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luciaesco's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
Reads like fanfics and its cute! Definitely a good resource for ace
stairsflynnmore's review against another edition
4.0
I honestly loved this book, it had it all, from comic lines to downright dire situations. Each character made me fuzzy inside and the different types of love expressed in this book were just overwhelming. TRISTAN and Callan, I especially love you guys for supporting your complicated brothers.
luffy79's review
5.0
That's more like it! A return to form, indeed. Most books in the series are scarily consistent. I'm surprised these small little books are not more popular.
Here, the journey was more interesting than the destination, but by only a little margin. The Cassidy character was so endearing that I wanted her to be a recurring one. She is a psychic wannabe and does her best to help.
Heather returns to Hillside to solve a crime. That fact wasn't intended. Her first intent was to confront a woman who had left negative reviews of her donuts on the internet. That woman becomes the victim. So it's a pretty complex plot and it all ends well.
Here, the journey was more interesting than the destination, but by only a little margin. The Cassidy character was so endearing that I wanted her to be a recurring one. She is a psychic wannabe and does her best to help.
Heather returns to Hillside to solve a crime. That fact wasn't intended. Her first intent was to confront a woman who had left negative reviews of her donuts on the internet. That woman becomes the victim. So it's a pretty complex plot and it all ends well.
bfdbookblog's review against another edition
4.0
i really liked this book. i can't speak to bran's asexuality because i know nothing about it. i could probably do some research about it and form an opinion but i don't think it's necessary for the enjoyment of the book.
yes it was simple. the mystery in the book was a bit predictable but when you read as many books as i do, most books are predictable. i can't even remember the last book that i couldn't predict and that actually surprised me with the outcome.
yes the kids were a bit immature. one is socially awkward because he feels like he never fits in anywhere and held himself away from everyone. the other is a rich kid that had an a$$hole of a father that made him feel worthless. they both have some growing up to do - in fact it's in this story that bran finally decides what he really enjoys doing with his life. malachi needs to and is working towards repairing his relationship with his brother and father before he can figure out what he wants to do with his life.
i liked their banter even though some of it was a bit immature - they're college boys, that's to be expected. i really liked callan and tristan and hope we see more of them in the next books.
yes it was simple. the mystery in the book was a bit predictable but when you read as many books as i do, most books are predictable. i can't even remember the last book that i couldn't predict and that actually surprised me with the outcome.
yes the kids were a bit immature. one is socially awkward because he feels like he never fits in anywhere and held himself away from everyone. the other is a rich kid that had an a$$hole of a father that made him feel worthless. they both have some growing up to do - in fact it's in this story that bran finally decides what he really enjoys doing with his life. malachi needs to and is working towards repairing his relationship with his brother and father before he can figure out what he wants to do with his life.
i liked their banter even though some of it was a bit immature - they're college boys, that's to be expected. i really liked callan and tristan and hope we see more of them in the next books.
jupanuma's review against another edition
2.0
I wanted to read this because of a Fanfiction that Michaela Grey wrote with Bran and Mal. The fanfiction was amazing, I thought the book would be too. I thought it would be cute fluffy guys getting together. Instead Bran and Mal fall in love unrealistic fast, had way more sex then I thought a story with asexual character should have (a few scene is fine, as not everyone who is asexual does not have sex), and just over all badly written. I dont know how Michaela Grey could write a great fanfiction but a horrible story with the same characters. I was very disappointed in this story. I would not recommend it to anyone.
hummelhimmel's review against another edition
1.0
Stopped reading after chapter seven.
I was so exited to have an asexual MC and a story about finding and navigating a relationship. I wanted to read about the ups and downs, the doubts, the discovering about what everyone is comfortable with...but there is none of that. They get together in (approximately) chapter three and before that, we have the one paragraph (that is also on the blurb) about Bran's doubts. That's it. There is no tension at all. They both fall in love with each other at first sight and as soon as Malachi makes a move on Bran, *poof* they are now boyfriends and everthing goes smothly, immediately.
I continued reading past that because I waited for the (hopefully) exiting story about Mal's accidents and I thought, okay maybe I understood the premis wrong. Maybe this is not supposed to be focused on the ups and downs of an asexual relationship but on a thriller-like plot. So I read a few chapters about how perfect their relationship is and finally something happens. But it just gets worse from this point. The story feels so constructed, so unnatural. I couldn't empathize with any of the characters enough to care what happend to them. I don't even want to know who wants to murder a college student. So I stopped.
TL;DR: Characters and story are boring, the writing feels flat and maybe I've had too high hopes for this book. They were crushed. I seriously regret spending money on this book.
I was so exited to have an asexual MC and a story about finding and navigating a relationship. I wanted to read about the ups and downs, the doubts, the discovering about what everyone is comfortable with...but there is none of that. They get together in (approximately) chapter three and before that, we have the one paragraph (that is also on the blurb) about Bran's doubts. That's it. There is no tension at all. They both fall in love with each other at first sight and as soon as Malachi makes a move on Bran, *poof* they are now boyfriends and everthing goes smothly, immediately.
I continued reading past that because I waited for the (hopefully) exiting story about Mal's accidents and I thought, okay maybe I understood the premis wrong. Maybe this is not supposed to be focused on the ups and downs of an asexual relationship but on a thriller-like plot. So I read a few chapters about how perfect their relationship is and finally something happens. But it just gets worse from this point. The story feels so constructed, so unnatural. I couldn't empathize with any of the characters enough to care what happend to them. I don't even want to know who wants to murder a college student. So I stopped.
TL;DR: Characters and story are boring, the writing feels flat and maybe I've had too high hopes for this book. They were crushed. I seriously regret spending money on this book.
frothy's review against another edition
4.0
Delighted to read a book with an asexual character. Seemed like a first book to me, but I kept reading, and grew attached to the characters. Writing a bit clumsy and amateurish - that is to say I was thrown a bit out of the story here and there by the clunky prose. I ended up being suced in anyway - although I picked up on who the baddie was very quickly...
By sheer luck, I finished the book the same day the sequel I didn't know about was released. Got it immediately.
Was a bit surprised that the editing process did not pick up on the author's references to each MC as a "young man" throughout the text. Seems to presuppose a readership who regards 20ish year old guys as "young men". Hmmmm.
By sheer luck, I finished the book the same day the sequel I didn't know about was released. Got it immediately.
Was a bit surprised that the editing process did not pick up on the author's references to each MC as a "young man" throughout the text. Seems to presuppose a readership who regards 20ish year old guys as "young men". Hmmmm.