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I don't remember the first two books in this series being this badly written. I mean.. they weren't, were they? But if that's the case... then what the hell went wrong with this book? Because the writing here was definitely awful. It genuinely made me cringe.
I feel like we really just dove head first into this whole thing. There was no build-up or true connection within the relationship, we hardly even got to know the characters, the plot was completely half-arsed, and everything was just so empty. I was honestly bored the entire time.
I'm not even going to lie: this book was really bad.
I feel like we really just dove head first into this whole thing. There was no build-up or true connection within the relationship, we hardly even got to know the characters, the plot was completely half-arsed, and everything was just so empty. I was honestly bored the entire time.
I'm not even going to lie: this book was really bad.
This book definitely had its moments, but it didn’t manage to hold my interest during all of it, and I ended up a little bored on more than one occasion.
The romance between Maddox and Isaac ends up being sweet and warm, but their road to getting together wasn’t all that great to me. Something felt a little off.
What should have been a great opposites attract love story with lots of hurt/comfort, ended up feeling slightly dry. Thus, I can’t say I felt truly invested in their relationship.
The romance just wasn’t great to me even though I do like these two together. They gave each other affection, comfort and respect, but yet something was missing for me.
I also think the plot in this book could have been developed a lot better. Especially considering the beginning of this book just rehashed what we read about in book 1. That definitely bored me. Eventually we strayed from that, which was good, but I still wouldn’t say we truly got a super well thought-out plot.
Without a doubt, my favourite part about this book was Isaac’s 4-year old brother, Newt. He was so adorable and so sweet, I genuinely wish he existed in real-life, just so I could hug him forever.
His relationship with Isaac was so endearing; it made me feel so much love and respect for Isaac because he not only managed to raise his kid-brother this well within such dire circumstances, but all their interactions were simply just amazing. He truly took care of him in a very loving way.
I also loved the family bond Newt developed with all the other adults. I actually wish we could have seen Dallas and Nolan's POV whenever they played with and took care of Newt: I just know they loved him so much as well, and I wanted to see more of that!
But seriously, I love Newt so much. It reminded me of how much I love little kids in books if they are written well. They can really create such wholesome vibes in a story, and I adore it every time. Newt was honestly a little ray of sunshine in this otherwise rather bleak book.
The romance between Maddox and Isaac ends up being sweet and warm, but their road to getting together wasn’t all that great to me. Something felt a little off.
What should have been a great opposites attract love story with lots of hurt/comfort, ended up feeling slightly dry. Thus, I can’t say I felt truly invested in their relationship.
The romance just wasn’t great to me even though I do like these two together. They gave each other affection, comfort and respect, but yet something was missing for me.
I also think the plot in this book could have been developed a lot better. Especially considering the beginning of this book just rehashed what we read about in book 1. That definitely bored me. Eventually we strayed from that, which was good, but I still wouldn’t say we truly got a super well thought-out plot.
Without a doubt, my favourite part about this book was Isaac’s 4-year old brother, Newt. He was so adorable and so sweet, I genuinely wish he existed in real-life, just so I could hug him forever.
His relationship with Isaac was so endearing; it made me feel so much love and respect for Isaac because he not only managed to raise his kid-brother this well within such dire circumstances, but all their interactions were simply just amazing. He truly took care of him in a very loving way.
I also loved the family bond Newt developed with all the other adults. I actually wish we could have seen Dallas and Nolan's POV whenever they played with and took care of Newt: I just know they loved him so much as well, and I wanted to see more of that!
But seriously, I love Newt so much. It reminded me of how much I love little kids in books if they are written well. They can really create such wholesome vibes in a story, and I adore it every time. Newt was honestly a little ray of sunshine in this otherwise rather bleak book.
There were things about this that I really liked, but there were also things I really didn’t. I kind of felt like the book was divided into two separate parts that truly should not have been put together. It felt odd that they were, and it threw me off a little bit.
The part I loved in this book was everything that was related to Morgan. I was interested to find out more about his past, his personality, his autism, his tics, his everyday life, and I just generally wanted to know everything that he was thinking. We never got his POV, but all of his scenes were without a doubt my favourite. They had something quite beautiful about them, but they were often also very humorous and fun. Morgan is definitely a super intriguing character, and I think his ‘abnormal’ psyche was what gave this book its special feel.
I was also pretty invested in his relationship with Grant. It was sweet and intense, but also a bit troubling sometimes, since Grant did have some issues with Morgan’s autism. Grant found it difficult to accept Morgan’s independence at times, as he was prone to want to baby him or think that Morgan was incapable to do certain things. This was the main focus of their issues, and I found it very realistic and a little sad. That’s not to say Grant didn’t respect Morgan, though: he definitely did. He adored Morgan, and he thought he was wondrous and magical. He saw him as something you should cherish, yet his prejudices never truly went away.
