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brithelibrarian's review against another edition
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
I'm not gonna lie, I didn't finish this book because I hated it so much. I really wanted to force myself to finish especially because I got the ARC from Netgalley, but at 65% of the way through I am officially calling it quits. I've read Alexa Martin before and thought it would be okay, but for me, it was not.
I'll start with what I liked about this book....
The cult-like aspect of the MLM scheme was a good premise. The best friend was likeable.
What I didn't like (and I'll add the spoilers tag in case but idk if you could call anything a spoiler idk)
At 15% in we learn how she is stupid enough to fall for the MLM scheme, and then goes to the hotel bar exchanges only names with the guy (luke) eye fucks him, leaves to go back to his room 3 minutes later, they have sex that's supposedly the greatest of all time. The sex was cringe to me because simultaneously he is god like but then also had boyish charms and i just, ick. The next morning she learns he (rightfully) thinks the MLM scheme she bought into is a cult and she get PISSED at him and runs away.
We learn she is a broke teacher, we know this because every 10 words she finds a way to remind us she is broke.
29% in and Emerson our main character stays annoying. She is actively hating Luke, who we gind out is the dad to one of her students. Acts unprofessional toward him because she "hates" him for calling her out. We get to a scene where her car breaks down, she hasn't changed the oil in over a year (remember she's broke, even though she paid $2k into her MLM scheme) and oh look at the god whos there to save her (why he's being nice to her idk maybe because he finds her hot i guess) He helps her with getting her car started and she refers to her car as being "sick" like oh so cute how adorable you don't take care of your car and you call is "sick" when it won't start.
He literally replaced her battery for her??
Oh, and then his ex-wife. We have 4 women so far in this book, and two of them are not great people. One being his ex-wife and of course we write her to be this witch. I suppose it's to justify him being divorced and god-like and her sleeping with her student's dad they have a clear mind because the wife is so terrible.
41% in we find out Emerson volunteers at an animal shelter along with teaching kindergarten trying to make her seem like a saint (maybe to justify her being stupid and buying into the mlm scheme) and what would you know she runs into him and the daughter at the animal shelter. We are still at a point where she hates him, again, for no valid reason, oh but he's so hot she's so horny around him all the time.
42% "he can be a grade-A asshole when he wants to be, but he's a really great dad" NOT ONCE IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN BOOK HAS THIS MAN BEEN AN ASSHOLE
56% This book is not getting better. We see yet another example of how the ex wife is terrible. The FMC car broke down entirely so now she has to fix it and doesn't have the money and wants her money back guarantee from the MLM she joined and to no ones surprise isn't getting her money back. To top it all off shes sick called out and Luke just shows up with groceries and to take care of her and respectfully why? They aren't friends, she hasn't been nice to him, he's done numerous things now to take care of her and she been terrible. Also she keeps yapping about being on her own but hasn't done anything to prove she can actually be independent. And why is this random guy thats a dad to one of her students showing up at her apartment.
"Simple? I don't know who you're trying to convince, nothing about you is simple. You're the most complex, fascinating person I ever met" I really wish he would get out and meet more people because nothing about these interactions have given complex and fascinating. She joined a cult, teaches kindergarten, and volunteers.... that's what you know about her. This is giving not like other girls energy over nothing.
"Whether he is pissing me off or turning me on no one has affected me with their words like Luke" Mind you he pissed her off by calling her a dumbass for joining a cult. Not one other time in this book has he pissed her off????
59% okay so this bitch realizes shes in a cult and is now a-okay with being an insider spy for Luke and his article because she can't get her money back. And she no longer hates him because 1) she doesn't have a brain when he's around bc he, a man, is so hot, i guess 2) she never had a valid reason to hate him and 3) she was personally victimized by this cult that she knew was a cult at the beginning. Also okay Luke shows up to bring her this soup because oh no this independent woman is sick and she cant manage so thank god our god-like MMC shows up with soup and watches tv with her. This is where they decide to work together and this conversation just PMO bc she tells him she will work with him (he had asked a few chapters ago) and he says okay I agree on one condition and she says "This might be my first rodeo moving from boss babe to an undercover boss bitch, but I still know I can't let him - a man?-take charge." Excuse me when in any of this have you been a boss bitch???? you gave away ALL of your samples to one person bc they said their grandma died of skin cancer like???? you were duped into a cult, couldn't sell any product, and then duped into spending $1000 more on this cult and you want me to believe you are some boss bitch???? AND THENNNNNN his one condition is PAYING HER $800 CAR REPAIR BILL ARE YOU KIDDING ME he's as stupid as she is. At what point in this would make him want to do that when she was being a saint (and broke for teaching kindergarten) or volunteering at the animal shelter or joining a CULT AND LOSING THOUSANDS TO BE FRIENDS WITH HIS EX WIFE. My god
"wow, it's almost scary how this man who I both barely know, yet know all too well, seems to understand everything about me." You are not that hard to figure out? also YOU BARLEY KNOW THIS GUY BC YOU HATED HIM AFTER ONE CONVERSATION bc he accurately told you you were a sheep joining a cult. yalls conversations have lack substance. i hate it here
I'm officially quitting.
