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Slowest of slow burns, loaded with hurt/comfort, with probably the purest characters I've ever come across. Which is why I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped, I think. No one is as perfect as Jake was in this book, and even Rye, who struggled through his trauma the entire time, never did anything wrong. I like flawed characters because it makes them more real, and Jake and Rye were so good and perfect for each other that it just didn't feel realistic. The sweetness was also off the charts, which for many readers is a great thing! But alas, I can only tolerate so much.
This was well written, and I really liked the hurt/comfort early on. The slow build of trust and their relationship was just right. This is the perfect book for someone who loves trauma recovery with LOTS of sweetness and fluff, with only trauma-related relationship struggles, which are promptly addressed and dealt with in a healthy way.
Slowest of slow burns, loaded with hurt/comfort, with probably the purest characters I've ever come across. Which is why I didn't enjoy it as much as I hoped, I think. No one is as perfect as Jake was in this book, and even Rye, who struggled through his trauma the entire time, never did anything wrong. I like flawed characters because it makes them more real, and Jake and Rye were so good and perfect for each other that it just didn't feel realistic. The sweetness was also off the charts, which for many readers is a great thing! But alas, I can only tolerate so much.
This was well written, and I really liked the hurt/comfort early on. The slow build of trust and their relationship was just right. This is the perfect book for someone who loves trauma recovery with LOTS of sweetness and fluff, with only trauma-related relationship struggles, which are promptly addressed and dealt with in a healthy way.
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This was good, but I didn't like it as much as the first book. They're hot together, but I guess I just didn't feel the angst as strongly as with Nate and Xavi.
This was good, but I didn't like it as much as the first book. They're hot together, but I guess I just didn't feel the angst as strongly as with Nate and Xavi.
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Just like with the first book, I should've loved it based on the plot and tropes, but for some reason, it just didn't hit right. I did enjoy the plot, but all the parts where they were working through their issues felt more like I was reading a therapy session, and the sex scenes (other than the first one) really did not work for me, possibly because of the dialogue, but I think it was more than that. Lots of hurt/comfort in this one, though more verbal than expressed through actions.
Just like with the first book, I should've loved it based on the plot and tropes, but for some reason, it just didn't hit right. I did enjoy the plot, but all the parts where they were working through their issues felt more like I was reading a therapy session, and the sex scenes (other than the first one) really did not work for me, possibly because of the dialogue, but I think it was more than that. Lots of hurt/comfort in this one, though more verbal than expressed through actions.
