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A review by romancingthereader
The Grand Ruin: Lance & Scarlet, Part One by J.C. Hawke
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
This is the best five-star book Iโm going to tell you not to read - not yet at least. Because if you read it, youโre going to be heartbroken. Then youโre going to be mad at me.
Orrrrr, you can read it, yell at me, and we can be broken hearted together until the second part of this story comes out.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ: The Grand Ruin, part one of Lance and Scarlettโs story in the Grand amen universe.
๐๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ: Brotherโs best friend, forbidden romance, angsty romance.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Scarlet meets Lance, who works as part of her brotherโs company. What starts as friendly banter quickly morphs into a secret relationship, which overcomes deep ups and downs as they navigate time and the space between them.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Ok, so if youโve been with me since I recommended The Promise Duet, you already know where this story is going. But let me tell you, you donโt know the emotional turmoil you go through to get there.
For those of you who havenโt read any of JC Hawkeโs work, start there and work your way forward. (P.S. see my note belowโฆ)
I missed a huge context clue when it said this was part one of their story, so when I got to the end and was crying through the last few pages, I was probably more wrecked than I should have been. But The Grand Ruin stood up to its name and demolished me.
It was great to delve deeper into Scarlet and Lanceโs characters. She turned out to be so much more than I thought and I really, really felt for her. And Lance was absolutely perfect. Cocky and independent, but when Scarlet comes alone heโs completely undone. Likeโฆ read thisโฆ
โ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐ผ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ.โ
Cue me fainting with happiness. It also had just enough of Hawkeโs British drama style. Itโs all over the top, and I love it.
Bottom line, this is an excellent next chapter. Lucy and Elliotโs story was epic, but turned out to be just a breather in between Mason and Nina and the heart break that is Lance and Scar. But it has me screaming for the next part NOW. And I canโt imagine how emotionally taxing that will be.
๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒโฆ Youโve got to start this one from the beginning. Start with Grand Lies and Grand Love, Mason and Ninaโs story. Youโll love the series much better if you get the whole story.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
๐๏ธ on KU
Orrrrr, you can read it, yell at me, and we can be broken hearted together until the second part of this story comes out.
๐ ๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ ๐๐ป๐ณ๐ผ: The Grand Ruin, part one of Lance and Scarlettโs story in the Grand amen universe.
๐๐ง๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ: Brotherโs best friend, forbidden romance, angsty romance.
๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ป๐ผ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐: Scarlet meets Lance, who works as part of her brotherโs company. What starts as friendly banter quickly morphs into a secret relationship, which overcomes deep ups and downs as they navigate time and the space between them.
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐: Ok, so if youโve been with me since I recommended The Promise Duet, you already know where this story is going. But let me tell you, you donโt know the emotional turmoil you go through to get there.
For those of you who havenโt read any of JC Hawkeโs work, start there and work your way forward. (P.S. see my note belowโฆ)
I missed a huge context clue when it said this was part one of their story, so when I got to the end and was crying through the last few pages, I was probably more wrecked than I should have been. But The Grand Ruin stood up to its name and demolished me.
It was great to delve deeper into Scarlet and Lanceโs characters. She turned out to be so much more than I thought and I really, really felt for her. And Lance was absolutely perfect. Cocky and independent, but when Scarlet comes alone heโs completely undone. Likeโฆ read thisโฆ
โ๐ฌ๐ผ๐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ปโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ, ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ. ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ต ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด. ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ถ๐ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐๐น๐ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ฆ๐ผ, ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐๐ปโ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ปโ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ ๐ด๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ.โ
Cue me fainting with happiness. It also had just enough of Hawkeโs British drama style. Itโs all over the top, and I love it.
Bottom line, this is an excellent next chapter. Lucy and Elliotโs story was epic, but turned out to be just a breather in between Mason and Nina and the heart break that is Lance and Scar. But it has me screaming for the next part NOW. And I canโt imagine how emotionally taxing that will be.
๐ ๐ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒโฆ Youโve got to start this one from the beginning. Start with Grand Lies and Grand Love, Mason and Ninaโs story. Youโll love the series much better if you get the whole story.
๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 5/5 โญโญโญโญโญ
๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด: 3/5 ๐ถ๐ถ๐ถ
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