I don't know how to feel about this. I loved the book up until...I can't even say it. It's simply disgusting. I don't know how to feel about this. I loved the book up until...I can't even say it. It's simply disgusting. ...more
The author certainly can write. That's probably the thing that got this book 2 stars still.
I like my heroes. But I wouldn't call this 18 yo boy a heroThe author certainly can write. That's probably the thing that got this book 2 stars still.
I like my heroes. But I wouldn't call this 18 yo boy a hero. He's just straight up bully. And while I can get over the fact that he bullies the heroine, after all it's the fun of it, but in the end, he does sound like a psychopath. And I lost all my sympathy for him even after his reveal. Of course I'm sorry it happens to an innocent boy, but it stops there. And I actually pity that 13 yo boy MORE for the reason that he has to grow up to being a sh*tty person. Also, it doesn't count as a sense of responsibility if you only take responsibility afterward. Being responsible is freaking use condom when you have sex, especially when your girlfrie....forget it.
This damn boy got no respect whatsoever. The heroine is lucky he loves her NOW, I don't even buy his love, a freaking childish immature obsession is more like it.
But since it's a fiction story, hey, of course, the heroine is so damn in love with him after all that. But girls, and ladies, DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME. The second you meet this kind of boy or man, you run to the nearest police station, NOT being a fictional heroine who's acting like a saint and try to understand her abuser. That's what's going to get you Stockholm, and eventually, killed. Have no soft words for it....more
**spoiler alert** Travis would have been perfect if not for his manwhore way. One second he lusted over Viola and the next he stuck his dick in some o**spoiler alert** Travis would have been perfect if not for his manwhore way. One second he lusted over Viola and the next he stuck his dick in some other woman's mouth or vagina. Ew. I wouldn't care if he did it before he started a thing with Viola (even tho he had liked her since they were kid), but NO, he kept fooling around with some other bimbos even after his 'relationship' with Viola progressed. *cough cough man-slut cough*
One sec I cheer for him because, hell, he's so sweet with Viola when he's a teenager and his jealousy was hot, but then the next he disgusted me when he became a walking dick.
He definitely messed up with my head. Moreover, I'm very sensitive with no-even-staring-at-other-girls-when-you-have-a-thing-for-someone rule, so Travis is definitely in my black list.
I'm sad I can't like this book completely, because it's quite well-written. But Travis just got on my nerves I'd probably castrate him first before Viola did it. He just robbed this book 4 stars....more
Great story, great ending. Unfortunately, the scene where he humiliated her in front of his close friends left a bad taste in my mouth. It still dGreat story, great ending. Unfortunately, the scene where he humiliated her in front of his close friends left a bad taste in my mouth. It still do, hence the 2 star....more
So, was that how it worked? You screwed up, your gf ran away, y "He may be a jerk, but he's not a liar."
Oh, you're a jerk, Mister and ALSO a liar.
So, was that how it worked? You screwed up, your gf ran away, you chased her, and when you found her, you literally fucked and screwed her again? OH WAIT, DONT FORGET, you then fucked another woman with that shameless and lame excuse. Congratulation, you won the first prize of being the smartest sh*t I've ever read.
Darn it, I totally like the story until THAT happened. It made me hate this book even more! Ugh!...more
**spoiler alert** The cover gives a wrong impression. I thought this was a children-psychology book or something like that. Lol. Who knows that the he**spoiler alert** The cover gives a wrong impression. I thought this was a children-psychology book or something like that. Lol. Who knows that the heroine was in her early thirties. *rolling eyes*
Full review to come! ooh, I miss SEP!
Review after reading: I do miss SEP. This author always has her own unique writing style that give me a lot of amusing time while reading her books.
Dr. Isabela Favor was an American's sweet and perfect diva. All this time she ran her life by following her own Corner Fourpillars (or whatever, it still sounds ridiculous anyway) to the bit. But did it guarantee her life to be as smooth as she wanted? Apparently not. This heroine obviously didn't know that life's never perfect. Her professional and personal life were in chaos after one too many scandals. For someone as strict as she was, you could imagine what it would be like. The world had come to an end. So she took a vacation to Italia to think about her life and what exactly did she do wrong previously.
And here it comes our hero Ren Gage. The world's worst villain, he raped women, killed innocent people, well at least in the films he starred at. So what happened when this actor, with all his disorganized behaviors, saw a perfectionist woman, who even rearrange the napkin, salt & pepper bottles on the resto's table? The actor thought that was so hot. Uhhuh.
They got a one night stand where she thought he's a gigolo. This one was hilarious. Better than when Richard Gere's assumed as a homeless man :))
But uh oh, life's really trying to mess up with her life. She met this gigolo again as her landlord. Whaat? She's so pissed off because Ren 'cheated' her a big time. Heh, what did you think how Ren felt, sweet doctor?
Usually I don't care with a book's title. I see the cover, the synopsis, and decide whether I want to read it or not. But I couldn't help to notice this one. Breathing Room. I like it a lot. Because the story gave a lot of lessons in life. It told you to breathe but also to live. Breathing Room comes up as a mild, funny romance yet still carries a powerful meaning, even from the sub-story.
The change in Isabel from being an ice-cold woman to a warm and (not so) careless person was believable. It didn't come too abrupt and you could walk with her along the way. And it's incredibly good. She's still a bossy little woman tho.
Ren himself didn't come without a baggage. He's tired to act as a villain in films and started trying to fed up emotionally. Luckily, he had the best doctor to fix him.
Their 'relationship' was great until, I so hate this part, he decided to run away from their relationship by throwing a party and did (ugh!) some unforgivable things in my mind. He used another woman, kiss her, groped her, sexually dance with her in front of Isabel to make her went away. I really wanted to wash his mouth with acid. I'm so mean. But hey, it's disgusting if you did that only to hurt your spouse. I can't tell too many times that I hate something like that. So yeah, from a 5 stars it dropped down to 2 stars. A pretty big score, huh.
I'll still praise SEP for writing a great life-learning book in a funny way, but in the end I dislike it a lot (yes, because of that reason above). After that, I didn't really care what happened. Their reconciliation seemed only okay then. But because I'm a cheap and easy, the epilogue still hooked me up and I shamelessly put the stars up to 3.5 stars. ...more
really don't get it. and there're lots of things that felt unfinished for me. the ending felt rather flat and just quick. and there's no explanation areally don't get it. and there're lots of things that felt unfinished for me. the ending felt rather flat and just quick. and there's no explanation about 6 women (really?!) who called at the same time. even other playboy-jerk-HQ-heroes stopped at one woman at one time. either you're a super playboy or a gigolo. pick one.
and you tell me HE had an unrequited love for the heroine?? yea right i could picture it, he spent half his time pinning for the heroine from afar and being a stalker, getting desperate too. and another half banging some other women. geez....more
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