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A review by pickett22
Hamilton's Battalion: A Trio of Romances by Courtney Milan, Alyssa Cole, Rose Lerner
5.0
This was an impulse buy, and man was it worth it!
Promise Land: 5/5
SO GOOD! The characters were wonderful and dynamic and I loved them so fucking much. It was so funny and it was so sweet. All the stars. It was amazing.
In Pursuit Of...: 5/5
OMG! This was my favourite one. I'm a little concerned that it kind of turned out to be more Henry's story than John's? Although even as I type that I'm not really convinced that's the case, so idk? Anyway, I ADORED these two men and I LOVED the story. I laughed myself into an asthma attack at one point. At other points I made high pitched noises until my roommate came to see what was wrong. At the very beginning I had a lot of feelings and I wasn't sure it was going to be as fun/funny as the other story, but I was wrong and I adored it.
That Could Be Enough: 2/5? 3/5?
This story was actually the reason I bought the book, but I was really disappointed. Everything was reeeeeeally over the top. I get that both characters are dramatic people, but yeesh. So many extreme and sudden emotions. Plus the plot tension created by misunderstanding-leading-to-rejection is one of my all-time least favourite tropes. I tend to think of it as lazy writing. Like... secret note reading and getting carried away by emotions and not bothering to talk to the other person is just annoying to begin with and overused to end off.
So the last one was disappointing, but the other two were SO FUCKING GOOD that I couldn't even knock a star off the book for it. I can see myself re-reading the middle story at least, so I'm really glad I own it!
Promise Land: 5/5
SO GOOD! The characters were wonderful and dynamic and I loved them so fucking much. It was so funny and it was so sweet. All the stars. It was amazing.
In Pursuit Of...: 5/5
OMG! This was my favourite one. I'm a little concerned that it kind of turned out to be more Henry's story than John's? Although even as I type that I'm not really convinced that's the case, so idk? Anyway, I ADORED these two men and I LOVED the story. I laughed myself into an asthma attack at one point. At other points I made high pitched noises until my roommate came to see what was wrong. At the very beginning I had a lot of feelings and I wasn't sure it was going to be as fun/funny as the other story, but I was wrong and I adored it.
That Could Be Enough: 2/5? 3/5?
This story was actually the reason I bought the book, but I was really disappointed. Everything was reeeeeeally over the top. I get that both characters are dramatic people, but yeesh. So many extreme and sudden emotions. Plus the plot tension created by misunderstanding-leading-to-rejection is one of my all-time least favourite tropes. I tend to think of it as lazy writing. Like... secret note reading and getting carried away by emotions and not bothering to talk to the other person is just annoying to begin with and overused to end off.
So the last one was disappointing, but the other two were SO FUCKING GOOD that I couldn't even knock a star off the book for it. I can see myself re-reading the middle story at least, so I'm really glad I own it!