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ez_bakes's review
Dnf at 20%. Wtf is even going on in this book? Prologue genuinely made 0 sense as to what was happening and where. Didn’t become any clearer pages later. I’ve never written a review for a dnf but I felt morally compelled.
kuhi's review against another edition
fast-paced
3.25
The story was good, but some of the writing just seemed juvenile for what the book should have been. You can tell a difference between authors, especially after reading other books by Willow Winters. "Gonna" and "wanna" and "gotta" were so overused and hardly any of it was used as dialog which would have been more understanding. It took a bit to get through the writing and I kept having to correct all these words and other writing mistakes in my head while I was reading and it just seemed tedious, like maybe someone should have edited it better and pointed out what needed to be fixed. Again, I thought the story was good, but the writing was hard to get through at times.
sarahjycbooks's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
jackie_of_all_books's review
4.0
Nickname: peaches
Madeline and Zane
College student and tattoo artist
It starts with with Maddy fingering herself in front of Zane through their windows and she knows he’s on his way to her but she knows it won’t last but for now he’s hers. Then we go to a month prior where her friend Katie is dragging her out to a club. She hasn’t slept with anyone since she walked in on her boyfriend getting a blowjob from a cheerleader. She realizes she may have trust issues and she hasn’t seen a reason to have sex without feelings. And then she sees this beautiful tattooed man on the other end of the bar who appears to be staring at her. And then his handsome friend gets up and he shoves his best friend back down like he’s in time out. And walks her way. She wants to escape but Katie holds her there and won’t let her run. We know that the second Zane saw her he called dibs and decided she’d be the perfect distraction for him. We know Zane is a tattoo artist and owns his own shop and had a really good day at work but something else is bothering him. We know his handsome friends is jackson who is a player. We also know that Zane is a mobster, part of Koranav. He went and talked to Maddy and Katie left them alone. He thought things were going good until she touched his arm and he asked if she’d want a tattoo and she took off and he followed her and had her pinned and he could tell she was turned on but then she pushed him away and ran. Katie wouldn’t give him her number but said she’d try to bring her back here. We find out when Zane leaves, his underboss Nikolai calls him and asks how he’s doing and from his thoughts we find out this is the date of him having to kill his own father. When Zane was 14 years old Vlad and Nikolai came to collect from his dad who was a gambler and saw him beating Zane who was trying to fight back. They gave him the option to kill his dad and become one of them or die with him, it was an easy choice. At times he wishes he could be out from their grasp but he likes his shop and what he does and they helped him get there. Katie and Maddy are unloading from the moving truck when she hears Zane’s voice and discovers he’s her neighbor. He helps them unpack and follows her into the kitchen where he kisses her and she wants him so badly and doesn’t know where she found the strength to ask him to leave. At his tattoo shop he tells his friends there how he’s hung up on her but one of the guys from the gang, Garrett overhears it, so I hope he doesn’t give her any problems. He sees her walking home and helps her with her bag and asks her on a date but she refuses. He pins her against the door and she’s about to cave and then he leaves her this time, hot and wanting. When he gets out of the shower he decides to put a show on for her and she likes what she sees and then begins to finger herself. She won’t move her blanket but she’ll pinch her nipples in front of him. And they cum together. He asks her to a movie date in front of Katie and she agrees but then begs Katie to be there in hopes it will stop her from being dumb. But during the movie he starts rubbing on her and Katie gets the hint and leaves the room. She cums and tries to kick him out but he doesn’t let her so she takes him upstairs where they have sex for the first time and then she kicks him out. She wakes up the next morning to him in her bed and they have sex again and she kicks him out and is close to crying and he holds her and she confesses she’s scared he’s going to hurt her. And he tells her if she’s all in with him he’s all in with her. No cheating just each other. He takes her to the tattoo shop and she brings katee along and needles seems intrigued in her. And then the boss of the mob shows up and tells him to get the girls gone. When Maddy gets home her dad is inside her house and starts scolding her about leaving the door unlocked (she swears they locked it). She confesses about zade to him and then zade shows up and her dad is rude to him and tells Maddy how she’s wasting her time and he’s no good. Zade leaves and then Maddy goes and he tells her they’re good and eats her out and she