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3.82 AVERAGE
3.82 AVERAGE
I liked this it ended up having more to it plot wise than I thought it would.that being said it was still on the more basic side and had an almost Spanish soap opera elements
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Again with all the feels! The way these characters are portrayed you can just feel everything they feel. There was angst, hope, utter desolation, support, and love. Just everything you need to have a fully formed view of the characters lives at that point. I love multiple POV’s. Marley just writes these beautiful heartfelt romances that go through the wringer. My eyes leaked.
I was kind of bummed that we didn’t get a certain scene of a certain characters first experience, if you know what I mean. But it didn’t detract from the story at all.
I was kind of bummed that we didn’t get a certain scene of a certain characters first experience, if you know what I mean. But it didn’t detract from the story at all.
Another amazing book by Marley Valentine. Perfect unrequited love/friends to lovers story. I absolutely loved Gael & Jordan’s story. There were so many highs & so many lows. I throughly enjoyed the journey into their world. I’m sad the book is over. I’m already missing them both! Teddy Hamilton, Gomex Pugh & Emma Wilder all did an amazing job narrating!
I don’t understand
- why this book has so many five star ratings
- why it was love between Gael and Jordan always
- why they chose to hit it off at the bachelorette party, not once else during those ten years
- why Elena’s chapters were written, when the author never bothered to write about how she went on with her life after the turn of events
- why Frankie was there at all
- how I managed to make it through till the end(though I skipped the epilogue).
- quite a lot of things
The writing was excellent. You wouldn’t mind how the story progresses or Gael and Jordan’s “love”, if you don’t look for it. I did, because I’m an idiot who ruins even the nicest things for herself and hence was too busy marking out the flaws to actually enjoy the book.
I couldn’t connect at all. The words just claimed Gael and Jordan went way back, they had this immediate attraction and had been real close ever since. Somewhere along the way, Jordan liked him (or should I say loved him? I really don’t know at this point, they claim it to have been love so much that it almost feels like an insult to love). Everything just felt too unreal for me. It was like reading a narration about feelings and pain inflicted by the other, but both of them had never been ready to spill it out and turned the deaf ear to the issue. And then Vegas happens and everything unfolds, just. like. that.
Sorry, that didn’t do it for me. Just no. I had hopes for this novel. I’m so sad and mad now.
- why this book has so many five star ratings
- why it was love between Gael and Jordan always
- why they chose to hit it off at the bachelorette party, not once else during those ten years
- why Elena’s chapters were written, when the author never bothered to write about how she went on with her life after the turn of events
- why Frankie was there at all
- how I managed to make it through till the end(though I skipped the epilogue).
- quite a lot of things
The writing was excellent. You wouldn’t mind how the story progresses or Gael and Jordan’s “love”, if you don’t look for it. I did, because I’m an idiot who ruins even the nicest things for herself and hence was too busy marking out the flaws to actually enjoy the book.
I couldn’t connect at all. The words just claimed Gael and Jordan went way back, they had this immediate attraction and had been real close ever since. Somewhere along the way, Jordan liked him (or should I say loved him? I really don’t know at this point, they claim it to have been love so much that it almost feels like an insult to love). Everything just felt too unreal for me. It was like reading a narration about feelings and pain inflicted by the other, but both of them had never been ready to spill it out and turned the deaf ear to the issue. And then Vegas happens and everything unfolds, just. like. that.
Sorry, that didn’t do it for me. Just no. I had hopes for this novel. I’m so sad and mad now.
