“If there’s a God, He doesn’t want me to be happy. Maybe it’s my fault because I pushed you into the arms of another man. But He won’t let me
“If there’s a God, He doesn’t want me to be happy. Maybe it’s my fault because I pushed you into the arms of another man. But He won’t let me have you even though I begged him to let me love you freely. I can’t remember the last time I asked Him for something. I guess... I’m not meant to have what I want. My parents. A family. You. You. You,”
3.5 stars.
When I saw the title and the cover of this book, I thought this was going to be the typical book where the girl lets the guy treat her badly and walk all over her, but as I started reading this I was surprised to find out that this was a slow burn enemies to friends to lovers book.
I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed seeing these two characters developing a strong friendship but the only thing that bothered me was the slow burn. I like slow burn romances, but what I don’t like is when the characters express their feelings for each other almost at the ending of the book. I didn’t get to see these two characters as a couple because when they finally were going to try being a couple the book ended; but since this is a duet and not a standalone, we will hopefully get to see them as a couple in the second and final book.
I really can’t wait to read the second book because the epilogue left me with so many questions. ...more
“I’m not in panic over my love for her. On the contrary, loving Sabrina might just be the most sane, smartest thing I’ve ever done. I love he
“I’m not in panic over my love for her. On the contrary, loving Sabrina might just be the most sane, smartest thing I’ve ever done. I love her. I love her more than anything.”
I’ve been reading a lot of books by this author lately and this one has become one of my favorite books by her.
This book has everything I like in a book. I liked these characters from the moment I read their scenes in ‘Hot Asset’. In that book they have an enemies to lovers vibe and I am a sucker for that trope, so I knew I was going to love them.
I loved how this book was written. It was light and fun. I loved Sabrina and Matt, I loved their fights, their chemistry, the cute moments.
The thing I love the most about this author is something that you can always expect: a strong friendship between the characters. Every time I start a book by this author, the thing I look forward to reading the most is the friendship between the characters.
I really enjoyed reading this book. The characters were fantastic, the plot was really fun, there was never a moment when I was bored, I laughed a lot while a lot while reading it and this book also had fake dating.
I really can’t wait to read more books by this author. This is the third series I've read by her and so far I haven’t been disappointed. If you are in the mood to read for something light and fun, I can recommend you any her books. ...more
“And I hated her at that moment because she was so beautiful that it hurt to look at her. Like waking up in the morning to find the sun aimed stra “And I hated her at that moment because she was so beautiful that it hurt to look at her. Like waking up in the morning to find the sun aimed straight at me when I wasn’t prepared for it.”
This was a good book. I enjoyed all the scenes of Faith with Allie and her scenes with the other characters (I’m a sucker for kids in books). Since I love enemies to lovers, at the beginning I was really attached to the story but when I get to 60% everything was a little bit rushed and that made me not enjoyed the book so much.
I liked the main characters, not as much as thought I would like them but they were okay. I really love Paige. That girl and me have a lot of things in common.
Overall, this was a good book. I really enjoyed it. It has its flaws but it’s still enjoyable. I’d recommend it.
“If she liked to play with fire, fine. I didn’t mind getting burned. I’d walk through flames for her.”
Recently I’ve discovered that the 3rd boo “If she liked to play with fire, fine. I didn’t mind getting burned. I’d walk through flames for her.”
Recently I’ve discovered that the 3rd books in NA series are always the best one and this one didn’t disappoint.
Giana is the best girl in this series. I’ve loved her since I read ‘bound by honor’ and in this book she didn’t disappoint. Matteo is really THE BEST MAN this author has created. I didn't expect that I'd fall in love with this book so much, but I really did.
If you like enemies to lovers and the grumpy/sunshine trope, then this is your book!...more
“You’re mine now, Books. I was playing the long game. Now you’ll never be rid of me.”
When I started to read this book I didn’t think that I wa “You’re mine now, Books. I was playing the long game. Now you’ll never be rid of me.”
When I started to read this book I didn’t think that I was going to enjoy it because after finishing kings of rittenhouse all wanted to read was Emmett and Every’s book but omg I loved these two.
I’ve only read two books by this author but I’m ready to start calling her one of my favorite authors. All Maya’s characters are lovable, especially her male characters. She creates the kind of male characters that makes you wish they were real so you could get a man like them ...more
This is the first time that I read an enemies-to-lovers book and I don’t fall in love with it. I love enemies-to-lovers, it’s my favorite b2.5 stars!
This is the first time that I read an enemies-to-lovers book and I don’t fall in love with it. I love enemies-to-lovers, it’s my favorite book trope, so when I read the name and the blurb of this book I really thought that I was gonna love it.
The first 20% of this book I didn’t find it interesting at all, but I knew the book was going to get better because Stone, the male main character, hadn’t appeared. When Stone appeared, the book started to get interesting. I liked Stone, he was a great character. I liked the way he cared about Dusty. Their banter was really interesting and I started to like the book. When got to 55% of the book it started to get a little boring for me and I couldn’t connect with the story anymore.
I’m not saying that this was a bad book, it just wasn’t good for me. I think my brain is tired after reading 158 books this year ...more
**spoiler alert** “How’s your heart” “Still beating”
This book wasn’t what I was expecting. I knew this book was gonna be sad because all the pe**spoiler alert** “How’s your heart” “Still beating”
This book wasn’t what I was expecting. I knew this book was gonna be sad because all the people who recommended me this book cried while they were reading it and it was a surprised to me that I didn’t cry once I’ve finished the book.
This book is about two enemies who make a bet on who is going to fall in love first and we all know how that turned out.
