aschae's review against another edition
5.0
I put off reading this book at first because I just knew I wouldn't be able to put it down!? If you've read any of Aleatha's books, you know exactly what I mean... and as expected, not one chapter in and I was hooked. It was everything you would expect from one of Aleatha's books... Alexandria (Alex aka Chari) takes one weeks vacation away to be the risk-taking, brave girl she never is.. only to meet the mysterious, commanding and sexy as hell, Nox. One week.. no names, no history, no future, nothing more.... could you do it? Could you walk away from the best week of your life and never look back? One day read! My GOD I can't wait for the next book!? Left on a cliffhanger and am so excited to have FOUR more coming in the future! Can't wait for more Nox & Charli!
pattymac61's review against another edition
5.0
Outstanding!
This was such a good book and very different. Alex is the girl with a messed up family and must live by there rules, but she rebels against them. Then there is Nox who is gorgeous and gives Alex (Charli) a week she'll never forget and she doesn't until they meet again under different circumstances. Can't wait for the second book.
This was such a good book and very different. Alex is the girl with a messed up family and must live by there rules, but she rebels against them. Then there is Nox who is gorgeous and gives Alex (Charli) a week she'll never forget and she doesn't until they meet again under different circumstances. Can't wait for the second book.
planningwithgrammy's review against another edition
4.0
just at chapter 3 and have experienced prologue(present), 6 weeks ago, and present. When I read a book I like the flow to be continuous. Not chopped up. I get too invested in what I am reading yo be tossed around with different time frames. But it is worth it. As the title of the book would suggest cheating. But there isn't. I think the time changes are to throw you off. And it works. Even though I predicted the ending at some point in the book I was still "surprised" to actually read it and enjoyed it tremendously. This whole book is great. A definite romance combined with trickery. So glad I read this book when all three books have been published. Because I have to read the next book right away. Thought about giving this book a five but I rarely do that. if book 2 is good I might go back and change it.
proudlocks's review against another edition
3.0
I’ve mixed feelings about this book.
It’s a mix of steamy, romantic, unique, kinda distopian dating but there’s a theme running through it that makes it like so many other books.
Nox sent shivers through my spine. I didn’t particularly enjoy Alex’s story, it was a bit far fetched.
It’s a mix of steamy, romantic, unique, kinda distopian dating but there’s a theme running through it that makes it like so many other books.
Nox sent shivers through my spine. I didn’t particularly enjoy Alex’s story, it was a bit far fetched.
shakehreereads's review against another edition
5.0
She does it again!
Good! Can't wait to see where this story goes. Intrigued, if I say so myself. Aleatha is one of my all time favorite authors.
Good! Can't wait to see where this story goes. Intrigued, if I say so myself. Aleatha is one of my all time favorite authors.
elenajohansen's review against another edition
2.0
As romances with cliffhangers go, that last chapter had me wanting to read the next book. A lot of work clearly went into filling the ending with unresolved tension that begged me to buy the second installment.
Too bad the rest of the book wasn't nearly that good, so I was easily able to resist.
The plot was reasonably predictable. Alexandria/Alex/Charli's identity crisis was layered on way too thick, especially because her "Charli" persona, who was supposed to be wild, was still pretty tame. Nox was as bland as a dominant alpha-male character can get. So I wasn't that attached to the characters, either.
The sex scenes were meh at best.
What really bothered me, though, was the structure. Okay, so the present timeline and the flashback timeline are both moving forward as the book goes on, no problem, pretty standard. But when I read the flashback scene that covered the last morning of Alex's vacation (and thus the last morning of her week with Nox) I expected the flashback timeline to end there, because that was the whole point of that arc of the story. Except it didn't. There was another flashback chapter after that, talking about the day before their last day together. So, flashback within a flashback? Or just sloppy construction? In addition, after most of the book is exclusively from Alex's first-person POV, near the very end, suddenly Nox is a POV character, for just long enough to explain how he and "Charli" are barreling toward their unplanned reunion. Since it's such a short blip in an otherwise Alex-centered book, I feel like it would have been more useful to have him explain it to Alex in person (in her POV) rather than drag the reader through it firsthand. And if that wouldn't work with the timeline established here, it could fit in the second book easily, because without his section, I think there would have actually been more suspense at the end.
Too bad the rest of the book wasn't nearly that good, so I was easily able to resist.
The plot was reasonably predictable. Alexandria/Alex/Charli's identity crisis was layered on way too thick, especially because her "Charli" persona, who was supposed to be wild, was still pretty tame. Nox was as bland as a dominant alpha-male character can get. So I wasn't that attached to the characters, either.
The sex scenes were meh at best.
What really bothered me, though, was the structure. Okay, so the present timeline and the flashback timeline are both moving forward as the book goes on, no problem, pretty standard. But when I read the flashback scene that covered the last morning of Alex's vacation (and thus the last morning of her week with Nox) I expected the flashback timeline to end there, because that was the whole point of that arc of the story. Except it didn't. There was another flashback chapter after that, talking about the day before their last day together. So, flashback within a flashback? Or just sloppy construction? In addition, after most of the book is exclusively from Alex's first-person POV, near the very end, suddenly Nox is a POV character, for just long enough to explain how he and "Charli" are barreling toward their unplanned reunion. Since it's such a short blip in an otherwise Alex-centered book, I feel like it would have been more useful to have him explain it to Alex in person (in her POV) rather than drag the reader through it firsthand. And if that wouldn't work with the timeline established here, it could fit in the second book easily, because without his section, I think there would have actually been more suspense at the end.
xesmeehoii's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.0
tayology_'s review against another edition
4.0
4 ⭐️
This is the second time I’ve read this book. I thoroughly enjoy Aleatha’s writing style. I love Nox and I love Alex(Charli)
This is the second time I’ve read this book. I thoroughly enjoy Aleatha’s writing style. I love Nox and I love Alex(Charli)