A review by kayetaz
Knock Knock by Nordika Night

funny lighthearted medium-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

2.25

2.3 ⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️/5
Format: ebook

"’Twenty-five-to-life, Nate,’ he whispered, hand in mine. ‘It starts now.’
And then…
Knock knock.”

Thanks. I hate it.

No. I didn’t hate it that much. Just a little bit.

Look, this was an objectively bad book. And it also contained a lot of things I subjectively hated.

First of all, way too many pop culture references. WAY too much Teen Wolf. And I fucking love Teen Wolf, so that’s saying a lot. Xavi and Nate were just so cringey, and sometimes it was in an endearing way but mostly they were awful and made me uncomfortable.

Nothing could have prepared me for the cockwarming scene. I’ve heard rumors for a long time but I was not ready for…that. That was a lot.

Also, I cannot tell you a single distinguishing factor about Xavi and Nate except that Xavi is Maddox’s brother and Nate is Devon’s. Otherwise I didn’t even know whose POV I was in because they were the same fucking person.  Gun to my head, I could not tell you which one of them loved Teen Wolf and which one wanted the fridge. Maybe it’s the same person. I don’t know. No matter whose POV, I felt my brain melting the same amount.

I don’t remember the first two books being as dirty and disgusting as this book. I know they’re poor and the author is trying to really drive that home, but why the hell aren’t they washing underwear or cleaning mold off walls? I remember vague ick-ness but not the level of nausea-inducing grossness this book had.

WHY WERE THEY ALWAYS WEARING SOCKS DURING SEX? RED FLAG.

I don’t know, fam. Honestly I put off reading this book sooo much, I don’t think I’ve been on TikTok nearly as much as I was this week just trying to avoid reading this. And yet I can’t seem to bring myself to rate lower than two stars because I still feel slightly sentimental over these dumb characters. And I can’t believe I’m gonna spend $20 buying the special edition of this book but I am. I’ll do my clown makeup for when it arrives.

I’m just glad it’s over.