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Where Waves Break (The Seasons Change)
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Stop glowering at me like that, book cover dude.
I'm not raising my ratings because of it.
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πΈπͺπππ₯π πͺππ©ππ¦ ππ₯πππ - ππ¨πππ πͺπ’πππΈ
β πππ‘ππ π₯ππ§ππ‘ππ¦: ββ
β π¬π/π‘π/π: π ½π °/π °
β π¦ππ₯πππ¦: ππ·π΄ ππ΄π°ππΎπ½ π²π·π°π½πΆπ΄ #πΊ
β πππ‘π₯π ππ‘π π¨π‘πππ₯π§π’π‘ππ¦: π²πΎπ½ππ΄πΌπΏπΎππ°ππ - ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄ - π²π·πΈπ²πΊ-π»πΈπ - π΅πΎππΌπ΄π ππΎπ²πΊπππ°π ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄
β π£π’π©: π³ππ°π» πΏπΎπ - π΅πΈπππ πΏπ΄πππΎπ½ - πΏπ°ππ ππ΄π½ππ΄
β π§π₯π’π£ππ¦: π½π°π½π½π/ππΈπ½πΆπ»π΄ π³π°π³ - π±πΎππ/π½π°π½π½π - πΆπππΌπΏπ/πππ½ππ·πΈπ½πΆ - ππ΄π΄π½π°πΆπ΄ π²ππππ· - π΅πΎππΌπ΄π ππΎπ²πΊπππ°π ππΈπ½πΆπ»π΄ π³π°π³ - π΄ππΏπ΄ππΈπ΄π½π²π΄π³ πΌπΌπ²/ππ·π π΅πΌπ² - "πΆπΎπΎπ³ πΆπΈππ»" - ππ·π°ππΈπ½πΆ ππΏπ°π²π΄/π·πΎπππ΄ - πΉπ΄π°π»πΎπππ - ππ°πΊπΈπ½πΆ π²π°ππ΄ ππ·π΄π½ ππΈπ²πΊ - πΏπ°ππ΄π½ππ·πΎπΎπ³
β π’π£ππ‘ππ‘π πππ‘π: (view spoiler)
β ππππ₯πππ§ππ₯π¦: π₯Β½/π±
β πͺπ₯ππ§ππ‘π: βπΌβπΌΒ½/π±
β π£ππ’π§: ππ/π±
β πππ₯π π§πππ ππ¦ & π§π₯πππππ₯ πͺππ₯π‘ππ‘ππ¦: ππΒ½/π± (π³π΄π°ππ· πΎπ΅ π΅π°πΌπΈπ»π πΌπ΄πΌπ±π΄ππ/π»πΎπ π΄π³ πΎπ½π΄π - π³πππ΅ππ½π²ππΈπΎπ½π°π» π΅π°πΌπΈπ»πΈπ΄π - π³π΄π°ππ· π±π πΎπ³ - πΌπ΄π½ππΈπΎπ½ πΎπ΅ πΏπ°ππ π³πππΆ/π°π»π²πΎπ·πΎπ» π°π±πππ΄)
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ π€π¨ππ‘π§ππ§π¬: π»π»π»Β½/π±
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ π€π¨ππππ§π¬: πΉπΉΒ½/π±
β ππ’π©π π§π₯πππ‘πππ: β (πΌπ΄π½ππΈπΎπ½ πΎπ΅ πΌπΌπ² πΏππ΄π πΈπΎππ πΆπ΅/ππ΄π»π°ππΈπΎπ½ππ·πΈπΏπ - π΅πΌπ² πΆπΎπ΄π πΎππ ππΈππ· πΎπΌ πΎπ½π²π΄)
β π πππ‘ π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: π΅/πΌ
β π¦π π¨π§ π§ππππ‘ππππ ππ’π‘π§ππ‘π§/ππ‘π§ππ‘π¦ππ§π¬: π₯π₯π₯Β½/π± (πΊπΈπππΈπ½πΆ - - π΅πΈπ½πΆπ΄ππΈπ½πΆ - πΏπΈπ ππ΄π - πΎππ°π» ππ΄π - π±πππ ππππ΅π΅ - πΏππ°πΈππ΄ πΊπΈπ½πΊ π·πΆπ·)
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππππ§π¬: ππ/π±
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππ‘π§ππ§π¬: π£π£Β½/π±
β ππ«π£πππππ§π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€Β½/π± (πΌπ°ππππ΄ π»π°π½πΆππ°πΆπ΄ - π΄ππΏπ»πΈπ²πΈπ π³π΄ππ²ππΈπΏππΈπΎπ½π πΎπ΅ ππ΄πππ°π» ππΈπππ°ππΈπΎπ½π/πππ±πππ°π½π²π΄ π°π±πππ΄)
β πππ‘ππ₯ππ ππ‘ππ¦π§ πππ©ππ: ππΒ½/π±
β π§π¬π£π π’π ππ‘πππ‘π:(view spoiler)
β πππ‘ππ πππ‘π: (view spoiler)
β π§πππ π π¦π’π‘π: πΆπΎπΏπ·π΄π»πΈπ° - ππ·π΄ π»ππΌπΈπ½π΄π΄πππΆ
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***I always try to be as objective as I can with my ratings for DARK THEMES & TRIGGER WARNINGS, SMUT TECHNICAL CONTENT/INTENSITY, SMUT QUANTITY, ROMANCE QUANTITY, ANGST LEVEL, ENEMIES-TO-LOVERSNESS; the ratings for CHARACTERS, WRITING, PLOT, WORLD BUILDING, SETTING, SMUT QUALITY, ROMANCE QUALITY, are instead tied to my own subjective reading experience and final opinion of the book.
