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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
The story held promise to start. Yet I found it a bit unbelievable how quickly it went from bully to devotion...
I was new to the RH world when I read this and now I can’t turn back. If you want bully, MM, rh, academia spice then this is the book for you!! I’ve never wanted to love and hate a character as much as I did reading this!!
Go read this book!
I love a good bully romance. Add in Why Choose, step siblings and trauma… can’t ask for anything better.
Know your triggers before reading.
I love a good bully romance. Add in Why Choose, step siblings and trauma… can’t ask for anything better.
Know your triggers before reading.
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 stars
- FMC: Briar
- MMC's: Hunter, Ash, Ledger, Samson
- POVs Included: Multiple POVs (Briar, Hunter, Ash, Samson, Ledger)
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SUMMARY: (SPOILER WARNING)
Briar's mom gets married to a man across the country and they up and move. She's okay with that though because she's running from the nightmares of her past.
Her new stepbrother and his friends aren't thrilled with her arrival at first, though. But they all quickly fall for each other. Even though her other new friends warn her against them.
But things aren't HEA yet. Her past has come back to haunt her -- and possibly hurt her.
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REVIEW:
This was meh.
I have read one other series by this author (Darkness) and I have a couple more on my TBR list. What drew me to her books is how she has m/m in her RH series'. I LOVE that! Unfortunately I don't love much else.
The Darkness series was better than this one is so far, though. It wasn't phenomenal, but better. This one looks like one of the first ones she wrote (publication-date-wise) and it is just very underdeveloped and amateur sounding.
The characters are flat and inconsistent. The relationships and chemistry between them is virtually non-existent. There's hardly a compelling plot at all (until the end when the man who raped her in the past shows up).
And the guys go from being "bullies" (and I use that term very loosely because they aren't bullies at all) to being head over heels for her with the flip of a switch. There's no transition period leading up to their change of heart, and it makes it all feel so superficial.
It's just not a very interesting book and no aspect of it is well-developed at all.
I don't HATE any of the characters, but they also don't feel very real to me. Characterization is huge when it comes to drawing in the reader. And these are just names on a page with hardly any personality.
Overall it's just not very good. Since it's only a duet (and the next book is short) I think I'll still finish it out. But I'm mainly staying for the mmf sex and not so much the story or anything else (which mostly sucks).
- FMC: Briar
- MMC's: Hunter, Ash, Ledger, Samson
- POVs Included: Multiple POVs (Briar, Hunter, Ash, Samson, Ledger)
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SUMMARY: (SPOILER WARNING)
Briar's mom gets married to a man across the country and they up and move. She's okay with that though because she's running from the nightmares of her past.
Her new stepbrother and his friends aren't thrilled with her arrival at first, though. But they all quickly fall for each other. Even though her other new friends warn her against them.
But things aren't HEA yet. Her past has come back to haunt her -- and possibly hurt her.
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REVIEW:
This was meh.
I have read one other series by this author (Darkness) and I have a couple more on my TBR list. What drew me to her books is how she has m/m in her RH series'. I LOVE that! Unfortunately I don't love much else.
The Darkness series was better than this one is so far, though. It wasn't phenomenal, but better. This one looks like one of the first ones she wrote (publication-date-wise) and it is just very underdeveloped and amateur sounding.
The characters are flat and inconsistent. The relationships and chemistry between them is virtually non-existent. There's hardly a compelling plot at all (until the end when the man who raped her in the past shows up).
And the guys go from being "bullies" (and I use that term very loosely because they aren't bullies at all) to being head over heels for her with the flip of a switch. There's no transition period leading up to their change of heart, and it makes it all feel so superficial.
It's just not a very interesting book and no aspect of it is well-developed at all.
I don't HATE any of the characters, but they also don't feel very real to me. Characterization is huge when it comes to drawing in the reader. And these are just names on a page with hardly any personality.
Overall it's just not very good. Since it's only a duet (and the next book is short) I think I'll still finish it out. But I'm mainly staying for the mmf sex and not so much the story or anything else (which mostly sucks).
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Great Beginning
I really enjoyed this book.
Amanda Richardson is a new to me author. This book was a fast burn with only a very little bit of bullying, which was refreshing. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a good bully book but sometimes I need that change.
Briar shows the guys immediately that she won’t be intimidated by them.
The guys are all different in what they provide for her, feeling wise.
I definitely recommend this book
I really enjoyed this book.
Amanda Richardson is a new to me author. This book was a fast burn with only a very little bit of bullying, which was refreshing. Now don’t get me wrong, I love a good bully book but sometimes I need that change.
Briar shows the guys immediately that she won’t be intimidated by them.
The guys are all different in what they provide for her, feeling wise.
I definitely recommend this book