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Maybe You by Briar Prescott
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
♾️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook
”’You made me look beautiful.’
‘No. You’ve always been beautiful. All of you. You’re so fucking beautiful, Wren. And strong and brave and smart and… everything. You’re everything.’”
When I read Until You, I didn’t think it could ever be topped. I put off reading Steph’s book for that reason. But then I read And Then You, and while I still love Jude and Blake’s story, I just fell into a much deeper love with Steph and Quinn, and I knew for sure they could not ever possibly be topped.
And then I read Maybe You.
And Maybe You fucking topped God of Fury. And if you know me, you know what a big deal that is.
When we first meet Wren, he thrives on being invisible to the world. He doesn’t want to stand out or be seen by anyone. That crumbles when he stumbles upon Sutton—who seems to see a lot more than anyone else has in a very long time. He’s immediately smitten with Wren and while he constantly propositions him for sex, it’s also obvious that he just enjoys being in Wren’s company. Wren is hesitant at first, but they form this kind of weird pseudo-friendship that they’re both just drawn to.
↳”He looks at me, but this time it’s not the usual teasing arrogance I see in his gaze. This time the look is much more serious. Sort of inquisitive. It almost feels like he’s looking at me for the first time. I’m not sure what to make of it. I wanted to be seen, and here he is. Seeing me.”
Wren is very self-conscious about his scars, and it has negatively and fiercely affected past relationships and his sex life. With Sutton’s persistence in pursuing him and his general comfort towards him, he decides to finally take him up on his offer and see if he can ease himself back into having sex. Sutton spends an inordinate amount of time getting Wren out of his own head and making him feel relaxed. Worshipping his body and showing him how sexy and desirable he is. Taking things slow even as Wren tries to push himself past his comfort zone.
↳“‘We’re not in a rush,’ he says. ‘Rushing, as a concept, is pointless. I’d rather take my time with you. You know, if a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.’”
And what’s supposed to only be a friends with benefits arrangement turns into friends having sleepovers every night, and Sutton helping Wren at work and with his papers for school, and Wren accompanying Sutton to a fundraiser and distracting him when he gets too overwhelmed, and hanging out with friends together, and Sutton sitting with Wren while he sketches birds in the park, and Wren posing for photos for Sutton. And they both just slowly begin to become better versions of themselves for each other.
↳”I can handle whatever baggage Sutton was talking about. I can. But maybe he needs further proof. Maybe he needs to see me handling my own baggage a bit better.”
Now for the spice. It doesn’t even feel right calling it that. Sutton and Wren never once fucked. They have been making love since the very first time—whether they realize it or not. The goal was never just to come. They thoroughly and reverently enjoyed each other’s bodies over and over again until they had them memorized.
↳“I get to see him like this. Not the put together, cocky, arrogant rich boy he shows the rest of the world. This here is mine. My Sutton.”
Problem is: “You can’t fall in love with me.
That was the one rule.
One rule.
And now here we are anyway.” Our smug, entitled boy is not as shallow as he tried to convince everyone he is. He likened himself to a puddle but he’s in fact as deep and vast as an ocean.
↳“I can’t,” he grits through his teeth and opens his eyes. “I’m sorry. I can’t. I can’t risk you. I won’t.”
No one will ever love anyone the way Sutton Holland loves Wren Mills and that is a hill I will die on. The epitome of “If you love something, set it free,” because he would’ve rather lived with the pain of not having Wren in his life than the pain of ever hurting him. And he never really didn’t have Wren in his life because he watched him for weeks, and only showed himself to keep Wren safe—excuse me while I sob. Again. Because, trust, I cried multiple times reading this book. It’s permanently ingrained into my soul.
I know Briar Prescott isn’t personally attacking me, but it kind of feels like it more and more with every book. But, please, keep them coming.
”’And then I feel like running.’
‘How come you didn’t?’
‘You put birds on my wall.’”
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook
”’You made me look beautiful.’
‘No. You’ve always been beautiful. All of you. You’re so fucking beautiful, Wren. And strong and brave and smart and… everything. You’re everything.’”
