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emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sooo... I have some thoughts. I'm just gonna... list them out here, I guess.
1. Jai -- Janie's online persona annoys everybody. <i>INCLUDING</i> Janie. It sure as shit annoyed me. I don't really understand why this was written into the story at all. It would have been just as easy to make her a student, or an artist or hell some corporate secretary or whatever the hell 25 year olds do with themselves these days. I really, REALLY could have done without the airheaded bullshittery.
2. I have never, and I mean <i>never</i>, related to a character as much as I relate to Fox Simmons. Him being all sober grumpy cat at the club on Janie's birthday had me ROLLING.
3. The grief is real. Didn't expect to be crying at 5AM on a Wednesday.
4. Eew. I don't know why it's gross, because obviously they knew each other when Janie was a kid, but I don't like knowing that Fox knew Janie when she was a minor. Even if nothing untoward even remotely got close to happening, it triggers an ick.
5. As much as I wanna cheer for "imperfect" people. And as many kudos as Krimmer deserves for including people with disabilities and disorders in her works, NOT EVERY CHARACTER NEEDS A DISEASE OR DISABILITY OR DISORDER.
First, Janie has tremors--okay great. This actually plays into the storyline (what with her drawing and all), awesome inclusivity with a poignant plot point.
Then, plus-sized Ren is a type 1 diabetic. Okaaaaay, I suppose that gives us a chance to wax poetic about the injustice of a bigger person getting ragged on for being diabetic when it's not food-related and how ignorant people are ignorant.
THEN we meet Sunday Sutton, who's got epilepsy. Okay, listen. Fuck off. Now you're just ticking boxes.
Notice it's only the WOMEN who are disabled or have a disease or disorder. Why don't any of the dudes? What point is Krimmer trying to make here? Because I feel like I need to whip out my bingo card.
6. The whole "I can't be your boyfriend" thing Fox pulls for the majority of this book is really stupid, I gotta say. I don't know if it's the way it's being presented, but you can almost feel the author struggling to find reasons for these two people to not be happy together. It's giving whiplash and I can completely understand how frustrated Janie is at all the mixed signals Fox is throwing her way.
7. The height difference makes a lot of what they're doing together not make ANY sense in my head. She's 5'3, he's 6'4. If she's on her knees before him, she's gonna be blowing his kneecaps. If he's standing behind her, he's gonna be fucking her shoulder blades.
I get it. These authors all went to the Ali Hazelwood "He Big Man She Tiny Woman" convention, but <i>y'all</i> it does NOT make any sense.
8. Torch was a great nickname. <i>Babydoll</i> made me want to vomit.
9. The SECOND third-act breakup was just fucking unnecessary. It was like pulling teeth getting the two together, but when I looked down and saw that we had nearly 30% of the book left to go I just groaned and almost DNF'd. Because I KNEW what was coming.
10. It rains WAY too fucking much in this book. It's raining all the damned time. Regardless of where these people fly. And they LIVE in CALIFORNIA. It does NOT rain that often in CALI.
There were parts of this (mostly in the front half of the book, during Fox's POV chapters) that had me ROLLING. Grumpy Cat Fox is my spirit animal. But then he turns into a confused mess of a human and I about quit caring because their relationship drama was almost too much for me to care about.
The first half of this book could easily have been a 5 star read. But back half pulls this down to about 3.5 stars for me. And I'm rounding down because I had to sit through TWO break ups.
1. Jai -- Janie's online persona annoys everybody. <i>INCLUDING</i> Janie. It sure as shit annoyed me. I don't really understand why this was written into the story at all. It would have been just as easy to make her a student, or an artist or hell some corporate secretary or whatever the hell 25 year olds do with themselves these days. I really, REALLY could have done without the airheaded bullshittery.
2. I have never, and I mean <i>never</i>, related to a character as much as I relate to Fox Simmons. Him being all sober grumpy cat at the club on Janie's birthday had me ROLLING.
3. The grief is real. Didn't expect to be crying at 5AM on a Wednesday.
4. Eew. I don't know why it's gross, because obviously they knew each other when Janie was a kid, but I don't like knowing that Fox knew Janie when she was a minor. Even if nothing untoward even remotely got close to happening, it triggers an ick.
5. As much as I wanna cheer for "imperfect" people. And as many kudos as Krimmer deserves for including people with disabilities and disorders in her works, NOT EVERY CHARACTER NEEDS A DISEASE OR DISABILITY OR DISORDER.
First, Janie has tremors--okay great. This actually plays into the storyline (what with her drawing and all), awesome inclusivity with a poignant plot point.