TLDR: Dumb girl joins a cult, hates man for telling her she joined a cult, learns the man is god-like and realizes she joined a cult. HEA
I'll start with what I liked about this book....
The cult-like aspect of the MLM scheme was a good premise. The best friend was likeable.
What I didn't like (and I'll add the spoilers tag in case but idk if you could call anything a spoiler idk)
We learn she is a broke teacher, we know this because every 10 words she finds a way to remind us she is broke.
29% in and Emerson our main character stays annoying. She is actively hating Luke, who we gind out is the dad to one of her students. Acts unprofessional toward him because she "hates" him for calling her out. We get to a scene where her car breaks down, she hasn't changed the oil in over a year (remember she's broke, even though she paid $2k into her MLM scheme) and oh look at the god whos there to save her (why he's being nice to her idk maybe because he finds her hot i guess) He helps her with getting her car started and she refers to her car as being "sick" like oh so cute how adorable you don't take care of your car and you call is "sick" when it won't start.
He literally replaced her battery for her??
Oh, and then his ex-wife. We have 4 women so far in this book, and two of them are not great people. One being his ex-wife and of course we write her to be this witch. I suppose it's to justify him being divorced and god-like and her sleeping with her student's dad they have a clear mind because the wife is so terrible.
41% in we find out Emerson volunteers at an animal shelter along with teaching kindergarten trying to make her seem like a saint (maybe to justify her being stupid and buying into the mlm scheme) and what would you know she runs into him and the daughter at the animal shelter. We are still at a point where she hates him, again, for no valid reason, oh but he's so hot she's so horny around him all the time.
42% "he can be a grade-A asshole when he wants to be, but he's a really great dad" NOT ONCE IN THIS GOD FORSAKEN BOOK HAS THIS MAN BEEN AN ASSHOLE
56% This book is not getting better. We see yet another example of how the ex wife is terrible. The FMC car broke down entirely so now she has to fix it and doesn't have the money and wants her money back guarantee from the MLM she joined and to no ones surprise isn't getting her money back. To top it all off shes sick called out and Luke just shows up with groceries and to take care of her and respectfully why? They aren't friends, she hasn't been nice to him, he's done numerous things now to take care of her and she been terrible. Also she keeps yapping about being on her own but hasn't done anything to prove she can actually be independent. And why is this random guy thats a dad to one of her students showing up at her apartment.
"Simple? I don't know who you're trying to convince, nothing about you is simple. You're the most complex, fascinating person I ever met" I really wish he would get out and meet more people because nothing about these interactions have given complex and fascinating. She joined a cult, teaches kindergarten, and volunteers.... that's what you know about her. This is giving not like other girls energy over nothing.
"Whether he is pissing me off or turning me on no one has affected me with their words like Luke" Mind you he pissed her off by calling her a dumbass for joining a cult. Not one other time in this book has he pissed her off????
59% okay so this bitch realizes shes in a cult and is now a-okay with being an insider spy for Luke and his article because she can't get her money back. And she no longer hates him because 1) she doesn't have a brain when he's around bc he, a man, is so hot, i guess 2) she never had a valid reason to hate him and 3) she was personally victimized by this cult that she knew was a cult at the beginning. Also okay Luke shows up to bring her this soup because oh no this independent woman is sick and she cant manage so thank god our god-like MMC shows up with soup and watches tv with her. This is where they decide to work together and this conversation just PMO bc she tells him she will work with him (he had asked a few chapters ago) and he says okay I agree on one condition and she says "This might be my first rodeo moving from boss babe to an undercover boss bitch, but I still know I can't let him - a man?-take charge." Excuse me when in any of this have you been a boss bitch???? you gave away ALL of your samples to one person bc they said their grandma died of skin cancer like???? you were duped into a cult, couldn't sell any product, and then duped into spending $1000 more on this cult and you want me to believe you are some boss bitch???? AND THENNNNNN his one condition is PAYING HER $800 CAR REPAIR BILL ARE YOU KIDDING ME he's as stupid as she is. At what point in this would make him want to do that when she was being a saint (and broke for teaching kindergarten) or volunteering at the animal shelter or joining a CULT AND LOSING THOUSANDS TO BE FRIENDS WITH HIS EX WIFE. My god
"wow, it's almost scary how this man who I both barely know, yet know all too well, seems to understand everything about me." You are not that hard to figure out? also YOU BARLEY KNOW THIS GUY BC YOU HATED HIM AFTER ONE CONVERSATION bc he accurately told you you were a sheep joining a cult. yalls conversations have lack substance. i hate it here
I'm officially quitting.
TLDR: Dumb girl joins a cult, hates man for telling her she joined a cult, learns the man is god-like and realizes she joined a cult. HEA
tattletav's review against another edition
5.0
Alexa Martin is at her funniest and best in this sweet and sexy MLM romcom. I was kicking my feet and giggling the ENTIRE