loulou87 's review for:

Oleander: A Great Expectations Reimagining by Scarlett Drake

4.0

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I JUST finished this and my heart is sore and my eyes are swollen. It's very rare for a book to make me FEEL so much but this one did and I wanted it to end and NOT end in the same breath.

Marvelous, lyrical writing
A Great Expectations Reimagining
A very hard-won HEA

This was is HARD read but it's worth it.
If you know the song: Hopelessly Devoted To You by Olivia Newton John.. this is the book version of it.

Jude is steadfast and hopelessly devoted to Cas who thinks he isn't worthy.
Cas makes horrible decisions but Jude forgives him and loved him unconditionally.
It's a story of love, lust, heartbreak and redemption and it will definitely stay with me for a long time.

Then why not 5 stars?
There were a couple of loose ends that were never addressed.
I also wanted Cas to grovel more.
There were a couple of HP references and I'm guessing alot of MM readers won't appreciate.