It’s always the same story but in different fonts, guy claims ‘not to like’ the girl, then some time paAva Huang writes a very specific type of book.
It’s always the same story but in different fonts, guy claims ‘not to like’ the girl, then some time passes and as it does the man becomes even more obsessed with them, lines such as: ‘don’t touch her, your mine, I would kill for you’ excetera excetera make an entrance and it makes the girlies go crazy. And I’m not gonna lie, I am one of those girlies.
Although Ana’s writing may be the same, I still love all the love interests. I don’t know if there is just something about a rich powerful man who would bow at your knees if you said so.
I love when men know their place.
Dante Russo would literally kill for Vivian, in fact he nearly did. He was obsessed with everything about here and I was here for it.
And their little weird snacks that they shared was so cute, as he opened up to Vivian and showed who he really was underneath that business persona. And underneath that was someone who cared and did sentimental shit for Vivian.
Love how the standard is on the ground.
I love a gentleman on the streets but a devil in the sheets and that’s what we damn wanted and we damn got it all right.
Because those smut scenes and those ‘good girls’ had me weak at the knees.
But the fighting had me tired, like sure it is an arranged marriage but I hated when he shut her out and didn’t know any emotions. That's such a turn off for me.
Overall, this book was okay, it wasn’t a masterpiece by any standards but it was enjoyable.
You would like it if you liked:
TWISTED LIES TWISTED LOVE
PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT BOOKS:
there’s gonna be a book about Luca and the mafia princess: forbidden romance OR with leaf idk yet if he’s telling the truth about over the mafia girl
Sloane and the guy who got into a car crash are gonna get together, boss and employee kinda romance
Kai and isabella are gonna get together, we love a gentleman in the streets and a devil in the sheets add a British accent and perfection
Dominique and Alssandra are gonna have a fixed marriage book
Thank you for coming to my TED talk
{previous review}
Its out today lmao. You know what fuck my chemistry exam that I have tmwr, i have priorities and a arranged marriage romance where the guy 'hates' his girl is one of them
THIS COMES OUT IN ONE DAY WHATTTTTTTTT
I THOUGHT WE HAD TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FUCK MY EXAMS IM READING THIS
Merged review:
Ava Huang writes a very specific type of book.
It’s always the same story but in different fonts, guy claims ‘not to like’ the girl, then some time passes and as it does the man becomes even more obsessed with them, lines such as: ‘don’t touch her, your mine, I would kill for you’ excetera excetera make an entrance and it makes the girlies go crazy. And I’m not gonna lie, I am one of those girlies.
Although Ana’s writing may be the same, I still love all the love interests. I don’t know if there is just something about a rich powerful man who would bow at your knees if you said so.
I love when men know their place.
Dante Russo would literally kill for Vivian, in fact he nearly did. He was obsessed with everything about here and I was here for it.
And their little weird snacks that they shared was so cute, as he opened up to Vivian and showed who he really was underneath that business persona. And underneath that was someone who cared and did sentimental shit for Vivian.
Love how the standard is on the ground.
I love a gentleman on the streets but a devil in the sheets and that’s what we damn wanted and we damn got it all right.
Because those smut scenes and those ‘good girls’ had me weak at the knees.
But the fighting had me tired, like sure it is an arranged marriage but I hated when he shut her out and didn’t know any emotions. That's such a turn off for me.
Overall, this book was okay, it wasn’t a masterpiece by any standards but it was enjoyable.
You would like it if you liked:
TWISTED LIES TWISTED LOVE
PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT BOOKS:
there’s gonna be a book about Luca and the mafia princess: forbidden romance OR with leaf idk yet if he’s telling the truth about over the mafia girl
Sloane and the guy who got into a car crash are gonna get together, boss and employee kinda romance
Kai and isabella are gonna get together, we love a gentleman in the streets and a devil in the sheets add a British accent and perfection
Dominique and Alssandra are gonna have a fixed marriage book
Thank you for coming to my TED talk
{previous review}
Its out today lmao. You know what fuck my chemistry exam that I have tmwr, i have priorities and a arranged marriage romance where the guy 'hates' his girl is one of them
THIS COMES OUT IN ONE DAY WHATTTTTTTTT
I THOUGHT WE HAD TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FUCK MY EXAMS IM READING THIS
Merged review:
Ava Huang writes a very specific type of book.
