This was a solid read.
Disclaimer: Thank you for the ARC, my thoughts are my own.
While I had a HARD and I mean H-A-R-D time getting into the book at first, because of the way Darian's "speaking text" is written as a way to make him sound as if he is heavily using his accent.
I did not hate the romance itself, I found the couple cute and their romance felt like it could've happened. It was an enjoyable read, overall I had fun & a lot of the scenes they had together were cute and the author managed to make me root for them.
I don't have bipolar disorder and so I cannot speak on the representation that Ash character brought, but it was nice to have a character who's bipolarity did not take over their whole personality. It is a part of him, but it isn't him. We could see how it affected every aspect of his life and how it also impacted/reflected in his personal relations with other people (family, friends, etc.).
While this is at time a sweet read, do not be fooled by the cover or the old cover (which I highly miss and will mourn in my heart) this is a really emotionally heavy book & not as steamy as I wished. The ending wraps things up nicely.
Overall this was a 4-4.5 /5 stars
Bookarina
This was a solid read.
Disclaimer: Thank you for the ARC, my thoughts are my own.
While I had a HARD and I mean H-A-R-D time getting into the book at first, because of the way Darian's "speaking text" is written as a way to make him sound as if he is heavily using his accent.
I did not hate the romance itself, I found the couple cute and their romance felt like it could've happened. It was an enjoyable read, overall I had fun & a lot of the scenes they had together were cute and the author managed to make me root for them.
I don't have bipolar disorder and so I cannot speak on the representation that Ash character brought, but it was nice to have a character who's bipolarity did not take over their whole personality. It is a part of him, but it isn't him. We could see how it affected every aspect of his life and how it also impacted/reflected in his personal relations with other people (family, friends, etc.).
While this is at time a sweet read, do not be fooled by the cover or the old cover (which I highly miss and will mourn in my heart) this is a really emotionally heavy book & not as steamy as I wished. The ending wraps things up nicely.
Overall this was a 4-4.5 /5 stars
Bookarina
This was a solid read.
Disclaimer: Thank you for the ARC, my thoughts are my own.
While I had a HARD and I mean H-A-R-D time getting into the book at first, because of the way Darian's "speaking text" is written as a way to make him sound as if he is heavily using his accent.
I did not hate the romance itself, I found the couple cute and their romance felt like it could've happened. It was an enjoyable read, overall I had fun & a lot of the scenes they had together were cute and the author managed to make me root for them.
I don't have bipolar disorder and so I cannot speak on the representation that Ash character brought, but it was nice to have a character who's bipolarity did not take over their whole personality. It is a part of him, but it isn't him. We could see how it affected every aspect of his life and how it also impacted/reflected in his personal relations with other people (family, friends, etc.).
While this is at time a sweet read, do not be fooled by the cover or the old cover (which I highly miss and will mourn in my heart) this is a really emotionally heavy book & not as steamy as I wished. The ending wraps things up nicely.
Overall this was a 4-4.5 /5 stars
Bookarina
