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emotional
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I am a complete sucker for brother’s best friend/age gap so I was obviously going to love this. Gabe and Eve are so lovely together, with Gabe trying his best to keep his distance and utterly failing and Eve being brave and putting herself out there. I also loved this as a conclusion to the series, with everything centring around Nicholas’s and Livvy’s wedding. Overall obsessed with this series and eager to read more by Rai.
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emotional
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McCade’s prose is quite purple, but Damon and Rian are so good together.
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I understand the hype. I love Murderbot and they are too precious for this world.
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Complicated
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Pretty similar to the first one but I enjoyed these characters more. But my biggest takeaway is I’d like to live in Vaughn’s house.
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The focus here isn’t so much on the romance between Eddie and Carmen but more on Eddie figuring out what’s important to him and who he wants to be after getting out of jail. Eddie is young (I think he’s supposed to be 23) and it does feel like it; he makes a few stupid decisions along the way that he regrets almost immediately. I liked that he was pretty low-level in ESHB, compared to a lot of mafia romances where it’s the head guy. I thought it made his character arc and choices much more interesting.
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hopeful
inspiring
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Clearly a story very close to Naudus’s heart. Her family and religion were so enraging, but the love story between Valerie and Riley was really lovely.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Religious bigotry
Minor: Racism
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
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I love anything vaguely Pride and Prejudice related and this was no exception. Elle is adorable and Darcy is a great starchy heroine. I really loved Brendan as a side character and can’t wait to read his book.
lighthearted
medium-paced
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Character
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Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Second book in the series did not disappoint! I loved Callum and Juniper, their banter was so fun and the spice was excellent. Loved that we got a bit of a tour around Skye as well.
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fast-paced
An excellent primer on asexuality. Chen interviews people from across the ace spectrum and presents a really compelling and informative read.