realizes she’s in love with him. Things are good for them, she’s been visiting the shop after school. And then he doesn’t think about the day and time and walks her to her car through the back and she sees Garrett moving drugs. He takes her home and she tries to leave but he tells her she can’t tell anyone and she tells him she didn’t see anything but this is it and she goes inside and cries to Katie. Katie tells her she has to quit seeing him she can’t be with someone who is a part of the mob and is around that. She tries to go to his house but he doesn’t answer, she’s miserable and misses him. He called Nikolai freaking out because he knows witnesses have to die but Nikolai reassures him she’ll be safe and it’s all good. She has a breakdown in the parking lot at school and after composing herself she gets out and hears footsteps running at her and then hands around her and a rag around her face. Marky calls and tells Zane that they have Maddy. He freaks out and calls Nikolai but he had no idea they were going to take her. He tells him he needs to calm down and they’ll get her. Maddy woke up to Garrett in the room and he tells her Vlad is coming so they can take turns with her and show Zane while they kill him. Zane comes in and sees Vlad and Garrett with a knife to her leg and he ends up shooting and killing Garrett and helps Nikolai kill Vlad. And then he tells Nikolai he wants out. He needs to get Maddy away from this and he tells him he’ll pay him what the shops worth and that he’s proud of him. Her dad kicks him out of the room but he waits downstairs all night waiting for her to wake up. When she wakes up the only person she wants is Zane but her dad says he kicked him out and she begs for Zane saying he saved her. Her dad tells him she needs to stay away from him but she tells him she loves him and he can’t make her do anything. Her dad leaves the room and Katie tells her he’s out of the mob and him and needles are cleaning out the shop. When she gets released Katie takes her to the shop and he pulls her into his arms and confirms he’s done with the mob and she tells him she loves him and he tells her he loves her too. He asks her when she’s going to let him tat her and she tells him when he puts a ring on it so he pulls one out of the nightstand and asks her to marry him. I forgot to say by this point they’re living together. She says yes and in the epilogue they’re on date nigjt and he’s giving her a tattoo. She told him she wants peaches, her nickname. And he’s goin to add sunflowers since she loves when he gives her those. And they have a baby together, Gabe, whose at home with the sitter. I LOVED THIS.
Madeline and Zane
College student and tattoo artist
It starts with with Maddy fingering herself in front of Zane through their windows and she knows he’s on his way to her but she knows it won’t last but for now he’s hers. Then we go to a month prior where her friend Katie is dragging her out to a club. She hasn’t slept with anyone since she walked in on her boyfriend getting a blowjob from a cheerleader. She realizes she may have trust issues and she hasn’t seen a reason to have sex without feelings. And then she sees this beautiful tattooed man on the other end of the bar who appears to be staring at her. And then his handsome friend gets up and he shoves his best friend back down like he’s in time out. And walks her way. She wants to escape but Katie holds her there and won’t let her run. We know that the second Zane saw her he called dibs and decided she’d be the perfect distraction for him. We know Zane is a tattoo artist and owns his own shop and had a really good day at work but something else is bothering him. We know his handsome friends is jackson who is a player. We also know that Zane is a mobster, part of Koranav. He went and talked to Maddy and Katie left them alone. He thought things were going good until she touched his arm and he asked if she’d want a tattoo and she took off and he followed her and had her pinned and he could tell she was turned on but then she pushed him away and ran. Katie wouldn’t give him her number but said she’d try to bring her back here. We find out when Zane leaves, his underboss Nikolai calls him and asks how he’s doing and from his thoughts we find out this is the date of him having to kill his own father. When Zane was 14 years old Vlad and Nikolai came to collect from his dad who was a gambler and saw him beating Zane who was trying to fight back. They gave him the option to kill his dad and become one of them or die with him, it was an easy choice. At times he wishes he could be out from their grasp but he likes his shop and what he does and they helped him get there. Katie and Maddy are unloading from the moving truck when she hears Zane’s voice and discovers he’s her neighbor. He helps them unpack and follows her into the kitchen where he kisses her and she wants him so badly and doesn’t know where she found the strength to ask him to leave. At his tattoo shop he tells his friends there how he’s hung up on her but one of the guys from the gang, Garrett overhears it, so I hope he doesn’t give her any problems. He sees her walking home and helps her with her bag and asks her on a date but she refuses. He pins her