The part I did not like, however, was the whole plot involving the FBI and random criminal businesses Grant had been involved in prior to the book. A major part of this storyline also involved Grant’s ex-boyfriend Jeff, who was an undercover FBI agent. There was lots of betrayal and drama between them, and Jeff really wanted Grant back, but also needed information from him.
Honestly, it was all just very annoying and frustrating. It didn’t feel like this story belonged in an emotional drama/romance about an autistic man and the person who fell in love with him despite the odds. The two parts just really clashed with each other, and I couldn’t be bothered with the FBI/criminal storyline. I wish we only got the parts with Morgan, and all this other stuff had went away. I didn’t care for it.
I also have to say that I wasn’t a big fan of the writing-style: it was a bit drawn-out and sometimes I felt a little lost. The writing didn’t bother me all the time, but overall it did slightly take away from my enjoyment.
Nonetheless, I did find this book interesting and different. Would I have made a lot of changes if I could? Yes, definitely. But I still liked what we got, and just for Morgan’s story and character alone, I was thinking about giving it 4 stars, but then the ending just focused way too much on the FBI storyline, and I almost felt cheated out of a meaningful ending for Morgan. He really took a backseat to the plot or even to Jeff. I didn’t like that, and thus couldn’t give those 4 stars.
I definitely preferred the beginning and middle of this book over the end.
The part I loved in this book was everything that was related to Morgan. I was interested to find out more about his past, his personality, his autism, his tics, his everyday life, and I just generally wanted to know everything that he was thinking. We never got his POV, but all of his scenes were without a doubt my favourite. They had something quite beautiful about them, but they were often also very humorous and fun. Morgan is definitely a super intriguing character, and I think his ‘abnormal’ psyche was what gave this book its special feel.
I was also pretty invested in his relationship with Grant. It was sweet and intense, but also a bit troubling sometimes, since Grant did have some issues with Morgan’s autism. Grant found it difficult to accept Morgan’s independence at times, as he was prone to want to baby him or think that Morgan was incapable to do certain things. This was the main focus of their issues, and I found it very realistic and a little sad. That’s not to say Grant didn’t respect Morgan, though: he definitely did. He adored Morgan, and he thought he was wondrous and magical. He saw him as something you should cherish, yet his prejudices never truly went away.
The part I did not like, however, was the whole plot involving the FBI and random criminal businesses Grant had been involved in prior to the book. A major part of this storyline also involved Grant’s ex-boyfriend Jeff, who was an undercover FBI agent. There was lots of betrayal and drama between them, and Jeff really wanted Grant back, but also needed information from him.
Honestly, it was all just very annoying and frustrating. It didn’t feel like this story belonged in an emotional drama/romance about an autistic man and the person who fell in love with him despite the odds. The two parts just really clashed with each other, and I couldn’t be bothered with the FBI/criminal storyline. I wish we only got the parts with Morgan, and all this other stuff had went away. I didn’t care for it.
I also have to say that I wasn’t a big fan of the writing-style: it was a bit drawn-out and sometimes I felt a little lost. The writing didn’t bother me all the time, but overall it did slightly take away from my enjoyment.
Nonetheless, I did find this book interesting and different. Would I have made a lot of changes if I could? Yes, definitely. But I still liked what we got, and just for Morgan’s story and character alone, I was thinking about giving it 4 stars, but then the ending just focused way too much on the FBI storyline, and I almost felt cheated out of a meaningful ending for Morgan. He really took a backseat to the plot or even to Jeff. I didn’t like that, and thus couldn’t give those 4 stars.
I definitely preferred the beginning and middle of this book over the end.
This was pretty good! I especially loved the slow and thoughtful development of the relationship.
The book is about Mitch and Alex.
After being abandoned by most of the people who were supposed to love him, Mitch has been guarding his heart and refuses to show his real self to people. However, when he meets Alex, he is immediately enamoured and desperately wants him. But then he finds out that Alex is demisexual and if Mitch wants a chance with Alex he will have to let go of his hang-ups and let Alex get to know the real him. If he won’t, Alex will never give him the time of day, and Mitch is sure that Alex is worth it to put himself out there again.
The relationship truly is very sweet.
Mitch really wants a shot with Alex, and since Alex is demisexual that means that these two actually work on forming a very strong bond. They become close friends and start caring deeply for each other.
