2.5 stars. Listen, this book had ALL the tropes that get my blood pumping.
✓ Age gap ✓ Small town ✓ Taboo
But dammit, I'm clearly in the minority because2.5 stars. Listen, this book had ALL the tropes that get my blood pumping.
✓ Age gap ✓ Small town ✓ Taboo
But dammit, I'm clearly in the minority because the execution was just so bland? Two sticks rubbing together have more chemistry than these two and it PAINS me to admit it!
Merged review:
2.5 stars. Listen, this book had ALL the tropes that get my blood pumping.
✓ Age gap ✓ Small town ✓ Taboo
But dammit, I'm clearly in the minority because the execution was just so bland? Two sticks rubbing together have more chemistry than these two and it PAINS me to admit it!...more
I've stopped reviewing for the plot and honestly, no matter how bad JK books get, I will still read each and every one.I've stopped reviewing for the plot and honestly, no matter how bad JK books get, I will still read each and every one....more
Elsie Silver is fast becoming one of my favourite small town romance authors. This is the second 5 star she's delivered and I'm enjoying the heck out Elsie Silver is fast becoming one of my favourite small town romance authors. This is the second 5 star she's delivered and I'm enjoying the heck out of her writing.
This story is a slow burn, heartwarming, angsty, filled with YEARNING and HOT AF romantic read! Like, the chemistry was just... **chefs kiss**! Everything about this story hit me in the feels - from the way they met, to Cole's backstory and struggles, Violet's strong yet compassionate nature - I lapped this up like a cat with cream. This author has a way of writing characters that just feel real and you cannot help but fall in love with them. Like, this story is angsty, but it's also so darned romantic. One of my faves of 2022 for sure!...more
It's mafia, but not dark enough to feel legit and high stakes. It also has a heroine who begs the hero to give her anotWhat is this nonsensical mess?
It's mafia, but not dark enough to feel legit and high stakes. It also has a heroine who begs the hero to give her another baby a literal page before she freaks out about him being a part of the mafia. Like, girl, YOU KNOW THIS. ...more
DNF @51% Listen, what in the lack of chemistry is going on?? I was seriously looking forward to this book, but with our female lead possibly being theDNF @51% Listen, what in the lack of chemistry is going on?? I was seriously looking forward to this book, but with our female lead possibly being the least dominant heroine I've ever read about and our male hero coming across as a juvenile, petulant loser with no direction in life, I wasn't buying this 'romance'. This story was bland, boring and uninspiring. The smut wasn't even good....more
I'm clearly the only person ever who thought this was bland, uninspiring, humourless and corny. Also, the characters had no chemistry, the sDNF @ 15%.
I'm clearly the only person ever who thought this was bland, uninspiring, humourless and corny. Also, the characters had no chemistry, the story was too cliche and written in a way that makes the writer seem like a teenager. Honestly, I'd rather read about stinky men than a literal turd dangling from a child's rear end. ...more
LMFAO! I'm an age gap stan, it's one of my favourite tropes. But damn, JK took this to a whole new level. No matter how fit and fine grandpa was descrLMFAO! I'm an age gap stan, it's one of my favourite tropes. But damn, JK took this to a whole new level. No matter how fit and fine grandpa was described as, I kept picturing a decrepit old man with stooped posture and varicose veins. ...more
Reading this author's books back to back is perhaps not the best strategy. It really highlights the similarities in the stories as well as the charactReading this author's books back to back is perhaps not the best strategy. It really highlights the similarities in the stories as well as the characters and dialogue. If you squint, they're all pretty much the same people, in the same circumstances, moving about in the same way. That said, the series is addictive and I'm super into it.
And lol, the way CK loves a smelly man. I mean, I get it, no one is smelling like sweet vanilla and old spice in a world where there is no deodorant, but damn, to describe the man as 'ripe' is not in the least romantic. ...more
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