릭 미 업 이프 유 캔

by Zig

* 배경/분야 : 서양풍, 오메가버스, 첫사랑, 재회물, 삽질물, 애절물
* 키워드 : 미남공, 후회공, 변호사공, 상처수, 후회수, 베타>오메가수
* 주인공 (공) : 애슐리 밀러. 교내의 아이스하키 스포츠 스타이자 유명 로펌을 운영하는 변호사의 아들.
* 주인공 (수) : 코너 나일즈. 힘든 가정 환경과 외로움 속에서도 씩씩하게 살아가는 평범한 학생. 자신을 도와준 애슐리 밀러를 유일한 친구로 믿는다.
* 이럴 때 보세요 : 쌍방삽질의 애절한 재회물이 보고 싶을 때
* 공감 글귀 : “네가 내, 유일한 친구고……. 난 너를 위해서라면 뭐든 할 수 있어.”

Genres: Omegaverse

ebook

Published April 17, 2022

Reviews

[lex ❄ · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a note: I read this after Eat Me Up If You Can and this review is only about the main story. Once I read the extras I'll update it. I also want to clarify I am not familiar with the "If You Can" universe, so my views come from a first time ZIG reader.

4.5 stars, might round it up to 5 later. This got very close to being perfect. I have many thoughts about it and I really want to rant, so heads up that this is a long review.

Where do I even start? What a fantastic premise full of misunderstandings, drama and some angst. It sounds like the perfect formula for me, as a reader that enjoys such type of plots.

The highschool arc was the best thing from this novel, period. I absolutely loved the yearning and pining from both MCs. It was lovely to see them become friends to something more. Their initial dynamic is also perfect, I love a jock x outcast pairing, it never gets old for me.

Now this is where the rant starts, after the first arc concludes. Sigh... I was disappointed in Koi's development. I started the novel liking him a lot, but after the highschool arc was over and more things happened, I had a hard time connecting with him. Koi had gone through a lot of shitty stuff, making it easy to want to protect him, but I think the novel put more emphasis in his struggles, but didn't give the same grace to Ash.

Here is where I turn into Ash's defender because even if he is the way he is (part of it due to his alpha traits, obviously), I really believe that it's crazy how much he had to endure but the novel only acknowledges part of it near the end and it wasn't enough imo. After certain event happened, I really wanted/expected Koi to be the one chasing, but instead their dynamic became similar to their younger selves, only that this time Koi was doing some "tricks" (courtesy of Ariel).

Speaking of Ariel, I have to praise the author for making her such an amazing side character. I liked how she wasn't just there to be Koi's friend, but she also had things of her own, making her a well fleshed out female character. I was afraid that the author would go down the "evil woman" route, so I was pleasantly surprised that they didn't.

I do have to point out that Ariel's actions kind of made the second part of the story a bit unbareable because what she said had a lot of impact on Koi and Ash's relationship, often creating misunderstandings. And listen, I live for messy drama, I just wished that it was toned down because I felt like at some point it was going in circles (Ariel talking to Koi, Koi feeling insecure, Koi hidding it from Ash and assuming things until it became a big thing and he had to ask Ash direcly).

I really wish the story had given more grace to Ash in the second half, and I can easily elaborate with an example: at some point, Ariel tells him about what Koi did for him after the first arc ends, and while I get that she's on her friend's (Koi) side, the narrative makes it out as if Koi had done more for the two of them and brushes off Ash's family situation and how fucked over he got after everything. I felt that only near the end he was given some justice, but I still wanted Koi to put more effort and grow, because my other problem was how he seemed stuck in his younger self.

Ultimately, I think I went back to liking them together, but only at the very end. A good thing is that this universe got some unique omegaverse traits that were interesting and new I haven't seen in the genre. I'll definitely read more from this series.

Tags: (might miss some of them)
-POV: third person
-Content warnings: bullying, domestic violence, abuse, mentioned sexual harassment
-Elements: a/b/o, omegaverse, mutual pining/yearning, size difference, bi awakening, codependency between couple, break up, reunion, crossdressing, misunderstandings, mpreg, possessiveness, jealousy scenes
-Kinks: belly bulge, breeding kink, somnophilia
-Sexual act(s): barebacking, creampie, blowjobs, facial, fingering, rimming
-Dynamic: MM, alpha x beta (later discovers he's actually an omega), strict top and bottom, unbalanced power dynamics

