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What a beautiful story. And such stunning narration as well. I am certain I would have never been as moved and touched by this story if it weren’t for the fact that I listened to it on audio, so I would recommend anyone else to do the same.
The main narrator has a beautifully rich and emotive voice that swept me away, and the boy who plays The Little Prince sounded exactly as sweet and innocent as his character. It was lovely.
This story is about a man who gets stranded in the desert where he meets a little boy who fell out of the sky. This Little Prince tells the man the story of his home planet and of all the people and animals he’s met on his travels.
It is through these stories that many life lessons are taught: It uses metaphors to give insight into the way people live their lives and what’s wrong or right about that. More importantly, it shows the power and importance of love and hope, which is something so many adults have lost in their purest form.
The ending was extremely melancholic and I have to admit to pinking away a tear or two.
The main narrator has a beautifully rich and emotive voice that swept me away, and the boy who plays The Little Prince sounded exactly as sweet and innocent as his character. It was lovely.
This story is about a man who gets stranded in the desert where he meets a little boy who fell out of the sky. This Little Prince tells the man the story of his home planet and of all the people and animals he’s met on his travels.
It is through these stories that many life lessons are taught: It uses metaphors to give insight into the way people live their lives and what’s wrong or right about that. More importantly, it shows the power and importance of love and hope, which is something so many adults have lost in their purest form.
The ending was extremely melancholic and I have to admit to pinking away a tear or two.
DNF @50%
This wasn't bad, but I just wasn't feeling it.
I like a big stoic protective man pining away for his love interests as much as anyone, so I had big hopes for this book! However, something was missing for me to become even remotely invested.
The writing was extremely dragged out and the whole book ended up feeling kind of boring because of it. There was an excruciating amount of detail put into each scene and I was told so many uninteresting things I couldn't possibly care any less about. Just give me the romance and stop it with all the rest! Seriously, I really don't care about all the other stuff. This book was already way longer than it needed to be, so about half of it feels like it could and should have been cut.
I also struggled to see the connection between the couple: they had a few cute interactions, but why do they feel the way they do? I'm not sure.
Maybe it was the slow pacing, maybe it was the single POV, or maybe it was the fact that they were already in love since before the book even started so we missed the entire build-up; whatever it was, I simply did not enjoy reading this.
This wasn't bad, but I just wasn't feeling it.
I like a big stoic protective man pining away for his love interests as much as anyone, so I had big hopes for this book! However, something was missing for me to become even remotely invested.
The writing was extremely dragged out and the whole book ended up feeling kind of boring because of it. There was an excruciating amount of detail put into each scene and I was told so many uninteresting things I couldn't possibly care any less about. Just give me the romance and stop it with all the rest! Seriously, I really don't care about all the other stuff. This book was already way longer than it needed to be, so about half of it feels like it could and should have been cut.
I also struggled to see the connection between the couple: they had a few cute interactions, but why do they feel the way they do? I'm not sure.
Maybe it was the slow pacing, maybe it was the single POV, or maybe it was the fact that they were already in love since before the book even started so we missed the entire build-up; whatever it was, I simply did not enjoy reading this.
DNF @38%
I simply don’t think this series is for me, even though I do like the idea behind it.
I mean, aside from everything else, the timeline of this relationship is already truly so bad:
August and Lucas meet and are insanely attracted to each other by chapter one, want to sniff each other’s neck and hump each other’s leg by chapter two, are entirely obsessed by chapter three, and are basically in love by chapter four.
Mind you, we’re working with moderately short chapters here.
Meanwhile, one of them is supposedly a psychopathic killer and the other is aware of that from the very beginning, but apparently this doesn’t seem to play a factor in their relationship. It’s pretty much insane and definitely ridiculous.
There is absolutely zero build-up here and everything happens way too fast for it to not feel inauthentic.
The things that happen are all pretty bizarre and outlandish. I feel like I have to suspend all my rational thinking skills, and I’m just not in the mood for that right now.
Nonetheless, I do have to say that I found August oddly.. endearing.
I also found this book quite funny. The way August’s brothers and Noah made fun of him was humorous, fun and even a little heart-warming. I definitely like the found family thing they’ve got going on.
Also just FYI, it is incredibly clear that these people are not actually psychopaths, and I cannot for the life of me understand why the author keeps insisting that they are. They’re just not.
It’s honestly just annoying when these supposed ‘psychopaths’ obviously experience a certain type of emotion, but then the author has them thinking something akin to “but obviously I can’t feel that emotion” and goes on to explain how it’s actually a different type of feeling they are experiencing, which, in truth, is basically the exact same thing as the first emotion. Like, huhhh???!?!