I wasn’t expecting at all that Landon was gonna be suffering from depression. In the books that I’ve read, it's always the girl that’s dealing with this situations like this, so it was nice too see this in a guy point of view.
I loved seeing Landon and Shay going from enemies to lovers. I’m a sucker for that trope and seeing them hating each other and then starting to fall in love was funny and cute.
I think this is one of the few high school romance books that I’ve enjoyed this year. I’ve read a few this year and so far I’ve only enjoyed around two.
In this book we can also see Shay’s mother being mentally abused by her husband (shay’s father), and it was really satisfying seeing her opening her eyes, choosing herself and finally leaving.
I can’t wait to read part 2 of their story and seeing them getting the happy ending they deserved.
“And in the end, Serafina was the one who owned me, black heart, condemned soul, scarred body. Every fucking part of me was hers, and if she’d let m“And in the end, Serafina was the one who owned me, black heart, condemned soul, scarred body. Every fucking part of me was hers, and if she’d let me, I’d be hers till my last day.”
There was a moment when I thought that I was gonna give 2 stars to this book but the beginning and the last 30% of this were so good!
“I want to date Lara. I want to make her laugh, and hear about her life, and figure out how to get her to that FBI dream job, and I want to
“I want to date Lara. I want to make her laugh, and hear about her life, and figure out how to get her to that FBI dream job, and I want to be there when she gets the call. I want it all. I’m in so much trouble over this woman.”
Lately I’ve been reading a lot of books by Lauren Layne and I’ve discovered that I really enjoyed this woman’s writing. I love that all her books are fast and easy to read, the stories are always entertaining, the characters are always awesome and lovable and in all her series there is always a strong friendship between the characters.
While reading this book, I found myself really enjoying this story. This was a slow burn enemies to lovers book, and who doesn’t love that? I laughed a lot with these characters. I really loved Matt and Sabrina— their book is next so I’m really excited to read it— and I can’t wait to read Kate and Kennedy story too. ...more
“If I ever thought I couldn’t do something with her, then I wasn’t doing it at all. “Your place is at my side,” I told her. “Say it.” She whi
“If I ever thought I couldn’t do something with her, then I wasn’t doing it at all. “Your place is at my side,” I told her. “Say it.” She whispered, “My place is at your side.” “Louder.” I shook her gently, but my tone was firm. “My woman doesn’t ask permission. She’s a force. Say it louder.” Her chin started to tremble, but her voice burst out strong. “My place is at your side.” And I kissed her, making sure she fucking believed it. She was always wanted.”
Rereadx2
This is my second time reading this book and I never thought that I’d be able to love it more than the first time I read it.
When I first read Corrupt, I didn’t like Damon but I also didn’t dislike him. I was just there but I didn’t pay too much attention to him. In Corrupt we see Damon as the villain of the story. Since all the guys are seeking for revenge we could say that they are all the villains but as soon as we get to see Damon, we see that he’s darker than the other boys. Damon did some really fucked up things at the end of Corrupt and that’s why in Hideaway, the second book in the this series, we only have Damon as the villain. In Hideaway— thanks to Banks, who is related to Damon— we learn more about Damon in their POVs. In Hideaway was when I started to get intrigued about Damon.
When I started this book for the first time I didn’t know what to expect from it, but since I knew Damon was the darkest character in this series, I knew this was going be something dark. Damon is a dark, fucked up and damaged character, but as you start to get know him you can’t help but love him. Damon went through a lot of things, it obvious doesn’t excuse the things he did but it helps you to understand why he is the way he is.
“Because pain in the body quiets the pain in the head. It feels good, like a kill switch for your brain.”
Damon is protective and possessive of the people he loves. He just want to see them happy, and if it was in his power he would try to protect them from any harm in the world. Damon is probably one of the darkest characters I’ve even read I wasn’t sure that I was going to love him, but I finished this book obsessed with him.
Winter. At the beginning of the book we see that Winter is blind. I remember that when I first read that, the first thing I thought was ‘oh lord, Damon is going to eat this poor girl alive’ but nope. I underestimated her because in the POVs that are set in the past, she was so sweet, kind and cute, but I couldn’t be more wrong. Winter is such a strong girl. Even though she’s blind, she likes to be independent, she stands up for herself and she always fought Damon back. She’s the perfect match for Damon and throughout the book we can see that they’re perfect for each other.
”There is no you. There’s no me. This is us. Just us.”
This is the only book that it’s nearly five hundred pages that I can finish in two days. Once I start, I just can’t stop. This is the book that made me fall in love with Penelope’s writing. It still amaze me how she made me not care about Damon at the beginning of the series and then made me fall in love with him in this book.
I don’t tend to reread books because when I read them for the second time, I always find something that makes me dislike the book a little bit and not enjoy it like I did the first time I read it, but with this book it wasn’t like that at all. That shows you how much I love this book.
I am really excited to read Nightfall. Will was actually my favorite male character in this series. After I read Corrupt, I was obsessed with him and I actually decided to continue the series for him, until I read Hideaway and Damon caught my attention. I know that I’m going love Nightfall as much as this book because they both are my favorites, and the little snippets and sneak peeks that I’ve seen already, showed me that that book is going to be really good as well.
If you like suspense/dark romances, I would recommend this book. This series is kind of saga, so if you decides to read it you can’t skip any book in the series because if you do you are going to be really confused.
Overall, I really love this book. I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of rereading it. Damon and Winter are of the best couples I’ve read, and I can’t wait for Will and Emory to become my second favorite couple in the series. I have a feeling that I’ll love them just as much as I loved these two.
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Best book in this series so far. I loved it....more
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