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Want You Still
The heart always wants what it can't have...
Duty, honor, and sacrifice. Dedicating my life to these elements, for family and country, leaves little for myself in return. It’s why I indulge in a no-strings hookup with a handsome stranger mere days before heading half-a-world away. Except one night turns into a week-long fling, creating a connection at the most inopportune time. And neither of us want it to end. Staying in touch is easy at first, but dwindles to radio silence and distant memories as time passes. I didn’t expect him to reemerge in my life months later, now belonging to someone else. It should be enough for us both to walk away. To push down this relentless, aching want. But we don’t… We can't. Because the heart always wants what it can’t have.
Duty, honor, and sacrifice. Dedicating my life to these elements, for family and country, leaves little for myself in return. It’s why I indulge in a no-strings hookup with a handsome stranger mere days before heading half-a-world away. Except one night turns into a week-long fling, creating a connection at the most inopportune time. And neither of us want it to end. Staying in touch is easy at first, but dwindles to radio silence and distant memories as time passes. I didn’t expect him to reemerge in my life months later, now belonging to someone else. It should be enough for us both to walk away. To push down this relentless, aching want. But we don’t… We can't. Because the heart always wants what it can’t have.
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First published February 8, 2024
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C.E. Ricci
16 books4,563 followersCE Ricci is a USA Today and international best-selling author who enjoys plenty of things in her free time, but writing about herself in the third person isn’t one of them. She believes home isn’t a place, but a feeling, and it’s one she gets when she’s chilling lakeside or on hiking trails with her dogs, camera in hand. She’s addicted to all things photography, plants, peaks, puppies, and paperbacks, though not necessarily in that order. Music is her love language, and traveling the country (and world) is the way she chooses to find most of her inspiration for whatever epic love story she will tell next!
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February 14, 2024
dnf 55%
The review contains spoilers!
No No No No No. I’m not reading this. I can't do that when the main characters are people I usually hate with a passion. I want to forget about this book as soon as possible, so a quick review.
The first part of the story.
Our main characters had a one-night stand that turned into a week-long fuck fest, with some breaks, but the first hundred and twenty pages were them fucking eight percent of the time. If you like smutty books, you might like it, but I'm not a fan so I skipped almost all of them.
The third part. The second part was just them exchanging letters for twelve months, so there's not much to say.
So as it turns out - we actually know this from the prologue, but we don't know who this person is - Pierce is married and cheats on his partner with Will/Auden (that’s the same guy, just his two names). But the person he is cheating on is Auden’s sister. A very nice, loving and just sweet sister who did nothing wrong. Auden returns from the army after twelve months for his sister's wedding and then finds out that Pierce is marrying his sister, there is an explanation in the book why he didn't make the connection that they were siblings. An explanation which I still don't understand because he saw the photo when Auden was eight years old, and his wife and Auden had the same last name. I skipped to the end to see if she was cheating on him or if she was a bad person who deserved to be cheated on, but she isn't. So, I can’t do that. I hate these types of cheaters. I wish them well.
In Hell.
The review contains spoilers!
No No No No No. I’m not reading this. I can't do that when the main characters are people I usually hate with a passion. I want to forget about this book as soon as possible, so a quick review.
The first part of the story.
Our main characters had a one-night stand that turned into a week-long fuck fest, with some breaks, but the first hundred and twenty pages were them fucking eight percent of the time. If you like smutty books, you might like it, but I'm not a fan so I skipped almost all of them.
The third part. The second part was just them exchanging letters for twelve months, so there's not much to say.
So as it turns out - we actually know this from the prologue, but we don't know who this person is - Pierce is married and cheats on his partner with Will/Auden (that’s the same guy, just his two names). But the person he is cheating on is Auden’s sister. A very nice, loving and just sweet sister who did nothing wrong. Auden returns from the army after twelve months for his sister's wedding and then finds out that Pierce is marrying his sister, there is an explanation in the book why he didn't make the connection that they were siblings. An explanation which I still don't understand because he saw the photo when Auden was eight years old, and his wife and Auden had the same last name. I skipped to the end to see if she was cheating on him or if she was a bad person who deserved to be cheated on, but she isn't. So, I can’t do that. I hate these types of cheaters. I wish them well.
In Hell.
February 9, 2024
I didn't want to review this cuz I thought why bother, why put more energy into it than it deserves, but I decided I will bother because this book was a fiasco and I will not change my mind.
Disclaimer: I didn't hate this book, I just had to ignore every single detail for it to make any sense, and I was too angry at Pierce to enjoy it.
Disclaimer: I didn't hate this book, I just had to ignore every single detail for it to make any sense, and I was too angry at Pierce to enjoy it.
February 29, 2024
1/5 stars
this review is gonna be filled with spoilers so just be aware
okay so first i how do two of my favorite authors, whose books i love come up with this because actually what the fuck. i thought it would be filled with angst but instead it was a fuck fest for the first 40% of the book and then the worst twist ever.
first the fuck fest: it didn’t need to be that long. like i swear what the fuck. i was skimmed so much through those pages so maybe that’s why i finished this so fast. at this point i thought i would at least like the book enough to give it 3-4 stars but that did not turn out to be true one bit 😐
after the fucking for a week it skips for a couple months when Will is running to witness his sisters wedding. guess who she is marrying? 🤔 FUCKING PIERCE like i swear to god my heart physically dropped for Will bc hear they were like 30 pages ago making lovey dovey eyes at each other to fucking pierce marrying a WHOLE OTHER PERSON 🧍🏽♀️ like make it make sense please
what makes it worse is that there was cheating to a character who didn’t deserve it. i truly felt bad for Emily in the end. i gave up on Pierce the moment he decided to marry another person AFTER he stated that he potentially loved Will AND he was the missing puzzle piece in his life like actually shut the fuck up 🙄 also Emily after finding out that her husband cheated cried for like .2 seconds and LEFT FOR WORK like excuse me?????? your husband just cheated on with your brother and you did what? 😶 like tbh i stopped feeling any feelings for everything after a certain point
also i started hate reading after the wedding🧍🏽♀️like i would have laughed in someone’s face if they told me they married someone else even though they saw a life with another person but decided since they weren’t gonna see them they would marry out of pity. like i cant with pierce logic 😑
i stand by with this statement that Will deserved better than a fucking asshole who could not even admit that he loved him until he was about to lose him 🥴 if you take anything away from this long ass rant: FUCK PIERCE I HOPE HE DIES🙃
this review is gonna be filled with spoilers so just be aware
okay so first i how do two of my favorite authors, whose books i love come up with this because actually what the fuck. i thought it would be filled with angst but instead it was a fuck fest for the first 40% of the book and then the worst twist ever.
