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This was kinda fun, but I definitely wasn’t over the moon about it.
The plot regarding the mystery over who was trying to set the Sigmas up was surprisingly interesting, and really kept me guessing, but I found the reveal very anticlimactic. I had actually already written off that particular ‘bad guy’ since it would have been too obvious, but then it turned out to be him anyway. I suppose it could have been worse, but still.
The romance here was.. okay. Charles and Zeke definitely had a sweet vibe going on and I honestly think they really were a good fit together, but I unfortunately also have to admit that I wasn’t exactly feeling it. There weren’t many, if any, standout moments between them and it all fell a bit flat for me. I wasn’t as invested in them as I could have been.
I did like how they treated each other, though. They were gentle and adoring, and genuinely seemed to care about the other.
The plot regarding the mystery over who was trying to set the Sigmas up was surprisingly interesting, and really kept me guessing, but I found the reveal very anticlimactic. I had actually already written off that particular ‘bad guy’ since it would have been too obvious, but then it turned out to be him anyway. I suppose it could have been worse, but still.
The romance here was.. okay. Charles and Zeke definitely had a sweet vibe going on and I honestly think they really were a good fit together, but I unfortunately also have to admit that I wasn’t exactly feeling it. There weren’t many, if any, standout moments between them and it all fell a bit flat for me. I wasn’t as invested in them as I could have been.
I did like how they treated each other, though. They were gentle and adoring, and genuinely seemed to care about the other.
I’m hit with this overwhelming truth that I’ll never meet anyone as perfect for me as Charles. I drop to my knees, holding his thighs, staring up at him like I can’t believe he’s in front of me. “You fucking own me, Charlie.”
When it comes to the characters, I feel like none of them really got to shine apart from Charles. All of them felt dull, empty or even unlikable. Their vibe felt a little.. off. And sure, Zeke was pretty decent, but he wasn’t anything to write home about either.
Anyway, Charles really was this book’s saving Grace for me. He was such an absolute sweetheart; I adored him. He was a genuine cannonball of sugar and righteousness, I couldn’t possible not love him. His honesty mixed with a lovely combination of nerves as well as confidence were things that endeared him to me even more.
And well, because Charles was so very sweet, I got really annoyed over how everyone treats him. He doesn’t deserve any hate, yet everyone seems to give it to him anyway. It’s almost like they’re.. bullies. And honestly, how can Zeke just let that slide? Why did he never stand up for Charles? Not in all those years, and not even now that they’re together. It almost makes me feel like he does not deserve Charles at all.
He’s my Charlie. Fiery, bright, sweet, and passionate. I want every part of him.
We’re going to make this work. We have to. Because life without Charles in it is fucking bleak.
Also, I might be in the minority here, but: Kappas over Sigmas every damn day. The way the Kappas stood by the Sigmas, the way they helped them, and how they always took the high way: they were so nice and good. I could never have done what they did if I’d been targeted and harassed by those very same people for four years. Seriously, the Kappas were so much better. And honestly, I feel like the Sigmas getting shut down really would not have been the end of the world.. Sorry not sorry.
The premise of this story has always been an interesting one as it follows the life of a man who ages backwards: when Benjamin is born he looks, thinks and behaves as if he is a man of 70, and from that moment on, with every year he 'ages', his physical and mental age actually reduces. Nobody understands why or how, but from the beginning until the end of Benjamin’s life, it is an unstoppable thing.
It’s definitely an interesting concept, and I found it fascinating to see all the different stages in life from this unique perspective.
This is quite a sad story that sends out a feeling of helplessness, loneliness and being misunderstood.
I do believe that it could have been possible for me to feel more connected to it had it been written with even more emotion, but it already conveyed certain emotions quite well and was surely better at it than I was initially expecting.
It’s definitely an interesting concept, and I found it fascinating to see all the different stages in life from this unique perspective.
This is quite a sad story that sends out a feeling of helplessness, loneliness and being misunderstood.
I do believe that it could have been possible for me to feel more connected to it had it been written with even more emotion, but it already conveyed certain emotions quite well and was surely better at it than I was initially expecting.
