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A review by imme_van_gorp
Just a Bit Shameless by Alessandra Hazard
5.0
|| 4.5 stars ||
Oh wow, I loved this a lot more than I thought I would. It somehow managed to push all the right buttons for me.
Sam and Dominic’s dynamic was damn near perfection. It had tropes like: grumpy/sunshine, age-gap, rich/poor, GFY, fake dating, and even more delicious tropes that I don’t think have a particular name.
I loved that Dominic gave off vibes such as “I care about no one except for you” and “I definitely shouldn’t want you like that, but I really really do” when it came to Sam. Dominic was grudgingly unable to resist him, as he simply did not stand a chance against Sam’s charm, affections and warmth. Even before Dominic realised his feelings were romantic, he was already so soft for Sam.
And do not even get me started on the uncontrollable possessiveness Dominic had for his boy: it had me weak in the knees.
It also helped that I genuinely liked both of these characters. Neither of them ever annoyed me, and I found them extremely adorable together. They truly had distinct, engaging and endearing personalities that luckily also matched together really well.
The plot was also pretty fun as it focused on espionage and undercover-work while working for MI6. Both characters got to shine with this particular story, especially when it came to their interactions with each other. It also resulted in jealousy, protectiveness and push-and-pull within their relationship, which I adored.
My only minor complaints were that the ending could have been a little more developed, the six-month separation seemed very strange to me considering their mutual obsession, the plot was a little over-the-top and unbelievable at times, and I wish we had a bit more of Dominic’s POV. But honestly, I wasn’t actually put off by any of this. These really were minor complaints and nothing more.
All in all, I enjoyed this immensely and I was swooning a lot. The amount of times my belly flip-flopped while reading this is ridiculous. I just loved the relationship so so so much.
'Straight Guys' series:
0. Straight Boy - 3.0 stars
1. Just a Bit Twisted - 3.5 stars
2. Just a Bit Obsessed - 3.0 stars
3. Just a Bit Unhealthy - 2.5 stars
4. Just a Bit Wrong - 3.5 stars
5. Just a Bit Confusing - 1.5 stars
6. Just a Bit Ruthless - 4.0 stars
7. Just a Bit Wicked - 3.5 stars
8. Just a Bit Shameless - 4.5 stars
9. Just a Bit Gay - 1.0 star
10. Just a Bit Dirty - 3.0 stars
11. Just a Bit Wrecked - 2.5 stars
12. Just a Bit Bossy - 3.0 stars
13. Just a Bit Heartless - 3.5 stars
14. Just a Bit Captivated - 3.0 stars
Oh wow, I loved this a lot more than I thought I would. It somehow managed to push all the right buttons for me.
Sam and Dominic’s dynamic was damn near perfection. It had tropes like: grumpy/sunshine, age-gap, rich/poor, GFY, fake dating, and even more delicious tropes that I don’t think have a particular name.
I loved that Dominic gave off vibes such as “I care about no one except for you” and “I definitely shouldn’t want you like that, but I really really do” when it came to Sam. Dominic was grudgingly unable to resist him, as he simply did not stand a chance against Sam’s charm, affections and warmth. Even before Dominic realised his feelings were romantic, he was already so soft for Sam.
And do not even get me started on the uncontrollable possessiveness Dominic had for his boy: it had me weak in the knees.
It also helped that I genuinely liked both of these characters. Neither of them ever annoyed me, and I found them extremely adorable together. They truly had distinct, engaging and endearing personalities that luckily also matched together really well.
The plot was also pretty fun as it focused on espionage and undercover-work while working for MI6. Both characters got to shine with this particular story, especially when it came to their interactions with each other. It also resulted in jealousy, protectiveness and push-and-pull within their relationship, which I adored.
My only minor complaints were that the ending could have been a little more developed, the six-month separation seemed very strange to me considering their mutual obsession, the plot was a little over-the-top and unbelievable at times, and I wish we had a bit more of Dominic’s POV. But honestly, I wasn’t actually put off by any of this. These really were minor complaints and nothing more.
All in all, I enjoyed this immensely and I was swooning a lot. The amount of times my belly flip-flopped while reading this is ridiculous. I just loved the relationship so so so much.
'Straight Guys' series:
0. Straight Boy - 3.0 stars
1. Just a Bit Twisted - 3.5 stars
2. Just a Bit Obsessed - 3.0 stars
3. Just a Bit Unhealthy - 2.5 stars
4. Just a Bit Wrong - 3.5 stars
5. Just a Bit Confusing - 1.5 stars
6. Just a Bit Ruthless - 4.0 stars
7. Just a Bit Wicked - 3.5 stars
8. Just a Bit Shameless - 4.5 stars
9. Just a Bit Gay - 1.0 star
10. Just a Bit Dirty - 3.0 stars
11. Just a Bit Wrecked - 2.5 stars
12. Just a Bit Bossy - 3.0 stars
13. Just a Bit Heartless - 3.5 stars
14. Just a Bit Captivated - 3.0 stars