I was so confused every time she did that, and I was honestly contemplating whether she just thought we as readers were indifferent enough for her to get away with it not making any sense or if maybe she doesn’t understand it herself… Either way, I didn’t like it.
All in all, I just found this to be kinda unrealistic, stupid, boring, unfeeling and stand-offish.
Not even a possessive and obsessed “so-called psycho” can save this one for me. Sorry.
PS. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Noah and Adam’s cameos. I remember not liking their book all that much either (for basically the same reasons why I didn’t like this one), but they were very cute as a couple here.
I simply don’t think this series is for me, even though I do like the idea behind it.
I mean, aside from everything else, the timeline of this relationship is already truly so bad:
August and Lucas meet and are insanely attracted to each other by chapter one, want to sniff each other’s neck and hump each other’s leg by chapter two, are entirely obsessed by chapter three, and are basically in love by chapter four.
Mind you, we’re working with moderately short chapters here.
Meanwhile, one of them is supposedly a psychopathic killer and the other is aware of that from the very beginning, but apparently this doesn’t seem to play a factor in their relationship. It’s pretty much insane and definitely ridiculous.
There is absolutely zero build-up here and everything happens way too fast for it to not feel inauthentic.
The things that happen are all pretty bizarre and outlandish. I feel like I have to suspend all my rational thinking skills, and I’m just not in the mood for that right now.
Nonetheless, I do have to say that I found August oddly.. endearing.
I also found this book quite funny. The way August’s brothers and Noah made fun of him was humorous, fun and even a little heart-warming. I definitely like the found family thing they’ve got going on.
Also just FYI, it is incredibly clear that these people are not actually psychopaths, and I cannot for the life of me understand why the author keeps insisting that they are. They’re just not.
It’s honestly just annoying when these supposed ‘psychopaths’ obviously experience a certain type of emotion, but then the author has them thinking something akin to “but obviously I can’t feel that emotion” and goes on to explain how it’s actually a different type of feeling they are experiencing, which, in truth, is basically the exact same thing as the first emotion. Like, huhhh???!?!
I was so confused every time she did that, and I was honestly contemplating whether she just thought we as readers were indifferent enough for her to get away with it not making any sense or if maybe she doesn’t understand it herself… Either way, I didn’t like it.
All in all, I just found this to be kinda unrealistic, stupid, boring, unfeeling and stand-offish.
Not even a possessive and obsessed “so-called psycho” can save this one for me. Sorry.
PS. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed Noah and Adam’s cameos. I remember not liking their book all that much either (for basically the same reasons why I didn’t like this one), but they were very cute as a couple here.
DNF @35%
Okay, so I started this book almost A YEAR ago, and I have not picked it up since. I don't think it's really worthy of a DNF because it’s not super bad or anything, but I just don't feel like getting into this again after it has been so long.
Also, the reason I stopped reading this is something that I do feel ruins the whole book. Or, at least, it ruins the romance part. It's a little spoilery though, even if it's only my own interpretation, so I'm not sure if it's actually true, but anyway, be warned: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!!
Alright, so I'm pretty sure that the main character is probably schizophrenic and he is sort of hallucinating all of his interactions with his 'love interest'. Thus, all this build-up simply ISN'T REAL. It frustrates me, because what am I even reading then? It feels weird to feel connected to characters that don’t exist or get invested in interactions that I'm pretty sure aren't actually happening.
So... That's why I quit almost a year ago, and I never had the drive to get back to it.
Nonetheless, I do want to say that two of the side characters, Luthor and Ren, intrigue me A LOT! I would totally have continued reading this if the book focused on them instead of on Dash and the guard dude.
Thus, when Ren and Luthor’s book comes out I do want to read it. I'll probably just skip all the rest of the series, but that particular book seems like it might be worth it. We'll see.
Okay, so I started this book almost A YEAR ago, and I have not picked it up since. I don't think it's really worthy of a DNF because it’s not super bad or anything, but I just don't feel like getting into this again after it has been so long.
Also, the reason I stopped reading this is something that I do feel ruins the whole book. Or, at least, it ruins the romance part. It's a little spoilery though, even if it's only my own interpretation, so I'm not sure if it's actually true, but anyway, be warned: POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD!!