first the fuck fest: it didn’t need to be that long. like i swear what the fuck. i was skimmed so much through those pages so maybe that’s why i finished this so fast. at this point i thought i would at least like the book enough to give it 3-4 stars but that did not turn out to be true one bit 😐
after the fucking for a week it skips for a couple months when Will is running to witness his sisters wedding. guess who she is marrying? 🤔 FUCKING PIERCE like i swear to god my heart physically dropped for Will bc hear they were like 30 pages ago making lovey dovey eyes at each other to fucking pierce marrying a WHOLE OTHER PERSON 🧍🏽♀️ like make it make sense please
what makes it worse is that there was cheating to a character who didn’t deserve it. i truly felt bad for Emily in the end. i gave up on Pierce the moment he decided to marry another person AFTER he stated that he potentially loved Will AND he was the missing puzzle piece in his life like actually shut the fuck up 🙄 also Emily after finding out that her husband cheated cried for like .2 seconds and LEFT FOR WORK like excuse me?????? your husband just cheated on with your brother and you did what? 😶 like tbh i stopped feeling any feelings for everything after a certain point
also i started hate reading after the wedding🧍🏽♀️like i would have laughed in someone’s face if they told me they married someone else even though they saw a life with another person but decided since they weren’t gonna see them they would marry out of pity. like i cant with pierce logic 😑
i stand by with this statement that Will deserved better than a fucking asshole who could not even admit that he loved him until he was about to lose him 🥴 if you take anything away from this long ass rant: FUCK PIERCE I HOPE HE DIES🙃
February 25, 2025
Speechless.
♾️⭐️
Will + Pierce 🖤
Second chance | Right person wrong time
This book hurt and hurt bad but pieced me back together in the end.
"What I want is you. I wanted you then, and I want you still."
"This is love... The fight-with-you-everyday because-I-cant-live-without-you kind. The kind where you get married and grow old together. The kind that's meant to be forever."
⚠️possible spoilers below in tropes and trigger warnings
Tropes:
Right person, wrong time
Second chance
Military
Cheating (with, not on)
Strict roles
Push pull
Swoony
Bareback
Jealousy
TWs:
Cheating
Betrayal
♾️⭐️
Will + Pierce 🖤
Second chance | Right person wrong time
This book hurt and hurt bad but pieced me back together in the end.
"What I want is you. I wanted you then, and I want you still."
"This is love... The fight-with-you-everyday because-I-cant-live-without-you kind. The kind where you get married and grow old together. The kind that's meant to be forever."
⚠️possible spoilers below in tropes and trigger warnings
Tropes:
Right person, wrong time
Second chance
Military
Cheating (with, not on)
Strict roles
Push pull
Swoony
Bareback
Jealousy
TWs:
Cheating
Betrayal
February 27, 2024
I knew there would be cheating so I was ready for it but WTF was that I just read? It started well, the chemistry was fine but Pearce is a very weak and nasty MC. He did not deserve Will at all and the timeline was a mess.
I know everyone has their own timing and sometimes when you know you know but who gets married that quick? Pierce could not have waited as he knew Will was coming home soon? Ghosting Will was just nasty. Also, as Will was coming back to the same city as Pierce, it's not like they were going to be thousands of miles apart.
Will's sister was portrayed as nice (too nice overall IMO) but what kind of sister plans to marry so quick and without her brother? Again, he's coming back soon, you just need to wait a few weeks/months at most.
Honestly, the story line did not make much sense and it felt forced just to up the angst. It would have worked better if Pierce and the sister were just a few months into a dating situation. The cheating and angst would still be there and it would make it more palatable. IMO, the best conclusion would have been for Will to move on and find someone else.
I know everyone has their own timing and sometimes when you know you know but who gets married that quick? Pierce could not have waited as he knew Will was coming home soon? Ghosting Will was just nasty. Also, as Will was coming back to the same city as Pierce, it's not like they were going to be thousands of miles apart.
Will's sister was portrayed as nice (too nice overall IMO) but what kind of sister plans to marry so quick and without her brother? Again, he's coming back soon, you just need to wait a few weeks/months at most.
Honestly, the story line did not make much sense and it felt forced just to up the angst. It would have worked better if Pierce and the sister were just a few months into a dating situation. The cheating and angst would still be there and it would make it more palatable. IMO, the best conclusion would have been for Will to move on and find someone else.
February 15, 2024
Holy shit!!!!!
I knew I was going to cry my eyes out and get my heart thoroughly broken with this one and I'm not disappointed. CE Ricci especially has writing that just breaks my heart - I still cry every single time I re-read Head Above Water and Follow the River.
I absolutely loved Will, he just deserved so much better than what he actually got even if he was madly in love. If I'd found myself in his situation there is ZERO chance I could forgive them, let alone try again....my tiny Grinch heart could never.
Pierce is just a cunt who needs to take a long walk off a short pier. I do not care for him, I think he's an infected bag of dicks, and I can't scrounge up anything nice to say about him at all - but I do love when a character makes me absolutely fucking hate them, because to me that's good writing.
Seriously, I detest Pierce the Prick so much that it's made me willing to forgive Roman from the River of Rain duet after two years of flat out refusing to read his book, because I hold such a grudge against him for hurting River! I'm actually open to reading his story now, which is big for me!! So there's a nice thing I can say about Pierce actually, he's SUCH a twat that I now have another book I can finally let myself read because I actually don't think Roman was anywhere near as bad as him.
So, yeah, overall as much as I loved Will he really needs to raise his standards (like seriously they're on the ground at this point - you are worth more dude!!!), Pierce needs to fuck all the way off and then fuck off some more, and I need to go find something light and fluffy to give my tearducts a reprieve.
Highly recommend reading this book!
I knew I was going to cry my eyes out and get my heart thoroughly broken with this one and I'm not disappointed. CE Ricci especially has writing that just breaks my heart - I still cry every single time I re-read Head Above Water and Follow the River.
I absolutely loved Will, he just deserved so much better than what he actually got even if he was madly in love. If I'd found myself in his situation there is ZERO chance I could forgive them, let alone try again....my tiny Grinch heart could never.
Pierce is just a cunt who needs to take a long walk off a short pier. I do not care for him, I think he's an infected bag of dicks, and I can't scrounge up anything nice to say about him at all - but I do love when a character makes me absolutely fucking hate them, because to me that's good writing.
