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Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.
This is so slowwwwwwwww. The characters are not compelling enough to make up for how little is happening. And the reviews say barely anything happens in the whole book. I just wanted cool dragon friends and I know this wasn't going to give me that so bye bye
Pride and Protest by Nikki Payne
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 35%.
The book was well written, the characters compelling, but I had to drop it after there was a Tesla fangirl moment. I genuinely could not go on. This girl's one passion in life is fighting gentrification yet she swoons over Tesla features??
Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
Okay so if you look at the story from a distance of not knowing it's a love story with a happy ending, they have known each other since childhood, they are just getting to know each other in a different context. He has a reputation as a playboy, she has a reputation as flighty and wanting away from this town. They BOTH need to relearn each other while proving they have changed their ways and are ready for something meaningful and long lasting. This thing between them needs to be a serious emotional connection to be worth the potential blowback to their loved ones.
What we get? Them hooking up in a truck.....
Cool cool cool
I wanted them to have a discussion about taking it slow. I wanted Brooks to tell her that she's not like his past girls and so he wants to approach things differently. I wanted them to talk about their feelings towards each other before jumping into bed. I wanted it to feel special
I got nothing but disappointment. I'm just upset because this had so so so much potential. I liked the characters, I loved the setting, the story of overcoming a traumatic event together and learning to love what you were raised with in a new context is beautiful, it's BEAUTIFUL and it was squandered for the cheap thrill of a mediocre sex scene
1.0
DNF @ 60%
I had to drop it after the sex scene, congrats on ruining what you were building. I swear a majority of modern romance authors forget the romance part and are so focused on sex above developing an emotionally fulfilling relationship. ⁽ᵀʰᵉ ˢᶜᵉⁿᵉ ⁱᵗˢᵉˡᶠ ʷᵃˢ ᵃˡˢᵒ ⁿᵒᵗ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉʸ ˢʰᵒᵘˡᵈ'ᵛᵉ ᵗᵃˡᵏᵉᵈ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ᵖʳᵉᶠᵉʳᵉⁿᶜᵉˢ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ᵖˡᵃʸⁱⁿᵍ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵈᵒᵐⁱⁿᵃᵗⁱᵒⁿ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ᵗʰⁱˢ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ⁱᶠ ⁱᵗ'ˢ ˡⁱᵍʰᵗ⁾
Okay so if you look at the story from a distance of not knowing it's a love story with a happy ending, they have known each other since childhood, they are just getting to know each other in a different context. He has a reputation as a playboy, she has a reputation as flighty and wanting away from this town. They BOTH need to relearn each other while proving they have changed their ways and are ready for something meaningful and long lasting. This thing between them needs to be a serious emotional connection to be worth the potential blowback to their loved ones.
What we get? Them hooking up in a truck.....
Cool cool cool
I wanted them to have a discussion about taking it slow. I wanted Brooks to tell her that she's not like his past girls and so he wants to approach things differently. I wanted them to talk about their feelings towards each other before jumping into bed. I wanted it to feel special
I got nothing but disappointment. I'm just upset because this had so so so much potential. I liked the characters, I loved the setting, the story of overcoming a traumatic event together and learning to love what you were raised with in a new context is beautiful, it's BEAUTIFUL and it was squandered for the cheap thrill of a mediocre sex scene
Icarus by K. Ancrum
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.
The writing is lovely, I simply have no interest in YA like this. I couldn't get into it, but that's nothing against the book itself
The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles
4.0
The plot is better than romance and I like Joss as a character much more than Gareth, but overall it is quite enjoyable. KJ Charles has a way of bringing a historical atmosphere to life
Magnolia Parks by Jessa Hastings
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.
These messy bitches deserve each other, but I deserve better than to waste my time with them
The Fake Mate by Lana Ferguson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
1) I just finished Bride by Ali Hazelwood and most shifter/werewolf romances would pale in comparison
2) the narrator for the girl sucks, I'm sorry, she puts on this false bubbly giggling affectation that makes me hate the character and not feel any depth to the story. It's not worth reading the text so I'm hanging it up
3) sex scene bad
2) the narrator for the girl sucks, I'm sorry, she puts on this false bubbly giggling affectation that makes me hate the character and not feel any depth to the story. It's not worth reading the text so I'm hanging it up
3) sex scene bad