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Usually, when I pick a romance story, it‘s something light, adorable and sweet. Something to kick up my serotonin level. Something that makes me giggle as I‘m reading it. Punk 57 does definitely not fall into that category. However, after friends have been reading and loving it, and the hype was a bit hard to ignore, I told myself to give this book a try, no matter how hesitant I have been for I couldn‘t imagine enjoying a bully romance as much as a rom-com.
But damn, did I enjoy this book!
Punk 57 is addicitive, hot, and keeps you on the edge. If there‘s a contemporary romance coming close to the fantastic feeling of what enemies-to-lovers could look like, it‘s this. Now the bully theme isn‘t my favorite, and I definitely don‘t see myself seeking out these type of books unless something else intrigues me. But I would lie if I say I didn‘t enjoy how this relationship played out in the book.
At first, it took me some time to get adjusted to the story, the setting and the characters. Ryen needed a lot more warming up to than Misha, and I wasn‘t the biggest fan of the High School setting. But the moment I managed to get into the story, I was sucked in, being incapable of putting the book aside.
Misha and Ryen are two characters that work well together. Both of them are trying to be someone they truly aren‘t, only showing their true face or the version they wish to be to each other. Through letters. But once they do meet, things become more complicated than that. Because they don‘t meet the version they have gotten to know through the letters. Filled with hatred, curiousity, and lust - these two can‘t seem to stay away from each other. I truly loved to see them challenge each other, to see how far they were willing to go, and seeing them work things out.
However, the story did lose some of its power over me during the last 100 pages, right after the big reveal happened. Somehow I felt that the events progressed too quickly, and the characters lost some credibility to them. Which is the main reason on why this book didn‘t end up being a five-star-read for me.
But damn, did I enjoy this book!
Punk 57 is addicitive, hot, and keeps you on the edge. If there‘s a contemporary romance coming close to the fantastic feeling of what enemies-to-lovers could look like, it‘s this. Now the bully theme isn‘t my favorite, and I definitely don‘t see myself seeking out these type of books unless something else intrigues me. But I would lie if I say I didn‘t enjoy how this relationship played out in the book.
At first, it took me some time to get adjusted to the story, the setting and the characters. Ryen needed a lot more warming up to than Misha, and I wasn‘t the biggest fan of the High School setting. But the moment I managed to get into the story, I was sucked in, being incapable of putting the book aside.
Misha and Ryen are two characters that work well together. Both of them are trying to be someone they truly aren‘t, only showing their true face or the version they wish to be to each other. Through letters. But once they do meet, things become more complicated than that. Because they don‘t meet the version they have gotten to know through the letters. Filled with hatred, curiousity, and lust - these two can‘t seem to stay away from each other. I truly loved to see them challenge each other, to see how far they were willing to go, and seeing them work things out.
However, the story did lose some of its power over me during the last 100 pages, right after the big reveal happened. Somehow I felt that the events progressed too quickly, and the characters lost some credibility to them. Which is the main reason on why this book didn‘t end up being a five-star-read for me.