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claire_melanie's review
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
0.5
cecilieloeth's review
funny
lighthearted
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
miki__reads's review against another edition
2.0
Update: it's been 3 days since I finished this, and it's put me in the worst slump ever, so I'm deducting my half star bc honestly, wtf.
All I've learnt from this is that friends to lovers is not Nordika's strong suit. Respectfully, whilst they had cute moments, this was a mess.
For the first 50% of this book, it's virtually impossible to tell the difference between the 2 MMC's. Neither character is properly established when they have their first fight, so every POV change I had to keep going back to check who's POV I was in. In the first 2 books in this series, Nate and Xavi came off as fun loving whilst still being responsible enough to make sure their brothers didn't die. THAT DID NOT TRANSLATE HERE. I literally loved them so much, and now I'm going to have to pretend this book doesn't exist to preserve my memories of them.
To top it off, this was one of Xavi's inner monologues:
"I wanted to hit a girl. Considered it. Felt Maddox put his hand on my wrist to keep it steady. Thought about Karen instead. If I got myself arrested for hitting a skanky methhead, I wouldn't be able to run to the grocery
store for the list she gave me."
Now, before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, I am a dark romance girlie and have read some messed up stuff, but this shit me to tears. I literally do not care what she's said. Why is this in here ? Why are we passing off hitting women as a funny HAHA moment as long as they're addicts.... bit weird, but ok. There were like a million other things that could have been done to show Xavi as protective of Nate, but sure. The whole quote is honestly gross, and this wasn't even an isolated incident.
Now, onto the things I did like. The smut was hot when it wasn't cringe. I liked how affectionate they were with each other, and it had a lot of funny moments. I also really loved the full circle moments towards the end, but the negatives far outweighed the positives for me.
I had such high hopes for these 2, and I can see I'm in the minority but I'm actually really disappointed. It physically pains me to give this such a low rating, and I've been generous because i LOVE this series. Nate and Xavi should have been giving soulmates/idiots in love, but they just gave me a headache. I'm literally glad I missed arc sign ups for this.
Ratings
⭐️ ⭐️
🌶🌶🌶
All I've learnt from this is that friends to lovers is not Nordika's strong suit. Respectfully, whilst they had cute moments, this was a mess.
For the first 50% of this book, it's virtually impossible to tell the difference between the 2 MMC's. Neither character is properly established when they have their first fight, so every POV change I had to keep going back to check who's POV I was in. In the first 2 books in this series, Nate and Xavi came off as fun loving whilst still being responsible enough to make sure their brothers didn't die. THAT DID NOT TRANSLATE HERE. I literally loved them so much, and now I'm going to have to pretend this book doesn't exist to preserve my memories of them.
To top it off, this was one of Xavi's inner monologues:
"I wanted to hit a girl. Considered it. Felt Maddox put his hand on my wrist to keep it steady. Thought about Karen instead. If I got myself arrested for hitting a skanky methhead, I wouldn't be able to run to the grocery
store for the list she gave me."
Now, before anyone gets their knickers in a twist, I am a dark romance girlie and have read some messed up stuff, but this shit me to tears. I literally do not care what she's said. Why is this in here ? Why are we passing off hitting women as a funny HAHA moment as long as they're addicts.... bit weird, but ok. There were like a million other things that could have been done to show Xavi as protective of Nate, but sure. The whole quote is honestly gross, and this wasn't even an isolated incident.
Now, onto the things I did like. The smut was hot when it wasn't cringe. I liked how affectionate they were with each other, and it had a lot of funny moments. I also really loved the full circle moments towards the end, but the negatives far outweighed the positives for me.
I had such high hopes for these 2, and I can see I'm in the minority but I'm actually really disappointed. It physically pains me to give this such a low rating, and I've been generous because i LOVE this series. Nate and Xavi should have been giving soulmates/idiots in love, but they just gave me a headache. I'm literally glad I missed arc sign ups for this.
Ratings
⭐️ ⭐️
🌶🌶🌶
eorozco82's review
4.0
Loved these two silly unproblematic kings! Just two goofballs in love. Swoon!
alys_bookish_stuff's review against another edition
5.0
"I wondered if soulmates always turned out this way. We found them when we needed them, even if it wasn’t romantic, and morphed the bond into whatever worked in the best interest of both of us."
I know I procrastinated hard reading books 1&2 in this series and when I finally did I fell in love with the people of Garron Park (except Jim Sawyer may he rot in hell). I love a good side character and Xavi and Nate were some of the best I've ever read and when Nordika announced they would be getting their own story I was pretty freaking ecstatic.
These two are so vastly different from their brothers which means their story is vastly different.
They have always been each other's everything.. they just go from besties/ride or dies to also being one another's baby's or rather besbys if you will
I know I procrastinated hard reading books 1&2 in this series and when I finally did I fell in love with the people of Garron Park (except Jim Sawyer may he rot in hell). I love a good side character and Xavi and Nate were some of the best I've ever read and when Nordika announced they would be getting their own story I was pretty freaking ecstatic.
These two are so vastly different from their brothers which means their story is vastly different.
They have always been each other's everything.. they just go from besties/ride or dies to also being one another's baby's or rather besbys if you will
bookishmeg48's review against another edition
5.0
Pub Date: November 29,2023
Knock Knock, is book three of The From Nothing Series, it ends with the most perfect HEA. This series should be read in order.
Knock Knock, is book three of The From Nothing Series, it ends with the most perfect HEA. This series should be read in order.
tbr_books's review
Love the characters (Nate and Xavi) and their friendship, but all of it could have been done in 80 pages.