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Best of the 3 volumes, and I really enjoyed the entire story. It's the perfect blend of humor, romance, action, and adventure. It's much more light-hearted than, for example, Thousand Autumns: Qian Qiu (Novel), Vol. 1 or The Husky and His White Cat Shizun: Erha He Ta De Bai Mao Shizun (Novel), Vol. 1, but that's its charm. I'll have to add The White Cat's Divine Scratching Post (Novel), Vol. 1 to my list.

More interested in reading book 2, but I figured I'd read this one first since it wasn't very long. It was alright, nothing special.

Most of the book was what led up to them actually getting to know each other, then it just skips through a month of their relationship after they finally hook up, so that was disappointing.

I never like the extras as much as the main story, but they weren't bad. Cute and silly and entertaining enough, and there were some lines at the end of the last one that I loved.

It was fine for what it was, though I'm bummed to realize the cover is probably AI generated, which makes me question the rest of this author's covers.

It was fine until it lost its way near the 70% mark. In the space of a few hours, Adam went from being so unsure of his sexuality, he tried hooking up with a woman he didn't know, to deciding he wanted to enter a fully committed relationship with Myles, become a family, and was certain enough of it to announce it to the children. Then less than a day later, he suddenly decided to run for mayor, with no previous mention of any thought of being involved in politics prior to this. Major life changing decisions like that are not made at the drop of a hat (at least not by responsible people). It was just too unrealistic and rushed.

I enjoyed the banter, as always with Ashe's books, but all the side characters were too OTT in this one. Intentional, I know, but it was just too much.

I really enjoyed this, though as with a lot of online fics, it's in dire need of edits. It kept me hooked to the end though.

Interesting plot that was a change of pace for me. I enjoyed it for the most part, but bizarre realities that don't follow real world physics are not my favorite, so I didn't like a lot of the sanitarium part when things got really crazy. I do look forward to the next book though, especially if they make it out into the real world.

Whew that was fucked up! Not quite sure how I feel about it tbh.

It had potential, but didn't live up to it when it came to their relationship. At least it was a quick read.

I worried this book would drag because of the length, but it kept me hooked. It's filled with intrigue and keeps you guessing until the end. I absolutely adored both Vel and Cai, and felt especially protective of Vel. I found it interesting that the author chose to write Vel's perspective in first person, and Cai's in third, but I understand why. It does make you feel closer to Vel and experience his pain and fear on a more visceral level.

The mystery had me theorizing the entire time, and I liked that it wasn't simple to figure out, though I did guess correctly about several things! I'm excited to see where things go from here in book 2.

Too OTT, corny, and clichéd. I guess I expected better quality writing from this author, but this reads just like all the other low effort contemporary omegaverse books out there. I know it's meant to be light-hearted smut, but I didn't find it all that hot, unfortunately.

Never a dull moment, despite the length. Great character and relationship development, exciting plot, and emotionally gripping. Perfect if you're looking for a love story with betrayal and groveling. I loved the vulnerable moments between Sashen and Araxis, and I'm looking forward to seeing how they work through things after Araxis' betrayal came to light for their HEA in book 2.

Wasn't sure I'd like it at first since degradation kink is so not my thing, and Cole is a walking red flag, but I like where the author took their relationship. I do feel like it all happened in too short a time span though. The progression of their feelings and their personal growth would've been more believable over a longer period of time.

Really enjoyed the suspense throughout this book with David and Lysander trying to survive, though fair warning, it ends on a cliffhanger. This book is the first in a trilogy.

I love how much of a leftist David is, and how much his rants annoy Lysander.

I do find the premise a bit hard to believe for the simple fact that the 1% relies on the lower classes for slave labor because there's too much they're unwilling to do themselves. They cannot live their lives of convenience without the labor of those they view as less-than. They are very dumb (as Trump and his ilk have proven) but I don't think they're dumb enough to kill off the source of the benefits they enjoy. Force them to live in misery and squalor separately from them, yes. But completely kill off all of them across the entire planet? If they did that, they'd have to decide who among the elite are the new lower class to do all the grunt work.

So. Much. Crying.

It was truly ridiculous how much these boys cried. They also had the emotional maturity of toddlers, so I guess it fits.

The dialogue was also pretty cringe and OTT. Not my cup of tea.

DNF @53%

Too corny and insta-lovey. It also annoyed me how much the author referred to the characters as the singer, the cop, the man, etc. Kane was constantly perving on Miki during inappropriate moments, which I found to be super creepy.

DNF @19%

Oof, two strikes in a row for me today. Simplistic writing, insta-love pretending not to be what it is. Kellan jumps right into kissing and fondling this guy who supposedly considers himself to be straight, and calling him baby, and the only thing Eli is upset about is that he thinks Kellan is cheating. I need character reactions to be at least a little bit believable.

Better than expected based on the terrible cover! Good hurt/comfort vibes. A couple things were left unresolved so I'm curious whether they will come up in the next book.

Not believable in the least, yet I still enjoyed it!

So I find out after I finish this that there's a special edition of this book that's not fade-to-black but it's a hardcover? Why can't that version be on Kobo Plus 😭

Anyway, this was pretty good, and I probably would've rated it 4 stars had it not been F2B. That intimacy is important!

I really enjoyed this well written debut. I was so endeared by Cosmo, with his quirks and inclination towards self-sabotage. Blaise is perfect for him. Good humor, an interesting mystery, and sweet, low spice romance.

Very satisfying ending, and the extras were cute and funny. Looking forward to reading more of their stories in the final volume. I truly love that Mo Ran and Taxian-jun remained separate personalities, and I'm excited about how that will play out in the next story.

Overall well written with an interesting plot, though I found it hard to believe that Cael would be so naive about what would happen after the ceremony. It seemed very out of character, especially because of how obvious his father was about it!

I should've read Tulip and David's book before this one so I'd have had a better idea of the background relationships between the characters, and I think I would've been more emotionally affected by the reveals about Clematis. He is such a sweetie, and I love how good Flor is to him once he sees the real him.