When I read Until You, I didn’t think it could ever be topped. I put off reading Steph’s book for that reason. But then I read And Then You, and while I still love Jude and Blake’s story, I just fell into a much deeper love with Steph and Quinn, and I knew for sure they could not ever possibly be topped.
And then I read Maybe You.
And Maybe You fucking topped God of Fury. And if you know me, you know what a big deal that is.
When we first meet Wren, he thrives on being invisible to the world. He doesn’t want to stand out or be seen by anyone. That crumbles when he stumbles upon Sutton—who seems to see a lot more than anyone else has in a very long time. He’s immediately smitten with Wren and while he constantly propositions him for sex, it’s also obvious that he just enjoys being in Wren’s company. Wren is hesitant at first, but they form this kind of weird pseudo-friendship that they’re both just drawn to.
↳”He looks at me, but this time it’s not the usual teasing arrogance I see in his gaze. This time the look is much more serious. Sort of inquisitive. It almost feels like he’s looking at me for the first time. I’m not sure what to make of it. I wanted to be seen, and here he is. Seeing me.”
Wren is very self-conscious about his scars, and it has negatively and fiercely affected past relationships and his sex life. With Sutton’s persistence in pursuing him and his general comfort towards him, he decides to finally take him up on his offer and see if he can ease himself back into having sex. Sutton spends an inordinate amount of time getting Wren out of his own head and making him feel relaxed. Worshipping his body and showing him how sexy and desirable he is. Taking things slow even as Wren tries to push himself past his comfort zone.
↳“‘We’re not in a rush,’ he says. ‘Rushing, as a concept, is pointless. I’d rather take my time with you. You know, if a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing well.’”
And what’s supposed to only be a friends with benefits arrangement turns into friends having sleepovers every night, and Sutton helping Wren at work and with his papers for school, and Wren accompanying Sutton to a fundraiser and distracting him when he gets too overwhelmed, and hanging out with friends together, and Sutton sitting with Wren while he sketches birds in the park, and Wren posing for photos for Sutton. And they both just slowly begin to become better versions of themselves for each other.
↳”I can handle whatever baggage Sutton was talking about. I can. But maybe he needs further proof. Maybe he needs to see me handling my own baggage a bit better.”
Now for the spice. It doesn’t even feel right calling it that. Sutton and Wren never once fucked. They have been making love since the very first time—whether they realize it or not. The goal was never just to come. They thoroughly and reverently enjoyed each other’s bodies over and over again until they had them memorized.
↳“I get to see him like this. Not the put together, cocky, arrogant rich boy he shows the rest of the world. This here is mine. My Sutton.”
Problem is: “You can’t fall in love with me.
That was the one rule.
One rule.
And now here we are anyway.” Our smug, entitled boy is not as shallow as he tried to convince everyone he is. He likened himself to a puddle but he’s in fact as deep and vast as an ocean.
↳“I can’t,” he grits through his teeth and opens his eyes. “I’m sorry. I can’t. I can’t risk you. I won’t.”
No one will ever love anyone the way Sutton Holland loves Wren Mills and that is a hill I will die on. The epitome of “If you love something, set it free,” because he would’ve rather lived with the pain of not having Wren in his life than the pain of ever hurting him. And he never really didn’t have Wren in his life because he watched him for weeks, and only showed himself to keep Wren safe—excuse me while I sob. Again. Because, trust, I cried multiple times reading this book. It’s permanently ingrained into my soul.
I know Briar Prescott isn’t personally attacking me, but it kind of feels like it more and more with every book. But, please, keep them coming.
”’And then I feel like running.’
‘How come you didn’t?’
‘You put birds on my wall.’”
The Revenge Agenda by Saxon James
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
4.5⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5/5
Format: audiobook
Narration: 🎤🎤🎤🎤/5
"I told you I won't fuck you for revenge. The day you take my cock is the day you forget his name. When we fuck, Rush, the only name you'll remember is mine. Because you'll be screaming it."