Alright, so I'm pretty sure that the main character is probably schizophrenic and he is sort of hallucinating all of his interactions with his 'love interest'. Thus, all this build-up simply ISN'T REAL. It frustrates me, because what am I even reading then? It feels weird to feel connected to characters that don’t exist or get invested in interactions that I'm pretty sure aren't actually happening.
So... That's why I quit almost a year ago, and I never had the drive to get back to it.
Nonetheless, I do want to say that two of the side characters, Luthor and Ren, intrigue me A LOT! I would totally have continued reading this if the book focused on them instead of on Dash and the guard dude.
Thus, when Ren and Luthor’s book comes out I do want to read it. I'll probably just skip all the rest of the series, but that particular book seems like it might be worth it. We'll see.
This is a bold, raw, direct and honest autobiography by a former child star who was pushed into the profession by her mother ever since she was 6 years old.
It recounts her career and personal life, talks about the abuse she’s suffered at home by her mother, but also shows the multiple mental health issues she’s developed, among which are various eating disorders, depression, a warped sense of self-image, anxiety, co-dependency, alcoholism, and OCD.
The writing is simple, candid, sarcastic and straight to the point, which often resulted in accurately portraying a feeling of shocking helplessness or numbness, but could sometimes also mean that certain details were missing. Thus, the style had its pros and its cons, but the pros far outweighed the cons, and it was definitely well done.
The story itself was very interesting, and, although I’ve already never had a great impression of the acting industry, this memoir really made me take a step back and realise just how fucked up it all is. And mostly, just how fucked up a parent must be to willingly put their child through that.
It truly makes me rethink just how happy and cute all my nostalgic kid shows really were.. and how much of it was actually pretty horrific behind the scenes.
This was hard-hitting, thought-provoking, important and sad.
I feel terrible for what the author has had to endure, but also proud for what she managed to put down in writing with this book.
It recounts her career and personal life, talks about the abuse she’s suffered at home by her mother, but also shows the multiple mental health issues she’s developed, among which are various eating disorders, depression, a warped sense of self-image, anxiety, co-dependency, alcoholism, and OCD.
The writing is simple, candid, sarcastic and straight to the point, which often resulted in accurately portraying a feeling of shocking helplessness or numbness, but could sometimes also mean that certain details were missing. Thus, the style had its pros and its cons, but the pros far outweighed the cons, and it was definitely well done.
The story itself was very interesting, and, although I’ve already never had a great impression of the acting industry, this memoir really made me take a step back and realise just how fucked up it all is. And mostly, just how fucked up a parent must be to willingly put their child through that.
It truly makes me rethink just how happy and cute all my nostalgic kid shows really were.. and how much of it was actually pretty horrific behind the scenes.
This was hard-hitting, thought-provoking, important and sad.
I feel terrible for what the author has had to endure, but also proud for what she managed to put down in writing with this book.
This was funny, but the romance could have been better. I suppose the romantic tension was definitely there most of the time, but it felt a bit off. Don’t get me wrong though, it was entertaining, definitely, but it didn’t draw me in entirely. I feel like every feeling someone had or was supposed to have wasn’t worked out properly, and as a result it just didn’t have a whole lot of meaning to me, the reader.
I don’t want to be too critical though, because I surely did enjoy reading this book a lot. I guess I was just hoping for a little more swooning, that sort of thing.
A big plus, however, was the fact that I liked both the female lead as well as the male lead. Poppy is a bit ditzy and quirky, but lovable and often extremely humorous. Sam is a bit more serious, but surely also has a heart of gold. They’re opposites (at first glance), but turn out to actually really be quite compatible. Their eventual ‘get together’ subsequently didn’t seem random or out of the blue: You can understand why they’d fall for one another.
The underlying subplot, i.e. the plot involving corruption and other business drama, was decent. I’m not going to say I was overly invested in it or anything, but it wasn’t boring either. It kept the romantic plot going without trying to take over the spotlight. The subplot handled its purpose well, I’d say.
I don’t want to be too critical though, because I surely did enjoy reading this book a lot. I guess I was just hoping for a little more swooning, that sort of thing.
A big plus, however, was the fact that I liked both the female lead as well as the male lead. Poppy is a bit ditzy and quirky, but lovable and often extremely humorous. Sam is a bit more serious, but surely also has a heart of gold. They’re opposites (at first glance), but turn out to actually really be quite compatible. Their eventual ‘get together’ subsequently didn’t seem random or out of the blue: You can understand why they’d fall for one another.
