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sugarnovarex's review against another edition
4.0
MMA romance, okay. Two fun and weird people brought together, definitely. I did enjoy reading this, but I have to say usually sports romance isn’t my thing. The female main character shares my opinion so that made it more interesting. There was more tension then spice but still a fun read.
ninareads05's review against another edition
3.0
You can tell this was written in 2015. If you have read any of my reviews, you know LJ SHEN is one of my favorite authors. Pure perfection! However, this one wasn’t it for me.
Her writing skills have developed so much it’s crazy. I love the plot but I don’t think it developed well-romantically.
2019 LJ is undefeated! So crazy to see her work then vs. now
Her writing skills have developed so much it’s crazy. I love the plot but I don’t think it developed well-romantically.
2019 LJ is undefeated! So crazy to see her work then vs. now
cierra_mccauley_cierrascorner's review against another edition
4.0
Good read!
Definitely not what I was expecting. It was a good read, exciting, sexy. There was definitely a twist I wasn't prepared for. I loved the HEA.
Definitely not what I was expecting. It was a good read, exciting, sexy. There was definitely a twist I wasn't prepared for. I loved the HEA.
lauren_soderberg's review against another edition
4.0
Tyed is LJ Shen's debut novel, and demonstrates her ability to create a unique story with a lot of emotion and layers built into it. It's very much an "opposites attract" story, and takes you to a lot of places narratively that you don't necessarily expect. I loved the push-pull dynamic between Blaire and Ty, and I enjoyed how they both defy typical tropes/stereotypes. To me, this is the perfect introduction to Shen's work.
vikcs's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.75
I heard and read a lot of good things about L.J. Shen’s books so I thought it’s time for me to read one myself. When I was looking through her available works my eye stopped on this one and after scanning through the synopsis my determination just solidified.
This was a great story with a solid writing style and interesting characters but I felt it also was a bit over dramatized regarding Blaire inner turmoil and the whole conflict was really dragged out. I mean this one is not an overly long book, yet the last quarter strained my patient a bit. I was even contemplating skipping a few chapters. Despite this little hiccup I enjoyed the book quite a bit.
Tyed is a sport romance but it shows more of the darker side of the professional sports world not to mention the whole topic is presented in a new way with the whole interview thing.
Blaire character disappointed me a bit on different fronts. She starts out as I expected her to be based on the synopsis. She is sarcastic, opinionated, outgoing and carefree, but this ‘illusion’ quickly dissolves about her and turns behind all this she is just hiding a fragile and insecure girl and as she opens up more and more she become mushy and a bit depressing true be honest. Also I expected her to be more bitter about her successful, loved by all and beautiful sister but in the end Blaire was the one who had to comfort her and stand up for her. I couldn’t understand why Blaire judges and kinda punishes so severely Ty for his distant past and doesn’t take into account their experiences and talks into account. She believes everybody else before listening to Ty explanation or even to her heart.
Ty made some serious mistakes in his past but back then he didn’t see another way. But he is already on the right path when he meets Blaire. He is sexy, focused and has a quick temper. He was a womanizer but after getting to know Balire he is really straight forward with his intentions and really patient with the girl. Their relationship progresses quite slowly which in my opinion also shows his hones interest in the girl. He is strong and cocky but when he is with Blaire he takes on a calmer and kinder personality. He has a serious secret but I could understand why he didn’t open with that when he was trying to build a relationship. The chemistry between them is absolutely amazing and they kinda became the motivation for each other to be better, to want more from life.
The secondary characters aren’t too deeply developed but some of them still irritated me. Fr example I really didn’t get Shane and Izy conflict. Not to mention Shane was a horrible and meddling friend.
This was a great story with a solid writing style and interesting characters but I felt it also was a bit over dramatized regarding Blaire inner turmoil and the whole conflict was really dragged out. I mean this one is not an overly long book, yet the last quarter strained my patient a bit. I was even contemplating skipping a few chapters. Despite this little hiccup I enjoyed the book quite a bit.
Tyed is a sport romance but it shows more of the darker side of the professional sports world not to mention the whole topic is presented in a new way with the whole interview thing.
Blaire character disappointed me a bit on different fronts. She starts out as I expected her to be based on the synopsis. She is sarcastic, opinionated, outgoing and carefree, but this ‘illusion’ quickly dissolves about her and turns behind all this she is just hiding a fragile and insecure girl and as she opens up more and more she become mushy and a bit depressing true be honest. Also I expected her to be more bitter about her successful, loved by all and beautiful sister but in the end Blaire was the one who had to comfort her and stand up for her. I couldn’t understand why Blaire judges and kinda punishes so severely Ty for his distant past and doesn’t take into account their experiences and talks into account. She believes everybody else before listening to Ty explanation or even to her heart.
Ty made some serious mistakes in his past but back then he didn’t see another way. But he is already on the right path when he meets Blaire. He is sexy, focused and has a quick temper. He was a womanizer but after getting to know Balire he is really straight forward with his intentions and really patient with the girl. Their relationship progresses quite slowly which in my opinion also shows his hones interest in the girl. He is strong and cocky but when he is with Blaire he takes on a calmer and kinder personality. He has a serious secret but I could understand why he didn’t open with that when he was trying to build a relationship. The chemistry between them is absolutely amazing and they kinda became the motivation for each other to be better, to want more from life.
The secondary characters aren’t too deeply developed but some of them still irritated me. Fr example I really didn’t get Shane and Izy conflict. Not to mention Shane was a horrible and meddling friend.