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crispycritter's Reviews (516)
Equal parts heartwarming and depraved. In response to that one shower scene, wha - why? I have questions.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-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
Still thinking about this book weeks later. It's a shame I can't formulate words to express how much I loved this book but have no problem writing shitposts about books I hate.
This is not light like Austen's other novels. This is about two people whose lives have been metaphorically kicked in the teeth and who find their way back to each other after close to nine years apart. It's equal parts hope and melancholy. Hope for the future. Melancholy for the past - that Anne and Wentworth were even separated in the first place; that their separation could have been shorter had resentment, pride and fear not gotten in the way.
"I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant."
Read it, ya dinguses!
This is not light like Austen's other novels. This is about two people whose lives have been metaphorically kicked in the teeth and who find their way back to each other after close to nine years apart. It's equal parts hope and melancholy. Hope for the future. Melancholy for the past - that Anne and Wentworth were even separated in the first place; that their separation could have been shorter had resentment, pride and fear not gotten in the way.
"I can listen no longer in silence. I must speak to you by such means as are within my reach. You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope. Tell me not that I am too late, that such precious feelings are gone for ever. I offer myself to you again with a heart even more your own than when you almost broke it, eight years and a half ago. Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant."
Read it, ya dinguses!
Don't worry, guys. This novella clarified that Aaron Warner isn't JUST crazy, he's also CRAZY IN LOVE with Juliette! If he can't have her, no one will!
A compliment: It was nice being in Aaron's head instead of Juliette's, because I'd rather read about an unhinged teenage despot with a personality disorder than a bland piece of cardboard with magical powers that everyone thinks is soooo pretty.
Yes. Yes I will be reading more of these. Help me. I can't stop.
A compliment: It was nice being in Aaron's head instead of Juliette's, because I'd rather read about an unhinged teenage despot with a personality disorder than a bland piece of cardboard with magical powers that everyone thinks is soooo pretty.
Yes. Yes I will be reading more of these. Help me. I can't stop.
I should have taken off a star for the villain's use of the phrase "wakey, wakey, eggs and bakey," but alas . . . I did not.
This is basically Dexter but with lots ofbutt stuff .
This is basically Dexter but with lots of
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
I don't know how many mafia romances I've read at this point but I desperately want to get the appeal. I guess as far as mafia kidnappers goes Dom is at least self aware? For just once can we have an alphahole who grovels and apologizes for doing OBJECTIVELY TERRIBLE things to the FMC and a FMC with the briefest whisper of a spine. Can we not solve things by jumping into bed together? No one's dick is that magical.
Three stars because the writing, pacing, and plotting were good and like . . . I understand the things that happened are pretty cookie cutter situations for the subgenre despite making me want to call the police.
Big eyeroll for being a man who *dOeSn'T Ap0LoGiZe* ooooh look at you, big strong man.
TL;DR this book was the closest to getting me to like mafia romance but still gave me a big ick. If this is your thing maybe go to therapy and call your dad.
Three stars because the writing, pacing, and plotting were good and like . . . I understand the things that happened are pretty cookie cutter situations for the subgenre despite making me want to call the police.
Big eyeroll for being a man who *dOeSn'T Ap0LoGiZe* ooooh look at you, big strong man.
TL;DR this book was the closest to getting me to like mafia romance but still gave me a big ick. If this is your thing maybe go to therapy and call your dad.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Gaslighting
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Body shaming
Mia Sheridan gave us Kyland and Archer, possibly the most beautiful men in all of fiction . . . And this asshole - Grayson. He is not worthy.
Shoutout to Emma Hamm for writing legitmate enemies to lovers instead of using it as a marketing trope.
I never thought I'd find a beta fish/man sexy but turns out you learn a lot of uncomfortable truths about yourself once you dip your toes into monster smut. Added the next book to my TBR.
Curious about the monster man's unmetionables? Yeah you are.He has two!
I never thought I'd find a beta fish/man sexy but turns out you learn a lot of uncomfortable truths about yourself once you dip your toes into monster smut. Added the next book to my TBR.
Curious about the monster man's unmetionables? Yeah you are.
Is this the same exact book as Love, Theoretically and The Love Hypothesis? Yes.
Did I still eat this shit up? Also yes.
Did I still eat this shit up? Also yes.
This book feels like opening a time capsule into the 2010 Dystopian era - as in, it hasn't aged all that well. Juliette is your typical Mary Sue, everyone is in love with her, she's beautiful but she doesn't even know it, she's so powerful, etc. You've read this book before.
Juliette spends most of this book dressed in either that one dirty insane asylum outfit or evening gowns and heels. The wardrobe was confusing.
Worldbuilding was thinnnn. 'Humans were careless and selfish and polluted the earth, a new regime took over to save humanity from itself but ope they're actually evil.' Also: some people are X-Men. We'll explain later.
I wanted to see what the hype was about since the thirsty ladies of booktok are obsessed with Aaron Warner. Color me surprised to discover he's um - a literal sociopath and her jailer in this book. But, like, a hot jailer. Turns out there are 6 books and 5 novellas and his character 'gets better.' So off I go, I guess, to read more decidedly mid YA distopian fiction in the hopes I discover what the fuss is about.
Some people really don't like Mafi's purple prose and stylistic choices (particularly the strikethroughs). I felt pretty meh. They definitely didn't do it for me, but if I had read this as a tween it probably would have blown my mind.
Juliette spends most of this book dressed in either that one dirty insane asylum outfit or evening gowns and heels. The wardrobe was confusing.
Worldbuilding was thinnnn. 'Humans were careless and selfish and polluted the earth, a new regime took over to save humanity from itself but ope they're actually evil.' Also: some people are X-Men. We'll explain later.
I wanted to see what the hype was about since the thirsty ladies of booktok are obsessed with Aaron Warner. Color me surprised to discover he's um - a literal sociopath and her jailer in this book. But, like, a hot jailer. Turns out there are 6 books and 5 novellas and his character 'gets better.' So off I go, I guess, to read more decidedly mid YA distopian fiction in the hopes I discover what the fuss is about.
Some people really don't like Mafi's purple prose and stylistic choices (particularly the strikethroughs). I felt pretty meh. They definitely didn't do it for me, but if I had read this as a tween it probably would have blown my mind.