Rush and Hunter totally did it for me. Two jilted exes teaming up to get revenge on the cheater? Falling in love in the process? Yeah, I’ll take 14 of ‘em right now.
First of all, the meet-awkward. And the way that Hunter took care of Rush even though he was his fiancés side piece, and said fiancé literally threw him out into the cold. AND THEN finding out they work together. AND THEN Rush doing everything in his power to keep Hunter from quitting. AND THEN coparenting P-L-Ant the butt plug Lithops. AND THEN AND THEN AND THEN—the revenge fake kiss turned revenge real kiss turned cutest non-toxic relationship.
I also adored the ADHD representation. Reading Rush’s POV was literally like having a conversation with my brother. It’s a language you definitely have to adapt to for loved ones, and I just really appreciated the honesty of it. It’s not always just “oops I forgot my phone haha” it can be super debilitating and the pressure to take meds is crazy.
I really love when there are goofy texts/emails in books. Like it just does it for me every single time. If there are scenes with those kinds of conversations, like 9 times out of 10 the book is 4+ stars for me.
I just really enjoyed the pacing and the banter and the organic progression of Hunter and Rush’s relationship. I loved that they got their revenge on Ian without it being about them being fake boyfriends. And I fucking screamed at the actual reveal:
“‘How the fuck would you know?’
‘Because he's my boyfriend, asshole.’
‘He's what?’"
Ah, The poetic justice of it all.
Knock Knock by Nordika Night
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
2.3 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook
"’Twenty-five-to-life, Nate,’ he whispered, hand in mine. ‘It starts now.’
And then…
Knock knock.”
Thanks. I hate it.
No. I didn’t hate it that much. Just a little bit.
Look, this was an objectively bad book. And it also contained a lot of things I subjectively hated.
First of all, way too many pop culture references. WAY too much Teen Wolf. And I fucking love Teen Wolf, so that’s saying a lot. Xavi and Nate were just so cringey, and sometimes it was in an endearing way but mostly they were awful and made me uncomfortable.
Nothing could have prepared me for the cockwarming scene. I’ve heard rumors for a long time but I was not ready for…that. That was a lot.
Also, I cannot tell you a single distinguishing factor about Xavi and Nate except that Xavi is Maddox’s brother and Nate is Devon’s. Otherwise I didn’t even know whose POV I was in because they were the same fucking person. Gun to my head, I could not tell you which one of them loved Teen Wolf and which one wanted the fridge. Maybe it’s the same person. I don’t know. No matter whose POV, I felt my brain melting the same amount.
I don’t remember the first two books being as dirty and disgusting as this book. I know they’re poor and the author is trying to really drive that home, but why the hell aren’t they washing underwear or cleaning mold off walls? I remember vague ick-ness but not the level of nausea-inducing grossness this book had.
WHY WERE THEY ALWAYS WEARING SOCKS DURING SEX? RED FLAG.
I don’t know, fam. Honestly I put off reading this book sooo much, I don’t think I’ve been on TikTok nearly as much as I was this week just trying to avoid reading this. And yet I can’t seem to bring myself to rate lower than two stars because I still feel slightly sentimental over these dumb characters. And I can’t believe I’m gonna spend $20 buying the special edition of this book but I am. I’ll do my clown makeup for when it arrives.
I’m just glad it’s over.
King of Wrath by Ana Huang
2.25
2.3 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5
Format: Audiobook
Narration: 🎤🎤.5/5
I’m an avid Ana Huang fan but, blah, this book was not it for me. Which is so upsetting because I’ve been so hot for Dante since Twisted Lies so I’m very upset I didn’t like his story more.
There were definitely some cute moments, but I felt like so many aspects of this book were a mess. Firstly, I didn’t understand the animosity between the main characters in the beginning. It was trying to give enemies to lovers but I wasn’t buying the enemies act. Then all of a sudden they have two conversations and they’re in love? I don’t know how this book seemed both too drawn out but also like nothing happened.
