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A review by virgo_reader
Holding by Alexandria House
1.0
OOH GIRL I HATED THIS BOOK. This book had me FUMING.
And let me say: I've read quite a few books from Alexandria House. I REALLY like her books. They're fun and spicy. But this one..........
I rarely read a romance book where I'm like, "they should not be together." Because I'm willing to suspend disbelief! I love a happy ending! I want everyone to be happy! BUT THIS BOOK???? THEY WERE BOTH SO AWFUL.
The groundwork was there. I LOVE a childhood friends trope. They were neighbors. They've known each other since they were kids. Her twin was his best friend. They were little kid enemies who grew into friends.
And they just kept. EFFING. UP.
How many times did they get together only to break up or fight or stop talking????
I mean, at the start of the book they're divorced and not on great terms. But the entire book is told in "Then" and "Now" chapters and in every other "Then" chapter they were breaking up!
Let me try to summarize what I remember for the break up / back together dance:
They finally confess their feelings
She ghosts him for a while
He makes a move at her graduation
They're together for a short time
He ghosts her and then breaks up with her
She blocks him and refuses to talk to him
He goes to see her at college and they're together
She goes to see him at college and they're together
She literally DISAPPEARS without telling him and they just don't talk for like....... over a year
He goes to see her in New York and they hook up... are together
Get married and aren't even happy very long??????
They decide to get divorced and it ends with him saying "Bet" and just leaving - no more talking
WHO ENDS A MARRIAGE BY SAYING "Bet" AND WALKING OUT THE DOOR
BOY U GOT ME FUCKED UP
Also they're fighting up until the end. I just could not root for them. Just two really awful people who should NOT be together.
And let me say: I've read quite a few books from Alexandria House. I REALLY like her books. They're fun and spicy. But this one..........
I rarely read a romance book where I'm like, "they should not be together." Because I'm willing to suspend disbelief! I love a happy ending! I want everyone to be happy! BUT THIS BOOK???? THEY WERE BOTH SO AWFUL.
The groundwork was there. I LOVE a childhood friends trope. They were neighbors. They've known each other since they were kids. Her twin was his best friend. They were little kid enemies who grew into friends.
And they just kept. EFFING. UP.
How many times did they get together only to break up or fight or stop talking????
I mean, at the start of the book they're divorced and not on great terms. But the entire book is told in "Then" and "Now" chapters and in every other "Then" chapter they were breaking up!
Let me try to summarize what I remember for the break up / back together dance:
She ghosts him for a while
He makes a move at her graduation
They're together for a short time
He ghosts her and then breaks up with her
She blocks him and refuses to talk to him
He goes to see her at college and they're together
She goes to see him at college and they're together
She literally DISAPPEARS without telling him and they just don't talk for like....... over a year
He goes to see her in New York and they hook up... are together
Get married and aren't even happy very long??????
They decide to get divorced and it ends with him saying "Bet" and just leaving - no more talking
WHO ENDS A MARRIAGE BY SAYING "Bet" AND WALKING OUT THE DOOR
BOY U GOT ME FUCKED UP
Also they're fighting up until the end. I just could not root for them. Just two really awful people who should NOT be together.