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Always Only You by Chloe Liese

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agrippinaes's review against another edition

4.0

Rating: 4 stars
What I Liked: I really enjoyed this. The writing style is really smooth and easy to read whilst still being very descriptive. There was a soft, gentle tone to it that was really comforting; whilst there is some angst to be had, it’s mostly a very sweet, touching story.
The two main characters, Frankie and Ren, are great. I empathised a lot with Frankie and her story, and I liked how thoroughly her autism and chronic illness were a part of the story as a whole. I also liked Ren: he was such a sweetie, and his feelings for Frankie were so soft and felt so real. He was such a considerate hero.
Their relationship was really cute. The pining on his part contrasted with her confusion over her feelings was adorable, and the slower burn worked really well. The feelings between the two of them felt really real to me and I liked the easy bond between them. He was just so pleased to have her around:

“You’re in my kitchen,” he whispers, tipping my head up to meet his eyes. “Pinch me.” The sex was lovely and affectionate, and the first time they slept together was one of the sweetest sex scenes I’ve ever read.
I also liked the side plot involving Ren’s sister, Ziggy.

The scene where Frankie talked to Ziggy about her autism was really touching, it made me tear up a little, especially when they finally hugged one another.
What I Didn’t: It felt a little too long, especially towards the end, and some of the pacing felt a little slow throughout.
Overall: This was a lovely and very romantic book that I thoroughly enjoyed.
Would I Recommend It?: Yes, if you want a gentle grumpy/sunshine, friends-to-lovers slow burn romance with a little bit of angst.
Would I Read Something By The Author Again?: Yes.
Content Notes:

Spoiler

Warnings: Sexual harassment, mild violence, concussion, injuries, hospital scenes, medicinal use of cannabis, death of parent (in past), chronic illness.

Other: Virgin hero.

kitchenbeat10's review against another edition

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emotional 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? Yes

3.75

I liked the autism and disability representation, but the story itself was not very special to me.

sunshineinpages's review against another edition

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5.0

I absolutely loved this book! Ren is such a sweetheart with a heart of gold, and I love how we got to see Frankie battling through her inner thoughts, loving herself, and learning to accept love from others.

My only thing is that, while I loved reading about all their moments together, I would have loved to have seen how they navigated their relationship while at work once they got together. The stolen glances, lingering looks, trying to figure out how to be around each other in a professional setting. Otherwise, loved it!

sarahfrances52's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0

This is the best of the Bergman Brothers books so far! I saw so much of myself in Ren, so it was fun watching him fall in love. I loved how sweet and patient he was with Frankie, especially in the end when they had their misunderstanding. I’m definitely going to keep reading this series. And I’ll probably keep reading it out of order haha

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bookishlove85's review against another edition

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4.5

I wonder if I’m going to love all of the Bergman brothers as much as Ryder and Ren. Cause they’re pretty amazing! This one has grumpy sunshine, guy pining for her, closet theatre geek, and many Sense and Sensibility references which made my heart so happy. There’s only one little thing I didn’t care for (just a personal preference) but it didn’t hurt the story for the most part. And as always there was great neurodivergant and disability rep. Chloe really does it the best! Overall, I loved it!

jena0609's review against another edition

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funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

5.0

busyreadingbooks's review against another edition

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0 stars!

Chloe Liese, your plots and characters were always cringe, and you don't have talent in writing, now you're also a hypocritical cowardly person who pick and choose which humanitarian crisis made more sense to you? FUCK YOU!

Stupid-ugly-ass-fuck-of-a-white-privileged-Zionist-supporting author. You want to call out ableism but draw the line at calling Zionist ugly and stupid, while never speaking up about the genocide of Jewish, Muslims, Christians, Atheist, Theist Palestinians? FUCK YOU! White women are just always so fucking disappointing. #FreePalestine

For anybody who didn't know, look up Chloe Liese, Sierra Simone, and Zachary Webber issue on social media. Allegedly, Zachary Webber (an audiobook narrator) called out Zionists, and these two cowardly authors were cancelling him just because he called those ugly stupid ass Zionists what they are: stupid and motherfucking ugly. If that was me, i would've called them disgusting and more too.

CHLOE LIESE IF YOU'RE READING THIS DON'T EVEN FUCKING TURN THIS INTO A MISOGYNY ISSUE. THIS IS A HUMANITARIAN CRISIS ISSUE, DUMBASS. LEBANON WAS FUCKING BOMBED JUST A FEW DAYS AGO, DON'T EVEN MAKE THIS ABOUT YOU. CALLING AUTHORS FOR ACCOUNTABILITY! BOYCOTT HER!

#FreePalestine #FuckZionists.

And to think that this issue literally still happened after 12 months and DECADES of being shown the atrocious ethnic cleansing of Palestinians on social media, and the bombing of Lebanon just this September 2024? HOLD THIS MOTHERFUCKING AUTHOR RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SHIT THAT COMES OUT OF HER STUPID FUCKING MOUTH.

Fuck Chloe Liese. #Boycott #FreePalestine

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