Then, plus-sized Ren is a type 1 diabetic. Okaaaaay, I suppose that gives us a chance to wax poetic about the injustice of a bigger person getting ragged on for being diabetic when it's not food-related and how ignorant people are ignorant.
THEN we meet Sunday Sutton, who's got epilepsy. Okay, listen. Fuck off. Now you're just ticking boxes.
Notice it's only the WOMEN who are disabled or have a disease or disorder. Why don't any of the dudes? What point is Krimmer trying to make here? Because I feel like I need to whip out my bingo card.
6. The whole "I can't be your boyfriend" thing Fox pulls for the majority of this book is really stupid, I gotta say. I don't know if it's the way it's being presented, but you can almost feel the author struggling to find reasons for these two people to not be happy together. It's giving whiplash and I can completely understand how frustrated Janie is at all the mixed signals Fox is throwing her way.
7. The height difference makes a lot of what they're doing together not make ANY sense in my head. She's 5'3, he's 6'4. If she's on her knees before him, she's gonna be blowing his kneecaps. If he's standing behind her, he's gonna be fucking her shoulder blades.
I get it. These authors all went to the Ali Hazelwood "He Big Man She Tiny Woman" convention, but <i>y'all</i> it does NOT make any sense.
8. Torch was a great nickname. <i>Babydoll</i> made me want to vomit.
9. The SECOND third-act breakup was just fucking unnecessary. It was like pulling teeth getting the two together, but when I looked down and saw that we had nearly 30% of the book left to go I just groaned and almost DNF'd. Because I KNEW what was coming.
10. It rains WAY too fucking much in this book. It's raining all the damned time. Regardless of where these people fly. And they LIVE in CALIFORNIA. It does NOT rain that often in CALI.
There were parts of this (mostly in the front half of the book, during Fox's POV chapters) that had me ROLLING. Grumpy Cat Fox is my spirit animal. But then he turns into a confused mess of a human and I about quit caring because their relationship drama was almost too much for me to care about.
The first half of this book could easily have been a 5 star read. But back half pulls this down to about 3.5 stars for me. And I'm rounding down because I had to sit through TWO break ups.
This is a the revamped version and wow it is amazing. This is a lumberjack of a alpha male that is broken and has a sex name Fox that is a hot tattooist. Janie is the witty daughter of Fox boss and owner of Hel ink. This is a story that has loss a friend and a dad. It shows that there is friendship between Fox and Janie but they both fight the feeling. Fox thinks that Janie is on her social media network to much and thinks it’s that is all important to her. Janie feels that Fox is a man that is hard to be around as the sparks that keep growing between them gets hotter. This was a amazing read that is spicy and the witty and the banter between Fox and Janie is fun and exciting.
Age gap
Age gap
emotional
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Fox- DJ Krimmer
Narrated by Sebastian York and Maxine Mitchell
Rating ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Narration 🎧🎧🎧🎧🎧
This book was so good. So angsty with the age gap and father’s best friend tropes, but man, DJ Krimmer did a great job with this. She is a new to me author and I definitely plan to read more of her books in the future. I absolutely loved Fox and seeing him have to not only redeem himself and grovel to get back in Janie’s good graces, but then overcome his hang up of her being her best friend’s much younger daughter.
I honestly don’t think there could have been a better pairing for these narrators. Whenever there’s a more mature mmc with a gravelly voice Sebastian is right at the top of the list of narrators I’d want to hear voice that character. And Maxine just does so well every single time. I loved them both! Job well done!
dark
fast-paced
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Graphic: Sexual content, Grief, Death of parent
challenging
emotional
funny
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
emotional
funny
reflective
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:
Complicated
Janie Pierce is the daughter of legendary tattoo artist Tony Pierce, but he unexpectedly passes and leaves the shop she grew up in to her. Fox has been Tony apprentice and has been like a son to to y for years. He is ready to buy out Janie since she was never interested in the ship. He thinks she's a stuck-up influencer brat. But she overhears a conversation that makes her not sign over the shop and instead works together for a year! So this was such a well paved enemies to lovers. She has known Fox for so long, and due to the large age difference, he hates her and thinks she was a bad daughter to Tony. She hates him due to her dad giving him all his attention, but now they are working together. I loved so much that both are hiding major parts of themselves due to trauma and how her job is just a mask she hates wearing every day. Fox past is gutwrenching. I fell in love with the boys from the shop and the group of girls she finally found as real friends. That's a great start to a series when I immediately want to read everyone story. Also, I really admire all of the girls. Well, 3 of them so far have medical issues they have to deal with daily . And also Papa Fox is dirty and I love it!.
Just got bored, it was the same struggle every time Janie tried to be physical and I felt bad for her and Fox was just being an idiot. It wasn’t good build up tension IMO.