Seriously, I detest Pierce the Prick so much that it's made me willing to forgive Roman from the River of Rain duet after two years of flat out refusing to read his book, because I hold such a grudge against him for hurting River! I'm actually open to reading his story now, which is big for me!! So there's a nice thing I can say about Pierce actually, he's SUCH a twat that I now have another book I can finally let myself read because I actually don't think Roman was anywhere near as bad as him.
So, yeah, overall as much as I loved Will he really needs to raise his standards (like seriously they're on the ground at this point - you are worth more dude!!!), Pierce needs to fuck all the way off and then fuck off some more, and I need to go find something light and fluffy to give my tearducts a reprieve.
Highly recommend reading this book!
March 2, 2024
4.75/5 🌟
3/5 🌶️
- Forbidden romance
- Second chance
- Angsty AF
- Cheating
- Hurt/comfort
- Military
What an emotional rollercoaster! ❤️🩹 This book starts on such a high note but then drops you into the pits of hell. 🥺 But don't worry, all of the pain is worth it in the end!
I'm not surprised that two of my favorite authors coming together to cowrite a book ended in this becoming one of my new favorite MM romances. 🥹 The way these two write angst and the hurt/comfort dynamic is just perfection.
Let me just say, I was prepared for one of the plot twists because of the epilogue, but I wasn't prepared for THE OTHER plot twist in this. That fucking gutted me. I was so mad I had to take a moment to compose myself before continuing. The fucking utter heartbreak my baby Will went through.. 😣
Will deserves the world. This man went through so much in this book and I just wanted to pull him into a big hug and protect him from everything.
This love story wasn't perfect, it was real and raw and so damn emotional, but these two do get their happily ever after which will heal your heart after the author's drag it through the mud. 😅🥲
All of this to say, I loved this book so much and Will and Pierce will forever leave an imprint on my heart. ❤️
3/5 🌶️
- Forbidden romance
- Second chance
- Angsty AF
- Cheating
- Hurt/comfort
- Military
What an emotional rollercoaster! ❤️🩹 This book starts on such a high note but then drops you into the pits of hell. 🥺 But don't worry, all of the pain is worth it in the end!
I'm not surprised that two of my favorite authors coming together to cowrite a book ended in this becoming one of my new favorite MM romances. 🥹 The way these two write angst and the hurt/comfort dynamic is just perfection.
Let me just say, I was prepared for one of the plot twists because of the epilogue, but I wasn't prepared for THE OTHER plot twist in this. That fucking gutted me. I was so mad I had to take a moment to compose myself before continuing. The fucking utter heartbreak my baby Will went through.. 😣
Will deserves the world. This man went through so much in this book and I just wanted to pull him into a big hug and protect him from everything.
This love story wasn't perfect, it was real and raw and so damn emotional, but these two do get their happily ever after which will heal your heart after the author's drag it through the mud. 😅🥲
All of this to say, I loved this book so much and Will and Pierce will forever leave an imprint on my heart. ❤️
February 13, 2024
It makes me sad to say but not a single thing made sense to me in this book.
The first part was all so fast and hard, and almost only a series of sexual encounters. I can understand having mind-altering sex and not being able to forget about it. But the later deep connection would have felt more genuine to me if this time also involved emotional bonding.
The second part was the letters, and they were really sweet in general. The emotional bonding was made through them. Still, I wished they were deeper, somehow, most felt lacking that spilling your guts to someone feeling. And the first hint of Pierce’s personality: total ghosting. I mean whyyyyyy. (There is an explanation in the end but it is too little too late imo.)
The third part was where even the little sensible things vanished from the story. How can Pierce claim loving Will thinking he might be the one and not do a single thing for him, ghost him when Will literally begged for a chance to meet up in a few months? And Pierce decides marry someone else in those few months because he falls in love again? I can understand not waiting for him in a limbo, but why marry and ruin someone else’s life as well? Why so fast if Pierce still thinks of Will? He could be boyfriend and still create same tension/trope without marrying to a woman he clearly doesn’t know well at all. How Pierce didn’t make the connection between Will and his twin sister is impossible. How can Emmy not invite his twin brother to her wedding? Not even mention she has someone serious? It’s not like they never talk. How can Pierce stomach jumping out of Emmy’s bed to Will’s bed, and they are twins? Bleh. I’m no fan of cheating trope, when it is this blatant and reckless makes me feel worse, still, trying not to judge but Pierce claims to love Emmy as much to marry her, how and why do this to her, as well as to Will because he claims to love him, too? How can Will accept that his sister’s husband is cheating on her and yet worse, be part of that action? How can Will just take him back without a question in the end? Pierce literally just did one of the worst things you can do in a marriage and he did that to Will’s twin sister. I am sorry but Pierce is a horrible person for what he did to both Emmy and Will. And Will follows him close behind for what he did to her sister.
Entire time, the book made me think that this story is a fusion of Easton/Cannon and Julian/Deacon’s stories. And while I reserve my moral concerns for each book, they were both nice and somewhat balanced in their own ways, so when all tropes collide at once, I think it became too much.
What I liked though, Will as a person -minus cheating- he was sweet and caring, he really tried to keep the relationship at first, and then actually tried to avoid unfortunate series of events, he felt more genuine. I also liked Emmy, despite being very clueless, her not turning into a villain and being mature, even making fun of the situation in the end was nice. And the writing, I have enjoyed both writers’ writing in the past, and here as well.
The first part was all so fast and hard, and almost only a series of sexual encounters. I can understand having mind-altering sex and not being able to forget about it. But the later deep connection would have felt more genuine to me if this time also involved emotional bonding.
The second part was the letters, and they were really sweet in general. The emotional bonding was made through them. Still, I wished they were deeper, somehow, most felt lacking that spilling your guts to someone feeling. And the first hint of Pierce’s personality: total ghosting. I mean whyyyyyy. (There is an explanation in the end but it is too little too late imo.)