It is only until much much later that Alex finally starts to feel the attraction, which means that there is also very little steam in this book. The story really focuses on the connection these two build and I loved that.
Both characters are very likable and kind, and they worked super well as a couple. It was easy to enjoy seeing them be together so naturally, even if I do have to admit that the book could feel a little dry or even boring from time to time.
Nonetheless, I liked this book and I plan on continuing the series even if I hate Dan at the moment.
The book is about Mitch and Alex.
After being abandoned by most of the people who were supposed to love him, Mitch has been guarding his heart and refuses to show his real self to people. However, when he meets Alex, he is immediately enamoured and desperately wants him. But then he finds out that Alex is demisexual and if Mitch wants a chance with Alex he will have to let go of his hang-ups and let Alex get to know the real him. If he won’t, Alex will never give him the time of day, and Mitch is sure that Alex is worth it to put himself out there again.
The relationship truly is very sweet.
Mitch really wants a shot with Alex, and since Alex is demisexual that means that these two actually work on forming a very strong bond. They become close friends and start caring deeply for each other.
It is only until much much later that Alex finally starts to feel the attraction, which means that there is also very little steam in this book. The story really focuses on the connection these two build and I loved that.
Both characters are very likable and kind, and they worked super well as a couple. It was easy to enjoy seeing them be together so naturally, even if I do have to admit that the book could feel a little dry or even boring from time to time.
Nonetheless, I liked this book and I plan on continuing the series even if I hate Dan at the moment.
I know this is a pretty unpopular opinion, but I actually found this book extremely boring.
Truthfully, not much happens plot or character-wise.
The two main characters are literally just travelling through this barren place they call “The Wastes”, and that’s about it.
Most scenes are just ever-day life moments where they look for food or a place to sleep, and sometimes they kill a ‘parasite’ or two.
After a while, Wyn and Danny become romantically involved, so after that we also gets lots and lots of long sex scenes, which I couldn’t care less about.
There are hardly any conversations or meaningful moments to be found here. Seriously, the dialogue in this book is minimal. It’s mostly just descriptions of uninteresting actions like walking, driving, sleeping or fucking.
All in all, it’s unsurprising that I didn’t much care for the story, characters or romance.
Quite frankly, I was just bored.
I actually skimmed a lot, because I simply couldn’t be bothered.
I’m honestly disappointed. I was expecting this book to be a paranormal romance, but it actually started out as a half-arsed dystopian and ended as a paranormal erotica. I’m sure that’s something plenty of people like, but it’s not what I was hoping for.
Truthfully, not much happens plot or character-wise.
The two main characters are literally just travelling through this barren place they call “The Wastes”, and that’s about it.
Most scenes are just ever-day life moments where they look for food or a place to sleep, and sometimes they kill a ‘parasite’ or two.
After a while, Wyn and Danny become romantically involved, so after that we also gets lots and lots of long sex scenes, which I couldn’t care less about.
There are hardly any conversations or meaningful moments to be found here. Seriously, the dialogue in this book is minimal. It’s mostly just descriptions of uninteresting actions like walking, driving, sleeping or fucking.
All in all, it’s unsurprising that I didn’t much care for the story, characters or romance.
Quite frankly, I was just bored.
I actually skimmed a lot, because I simply couldn’t be bothered.
I’m honestly disappointed. I was expecting this book to be a paranormal romance, but it actually started out as a half-arsed dystopian and ended as a paranormal erotica. I’m sure that’s something plenty of people like, but it’s not what I was hoping for.
This was like a breath of fresh air: it was light and cute and funny.
Law and Andy have amazing chemistry together filled with lots of banter but also a deeper connection. They can truly and freely be themselves when they’re together, and nobody makes them feel as happy and confident as each other. Especially Law gives Andy a healthy dose of self-love which he was surely missing before they met.
It was just so nice to see them be so supportive and understanding of each other, especially since they seem like they’d be opposites. They were just great together, and I absolutely loved that.
The plot itself is also entertaining.
Andy thinks he has to alter himself to change from a “sidekick” into a “hero” in order for his best-friend and unrequited crush, Falcon, to finally notice him in a different way.
In comes Law, who promises to help Andy with his “make-over” (even though he doesn’t think Andy needs it) in return for some tutoring for half of the hockey team who are currently failing their physics class. A deal is struck between them, and Law and Andy quickly fall into a friendship that develops into more.
It’s a funny yet sweet ride, and although both of them are scared to admit their true feelings for each other, the miscommunication didn’t really annoy me, but rather kept the tension and slight pining going.