against the door and she’s about to cave and then he leaves her this time, hot and wanting. When he gets out of the shower he decides to put a show on for her and she likes what she sees and then begins to finger herself. She won’t move her blanket but she’ll pinch her nipples in front of him. And they cum together. He asks her to a movie date in front of Katie and she agrees but then begs Katie to be there in hopes it will stop her from being dumb. But during the movie he starts rubbing on her and Katie gets the hint and leaves the room. She cums and tries to kick him out but he doesn’t let her so she takes him upstairs where they have sex for the first time and then she kicks him out. She wakes up the next morning to him in her bed and they have sex again and she kicks him out and is close to crying and he holds her and she confesses she’s scared he’s going to hurt her. And he tells her if she’s all in with him he’s all in with her. No cheating just each other. He takes her to the tattoo shop and she brings katee along and needles seems intrigued in her. And then the boss of the mob shows up and tells him to get the girls gone. When Maddy gets home her dad is inside her house and starts scolding her about leaving the door unlocked (she swears they locked it). She confesses about zade to him and then zade shows up and her dad is rude to him and tells Maddy how she’s wasting her time and he’s no good. Zade leaves and then Maddy goes and he tells her they’re good and eats her out and she realizes she’s in love with him. Things are good for them, she’s been visiting the shop after school. And then he doesn’t think about the day and time and walks her to her car through the back and she sees Garrett moving drugs. He takes her home and she tries to leave but he tells her she can’t tell anyone and she tells him she didn’t see anything but this is it and she goes inside and cries to Katie. Katie tells her she has to quit seeing him she can’t be with someone who is a part of the mob and is around that. She tries to go to his house but he doesn’t answer, she’s miserable and misses him. He called Nikolai freaking out because he knows witnesses have to die but Nikolai reassures him she’ll be safe and it’s all good. She has a breakdown in the parking lot at school and after composing herself she gets out and hears footsteps running at her and then hands around her and a rag around her face. Marky calls and tells Zane that they have Maddy. He freaks out and calls Nikolai but he had no idea they were going to take her. He tells him he needs to calm down and they’ll get her. Maddy woke up to Garrett in the room and he tells her Vlad is coming so they can take turns with her and show Zane while they kill him. Zane comes in and sees Vlad and Garrett with a knife to her leg and he ends up shooting and killing Garrett and helps Nikolai kill Vlad. And then he tells Nikolai he wants out. He needs to get Maddy away from this and he tells him he’ll pay him what the shops worth and that he’s proud of him. Her dad kicks him out of the room but he waits downstairs all night waiting for her to wake up. When she wakes up the only person she wants is Zane but her dad says he kicked him out and she begs for Zane saying he saved her. Her dad tells him she needs to stay away from him but she tells him she loves him and he can’t make her do anything. Her dad leaves the room and Katie tells her he’s out of the mob and him and needles are cleaning out the shop. When she gets released Katie takes her to the shop and he pulls her into his arms and confirms he’s done with the mob and she tells him she loves him and he tells her he loves her too. He asks her when she’s going to let him tat her and she tells him when he puts a ring on it so he pulls one out of the nightstand and asks her to marry him. I forgot to say by this point they’re living together. She says yes and in the epilogue they’re on date nigjt and he’s giving her a tattoo. She told him she wants peaches, her nickname. And he’s goin to add sunflowers since she loves when he gives her those. And they have a baby together, Gabe, whose at home with the sitter. I LOVED THIS.
nicki_theoverflowingbookcase's review
4.0
3.5 stars....Maddy thinks letting smooth talking Zane into her life with be disastrous , but wait until she finds out he is part of the mob. The same mob that wants to kill her because she saw too much. Although this story had great characters the storyline was too quick. There could have been so much more that could have been added.
l_in's review against another edition
1.0
would give this 0 stars if i could. this was genuinely so bad. the pacing was awful, word choice questionable, sentences too short, characters had no personality except that they wanted to fuck each other, clichés all over the place and awfully executed. the amount of times i genuinely frowned at this books is alarming.
reading_with_2_book_lovers's review against another edition
4.0
once again lauren landish does it, what a great story. i loved zaine and maddys chemistry.
Definitely recommend giving this book s go.
4 great stars.
i received this ARC for an honest review
Definitely recommend giving this book s go.
4 great stars.
i received this ARC for an honest review