The third part was where even the little sensible things vanished from the story. How can Pierce claim loving Will thinking he might be the one and not do a single thing for him, ghost him when Will literally begged for a chance to meet up in a few months? And Pierce decides marry someone else in those few months because he falls in love again? I can understand not waiting for him in a limbo, but why marry and ruin someone else’s life as well? Why so fast if Pierce still thinks of Will? He could be boyfriend and still create same tension/trope without marrying to a woman he clearly doesn’t know well at all. How Pierce didn’t make the connection between Will and his twin sister is impossible. How can Emmy not invite his twin brother to her wedding? Not even mention she has someone serious? It’s not like they never talk. How can Pierce stomach jumping out of Emmy’s bed to Will’s bed, and they are twins? Bleh. I’m no fan of cheating trope, when it is this blatant and reckless makes me feel worse, still, trying not to judge but Pierce claims to love Emmy as much to marry her, how and why do this to her, as well as to Will because he claims to love him, too? How can Will accept that his sister’s husband is cheating on her and yet worse, be part of that action? How can Will just take him back without a question in the end? Pierce literally just did one of the worst things you can do in a marriage and he did that to Will’s twin sister. I am sorry but Pierce is a horrible person for what he did to both Emmy and Will. And Will follows him close behind for what he did to her sister.
Entire time, the book made me think that this story is a fusion of Easton/Cannon and Julian/Deacon’s stories. And while I reserve my moral concerns for each book, they were both nice and somewhat balanced in their own ways, so when all tropes collide at once, I think it became too much.
What I liked though, Will as a person -minus cheating- he was sweet and caring, he really tried to keep the relationship at first, and then actually tried to avoid unfortunate series of events, he felt more genuine. I also liked Emmy, despite being very clueless, her not turning into a villain and being mature, even making fun of the situation in the end was nice. And the writing, I have enjoyed both writers’ writing in the past, and here as well.
February 11, 2024
After sitting on this for a few days, I've decided to lower my rating to 3.5. I flew through this and was living for the drama. However, I can't get past the overall timeline. I feel like I would have eaten this up wayyyyy more if it spanned years rather than a few months. The pacing of each of the relationships just didn't work for me.
I did love the tension in this, though. There are some great one-liners as well, and the forbidden aspect is well written. I really was freaking the fuck out for the majority of this. The wedding, the letters and the pining all had me ILL. My anxiety was INSANE. (Even if the whole wedding thing didn't really make any sense and was a little convulted.... like how are you marrying someone you know nothing about.)
Bonus points to the ladies for not making Emily a monster, though. I truly hate when the wife is turned into a literal demon for the sake of making us root for the couple. I also ate up the cameos bc EASTON MY BABY.
I think a lot of my issues with this could have been solved if it was longer tbh. I needed more time with the main couple to really fall in love with them, and that just didn't happen for me with this.
Ratings
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶🌶🌶
I did love the tension in this, though. There are some great one-liners as well, and the forbidden aspect is well written. I really was freaking the fuck out for the majority of this. The wedding, the letters and the pining all had me ILL. My anxiety was INSANE. (Even if the whole wedding thing didn't really make any sense and was a little convulted.... like how are you marrying someone you know nothing about.)
Bonus points to the ladies for not making Emily a monster, though. I truly hate when the wife is turned into a literal demon for the sake of making us root for the couple. I also ate up the cameos bc EASTON MY BABY.
I think a lot of my issues with this could have been solved if it was longer tbh. I needed more time with the main couple to really fall in love with them, and that just didn't happen for me with this.
Ratings
⭐️⭐️⭐️.5
🌶🌶🌶
February 1, 2024
That was brutal, beautiful, painful, fulfilling, powerful and EVERYTHING. My cup is so full I don’t even know what else to say. Will is bae. This scratched an itch in my brain that I needed.
February 20, 2024
❝ I feel nothing. Yet, I feel fucking everything. ❞
thoughts:
➵ almost 5 stars, again i know, for me but sadly both authors fumbled the most important scene in the end. internally i'm just screaming for that scene to be different.
➵ the twist in the story halfway into the book was insane. and chaotic.
➵ opposites attract. combat war medic met this 'boring' corporate guy one night in a bar.
➵ kudos to ricci and valentine for delivering the drama and the tension. it was overflowing.
July 31, 2024
Hot smut but aggravating storyline.
Rip Jerry Springer u wouldve loved this.
If you like forbidden love, cheating & horrible people youll love this one: This book was entertaining yet definitely not romantic. It was an absolute hot mess . 🤮
(Spoilers)
Pierce is an absolute piece of sh*t loser & Will can do better. I couldnt understand what was going through his mind because who does that? They had the same last name and u didnt think to look into it? He just kept doing whatever he wanted and refusing to make the right decisions. That is not Love thats selfishness . I kinda want him to get his by Trunk-kun
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Will has zero backbone or respect for himself. I waited for him to even attempt to move on with another man yet nothing 🤨
I just couldnt see how they were going to maneuver out of the shitshow but it wrapped up with a pretty bow and i had to laugh at how unrealistic it was. She cried for like 15 seconds and was already well enough for laugh???? Excuse me your husband has been fucking your twin brother
Can we be serious . Also what twin doesnt tell their twin about who theyre marrying? Im not buying it
The audio was a 5/5
Rip Jerry Springer u wouldve loved this.
If you like forbidden love, cheating & horrible people youll love this one: This book was entertaining yet definitely not romantic. It was an absolute hot mess . 🤮
(Spoilers)
Pierce is an absolute piece of sh*t loser & Will can do better. I couldnt understand what was going through his mind because who does that? They had the same last name and u didnt think to look into it? He just kept doing whatever he wanted and refusing to make the right decisions. That is not Love thats selfishness . I kinda want him to get his by Trunk-kun
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Will has zero backbone or respect for himself. I waited for him to even attempt to move on with another man yet nothing 🤨
I just couldnt see how they were going to maneuver out of the shitshow but it wrapped up with a pretty bow and i had to laugh at how unrealistic it was. She cried for like 15 seconds and was already well enough for laugh???? Excuse me your husband has been fucking your twin brother
Can we be serious . Also what twin doesnt tell their twin about who theyre marrying? Im not buying it
The audio was a 5/5
May 27, 2024
Audio - 5 Stars
Story - 4 MESSY MESSY MESSY MESSY STARS!
Story - 4 MESSY MESSY MESSY MESSY STARS!
February 11, 2024
Want You Still is a beautiful emotional romance that I could not get enough of. This story features an immense amount of longing, grief, fondness, and utter devotion, which encompasses such a complicated love story between Will and Pierce.
One of my favorite aspects of this story is the passing of time. Will and Pierce meet and connect rather quickly, but due to life events are separated for quite some time, so when they are reunited you are expecting a beautiful reunion and instead are in for quite a shock. I was not expecting such emotional turmoil while reading this story, but I appreciate the pain and angst because it emphasizes the true and meaningful connection Will and Pierce share.