The only thing that really bothered me was that Andy took up until the very end of the book to choose Law over Falcon. Hell, he was literally confessing his love to FALCON and kissing him in the final 15 pages. It just didn’t sit right with me that Andy had to try things with Falcon first to fully realise he was truly in love with Law. I feel like his feelings should have just been obvious on its own, especially after so long..
Anyway, all in all, I really enjoyed this book. I had lots of fun with it and I really loved the couple.
Law and Andy have amazing chemistry together filled with lots of banter but also a deeper connection. They can truly and freely be themselves when they’re together, and nobody makes them feel as happy and confident as each other. Especially Law gives Andy a healthy dose of self-love which he was surely missing before they met.
It was just so nice to see them be so supportive and understanding of each other, especially since they seem like they’d be opposites. They were just great together, and I absolutely loved that.
The plot itself is also entertaining.
Andy thinks he has to alter himself to change from a “sidekick” into a “hero” in order for his best-friend and unrequited crush, Falcon, to finally notice him in a different way.
In comes Law, who promises to help Andy with his “make-over” (even though he doesn’t think Andy needs it) in return for some tutoring for half of the hockey team who are currently failing their physics class. A deal is struck between them, and Law and Andy quickly fall into a friendship that develops into more.
It’s a funny yet sweet ride, and although both of them are scared to admit their true feelings for each other, the miscommunication didn’t really annoy me, but rather kept the tension and slight pining going.
The only thing that really bothered me was that Andy took up until the very end of the book to choose Law over Falcon. Hell, he was literally confessing his love to FALCON and kissing him in the final 15 pages. It just didn’t sit right with me that Andy had to try things with Falcon first to fully realise he was truly in love with Law. I feel like his feelings should have just been obvious on its own, especially after so long..
Anyway, all in all, I really enjoyed this book. I had lots of fun with it and I really loved the couple.
I definitely liked the premise of this one, but the execution didn’t really work for me. A lot of that is due to personal preference, though.
The writing was too flowery and drawn-out for my liking, leading me to skim quite a bit.
It also tended to focus too much on descriptions of things that were irrelevant and boring.
I personally just do not like this kind of writing-style.
The relationship itself was quite cute, but I wasn’t really feeling it.
The sexual interactions between them were too frequent and I wish they instead had more truly affectionate interactions between them.
I actually struggled sometimes to see them together as a true couple since their love often came across as dry and empty to me, which was odd considering their circumstances.
I honestly felt rather distanced from their relationship, which surely should not happen with a romance novel.
I did like Ellis’ backstory, though, and I thought his selective muteness was interesting to read about.
I just feel like this book had a lot more potential than what we got.
The writing was too flowery and drawn-out for my liking, leading me to skim quite a bit.
It also tended to focus too much on descriptions of things that were irrelevant and boring.
I personally just do not like this kind of writing-style.
The relationship itself was quite cute, but I wasn’t really feeling it.
The sexual interactions between them were too frequent and I wish they instead had more truly affectionate interactions between them.
I actually struggled sometimes to see them together as a true couple since their love often came across as dry and empty to me, which was odd considering their circumstances.
I honestly felt rather distanced from their relationship, which surely should not happen with a romance novel.
I did like Ellis’ backstory, though, and I thought his selective muteness was interesting to read about.
I just feel like this book had a lot more potential than what we got.
What I loved about this book is that there was sooo much pining and longing. It’s the slowest of slow-burns with absolutely zero smut.
The way PK (he/him) is desperately in love with his best friend, Art (they/them), had me by the throat, and it was very cute how much he adored them.
He was so obsessed with them, but he just didn’t know how to tell them, so he wrote a whole damn book about it, just so he could get his feelings out.
That sounds adorable, right? Yes, it does. I don’t accept a no to that.
The problem, however, lies in how this is written. The whole thing was generally one big monologue and there were only a few actual interactions or dialogues.
This did not only mean that not a whole lot happened, but also that we did not really get to know Art or PK’s relationship to them.
The amount of times Art and PK genuinely talk in this book can be counted on one hand, I think. We didn’t see much of their friendship, let alone a blossoming love story.
So, all in all, I liked the idea of this book. A lot. But unfortunately the execution was severely lacking, especially with regards to the connection or chemistry between them. I was just generally missing some relationship development or actual romance.
And in the end, I feel like we got way too little. I was a bit over it all: my patience was running thin, and the pay-off wasn’t worth it.
Also, I want to put this out there: PK is an idiot. A (sometimes) lovable one, perhaps, but an idiot nonetheless. So if that kind of character annoys you, consider yourself warned when it comes to this book
The way PK (he/him) is desperately in love with his best friend, Art (they/them), had me by the throat, and it was very cute how much he adored them.