It’s always the same story but in different fonts, guy claims ‘not to like’ the girl, then some time passes and as it does the man becomes even more obsessed with them, lines such as: ‘don’t touch her, your mine, I would kill for you’ excetera excetera make an entrance and it makes the girlies go crazy. And I’m not gonna lie, I am one of those girlies.
Although Ana’s writing may be the same, I still love all the love interests. I don’t know if there is just something about a rich powerful man who would bow at your knees if you said so.
I love when men know their place.
Dante Russo would literally kill for Vivian, in fact he nearly did. He was obsessed with everything about here and I was here for it.
And their little weird snacks that they shared was so cute, as he opened up to Vivian and showed who he really was underneath that business persona. And underneath that was someone who cared and did sentimental shit for Vivian.
Love how the standard is on the ground.
I love a gentleman on the streets but a devil in the sheets and that’s what we damn wanted and we damn got it all right.
Because those smut scenes and those ‘good girls’ had me weak at the knees.
But the fighting had me tired, like sure it is an arranged marriage but I hated when he shut her out and didn’t know any emotions. That's such a turn off for me.
Overall, this book was okay, it wasn’t a masterpiece by any standards but it was enjoyable.
You would like it if you liked:
TWISTED LIES TWISTED LOVE
PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT BOOKS:
there’s gonna be a book about Luca and the mafia princess: forbidden romance OR with leaf idk yet if he’s telling the truth about over the mafia girl
Sloane and the guy who got into a car crash are gonna get together, boss and employee kinda romance
Kai and isabella are gonna get together, we love a gentleman in the streets and a devil in the sheets add a British accent and perfection
Dominique and Alssandra are gonna have a fixed marriage book
Thank you for coming to my TED talk
{previous review}
Its out today lmao. You know what fuck my chemistry exam that I have tmwr, i have priorities and a arranged marriage romance where the guy 'hates' his girl is one of them
THIS COMES OUT IN ONE DAY WHATTTTTTTTT
I THOUGHT WE HAD TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FUCK MY EXAMS IM READING THIS
Merged review:
Ava Huang writes a very specific type of book.
It’s always the same story but in different fonts, guy claims ‘not to like’ the girl, then some time passes and as it does the man becomes even more obsessed with them, lines such as: ‘don’t touch her, your mine, I would kill for you’ excetera excetera make an entrance and it makes the girlies go crazy. And I’m not gonna lie, I am one of those girlies.
Although Ana’s writing may be the same, I still love all the love interests. I don’t know if there is just something about a rich powerful man who would bow at your knees if you said so.
I love when men know their place.
Dante Russo would literally kill for Vivian, in fact he nearly did. He was obsessed with everything about here and I was here for it.
And their little weird snacks that they shared was so cute, as he opened up to Vivian and showed who he really was underneath that business persona. And underneath that was someone who cared and did sentimental shit for Vivian.
Love how the standard is on the ground.
I love a gentleman on the streets but a devil in the sheets and that’s what we damn wanted and we damn got it all right.
Because those smut scenes and those ‘good girls’ had me weak at the knees.
But the fighting had me tired, like sure it is an arranged marriage but I hated when he shut her out and didn’t know any emotions. That's such a turn off for me.
Overall, this book was okay, it wasn’t a masterpiece by any standards but it was enjoyable.