Overall this is such a wonderfully angsty love story that made me feel every emotion possible. From Will and Pierce's initial interaction, forced separation, and heartbreaking reunion I was rooting for these two and their eventual HEA. Will and Pierce have an epic romance that I could not get enough of and I loved their story from beginning to end. Their HEA is hard-won and at times impossible, but these two persevere and have such a beautiful well-deserved ending.
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this story.***
One of my favorite aspects of this story is the passing of time. Will and Pierce meet and connect rather quickly, but due to life events are separated for quite some time, so when they are reunited you are expecting a beautiful reunion and instead are in for quite a shock. I was not expecting such emotional turmoil while reading this story, but I appreciate the pain and angst because it emphasizes the true and meaningful connection Will and Pierce share.
Overall this is such a wonderfully angsty love story that made me feel every emotion possible. From Will and Pierce's initial interaction, forced separation, and heartbreaking reunion I was rooting for these two and their eventual HEA. Will and Pierce have an epic romance that I could not get enough of and I loved their story from beginning to end. Their HEA is hard-won and at times impossible, but these two persevere and have such a beautiful well-deserved ending.
*** I reviewed a complimentary copy of this story.***
February 9, 2024
This was one of my most anticipated books for 2024, and whilst it was okay, it also felt like a bit of a disappointment for me personally. I will keep this review as vague and spoiler-free as possible!
I felt as though the first 30% of the book was nothing but spice. I love spice, but I also need some kind of emotional connection to build alongside it, and I felt like that was missing. Then came the letters, which I did really enjoy, as I felt like I was finally starting to see a relationship building between Will and Pierce. Then came the 'plot twist' just before 50%, and from that point onwards I was pretty much done.
I don't have an issue with the trope in particular, but the way it was executed felt completely unbelievable to me. None of it made sense, despite the authors trying to explain why the characters hadn't figured out what was going on, and then the aftermath felt rushed and unrealistic as well. The way in which it was resolved didn't resemble reality at all, and I know you're supposed to ignore that in favour of book logic, but I need my books to feel realistic, or else I don't connect with them.
I also felt like there was more telling than showing in this story, which made it harder for me to be invested. The whole book was pretty short, and could have done with some more relationship-building and angst scenes to make it feel more well-developed.
I debated rating this lower, but I've settled on 3 stars because I do really enjoy the writing style of CE Ricci and Marley Valentine, and despite having issues with the execution of the story, I did still enjoy it enough to finish it in one sitting.
I felt as though the first 30% of the book was nothing but spice. I love spice, but I also need some kind of emotional connection to build alongside it, and I felt like that was missing. Then came the letters, which I did really enjoy, as I felt like I was finally starting to see a relationship building between Will and Pierce. Then came the 'plot twist' just before 50%, and from that point onwards I was pretty much done.
I don't have an issue with the trope in particular, but the way it was executed felt completely unbelievable to me. None of it made sense, despite the authors trying to explain why the characters hadn't figured out what was going on, and then the aftermath felt rushed and unrealistic as well. The way in which it was resolved didn't resemble reality at all, and I know you're supposed to ignore that in favour of book logic, but I need my books to feel realistic, or else I don't connect with them.
I also felt like there was more telling than showing in this story, which made it harder for me to be invested. The whole book was pretty short, and could have done with some more relationship-building and angst scenes to make it feel more well-developed.
I debated rating this lower, but I've settled on 3 stars because I do really enjoy the writing style of CE Ricci and Marley Valentine, and despite having issues with the execution of the story, I did still enjoy it enough to finish it in one sitting.
March 18, 2024
me 90% of this book:
https://youtu.be/38tfhSYGIVs?si=z8mbi...
will, you deserve the world. pierce, count your days 🤺
https://youtu.be/38tfhSYGIVs?si=z8mbi...
will, you deserve the world. pierce, count your days 🤺
dnf
March 26, 2024DNF@14% I think I have been reading the same sex scene for the last three chapters.
November 20, 2024
Oh my god
Read
March 7, 2024Not feeling this at all. I don’t know if it’s me or the book. 🤷♀️
February 10, 2024
This book is evidence that words of affirmation people stayyyyyy getting scammed. Once every day of the week and twice on Sundays.
Pierce is one of the WORST MCs I've had the misfortune to encounter. But my experience of him wasn't anywhere near as bad as Will's. Yeeish.
I think I could have forgiven The Dick™ if the letter had come earlier in the story. Then they'd have been tortured star-crossed lovers, destined to forever be apart. But the way it was? This guy just moved on, man. Left his friend falling on his own with no one to catch him. It was B.R.U.T.A.L.
How do you NOT choose them? It's a romance novel. This isn't supposed to happen unless there are serious extenuating circumstances. There are forgivable crimes, and there's whatever the fuck Pierce did to Will.
This book depicts emotional war crimes the likes of which should be outlawed by the Geneva convention.
And Will just kept on loving him. In spite of the unbelievable heartbreak.
Pierce has the unique abilityto say the worst possible thing, EVERY FUCKING TIME. To Will. Around Will. Just shot after shot. It was painful to watch.
"When you know, you know." EXCUSE ME? Saying this about ANOTHER PERSON? Immediately jail.
"It feels like I’m the only one paying the price each and every fucking time."
That's because you are, baby.
And what made it worse was the lack of an epic grovel. A grovel to end all grovels. Because this was a monumental fuck-up. What happened to the punishment fitting the crime? We used to be a society.
And the revision of history 🤦🤦🤦
“But if I’m sure of anything, it’s that I should’ve chosen you. Fought for you. Waited for you.”
Okay but you didn't though???? So how do we proceed?
And Will was so eager for it too. Gagging to hear it.
"I love you, and you’re the one worth leaving it all behind for, Pierce. "
Really? He is? Bloody Pierce? I love you, Will, but you're dumber than a bag of rocks.
“You’re worth it, Pierce. You’re so fucking worth it, it’s not even funny.”
It actually IS funny, because this man is many, many, MANY things, but worth it is absolutely not one of them.
And what do you mean, he's perfect? Could be recency bias, honestly but no MC is more imperfect than Pierce.
“I’ve always been yours."
Riiiiiiight. Where's the evidence to support this assertion, Pierce?
I've never met a more authentic whore than this. He's not even poly!!! He's just a whore to be a whore.
Ugh. The book is exceptionally good though. Especially if you get past the fact that the first 36% is basically just sex.
Also, legitimately the most shocking plot twist I've read in a long while.
