anotherhel's review
2.0
So, pregnancy uh. I was so surprised! That was a nice change in the series. And Lena and Jimmy are having a baby too! That's so adorable. Finally some new plot devices!!
We finally get to know a little bit more of Ben, other than his Lumberjack appearance. And... I get him. I know people like him, that their work or hobby is their passion and they never would imagine their lives being any different. But the romance seemed… meh. Rushed. This time we don’t get the same thing as the other books and that’s awesome, but this time there isn’t really a build up? Like they already met, and then we get how their relationship came together through a flashback. Basically they talk a lot on the phone and one night in vegas they fuck and theeeen they go out their merry way. That’s it. The only tension there is, it’s sexual and that’s really it. They don’t make each others better, they don’t help each other out with some problem about their past, they don’t fall in love by accident,.... they just.. sort of get together. That’s... boring. I would expect the story to go more deeply where the problem was… Ben’s worry about not giving his all to his music. To somehow leaving it behind because of falling in love. It barely scratched the surface.
So perks for the pregnancy surprise, the romance/relationship…. meh.
Also the delivery of the baby? Common now... I'll Just quote it because.... Jfc is this bad
" “Argh!” My poor innocent vulva opened dreadfully, horribly, unnaturally wide. And then plop, the rest of my baby’s body slid out into the waiting arms of Dr. Peer. A moment later, a truly annoyed little cry filled the air, tiny baby fists flailing. "
So babies are born with a big plop and they're out. Great.
The end felt rushed again.... Tbh i read better fanfics than this
After reading this series, I think Lead and Play were my favourite ones. And then there’s Lick. And this one in last. Kinda disappointed, but still readable .
It's a big meh.
We finally get to know a little bit more of Ben, other than his Lumberjack appearance. And... I get him. I know people like him, that their work or hobby is their passion and they never would imagine their lives being any different. But the romance seemed… meh. Rushed. This time we don’t get the same thing as the other books and that’s awesome, but this time there isn’t really a build up? Like they already met, and then we get how their relationship came together through a flashback. Basically they talk a lot on the phone and one night in vegas they fuck and theeeen they go out their merry way. That’s it. The only tension there is, it’s sexual and that’s really it. They don’t make each others better, they don’t help each other out with some problem about their past, they don’t fall in love by accident,.... they just.. sort of get together. That’s... boring. I would expect the story to go more deeply where the problem was… Ben’s worry about not giving his all to his music. To somehow leaving it behind because of falling in love. It barely scratched the surface.
So perks for the pregnancy surprise, the romance/relationship…. meh.
Also the delivery of the baby? Common now... I'll Just quote it because.... Jfc is this bad
" “Argh!” My poor innocent vulva opened dreadfully, horribly, unnaturally wide. And then plop, the rest of my baby’s body slid out into the waiting arms of Dr. Peer. A moment later, a truly annoyed little cry filled the air, tiny baby fists flailing. "
So babies are born with a big plop and they're out. Great.
The end felt rushed again.... Tbh i read better fanfics than this
After reading this series, I think Lead and Play were my favourite ones. And then there’s Lick. And this one in last. Kinda disappointed, but still readable .
It's a big meh.
geo_ix's review
4.0
It was a good ending to a good series.
It got me a fair bit emotional toward the end, but I will admit the beginning had me not connecting as well. Really I didn't quite like Ben and I'm usually the type of person to love the hero and not like the heroine much, but I liked Lizzy (most of the time) and yeah Ben didn't really do much. Maybe because he was so not relationship material until like 60-70% in which felt crazy, in fact, it was near the end and he was saying he wasn't up for marriage and I was like uggggh what? Why say that I front of people and not have a conversation about it with your partner like ever? He was just as bad as Mal, who got on my nerves in this real bad. I hated everyone treating her like a child, especially Anne. Is it because 18 is an adult here and not 21? Probably not because people still call 21-25 year old mothers 'young mums'. It might also get to me more because I was around this age also, but people acted like she was 15 and pregnant for gods sake.
Also, hated Martha. She's shit. Really wished Ben told her to jog on. Was even more angry they invited her to the birth after the incident at dinner, and even more peeved that the drs didn't kick out a woman tormenting and rolling up a woman in labour. Raising someone's blood pressure is not a good way to finish a long birth. But sure.
It got me a fair bit emotional toward the end, but I will admit the beginning had me not connecting as well. Really I didn't quite like Ben and I'm usually the type of person to love the hero and not like the heroine much, but I liked Lizzy (most of the time) and yeah Ben didn't really do much. Maybe because he was so not relationship material until like 60-70% in which felt crazy, in fact, it was near the end and he was saying he wasn't up for marriage and I was like uggggh what? Why say that I front of people and not have a conversation about it with your partner like ever? He was just as bad as Mal, who got on my nerves in this real bad. I hated everyone treating her like a child, especially Anne. Is it because 18 is an adult here and not 21? Probably not because people still call 21-25 year old mothers 'young mums'. It might also get to me more because I was around this age also, but people acted like she was 15 and pregnant for gods sake.
Also, hated Martha. She's shit. Really wished Ben told her to jog on. Was even more angry they invited her to the birth after the incident at dinner, and even more peeved that the drs didn't kick out a woman tormenting and rolling up a woman in labour. Raising someone's blood pressure is not a good way to finish a long birth. But sure.
diaryofthebookdragon's review
2.0
Likes:
+ Her commentary was great.
Dislikes
- Hero has a beard. (That's not hot for me...)
- Heroine's infatuation with him was childish.
- She acted like a teen instead of adult a lot.
- Hero acted terribly toward her. I didn't see why she put up with him.
- I didn't like that she quit school because of him.
+ Her commentary was great.
Dislikes
- Hero has a beard. (That's not hot for me...)
- Heroine's infatuation with him was childish.
- She acted like a teen instead of adult a lot.
- Hero acted terribly toward her. I didn't see why she put up with him.
- I didn't like that she quit school because of him.
umidk_jolina1's review against another edition
3.5
ok so first of all I personally just don't like the accidental pregnancy trope so that kinda lowered the rating from the star. I still liked this book some stuff just made me mad. Like sorry I loved Mal and Anne in their book but them blaming Ben for everything and getting mad at him when him and Lizzy were both adults and made their own choices made me mad. Ben and Liz were cute together tho and I loved getting the texts between them. but idk if this is a spoiler but there was basically a third act breakup and the issue wasn't even something either of them did. it was someone else so it was kinda pointless. overall I really enjoyed the book there were just a few things I just didn't like.
lauraak's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
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
bookwife's review
3.0
Not my favorite but it was good... Nothing spectacular though. Lizzy's outlook on life was pretty refreshing. I liked her inner monologue. Ben did absolutely nothing for me. I kinda knew he wasn't going to. I think that's why I kept putting this one off. The other three boys were delicious in their own ways but Ben.. Ehhhh... Nothing. If it weren't were Lizzy I probably would have just skipped to the end to see how the book ended for all of them. But like I said Lizzy was actually really funny.
I have loved this series and I am sad that it is over. Happy that the band mates are all coupled up and married/engaged/making babies/ buying puppies. You know normal people things.
I have loved this series and I am sad that it is over. Happy that the band mates are all coupled up and married/engaged/making babies/ buying puppies. You know normal people things.