The underlying subplot, i.e. the plot involving corruption and other business drama, was decent. I’m not going to say I was overly invested in it or anything, but it wasn’t boring either. It kept the romantic plot going without trying to take over the spotlight. The subplot handled its purpose well, I’d say.
Well, what is there to say, really? The plot and characters of this story seem interesting enough, but it didn't really pay off in the end. The story consists of 4 chapters, and in the end you just get left hanging with questions and no pay-off. I'm certain this could have been quite good, but, unfortunately, this whole thing just feels like a beginning with no end.
Gosh, I truly love this series. This book was once again super enjoyable with extremely likeable characters and an interesting story.
It didn’t start out as great as I would have hoped, though; it was fairly different from the first book, which had the MCs go from enemies-to-friends-to-lovers (the best trope). While opposingly, this book had the female MC, Grace, already be totally into Logan from the get-go and began with them hooking up. Funny thing is, though, that at a certain point the male MC, Logan, messes up big time, making them go from lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers, which was a helluva lot better than the instant-lovers trope I thought this book was going to go for at first.
Another thing this book lacked in in comparison to the first book were the vibrant and healthy friendships. The male friendships remain the same, but they don’t seem nearly as awesome and aren’t at all featured as often. And don’t even get me started on the female friendships, because Grace and Ramona are a total mess. A sheer contrast to the amazing friendship between Hannah and Allie in book 1.
The chemistry between Logan and Grace was great, although it did take a while for me to really see their connection. They didn’t bounce off of each other as well as Garrett and Hannah had in their book, but I don’t really mind. It was still more than good enough, and that doesn’t change just because it didn’t match Garrett and Hannah.
I liked both Logan and Grace; they’re good people. I definitely preferred Logan over Grace, even though he was annoying the shit out of me at the start because of his dumb actions. Not that I didn’t like Grace though, that’s not the case at all, but I just felt more emotionally connected to Logan. Grace was a teensy bit flat, and was basically just not as well developed. The sub-plot with Logan’s drunk father and Logan’s subsequent possibly miserable future probably played a big role in why Logan was better developed than Grace. I guess her ‘drama’ was that she had to put up with Ramona, but that got resolved fairly fast and is a bit silly compared to Logan’s very real problems.
I do have to say that at the end, I think Logan’s problems got resolved to hastily and easily. For the entirety of this book, Logan’s future is completely in the balance, and you can’t figure out how it’s ever going to turn out right for him, but then, like magic, everything turns out all rainbows and sunshine and all his issues fade away. That seemed a bit unrealistic and was a rather unsatisfying fix after all that build-up.
But anyway, I feel like I’m being a bit too ranty, because this book surely doesn’t deserve that. It got me engaged from start to finish, it had me laughing, swooning and even a bit sad at times. This was good, really, I probably would have been nothing but praise if the first book hadn’t been as awesome as it was: I just know the comparison is making me a bit too harsh on its sequel.
It didn’t start out as great as I would have hoped, though; it was fairly different from the first book, which had the MCs go from enemies-to-friends-to-lovers (the best trope). While opposingly, this book had the female MC, Grace, already be totally into Logan from the get-go and began with them hooking up. Funny thing is, though, that at a certain point the male MC, Logan, messes up big time, making them go from lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers, which was a helluva lot better than the instant-lovers trope I thought this book was going to go for at first.
Another thing this book lacked in in comparison to the first book were the vibrant and healthy friendships. The male friendships remain the same, but they don’t seem nearly as awesome and aren’t at all featured as often. And don’t even get me started on the female friendships, because Grace and Ramona are a total mess. A sheer contrast to the amazing friendship between Hannah and Allie in book 1.
The chemistry between Logan and Grace was great, although it did take a while for me to really see their connection. They didn’t bounce off of each other as well as Garrett and Hannah had in their book, but I don’t really mind. It was still more than good enough, and that doesn’t change just because it didn’t match Garrett and Hannah.
I liked both Logan and Grace; they’re good people. I definitely preferred Logan over Grace, even though he was annoying the shit out of me at the start because of his dumb actions. Not that I didn’t like Grace though, that’s not the case at all, but I just felt more emotionally connected to Logan. Grace was a teensy bit flat, and was basically just not as well developed. The sub-plot with Logan’s drunk father and Logan’s subsequent possibly miserable future probably played a big role in why Logan was better developed than Grace. I guess her ‘drama’ was that she had to put up with Ramona, but that got resolved fairly fast and is a bit silly compared to Logan’s very real problems.
