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I’m honestly over the intentionally self-destructive trope. I get it’s fiction and an escape, but I don’t understand how anyone can redeem themselves after the things these men do in these stories.
Jax is every bit of possessive and dominant that’s attractive, but sleeping with other women while only thinking of Aubrey and having no remorse for either girl is a turn off. And the scene with Isabel on the phone, including her, letting her talk…vomit
The ending I feel was thrown together too quickly with no realistic timing.
I’m honestly over the intentionally self-destructive trope. I get it’s fiction and an escape, but I don’t understand how anyone can redeem themselves after the things these men do in these stories.
Jax is every bit of possessive and dominant that’s attractive, but sleeping with other women while only thinking of Aubrey and having no remorse for either girl is a turn off. And the scene with Isabel on the phone, including her, letting her talk…vomit
The ending I feel was thrown together too quickly with no realistic timing.
solid 4.5
This is one of the most realistic enemies to lovers stories I’ve read recently.
Aida and Cal are from different sides of Chicago (Italian & Irish mafia families) who have an old school rivalry. Aida sneaks into Cal’s home and unintentionally steals is grandfathers watch which leads him to retaliate, and their fathers to agree to an arraigned marriage.
Aida and Cal grow closer after their marriage, leaning more about each other, and do end up falling in love.
I like that there was no other woman/ man drama and that they both grew to love each other without changing who they are.
This is one of the most realistic enemies to lovers stories I’ve read recently.
Aida and Cal are from different sides of Chicago (Italian & Irish mafia families) who have an old school rivalry. Aida sneaks into Cal’s home and unintentionally steals is grandfathers watch which leads him to retaliate, and their fathers to agree to an arraigned marriage.
Aida and Cal grow closer after their marriage, leaning more about each other, and do end up falling in love.
I like that there was no other woman/ man drama and that they both grew to love each other without changing who they are.
my least favorite
While I loved this series, this book was definitely my least favorite. It focused almost entirely on the side plot of Harlow’s stalker and the twins’ paternity scandal. There was barely any relationship building or scenes in general.
I will say the tiny Easter egg at the end almost had me fooled until I got it. I like that but I felt it could have been expanded on. This book just feels so rushed compared to the other five books before it.
While I loved this series, this book was definitely my least favorite. It focused almost entirely on the side plot of Harlow’s stalker and the twins’ paternity scandal. There was barely any relationship building or scenes in general.
I will say the tiny Easter egg at the end almost had me fooled until I got it. I like that but I felt it could have been expanded on. This book just feels so rushed compared to the other five books before it.
fair warning,
There are HUGE monologues in the first 50% of this book. It felt like one big monologue after the other until everyone’s secrets were out in the open. Then you had maybe an hour (with my reading speed) of some action which was just Lexi gathering the demons around some open field.
I’m also torn on how I feel about this series, I obviously loved the first book, which lead me to this one. But Malifer comes off as self sacrificing and… weak, which he complains about A LOT in ALL of this inner monologue; but I don’t think he actually is. He explains his cockiness as a front, but I’d rather that then how he was in the book, which 95% of the book is his POV.
There are HUGE monologues in the first 50% of this book. It felt like one big monologue after the other until everyone’s secrets were out in the open. Then you had maybe an hour (with my reading speed) of some action which was just Lexi gathering the demons around some open field.
I’m also torn on how I feel about this series, I obviously loved the first book, which lead me to this one. But Malifer comes off as self sacrificing and… weak, which he complains about A LOT in ALL of this inner monologue; but I don’t think he actually is. He explains his cockiness as a front, but I’d rather that then how he was in the book, which 95% of the book is his POV.