You would like it if you liked:
TWISTED LIES TWISTED LOVE
PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT BOOKS:
there’s gonna be a book about Luca and the mafia princess: forbidden romance OR with leaf idk yet if he’s telling the truth about over the mafia girl
Sloane and the guy who got into a car crash are gonna get together, boss and employee kinda romance
Kai and isabella are gonna get together, we love a gentleman in the streets and a devil in the sheets add a British accent and perfection
Dominique and Alssandra are gonna have a fixed marriage book
Thank you for coming to my TED talk
{previous review}
Its out today lmao. You know what fuck my chemistry exam that I have tmwr, i have priorities and a arranged marriage romance where the guy 'hates' his girl is one of them
THIS COMES OUT IN ONE DAY WHATTTTTTTTT
I THOUGHT WE HAD TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FUCK MY EXAMS IM READING THIS
Merged review:
Ava Huang writes a very specific type of book.
It’s always the same story but in different fonts, guy claims ‘not to like’ the girl, then some time passes and as it does the man becomes even more obsessed with them, lines such as: ‘don’t touch her, your mine, I would kill for you’ excetera excetera make an entrance and it makes the girlies go crazy. And I’m not gonna lie, I am one of those girlies.
Although Ana’s writing may be the same, I still love all the love interests. I don’t know if there is just something about a rich powerful man who would bow at your knees if you said so.
I love when men know their place.
Dante Russo would literally kill for Vivian, in fact he nearly did. He was obsessed with everything about here and I was here for it.
And their little weird snacks that they shared was so cute, as he opened up to Vivian and showed who he really was underneath that business persona. And underneath that was someone who cared and did sentimental shit for Vivian.
Love how the standard is on the ground.
I love a gentleman on the streets but a devil in the sheets and that’s what we damn wanted and we damn got it all right.
Because those smut scenes and those ‘good girls’ had me weak at the knees.
But the fighting had me tired, like sure it is an arranged marriage but I hated when he shut her out and didn’t know any emotions. That's such a turn off for me.
Overall, this book was okay, it wasn’t a masterpiece by any standards but it was enjoyable.
You would like it if you liked:
TWISTED LIES TWISTED LOVE
PREDICTIONS FOR NEXT BOOKS:
there’s gonna be a book about Luca and the mafia princess: forbidden romance OR with leaf idk yet if he’s telling the truth about over the mafia girl
Sloane and the guy who got into a car crash are gonna get together, boss and employee kinda romance
Kai and isabella are gonna get together, we love a gentleman in the streets and a devil in the sheets add a British accent and perfection
Dominique and Alssandra are gonna have a fixed marriage book
Thank you for coming to my TED talk
{previous review}
Its out today lmao. You know what fuck my chemistry exam that I have tmwr, i have priorities and a arranged marriage romance where the guy 'hates' his girl is one of them
THIS COMES OUT IN ONE DAY WHATTTTTTTTT
I THOUGHT WE HAD TO WAIT TILL NEXT YEAR FUCK MY EXAMS IM READING THIS...more
everyone needs to read this book. I said it and I will stand by it. This book has the perfect balance of romance and exposing societys proble4.5 stars
everyone needs to read this book. I said it and I will stand by it. This book has the perfect balance of romance and exposing societys problems and i loved how it brought them both together.
I'm too distracted by touching him to get anything more than what he looks like: the soft curve of his stomach, skin dotted with freckles. A trail of reddish hair disappearing into his boxer briefs"
my belly has a soft curve to it, too, paint pink streach marks around my hips and waist, beneath my arms and along my breasts. I thought I'd be self-conscious with someone I met only a few hours ago, but the way hes gazing at me leaves little room for it"
I am so sick of books, porn, and media portraying that women don't have streach marks, hair and a perfectly flat stomach. Not only is it unrealistic to the people watching it but makes us as viewers and readers feel bad. You may argue that it is in fun and that not everything needs to be realistic. Which is true, but when everything you consume is like that it can be very unhealthy. I also adore that the author included that guys (even better that hes an actor) don't all have abs and perfectly smooth skin apart from the places that are 'sexy' to have hair.
" Sometimes it seemed like you were trying to find something you lost in my vagina. All search and no rescue."
"And that would be a little something called the male gaze"
This is my favourite part of the novel. The awkwardness, the second hand embarassment because it was to true because no, not all men are going to know what to do to please a women and thats okay. its not all in and out like porn shows. It so unrealistic and this book shows that so well! it teaches us that most times women don't have plesure because porn is for the male gaze and is so hard to find ones where women are actually enjoying themselves.
"I have no idea what i'm doing!" A guy biking past us holds up a fist. "None of us do, bro" he says, and Finn gives him a halfhearted fist pump.
Finn was such a great in depth character. He had so much emotinal intelligence which is such a breath of fresh air. I loved seeing him grow as a character and see him grow in confinace as he understood how to 'do sex'. And him being an actor added another layer of complexity because it tells us that celibrities are human, which i personally think that people forget and treat them as gods. Seeing him and his personal struggles broke my heart.
"Well, he whispers into my ear, right before he does it again, "Thats a nice surprise"
for all you thirsty bitches this book is for you, its spicy AS DIRECTED BY CHANDLER which is even more amazing because it just gets more intesne and better as the book went on.
the nerd steryotype, and how much Hollywood has at turns degraded and hypersexualised it
Chandler Lacked something for me, but to be honest almost all female characters do(which is an issue), i didn't relate to her as much but i still enjoyed her character as she want along. Her and her google docs? iconic i love women that use google docs they are supreme to everyone else. I liked seeing her becoming more comfortable in herself but that third act break up was so unnecessary to the plot and I hated her for it.
the pop culture references are why this book is a 4.5 and not a 5 star, they kept popping up *eye twitch* and i could not, in good conscious give it five stars with that in it.
but i definatly think that everyone should read, its such a good book that explores problems with society while being a fun romcom! not something all authors can achieve....more
before we start i just wanna say THAT ENDING WAS FUCKING AMAZING I WAS GOBSMACKED AND AM STILL THINKING ABOUT IT RN I NEED A NEW WEEKS TO RECOVER FROMbefore we start i just wanna say THAT ENDING WAS FUCKING AMAZING I WAS GOBSMACKED AND AM STILL THINKING ABOUT IT RN I NEED A NEW WEEKS TO RECOVER FROM THAT . . . Usually i stear clear of popular booktok books……..(until the hype gets the better of me) because they are usually over hyped. No i dont like that word, *they are usually not the kind of books i enjoy.
this book is not one of those cases, I repeat THIS BOOK IS NOT ONE OF THOSE CASES
This book is AMAZING there were so many secrets revealed on every page, so much action and some electric (the girls who get it get the ones who dont, dont) ...more
fancy intellectual introverted british nerds that dirty talk to you and you alone>>>>
predictions for next books:
-Ale and Dominique are going to be icofancy intellectual introverted british nerds that dirty talk to you and you alone>>>>
predictions for next books:
-Ale and Dominique are going to be iconic, broken marriages are a top tier trope they better serve -Slone and her moody client Xavier Castillo are gonna get together -I bet you that man Vuk Markovic is gonna have a book as a closed off brooding billionare until she finds his sunshine who woos him and he would kill for her, you heard it here first ladies and gents im calling it
previous review
you already know this is going to be five stars if you have any concerns speak to my lawyer
Here are my predictions for the next books:
There’s gonna be a book about Luca and the mafia princess: forbidden romance OR with leaf idk yet if he’s telling the truth about being over the mafia girl
Sloane and the soccer player guy who got into a car crash are gonna get together, boss and employee kinda romance
Kai and isabella are gonna get together, we love a gentleman in the streets and a devil in the sheets add a British accent and perfection
Dominique and Alessandra are gonna have a fixed marriage book...more
edit: the word 'big' in relation to jack was mentioned 12 times which is 11 times too often
Before I even think about starting this review I need you tedit: the word 'big' in relation to jack was mentioned 12 times which is 11 times too often
Before I even think about starting this review I need you to know two words: lesbians and STEM
Do I have your attention now? I should hope so because those two words are going to blow your fucking mind.
i need you all to know and advocate for George and Dora to get thier own romance book written by Ali herself, they are the most iconic people ever. George (Georgina) is a awesome physics women in stem and Dora makes souvolaki, people who know how to make suvolaki are next level cool. Nothing can change my mind. AND George is friends with Bee from Love on the Brain, HELLO Bee and Levi cameo. We can have a STEM Cinematic Universe where the character are all friends in some way. That would be epic. But im getting carried away. We need to advocate for a queer queens to get there lesbian women in stem romance. I NEED THIS IN MY LIFE no you dont understand its not a want, but a need
So, with that out of the way onto what you are actually here for, my thoughts on the books. And imma tell you right now that they are messy. Like toddler painting kinda messy.
So grab your popcorn, take a seat in front of the fire and let's get ready to RUMBLLEEEE *at this point imagine two boxers in a fighting ring, both representing my differing opinions*
Okay so first lets not start with the positive because pshhh that soooo boring so lets start with what I found similar to the other two books which is an overarching theme in the Ali Hazelwood Cinematic Universe.
Honestly, it's not as similar as i thought it would be (referancing my previous review down bellow) but with that said there were still a heap ton of tropes and similarities to her other books.
Lets have a chat about aroace chat and the spectrum hmn. I have noticed ali includes this in almost all of her novels. It was included in The Love Hypothesis and god forbid we mention that sex scene in Under One Roof it still remains with me no matter how much i try to purge it from my brain. And now im this book, now i am no expert when it comes to aroace rep but i feel like she always goes with the: ‘ive never wanted to have sex i dont know whats wrong with me’ line and that is so wrong.
Now, there is one word that i cannot get behind and that is the use of the word “Daddy” I hate it so much. And i sould not be reading the word ‘daddy’ in a science romance book! It is simply unnacpetable and I will not stand for it. It was used in Love on the Brain and now this book. It will stop with this book. You hear me Ali Hazelwood?
From me to you, we can both agree that miscommunication and down to earth stupidity is something we both wholeheartedly hate right? Yes well, funny you should agree because in this book and in Love on the Brain the male love interest very patently tells them: “I DO NOT hate you I AM NOT WHO I WAS ALL THOSE YEARS AGO” somehow the amazingly smart and illtellegent women in stem still think these men hate them after literally three whole freeking pages of him telling her he doesnt and how he felt the entire trajectory of their relationship (from meeting to current) and i swear to you all the girls brain power must be directed towards academic because the have none, nada, ZERO emotional intellegence EVEN AFTER BEING TOLD STRAIGHT TO THERE FACE Woah, this really rubbed me the wrong way, because it happened in TWO BOOKS and the guy is always so patient and nice. If i was in the situation god knows what I would do. Screw their heads on straight probably. They definatly need it.
We all know that Ali Hazelwood loves to tell us every.single.page that the love interest is big and tall and ginormous and takes up all space. Granted she still did it here but toned it down a lot my personal favourites were:
“like how could i miss him when hes standing next to Adam Carlson. Theyre the Mount Rushmore of STEM academia”
“He is……well, he is big. And well muscled, very well muscled”
And saving the best for last: “His giant paws tightened around me” Think about that for a while won’t you?
Lets talk about what I liked hmn? Why don’t you refil your popcorn and water you’ll be needing it.
So, the thing I loved the most is that I had fun. I had so much fun reading the physics jokes and the story as a whole. The writing was so much better than her previous books. Praise the lord that they both had a personality and we got to know stuff about them (i didnt even know Adam was an evolutionary biologist until this book(how freaking cool is that as a job? Ogkjdfjefbdhbdhjsk I would kill to talk to someone with his knowlege and intelligence) like that's how little we got told about Adam) but in this book we got Jack's job upbringing and morals. It was good to have a more layered story than usual and still have fun. Usually Ali throws tropes into a mixing bowl and hopes for a delicious cake but thankfully it was a flowy story and that was not the case. In The Love Hypothesis there was trope after trope, as if to make readers happy and it did but gosh there was a lot jam packed in there.
George was my favouite character of this entire book. She's my idol in life. She has many publications in physics, is super cool and has a wife that can make souvlaki. Now if you cant tell i really live Dora and George and i need their story now. I am deeply in love with both of them.
I loved Elsies character development from extreme people pleaser(coming from a people pleaser) to her own person. It was so fun to see, especially with Jack helping her and calling her bullshit out.
My most favourite thing of all was ofc the cameo from Adam and Olive and the friend group with all the cool science people. that in my opinion was the best part of the book and that's why we need a george and Dora book so we can have more of that
Now that all the boring stuff is out of the way let's get into what I didnt like because this is the real juicy stuff
I hated the main characters actual name: Jonathan, but only because thats name of a close relative of mine and it's weird to read a romance with their name in it And that name? Jack Smith? I still stand by my clain that that sounds like the most old white man that throws money at stuff to make it go away guy. Honestly add some spice, some paprika, lemon peper, cinnamon to make it taste better on the tongue.
I got the scene, that as a millennial Ali was trying to be ‘hip’ and be ‘down wid it’ as the first few chapters really showed me
In the very first chapter we got told her favourite movie was Twilight (pop culture reference is not good, we dont like that) and honestly her professor should have failed him because she liked twilight. I strongly dislike that movie and so personally i agree with the proffesor. there i said it. and yk what idc if its wrong.
I think Ali is trying to live through her characters, I can see her personality come through her books and not in a good way. She includes ‘quirks’ because women in stem have to be unique and quirky. (as a woman in stem i can tell you i'm not. I read, study, and listen to Taylor Swift. So not very quirky at all) There was a quote she put in that made me feel like Ali was justifying her opinions:
”Not that there would be anything wrong: sex work is legitamite work, and people that engage in it are just as deserving of respect as ballerinas, or firefighters or hedge fund managers”
I mean she's not wrong, but we didnt need to include it in a romance novel did we? So that's now my biggest problem, that she includes her own shit into romance novels. but i guess thats how i perceve it. Like social issues in books i dislike because i want a whole different world without all the shit that happens in this book.
NB: Riddle me this: miss people pleaser can't tell her best friend her favourite movie was twilight but can tell her client???
Okayyyy, I think I'm done, now get up and stretch your legs, it's been a long read. Go to the wharepaku (toilet) and i will leave you with this:
we need lesbian women in stem romance book, george and Dora are right there Ali, USE THEM
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{About this review below, yes it was insensitive for me to write a review before I read a book, but it was my opinion from reading the blurb so I am not sorry I did it}
{this review is based off the synopsis i have not been given an arc}
I asked and Miss Hazelwood did not deliver.
This book looks like an exact carbon copy of Love on the Brain and The Love Hypothesis mashed together
"Rival physicists collide in a vortex of academic feuds and fake dating shenanigans in this delightfully STEMinist romcom"
Sound familiar??
In The Love Hypothesis Adam and Olive fake dated In Love on the Brain Levi and Bee were rivals in collage
"By day, she’s an adjunct professor, toiling away at grading labs and teaching thermodynamics in the hopes of landing tenure. By other day, Elsie makes up for her non-existent paycheck by offering her services as a fake girlfriend"
Again In Love on the Brain Bee was a scientist by day and a social media STEM infulence by night. Seems like all her characters have two 'personas'
Jack Smith, the annoyingly attractive and broody older brother of her favorite client, turns out to be the cold-hearted experimental physicist who ruined her mentor’s career and undermined the reputation of theorists everywhere
again, sounds familiar??
In The Love Hypothesis Adam was known for turning people thesis down because 'they wernt good enough' he was known as cold hearted and scary. In Love on the Brain, Bee thought Levi ruined her career.
Also what kind of simple ass name is Jack Smith, please choose something more interesting for flavour.
Elsie is prepared for an all-out war of scholarly sabotage but…those long, penetrating looks? Not having to be anything other than her true self when she’s with him? Will falling into an experimentalist’s orbit finally tempt her to put her most guarded theories on love into practice?
I bet you that this book will be that the girl finds out how soft and sweet he is under that scary persona and he'll only be nice to her
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Even the covers look the same
I rest my case
thank you for coming to my TED talk
p.s i will still be reading this because well women in stem what am i to do? already not enough around so despite my hypothesis (get ittt) i will still be reading and lets hope that I am dead wrong
......................... this looks like every other Ali Hazelwood book ESPECIALLY THE LOVE HYPOTHESIS IT LOOKS THE EXACT SAME But at least he doesn’t have black hair right? Let’s take what we can get
…………………
Ali
Please don’t become a one hit wonder. Do something different.
Books where the characters have been through enough together and dont break up or have a misunderstanding at 75% >>>>
dunno man ive having the time of Books where the characters have been through enough together and dont break up or have a misunderstanding at 75% >>>>
dunno man ive having the time of my life being out of my reading slump i dont know if i can be bother writing a review right now but just know that Mariana Zapata is elite
Also this book is the least slowburn that Mariana has ever written. THEY KISSED AT 58%. AND THEY DID THE DEVILS TANGO AT LIKE 70% that is UNHEARD OF. I had to make sure that my kindle was not broken when i saw that...more
Aarons remain to be superior. We have Aaron Warner, Aaron Blackford and now we have Aaron Hall. At this poinThe Aarons have pulled it off again people
Aarons remain to be superior. We have Aaron Warner, Aaron Blackford and now we have Aaron Hall. At this point I honestly think having the name Aaron is a huge green flag.
Anyways, this book. Mariana Zapata is the slowburn QUEEN and i love her but this book was a bit too slow for my liking. Because for the first 50% of the book it was just them exchangine emails and text messages which is fine but I was getting really bored and just couldn't care less.
But then when they finally met up it was magic and I loved it. All of the stolen glances, all of the obsessing over the other was so magical and I know it's a slowburn but maybe meeting up sooner could have been a bit better in my opinion.
Ive read From Lucov with Love and that book was actually what made me want to read this book because they mention that Aaron and Ruby meet by exchanging emails and letters and I thought that was so cute and so decided to read this. I really enjoyed seeing all of Ruby/Jasmine's family again because they are so chaotic and I love them all with all of my heart.
It may be a bit concerning how much I resonated with Ruby but I love that little sugar pop with my entire heart.
This book was an enjoyable read but it is definitely not my favourite book by Mariana Zapata...more
Every single person needs to read this book right now. I don’t give a fuck what your doing or reading. You need to pick this book up and read it insteEvery single person needs to read this book right now. I don’t give a fuck what your doing or reading. You need to pick this book up and read it instead because it one of the best books I’ve ever read, and so you need to read it too, trust me you will be doing yourself a favour
This book is so wonderfully written. its not like any romance book I’ve ever read before and it’s just so heartbreakingly beautiful. When two tortured find each other and help each other heal it warms my heart.
Let me tell you. Y’all are sleeping on Archer Hale. He is top tier book boyfriend material. He walked to her house in a thunderstorm to make sure that she would not be alone because he knows she hates them. He fixed her front step because it was dangerous. He even went through bags of chips to find the ones (the folded over chips) because he knew they were her favourite.
You know what he’s so in love with her he would probably take a bullet for her too.
Okay he’s literally perfect. How have I never seen a video where someone mentioned him?
See just another reason on why you should read this book
✨archer hale✨
I’m literally so alone it’s not even funny
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I loved how this book was not your typical romance but it was more about each character healing because of the other and how experiences can shape you. The trauma that they both had just made this book so real and heartbreaking. No but for real I was ugly crying last night for a full 10 minutes.
Live footage of me throughout this book:
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IT WAS JUST SO BEAUTIFUL
Omfg but the one person that I COULD NOT stand was fucking Travis taking advatage of my baby Archer. The things i want to do to this man and not in a good way.
More like: Murder Choking him (not in a sexy way more like life threatining) Death Maybe cutting his dick off but that MAY be a bit extra.
Anywaysss moral of the story is that I HATE TRAVIS AND HE CAN DIE.
Other than that DISPICABLE character every single most of the characters were just amazing and BREE
We love Bree. She is so amazing and cute and sweet and we stan her for standing up to everyone for Archer. And what she went through……and i'm crying again. Fan-fucking-tastic.
If i havent already convinced you that you have to read this book then here:
boy is obsessed over girl.
Boy is the literal king of a book boyfriend
Girl and boy connect on a amazing emotional level
This will get you crying……don’t worry babes i only recommend the best, i gotchu
overcoming trauma
A beautiful romance story
SMUT……GOOD SMUT
Now if that did not convince you, all hope is lost in the world.
Go read this right now. You are doing yourself a favour.
Can’t wait to see all your opinions on this.
Oh yeah and before I forget to look up TW for this book please.
Bye babesss, have fun reading
{previous review} eeeeeeeeeeeee not to set my standards too high or anything but i think that im going to LOVE this book...more
This fic is one of the best piece of literature I’ve ever read
It made me want to die. Not because it was bad but because it was so good I felt like aThis fic is one of the best piece of literature I’ve ever read
It made me want to die. Not because it was bad but because it was so good I felt like a piece of me had been ripped out when Lilly and James died. I never cry to books but at 1am on the 22 of July 2023 you would find me snotty nosed and red faces sobbing to words on paper. Because I loved them so much and they were so real to me. Such flawed and amazing characters that take special talent to encapsulate in words. I feel so blessed to have read this but then again I wished I hadent because it feels like my heart it being ripped out of my chest.
These are such complex and real characters. They had real and valid feelings and for that reason I will read this book every single year until I die.
“Mary deserved better. Sirius Knew that. She was so vibrant, so bright - she was a sun, the centre of her own solar system. She deserved adoration, devotion, someone who could faithfully, gratefully orbit, who would fully appreciate her warmth and light. But Sisrius didn’t want the sun. At night, he dreamt of the moon.”
Have you ever read such moving writing? This fic, while is a wolfstar fit its so much more than that. We got James Potter and his amazing spirit and never ending optimism. We got Sirius and his raw emotions that I related to so much. Remus and how love is not always perfect but angry and demanding. And how two people who love each other so much can fall out of love. We saw Mary and her amazing spirit and wise words. Lily and her steady progression to falling for James (who wouldn’t cmon. I am a jily Stan through and through) Marlene and her compassion and how they all because the best of friends and they couldn’t even grow old together.
“Because how could he smile, in a world where James and Lily Potter no longer existed? How could he feel anything but sorrow?”
James and his parents where Sirius’s only family. Their house was the only place he felt loved, and that got taken away from him in the span of months? Euphemia Potter was the light and life and that got snuffed out and everything went downhill from there. My happiness slowly deteriorated as I kept reading because fuck that broke my heart and Sirius finding James and Lily? Sobbing.
"it was James who had an ego the size of a lake, but a heart to match it"
Lets just go back to the summer of 77’ where everyone was happy Mary was laughing James and Lily talked and Remus said his truth (and Sirius was surprised bc its not gay if its with the homies ...more
No one talks to me until I have a man that will get my favourite authors to do a book signing for me. Loves to draw, and draws for me. Flies me out toNo one talks to me until I have a man that will get my favourite authors to do a book signing for me. Loves to draw, and draws for me. Flies me out to New York for a date. Become best friends with my sister and family. and the steam ohmygosh that was someone to behold And loves me and only me....more