I felt like we got better scenes of Dante from the Twisted series than we did in his book. His brother Luca and his friend Kai were more interesting in their small parts than he was overall. He was just so boring and one-dimensional, and I couldn’t stand Vivian at all. The third act breakup wasn’t anything we didn’t see coming from a mile away, but then we spend the next 20% of the book waiting for them to get back together but it doesn’t happen until right before the epilogue.
And then during the epilogue, Dante is recalling quotes about Chinese culture that Vivian told him behind the scenes, which would’ve been interesting to actually read about but didn’t actually happen in the story. It was just thrown in there to show us they do indeed talk to each other because the story doesn’t really address that fact.
Also where was all the spice? When I read an Ana Huang book, I expect to be sweating like a sinner in church but there was barely anything. It feels like this was a completely different author.
As for the narration, I could not vibe with the female narrator at all. Some of the tone used during emotional or sexual scenes was straight up cringey. It got to the point where I was skipping because the breathy and quivering noises were making me uncomfy. I do however think the male narrator was exactly how I imagined Dante’s sexy accented drawl to be.
Overall, I was super bummed. I’m going to read Kai’s story because I was interested in his scenes and I want to see how his story pans out. I hope I like it better than this first book, otherwise I probably won’t continue on with this series.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️/5
Format: Audiobook
Narration: 🎤🎤.5/5
I’m an avid Ana Huang fan but, blah, this book was not it for me. Which is so upsetting because I’ve been so hot for Dante since Twisted Lies so I’m very upset I didn’t like his story more.
There were definitely some cute moments, but I felt like so many aspects of this book were a mess. Firstly, I didn’t understand the animosity between the main characters in the beginning. It was trying to give enemies to lovers but I wasn’t buying the enemies act. Then all of a sudden they have two conversations and they’re in love? I don’t know how this book seemed both too drawn out but also like nothing happened.
I felt like we got better scenes of Dante from the Twisted series than we did in his book. His brother Luca and his friend Kai were more interesting in their small parts than he was overall. He was just so boring and one-dimensional, and I couldn’t stand Vivian at all. The third act breakup wasn’t anything we didn’t see coming from a mile away, but then we spend the next 20% of the book waiting for them to get back together but it doesn’t happen until right before the epilogue.
And then during the epilogue, Dante is recalling quotes about Chinese culture that Vivian told him behind the scenes, which would’ve been interesting to actually read about but didn’t actually happen in the story. It was just thrown in there to show us they do indeed talk to each other because the story doesn’t really address that fact.
Also where was all the spice? When I read an Ana Huang book, I expect to be sweating like a sinner in church but there was barely anything. It feels like this was a completely different author.
As for the narration, I could not vibe with the female narrator at all. Some of the tone used during emotional or sexual scenes was straight up cringey. It got to the point where I was skipping because the breathy and quivering noises were making me uncomfy. I do however think the male narrator was exactly how I imagined Dante’s sexy accented drawl to be.
Overall, I was super bummed. I’m going to read Kai’s story because I was interested in his scenes and I want to see how his story pans out. I hope I like it better than this first book, otherwise I probably won’t continue on with this series.
The Mistake by Elle Kennedy
3.75
3.8 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
“The next few years, it’ll probably feel like I’m wandering around in a pitch-black tunnel, but there is a light at the end of it. And as long as you’re with me, there’ll be a light inside of it, too. Without you, it’ll just be darkness.”
I really am enjoying this series so far, and this second book was both cute and funny. I really liked John’s character from The Deal and I was excited to learn more about him in his story. I also loved Grace as a woman who can be both shy and a little socially awkward but still be confident and know her worth.
As an autistic woman, it’s nice to see a quirky character not be completely walked all over and not be able to stand up for themselves. You could see how Grace’s relationships with her parents and her best friend structured her own values. And John’s relationship with her father was so heartwarming, their scenes were some of my favorite parts. It’s nice to see a father not be grossly territorial over his daughter towards her partner.
