I'm holding in full choking, body wracking sobs after that ending scene. This series has changed my life, and I never want it to end. I need to lay down and just process how much I love these boys for a while.

For me it was a perfectly balanced romance. It felt slow and fast paced in the same time somehow. Although Ilya is a jerk, he is totally lovable and Shane is a really good guy, total opposites. I love them both. Their relationship built up realistically I think and although the stakes were high, the angst was low though. So my heart was safe the whole time. I could just lay back and enjoy to watch their story :) Goes straigh …Read More

we have the secret history at home

Review for the whole series

I liked the art a lot. Every panel looks and feels like it was painstakingly drawn. I can see how Berserk shaped the manga industry as a whole.

Unfortunately, I can’t say the same for the story. Griffith is practically a god in the later volumes. What’s the point of anything if you have such an overpowered villain? It’s not even like superman. He literally doesn’t have any weaknesses. Every action …Read More

i really enjoyed the slow pace of this book, to the point where my biggest disappointment was that the ending felt a bit rushed in comparison with the rest of the story.

Another lovely book by KJ Charles. My only complaint really is how over the top evil and obnoxious the villains were. (Listening to the audiobook, and actually hearing Mrs. Conrad’s screechy voice, did not help.) But, as always, KJ Charles is a fantastic writer. I really feel the MCs balance one another out so well here - Charles does a fantastic job of writing couples with genuinely wonderful chemistry.

This had everything I love, every trope and subtrope: epistolary parts, secret identity, quirky but not too quirky heroine, broody warhero with a character arc, funny family interactions, but not too much of them, after getting together some more actiony scenes. Beatrix became one of my ult heroins: headtstrong but not the mix of stupid and headstrong but smart meets headstrong. Her managing Christopher was so funny to watch …Read More

tentatively, contentedly, retiring from contemporary romance. i do not like experiencing obligatory second shoes dropping when i really dont think it is adding any positive quality to the ...experiential happenings.

Extremely slow paced, often repetitive - lots of push-pull, I-shouldn't-but-I-want-to, arguing, etc. - yet Misha Horne is such a strong writer that I still didn't hate this at all. If it had been a different writer I probably would have DNF'ed, but Horne can make a scene where the characters do laundry into the most interesting in the book (and it genuinely was).

Every book by them is a deep dive into what makes the characte …Read More

The way MC2 (the older MC, Lawson) treats MC1 pisses me off.

MC1, a stripper who is deeply concerned about having enough material possessions because of a rough childhood, undergoes a lot of character development and sacrifices a lot by the end of the book. And at 96%, this is how MC2 is thinking of him. (Note that Ms. Cluck, who MC1 (Opie) considers a pet, has been established as the stupidest chicken on the ranch.)

Awkward m …Read More

Well, that ripped my heart out.

Ended the series with a smile on my face and tears in my eyes. Just beautiful.

I've learned something about myself while trying to read this: I prefer stories with real, human characters over stylish, witty writing or intricate plotting.

When characters are raw, unfiltered, and vulnerable, that's when I'm all in. I want that emotional closeness—the feeling that the writer is letting me inside, letting me actually feel what the characters feel.

I think this is pretty good writing. It’s witty, feels very m …Read More