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The Rogue by Silvia Violet
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
The Recluse by Silvia Violet
emotional
hopeful
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Snow Twink by Sue Brown
Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 41%.
I only made it to chapter five, but I kept getting confused on whether this was a bear shifter book or not because of the repeated use of “growling” to communicate—like, it wasn’t on every page, but it was used enough that I noticed and checked a few times on the shifter/non-shifter status. The way the author had Gruff reacting and thinking when he first found Lyle didn’t help my confusion because it gave “true mate” vibes, just a bit, with that “there’s just something about him” feeling that’s present in most true mate romances.
Other than that, Lyle suddenly had his full memory back and didn’t want to tell Gruff, but it was the literal first moment we’d heard; I thought we were slowly mixing together ingredients of a pie, not mushing them together in a half-done “here, damn” ball of goo. Lyle had all of his memories at that moment, and I still knew nothing real about his past beyond the wild comments and vague recall. “You couldn’t have known.” Idk either, Lyle, because you aren’t very good at telling me anything.
Anyway, I was going to keep going, but then the next page had this gem:
“Gruff, there’s something you need to know.”
“What’s that?”
“I haven’t, ever, I mean, I’ve never—“
“Been a boy?” Gruff’s excitement grew at the thought of training a complete novice. It didn’t matter that he was still a relatively novice Daddy. They could learn together.
That’s all fine and good, but Lyle literally turned eighteen, like, two days ago. Gruff is only twenty-eight, but the way it was phrased put me off, I suppose, along with Lyle being two seconds from legal.
Other than that, Lyle suddenly had his full memory back and didn’t want to tell Gruff, but it was the literal first moment we’d heard; I thought we were slowly mixing together ingredients of a pie, not mushing them together in a half-done “here, damn” ball of goo. Lyle had all of his memories at that moment, and I still knew nothing real about his past beyond the wild comments and vague recall. “You couldn’t have known.” Idk either, Lyle, because you aren’t very good at telling me anything.
Anyway, I was going to keep going, but then the next page had this gem:
“Gruff, there’s something you need to know.”
“What’s that?”
“I haven’t, ever, I mean, I’ve never—“
“Been a boy?” Gruff’s excitement grew at the thought of training a complete novice. It didn’t matter that he was still a relatively novice Daddy. They could learn together.
That’s all fine and good, but Lyle literally turned eighteen, like, two days ago. Gruff is only twenty-eight, but the way it was phrased put me off, I suppose, along with Lyle being two seconds from legal.
Experiments In Love by Shaw Montgomery
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
I really enjoyed this. The simple, sometimes child-like language used by both Anson and Kennedy sometimes definitely made the dynamic between them feel like it was more on the level of a Daddy/little than anything else, but it wasn’t off-putting.
Kennedy hurt my soul a lot, honestly, with how quick he was to assume and accept that most people didn’t like him or want to hear him speak. I wish that more had come of Francis’ attitude in this book because it wasn’t entirely believable to have Ansontake over Kennedy’s life (with permission) as his Master, but also not state his clear concern for Kennedy’s mental health and either suggest a break from the friendship or supervised friend nights to cut off any (unintentional?) cruelty from Francis toward Kennedy. Sex scenes are always fun, but I feel one or two could have been cut or slimmed down to add to the Francis storyline, and I’d have thrown all five stars at it.
I expected the characters to be irritating, not endearing, but I adored Kennedy, and Anson was written as such a kind character with no judgment in his thoughts. (Jasper took a piece of my heart, too!)
The roleplaying scenes were ridiculous, in my idiot opinion, straight out of bad porn, but they fit and flowed very well in this because of how open and transparent Kennedy is, I feel—a little secondhand embarrassment for me, but perfect for the characters.
I probably won’t visit this again, but it was a sweet and fun experience, sprinkled with a bit of hurt on my heart for Kennedy, and I’ll remember it fondly as a filthy book with soft feels.
Kennedy hurt my soul a lot, honestly, with how quick he was to assume and accept that most people didn’t like him or want to hear him speak. I wish that more had come of Francis’ attitude in this book because it wasn’t entirely believable to have Anson
I expected the characters to be irritating, not endearing, but I adored Kennedy, and Anson was written as such a kind character with no judgment in his thoughts. (Jasper took a piece of my heart, too!)
The roleplaying scenes were ridiculous, in my idiot opinion, straight out of bad porn, but they fit and flowed very well in this because of how open and transparent Kennedy is, I feel—a little secondhand embarrassment for me, but perfect for the characters.
I probably won’t visit this again, but it was a sweet and fun experience, sprinkled with a bit of hurt on my heart for Kennedy, and I’ll remember it fondly as a filthy book with soft feels.
Heel by K.M. Neuhold
Did not finish book. Stopped at 87%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 87%.
I got bored. So much build up around Nathan and mentions of harassing texts and restraining orders in the beginning that seemed to culminate in a “oh, yeah, he obviously only hurt me because he was on drugs” excuse when a rando gave us information I feel could have been used for the remainder of the book to keep it more engaging.
I DNFed at 87% because why, after the collar and the lock and the “I see us being forever” line, did we have a random couple of chapters where we were suddenly concerned about finding our own place? We got throwaway lines about wondering if we were welcome long-term (again, after those things) and then a more believable one about wanting to find our own way, but that lasted for maybe two seconds after three sentences from our puppy trainer—and that was that, like a daydream, a blink-and-miss-it soap opera moment. The main conflict was resolved, apparently, and we had a subplot already in-motion with Diva’s inability to appear, so I’m not sure why this had to be included? It didn’t make much sense with the flow of the previous events, and it (presumably) would have no impact on the outcome of anything, unless we’d actually decided we needed to be independent for a while before we could feel sure we wouldn’t be the same person we were with the abusive partner, but we didn’t.
Weirdly, the above paragraph/rant is the main reason I DNFed, but I also couldn’t stay interested for more than a few paragraphs at a time after the Nathan update from the rando. The beginning was fine, but a bit before the halfway point, things started dragging for me.
I DNFed at 87% because why, after the collar and the lock and the “I see us being forever” line, did we have a random couple of chapters where we were suddenly concerned about finding our own place? We got throwaway lines about wondering if we were welcome long-term (again, after those things) and then a more believable one about wanting to find our own way, but that lasted for maybe two seconds after three sentences from our puppy trainer—and that was that, like a daydream, a blink-and-miss-it soap opera moment. The main conflict was resolved, apparently, and we had a subplot already in-motion with Diva’s inability to appear, so I’m not sure why this had to be included? It didn’t make much sense with the flow of the previous events, and it (presumably) would have no impact on the outcome of anything, unless we’d actually decided we needed to be independent for a while before we could feel sure we wouldn’t be the same person we were with the abusive partner, but we didn’t.
Weirdly, the above paragraph/rant is the main reason I DNFed, but I also couldn’t stay interested for more than a few paragraphs at a time after the Nathan update from the rando. The beginning was fine, but a bit before the halfway point, things started dragging for me.