This book honestly sucked the life right out of me. It was so depressing, gloomy and dramatic; there was just never a moment resembling any kind of happiness. Everything was difficult and painful, and I simply hated reading it.
Also, I never really understood why River and Holden were so obsessed with each other in the first place. When exactly did they become so attached? It seemed like their connection happened instantly, and then immediately all the drama followed, while, for some reason, they were desperate to be together, but couldn’t. It never worked for me, and I couldn’t feel their ‘love’.
I was just so over their angst and push-and-pull. It was very repetitive and draining. If I were River, I’d be so done with Holden’s bullshit. The whole thing gave me a headache.
I mean, the separation thing really was the nail in the coffin for me. I would never forgive Holden for that: not for leaving me right after my mother died, or for sleeping around with uncountable other people while he was gone. I’d honestly tell him to go fuck himself. And I was furious River did the exact opposite of that. The man seriously waited for him for years, pathetically so.
And really, this book was okay at first, but I was quickly feeling very much done with it, and even started skimming near the end. It was just not for me whatsoever.
If you want to read a book with the same themes as this one, such as conversion therapy, suicidal thoughts, PTSD, addiction, and being in the closet, then I’d recommend this author’s other book: “Someday, Someday”. It did what this book was trying to do, but better.
Also, I never really understood why River and Holden were so obsessed with each other in the first place. When exactly did they become so attached? It seemed like their connection happened instantly, and then immediately all the drama followed, while, for some reason, they were desperate to be together, but couldn’t. It never worked for me, and I couldn’t feel their ‘love’.
I was just so over their angst and push-and-pull. It was very repetitive and draining. If I were River, I’d be so done with Holden’s bullshit. The whole thing gave me a headache.
I mean, the separation thing really was the nail in the coffin for me. I would never forgive Holden for that: not for leaving me right after my mother died, or for sleeping around with uncountable other people while he was gone. I’d honestly tell him to go fuck himself. And I was furious River did the exact opposite of that. The man seriously waited for him for years, pathetically so.
And really, this book was okay at first, but I was quickly feeling very much done with it, and even started skimming near the end. It was just not for me whatsoever.
If you want to read a book with the same themes as this one, such as conversion therapy, suicidal thoughts, PTSD, addiction, and being in the closet, then I’d recommend this author’s other book: “Someday, Someday”. It did what this book was trying to do, but better.
This story is about a yearly lottery that takes place in every village around the whole country. Nobody wants to win the lottery, though, because whoever ‘wins’ ends up being stoned to death by all the other villagers. Why this lottery takes place is a complete mystery, and there is most likely no concrete reason at all.
It is obvious that the moral of the story is a reference to how dangerous mob-mentality can be, and about how scary the concept of blindly following traditions is.
However, I don’t think I fully got everything out of this story that it was trying to convey. Sometimes I felt like the whole thing was missing something for it to truly get its point across. Especially a lack of emotion is what made this story not stand out for me.
I do have to admit that I was really feeling the suspense with this one: that part was surely well done. And, of course, the idea of the story is definitely interesting as well.
It is obvious that the moral of the story is a reference to how dangerous mob-mentality can be, and about how scary the concept of blindly following traditions is.
However, I don’t think I fully got everything out of this story that it was trying to convey. Sometimes I felt like the whole thing was missing something for it to truly get its point across. Especially a lack of emotion is what made this story not stand out for me.
I do have to admit that I was really feeling the suspense with this one: that part was surely well done. And, of course, the idea of the story is definitely interesting as well.
This has a very fun, whimsical and cute vibe to it, and I can see why people would enjoy this, but it just really wasn’t for me. It actually seemed a little childish in my opinion.
The murder mystery never truly gripped me, and I can’t say I was exceptionally eager to find out who killed Dusty and why.
Luckily, I did think that the reveal was quite well done, even though it was definitely a bit random and came out of nowhere, so I suppose there’s that.
The romance lacked detail and depth, and I really wasn’t particularly invested in it. Tristan and Danny are both sweet, and I’m sure they’ll make each other very happy, but their love story just meant nothing to me.
