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Nero by S.J. Tilly

6 reviews

jessthemess8112's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I really wanted this book to be good. It had so much hype surrounding it that I was prepared for some epic love story with a mafia boss and a touch her and die trope. 
I guess, technically,  this story could be considered that,  but it tried WAY to hard and felt force all around. I was instantly pulled in from the moment Nero showed up on her balcony. I thought, "This is it! This is how you start a story!" I wanted them to sit on the couch and just laugh at the movie as if they were old friends and build a legit friendship. Her falling asleep with a total stranger on the run from the cops right next to her? It's not gonna happen. Yeh, right.  L-7 WEENIE!  The instant love/obsession was a bit ridiculous, and it took WAY too long in the book for any action to happen and when it does?? Disappointed isn't even a strong enough word to describe the letdown.  The author shouldn't spent even a little bit of time building a friendship or literally any other reason for Nero to fall in love beside she was pretty and had a nightmare 🙄 and then get mad later because someone else calls her just "pretty." Dude had the ability, but the relationship is totally shallow, and that's hard to connect with. 

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notamouse's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

4.75

🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
70% plot 
30% spice 

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condls27's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

This was meh for me. For someone who had to rescue herself at a young age and then continue to struggle to make a meager life for herself, Payton was annoyingly naive. This book could’ve been 100 pages shorter. I don’t need a paragraph of her inner thoughts working out how’s she’s going to hold a hot coffee and her phone at the same time like really why did we need that?! And for how long this book was, it was wayyyy too insta-lovey. Also we just land planes in residential neighborhoods now?! I’ll suspend my disbelief for a lot but that was just dumb.  

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dovahkiin_shea's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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hellodebbies's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Loved the book AND the characters in this one ! I did find the beginning annoying since Nero was talking about the alliance everytime other than that it was a perfect read for me 

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rileyk's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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