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A review by little_miss_darkness
Limerence by Scarlett Drake
dark
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Didn't expect anything but 5 stars, but was still very pleasantly surprised.
There is indeed a thin line between love and hate.
This rivalry was definitely more in Felix's mind because, as we see a bit later in the book, Nico never hated him. And Felix definitely felt more attracted and envious than full of hate. Regardless, while not necessarily a true slow-burn romance, it definitely felt quite slow to me, and I do tend to prefer a more fast-paced story like this.
There is a nod to Hamartia and Raphael and Jaehyoon and Dead Poets - I LOVED that! Part of me was maybe slightly disappointed that they weren't actually in this book. Maybe Rapha and Jae decided to see a ballet. Could have been interesting.
Felix promised Ben he will make Nico's life hell after signing him up, but honestly, didn't see too much of that. And for supposed lifetime rivals, Felix folded pretty quickly and started inviting Nico out with all of them, and even his own birthday party.
While I normally understand when a character might want to stay in the closet considering what it can be like, part of me doesn't understand why Nico did. He's living in what's probably the most gay-friendly world there is. Like Felix mentioned, it's almost expected of male ballerinos to be gay.
Regardless, I love how we slowly get to meet the characters and know them deeper and deeper, like peeling an onion and seeing all those layers. There is more than sex between Felix and Nico, no matter how much Felix might want to deny it at first.
Before reading it, I did see some reviews mentioning Christian is a creep and got what he deserved. Perhaps unpopular opinion, but I disagree. Unless there was some kind of indication that I missed that he was attracted to Felix while the latter was still a child. Which would make it creepy, and then I would agree. Otherwise, Felix was legally an adult, and please, he grew up in the UK, so I doubt that that was his first sexual encounter. He was perfectly capable of making his own decisions, and as he already mentioned, he was the one who had pursued Christian, not the other way around. Make of that as you will.
There is indeed a thin line between love and hate.
This rivalry was definitely more in Felix's mind because, as we see a bit later in the book, Nico never hated him. And Felix definitely felt more attracted and envious than full of hate. Regardless, while not necessarily a true slow-burn romance, it definitely felt quite slow to me, and I do tend to prefer a more fast-paced story like this.
There is a nod to Hamartia and Raphael and Jaehyoon and Dead Poets - I LOVED that! Part of me was maybe slightly disappointed that they weren't actually in this book. Maybe Rapha and Jae decided to see a ballet. Could have been interesting.
Felix promised Ben he will make Nico's life hell after signing him up, but honestly, didn't see too much of that. And for supposed lifetime rivals, Felix folded pretty quickly and started inviting Nico out with all of them, and even his own birthday party.
While I normally understand when a character might want to stay in the closet considering what it can be like, part of me doesn't understand why Nico did. He's living in what's probably the most gay-friendly world there is. Like Felix mentioned, it's almost expected of male ballerinos to be gay.
Regardless, I love how we slowly get to meet the characters and know them deeper and deeper, like peeling an onion and seeing all those layers. There is more than sex between Felix and Nico, no matter how much Felix might want to deny it at first.
Before reading it, I did see some reviews mentioning Christian is a creep and got what he deserved. Perhaps unpopular opinion, but I disagree. Unless there was some kind of indication that I missed that he was attracted to Felix while the latter was still a child. Which would make it creepy, and then I would agree. Otherwise, Felix was legally an adult, and please, he grew up in the UK, so I doubt that that was his first sexual encounter. He was perfectly capable of making his own decisions, and as he already mentioned, he was the one who had pursued Christian, not the other way around. Make of that as you will.