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Guys Like Him by Aimee Nicole Walker
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2.5*
I love hurt/comfort, slow burn, mysteries and romance books set in the middle of nowhere. But here I am, at chapter 19 (I finished the book before posting this review), kinda pissed that I even bothered reading the book.
Okay. So. The blurb was intriguing. I even decided not to read that many reviews (normally I read ton of them) and just went with it. I like the premise of a felon seeking revenge and eventually finding love. The whole setting seemed to be my vibe. I love secluded places, surrounded by forests and such…
But at 30 %, I was actually thinking of DNFing the book. There was barely any romance (I know this is a slow burn but I just did not feel the chemistry, only the aching dicks were present), the mystery was also nonexistent. The first half of the book felt like a set up for the whole series: who does what at the ranch, who does not do what at the ranch, who cooks, washes the dishes… what does the city look like, the bookstore, there is a casino, there is a sect (which, btw, is kinda pointless? It goes nowhere? Guess it will be important for the other books but I wish the author thought of some storyline for the cult, not just mention it further in the epilogue)… blah blah blah. And our guys had boners like teenagers. Constantly rubbing one out...
At like 60 %, the guys start acknowledging something… only for the author to throw us a scene that satisfies us but then is like: “sucks to be you, losers!” and giving us a cold shower when the romance becomes angsty. It gets worse, but I’ll mention it later.
The mystery?... was a joke. I thought there would be more investigating, digging, more involvement from our MCs. But no. The whole mystery plotline is fucking explained to us. Just through a conversation. Wtf. And that’s it. So the guys can go fuck their brains out. Oh, well… let the sex be over in one page. I feel like the author here put much effort into jerk off sessions or blow jobs or the fore play. The sex was mediocre, ngl. I wish both exes were more present. They usually just appeared (they did not really talk) and then disappeared, and then there was some convo about them like: “yeah, that was my ex… piece of shit.” … and no confrontation whatsoever.
Overall, the books is not that bad. There is some romance, which in the end became really OTT (the forehead touches, the constant confessions and romantic babbling) and sappy. Finley is just a one-dimensional character (if you forget about the way he behaves during sex), everybody loves him and he fucking cries all the time. At the end, I just wanted to slap him so that he gets a grip. He does not have to cry/tear up/have glistening eyes at every (barely) tender moment.
Hurt/comfort – I expected more. Finley’s ex is always just mentioned as he is out the scene. Kieran’s trauma is also at the background and resurfaces only for our guys to bang/make out after.
I love hurt/comfort, slow burn, mysteries and romance books set in the middle of nowhere. But here I am, at chapter 19 (I finished the book before posting this review), kinda pissed that I even bothered reading the book.
Okay. So. The blurb was intriguing. I even decided not to read that many reviews (normally I read ton of them) and just went with it. I like the premise of a felon seeking revenge and eventually finding love. The whole setting seemed to be my vibe. I love secluded places, surrounded by forests and such…
But at 30 %, I was actually thinking of DNFing the book. There was barely any romance (I know this is a slow burn but I just did not feel the chemistry, only the aching dicks were present), the mystery was also nonexistent. The first half of the book felt like a set up for the whole series: who does what at the ranch, who does not do what at the ranch, who cooks, washes the dishes… what does the city look like, the bookstore, there is a casino, there is a sect (which, btw, is kinda pointless? It goes nowhere? Guess it will be important for the other books but I wish the author thought of some storyline for the cult, not just mention it further in the epilogue)… blah blah blah. And our guys had boners like teenagers. Constantly rubbing one out...
At like 60 %, the guys start acknowledging something… only for the author to throw us a scene that satisfies us but then is like: “sucks to be you, losers!” and giving us a cold shower when the romance becomes angsty. It gets worse, but I’ll mention it later.
The mystery?... was a joke. I thought there would be more investigating, digging, more involvement from our MCs. But no. The whole mystery plotline is fucking explained to us. Just through a conversation. Wtf. And that’s it. So the guys can go fuck their brains out. Oh, well… let the sex be over in one page. I feel like the author here put much effort into jerk off sessions or blow jobs or the fore play. The sex was mediocre, ngl. I wish both exes were more present. They usually just appeared (they did not really talk) and then disappeared, and then there was some convo about them like: “yeah, that was my ex… piece of shit.” … and no confrontation whatsoever.
Overall, the books is not that bad. There is some romance, which in the end became really OTT (the forehead touches, the constant confessions and romantic babbling) and sappy. Finley is just a one-dimensional character (if you forget about the way he behaves during sex), everybody loves him and he fucking cries all the time. At the end, I just wanted to slap him so that he gets a grip. He does not have to cry/tear up/have glistening eyes at every (barely) tender moment.
Hurt/comfort – I expected more. Finley’s ex is always just mentioned as he is out the scene. Kieran’s trauma is also at the background and resurfaces only for our guys to bang/make out after.