This had so much potential, I swear. It pains me to admit it was average at best.
I've purchased this on a whim after reading and absolutely going feral over another one of Julia Wolf's books.
Was I waiting for the magic to repeat itself? Kinda.
Was I let down? Unfortunately.
Serves me right for being an eager little bitch who can pace herself when it comes to her romance binges, I guess.
Where Waves Break has a premise that would make me salivate on a regular day, but it's the execution that left me questioning a lot of things, including my own capacity to judge books based on their plot.
The characters were absolutely unrealistic and I even dare say unrelatable (in Diego's case more than June's). Diego is described as a grumpy single dad but in reality is just a stubborn and rude ass. Don't disrespect the Supreme Grump Daddy Extraordinaire that is Tobias Rhodes (All Rhodes Lead Here) by putting assholes like Diego Garza on his same category ever again, pls.
When we first meet him he goes all spoiled bitch on the house help's ass and he was insensitive and treated the FMC like an used tissue most of the time and for no reason at all. A real heartthrob in the flesh, right?
He also kept calling June a good girl out of nowhere and in the most inappropriate of ways, and instead of resulting hot, he came out as a total patronising creep.
June is sweet and lovely, unless Diego is involved. In that case, she turns into a doormat and pushes all her personality under the rug to give his ego all the room it needs. Please, girl. I get it, you've got a praise kink (don't we all at this point) and were basically thrown into the open arms of your teenage crush like a piece of meat into a lion's cage, but for the love of everything holy under the sun.
Grow a spineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I'm glad in the end she stands up for herself a little (especially with her sister - get a life, Iris), but having to witness her letting everyone dictate how she should live and think was exhausting.
The part where she got sick and Diego took care of her made me cringe so bad. It was one of those moments that should never make it out of a self-indulgent fanfiction, and it only confimerd neither June nor Diego would actually survive in the real world.
The smut was frigging underwhelming. The relationship between the main characters is latent and dull, and I can excuse June because she's had a crush on Diego for years now, but him falling for her as fast as he did was pretty unbelievable.
The dirty talk kind of helped, but there isn't enough dirty talking in the world to make up for the lack of chemistry.
The only part I really liked were the scenes with Diego's son, his brother and sister-in-law, or his dad and step-mother. Basically, everyone related to Diego, except Diego himself.
Oh and I also really loved that part where Diego's dad and his brother give him shit for being an ass.
Good times, babes. Good times.
Yeah, I guess you guys've figured it out by now.
I can't stand the dude.
The subplot about June's dad infuriated me to no end, because it had the potential to give this story the angst it (actually) needed -not the third act breakup bullshit I had to endure-, but was resolved in a rush and in a way that left me wondering why it was even there in the first place.
Cute epilogue.
Too bad Diego ruined it by being there π©
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astarion's bhaal babe (wingspan matters)'s review
bookshelves: adult-and-new-adult, chicklit-drama-contemporaries, multi-or-dual-pov, romance-for-ages, spicy-and-smutty, toxic-c-est-chic
Apr 28, 2024
bookshelves: adult-and-new-adult, chicklit-drama-contemporaries, multi-or-dual-pov, romance-for-ages, spicy-and-smutty, toxic-c-est-chic
"This isn't good, you know. We're never going to get over each other if we keep getting pulled back together."
"I'm never going to get over you, no matter what."
Stop glowering at me like that, book cover dude.
I'm not raising my ratings because of it.
