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A review by theferalhousewivesbookclub
Rival Hearts by Maggie Rawdon
4.0
Before The Chaos (Queen City # 0.5)
& Rival Hearts (Queen City # 1)
Author: Maggie Rawdon
Spice: 2/5
Plot: 3.5/5 (for both)
Y'all are getting two for one here, better appreciate lol. Mostly spoiler free, I did throw a little one in at the end but there’s a warning beforehand so up to you if
read or not lol.
Now first things first... one thing y'all need to know about me (in case you don't already) is that I fucking HATE insta love. I HATE IT. Maybe I'm just the world's biggest pessimist or hater, but I cannot stand this MF'ing trope lol. I'm sure a therapist could have a field day with me on this one lol, but I don't find it even remotely realistic and I find it so unbelievably cringe, l just can't handle it. Instant attraction? YUP. One night stands? FUCK YES! But as soon as one of them drops that L Bomb, I'm out. Hard pass. Immediate ick.
BUT... (Britt's probably holding her breath at this point and trying not to freak out lol.)
I didn't hate it hate it in this book. I didn't love it, but I didn't wanna vomit while reading it lol.
So let's break this down... Novella = Quentin and Madison when they're younger. I loved this novella so much that l actually stayed up well past midnight reading, and I don't do that anymore, l'm too old lol. I was immediately obsessed with Quen; wrong side of the tracks, tattooed, misunderstood, brothers best friend, we all know the type lol. Madison is the spoiled rich girl, younger sister, sees through his bullshit and the wants to fix everything kinda girl. The way their relationship (and I use that term a lot more lightly than it's used in the book lol) comes about, I DEVOURED IT. It was angsty and spicy and so delicious. And then WHAM, Ilove you. Fuck off. Ugh. Then chaos ensues when they get caught doin' the dirty and some shit happens that I won't spoil.
Fast forward 10 years and we start Rival Hearts. I did really enjoy this book because I really like the characters and because I liked the characters as much as l did, I was (mostly) able to overlook how the insta love from the novella played into this one. Ok, long story short, this is Quen and Mad's second chance. He's now an NFL player, she's a PR queen assigned to help him fix his image. There's some decent tension, but for me l would have liked to have seen it drawn out more. The angst and the tension is what I live for. That's what makes me go feral and there just wasn't enough of it in here to satisfy me. The plot was decent, the character development was really good, I really like the world that Maggie has built and the writing is strong. Thankfully all of those things were so good that I was able to focus on them and still enjoy this book in spite of the insta love ick haha. Now if Maggie had made their relationship in the novella just a little bit longer, it probably would ve changed this from a 4 star to a 5.
Alas, she did not lol.
OH AND... Little spoiler warning here, sorry but l have to vent about it lol.
Do people actually believe or buy the whole
"he waited 10 years and didn't bang even one other woman because he was so in love with her" trope? Like actually? Cuz l'm sorry but this is even more unbelievable to me than the insta love thing lol. There ain't no fucking way that a red blooded male, in his prime, isn't gunna get his dick wet at least once in a fucking decade. I literally burst out laughing and said "oh fuck off" when I read that lol. I get the appeal of it, I do. I know this is fiction and we need to accept some far fetched things sometimes, but this just crosses the line Imao. Fuck, I'm ridiculous
& Rival Hearts (Queen City # 1)
Author: Maggie Rawdon
Spice: 2/5
Plot: 3.5/5 (for both)
Y'all are getting two for one here, better appreciate lol. Mostly spoiler free, I did throw a little one in at the end but there’s a warning beforehand so up to you if
read or not lol.
Now first things first... one thing y'all need to know about me (in case you don't already) is that I fucking HATE insta love. I HATE IT. Maybe I'm just the world's biggest pessimist or hater, but I cannot stand this MF'ing trope lol. I'm sure a therapist could have a field day with me on this one lol, but I don't find it even remotely realistic and I find it so unbelievably cringe, l just can't handle it. Instant attraction? YUP. One night stands? FUCK YES! But as soon as one of them drops that L Bomb, I'm out. Hard pass. Immediate ick.
BUT... (Britt's probably holding her breath at this point and trying not to freak out lol.)
I didn't hate it hate it in this book. I didn't love it, but I didn't wanna vomit while reading it lol.
So let's break this down... Novella = Quentin and Madison when they're younger. I loved this novella so much that l actually stayed up well past midnight reading, and I don't do that anymore, l'm too old lol. I was immediately obsessed with Quen; wrong side of the tracks, tattooed, misunderstood, brothers best friend, we all know the type lol. Madison is the spoiled rich girl, younger sister, sees through his bullshit and the wants to fix everything kinda girl. The way their relationship (and I use that term a lot more lightly than it's used in the book lol) comes about, I DEVOURED IT. It was angsty and spicy and so delicious. And then WHAM, Ilove you. Fuck off. Ugh. Then chaos ensues when they get caught doin' the dirty and some shit happens that I won't spoil.
Fast forward 10 years and we start Rival Hearts. I did really enjoy this book because I really like the characters and because I liked the characters as much as l did, I was (mostly) able to overlook how the insta love from the novella played into this one. Ok, long story short, this is Quen and Mad's second chance. He's now an NFL player, she's a PR queen assigned to help him fix his image. There's some decent tension, but for me l would have liked to have seen it drawn out more. The angst and the tension is what I live for. That's what makes me go feral and there just wasn't enough of it in here to satisfy me. The plot was decent, the character development was really good, I really like the world that Maggie has built and the writing is strong. Thankfully all of those things were so good that I was able to focus on them and still enjoy this book in spite of the insta love ick haha. Now if Maggie had made their relationship in the novella just a little bit longer, it probably would ve changed this from a 4 star to a 5.
Alas, she did not lol.
OH AND... Little spoiler warning here, sorry but l have to vent about it lol.
Do people actually believe or buy the whole
"he waited 10 years and didn't bang even one other woman because he was so in love with her" trope? Like actually? Cuz l'm sorry but this is even more unbelievable to me than the insta love thing lol. There ain't no fucking way that a red blooded male, in his prime, isn't gunna get his dick wet at least once in a fucking decade. I literally burst out laughing and said "oh fuck off" when I read that lol. I get the appeal of it, I do. I know this is fiction and we need to accept some far fetched things sometimes, but this just crosses the line Imao. Fuck, I'm ridiculous