This book got me out of a reading slump. Gripped me from the start and kept me all the way through.
It was weird because overall it felt quite understThis book got me out of a reading slump. Gripped me from the start and kept me all the way through.
It was weird because overall it felt quite understanding and approving of sex work but then the overuse of the word whore kind of undid all that. I don’t know if it’s because it was released in 2017 and we’ve been a lot more PC about sex workers since then. ...more
Full review to come once I’ve had some fucking therapy or something to recover.
Okay… I’m going in. This is one of the most immaculately written books Full review to come once I’ve had some fucking therapy or something to recover.
Okay… I’m going in. This is one of the most immaculately written books I’ve ready in a very long time. The descriptions were vivid and I even found myself highlighting exceptional metaphors. The prose was beautiful without becoming purple.
I had to read this quickly because it gave me a stomach ache. There’s this underlying sense of dread to every single page because even in the good moments you’re waiting for the other shoe to drop and rip your heart right back out again. It was actually agonising to read at points.
All the characters were incredibly well developed, including all the side characters.
This book hurt my heart and I’ll probably never read it again because it made me anxious but I’m glad I read it. Phenomenal writing and a brilliant retelling of a classic.
I feel like I need something light to recover now though ...more
This book was easier to read than the first one, I had fewer moments I wanted to chuck my kindle, so progress. It was just as well written as book 1 tThis book was easier to read than the first one, I had fewer moments I wanted to chuck my kindle, so progress. It was just as well written as book 1 though.
Any empathy I felt for Adam at moments in book 1, ceased to exist in this book. Adam is dead to me. Adam is a great example of what not to tolerate in a relationship. This boy is a walking red flag.
Peter’s development in this book was everything. Seeing him becoming who he is outside of the confines and danger of high school was ...more
This book almost gave me a stomach ulcer and I must have launched my kindle across the room at least 3 times. That being said… this book is amazing.
IThis book almost gave me a stomach ulcer and I must have launched my kindle across the room at least 3 times. That being said… this book is amazing.
It was excruciating to read but so well written. I hate to admit there were moments I held some empathy for Adam but that boy needed some therapy, badly.
I really loved Peter. He was flawed and muddling through and caught up in the whirlwind that was Adam. I had moments I wanted to shake him and beg him to do better but also totally understood why he didn’t.
If I re-read the series I’m not sure I could do this one again. It’s an amazing book and I’m gonna recommend it to everyone but I honestly had a stomach ache for most of this one ...more
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