The man on the cover looks like he wouldn't be convicted in court for his crimes against women.The man on the cover looks like he wouldn't be convicted in court for his crimes against women....more
In my first attempt at writing this review, I wrote out the words "there is no way this man is real" in a way to mock the absurdity that is Alex VolkoIn my first attempt at writing this review, I wrote out the words "there is no way this man is real" in a way to mock the absurdity that is Alex Volkov. And then I remembered he isn't. Today is a great day. Stay safe y'all....more
This is your not so friendly reminder to not take book recommendations from those transition or slideshow BookTok videos that show an out of context sThis is your not so friendly reminder to not take book recommendations from those transition or slideshow BookTok videos that show an out of context snippet from a book, making it seem like the best thing since sliced bread. Do not fall for their lies....more
Yes, the romance is extremely cheesy, teetering on cringey some of the times, but I do think it is still a good book. I enjoyed it. And while I didn'tYes, the romance is extremely cheesy, teetering on cringey some of the times, but I do think it is still a good book. I enjoyed it. And while I didn't cry, it did make me emotional. Also, I want to add for anyone considering listening to the audiobook... don't. The accents were ATROCIOUS to listen to, and that is all I have to say.
A Touch of Ruin had basically no redeeming qualities, yet it was strangely addicting and I just kept on reading. I liked nothing about this book, yet A Touch of Ruin had basically no redeeming qualities, yet it was strangely addicting and I just kept on reading. I liked nothing about this book, yet I still want to read book 3. I don't know why....more
This book had no substance and was kind of stupid, much like Persephone herself. But maybe I didn't hate it. Maybe I even enjoyed it a bit. Sue me.This book had no substance and was kind of stupid, much like Persephone herself. But maybe I didn't hate it. Maybe I even enjoyed it a bit. Sue me....more
This book was great! I had a good time reading it. I found the writing was the perfect amount of cheesy, and overall, it was just enjoyable. I appreciThis book was great! I had a good time reading it. I found the writing was the perfect amount of cheesy, and overall, it was just enjoyable. I appreciated how it was able to balance humor and fun, but also be serious when it needed to be.
I did have a problem with the love interest though. And not as in he sucked. Quite the opposite. I liked Jake, but he was literally perfect. And no, that's not a good thing, even if it sounds like it might be. I don't understand why sometimes romance authors are so adamant on trying to create this perfect flawless love interest. They seem to forget that at the end of the day, they are still human. I know reading is escapism, so it's not going to be completely realistic, but I always feel so disconnected from flawless characters. A character's flaws is part of their appeal.
Also, this is just a personal preference, but I would have liked the steamy scenes to emotional bonding scenes ratio to be higher with the latter in comparison to the former. I liked reading about the two characters going out and joking around, or one of them taking care of the other while they were sick or down, and I feel like we didn't get enough of that. Again, personal preference, I'm sure for some people it was perfect.
But I do look forward to potentially reading more of this author's books!
~ 3.5 stars
tw: abuse (emotional and physical), attempted rape....more
This wasn't my favorite romcom, but it also wasn't bad. The relationship between Dominic and Shay wasn't my favorite and I didn't connect with them inThis wasn't my favorite romcom, but it also wasn't bad. The relationship between Dominic and Shay wasn't my favorite and I didn't connect with them individually as well as I would have liked, but ultimately, I did enjoy listening to this. I needed an audiobook to pass time, and this helped do just that. I additionally liked the radio/podcast premise of this. It is a fun book.
Though I do want to mention the way it constantly mentioned their ages. The two love interests have an age gap, which okay, whatever. It's not an inappropriate age gap, so that's great. But what I dislike is the way it would poke fun of it, and the fact that it was so consistent. I just thought it was unfunny and it just simply made it more uncomfortable than it should have been. And Shay kept on mentioning the fact that she's a millennial, as if that's some quirky thing, which is weird. People who center their identity around that are weird.
Also, PLEASE, for the love of God, STOP with the fixation on character's heights. That is the romance genres biggest flaw. It's okay to mention it a few times, but not everytime. I'm tired of every mmc being apparently so very tall, and every fmc being, by contrast, short, and for some reason, that being such a pressing thing that I must be reminded of a million and ones times.
But again, I did enjoy this. Sometimes enjoyment is good enough. So 3.5 stars. That might change, but we'll see....more
I no longer believe that tall men deserve rights. If you're over 6 feet, please do not associate with me. I no longer believe that tall men deserve rights. If you're over 6 feet, please do not associate with me. ...more
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