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4.14 AVERAGE
4.14 AVERAGE
My god. If this man begged to kiss her ONE MORE TIME I would’ve lost it. Please have some dignity my dude!!! That said, I mostly did like the MMC. He was complex, showed a surprisingly weird amount of emotion (for an alluded psychopath), had actual depth… blah blah blah. I also thought him calling her Freckles was cute, as was some of their banter.
FMC… BFR!!! “iF I tELL kADe, cHrIs wIlL hUrT hIM.” Really? The literal mass murderer? Versus that fly-buzzing-in-your-face, lame-ass excuse of a stepbrother??? I’m going to need you to be so serious. It’s giving “Who would win: 10,000 gorillas or 1 bitch-ass man with 100 burner phones?” Girl PLEASEEEEEEE. I genuinely didn’t understand why she kept all these secrets, as if that man had any more power to ruin her life than he already had. Like what?? That made no sense to me. Which then really made me side-eye the entire premise. Ever heard of moving out, changing your number, and going to therapy? Problem solved. The man is yours. Story over. Honestly, maybe it’s on me for expecting more than surface-level depth from a book like this, so I’ll shut up now
Also, why was she constantly calling him “my ex” like it was his legal name? At some point it started feeling less like emotional damage and more like lazy writing. I probably would’ve enjoyed this mess more if it was written better… but it’s the author’s debut, so I’ll cut her some slack. I did like the addition of the flashbacks. Anyways, don’t mind me as I expeditiously start book two.
FMC… BFR!!! “iF I tELL kADe, cHrIs wIlL hUrT hIM.” Really? The literal mass murderer? Versus that fly-buzzing-in-your-face, lame-ass excuse of a stepbrother??? I’m going to need you to be so serious. It’s giving “Who would win: 10,000 gorillas or 1 bitch-ass man with 100 burner phones?” Girl PLEASEEEEEEE. I genuinely didn’t understand why she kept all these secrets, as if that man had any more power to ruin her life than he already had. Like what?? That made no sense to me. Which then really made me side-eye the entire premise. Ever heard of moving out, changing your number, and going to therapy? Problem solved. The man is yours. Story over. Honestly, maybe it’s on me for expecting more than surface-level depth from a book like this, so I’ll shut up now
Also, why was she constantly calling him “my ex” like it was his legal name? At some point it started feeling less like emotional damage and more like lazy writing. I probably would’ve enjoyed this mess more if it was written better… but it’s the author’s debut, so I’ll cut her some slack. I did like the addition of the flashbacks. Anyways, don’t mind me as I expeditiously start book two.
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
N/A
OMG. If I could give this book a trillion stars I would. Zade Meadows is not in HEAVY competition with Kade. Lord have mercy. If the non-consensual feel of the Cat and Mouse Duet series bothered you, Kade is your man. He asks for permission, knows what she wants, how she wants, and then asks if she is okay. I did not expect to SOB my eyes out at the end of this book. This book is so good. Not talked about enough on "booktok."
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
y’all… i’m obsessed. OBSESSED with this man who is absolutely feral for her. this story was dark, intense, and emotionally brutal. cade is not a good man… but the soft spot he doesn’t want to have for stacey? i ate that up.
there’s so much miscommunication, but i wasn’t mad about it. they’ve been childhood frenemies forever, and when things fall apart, they spiral hard. the love between them is soulmate-deep. it’s painful, raw, and so toxic… in the best way. 💔
the cliffhanger destroyed me. i’m not well and i need voracious like yesterday. 😭
🎧 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
the full cast was incredible — it elevated the entire experience. i felt the heartbreak in my bones. i cried. i paced. i gasped.
𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5🎙️
𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕚𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖
🖤dark romance
😱cliffhanger
👌🏻childhood frenemies
💀touch her & die (literally)
🐺morally grey mmc
✨best friends brother
𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔
⚠️check triggers!!!
🗣️heavy language
🌶️ very spicy scenes throughout, sorry i binged too fast to catch exact chapters 😏
Thank you so much to must love audio, lyric audiobooks, & the author for the gifted alc 🫶🏼
there’s so much miscommunication, but i wasn’t mad about it. they’ve been childhood frenemies forever, and when things fall apart, they spiral hard. the love between them is soulmate-deep. it’s painful, raw, and so toxic… in the best way. 💔
the cliffhanger destroyed me. i’m not well and i need voracious like yesterday. 😭
🎧 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀
the full cast was incredible — it elevated the entire experience. i felt the heartbreak in my bones. i cried. i paced. i gasped.
𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴: 5/5🎙️
𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕕 𝕚𝕗 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖
🖤dark romance
😱cliffhanger
👌🏻childhood frenemies
💀touch her & die (literally)
🐺morally grey mmc
✨best friends brother
𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒔
⚠️check triggers!!!
🗣️heavy language
🌶️ very spicy scenes throughout, sorry i binged too fast to catch exact chapters 😏
Thank you so much to must love audio, lyric audiobooks, & the author for the gifted alc 🫶🏼
dark
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Initially gave this book two stars because it really annoyed me how slow the plot was going but then bumped up to three when I realised I just can’t stop thinking about Kade Mitchel so yes I will be reading the next book. Damn it.
GOBBLED this one
there isnt enough words to describe this series but warning, even the coldest hearts will be moved by the third book, the story is so sad
insatiable was a bit of mystery and longing but kade was being an asshole so didnt really love him that much YET, but i also couldnt judge him for being mad about stacey's betrayal bc we didnt know what it was in the first book !!
first book still has some playfulness in it, but no. 2 and 3 are intense
there isnt enough words to describe this series but warning, even the coldest hearts will be moved by the third book, the story is so sad
insatiable was a bit of mystery and longing but kade was being an asshole so didnt really love him that much YET, but i also couldnt judge him for being mad about stacey's betrayal bc we didnt know what it was in the first book !!
first book still has some playfulness in it, but no. 2 and 3 are intense
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated