John + Bayani Hurt/Comfort | Age gap | Trauma | Slooooowwww burn
While the story was pretty cute it just wasn't quite there. I didn't love the writing. John + Bayani Hurt/Comfort | Age gap | Trauma | Slooooowwww burn
While the story was pretty cute it just wasn't quite there. I didn't love the writing.
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"I never knew how dim my days had become until you showed up and brought the sun with you."
"You're pretty all over, baby. So pretty and soft and so perfect."
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Tropes: Hurt/comfort Age gap Slow burn (they don't even kiss until 80%) Size difference Touch him and die, literally
TWs: Violence Death Murder Rape off page but described in detail (towards mc) Torture off page but described in detail (towards mc)...more
Nate (Nacho) and Sam (Pippin) are true soulmates. They started out as foster brothers and ended up each other's everything. Just sweet broken boys whoNate (Nacho) and Sam (Pippin) are true soulmates. They started out as foster brothers and ended up each other's everything. Just sweet broken boys who were meant to be. Even after overcoming homelessness together as teens and living on the streets for years, neither of them knew how the other felt. As two twenty-somethings, they were both still saving themselves for each other, even down to their first kiss...
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Tropes: Best friends to lovers Virgin MCs Protector Hurt/comfort Codependency Smaller top Strict roles Skater boys
OMG LOVE! Bunky and Whaley are two psychos in love and couldn't be more perfect for each other. Despite their demons, their crazy, and their rough edgOMG LOVE! Bunky and Whaley are two psychos in love and couldn't be more perfect for each other. Despite their demons, their crazy, and their rough edges, they can be so tender with each other. And Bunky will probably make you laugh.
Favorite Quotes:
"It's like all the chaos, the bullshit, every bad thing that makes us who we are just fits together somehow. Like all his frayed edges match my jagged ones so seamlessly. He's like my imperfect missing piece."
"He's dug himself beneath all my layers, forced his way in, and now that I know what it's like to have him, I'm never gonna let him go."
"There's no longer a me with him."
"I want all versions of you, no matter how messed up you think you are."
"Wouldn't that be cute? Couples that torture together last forever."
"I hope when we go, we go together, because I can't imagine ever living without this."
"I'll always want you. Old and wrinkly. Batshit and impulsive. Depressed and catatonic. There ain't ever gonna be a time when that's not true."
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Tropes: Age gap Codependency Strict roles Blood play Knife play Hurt/comfort Rough sex Marking OTT/JP Pierced ...more
THIS. BOOK. Painful and beautiful wrapped in a bow. From the prologue you learn how horrible Preston's life is. It was amazing to see a touch starved,THIS. BOOK. Painful and beautiful wrapped in a bow. From the prologue you learn how horrible Preston's life is. It was amazing to see a touch starved, traumatized man open himself up to being loved.
"He calms me, soothes the ragged edge my life has left on my soul."
"He shows me that I'm loveable, even in the dark moments when everything tells me otherwise."
Preston's dad is so so evil so make sure you read triggers. He's an absolute brutal POS and my heart broke for Preston time and time again.
Tropes: Enemies to lovers OTT/JP Hurt/comfort (lots) Forced Proximity (same team and roommates) Sports, Hockey Strict roles
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TWs: Graphic abuse Bullying Violence Trauma Panic attacks Nightmares Suicide of side character Blood Sports injuries Hospital stay Marking in a sexual setting (consensual)...more
Eli + Asher Best friends brother | Size difference | Broken boys
I felt like this would be a 5 star read the second I finished the prologue. I was suckeEli + Asher Best friends brother | Size difference | Broken boys
I felt like this would be a 5 star read the second I finished the prologue. I was sucked in from the start. This is my second book by Andi and I'm a fan.
Eli and Asher are so beautiful together. Soulmates since childhood who finally made it through to get to their hard fought HEA.
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"He's my entire world. My boy. Mine. Nothing matters but him and the way he fits against me. I can't let him go. Never again. We need each other. Our heartstrings are woven together, and once we touch, we're helpless against it."
"His touch heals a part of me I didn't know was broken."
"My good boy... So perfect for me."
"You're mine. Only mine. I don't fucking share" ....
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Tropes: Brothers best friend Best friends little brother Forbidden "Good Boy" Boy who likes skirts Size difference Sports - Football Found family Second chances Broken boys Posessive
TWs: Self harm Death of a brother Parental death Emotionally abusive parents Cancer Grief Low self worth...more