He was so obsessed with them, but he just didn’t know how to tell them, so he wrote a whole damn book about it, just so he could get his feelings out.
That sounds adorable, right? Yes, it does. I don’t accept a no to that.
The problem, however, lies in how this is written. The whole thing was generally one big monologue and there were only a few actual interactions or dialogues.
This did not only mean that not a whole lot happened, but also that we did not really get to know Art or PK’s relationship to them.
The amount of times Art and PK genuinely talk in this book can be counted on one hand, I think. We didn’t see much of their friendship, let alone a blossoming love story.
So, all in all, I liked the idea of this book. A lot. But unfortunately the execution was severely lacking, especially with regards to the connection or chemistry between them. I was just generally missing some relationship development or actual romance.
And in the end, I feel like we got way too little. I was a bit over it all: my patience was running thin, and the pay-off wasn’t worth it.
Also, I want to put this out there: PK is an idiot. A (sometimes) lovable one, perhaps, but an idiot nonetheless. So if that kind of character annoys you, consider yourself warned when it comes to this book
This was a very heartwarming and slightly sad story.
The writing is comforting and nice: it manages to captivate you even during the moments when nothing much is going on.
It’s very heavy on the hurt/comfort and grumpy/sunshine tropes, but it also features an age-gap and even has an intern/boss dynamic for a little while.
The writing is comforting and nice: it manages to captivate you even during the moments when nothing much is going on.
It’s very heavy on the hurt/comfort and grumpy/sunshine tropes, but it also features an age-gap and even has an intern/boss dynamic for a little while.
“A melancholy part of me wonders whether Gray is in my dream right now or if I’m in his. Which one of us is going to wake up and realize none of this was ever real. I hope it’s me, because sometimes I think I’m a little bit stronger than him.”
Jonah was without a doubt my favourite character in this book. He is energetic, hopeful, chaotic, happy, caring and sweet.
The way he persevered even with all his setbacks in life was inspiring and beautiful. I can’t imagine ever being that strong myself.
He was an impossibly likable person, and it was absolutely unthinkable to not wish him the very best.
However, if I’m being honest, I wasn’t so sure if Gray really was “the very best” for him at first.
It took me a little while to warm up to him, but once I started to understand his pain and reservations better, I started to like him more and more.
In the end, I could definitely see how much he adored Jonah and I very much wanted them to be together.
Gray might not be perfect, but he was enough, and their love was obviously ample strong to conquer any obstacles.
“I think I finally found my princess, Mom. He’s six and a half feet tall, grumpy as hell, and talks dirty as sin.”
All in all, I was plenty invested in this book. I think the characters had depth and lots of chemistry together. I definitely enjoyed reading this.
This wasn’t necessarily bad, but it definitely wasn’t good either. It was decently enjoyable, but the content and writing generally felt a bit empty to me.
The world-building was quite interesting, and the plot was rather entertaining as well. It definitely had some intriguing ideas going on. Maybe not all of it was executed in the best way possible, but surely it was more than good enough for a romance book. It really tried to give us more than only a love story.
The adoration between the two love interests was really cute. I especially loved how H was willing to do anything to make Buddy happy. Neither man believed they were good enough for the other, but they desperately wanted to be together anyway. It was sweet, albeit a little annoying that they kept going in circles with their insecurities and stuff.
This whole thing was definitely very much insta-love. The entire book takes place in only two days, and sometimes I struggle to understand how someone can come to mean so much to a person in only such little time. I can understand insta-attraction, but bone deep devotion after only barely knowing someone? Hmm, that’s where it becomes too unrealistic and superficial for me to feel truly connected to it.
In the end, I thought this was a fun enough read, but it’s nothing to write home about, and it surely could have been done better.
The world-building was quite interesting, and the plot was rather entertaining as well. It definitely had some intriguing ideas going on. Maybe not all of it was executed in the best way possible, but surely it was more than good enough for a romance book. It really tried to give us more than only a love story.
The adoration between the two love interests was really cute. I especially loved how H was willing to do anything to make Buddy happy. Neither man believed they were good enough for the other, but they desperately wanted to be together anyway. It was sweet, albeit a little annoying that they kept going in circles with their insecurities and stuff.
This whole thing was definitely very much insta-love. The entire book takes place in only two days, and sometimes I struggle to understand how someone can come to mean so much to a person in only such little time. I can understand insta-attraction, but bone deep devotion after only barely knowing someone? Hmm, that’s where it becomes too unrealistic and superficial for me to feel truly connected to it.
In the end, I thought this was a fun enough read, but it’s nothing to write home about, and it surely could have been done better.