***
πΈπͺπππ₯π πͺππ©ππ¦ ππ₯πππ - ππ¨πππ πͺπ’πππΈ
β πππ‘ππ π₯ππ§ππ‘ππ¦: ββ
β π¬π/π‘π/π: π ½π °/π °
β π¦ππ₯πππ¦: ππ·π΄ ππ΄π°ππΎπ½ π²π·π°π½πΆπ΄ #πΊ
β πππ‘π₯π ππ‘π π¨π‘πππ₯π§π’π‘ππ¦: π²πΎπ½ππ΄πΌπΏπΎππ°ππ - ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄ - π²π·πΈπ²πΊ-π»πΈπ - π΅πΎππΌπ΄π ππΎπ²πΊπππ°π ππΎπΌπ°π½π²π΄
β π£π’π©: π³ππ°π» πΏπΎπ - π΅πΈπππ πΏπ΄πππΎπ½ - πΏπ°ππ ππ΄π½ππ΄
β π§π₯π’π£ππ¦: π½π°π½π½π/ππΈπ½πΆπ»π΄ π³π°π³ - π±πΎππ/π½π°π½π½π - πΆπππΌπΏπ/πππ½ππ·πΈπ½πΆ - ππ΄π΄π½π°πΆπ΄ π²ππππ· - π΅πΎππΌπ΄π ππΎπ²πΊπππ°π ππΈπ½πΆπ»π΄ π³π°π³ - π΄ππΏπ΄ππΈπ΄π½π²π΄π³ πΌπΌπ²/ππ·π π΅πΌπ² - "πΆπΎπΎπ³ πΆπΈππ»" - ππ·π°ππΈπ½πΆ ππΏπ°π²π΄/π·πΎπππ΄ - πΉπ΄π°π»πΎπππ - ππ°πΊπΈπ½πΆ π²π°ππ΄ ππ·π΄π½ ππΈπ²πΊ - πΏπ°ππ΄π½ππ·πΎπΎπ³
β π’π£ππ‘ππ‘π πππ‘π: (view spoiler)
β ππππ₯πππ§ππ₯π¦: π₯Β½/π±
β πͺπ₯ππ§ππ‘π: βπΌβπΌΒ½/π±
β π£ππ’π§: ππ/π±
β πππ₯π π§πππ ππ¦ & π§π₯πππππ₯ πͺππ₯π‘ππ‘ππ¦: ππΒ½/π± (π³π΄π°ππ· πΎπ΅ π΅π°πΌπΈπ»π πΌπ΄πΌπ±π΄ππ/π»πΎπ π΄π³ πΎπ½π΄π - π³πππ΅ππ½π²ππΈπΎπ½π°π» π΅π°πΌπΈπ»πΈπ΄π - π³π΄π°ππ· π±π πΎπ³ - πΌπ΄π½ππΈπΎπ½ πΎπ΅ πΏπ°ππ π³πππΆ/π°π»π²πΎπ·πΎπ» π°π±πππ΄)
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ π€π¨ππ‘π§ππ§π¬: π»π»π»Β½/π±
β π₯π’π ππ‘ππ π€π¨ππππ§π¬: πΉπΉΒ½/π±
β ππ’π©π π§π₯πππ‘πππ: β (πΌπ΄π½ππΈπΎπ½ πΎπ΅ πΌπΌπ² πΏππ΄π πΈπΎππ πΆπ΅/ππ΄π»π°ππΈπΎπ½ππ·πΈπΏπ - π΅πΌπ² πΆπΎπ΄π πΎππ ππΈππ· πΎπΌ πΎπ½π²π΄)
β π πππ‘ π₯π’π ππ‘ππ: π΅/πΌ
β π¦π π¨π§ π§ππππ‘ππππ ππ’π‘π§ππ‘π§/ππ‘π§ππ‘π¦ππ§π¬: π₯π₯π₯Β½/π± (πΊπΈπππΈπ½πΆ - - π΅πΈπ½πΆπ΄ππΈπ½πΆ - πΏπΈπ ππ΄π - πΎππ°π» ππ΄π - π±πππ ππππ΅π΅ - πΏππ°πΈππ΄ πΊπΈπ½πΊ π·πΆπ·)
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππππ§π¬: ππ/π±
β π¦π π¨π§ π€π¨ππ‘π§ππ§π¬: π£π£Β½/π±
β ππ«π£πππππ§π‘ππ¦π¦: π€π€Β½/π± (πΌπ°ππππ΄ π»π°π½πΆππ°πΆπ΄ - π΄ππΏπ»πΈπ²πΈπ π³π΄ππ²ππΈπΏππΈπΎπ½π πΎπ΅ ππ΄πππ°π» ππΈπππ°ππΈπΎπ½π/πππ±πππ°π½π²π΄ π°π±πππ΄)
β πππ‘ππ₯ππ ππ‘ππ¦π§ πππ©ππ: ππΒ½/π±
β π§π¬π£π π’π ππ‘πππ‘π:(view spoiler)
β πππ‘ππ πππ‘π: (view spoiler)
β π§πππ π π¦π’π‘π: πΆπΎπΏπ·π΄π»πΈπ° - ππ·π΄ π»ππΌπΈπ½π΄π΄πππΆ
β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°β°
***I always try to be as objective as I can with my ratings for DARK THEMES & TRIGGER WARNINGS, SMUT TECHNICAL CONTENT/INTENSITY, SMUT QUANTITY, ROMANCE QUANTITY, ANGST LEVEL, ENEMIES-TO-LOVERSNESS; the ratings for CHARACTERS, WRITING, PLOT, WORLD BUILDING, SETTING, SMUT QUALITY, ROMANCE QUALITY, are instead tied to my own subjective reading experience and final opinion of the book.
