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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Thank you dreamscape media and netgalley for the ALC.
Honestly It started off very meh! there was a lot of fluffy that could of been skipped but was a huge plot twist once Logan kidnaps James. THINGS got very interesting. Royce was the best character in this book truly loved him the whole way we was such a moody black cat "boyfriend" ahaha.
truly hated Grayson throughout the whole book and the stepbrother romance was a little strange. especially how vile he was.
Logan was your typical golden retriever MMC.
all in all it was a good read
Honestly It started off very meh! there was a lot of fluffy that could of been skipped but was a huge plot twist once Logan kidnaps James. THINGS got very interesting. Royce was the best character in this book truly loved him the whole way we was such a moody black cat "boyfriend" ahaha.
truly hated Grayson throughout the whole book and the stepbrother romance was a little strange. especially how vile he was.
Logan was your typical golden retriever MMC.
all in all it was a good read
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I found this in a list of hockey romances and there was barely any hockey in it.
The noncon went too far for me to enjoy it with Grayson, there needs to actually be something likeable about him.
Giving it 2 rather than 1 cause I am intrigued enough to read the 2nd.
The noncon went too far for me to enjoy it with Grayson, there needs to actually be something likeable about him.
Giving it 2 rather than 1 cause I am intrigued enough to read the 2nd.
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book is a special kind of dark and twisted romance. Logan is really the only guy I would consider being in a real romantic relationship with Riley. What she had going on with Royce was pretty twisted but Grayson.....THAT WAS JUST NOT OK. He is seriously the worst through the whole book. I am REALLY curious to see how that character arc comes full circle through the series cause it just was not hot- it was R*PE. PERIOD. Also is this a hockey romcom? If so....it was VERY light on any hockey commentary. I think we spent more time at the strip club Riley worked at than we ever spent on the rink. The boys being hockey players is hardly a part of the plot. I think the only think that is really going to keep me going in this series is the need to know where the story goes from here. It amazed me that she took so long to mention she was a mother, let alone the paternity of her child as that would have probably saved her ass a long time ago. While she may have been trying to protect her, I don't think she was ever at risk and would have probably saved her ass from the start.
As for the audio- Narrated by Helena Walters; Oliver Highpoint -I think it was average and on par with other books in this dark genre. I found both narrators doing justice for their characters and made the reading experience breeze by.
Thank you NetGalley for the audiobook ARC, all opinions are my own.
As for the audio- Narrated by Helena Walters; Oliver Highpoint -I think it was average and on par with other books in this dark genre. I found both narrators doing justice for their characters and made the reading experience breeze by.
Thank you NetGalley for the audiobook ARC, all opinions are my own.
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
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
This why choose dark romance is book 2 in the Halston U series. I'm usually a sucker for a hockey romance, but I felt like this did not contain enough hockey to count... like the author threw in a bit of hockey, just enough to be able to label it as such to attract the hockey romance girlies, but I feel like this was bait and switch. Also, I really felt a disconnect in the plot, a bit of a roller coaster between the different characters, where it sometimes was really dark (check the triggers) and sometimes it felt almost like a rom-com and that didn't make sense to me. Almost like Logan was really out of place in the plot. It was a nice break though from all the frustration the other characters brought on. It was sometimes a bit hard to follow on audio, but that might have been on me because it took me many listening sessions separated over a couple of weeks. I hated Grayson with every fiber of my being, and I feel like he has ruined the book. I won't keep going with this series, even if it has a lot of elements I usually love, it wasn't for me.
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
dark
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:
No
NetGalley Review:
I throughly enjoyed listening to this novel on audio. The narrators did a great job bringing the story to life.
I throughly enjoyed listening to this novel on audio. The narrators did a great job bringing the story to life.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I wasn't expecting this book to be so dark and I also wasn't expecting to read it in one sitting.
It makes sense that this book has a sequel because the main male characters need to do a LOT of grovelling. I was fuming at them the whole time. The main character deserves the world, and I hope she gets it in the next book, I'll definitely be reading the next one.
Be sure to check the trigger warnings before reading this book.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the arc!
It makes sense that this book has a sequel because the main male characters need to do a LOT of grovelling. I was fuming at them the whole time. The main character deserves the world, and I hope she gets it in the next book, I'll definitely be reading the next one.
Be sure to check the trigger warnings before reading this book.
Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for the arc!