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Hunter
“We’re not book smart, but street smart.” Words my brother lives by. Jagger has always been my hero, my protector. He packed up our things one day and took us far away from our abusive, alcoholic father. He knew it was only a matter of time before he killed us. So we left, and since the very beginning, my brother has done everything to keep me safe. But not even Jagger can keep me away from his best friend. Hunter has had a rough life like us, and some might say, he’s had it even worse. He’s impulsive, troubled, and has anger issues, but I see the man he is inside. He’s a survivor, and the more we grow closer, the more I know we are meant for each other. But Hunter is keeping secrets from me… To make matters worse, our father shows up and our life quickly spirals out of control. Violence knows no bounds when it comes to this vile man and this time, I am not sure anyone will be able to protect me. ** This is a dark-themed romance. There are scenes that might trigger some readers.
249 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 14, 2020
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January 15, 2020
Oh this is sooooooo cool!!!!🙄 It's a great idea to romanticize a toxic relationship with an excuse for a man who should be in jail. Just look at what kind of man is considered a "hero" today:
" I looked down at his hand holding me a bit too tight, then up to his face.
“I don’t need you to talk back to me. If I say it’s not safe, then I mean it. I’ll talk to Jagger.”
...................
“Is Jagger in trouble?”
“Not your business.”
....................
"I got up from the couch and walked back to the kitchen.
“Get me another beer.”
“You know, I do work at a diner, but I’m not your personal waitress.”
“That’s right, you’re not. I don’t pay you.”
.....................
“Did you just shout at me?”
"I swallowed and tried to back up even more."
“Answer me.” He took one last step before he stopped right in front of me. "
“If you talk to me like that ever again, I will not hesitate. Understood?”
..........................
"And just like that, all of his anger was gone. He was back to being the emotionless asshole he was before.
But who am I kidding? I like him better emotionless than angry."
.........................
"The way he grabbed me back in the kitchen made me realize that I couldn’t trust him. "
.........................
“Not sure what you’re on about, but you better stop. I’m not gonna take any of your childish bullshit, and if I were you, I would listen to what I say. Have I made myself clear, sweetheart?”
.......................
"I had no idea why one minute he made me feel strong and powerful, and scared and unsure the next. He was messing with my head."
......................
"Hunter parked and got out of the car, walking around the front, and just as I thought he would be a gentleman and open my door, he took out his famous cigarettes and lit one. Feeling a bit embarrassed for waiting in the car, thinking he would actually help me out, I finally opened the door and stepped out."
........................
“Get the fuck in,” he shouted, his face angry.
Wow. “What the hell are you shouting at me for?” I couldn’t help it. I was tired of him taking his bad mood out on me. But as I found out quickly enough, that wasn’t a good idea.
"Hunter’s hand grabbed the back of my head, twisting my hair around his fingers and gripping tightly. My skull hurt instantly and I couldn’t help but let out a small cry."
His eyes were burning with sudden rage and the veins on his neck stood out. “How many more times do I have to tell you not to fucking talk back to me? I said to get in the fucking car.”
"I knew I didn’t do anything wrong. I was being nice, trying to help him by asking if he was okay. But he snapped and got violent."
...........................
“Why are you here?”
"So you can forgive me,”
You have to accept my apology.”
I narrowed my brows. “What apology? You never said sorry"
.........................
"How do you expect me not to cry when you fuck with my head like that? I’m tired, Hunter!” I tried to push him away from me, but he pressed into me and now put both of his hands on my head.
“I’m not doing it on purpose.” Despite his careless handling of my body, his voice was soft and almost pleading.
Believe me, sweetheart. I don’t mean to hurt you.” His eyes were begging. Not sure what for, but he was definitely hoping I would just drop this subject and move on. But how in the world could I just let it all go? He treated me like shit. He was rude to me every time he opened his mouth and his ruthless behavior was messing me up. He might not even realize that but I knew fighting him was senseless"
“You never said sorry, Hunter. I think you don’t really get the concept of an apology.”
Now he grinned. How dare he? God!
“I do. Now you just have to forgive me and everything will be okay again.” His tongue touched his bottom lip and his eyes left mine to look at my lips. “Come on, Low. Say it. Say you will forgive me for what I did and said to you.”