I liked the paranormal aspect of this book, though. The book starts with Tristan having developed the ability to see ghosts, and he is now being pestered by Dusty’s ghost to help solve her murder.
Dusty is a drag queen and her sass and running commentary could often be quite funny. She also had some lovely banter with Tristan from time to time.
All in all, I think this was a fun book and I didn’t think it was bad at what it was trying to do, but I just wasn’t a big fan. It was mostly boring to me.
The murder mystery never truly gripped me, and I can’t say I was exceptionally eager to find out who killed Dusty and why.
Luckily, I did think that the reveal was quite well done, even though it was definitely a bit random and came out of nowhere, so I suppose there’s that.
The romance lacked detail and depth, and I really wasn’t particularly invested in it. Tristan and Danny are both sweet, and I’m sure they’ll make each other very happy, but their love story just meant nothing to me.
I liked the paranormal aspect of this book, though. The book starts with Tristan having developed the ability to see ghosts, and he is now being pestered by Dusty’s ghost to help solve her murder.
Dusty is a drag queen and her sass and running commentary could often be quite funny. She also had some lovely banter with Tristan from time to time.
All in all, I think this was a fun book and I didn’t think it was bad at what it was trying to do, but I just wasn’t a big fan. It was mostly boring to me.
This was very sweet, gentle, cheesy and romantic.
Hunter and Bryce obviously share an epic kind of love. They adore each other with all that they are, and it shows. It’s very over-the-top ‘love of my life’ kind of stuff.
However, their complete overdose of cuteness and sappiness did start to become very boring over time. They basically get together in the middle of the book, and during the whole second half nothing happens aside from them looking dreamily into each other’s eyes, thinking and talking about how much they love each other, and, of course, they also play hockey together. It’s sweet, but repetitive. The prose is also very flowery.
Hunter and Bryce obviously share an epic kind of love. They adore each other with all that they are, and it shows. It’s very over-the-top ‘love of my life’ kind of stuff.
However, their complete overdose of cuteness and sappiness did start to become very boring over time. They basically get together in the middle of the book, and during the whole second half nothing happens aside from them looking dreamily into each other’s eyes, thinking and talking about how much they love each other, and, of course, they also play hockey together. It’s sweet, but repetitive. The prose is also very flowery.
Is this what falling in love really is? Finding that half of your heart lives within another? Having all your questions and wonders and worries from before answered through the shape of someone else’s smile?
The beginning of this book was amazing, though. The way they got to know each other and how enamoured Bryce was with Hunter from the get-go was all quite lovely.
It was amazing to see them form a connection, and it was also beautifully sad to see how heartbroken they both were when they had to go their separate ways.
The angst coming from Bryce when he thought he could never have Hunter was one of my favourite parts.
Long story short, I loved the first half of this book, but unfortunately the second half was a complete bore.
Also, fair warning: there is quite a lot of French in this book. I speak it a little, so I didn’t have to use google translate all the time, but I already found it very annoying. I can imagine it being extremely tiresome to have to use google translate for even more of these sentences while reading this book if you don’t understand French at all.
This will definitely not be for everyone, but I kind of liked it.
It’s very heavy on the age-play (with Peter being in little space almost the entire book), but I mostly found it sweet and even cute.
Sometimes age-play makes me a bit uncomfortable, but it worked well here. It felt authentic and like it was something that genuinely made both of them very happy.
Jeff’s care for and devotion to Peter truly went incredibly deep. It was obvious that they honestly loved each other a lot.
The pining and longing was pretty strong here, and it also had the occasional jealousies and miscommunications.
I do have to say that all of it became a bit repetitive after a while, but that’s okay. Overall I enjoyed reading this.
It’s very heavy on the age-play (with Peter being in little space almost the entire book), but I mostly found it sweet and even cute.
Sometimes age-play makes me a bit uncomfortable, but it worked well here. It felt authentic and like it was something that genuinely made both of them very happy.
Jeff’s care for and devotion to Peter truly went incredibly deep. It was obvious that they honestly loved each other a lot.
