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Change of Heart
by Mary Calmes
I liked this book - a lot.
Normally insta-love will make me DNF a book faster than you can blink, but in this book it made sense, it worked. And truly, I think it was all thanks to the dynamic between Jin and Logan.
Logan, the Semel of his tribe, blindly accepted the soul-mating, was completely and utterly devoted to Jin from the second they met and boy were his words swoon-worthy. If I had a man talk to me like that... well, I don't think they quite exist like that in real life.
Jin a male (impossibly rare) reah, on the other hand, felt the intense connection of their instant soul-mating (my word for lack of a better term), but spent the book battling with the intense push and pull of it (until the end of course).
The writing was okay - some parts could have been better. But it was an overall really enjoyable book and definitely recommended read.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x2) - Logan = 5, Jin = 5
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 5
c. Plot (1-5) - 4
d. Writing * (1-5) - 3.5
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) - Medium
f. HEA or HFN?HFN
g.Would I recommend? - Yes
Overall Basics Score - 22.5 /25
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — XXX
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - A
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 4
Overall Sexy Time Score - 14/15
Cait’s Score for Change of Heart : 36.5 /40, 90%
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD, CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU, LOVELY READERS.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.
Normally insta-love will make me DNF a book faster than you can blink, but in this book it made sense, it worked. And truly, I think it was all thanks to the dynamic between Jin and Logan.
Logan, the Semel of his tribe, blindly accepted the soul-mating, was completely and utterly devoted to Jin from the second they met and boy were his words swoon-worthy. If I had a man talk to me like that... well, I don't think they quite exist like that in real life.
Jin a male (impossibly rare) reah, on the other hand, felt the intense connection of their instant soul-mating (my word for lack of a better term), but spent the book battling with the intense push and pull of it (until the end of course).
The writing was okay - some parts could have been better. But it was an overall really enjoyable book and definitely recommended read.
Cait’s Rating & Review System:
Basics
a. Main Characters (1-5 x2) - Logan = 5, Jin = 5
b. Side Characters (1-5) — 5
c. Plot (1-5) - 4
d. Writing * (1-5) - 3.5
e. Angst (None - Can’t Read Again) -
f. HEA or HFN?
g.Would I recommend? -
Overall Basics Score - 22.5 /25
Sexy Time
g. Level of Smut ** (G-X-Rated) — XXX
h. Quality of Smut *** (A+ - E) - A
i. Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? ****(1-5) — 4
Overall Sexy Time Score - 14/15
Cait’s Score for Change of Heart : 36.5 /40, 90%
IF YOU SEE THIS, PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR FEEDBACK ON MY NEW RATING AND REVIEW SYSTEM. IS THERE ANYTHING I SHOULD ADD, CHANGE OR REMOVE TO IMPROVE IT? PLEASE AND THANK YOU, LOVELY READERS.
**Level of Smut is referring to how to tame vs explicit it is, which is why I went with this rating system. THIS IS NOT A RATING ON HOW MUCH I LIKED THE SMUT. Kissing and/or making out does not count as smut. Also, when I say ‘sex scene’, if someone has an orgasm, I’m considering it a sex scene; no matter how they get there. G (Score of 1) - No smut PG (2) - 1 sex scene books PG- 13 (3) - 2 sex scene books
R (4)- Your standard 3 sex scene book. These generally aren’t as long of sex scenes or as descriptive.
X-Rated (5) - all the good stuff is in here, baby, and a hell of a lot of it. This would also mean that the story is extremely descriptive, as well.
*** Quality of Smut is referring to how well the smut is written, according to my tastes. I have certain words and kinks, etc, that I am not a fan of and will automatically drop it down if I see it. That may not be the same case for you. I’ll try to include my reasoning if there’s anything specific. (A+ = 5 - E = 1)
**** Did it Make Me Sweat ;) ? Tbh, did it turn me on? Did I want to read more and more sex scenes (The answer is almost always yes)? This is different from quality because of the simple fact that the smut doesn’t ALWAYS have to be A+ quality to make me sweat… or does it??? I guess we’ll see.