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4.54 AVERAGE
4.54 AVERAGE
Shane and Ilya definitely had more growth in this sequel and showed more emotional depth. I liked that Ilya's issues were brought up and that he was actively working on them. Shane's parents were too cute with Ilya (he deserved all the love they showered him with).
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tw - mention of suicide, death of a loved one
cw - depression, near death experience
five stars, loved it, i'd have 14 of those.
the love, the reflection, the introspection, the sadness love and passion
they are couple with many problems related to their work, mental health, orientation and everything and throughout the book they fight and try to improve and make it better.
one moment actually made me so emotional i might have cried.
cw - depression, near death experience
five stars, loved it, i'd have 14 of those.
the love, the reflection, the introspection, the sadness love and passion
they are couple with many problems related to their work, mental health, orientation and everything and throughout the book they fight and try to improve and make it better.
one moment actually made me so emotional i might have cried.
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I’m not sure that I will survive this book hangover
So cute omggg. This sequel was a must needed man. The narration was very much better in this one.
AND THE SPICE Oh Lord have mercy.
Tropes and tags (everything the first book had)+
Therapy
Marriage
Pets
Top bottom roles (one scene where the top gets rimmed and fingered. sometimes ilya likes it. And it was made very clear neither shane wants to top or Ilya wants to bottom)
TW/CW
Homophobia
MC being diagnosed with depression
MC having mild suicidal thoughts
MC almost dying
Near death experience
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
i really liked this one!! the relationship felt really complex and i loved ilya's arc and the focus on his mental health and how messy and complicated things could be in a realistic way. i think it was maybe a bit too long/things starting feeling repetitive. i'm not a super big fan of outings as a plot device, but aside from that it was nice! it had a much better smut to romance ratio than the last one.
emotional
inspiring