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
challenging
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Cheating
I’m not a huge fan of the cheating trope but it was semi-tolerable in this book. I probably could have done without Elena’s chapters. There were a lot of wasted years, both of them being their own worst enemies but overall I enjoyed it ⭐️⭐️⭐️
A book that will tug on your heart strings…
The perfect mix of angst, pining, love and steam
What I loved:
- The Characters:
Jordan: He is self-made man. His parents threw him out when he came out to them and it was his best friend Gel and his family who took him in and helped him become the man he is today. Since then he does whatever possible to show them his gratitude, spoiling them rotten. He loves them all, but he loves no one more than he loves Gael… his straight, engaged best friend. #Unattainable
Gael: Is a man who loves with his all heart…compassionate, helpful and genuinely nice person. This is what attracts people to him, from his fiancée Elena to his best friend Jordan. Jordan who he has been in love with for years. His feelings have all been put in a neat little box, just aching to break free. #MySecretMyLove
- The Plot:
Jordan and Gael have been circling each other for years…loving the other from afar. Elena, Gael’s fiancé is a nice woman, who loves Gael and his family but has a strained relationship with Jordan.
Throughout the book, Gael and Jordan go through highs and lows. They discover so much, experience so much and lose so much. But through all of that, they are best friends first. They care for each other, are there for each other and will fight for each other. #NoMatterWhat
- The Romance:
From the very beginning we can feel how much these men love each other. Both have loved the other in the dark, pining for the other alone and wishing it was different. The thing is, Gael knows that Jordan loved him, so it’s not really a secret…
Later in the book, they get the chance to love each other in the light. They get a taste of the unattainable and that little taste will snowball into the need to be together in front of everyone, no matter what. They ae so sweet together, so romantic, so devoted that they literally make you cry with how beautiful they are together. #IvewaitedYearsAndItWasWorthIt
- Steam-o-meter: Steamy, sensual and sweet. These men showed their love with their bodies so beautifully, so truthfully that you couldn’t even read a sex scene without smiling and swooning. #TheLanguageOfLove
- Angst-o-meter: Angsty. Between the pining and then what happens later in the book, this book will hit you in all the feels. #AngstAddict
- The HEA: It’s the ending the deserve, after everything they have gone through, all the years they lost and the loss they endured… it’s the ending that is worth the wait. #BetterLateThanNever
The perfect mix of angst, pining, love and steam
What I loved:
- The Characters:
Jordan: He is self-made man. His parents threw him out when he came out to them and it was his best friend Gel and his family who took him in and helped him become the man he is today. Since then he does whatever possible to show them his gratitude, spoiling them rotten. He loves them all, but he loves no one more than he loves Gael… his straight, engaged best friend. #Unattainable
Gael: Is a man who loves with his all heart…compassionate, helpful and genuinely nice person. This is what attracts people to him, from his fiancée Elena to his best friend Jordan. Jordan who he has been in love with for years. His feelings have all been put in a neat little box, just aching to break free. #MySecretMyLove
- The Plot:
Jordan and Gael have been circling each other for years…loving the other from afar. Elena, Gael’s fiancé is a nice woman, who loves Gael and his family but has a strained relationship with Jordan.
Throughout the book, Gael and Jordan go through highs and lows. They discover so much, experience so much and lose so much. But through all of that, they are best friends first. They care for each other, are there for each other and will fight for each other. #NoMatterWhat
- The Romance:
From the very beginning we can feel how much these men love each other. Both have loved the other in the dark, pining for the other alone and wishing it was different. The thing is, Gael knows that Jordan loved him, so it’s not really a secret…
Later in the book, they get the chance to love each other in the light. They get a taste of the unattainable and that little taste will snowball into the need to be together in front of everyone, no matter what. They ae so sweet together, so romantic, so devoted that they literally make you cry with how beautiful they are together. #IvewaitedYearsAndItWasWorthIt
- Steam-o-meter: Steamy, sensual and sweet. These men showed their love with their bodies so beautifully, so truthfully that you couldn’t even read a sex scene without smiling and swooning. #TheLanguageOfLove
- Angst-o-meter: Angsty. Between the pining and then what happens later in the book, this book will hit you in all the feels. #AngstAddict
- The HEA: It’s the ending the deserve, after everything they have gone through, all the years they lost and the loss they endured… it’s the ending that is worth the wait. #BetterLateThanNever