Reviews with content warning for Self harm - Losers: Part I

I absolutely loved this book and the characters in it.

I love how the boys get Jess out of her comfort zone and show her what it's like to actually be cared for. I love that she's finally finding where she belongs and who truly has her back. I do wish we had seen more of her best friend Ashley. It seems Ashley is really the only one of Jess's friends that won't judge or abandon her. So I'm looking forward to seeing whether she makes more of an appearance in part 2.

I'm enjoying seeing all the characters pasts and what got them where theyIare. And I loved seeing how differently they cope with everything that's happened to them.

I surprisingly love all the guys. I wasn't sure if I'd like all of them or not from some things other people have said about them. But I'm loving all of them so far and I don't see that changing with the second book.

I'm excited to get into part 2 and to see what happens with their relationship as a whole and the individual relationships between all of them. I'm also looking forward to seeing what happens with Manson's dad being back and the trouble he already seems to be causing and even Alex and any revenge he may want to take on the group as well for what happened in the end of this book.

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dark emotional hopeful tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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ekilburn529's review against another edition

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dark emotional fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Surprising amount of plot for a book that has so much spice. Check TW. Loved it. I think I’ll go back and read The Dare first before I read the second part of Losers. I NEED to know how that Halloween party played out!

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hq_reads's review against another edition

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adventurous dark medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was a good read - I didn't love it but I certainly enjoyed it. I'm a huge fan of Harley Laroux's books and The Dare is one of my favourites so I was really excited to read this. While I enjoyed it, what was lacking was the sexy anticipation that The Dare has. This was quite a predictable read with not much happening plot-wise. I'm hoping part two picks up on the plot department. But as a spicy read - it was great!

While I like the characters, I want to delve more into their backstories and wish Laroux was more descriptive over what they look like and why they act the way they do. I'm really struggling to picture them (something I don't usually struggle with).

One of my favourite things about Laroux's spicy read is how she depicts consent. There are so many dark/kinky romances that lean into the dub/non consent world of kink that really take liberties over consent (which I think is quite irresponsible in our current world with BookTok and lots of young romance readers). But Laroux writes it perfectly! ALL ROMANCE WRITERS SHOULD TAKE NOTE! I was expecting to be surprised by the spice in this book and I was - this was kinky AF!

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adventurous dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

When I finished The Dare, I was so frustrated that was the end of this polycule. I had three separate conversations telling people I was so upset because I just wanted more of these characters. Then this book showed up as a recommendation and I was so excited!!

I went into this book with with high expectations for both the kink and the story. I loved getting all the POVs from the boys and learning so much more about their characters. The flashbacks to high school didn’t feel forced to me and help better flesh out the history of everyone.

I do think a big part of this book that drew me in is the fact I can related to living in the Bible Belt and not falling into that mold. The struggle of the outcast and the struggle of finding ways to explore your tastes in a world that tells you your feelings are flawed or wrong.

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lilithreads's review against another edition

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dark emotional medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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