I do have to say that at the end, I think Logan’s problems got resolved to hastily and easily. For the entirety of this book, Logan’s future is completely in the balance, and you can’t figure out how it’s ever going to turn out right for him, but then, like magic, everything turns out all rainbows and sunshine and all his issues fade away. That seemed a bit unrealistic and was a rather unsatisfying fix after all that build-up.
But anyway, I feel like I’m being a bit too ranty, because this book surely doesn’t deserve that. It got me engaged from start to finish, it had me laughing, swooning and even a bit sad at times. This was good, really, I probably would have been nothing but praise if the first book hadn’t been as awesome as it was: I just know the comparison is making me a bit too harsh on its sequel.
This book really did not offer much new to this series. This didn't take away from the fact that I still enjoyed the read a lot: I wasn't bored once, but I'm not having much feelings towards it either. The whole thing feels a bit familiar, because of the similarities with the other two books: It follows the same format without bringing many new things to the table. It was like a weaker rehash of what I'd already read before.
Although Allie and Dean had good chemistry, I feel like their connection is based far too much on sex. It's almost like they only like each other as much as they do because they're both good in bed. It makes their relationship feel superficial and therefore I never really got as emotionally invested in it. This being their main relationship trait also leads to a LOT of sex scenes, and sometimes I even wondered if sex seemed to be the entire plot. I didn't really like that.
BUT, like I said, I wasn't bored at all, and I thoroughly enjoyed the read (I think I only put the book down once to sleep, but apart from that I read it in one sitting). Sadly, although it was entertaining, my feelings just weren't really in it. It’s a good book nonetheless: it for sure would have gotten a higher rating if it'd been a standalone and I hadn't read the rest of the series yet.
Although Allie and Dean had good chemistry, I feel like their connection is based far too much on sex. It's almost like they only like each other as much as they do because they're both good in bed. It makes their relationship feel superficial and therefore I never really got as emotionally invested in it. This being their main relationship trait also leads to a LOT of sex scenes, and sometimes I even wondered if sex seemed to be the entire plot. I didn't really like that.
BUT, like I said, I wasn't bored at all, and I thoroughly enjoyed the read (I think I only put the book down once to sleep, but apart from that I read it in one sitting). Sadly, although it was entertaining, my feelings just weren't really in it. It’s a good book nonetheless: it for sure would have gotten a higher rating if it'd been a standalone and I hadn't read the rest of the series yet.
When I first started out reading this book, I did not initially like it all that much. I thought the main character, Charlie, was a bit annoying and too much of a stereotypical tom-boy. She soon improved though, and I ended up actually liking her. She. as a character alone, was not necessarily what I think is what makes this novel so great though. It is the relationships between her and the other characters that make your heart flutter and make you feel all warm inside. I mean, I absolutely loved the family dynamics between Charlie, her single dad and her three older brothers. Especially Charlie and Gage were very cute as siblings. Their friendship just felt authentic and seemed very sweet and fun.
But, of course, there is one relationship in this book that I loved the most and that is the romantic one between Charlie and Braden. Their romance is a slow-burn, but you can feel the tension all the time. It's amazing. You want them to be together very badly, but you also cannot help loving the build-up to that point. Therefore, I did not lose my patience for when they would finally get together: I loved every minute of the wait.
Charlie and Braden’s relationship, in my opinion, just never felt forced and one could really understand why they both like each other so much. I think what might have made their blossoming romance even cuter is that they are already such good friends. I really think they are a great fit for one another and I love them together. I’m not going to lie, they totally had me swooning.
So in conclusion, even if the surrounding plot apart from the relationships is not all that profound, I thoroughly enjoyed my entire read of this book. It made me laugh and swoon. Everything was so cute. Really, this book just brings out a feeling of joy. What more should I want?
But, of course, there is one relationship in this book that I loved the most and that is the romantic one between Charlie and Braden. Their romance is a slow-burn, but you can feel the tension all the time. It's amazing. You want them to be together very badly, but you also cannot help loving the build-up to that point. Therefore, I did not lose my patience for when they would finally get together: I loved every minute of the wait.
Charlie and Braden’s relationship, in my opinion, just never felt forced and one could really understand why they both like each other so much. I think what might have made their blossoming romance even cuter is that they are already such good friends. I really think they are a great fit for one another and I love them together. I’m not going to lie, they totally had me swooning.
So in conclusion, even if the surrounding plot apart from the relationships is not all that profound, I thoroughly enjoyed my entire read of this book. It made me laugh and swoon. Everything was so cute. Really, this book just brings out a feeling of joy. What more should I want?