Really the only issue I had was the whole premise of John thinking he liked Hannah but learning it wasn’t Hannah he liked, but Garrett’s relationship with her? I don’t know, that kinda threw me a bit. I think it would’ve made more sense for him to have a little crush than how the whole situation was portrayed. And Grace’s reaction to both his rejection and his reasoning during that time would’ve made more sense. However the whole thing just seemed kinda overly messy and confusing to me.
I’m really excited to read Dean’s book next. Cannot wait to see how one woman can tame that beast. I’m hoping for more spice in his book too. This one was a bit too tame for my tastes, especially after Garrett and Hannah’s hot romance in the first book. Either way, Elle Kennedy is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine!
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
“The next few years, it’ll probably feel like I’m wandering around in a pitch-black tunnel, but there is a light at the end of it. And as long as you’re with me, there’ll be a light inside of it, too. Without you, it’ll just be darkness.”
I really am enjoying this series so far, and this second book was both cute and funny. I really liked John’s character from The Deal and I was excited to learn more about him in his story. I also loved Grace as a woman who can be both shy and a little socially awkward but still be confident and know her worth.
As an autistic woman, it’s nice to see a quirky character not be completely walked all over and not be able to stand up for themselves. You could see how Grace’s relationships with her parents and her best friend structured her own values. And John’s relationship with her father was so heartwarming, their scenes were some of my favorite parts. It’s nice to see a father not be grossly territorial over his daughter towards her partner.
Really the only issue I had was the whole premise of John thinking he liked Hannah but learning it wasn’t Hannah he liked, but Garrett’s relationship with her? I don’t know, that kinda threw me a bit. I think it would’ve made more sense for him to have a little crush than how the whole situation was portrayed. And Grace’s reaction to both his rejection and his reasoning during that time would’ve made more sense. However the whole thing just seemed kinda overly messy and confusing to me.
I’m really excited to read Dean’s book next. Cannot wait to see how one woman can tame that beast. I’m hoping for more spice in his book too. This one was a bit too tame for my tastes, especially after Garrett and Hannah’s hot romance in the first book. Either way, Elle Kennedy is quickly becoming a favorite author of mine!
The Score by Elle Kennedy
4.5
4.5 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook
Dean Heyward-Di Laurentis supremacy! I’ve been in love with his character since the first book and his story did. not. disappoint. This series has been so amazing but Dean’s book just jumped straight to my #1 favorite and I don’t think he’ll be topped.
I am such a sucker for stories with men who love casual sex becoming obsessed with one of their “forbidden” hookups. I’m so glad Allie dropped Sean because I never liked him and everything about her started to shine more.
I have no negatives for this book. The plot, the buildup, the spice, the conflict, the groveling, EVERYTHING was amazing. I never wanted this story to end. Dean and Allie are the perfect couple.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook
Dean Heyward-Di Laurentis supremacy! I’ve been in love with his character since the first book and his story did. not. disappoint. This series has been so amazing but Dean’s book just jumped straight to my #1 favorite and I don’t think he’ll be topped.
I am such a sucker for stories with men who love casual sex becoming obsessed with one of their “forbidden” hookups. I’m so glad Allie dropped Sean because I never liked him and everything about her started to shine more.
I have no negatives for this book. The plot, the buildup, the spice, the conflict, the groveling, EVERYTHING was amazing. I never wanted this story to end. Dean and Allie are the perfect couple.
Desserts for Stressed People by Letizia Lorini
5.0
5 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️/5
Format: ebook
First five star read of the year and it’ll be a hard one to top. I don’t usually read cheesy romcom books but I’m glad I made an exception because this story was so cute and had me hooked from the first page.
The characters, the writing, the plot… all done so beautifully and wrapped into a beautiful, neat bow at the end. The only downside I can say is that this book made me crave sweets so much I stole some of my son’s mini muffin school snacks.
I will 100% read anything this author writes from now on, and hope to read the next book of this series within the next week or so.
Spice: 🌶️/5
Format: ebook
First five star read of the year and it’ll be a hard one to top. I don’t usually read cheesy romcom books but I’m glad I made an exception because this story was so cute and had me hooked from the first page.
