric fall first and fall harder but be in denial about it. The way we see them go from instant hatred to begrudgingly mutual respect to love was amazing. Plus the YEARNING?! Ugh, be still my heart.
Also, I've seen people complain about the "random capital letters in sentences". I was curious about it and did a little Googling and found out it's a stylistic choice to show emphasis. To either show that the capitalized word refers to a specific concept, rather than the real meaning of the word, or so that the reader can more dynamically and accurately hear the dialogue. You can see other examples of this in Terry Pratchett's work and even in Winnie the Pooh! So definitely not random but I can understand why some people wouldn't like it.
This is just me being petty, but to everyone complaining about the "made-up nonsense words," if you can learn how to say the names of the dragons in Fourth Wing, you can pronounce deofol and seith. 😒
Set somewhere in the late 19th century in an AU of the United Kingdom where the country is split into 10 different kingdoms. Within the 10 kingdoms are 8 Orders (Guilds) specializing in a specific skill set (healing, engineering, assassination, etc). An Assassin and a Healer are forced to work together to solve not only his illness but the mysterious reoccurrence of a previously long-forgotten Pox, they find themselves ardently denying their attraction, which only fuels the tension between them.
Incredibly smart and full of very British dry humor. Honestly, this is one of the only books I've read to make me laugh out loud in a long time. While the humor is very tongue-in-cheek, it also has a lot of crude jokes in it, which might be off-putting for some (especially ch 5)
If you're familiar with Bridgette's fanfiction, you know how she goes above and beyond when doing research for her stories, and this was no exception. I don't even want to know the number of hours she put in doing research on things from Old English to complicated medical terminology.
While ambitious, the world-building was done quite well for a debut novel. Besides the glossary in the beginning, and the basic info on the different Orders (guilds) and a pronunciation guide in the back, most of what we learn about the world and the characters we learn as we go, and are added in as a natural part of the story. Which, honestly, I prefer since I HATE huge info dumps.
The magic system is interesting, love that it's mixing magic with actual science, where it is just a part of the human body similar to the nervous system. Also loved the deofol, which are familiars that are a physical manifestation of a person's magic.
The characters are well thought out, and I liked that you slowly learn more about the main characters as they learn more about each other. However, I wish we got to learn more about Aurienne and her hinted at dark past (hopefully we do in the 2nd book.) Banter was top tier. I genuinely enjoyed the main character's interactions, and it was so entertaining to watch Osric fall first and fall harder but be in denial about it. The way we see them go from instant hatred to begrudgingly mutual respect to love was amazing. Plus the YEARNING?! Ugh, be still my heart.
Also, I've seen people complain about the "random capital letters in sentences". I was curious about it and did a little Googling and found out it's a stylistic choice to show emphasis. To either show that the capitalized word refers to a specific concept, rather than the real meaning of the word, or so that the reader can more dynamically and accurately hear the dialogue. You can see other examples of this in Terry Pratchett's work and even in Winnie the Pooh! So definitely not random but I can understand why some people wouldn't like it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder
Moderate: Sexual content
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Pandemic/Epidemic
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content, Medical content, Murder, Alcohol
Minor: Child death, Terminal illness, Torture, Death of parent
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Gore, Violence
Moderate: Medical content, Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Sexual content
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Murder, Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Cursing, Sexual content
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I laughed out loud so many times during this book that it startled my cats. Is it groundbreaking? No. Is it juvenile? At times, yes. And yet, the characters manage to be more than just caricatures of Draco and Hermione. This book is largely just set-up, and I look forward to seeing the payoff with eager anticipation.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence
Moderate: Sexual harassment
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This absolutely delivered on what the title promised. It’s a fun, clever enemies-to-lovers romance packed with sharp wit, strong personalities, and laugh out loud banter. The slow burn and yearning were chef’s kiss and kept me completely hooked. The writing style was playful and unique, though it took me a few chapters to fully get used to it. It’s definitely more character-driven than plot-heavy, with lots of dialogue, but it mostly worked thanks to the witty writing.
The world building felt a little vague and could use more depth. I wasn’t totally sure what time period the story was set in, and that lack of clarity made it harder to fully immerse myself. That said, the magic system was really cool and definitely has me curious to see where it goes. I also appreciated the glossary since there were quite a few unfamiliar terms.
The deofols were easily one of the highlights for me. They added a chaotic energy to the story, and I’m hoping we get more of them in the next book. I went in thinking this was a standalone, so the ending caught me off guard, but it sets things up nicely for the next book, and I can’t wait to see where the story goes. If you like clever, chaotic romantasy with great banter, you’ll probably enjoy this.
Thank you, NetGalley and Berkley, for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
The world building felt a little vague and could use more depth. I wasn’t totally sure what time period the story was set in, and that lack of clarity made it harder to fully immerse myself. That said, the magic system was really cool and definitely has me curious to see where it goes. I also appreciated the glossary since there were quite a few unfamiliar terms.
The deofols were easily one of the highlights for me. They added a chaotic energy to the story, and I’m hoping we get more of them in the next book. I went in thinking this was a standalone, so the ending caught me off guard, but it sets things up nicely for the next book, and I can’t wait to see where the story goes. If you like clever, chaotic romantasy with great banter, you’ll probably enjoy this.
Thank you, NetGalley and Berkley, for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder