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ARC review, 4.5 stars.
Whoa Nelly this one could have been very messy. But when you add on the accompanying novella (don't read unless you are okay with TABOO) this was a really sweet story of love and someone learning how to love again after a big heartbreak.
It's easy to judge characters but you need to put it into perspective. Nolan is in his early twenties. He's going to make mistakes. He's going to do the wrong thing. But he owned up to it and was able to come out the other side and repair the relationships he could have irreparably damaged.
I was also sad for the life Tavis lived before this story. Being in a marriage that wasn't ever loving is something that people shouldn't experience (I live in a dream world where people aren't cruel to each other, and everyone gets a happy ending) and although his life was fulfilling to an extent, seeing him learn about himself was also really wonderful.
I also love that we got more of Princess Daddy V. He's one of my favourite characters in Crea's universe and I want hime to have all the books so I can keep up with him forever.
Overall, another solid entry from Crea. I feel like this goes in all my reviews, but I love that she writes non-conventional relationships. They're always so much more interesting than your standard HEA.
Whoa Nelly this one could have been very messy. But when you add on the accompanying novella (don't read unless you are okay with TABOO) this was a really sweet story of love and someone learning how to love again after a big heartbreak.
It's easy to judge characters but you need to put it into perspective. Nolan is in his early twenties. He's going to make mistakes. He's going to do the wrong thing. But he owned up to it and was able to come out the other side and repair the relationships he could have irreparably damaged.
I was also sad for the life Tavis lived before this story. Being in a marriage that wasn't ever loving is something that people shouldn't experience (I live in a dream world where people aren't cruel to each other, and everyone gets a happy ending) and although his life was fulfilling to an extent, seeing him learn about himself was also really wonderful.
I also love that we got more of Princess Daddy V. He's one of my favourite characters in Crea's universe and I want hime to have all the books so I can keep up with him forever.
Overall, another solid entry from Crea. I feel like this goes in all my reviews, but I love that she writes non-conventional relationships. They're always so much more interesting than your standard HEA.
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adventurous
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lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
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Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
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ARC review: 4.5 starsThis is a quick little novella that helps tie up Peyton's unrequited crush from Collide.
I'm hoping we get to see more of these two later because we literally just got a peek at their first date.Granted, it was a forced proximity, one bed only kinda date, but it was cute.
Because this was a novella it just missed the mark for me on the character development. I would have liked to know more about both their backgrounds. Why did Peyton latch onto Lemon so hard (I got the sense there was more home life background there) and I wanted to know whether Dana's parents agreed that it was an emergency!
But it was cute. Very light and fluffy and I loved it. (Also, I kinda thought the missing prophylactic might have been left IN one of the boys. They never did find it...)
I'm hoping we get to see more of these two later because we literally just got a peek at their first date.Granted, it was a forced proximity, one bed only kinda date, but it was cute.
Because this was a novella it just missed the mark for me on the character development. I would have liked to know more about both their backgrounds. Why did Peyton latch onto Lemon so hard (I got the sense there was more home life background there) and I wanted to know whether Dana's parents agreed that it was an emergency!
But it was cute. Very light and fluffy and I loved it. (Also, I kinda thought the missing prophylactic might have been left IN one of the boys. They never did find it...)