Pierce is one of the WORST MCs I've had the misfortune to encounter. But my experience of him wasn't anywhere near as bad as Will's. Yeeish.
I think I could have forgiven The Dick™ if the letter had come earlier in the story. Then they'd have been tortured star-crossed lovers, destined to forever be apart. But the way it was? This guy just moved on, man. Left his friend falling on his own with no one to catch him. It was B.R.U.T.A.L.
How do you NOT choose them? It's a romance novel. This isn't supposed to happen unless there are serious extenuating circumstances. There are forgivable crimes, and there's whatever the fuck Pierce did to Will.
This book depicts emotional war crimes the likes of which should be outlawed by the Geneva convention.
And Will just kept on loving him. In spite of the unbelievable heartbreak.
Pierce has the unique abilityto say the worst possible thing, EVERY FUCKING TIME. To Will. Around Will. Just shot after shot. It was painful to watch.
"When you know, you know." EXCUSE ME? Saying this about ANOTHER PERSON? Immediately jail.
"It feels like I’m the only one paying the price each and every fucking time."
That's because you are, baby.
And what made it worse was the lack of an epic grovel. A grovel to end all grovels. Because this was a monumental fuck-up. What happened to the punishment fitting the crime? We used to be a society.
And the revision of history 🤦🤦🤦
“But if I’m sure of anything, it’s that I should’ve chosen you. Fought for you. Waited for you.”
Okay but you didn't though???? So how do we proceed?
And Will was so eager for it too. Gagging to hear it.
"I love you, and you’re the one worth leaving it all behind for, Pierce. "
Really? He is? Bloody Pierce? I love you, Will, but you're dumber than a bag of rocks.
“You’re worth it, Pierce. You’re so fucking worth it, it’s not even funny.”
It actually IS funny, because this man is many, many, MANY things, but worth it is absolutely not one of them.
And what do you mean, he's perfect? Could be recency bias, honestly but no MC is more imperfect than Pierce.
“I’ve always been yours."
Riiiiiiight. Where's the evidence to support this assertion, Pierce?
I've never met a more authentic whore than this. He's not even poly!!! He's just a whore to be a whore.
Ugh. The book is exceptionally good though. Especially if you get past the fact that the first 36% is basically just sex.
Also, legitimately the most shocking plot twist I've read in a long while.
February 20, 2024
I hardly ever leave reviews. And I read over 150 books a year. But I was so pissed off at this book, it had me opening the Goodreads app. The first few reviews, I could’ve written. I felt exactly the same. Started to just leave it at that, but . . . no. I’m back here again compelled to say this. I genuinely like both these authors’ work. How they came up with such a lazy plot is beyond me.
To be clear - it isn’t cheating I mind. But by 65% I came this close to dnf’ing because I HATED Pierce. They could’ve come up with any number of plot twists to make this more tragic and palatable, rather than just pathetic and infuriating. Thought Will was KIA? Check, would’ve gone with that. He never told him he was shipping out and just ghosted him? Ok. Whatever. Literally ANYthing other than, oh a couple months went by, I met a chick and I’m racing to the alter because i could NOT care less about you. F*ck this shit. There’s no way to suspend disbelief enough to buy into the ending. And f*ck Pierce for being such a gutless, faithless brat. And I don’t mean to Emily. SMH
To be clear - it isn’t cheating I mind. But by 65% I came this close to dnf’ing because I HATED Pierce. They could’ve come up with any number of plot twists to make this more tragic and palatable, rather than just pathetic and infuriating. Thought Will was KIA? Check, would’ve gone with that. He never told him he was shipping out and just ghosted him? Ok. Whatever. Literally ANYthing other than, oh a couple months went by, I met a chick and I’m racing to the alter because i could NOT care less about you. F*ck this shit. There’s no way to suspend disbelief enough to buy into the ending. And f*ck Pierce for being such a gutless, faithless brat. And I don’t mean to Emily. SMH
February 12, 2024
The entire premise of this book is wild and Pierce kind of sucks. Like you couldn’t wait nine months for your man to come back from war? Not even a full calendar year babes. Also the whole thing is like maybe 14 months start to finish??? What kind of shotgun ass tomfoolery is that? Basically what I’m saying is the middle 80% of the book sucks and made me into a rage monster.
February 13, 2024
Edit because I just have to add one thing and round my rating down instead of up (still 3.5/3.75 ish but it makes me mad so here I am). One of these bitches didn’t know how to yearn. Put on Waiting Room by Phoebe Bridgers and wallow in pain and suffering don’t try to move on!
Okay. I survived. I’ll admit I went into this not expecting to like it and I liked it a LOT more than I thought I would. Cheating trope isn’t usually my jam lol as many would probably agree but the authors could have been wayyyy meaner (on the readers) with the cheating aspect. It wasn’t as traumatizing as some cheating I’ve read in books lol but if that’s a trigger for you def steer clear. I liked the characters at the end of the day even if they made me want to rip my hair out at times. I’m fact if I were any of these characters I probably would have had a mental breakdown and turned into the joker. Because this premise was genuinely infuriating at times. I know I’m being a hater but I actually did really like this lol.
That being said I still had a few issues. This book is lowkey borderline propaganda for the US military which pissed me off bc I know the horrible shit we do in the Middle East and YES he’s a medic but STILL there was so much rah rah duty honor bullshit. I will never be able to shake the gender studies class I took in college on militarized masculinities. The timeline is just absolutely deranged. All of this happening in like a little over a year?? Does not make sense emotionally, logistically, or in any other way. This deserved (and needed to make sense) to be a years long saga. Like at least two years. And the characters’ actions at times really just didn’t make sense. The ending was also very rushed I felt. And I wish the letters were much longer, those were like some tiny notes they were sending, give me full epistolary epic!!
Anyways, this review was mildly incoherent so if you made it this far, hi! Hello! 👋 I enjoyed this but it made me mad!
Okay. I survived. I’ll admit I went into this not expecting to like it and I liked it a LOT more than I thought I would. Cheating trope isn’t usually my jam lol as many would probably agree but the authors could have been wayyyy meaner (on the readers) with the cheating aspect. It wasn’t as traumatizing as some cheating I’ve read in books lol but if that’s a trigger for you def steer clear. I liked the characters at the end of the day even if they made me want to rip my hair out at times. I’m fact if I were any of these characters I probably would have had a mental breakdown and turned into the joker. Because this premise was genuinely infuriating at times. I know I’m being a hater but I actually did really like this lol.