The characters, the writing, the plot… all done so beautifully and wrapped into a beautiful, neat bow at the end. The only downside I can say is that this book made me crave sweets so much I stole some of my son’s mini muffin school snacks.
I will 100% read anything this author writes from now on, and hope to read the next book of this series within the next week or so.
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
5.0
5 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️.5/5
Format: audiobook
Narration: 🎤🎤🎤🎤.5/5
“History, huh?”
Give me a minute because I’m literally emotional writing this. This is definitely one of the top 3, if not #1, most beautiful stories I’ve ever read. As a bisexual woman, it breaks my heart that same-sex love is still an actively “forbidden” topic, but this book turned a heartbreaking travesty into quite possibly the best happily ever after I’ve read. Alex and Henry’s relationship from their first meeting in Rio to the last page was so wonderfully organic, I cannot believe I just read a fictional novel and not a recount of someone’s real love story.
In the beginning, I was in hysterics from reading their texts and emails and hearing their initial phone calls. “HRH Prince Dickhead poop emoji” lives on in an active loop in my brain now. I was legitimately crying laughing from Alex’s quips and Henry’s dry humor. Adding in June and Nora, Bea and Pez, even Zahra’s sarcasm, and I was in constant stitches. And then we get to New Year’s and my heart starts to slowly fill and fill until it completely burst after the lake house.
This was one of those books that had a hold of my emotions so that when Alex and Henry weren’t talking I actually had an ache in my chest, and that’s very rare for me. And while I’m not very well versed in either American politics or England’s monarchy, I still found the story both easy to follow and enjoyable to witness. Again, I want to believe this all actually happened because it was written so well I don’t want to think they’re not real people in love.
As for my review of the narration, Ramon de Ocampo did such a phenomenal job! But… I do have to deduct .5 points because he pronounced “gif” as “jif” and that cannot go without punishment.
Spice: 🌶️.5/5
Format: audiobook
Narration: 🎤🎤🎤🎤.5/5
“History, huh?”
Give me a minute because I’m literally emotional writing this. This is definitely one of the top 3, if not #1, most beautiful stories I’ve ever read. As a bisexual woman, it breaks my heart that same-sex love is still an actively “forbidden” topic, but this book turned a heartbreaking travesty into quite possibly the best happily ever after I’ve read. Alex and Henry’s relationship from their first meeting in Rio to the last page was so wonderfully organic, I cannot believe I just read a fictional novel and not a recount of someone’s real love story.
In the beginning, I was in hysterics from reading their texts and emails and hearing their initial phone calls. “HRH Prince Dickhead poop emoji” lives on in an active loop in my brain now. I was legitimately crying laughing from Alex’s quips and Henry’s dry humor. Adding in June and Nora, Bea and Pez, even Zahra’s sarcasm, and I was in constant stitches. And then we get to New Year’s and my heart starts to slowly fill and fill until it completely burst after the lake house.
This was one of those books that had a hold of my emotions so that when Alex and Henry weren’t talking I actually had an ache in my chest, and that’s very rare for me. And while I’m not very well versed in either American politics or England’s monarchy, I still found the story both easy to follow and enjoyable to witness. Again, I want to believe this all actually happened because it was written so well I don’t want to think they’re not real people in love.
As for my review of the narration, Ramon de Ocampo did such a phenomenal job! But… I do have to deduct .5 points because he pronounced “gif” as “jif” and that cannot go without punishment.
The Goal by Elle Kennedy
2.5
2.6 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
I’ve been debating this rating for a hot minute because I’m honestly all over the place from this book, because this book was all over the place period. Firstly, I really wasn’t all that interested to read it since Tucker is very rarely in the first three books. And we already have negative feelings towards Sabrina because of Dean. So honestly, this was a book I could’ve done without.