The pining and longing was pretty strong here, and it also had the occasional jealousies and miscommunications.
I do have to say that all of it became a bit repetitive after a while, but that’s okay. Overall I enjoyed reading this.
Raiden was honestly very sweet and very precious. I loved his good-natured obliviousness and unwavering selflessness. It was pretty much impossible not like the guy, even if he was a bit dense.
Titan, however, was unfortunately kind of bland and I can’t say I have any major opinions about him.
The romance between them progressed rather easily, and I even found it to be a little boring. I mean, they were definitely cute together, but it just didn’t do a whole lot for me. Nothing much happened between them.
The plot itself was also not particularly special. Half of this book was spent on either cooking food or eating food, which truly was not the most interesting thing imaginable. The rest of the story also felt a little inconsequential.
Overall this was vaguely entertaining, but it was also a bit blah.
Titan, however, was unfortunately kind of bland and I can’t say I have any major opinions about him.
The romance between them progressed rather easily, and I even found it to be a little boring. I mean, they were definitely cute together, but it just didn’t do a whole lot for me. Nothing much happened between them.
The plot itself was also not particularly special. Half of this book was spent on either cooking food or eating food, which truly was not the most interesting thing imaginable. The rest of the story also felt a little inconsequential.
Overall this was vaguely entertaining, but it was also a bit blah.
Aww, this was so sweet. Finn’s protectiveness and the way he always wanted to take care of Ollie was just lovely. I was definitely swooning a lot, and I adored how soft Finn was for his Sunshine.
This book incorporates quite a few tropes, among which: grumpy/sunshine, stepbrothers, and hurt/comfort. None of these played a super big role, but the fact that they were there was nice anyway.
I do have to say that I much preferred the first half of this book over the second. The tension and building connection we saw at the beginning was awesome, and thus, once they actually gave in to their ‘desires’ it became a little more boring and I also thought there was a bit too much sex.
Overall, I thought this book was super cute and Ollie and Finn are honestly adorable together. I truly liked both of them and their relationship was great. Their communication was always rock-solid and there is pretty much no angst between them. They trust each other, support each other and love each other: it’s as simple as that.
This book incorporates quite a few tropes, among which: grumpy/sunshine, stepbrothers, and hurt/comfort. None of these played a super big role, but the fact that they were there was nice anyway.
I do have to say that I much preferred the first half of this book over the second. The tension and building connection we saw at the beginning was awesome, and thus, once they actually gave in to their ‘desires’ it became a little more boring and I also thought there was a bit too much sex.
Overall, I thought this book was super cute and Ollie and Finn are honestly adorable together. I truly liked both of them and their relationship was great. Their communication was always rock-solid and there is pretty much no angst between them. They trust each other, support each other and love each other: it’s as simple as that.
I do love Sully and Kit’s relationship, and I especially like that Sully absolutely adores Kit in every way, but I couldn’t help but be bored with this book. Nothing really happened here, which was unfortunate. I like that Sully genuinely thinks Kit is perfect, but I can’t name anything else I really find memorable in this book.
I hope the next book will be a little more interesting, and that perhaps Sully and Kit will have a bit more intrigue within their relationship.
I also hope that the whole ‘hitman and bait’ plotline will pick up again, because it was totally ignored here. I truly love the dynamic where Kit lures men away while Sully then kills them, but it’s being used so little. I think there was only one minor scene that featured this dynamic here, after which they immediately took a break from it for the rest of the book. It’s such wasted potential.
Long story short, I simply was not really invested in this book and I had truly been expecting more from it.
I hope the next book will be a little more interesting, and that perhaps Sully and Kit will have a bit more intrigue within their relationship.
I also hope that the whole ‘hitman and bait’ plotline will pick up again, because it was totally ignored here. I truly love the dynamic where Kit lures men away while Sully then kills them, but it’s being used so little. I think there was only one minor scene that featured this dynamic here, after which they immediately took a break from it for the rest of the book. It’s such wasted potential.
Long story short, I simply was not really invested in this book and I had truly been expecting more from it.