That being said I still had a few issues. This book is lowkey borderline propaganda for the US military which pissed me off bc I know the horrible shit we do in the Middle East and YES he’s a medic but STILL there was so much rah rah duty honor bullshit. I will never be able to shake the gender studies class I took in college on militarized masculinities. The timeline is just absolutely deranged. All of this happening in like a little over a year?? Does not make sense emotionally, logistically, or in any other way. This deserved (and needed to make sense) to be a years long saga. Like at least two years. And the characters’ actions at times really just didn’t make sense. The ending was also very rushed I felt. And I wish the letters were much longer, those were like some tiny notes they were sending, give me full epistolary epic!!
Anyways, this review was mildly incoherent so if you made it this far, hi! Hello! 👋 I enjoyed this but it made me mad!
March 10, 2024
Want You Still by CE Ricci & Marley Valentine was such an emotional, beautiful story. It was also a little different than I expected but in the best way.
You never expect meeting a stranger to change everything about your life. You especially don’t expect to fall in love with them. Thats exactly what happens to Will and Pierce when they meet in Cannon Beach. You also don’t expect to come home from deployment for your sister’s wedding to see her marrying the man you’re in love with.
This book broke my heart so many times and Will’s pain, god I could feel his pain through the pages. I sobbed for him many times.
Want You Still ends with the most well deserved HEA I’ve ever read. I didn’t know how CE Ricci and Marley Valentine were going to bring this to a close and how these two were going to end up together. They did such a beautiful job with this one. I’m blown away by the journey I experienced with Will and Pierce.
You never expect meeting a stranger to change everything about your life. You especially don’t expect to fall in love with them. Thats exactly what happens to Will and Pierce when they meet in Cannon Beach. You also don’t expect to come home from deployment for your sister’s wedding to see her marrying the man you’re in love with.
This book broke my heart so many times and Will’s pain, god I could feel his pain through the pages. I sobbed for him many times.
Want You Still ends with the most well deserved HEA I’ve ever read. I didn’t know how CE Ricci and Marley Valentine were going to bring this to a close and how these two were going to end up together. They did such a beautiful job with this one. I’m blown away by the journey I experienced with Will and Pierce.
February 25, 2024
eh honestly, i don't like the direction this took.
February 10, 2024
I call shenanigans on this entire book!!! ⭐⭐because it entertained me with stupidity for so long. Let's begin.
The entire premise of this mess is that these two men meet in Cannon Beach for a week long sex/love affair and Will goes off to war. But it's not a 4yr tour of duty...it's like a 6 month deployment where he HAS EMAIL (and probably cellphone with internet ie:social media & calling etc) but chooses not to divulge that so they settle on snail mail. After several months Pierce begins to drop off on his communication to his soldier.
The entire premise of this mess is that these two men meet in Cannon Beach for a week long sex/love affair and Will goes off to war. But it's not a 4yr tour of duty...it's like a 6 month deployment where he HAS EMAIL (and probably cellphone with internet ie:social media & calling etc) but chooses not to divulge that so they settle on snail mail. After several months Pierce begins to drop off on his communication to his soldier.
Secondly, I got a promotion at work, which is the main reason I’ve been radio silent.Fucking bullshit🙄Mind you Will has already said he is coming back to Seattle VERY SOON and would love to see Pierce!!! But Pierce, instead of being a mature 29 yr old, decides to ghost the man in the war zone. Mind you, we're still dealing in terms of months and Will has made his feelings clear and said he's coming back to the city they both live in. OK?
Or why I didn’t get a damn invite to this thing?” Her smile falters before she whispers, “I didn’t want you to feel bad if you couldn’t make it, and I knew it was a possibility with how quickly everything came together.”Why did he ghost you may ask? Because of the above quote. See, Pierce in the few months the love of his life Will was gone FELL IN LOVE with Emily who HAPPENS TO BE WILL'S TWIN SISTER!!! And guess what? Nobody invited Will to the goddamn wedding or told him his beloved twin was engaged until his mom called him at the last minute!!! This poor bastard! Imagine his shock when he shows up at the chapel to walk his twin down the aisle and Pierce is the groom!! Shenanigans!Oh yeah, you have to call Will Auden now - that's his middle name.
“When I asked her to marry me, I never thought I’d see you again.”Pierce actually said that stupid shit. Even though in Will's letter he literally said I'm coming stateside very soon and I hope I can see you. At this point I was begging Auden/Will to run far away from Pierce. Save yourself!
Yet to wish him gone feels so fucking wrong. But if last night is any indication, the survival of my marriage, my sanity, and my conscience depends on it.These two assholes have random drunken hookups behind sweet Emily's back while Emily (wife/twin) keeps trying to encourage them to have a relationship😅It's like a rom-com. She eventually announces they are all going to Cannon Beach for Pierces's 30th birthday surprise, staying in the same sexshack rental house AND she wants Will to drive Pierce there😂
“It’s selfish as hell to tell you this way, I know that. But I’m in love with you, Auden. I have been. And I know that makes this messy and more complicated than either of us asked for, but I can’t change how I feel. Attempting and failing to fight it is exhausting, and I can’t do it anymore. I won’t.”This is where it finally gets good because we had to wait until 83% when Pierce gets jealous over Will going home with Easton for Pierce to finally share his feelings because prior to this Will sounded like a fucking lunatic with a one-sided obsession. Pierce had been nothing but regrets over drunken hook-ups and confirmations of loving his wife.
“Well, the person I was healing from…was your brother.”Pierce comes clean to his wife 87% in and admits he knew Auden as Will prior to the wedding & he's now divorcing her & screwing Will full-time. Guess what? She didn't freak out. She was like, Oh wow, I'll need a bit to think about this but I need to get to work now, see you later.". WTF. I'm dead serious.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 12, 2024
2 étoiles pour le prologue, le style et certains aspects des personnages qui étaient prometteurs mais le reste est une belle déception pour moi.
La première moitié n'était pas catastrophique. Nous avons Will et Pierce qui se rencontrent, passent une semaine ensemble avant que Will ne retourne à son devoir. Un peu trop de s*xe à mon goût, tout va assez vite mais ils font l'effort d'apprendre à se connaître un minimum et on ressent une certaine connexion entre eux qui était encourageante pour la suite.
Puis, nous avons un échange de lettres (ce que j'adore habituellement) mais je l'ai trouvé un peu mécanique dans la forme ici.
