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katy10's review against another edition
2.0
Yeah pretty average . Dnf’ed at 24%. Considering the book’s thickkk !! I couldn’t bring myself to read this much. Felt bored…
averyjcmie's review
ok he just became shitty to her, like he yelled at her twice because he was in denial about his feelings and he took it out on her by making her feel bad and on top of the pursuing her whilst being in a relationship (which i didn't mind but for moral sakes) just rubbed off the wrong way for me, at first i understood his feelings about wanting to spend more time with monica and being annoyed with her for being selfish and objectifying him which i'm still weirded out by but his anger towards alice bc he's jealous and her then being reminded by jonah is not the shit you wanna be proud of or should write as, and i think her character is deep, she has a fear of being alone which is why she clings onto people so quickly but the fact that she's going to string peter along bc she wants to get over ethan is still incredibly selfish idk they all just rubbed me off the wrong way
rjyc's review against another edition
4.0
Well-written with fleshed out characters. I’m all about forbidden romances, and this one scratched the itch. I thought the single POV worked but it left a lot to the imagination.
suzeseu's review against another edition
4.0
I very rarely read cheating novels - I read the odd marriage in trouble trope now and then but my heart hurts too much reading cheating between the MC.
But cheating by the MC’s with each other... I can usually tolerate this if there’s a good reason. But is there ever a good reason to cheat on your fiancé with her sister? Hmmm. Well, no. But the author sure does make a good case for it.
After suffering a heartbreak in New York, dancer Alice moves to Chicago to stay with her beloved older sister, Monica. What she doesn’t count for is sharing the space with Monica’s handsome fiancé, Ethan.
This was a long angsty novel. But with this kind of subject matter, it needs to be. There was no evil sister who treated her man like crap or her sister like garbage like you read in so many of these stories. There were just two people who dated, had a pregnancy scare and quickly got engaged. They didn’t love each other but would have eventually if Alice hadn’t arrived and shown Ethan what he was missing - what they were both missing.
Monica was a workaholic so it helped that she was rarely home and when she was she was so busy that if she looked up she could see what everyone else saw - that Ethan was so smitten with Alice and vice verse. I don’t condone what they did. Alice did hold off for as long as she could but she did give into temptation a few times only to shoo him off in guilt after the fact. The aftermath of the betrayal was rough but I liked that sufficient time was given for the sisters to repair the damage and for Alice and Ethan to eventually find their way back to each other - the right way.
I still very much enjoyed this book and believe that Alice and Ethan are soulmates, but don’t condone what they did as most people would but that just reminds us that even our beloved heroes and heroines are only human and flawed like the rest of us.
But cheating by the MC’s with each other... I can usually tolerate this if there’s a good reason. But is there ever a good reason to cheat on your fiancé with her sister? Hmmm. Well, no. But the author sure does make a good case for it.
After suffering a heartbreak in New York, dancer Alice moves to Chicago to stay with her beloved older sister, Monica. What she doesn’t count for is sharing the space with Monica’s handsome fiancé, Ethan.
This was a long angsty novel. But with this kind of subject matter, it needs to be. There was no evil sister who treated her man like crap or her sister like garbage like you read in so many of these stories. There were just two people who dated, had a pregnancy scare and quickly got engaged. They didn’t love each other but would have eventually if Alice hadn’t arrived and shown Ethan what he was missing - what they were both missing.
Monica was a workaholic so it helped that she was rarely home and when she was she was so busy that if she looked up she could see what everyone else saw - that Ethan was so smitten with Alice and vice verse. I don’t condone what they did. Alice did hold off for as long as she could but she did give into temptation a few times only to shoo him off in guilt after the fact. The aftermath of the betrayal was rough but I liked that sufficient time was given for the sisters to repair the damage and for Alice and Ethan to eventually find their way back to each other - the right way.
I still very much enjoyed this book and believe that Alice and Ethan are soulmates, but don’t condone what they did as most people would but that just reminds us that even our beloved heroes and heroines are only human and flawed like the rest of us.
francescap98's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book so much! Alexandria Lee has me completely hooked on this from the first page. They way the thoughts and feelings of Alice are described are incredible, you can feel everything she goes through. I love the fact you can relate to certain situations so much, which just makes the whole thing feel so real.
The whole way through the book my emotions go up and down, making it impossible to put it down. I genuinely could not stop reading and loving every minute. 100% recommend this book if you’re a sucker for a love story but with complications in between, believe me, it pays off!
The whole way through the book my emotions go up and down, making it impossible to put it down. I genuinely could not stop reading and loving every minute. 100% recommend this book if you’re a sucker for a love story but with complications in between, believe me, it pays off!
pluto9's review
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
kikaa's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to give this book a 4, but it just dragged and was repetitive in a lot of places. The writing was really great !
rcrg's review against another edition
5.0
This book will easily fall into one of my BEST reads of 2021. I need to be honest when I say this was a painful read. It's hard to write and review and not give spoilers away but I'm gonna try.
Alice and Ethan would be like fated mates if this were a shifter book, but alas it is not, and as humans we do have control over our decisions. There were some very poor decisions made within this book that caused a lot of anguish. I felt all the hurt between all the characters and it was freakin' painful.
What I loved most about this authors writing was that she did not make any characters villains to justify all those poor decisions. These were normal people living normal lives. They had all the expectations, dreams and yes guilt. Guilt for not standing strong, stepping up, being dishonest and hurting people they truly loved. Forgiveness often goes hand in hand with grace. Brilliant writing!
Alice and Ethan would be like fated mates if this were a shifter book, but alas it is not, and as humans we do have control over our decisions. There were some very poor decisions made within this book that caused a lot of anguish. I felt all the hurt between all the characters and it was freakin' painful.
What I loved most about this authors writing was that she did not make any characters villains to justify all those poor decisions. These were normal people living normal lives. They had all the expectations, dreams and yes guilt. Guilt for not standing strong, stepping up, being dishonest and hurting people they truly loved. Forgiveness often goes hand in hand with grace. Brilliant writing!
emersonrosegiella16's review against another edition
5.0
This book made me cry of happiness, sadness, frustration, anxiety and happiness again! The literal emotional roller coaster of Alice and Ethan’s love story was messy and beautiful, just like it should be. Whether it was forbidden or not.♥️