phoenixfaie's reviews
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Fake dating the school jock, what can go wrong there?
OK as much as I love reading the ✨️spicy✨️ romance, I have vowed to work on my physical TBR list, and this one has been on it for a while now, kind of telling myself off for taking so long to read it though because I kinda loved it, it literally had the kind of fluff that would have the silly 😊 grin on my face, but also feeling the emotional paaaain knowing that someone was going to get hurt. So erm... book Becca Hart I have to disagree with this comment "reading, however gives you all the fun without the pain" trust me I felt the pain. 
I will admit that I had my apprehension about it originating from wattpad... I was there back when  Master of the Universe was a thing... if you know you know... but this one is definitely a winner for me. I'm looking forward to seeing what else Alex Light has for us

I have so many mixed emotions with this book... there were elements that I loved, and others that I didn't. 

There was one plot twist that I was not expecting but loved how it came out. 
Also I need to know WHAT CALLUM IS! 
The ending wasn't exactly what I expected either, but I wasn't disappointed.

OK now the rest of this is quiiiite spoilery.

Here's the thing people can harp on about how we "knew the joining was coming" but we also knew that not all cases of the joining went... further, I feel like JLA added that as fan service and I don't even feel that scene was even well written, it felt tacky. 

Poppy and kieran had always had a bond that is true, but sorry my guys it never went past platonic love, there wasn't any sexual chemistry there so for JLA to change their dynamic was just not it.
Even before they got Cas back they were both acting overly coupley and it honestly gave me the ick the whole time reading it.  
For me it completely ruined the bond they had originally developed and diminished the "soul mate/ heartmate" bond between Poppy and Cas.
Yes Cas teased poppy about sex and would do it infront of Kieran as banter, probably because he knew it wouldn't happen and he trusted kieran around her. 

I can definitely see where people get the impression that it's become more of a poly/throuple kind of relationship now though- casually sliding into bed with poppy and cas whilst they were sleeping? Come on.

So imo if I could redact the events after the joining, scenes where Kieran is acting like he is poppy's husband (when other characters mention it then you know that your husbands best friend/ for all intents and purposes bloody brother is overstepping a few lines) and then any throuple-y scenes, scenes where poppy was pining for kieran, then it was a good book. 

Sorry JLA but I know fan service when I see it and this was a prime example, how nobody sat down with her and questioned why she had changed the entire dynamic between poppy and kieran I will never know.

I will be honest, I was anxious about starting this beast of a novel, I haven't read any of Samantha's previous novels so I wasn't familiar with her writing style, and I was worried that it wouldnt live up to the hype, but my god this was 👌. 
I did listen to the audiobook as well as reading the hardback and while I liked the narrator there were a couple of character voices that I wasn't keen on and they momentarily took me out of the story, but the action had me sucked back in instantly.

I am crying because I need the next book ASAP 😂 
Talk about a whirlwind of emotions. 
Sarah has DESTROYED ME

THAT ENDING... I had my suspicions any way but that bloody cliffhanger, definitely need the next book ASAP. 
Also can I just say that I disliked Micah from the moment he was introduced...