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Was I Ever Real
by Naomi Loud
Connor disheveled is a masterpiece, a perfect rendition of what it means to sell my soul to the devil. I’m drinking at the well of depravity, and it only leaves me wanting more.
The story of Lenix and Connor was an eruptive masterpiece. It was a thunderous storm wailing in the night, turning into a fiery cyclone before resulting in the sweetest of sunrises. The “Was I Ever” series plays with the reincarnation / soulmate trope, but I didn’t expect the delicious banter and the antagonism between the mcs. They had one of the best push-and-pulls I've read. They constantly clashed in explosions of anger and lust. Then the marriage-of-convenience and the cult trope are tossed in the mix and the result was an amazingly marvelous story.
The second half of the book had a completely different vibe than the first one. While the first half was explosive, the second one was quietly deadly. The searing angst that you feel for these characters. From the beginning, it was apparent that their lives weren’t easy. But throughout the story, the extension that their trials reached and the intensity of the pain that tormented them, made my heart ache for them.
I feel like both mcs hada god complex. The book plays a lot with the meanings of heaven, hell, and sin. It works out beautifully because Connor is the most sinful of delights. I loved him, his infuriating smirk, his cunning mind, and the devilish bomb he was. He wasn’t a good guy by any means. He was ruthless, immoral, and a psychopath. But every time he said the word “wife” I melted! Lenix was a complex heroine whose story left a mark on my heart. She was pure strength but also much more than this simple word. She rebuilt herself again and again. She found her ground and her power all on her own. She was a queen and hot af.
This book made me ache and then healed me. It was an amazing story and left me anxious to read the next book. I’ve got that feeling that the next couple will steal all my breaths.
ARC Review
Did I like it? I gift it my heart.
Would I reread it? Of course. Connor baby, missing you already.
5/5⭐
3.5/5
Merged review:
Connor disheveled is a masterpiece, a perfect rendition of what it means to sell my soul to the devil. I’m drinking at the well of depravity, and it only leaves me wanting more.
The story of Lenix and Connor was an eruptive masterpiece. It was a thunderous storm wailing in the night, turning into a fiery cyclone before resulting in the sweetest of sunrises. The “Was I Ever” series plays with the reincarnation / soulmate trope, but I didn’t expect the delicious banter and the antagonism between the mcs. They had one of the best push-and-pulls I've read. They constantly clashed in explosions of anger and lust. Then the marriage-of-convenience and the cult trope are tossed in the mix and the result was an amazingly marvelous story.
The second half of the book had a completely different vibe than the first one. While the first half was explosive, the second one was quietly deadly. The searing angst that you feel for these characters. From the beginning, it was apparent that their lives weren’t easy. But throughout the story, the extension that their trials reached and the intensity of the pain that tormented them, made my heart ache for them.
I feel like both mcs hada god complex. The book plays a lot with the meanings of heaven, hell, and sin. It works out beautifully because Connor is the most sinful of delights. I loved him, his infuriating smirk, his cunning mind, and the devilish bomb he was. He wasn’t a good guy by any means. He was ruthless, immoral, and a psychopath. But every time he said the word “wife” I melted! Lenix was a complex heroine whose story left a mark on my heart. She was pure strength but also much more than this simple word. She rebuilt herself again and again. She found her ground and her power all on her own. She was a queen and hot af.
This book made me ache and then healed me. It was an amazing story and left me anxious to read the next book. I’ve got that feeling that the next couple will steal all my breaths.
ARC Review
Did I like it? I gift it my heart.
Would I reread it? Of course. Connor baby, missing you already.
5/5⭐
3.5/5
The story of Lenix and Connor was an eruptive masterpiece. It was a thunderous storm wailing in the night, turning into a fiery cyclone before resulting in the sweetest of sunrises. The “Was I Ever” series plays with the reincarnation / soulmate trope, but I didn’t expect the delicious banter and the antagonism between the mcs. They had one of the best push-and-pulls I've read. They constantly clashed in explosions of anger and lust. Then the marriage-of-convenience and the cult trope are tossed in the mix and the result was an amazingly marvelous story.
The second half of the book had a completely different vibe than the first one. While the first half was explosive, the second one was quietly deadly. The searing angst that you feel for these characters. From the beginning, it was apparent that their lives weren’t easy. But throughout the story, the extension that their trials reached and the intensity of the pain that tormented them, made my heart ache for them.
I feel like both mcs hada god complex. The book plays a lot with the meanings of heaven, hell, and sin. It works out beautifully because Connor is the most sinful of delights. I loved him, his infuriating smirk, his cunning mind, and the devilish bomb he was. He wasn’t a good guy by any means. He was ruthless, immoral, and a psychopath. But every time he said the word “wife” I melted! Lenix was a complex heroine whose story left a mark on my heart. She was pure strength but also much more than this simple word. She rebuilt herself again and again. She found her ground and her power all on her own. She was a queen and hot af.
This book made me ache and then healed me. It was an amazing story and left me anxious to read the next book. I’ve got that feeling that the next couple will steal all my breaths.
ARC Review
Did I like it? I gift it my heart.
Would I reread it? Of course. Connor baby, missing you already.
5/5⭐
3.5/5
Merged review:
Connor disheveled is a masterpiece, a perfect rendition of what it means to sell my soul to the devil. I’m drinking at the well of depravity, and it only leaves me wanting more.
The story of Lenix and Connor was an eruptive masterpiece. It was a thunderous storm wailing in the night, turning into a fiery cyclone before resulting in the sweetest of sunrises. The “Was I Ever” series plays with the reincarnation / soulmate trope, but I didn’t expect the delicious banter and the antagonism between the mcs. They had one of the best push-and-pulls I've read. They constantly clashed in explosions of anger and lust. Then the marriage-of-convenience and the cult trope are tossed in the mix and the result was an amazingly marvelous story.
The second half of the book had a completely different vibe than the first one. While the first half was explosive, the second one was quietly deadly. The searing angst that you feel for these characters. From the beginning, it was apparent that their lives weren’t easy. But throughout the story, the extension that their trials reached and the intensity of the pain that tormented them, made my heart ache for them.
I feel like both mcs hada god complex. The book plays a lot with the meanings of heaven, hell, and sin. It works out beautifully because Connor is the most sinful of delights. I loved him, his infuriating smirk, his cunning mind, and the devilish bomb he was. He wasn’t a good guy by any means. He was ruthless, immoral, and a psychopath. But every time he said the word “wife” I melted! Lenix was a complex heroine whose story left a mark on my heart. She was pure strength but also much more than this simple word. She rebuilt herself again and again. She found her ground and her power all on her own. She was a queen and hot af.
This book made me ache and then healed me. It was an amazing story and left me anxious to read the next book. I’ve got that feeling that the next couple will steal all my breaths.
ARC Review
Did I like it? I gift it my heart.
Would I reread it? Of course. Connor baby, missing you already.
5/5⭐
3.5/5