[Nicole Jiménez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Tengo que admitir que fue muy agridulce esta historia, porque fue tipo, sé que está mal, pero ellos lo hacían ver bonito. Aun así, fue muchísimo mejor que la de Chase, y no me malentiendan, ambas parejas son muy buenas, pero la evolución de los personajes de Koi y Ash se sintió más genuina. Aunque ya en las últimas partes todo se torna +21 lo vale por todas las situaciones que tuvieron que pasar para llegar hasta ese punto, situación que en la otra novela no pasa y solo sentí que eran bien calenturientos, en cambio, aquí sentí de forma real como ambos personajes en verdad se aman contra viento y marea, es decir la autora refleja muchísimo mejor el florecimiento de su amor. Aquí si entra la frase de que el amor es sordo, ciego y mudo 💀. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ porque ha sido la mejor novela de Zig que he leído hasta ahora

[yupikk · Rating 3 out of 5]

я будто посмотрела мелодраму с россии 1 или турецкий сериал....

мои мысли во время чтения:
1)доминик миллер знатно так поднасрал всем последующим поколениям своей семейки.....
2)как же меня временами бесил кои, вот просто амёбистая амёба... и если еще такое поведение в подростковом возрасте я могла понять и хоть как-то оправдать, то уже после таймскипа это очень сильно раздражало
3)ариэль и билл>>>
4)с некоторых моментов я ловила лютейший кринж и хотела просто закрыть новеллу и не возвращаться к ней...
5)школьная арка>>>>взрослая арка

(может быть добавлю что-то еще, возможно, вообще изменю изначальный рейт, после того как прочитаю новеллу про доминика и новеллу про грейсона...)

[slvr · Rating 3 out of 5]

el primer tomo: 😍😍😍
el segundo tomo: 💀💀💀


Pensé que estaba leyendo una novela equivocada, hasta que llegué al segundo tomo, y si, definitivamente era un novela de zig.

Me sorprendió el rumbo que tomó Ashley D. Miller 🤧, se volvió un enfermo mental y perdió la cordura, POR ENAMORARSE, me hubiera gustado ver cómo se mejora con la ayuda de Koi..

Koi todo el primer tomo es un poco lento de leer, que desespera un poco, pero ajá, en el segundo tomo hasta me sorprendió ☝🏻 (un poco)

[Minjazz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Historia sacada de wattpad!! Eso me dije cuando empecé a leer esta novela, fue muy cliché todo al comienzo, al parecer descubrí que me gusta lo cliché, el comienzo de la relación de ellos fue lindo, difinitivamente me quede en su parte adolescente y juvenil, tan inmaduros pero lindos, quien pensaría que por ellos tenemos toda una zaga Miller

[Va · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lo cambio a 5 ⭐️ porque no puedo dejar de pensar en ellos🫶


Me enamoré profundamente de la historia de Ash y Koi.🥺
Aunque la etapa adolescente es mi favorita, por lo tierno y puro que era su amor, también disfruté mucho verlos ya de adultos.
Ash logró sacarme de quicio en más de una ocasión —hubo momentos en los que simplemente no lo aguantaba—, pero con el tiempo le tomé cariño.
Koi, sin duda, se ganó el lugar de mi protegido.❤️

[Merve · Rating 4 out of 5]

İlk başları o kadar güzeldi ki bu deccal çocuklar nasıl bu sevgi dolu aileden çıktı demeden kendimi alamıyordum. Ashley üzümlü kekim yazar sana nasıl kıydı böyle 😢sonlara doğru neden o hallere geldin 🤦🏼‍♀️ neyse sakinim diğer kitapları okumaya devam .. 💃🏼

[Polly Carrillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ashley y Coi son una pareja tóxica pero bonita ,pésimos padres pero tienen de las historias más tiernas de cómo se conocieron
Me deja con muchas dudas sobre el manejo de feromomas de los nacidos como alfas dominantes pero aparte de eso 10/10

[eros · Rating 4 out of 5]

sinceramente no se que pensar con todo lo que paso en lo restaba de la novela

[Lovely · Rating 5 out of 5]

woah ash really change since he manifest as dom alpha he was so greenflag then but now 😭😭😭😭 so that what happen when u become a dominant alpha that's why greyson, nathaniel, and kieth are like that

[Amy⁠—⁠☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

amo tanto a Ashley como alfa, como novio, pero en los extras como padre me decepcionó tanto 😭

[Nur Kamilah · Rating 5 out of 5]

El fantastico 😭🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[Bluerain · Rating 4 out of 5]

nice story

[Grimm~☆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lo perdí todo y me fui al infierno, pero está bien. Te tengo a cambio Si incluso este infierno está contigo, este es el cielo que he elegido.

Ashley inclinó la cabeza. Sus labios se encontraron y ambos cerraron los ojos.

Vamos juntos, a un infierno para los dos.