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I was so excited to read this book. Just found out that Jessa Hastings is pro life/anti-choice, and also says homophobic slurs <333…so sick of authors and their shitty views and yet they still get insanely popular. It’s just the fact that authors never face repercussions for their vile behavior, and yall will still worship the ground they walk on…
DNF @ 31%, skimmed the rest
Yikes, this was bad. The FMC was incredibly annoying, and the hero kind of creeped me out. Idk what it was about him, but for some reason him openly flirting with his student turned me off. I really love the teacher/student trope, but I only like it when it’s a “we can’t do this, forbidden type of slow burn” and this was absolutely not that. I also want it to be consensual between both parties, and the heroine was lying about her age while actively having sex with this man…It just felt incredibly icky.
The writing was also just atrocious, and already extremely aged. This book came out in 2015, and some of the references were a little laughable. Facebook was mentioned a few times, and the characters outfits were also heavily described. No one in todays world would wear these clothes unless they were purposefully going for an outfit form 2015. The writing just did not hold up to time, and it’s not even been 10 years since this book came out.
It’s kind of like light torture reading this book, and the fact that’s it’s a series following this already doomed couple is kind of the last straw for me to DNF.
Yikes, this was bad. The FMC was incredibly annoying, and the hero kind of creeped me out. Idk what it was about him, but for some reason him openly flirting with his student turned me off. I really love the teacher/student trope, but I only like it when it’s a “we can’t do this, forbidden type of slow burn” and this was absolutely not that. I also want it to be consensual between both parties, and the heroine was lying about her age while actively having sex with this man…It just felt incredibly icky.
The writing was also just atrocious, and already extremely aged. This book came out in 2015, and some of the references were a little laughable. Facebook was mentioned a few times, and the characters outfits were also heavily described. No one in todays world would wear these clothes unless they were purposefully going for an outfit form 2015. The writing just did not hold up to time, and it’s not even been 10 years since this book came out.
It’s kind of like light torture reading this book, and the fact that’s it’s a series following this already doomed couple is kind of the last straw for me to DNF.
DNF @ 50%
I was so bored reading this which sucks because I’ve never in my life encountered a sapphic mafia romance. I just felt like this relationship had no build up, and I didn’t really care about either of these characters /:
I was so bored reading this which sucks because I’ve never in my life encountered a sapphic mafia romance. I just felt like this relationship had no build up, and I didn’t really care about either of these characters /:
DNF @ 20%
I really did not like what I read of this book. Neither of the characters were compelling, and they had absolutely no chemistry. I also hated the writing, which surprised me since I read another book by Julia Wolf recently and loved her writing. I just don't think this one was for me.
I really did not like what I read of this book. Neither of the characters were compelling, and they had absolutely no chemistry. I also hated the writing, which surprised me since I read another book by Julia Wolf recently and loved her writing. I just don't think this one was for me.
DNF @ 16%
I’m just not really feeling this book. I don’t know what it is about it, but me and this book aren’t getting along. This humor is also…interesting. I really haven’t found a single joke funny so far. I’m willing to try more from this author since I have more books I want to read from her, but I don’t think this is for me.
I’m just not really feeling this book. I don’t know what it is about it, but me and this book aren’t getting along. This humor is also…interesting. I really haven’t found a single joke funny so far. I’m willing to try more from this author since I have more books I want to read from her, but I don’t think this is for me.
DNF @ 70%
Ok I know this is really far into a book to DNF, but I really can’t stand the MMC. At first I was a little charmed and equally exasperated by how fucking stupid he was, but the more I read on, the more he reminds me of every redneck I unfortunately have to see at school everyday. Basically Cash felt nothing like a book boyfriend and everything like a shitty irl boyfriend. Also I just know this man would say every homophobic slur he knows to me, and voted for Trump in both elections. With that knowledge, I honestly can’t stand him further. Listen, I love himbo book men, they’re my favorite breed of book men. But I can’t stand rednecks so Cash is where I draw the line. This fictional town is just too close to home for me (literally lmao) and I can’t stand reading this further.
I’ve been interested in trying this author for awhile, but I also didn’t really enjoy the writing style. It was very self-indulgent and we just sit in a characters head for 3+ pages which just bored me to death. Even if I finished this book, it still wouldn’t have gotten a high rating. L
Ok I know this is really far into a book to DNF, but I really can’t stand the MMC. At first I was a little charmed and equally exasperated by how fucking stupid he was, but the more I read on, the more he reminds me of every redneck I unfortunately have to see at school everyday. Basically Cash felt nothing like a book boyfriend and everything like a shitty irl boyfriend. Also I just know this man would say every homophobic slur he knows to me, and voted for Trump in both elections. With that knowledge, I honestly can’t stand him further. Listen, I love himbo book men, they’re my favorite breed of book men. But I can’t stand rednecks so Cash is where I draw the line. This fictional town is just too close to home for me (literally lmao) and I can’t stand reading this further.
I’ve been interested in trying this author for awhile, but I also didn’t really enjoy the writing style. It was very self-indulgent and we just sit in a characters head for 3+ pages which just bored me to death. Even if I finished this book, it still wouldn’t have gotten a high rating. L
DNF @ 56%
This one started out really strong, and I was really excited to read about a FMC on the football team. That’s one of my favorite tropes in books, with a heroine bringing down the patriarchy and playing football, but this one quickly fell off for me.
I just couldn’t seem to connect with the characters, especially after they started a friends with benefits situationship. I feel like a lot of the time in FWB romances the characters have wayyy more sexual chemistry than emotional and romantic chemistry, and imo that’s very true with this book. I didn’t really see a connection with either of our MMCs, and I was really surprised by that because this is a brothers best friend romance. Brothers best friend, especially if they knew each other since childhood, is one of my favorite tropes, and the chemistry is usually popping off the page, but I just didn’t feel anything between Riley and Zeke.
I tried to read this book first because everyone loves the second and fourth ones, but I think I’m just going to DNF this one since I’m not feeling it, and skip ahead to those.
This one started out really strong, and I was really excited to read about a FMC on the football team. That’s one of my favorite tropes in books, with a heroine bringing down the patriarchy and playing football, but this one quickly fell off for me.
I just couldn’t seem to connect with the characters, especially after they started a friends with benefits situationship. I feel like a lot of the time in FWB romances the characters have wayyy more sexual chemistry than emotional and romantic chemistry, and imo that’s very true with this book. I didn’t really see a connection with either of our MMCs, and I was really surprised by that because this is a brothers best friend romance. Brothers best friend, especially if they knew each other since childhood, is one of my favorite tropes, and the chemistry is usually popping off the page, but I just didn’t feel anything between Riley and Zeke.
I tried to read this book first because everyone loves the second and fourth ones, but I think I’m just going to DNF this one since I’m not feeling it, and skip ahead to those.
