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99 Percent Mine
by Sally Thorne
This was a bit rough (you can tell she struggled to write it, and Darcy as a character sort of reflects a little of that desperation), but I thought it was charming and entertaining, maybe moreso because of that roughness. Full disclosure, though, I read almost all of this while sitting and waiting to (not) be picked for jury duty, so that may have affected my reading of it. Also, it has now been a month since I've read this, I've probably forgotten things.
I was actually going in to this with significantly lowered expectations because I'd seen mixed reviews from people who loved The Hating Game. I think I would have probably enjoyed it anyway, even without those lowered expectations, but I also might have lowered them on my own because the premise doesn't sound as intriguing to me as her first book's did (hate to love is irresistible to me; friends to lovers can be good but it's not my fave).
The thing that carried this for me was the chemistry between the two leads. Thorne can turn a phrase, and she's really good at writing about desire, wanted or not. The scene with him modeling her friend's underoos was classic. (Darcy's best friend has a business where she handmakes sassy badass underwear.) I also enjoyed that both characters had clear arcs of their own, not just in relation to each other.
I'd still recommend this to anyone, even if you didn't read her first book.
I was actually going in to this with significantly lowered expectations because I'd seen mixed reviews from people who loved The Hating Game. I think I would have probably enjoyed it anyway, even without those lowered expectations, but I also might have lowered them on my own because the premise doesn't sound as intriguing to me as her first book's did (hate to love is irresistible to me; friends to lovers can be good but it's not my fave).
The thing that carried this for me was the chemistry between the two leads. Thorne can turn a phrase, and she's really good at writing about desire, wanted or not. The scene with him modeling her friend's underoos was classic. (Darcy's best friend has a business where she handmakes sassy badass underwear.) I also enjoyed that both characters had clear arcs of their own, not just in relation to each other.
I'd still recommend this to anyone, even if you didn't read her first book.