Tuck starts the book coming off as super misogynistic? The way he describes and talks about women in the beginning was kind of gross. And then the rest of the book tries hard to make up for it by making him this sweet, southern mama’s boy which I honestly just didn’t buy. I also didn’t buy his fascination with Sabrina besides being physical. His feelings just seemed rushed and forced to me. Sabrina was straight up aggravating for the entire book. We did not need to wait until 97% into the book for her to finally tell the father of her child that she was living with that she loved him. Her excuses throughout the story just lacked substance.
Also I hate that all the characters we love from previous books were barely in this. Tucker spent so long avoiding the topic of Sabrina that we lost out on that friendship I personally enjoyed seeing in the other three books. I also didn’t appreciate how Dean’s character was written as taking 10 steps forward in his book only to take 20 steps backwards into being such a huge dick in this book. His issue with Sabrina wasn’t even all that substantial for him to talk to her the way he did. I want some justice for my man, Dean, because that was not him in this story. That was his evil twin Pean or something.
Also I can’t get over how cringey it was for Tucker to get so protective over his daughter’s future virginity. And his mom’s behavior towards Sabrina was just insane. Tucker had some cute moments here and there but I couldn’t stand Sabrina at all and everything was just a mess.
Spice: 🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
I’ve been debating this rating for a hot minute because I’m honestly all over the place from this book, because this book was all over the place period. Firstly, I really wasn’t all that interested to read it since Tucker is very rarely in the first three books. And we already have negative feelings towards Sabrina because of Dean. So honestly, this was a book I could’ve done without.
Tuck starts the book coming off as super misogynistic? The way he describes and talks about women in the beginning was kind of gross. And then the rest of the book tries hard to make up for it by making him this sweet, southern mama’s boy which I honestly just didn’t buy. I also didn’t buy his fascination with Sabrina besides being physical. His feelings just seemed rushed and forced to me. Sabrina was straight up aggravating for the entire book. We did not need to wait until 97% into the book for her to finally tell the father of her child that she was living with that she loved him. Her excuses throughout the story just lacked substance.
Also I hate that all the characters we love from previous books were barely in this. Tucker spent so long avoiding the topic of Sabrina that we lost out on that friendship I personally enjoyed seeing in the other three books. I also didn’t appreciate how Dean’s character was written as taking 10 steps forward in his book only to take 20 steps backwards into being such a huge dick in this book. His issue with Sabrina wasn’t even all that substantial for him to talk to her the way he did. I want some justice for my man, Dean, because that was not him in this story. That was his evil twin Pean or something.
Also I can’t get over how cringey it was for Tucker to get so protective over his daughter’s future virginity. And his mom’s behavior towards Sabrina was just insane. Tucker had some cute moments here and there but I couldn’t stand Sabrina at all and everything was just a mess.
Behind the Net by Stephanie Archer
2.0
2 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
I really need to learn to DNF books I don’t like, because I spent 4 days dragging out finishing this book instead of just admitting defeat and picking something new.
I mean, it was alright objectively I guess, but I just didn’t really vibe with it. Both main characters were so annoying to me. I can’t take another book of people skirting around their super obvious feelings for 80% of the book anymore. The reasons they were holding off getting together were just stupid. Their “trauma” from their relationship exes was ridiculous. Jamie’s relationship with his mom was super problematic.
Also I can’t tell which was more cringey, Jamie calling Pippa “songbird” or “my pretty assistant”. Please, authors, you don’t need to create these weird pet names. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn’t.
Spice: 🌶️🌶️.5/5
Format: ebook
I really need to learn to DNF books I don’t like, because I spent 4 days dragging out finishing this book instead of just admitting defeat and picking something new.
I mean, it was alright objectively I guess, but I just didn’t really vibe with it. Both main characters were so annoying to me. I can’t take another book of people skirting around their super obvious feelings for 80% of the book anymore. The reasons they were holding off getting together were just stupid. Their “trauma” from their relationship exes was ridiculous. Jamie’s relationship with his mom was super problematic.
Also I can’t tell which was more cringey, Jamie calling Pippa “songbird” or “my pretty assistant”. Please, authors, you don’t need to create these weird pet names. Sometimes it works, most of the time it doesn’t.