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A review by rotellareads
Charlie by Siobhan Davis
4.0
4.5 star read!!!!! This novella redeemed Charlie in a big way! Such a broken, misunderstood and empty character who was completely brought back to life.
I loved Charlie in the Rydeville series until I didn’t. If you’ve read the series, you’ll understand. So I was a little apprehensive on how the author was going to try to get him into our good graces again. Boy, did Siobhan blow me away!
I absolutely loved the chemistry / battles between Demi and Charlie. They were obvious attracted to one another but were determined to make it impossible to get along with one another. I liked their battle of wills and back and forth jabbing!
This novella was full of heartbreak, unraveling secrets, grief and discovery. Charlie’s entire back story was so dark and traumatic. His mixed up feelings about Abby and the death of his father left him completely bitter and unapproachable. He kept so many walls up to protect himself, never letting anyone get too close to his heart. His obsession with Demi seemed to be misplaced in the beginning, but as their relationship developed and flourished, it became apparent that his feelings were completely genuine and real. The way he provided unwavering support for Demi through one of the hardest times in her life, proved that he was a good man who’d been forced to survive an evil upbringing.
The ONLY reasons this wasn’t a solid 5 star read for me...
- The use of the term “fucktard” really rubbed me the wrong way. It was used more than once in the story which was extremely unfortunate.
- The weeks to months worth of time jumps. It made the story feel a little rushed.
- Relatively quick and drama free “forgiveness” between characters. They were fast to let things slide and get over them which was completely uncharacteristic of the overall series style.
I loved Charlie in the Rydeville series until I didn’t. If you’ve read the series, you’ll understand. So I was a little apprehensive on how the author was going to try to get him into our good graces again. Boy, did Siobhan blow me away!
I absolutely loved the chemistry / battles between Demi and Charlie. They were obvious attracted to one another but were determined to make it impossible to get along with one another. I liked their battle of wills and back and forth jabbing!
This novella was full of heartbreak, unraveling secrets, grief and discovery. Charlie’s entire back story was so dark and traumatic. His mixed up feelings about Abby and the death of his father left him completely bitter and unapproachable. He kept so many walls up to protect himself, never letting anyone get too close to his heart. His obsession with Demi seemed to be misplaced in the beginning, but as their relationship developed and flourished, it became apparent that his feelings were completely genuine and real. The way he provided unwavering support for Demi through one of the hardest times in her life, proved that he was a good man who’d been forced to survive an evil upbringing.
The ONLY reasons this wasn’t a solid 5 star read for me...
- The use of the term “fucktard” really rubbed me the wrong way. It was used more than once in the story which was extremely unfortunate.
- The weeks to months worth of time jumps. It made the story feel a little rushed.
- Relatively quick and drama free “forgiveness” between characters. They were fast to let things slide and get over them which was completely uncharacteristic of the overall series style.