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carmeengonz's review against another edition
3.0
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que merda de final é ese???????? o resto de dez, como nos gustan os libros altamente predecibles con pasados traumáticos
que merda de final é ese???????? o resto de dez, como nos gustan os libros altamente predecibles con pasados traumáticos
megwoman25's review against another edition
3.0
~I received an ARC from netgalley in exchange for an honest review~
I have mixed feelings on this book. On one hand its a love story about two somewhat messed up people who find comfort in each other and learn to begin life again. On the other hand, it read like an abusive relationship and the more it went on the more I disliked Kaden and really thought Allie could do better.
I am a sucker for romance, new adult books and I do like the bad boy from time to time but there is a difference between a bad boy and an asshole. Allie and Kaden did have a lot of chemistry but his house rules were ridiculous and not to mention he was outrageously immature.
Allie is desperate for a place to rent near school and stops at Kaden's house to interview for a room. Kaden thought Allie was male because she used her initials as her signature and is not happy to see a female instead. He tells her she can have the room but has to abide by 3 rules. He doesn't want to hear her girlie problems, she must keep her mouth shut if he brings someone home and they will NEVER hook up. She thinks he is an jerk so decides to take the room believing she can follow the rules. Obviously things don't go as planned.
Everything was Kaden's way or the highway. IF he told her to do something she just blindly went along. He makes rules that she can't talk about her problems but then when he asks her to and she doesn't want to, he says things like 'When I ask, I expect to be told". He also disrespects her but as time goes on they seem to get along better and they do develop a friendship. They have so much sexual tension between them that it threatens their friendship. They give into their feelings at one point BUT he makes them stop because he doesn't want to rush things. UGH just give me the steamy sex scene already. This author makes you wait!!
But my issue with this book without spoiling anything.... is the fight that pulls these two apart. All these novels have a formula. Meet, fall for each other, have steamy sex, then something happens that pulls the two apart but they always find their way back to each other hence the HEA. However the thing that destroys the relationship cannot be horrendous. It cannot be something terrible or else the reader doesn't want the couple to get back together. And what pulls these two apart is something that I could never forgive someone for especially when he knows her story by now and knows why she is there. So for me it ruined the whole story just when Kaden was kind of growing on me. It doesn't matter the reasoning he had behind it, it was a jacked up thing to do and even though she tries to move on from it, the way he goes about trying to get her back is immature. Of course she forgives him because that's the formula but at this point I was really disappointed she didn't make him work harder for it. Her friends try to talk some sense into her and say exactly what I was thinking 'Just because he is buying you things everyday doesn't mean he should just be forgiven' because that is exactly what an abusive relationship is like. I'll treat you like crap and make you cry but then I'll buy you a bunch of romantic stuff and you'll forgive me. He disrespects her decisions but she realizes he must be doing it because he loves her.
So like I said, I am on the fence. IF I was still in my late teens and early 20s reading this book, I'd probably have not seen anything wrong with the love story between these two. I would have loved the bad boy turned good story. But I had a relationship quite like this in my 20s and even though a person can change and grow, a leopard can't change its spots. Giving someone another chance who could do something like this to you, isn't going to work out well for you in the long run.
And I also thought she should have gotten the 'feather'....
I have mixed feelings on this book. On one hand its a love story about two somewhat messed up people who find comfort in each other and learn to begin life again. On the other hand, it read like an abusive relationship and the more it went on the more I disliked Kaden and really thought Allie could do better.
I am a sucker for romance, new adult books and I do like the bad boy from time to time but there is a difference between a bad boy and an asshole. Allie and Kaden did have a lot of chemistry but his house rules were ridiculous and not to mention he was outrageously immature.
Allie is desperate for a place to rent near school and stops at Kaden's house to interview for a room. Kaden thought Allie was male because she used her initials as her signature and is not happy to see a female instead. He tells her she can have the room but has to abide by 3 rules. He doesn't want to hear her girlie problems, she must keep her mouth shut if he brings someone home and they will NEVER hook up. She thinks he is an jerk so decides to take the room believing she can follow the rules. Obviously things don't go as planned.
Everything was Kaden's way or the highway. IF he told her to do something she just blindly went along. He makes rules that she can't talk about her problems but then when he asks her to and she doesn't want to, he says things like 'When I ask, I expect to be told". He also disrespects her but as time goes on they seem to get along better and they do develop a friendship. They have so much sexual tension between them that it threatens their friendship. They give into their feelings at one point BUT he makes them stop because he doesn't want to rush things. UGH just give me the steamy sex scene already. This author makes you wait!!
But my issue with this book without spoiling anything.... is the fight that pulls these two apart. All these novels have a formula. Meet, fall for each other, have steamy sex, then something happens that pulls the two apart but they always find their way back to each other hence the HEA. However the thing that destroys the relationship cannot be horrendous. It cannot be something terrible or else the reader doesn't want the couple to get back together. And what pulls these two apart is something that I could never forgive someone for especially when he knows her story by now and knows why she is there. So for me it ruined the whole story just when Kaden was kind of growing on me. It doesn't matter the reasoning he had behind it, it was a jacked up thing to do and even though she tries to move on from it, the way he goes about trying to get her back is immature. Of course she forgives him because that's the formula but at this point I was really disappointed she didn't make him work harder for it. Her friends try to talk some sense into her and say exactly what I was thinking 'Just because he is buying you things everyday doesn't mean he should just be forgiven' because that is exactly what an abusive relationship is like. I'll treat you like crap and make you cry but then I'll buy you a bunch of romantic stuff and you'll forgive me. He disrespects her decisions but she realizes he must be doing it because he loves her.
So like I said, I am on the fence. IF I was still in my late teens and early 20s reading this book, I'd probably have not seen anything wrong with the love story between these two. I would have loved the bad boy turned good story. But I had a relationship quite like this in my 20s and even though a person can change and grow, a leopard can't change its spots. Giving someone another chance who could do something like this to you, isn't going to work out well for you in the long run.
And I also thought she should have gotten the 'feather'....
helloooooree's review
emotional
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
ginnyyy14's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
charlotte_615's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.5
greta_b8's review
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Okayyy…als Teenie hat mir das Buch damals richtig gut gefallen. Jetzt, bei erneutem Lesen, nicht mehr so sehr. Immer noch gut, aber es erreicht mich nicht wirklich emotional und die Charaktere finde ich zum Teil richtig toxisch. Kaden ist mir irgendwie unsympathisch und dass Allie erst 19 sein soll erscheint mir auch unglaubhaft/zu jung. Ich weiß auch nicht, schlecht war es nicht, der Anfang hat mir gut gefallen, aber dann zog es sich total und vor allem die letzen hundert Seiten waren einfach zu viel. Wichtig für die Geschichte? Ja, aber trotzdem schleppend zu lesen. Auch wenn es thematisch eher New Adult ist, würde ich es eher YA-Leser:innen empfehlen.
lachef's review
challenging
emotional
funny
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5