Shelby and Florence were fighting MOST of the time. When they weren't running or fooling around. I was just tired of the whole thing. Every conversation turned into a fight. Instead of making me want to try out more F/F romance it made me realize why I wouldn't find it appealing in the first place.. (that was rude.. and prejudiced I know ;)) though I must say even one of them as a MC in a straight novel would have made me so damn mad!!!! It's the constant NEED to WIN. To be ON TOP. To OWN IT. What about friendship? what about finding things they like and sharing them? (besides their bodies, yeah?).
The whole story was a big attractions strapped to a HUGE fight. There was nothing even remotely romantic about this story. I didn't like it and at a certain point I started skimming because I couldn't find any interest in neither of them.
I'm sorry. This one was NOT for me. Maybe if you miss your college days in the 90s you might feel differently, or if you are a competitive person yourself. But I, as it seems, lack some MAJOR traits to truly get this story.
I feel really bad bashing this short novella, I do. I follow Amy on social media and she sounds like an amazing person. Also I've read several books by her I REALLY loved and so dissing this one feels somehow wrong but I gotta be true to what I feel.. I console myself with the reminder that each book I personally dislike is sure to have many other raving reviews from people who felt totally different from me. Books are personal. It either tags on your heart or it doesn't, and who you are, as I see it, is the main issue in how you feel about a book, its characters, setting etc.
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Rating:
★ |
E-Book
Edition |
89
pages
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Read on:
25-26 Jan 2017
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ABOUT THIS SERIES
Bend or Break is a New Adult series by Amy Jo Cousins.
The series mostly focuses about students in Carlisle's College but not
solely. 4 out of the 5 installments deal with gay couples, and one is
M/F (the girl is bi-sexual).
I LOVED the 1st and 5th installments - both being about Tom and Reese. The 1st installment brings them together with a sort of HFN but the last one truly felt as a HEA taking place a few years later.
The 2nd to 4th installments were okay. In each of them I had a hard time connecting to one of the MC and so I wasn't interesting enough in getting their HEA. Which also brought me to stop reading the series all together (though I'll try to keep on updating the next books to come).
I DO HIGHLY recommend Tom and Reese's story but try the other ones as well, you might be pleasantly surprised :)
There's another short novella connected to this series - "The Belle vs. the BDOC" a New Adult F/F Romance novella. I'm not even sure where or how exactly since it's taking place in the 90s. [ Published 23 May 2016 ], This short novella was a part of the Anthology "'90s Playlist" before it was published on it's own.
Books:
1. Off Campus [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 30 December 2014) ★★★★★
2.Nothing Like Paris [Jack Tarkington & Mike "Miguel" Vargas] (Published 3 March 2015) ★★ (DNF 32%)
3. The Girl Next Door [Charles “Cash” Carmichael & Stephany Tyler] (Published 16 June 2015) ★★★½
4. Level Hands [Rafael Castro & Denny Winslow] (Published 25 August 2015) ★★★
5. Real World [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 17 November 2015) ★★★★★
I LOVED the 1st and 5th installments - both being about Tom and Reese. The 1st installment brings them together with a sort of HFN but the last one truly felt as a HEA taking place a few years later.
The 2nd to 4th installments were okay. In each of them I had a hard time connecting to one of the MC and so I wasn't interesting enough in getting their HEA. Which also brought me to stop reading the series all together (though I'll try to keep on updating the next books to come).
I DO HIGHLY recommend Tom and Reese's story but try the other ones as well, you might be pleasantly surprised :)
There's another short novella connected to this series - "The Belle vs. the BDOC" a New Adult F/F Romance novella. I'm not even sure where or how exactly since it's taking place in the 90s. [ Published 23 May 2016 ], This short novella was a part of the Anthology "'90s Playlist" before it was published on it's own.
Books:
1. Off Campus [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 30 December 2014) ★★★★★
2.Nothing Like Paris [Jack Tarkington & Mike "Miguel" Vargas] (Published 3 March 2015) ★★ (DNF 32%)
3. The Girl Next Door [Charles “Cash” Carmichael & Stephany Tyler] (Published 16 June 2015) ★★★½
4. Level Hands [Rafael Castro & Denny Winslow] (Published 25 August 2015) ★★★
5. Real World [Tom Worthington & Reese Anders] (Published 17 November 2015) ★★★★★
There are at least 2 more books in the series but I decided to put this series aside for now.
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