This had so much potential, I swear. It pains me to admit it was average at best.
I've purchased this on a whim after reading and absolutely going feral over another one of Julia Wolf's books.
Was I waiting for the magic to repeat itself? Kinda.
Was I let down? Unfortunately.
Serves me right for being an eager little bitch who can pace herself when it comes to her romance binges, I guess.
Where Waves Break has a premise that would make me salivate on a regular day, but it's the execution that left me questioning a lot of things, including my own capacity to judge books based on their plot.
The characters were absolutely unrealistic and I even dare say unrelatable (in Diego's case more than June's). Diego is described as a grumpy single dad but in reality is just a stubborn and rude ass. Don't disrespect the Supreme Grump Daddy Extraordinaire that is Tobias Rhodes (All Rhodes Lead Here) by putting assholes like Diego Garza on his same category ever again, pls.
When we first meet him he goes all spoiled bitch on the house help's ass and he was insensitive and treated the FMC like an used tissue most of the time and for no reason at all. A real heartthrob in the flesh, right?
He also kept calling June a good girl out of nowhere and in the most inappropriate of ways, and instead of resulting hot, he came out as a total patronising creep.
June is sweet and lovely, unless Diego is involved. In that case, she turns into a doormat and pushes all her personality under the rug to give his ego all the room it needs. Please, girl. I get it, you've got a praise kink (don't we all at this point) and were basically thrown into the open arms of your teenage crush like a piece of meat into a lion's cage, but for the love of everything holy under the sun.
Grow a spineeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.
I'm glad in the end she stands up for herself a little (especially with her sister - get a life, Iris), but having to witness her letting everyone dictate how she should live and think was exhausting.
The part where she got sick and Diego took care of her made me cringe so bad. It was one of those moments that should never make it out of a self-indulgent fanfiction, and it only confimerd neither June nor Diego would actually survive in the real world.
The smut was frigging underwhelming. The relationship between the main characters is latent and dull, and I can excuse June because she's had a crush on Diego for years now, but him falling for her as fast as he did was pretty unbelievable.
The dirty talk kind of helped, but there isn't enough dirty talking in the world to make up for the lack of chemistry.
The only part I really liked were the scenes with Diego's son, his brother and sister-in-law, or his dad and step-mother. Basically, everyone related to Diego, except Diego himself.
Oh and I also really loved that part where Diego's dad and his brother give him shit for being an ass.
Good times, babes. Good times.
Yeah, I guess you guys've figured it out by now.
I can't stand the dude.
The subplot about June's dad infuriated me to no end, because it had the potential to give this story the angst it (actually) needed -not the third act breakup bullshit I had to endure-, but was resolved in a rush and in a way that left me wondering why it was even there in the first place.
Cute epilogue.
Too bad Diego ruined it by being there π©
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April 28, 2024
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Started Reading
April 28, 2024
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April 30, 2024
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Finished Reading
May 7, 2024
– Shelved as:
adult-and-new-adult
May 7, 2024
– Shelved as:
chicklit-drama-contemporaries
May 7, 2024
– Shelved as:
multi-or-dual-pov
May 7, 2024
– Shelved as:
romance-for-ages
May 7, 2024
– Shelved as:
spicy-and-smutty
May 7, 2024
– Shelved as:
toxic-c-est-chic
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Apr 28, 2024 01:11PM
That side eye though. Happy reading! β€οΈ
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Jess β¨ wrote: "I hope so too - have fun π«Άπ»"Mara β¨ wrote: "That side eye though. Happy reading! β€οΈ"
Lyss κ¨ wrote: "lol, happy reading!ππ"
kendyl Κβ‘βΙ (semi-hiatus) wrote: "happy reading ml!"
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great review bbs! iβm sorry you didnβt enjoy it thoπfingers crossed your next read is much better<33
kendyl Κβ‘βΙ (semi-hiatus) wrote: "great review bbs! iβm sorry you didnβt enjoy it thoπfingers crossed your next read is much better<33"thanks, love! i had fun writing this rant-view tho ehehehe <3
everything went wrong with this one ugh!!! lol great review though!!! π©·
Dani wrote: "everything went wrong with this one ugh!!! lol great review though!!! π©·"it was a total disappointment but it made for a great rant-view eheheheh thanks for reading it dani :P <3