Et ensuite nous arrivons à la moitié du livre où Pierce ne répond plus aux lettres, Will revient pour le mariage de sa soeur jumelle, il la conduit à l'hôtel et le mari est bien évidemment son Pierce. Mais Pierce ne savait pas qu'Emilie était la soeur de Will, même si ils avaient le même nom de famille, qu'elle avait un frère militaire et qu'elle lui faisait penser à lui. Tout ça parce que Will se fait appeler Auden par sa famille et qu'il a dit à Pierce que son prénom était Will => déjà là, ça me semblait trop pour être crédible.
Et ensuite c'est de pire en pire, tromperie, trahison, coïncidences improbables. La liste serait trop longue à détailler mais pour ne citer qu'un exemple de facilité ridicule: la soeur veut organiser une surprise pour les 30 ans de son mari et elle réserve la même maison que celle dans laquelle les deux gars avaient passé leur semaine idylique...
Bref, Will/Auden est amoureux donc prêt à vivre cette relation. Pierce aime les deux et ne sait pas quoi faire. Mais veut respecter ses voeux. Ensuite Will/Auden décide de se réengager pour ne pas faire entrave à leur couple et jalousie aidant, Pierce va se rendre compte que c'est Will qu'il aime le plus. Quoi de plus normal que de dire la vérité à sa femme et de lui faire lire les lettres qu'il a reçues de la part de son frère jumeau, j'ai trouvé ça d'une cruauté sans nom. Elle prend un peu de temps pour digérer les choses puis tout est bien qui finit bien ,c'était le destin, bla bla bla...
Et pour couronner le tout, Pierce avait encore en sa possession une lettre qu'il n'avait pas envoyée à Will, la toute dernière, où il lui faisait part de ses sentiments et où il disait que comme il ne pouvait pas l'avoir lui à cause de son asbence, il allait épouser Emilie qui était là ici et maintenant...
L'épilogue ne réhausse pas le niveau, mise à part le fait que la mère des jumeaux n'ait pas encore réussi à digérer les choses.
C'est donc une réelle déception pour cette histoire, il y avait bien mieux à faire.
La première moitié n'était pas catastrophique. Nous avons Will et Pierce qui se rencontrent, passent une semaine ensemble avant que Will ne retourne à son devoir. Un peu trop de s*xe à mon goût, tout va assez vite mais ils font l'effort d'apprendre à se connaître un minimum et on ressent une certaine connexion entre eux qui était encourageante pour la suite.
Puis, nous avons un échange de lettres (ce que j'adore habituellement) mais je l'ai trouvé un peu mécanique dans la forme ici.
Et ensuite nous arrivons à la moitié du livre où Pierce ne répond plus aux lettres, Will revient pour le mariage de sa soeur jumelle, il la conduit à l'hôtel et le mari est bien évidemment son Pierce. Mais Pierce ne savait pas qu'Emilie était la soeur de Will, même si ils avaient le même nom de famille, qu'elle avait un frère militaire et qu'elle lui faisait penser à lui. Tout ça parce que Will se fait appeler Auden par sa famille et qu'il a dit à Pierce que son prénom était Will => déjà là, ça me semblait trop pour être crédible.
Et ensuite c'est de pire en pire, tromperie, trahison, coïncidences improbables. La liste serait trop longue à détailler mais pour ne citer qu'un exemple de facilité ridicule: la soeur veut organiser une surprise pour les 30 ans de son mari et elle réserve la même maison que celle dans laquelle les deux gars avaient passé leur semaine idylique...
Bref, Will/Auden est amoureux donc prêt à vivre cette relation. Pierce aime les deux et ne sait pas quoi faire. Mais veut respecter ses voeux. Ensuite Will/Auden décide de se réengager pour ne pas faire entrave à leur couple et jalousie aidant, Pierce va se rendre compte que c'est Will qu'il aime le plus. Quoi de plus normal que de dire la vérité à sa femme et de lui faire lire les lettres qu'il a reçues de la part de son frère jumeau, j'ai trouvé ça d'une cruauté sans nom. Elle prend un peu de temps pour digérer les choses puis tout est bien qui finit bien ,c'était le destin, bla bla bla...
Et pour couronner le tout, Pierce avait encore en sa possession une lettre qu'il n'avait pas envoyée à Will, la toute dernière, où il lui faisait part de ses sentiments et où il disait que comme il ne pouvait pas l'avoir lui à cause de son asbence, il allait épouser Emilie qui était là ici et maintenant...
L'épilogue ne réhausse pas le niveau, mise à part le fait que la mère des jumeaux n'ait pas encore réussi à digérer les choses.
C'est donc une réelle déception pour cette histoire, il y avait bien mieux à faire.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 21, 2024
✰3.5 stars✰
Well written, painful and angsty… but just not for me I don’t think.
I can sometimes read in novels (not a top trope of mine but if done a certain way I don’t mind it) but the quick timeline and flip flopping of how much
I just… I think it’s really personal preference and I’m learning I prefer when MCs want each other above anyone else right away and if there is It hurt the connection for Pierce and Will for me a bit maybe too.
I can see how this painful of a love story could be for some people and their cup of tea but it just wasn’t mine. My full rating isn’t even because of that necessarily. It’s the pacing and timeline of the novel. I couldn’t get behind it even personal preference aside, it felt too quick somehow.
I loved the beginning with Will and Pierces first week together, this was by far my favorite part. I think their HEA was deserved and it could be a very beautiful romance if this kind of plot and pain is your thing!
Well written, painful and angsty… but just not for me I don’t think.
I can sometimes read in novels (not a top trope of mine but if done a certain way I don’t mind it) but the quick timeline and flip flopping of how much
I just… I think it’s really personal preference and I’m learning I prefer when MCs want each other above anyone else right away and if there is It hurt the connection for Pierce and Will for me a bit maybe too.
I can see how this painful of a love story could be for some people and their cup of tea but it just wasn’t mine. My full rating isn’t even because of that necessarily. It’s the pacing and timeline of the novel. I couldn’t get behind it even personal preference aside, it felt too quick somehow.
I loved the beginning with Will and Pierces first week together, this was by far my favorite part. I think their HEA was deserved and it could be a very beautiful romance if this kind of plot and pain is your thing!
December 17, 2025
Phew
Ain't nothing like a CE Ricci or Marley Valentine book. Both together. Phenomenal. All the emotions.
Ain't nothing like a CE Ricci or Marley Valentine book. Both together. Phenomenal. All the emotions.
February 15, 2024
It was so bad i wanted to kill myself. Weak characters with unrealistic relationships. #Number one Pierce slander.
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