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Love Me Whole by Nicky James
2.0

Unfortunately, I really did not like this one. I had pretty high expectations of it going in, but I was ultimately very disappointed. Not only did I think the plot was extremely uneventful, repetitive and boring, I also struggled to feel emotionally connected to any of it.

The romance was especially lacklustre to me. Vaugh and Oryn’s relationship lacked any form of foundation and I was not quite sure why Vaugn fell in love with Oryn. It was quite random.
Their connection was honestly shaky at best and I often found myself being confused regarding their feelings for each other. Their relationship simply did not feel romantic to me… Vaugh seemed to care about Oryn, sure, but not like a partner. He mostly just seemed to be worried about Oryn’s well-being and about wanting him to function better in the world. Vaughn honestly felt more like a caretaker. Like a nurse or something? Not sure how to explain it better than that. But I definitely did not feel the romantic love.

Speaking of, I understand that since Oryn had Dissociative Identity Disorder, Vaugn needed to love him as a whole, and he needed to connect with all Oryn’s many alters. But I still feel like that bond could have been built without any romantic connections to the other alters. I mean, Vaughn’s relationship with Cohen (one of Oryn’s alters) really did not sit right with me. Not only did he form a sexual relationship with Cohen outside of Oryn, he eventually also admitted to loving them both equally. It irked me. It almost felt like cheating to me. I know it was all encouraged by Oryn, but I personally hated it.