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⋆.𐙚 ̊ 4.75★
"I love you, you stupid jackass."
CHARACTERS:
Grace Ivers: Oh my god, I love her so much, genuinely. Almost immediately I connected and related to her with her socially anxiousness, and her rambling. The fact that she had one friend she's known her entire life was also very relatable to me, because I tend to be more drawn to extroverted people myself, even if that means they're dragging me around. I think Grace's character is such a good way of showing "girls protect girls" because even though Grace wasn't that close with Ramona anymore, she jumped to her side as soon as she heard Ramona was in trouble. Girls don't necessarily have to like all girls, but we protect each other.
I like that her character development was fairly early on. While it feels like it's a bit rushed, in a way, it makes it easier for Logan's character to development cleanly and the way I personally wanted Hannah and Garrett's too.
John Logan: If you read my review for The Deal, you know I came away from it not really being fond of Logan because of his crush on Hannah - it just felt a little gross and sleazy to me, even though I know you can't control who you like. I found that the fact that he just "craved what Garrett and Hannah had" to be a bit of a cop-out, but I'm not complaining, as it made way for his grovelling for Grace to commence which I just loved so much.
As briefly mentioned, in The Deal, I wasn't a big fan of how Hannah and Garrett's trauma was cleared up, because it kind of felt brushed over to me. Like, not fully finished. But with Logan's it was, and it was done really well, in my opinion. It shows how addiction can affect the people around you, and that people who are addicted aren't always bad people, and I'm glad that his father got the help he needed. Even though it's only in the last ten-ish pages, I still think it was done brilliantly and handled accordingly.
JOHN AND GRACE:
I came out of Hannah and Garrett's book thinking no one would be able to beat them as a couple. Boy, was I wrong. Every single moment they were on the page together, I was in love with them. Their dynamic, their banter. Logan's grovelling when he was trying to get her back. Ugh, they hurt my heart to think about.
This is such a minor thing, really, but I didn't think their argument needed a big grand gesture thing to be cleared up. I understand Grace was angry, and that she doesn't get Logan's POV, but I think him feeling insecure about his life/future and feeling anxious over his relationship/future with her was completely valid. I thought that Grace should've had some compassion in that situation.
OTHER:
Dean and Allie: I'm still so excited about their book. Like, I really hope they're going to live up to my expectations.
Language: Again, such a minor thing, but why do they say frick so much 😭 It genuinely makes me cringe, like, Elle, you're talking about sex, you can make your MCs think/say the f-word.
OVERALL
I know I said this for Hannah and Garrett, but I really think this is going to be a hard book to beat. I adored the characters, the couple, and the writing just flowed better for me this time around. I'm excited for the next books, I feel like I'm gonna devour this entire series in, like, a week, so we'll see. I'll probably start the next book straight away, as I'm very excited!
⋆.𐙚 ̊ 4.75★
"I love you, you stupid jackass."
CHARACTERS:
Grace Ivers: Oh my god, I love her so much, genuinely. Almost immediately I connected and related to her with her socially anxiousness, and her rambling. The fact that she had one friend she's known her entire life was also very relatable to me, because I tend to be more drawn to extroverted people myself, even if that means they're dragging me around. I think Grace's character is such a good way of showing "girls protect girls" because even though Grace wasn't that close with Ramona anymore, she jumped to her side as soon as she heard Ramona was in trouble. Girls don't necessarily have to like all girls, but we protect each other.
I like that her character development was fairly early on. While it feels like it's a bit rushed, in a way, it makes it easier for Logan's character to development cleanly and the way I personally wanted Hannah and Garrett's too.
John Logan: If you read my review for The Deal, you know I came away from it not really being fond of Logan because of his crush on Hannah - it just felt a little gross and sleazy to me, even though I know you can't control who you like. I found that the fact that he just "craved what Garrett and Hannah had" to be a bit of a cop-out, but I'm not complaining, as it made way for his grovelling for Grace to commence which I just loved so much.
As briefly mentioned, in The Deal, I wasn't a big fan of how Hannah and Garrett's trauma was cleared up, because it kind of felt brushed over to me. Like, not fully finished. But with Logan's it was, and it was done really well, in my opinion. It shows how addiction can affect the people around you, and that people who are addicted aren't always bad people, and I'm glad that his father got the help he needed. Even though it's only in the last ten-ish pages, I still think it was done brilliantly and handled accordingly.
JOHN AND GRACE:
I came out of Hannah and Garrett's book thinking no one would be able to beat them as a couple. Boy, was I wrong. Every single moment they were on the page together, I was in love with them. Their dynamic, their banter. Logan's grovelling when he was trying to get her back. Ugh, they hurt my heart to think about.
This is such a minor thing, really, but I didn't think their argument needed a big grand gesture thing to be cleared up. I understand Grace was angry, and that she doesn't get Logan's POV, but I think him feeling insecure about his life/future and feeling anxious over his relationship/future with her was completely valid. I thought that Grace should've had some compassion in that situation.
OTHER:
Dean and Allie: I'm still so excited about their book. Like, I really hope they're going to live up to my expectations.
Language: Again, such a minor thing, but why do they say frick so much 😭 It genuinely makes me cringe, like, Elle, you're talking about sex, you can make your MCs think/say the f-word.
OVERALL
I know I said this for Hannah and Garrett, but I really think this is going to be a hard book to beat. I adored the characters, the couple, and the writing just flowed better for me this time around. I'm excited for the next books, I feel like I'm gonna devour this entire series in, like, a week, so we'll see. I'll probably start the next book straight away, as I'm very excited!