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amyaislin's review against another edition
DNF with 3h 43m to go. This is so boring. Even the audiobook couldn't save it.
evethingiread's review against another edition
3.0
This book was funny and sweet. I hated the Irish accent in the audiobook. Sometimes it was hard to hear exactly what the character was saying. But I stayed with it and enjoyed the story. I really liked Hudson. His internal struggle made sense and I loved how they came together in the end. I’m looking forward to the rest of the books in the series.
It was frustrating how long it took for them to get together. And I mean, it happened around the last 2 chapters. I can’t handle that much anxiety. But I did enjoy how things worked out for them in the end
I think the Wilde series is a lot more polished than the Marians! Oh, we see Tilly here, and for the first time ever, I didn’t hate her. So things are improving here
It was frustrating how long it took for them to get together. And I mean, it happened around the last 2 chapters. I can’t handle that much anxiety. But I did enjoy how things worked out for them in the end
I think the Wilde series is a lot more polished than the Marians! Oh, we see Tilly here, and for the first time ever, I didn’t hate her. So things are improving here
nerida182's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
imme_van_gorp's review against another edition
3.0
|| 3.0 stars ||
This is a sweet and simple read. It wasn’t anything special and could, at times, even be a bit boring, but I do think the story had a certain charm. The characters were likable, and the romance had plenty of adoration and pining between the two of them. It’s just that there wasn’t a lot of depth to anything and everything was super straight-forward.
It’s an insta-love story, and thus, both of the guys are immediately attracted to each other and somehow half-way in love for no real apparent reason. However, they do have a lot of push-and-pull going on, which made their relationship journey a little more interesting to me.
'Forever Wilde' series:
1. Facing West - 1.0 star
2. Felix and the Prince - 4.0 stars
3. Wilde Fire - 2.0 stars
4. Hudson's Luck - 3.0 stars
5. His Saint - dnf
7. King Me - 3.5 stars
Novellas:
4.5. Flirt - 3.0 stars
9.5. Professor Platonic - 3.0 stars
This is a sweet and simple read. It wasn’t anything special and could, at times, even be a bit boring, but I do think the story had a certain charm. The characters were likable, and the romance had plenty of adoration and pining between the two of them. It’s just that there wasn’t a lot of depth to anything and everything was super straight-forward.
It’s an insta-love story, and thus, both of the guys are immediately attracted to each other and somehow half-way in love for no real apparent reason. However, they do have a lot of push-and-pull going on, which made their relationship journey a little more interesting to me.
'Forever Wilde' series:
1. Facing West - 1.0 star
2. Felix and the Prince - 4.0 stars
3. Wilde Fire - 2.0 stars
4. Hudson's Luck - 3.0 stars
5. His Saint - dnf
7. King Me - 3.5 stars
Novellas:
4.5. Flirt - 3.0 stars
9.5. Professor Platonic - 3.0 stars
tinkcourtney's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, this was CHARMING. As hot as the cover model is - those eyes! - I wish we could have gotten feisty Charlie, the twink with the long red hair. He is just lovely, inside and out, and I fell for him hard (as did Hudson, which isn't exactly a spoiler as this is a ROMANCE and one would hope that would be the case. LOL).
Despite an amazingly sexy encounter in Ireland, it took a while - longer than I thought it would - for the two main characters to hook up stateside. But that made it more believable, really. I can't imagine a guy who'd been straight all his life being able to jump in and change his thinking overnight, not to mention outside circumstances at work. Despite that, there wasn't as much angst/drama as the situation could have warranted (which is a PLUS for me), though there was some fabulous UST between Charlie and Hudson.
We got to see some Marian characters in this book, which was wonderful, and as always the side characters have depth and aren't just cardboard backdrops to the story. I am excited for the hints of future stories we got!
Despite an amazingly sexy encounter in Ireland, it took a while - longer than I thought it would - for the two main characters to hook up stateside. But that made it more believable, really. I can't imagine a guy who'd been straight all his life being able to jump in and change his thinking overnight, not to mention outside circumstances at work. Despite that, there wasn't as much angst/drama as the situation could have warranted (which is a PLUS for me), though there was some fabulous UST between Charlie and Hudson.
We got to see some Marian characters in this book, which was wonderful, and as always the side characters have depth and aren't just cardboard backdrops to the story. I am excited for the hints of future stories we got!
benej's review against another edition
4.0
I am fan of this author and this series, I liked this book, but it's my least favourite for the moment, it was harder for me to connect with the MC, and all the story was a bit slow.
juliriganti's review against another edition
2.0
2.5
Look, maybe my expectations were very high because the cover and everything gave me Leap Year and PS: I Love You vibes and those are some of my favourite (romcom) movies, so when it wasn't that i was a bit disappointed. That's on me. Now, for the book itself.
Hudson was an absolute sweetheart and i really liked him, but Charlie was too childish for me to really care for him (a few spoilers ahead so tread carefully).
I found the pacing a bit weird. They go through this "I've never felt this attracted to anyone in my entire life and I can't stop thinking about him" since the moment they met, and it's not exactly insta-love but it's too close to it for me to believe it. Again, some people love insta-love and that's absolutely fine, I just don't like the extreme feeling in 2 days.
The ending felt a bit rushed, like things were going fine, Charlie overreacts (again) and then everything goes to shit for 4 pages after ending in a happy ever after. .
I don't want to say this was a bad book because i laughed at some parts and I really liked Hudson and some secondary characters (Darci, Doc and Hudson's grampa), but it just wasn't it for me.
Look, maybe my expectations were very high because the cover and everything gave me Leap Year and PS: I Love You vibes and those are some of my favourite (romcom) movies, so when it wasn't that i was a bit disappointed. That's on me. Now, for the book itself.
Hudson was an absolute sweetheart and i really liked him, but Charlie was too childish for me to really care for him (a few spoilers ahead so tread carefully).
Spoiler
I got bored really fast of Hudson saying something that was easily misunderstood, Charlie making the biggest deal out of it and not letting him explain before storming out and not talking to him for 4 days. I get that some people like miscommunication as a trope but to me this was a bis lazy.I found the pacing a bit weird. They go through this "I've never felt this attracted to anyone in my entire life and I can't stop thinking about him" since the moment they met, and it's not exactly insta-love but it's too close to it for me to believe it. Again, some people love insta-love and that's absolutely fine, I just don't like the extreme feeling in 2 days.
Spoiler
The "I want to be with you, but we can't, but I don't care, but I actually do, but it's impossible, but we'll make it work" of their relationship was just too much, and after like 30% of it I just ended up almost skipping any part that involved them fighting and going to the part where they actually talk about things.Spoiler
And Devlin ending in hospital was just weird, like couldn't there be any other reason why Charlie has to go back to Ireland? I don't think it's mentioned again either so I don't know.I don't want to say this was a bad book because i laughed at some parts and I really liked Hudson and some secondary characters (Darci, Doc and Hudson's grampa), but it just wasn't it for me.