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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
emotional
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
This was a cute, quick read.
I enjoyed the book, but I had to ignore a few things - like the fact the tense swapped between present and past throughout and sometimes the dialogue was hard to follow (who was speaking).
The characters were sweet and it's a warm feeling kind of read.
I enjoyed the book, but I had to ignore a few things - like the fact the tense swapped between present and past throughout and sometimes the dialogue was hard to follow (who was speaking).
The characters were sweet and it's a warm feeling kind of read.
To be honest, I am writing this review well after I actually read the book so I need to refresh my memory.
This is a friends to lovers romance that features a sexual awakening, note that it does involve cheating. It was okay, nothing special.
This is a friends to lovers romance that features a sexual awakening, note that it does involve cheating. It was okay, nothing special.
challenging
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
WTF was this?? Gael made no sense! He was upset at Jordan for never admitting to his feelings when he was the one dating a woman and getting engaged to her??? Jordan was under the impression that he might be an experiment or mistake to Gael so Gael decided to get engaged to a woman??? Like yeah no shit Jordan didn’t say anything!!!! WTF???? This was so fucking frustrating the only way this book would work is if Jordan finally realized how toxic Gael is being and finds someone better !!!
And Gael kept going on about how Jordan broke his heart and rejected him but he didn’t even try to explain his feelings after Vegas? He didn’t fight for him? So of Jordan assumed he was right and Gael didn’t actually want to be with him!!!!
And Gael kept going on about how Jordan broke his heart and rejected him but he didn’t even try to explain his feelings after Vegas? He didn’t fight for him? So of Jordan assumed he was right and Gael didn’t actually want to be with him!!!!
Grab a box of tissues and a bottle of wine for this one.
Ache is yet another book that further cements why Marley Valentine is a one-click author for me. This one is on-brand for the author; plenty of angst, emotion, and heartfelt moments.
"If I let him touch me, there won't be another ten years of fear and indecision. It can only be all or nothing. And whichever way it goes, I know I won't ever recover."
Best friends Jordan and Gael are the definition of soul mates.
"It was one choice with three very different life-altering consequences. And I didn't want consequences. I wanted endless possibilities. A future. A [censored] happily ever after."
Their story is riddled with heartbreak, healing, traumatic events, and so much love. The unexpected third-POV further exacerbated the angst of the story, but it was so well placed and perfectly executed—it really brought the story together for me.
It ends in a HEA, but what a trip to get there. I refuse to spoil anything, because this is definitely one you need to read and experience for yourself, one word at a time.
Ache is yet another book that further cements why Marley Valentine is a one-click author for me. This one is on-brand for the author; plenty of angst, emotion, and heartfelt moments.
"If I let him touch me, there won't be another ten years of fear and indecision. It can only be all or nothing. And whichever way it goes, I know I won't ever recover."
Best friends Jordan and Gael are the definition of soul mates.
"It was one choice with three very different life-altering consequences. And I didn't want consequences. I wanted endless possibilities. A future. A [censored] happily ever after."
Their story is riddled with heartbreak, healing, traumatic events, and so much love. The unexpected third-POV further exacerbated the angst of the story, but it was so well placed and perfectly executed—it really brought the story together for me.
It ends in a HEA, but what a trip to get there. I refuse to spoil anything, because this is definitely one you need to read and experience for yourself, one word at a time.
challenging
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Gael and Jordan. These men! Between the angst, tension, and the pure love for one another, I honestly wasn't sure if my heart was going to make it. This was such a beautifully well done friends to lovers story. It wasn't without its pain, though. Their HEA was hard fought for and won, but not before putting their hearts (& mine) through the absolute gutter.
Jordan would do anything for the best friend that he loves & Gael just wants to love Jordan.
While the author did use a plot device I'm not normally crazy about, they executed it so well, that by the end of the book I was at peace with the direction the story took. If you have been on the fence about this one, I definitely recommend.
" It might be wrong, it might be bad timing, it might be the dumbest decision you and I have ever made, but I. Want. You. "
4 stars
3 spice
Jordan would do anything for the best friend that he loves & Gael just wants to love Jordan.
While the author did use a plot device I'm not normally crazy about, they executed it so well, that by the end of the book I was at peace with the direction the story took. If you have been on the fence about this one, I definitely recommend.
" It might be wrong, it might be bad timing, it might be the dumbest decision you and I have ever made, but I. Want. You. "
4 stars
3 spice
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