I knew it wasn’t right. Letting him get this close when he was drunk was probably the most stupid thing I could’ve let happen. In the end, Hunter was still, well…Hunter."
..........................
Something about his arms around my waist and his lips moving against mine fought back all the thoughts in my mind, burning with the hope that I would stop him from getting any closer. But I wasn’t strong enough to fight back. To push him off me and tell him no."
"No wasn’t a word he took well. I think that had been made clear multiple times in the last few days. And to be honest, I wasn’t going to test that theory out again."
..........................
Ok, now just look the reasons in his head that make him treat her like a shit:
"I never even had to try catching someone’s attention because the attraction was always mutual. They saw me, came up to me, and asked if I was up for some fun. I always was. Girls were easy in this city. They weren’t very talkative and liked to head straight to bed without hesitation."
"I liked them easy. I liked them willing and wild. I liked the way they didn’t even need to know my name or where I came from to let me fuck them."
..........................
"I wasn’t a good man. I had hatred in me. I wasn’t sure where it came from and it sure as hell bothered the fuck out of me. I had a shit past. But then, most people did and they didn’t go around hurting people or messing with their heads. That’s exactly what I was doing to Harlow."
..........................
"I hated myself for letting her see the evil I was. The hate and my abusiveness toward her was nothing she deserved. Her past was fucked up too, just like mine and Jagger’s."
"Jagger, my best friend who I trusted most in this life, had no fucking idea how wrong and twisted I treated his little sister. His beloved sister he had to protect from a violent and sick father at a young age."
Go figure, I was now treating her just the same."
.........................
But then, I wasn’t sure she was even capable of hating someone. All the things I did to her in that short time were horrible. I was an asshole. I fucked up. Yet she was there, letting me suck on her perfect breasts and make her moan my name on the damn kitchen counter."
...........................
"A father was supposed to care. A father was supposed to protect their children from evil, not be evil to them himself."
"Understanding that just alcohol made him do what he did was not easy. Alcohol’s a drug that takes control over your brain and you don’t even realize it. It was normal for some to get angry while drunk. It’s a side effect. It could also make people emotional…Hunter, for example."
"But this wasn’t about the guy who messed with my head and feelings. This was about the guy who ruined my childhood, who messed up any idea of a family I ever had, but who thankfully made me realize that I had at least one person who loved me."
............................
“Wanna tell me what the fuck has gotten into you, Hun?”
“Not really sure, sis.”
“You hurt her that night and went ape-shit on her. I had to drive her home while she was crying and then you had the audacity to sit in your car outside her house, observing her like a creep. And now you wanna tell me that you fell in love with her?”
.............................
Yes, so what this book shows us? If you have problems with abusive parents, the best way to treat yourself is to relate to another abusive idiot! Congratulations to the author! Great way to romanticize violence against women! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I hope she doesn't have daughters who are treated that way.
" I looked down at his hand holding me a bit too tight, then up to his face.
“I don’t need you to talk back to me. If I say it’s not safe, then I mean it. I’ll talk to Jagger.”
...................
“Is Jagger in trouble?”
“Not your business.”
....................
"I got up from the couch and walked back to the kitchen.
“Get me another beer.”
“You know, I do work at a diner, but I’m not your personal waitress.”
“That’s right, you’re not. I don’t pay you.”
.....................
“Did you just shout at me?”
"I swallowed and tried to back up even more."
“Answer me.” He took one last step before he stopped right in front of me. "
“If you talk to me like that ever again, I will not hesitate. Understood?”
..........................
"And just like that, all of his anger was gone. He was back to being the emotionless asshole he was before.
But who am I kidding? I like him better emotionless than angry."
.........................
"The way he grabbed me back in the kitchen made me realize that I couldn’t trust him. "
.........................
“Not sure what you’re on about, but you better stop. I’m not gonna take any of your childish bullshit, and if I were you, I would listen to what I say. Have I made myself clear, sweetheart?”
.......................
"I had no idea why one minute he made me feel strong and powerful, and scared and unsure the next. He was messing with my head."
......................
"Hunter parked and got out of the car, walking around the front, and just as I thought he would be a gentleman and open my door, he took out his famous cigarettes and lit one. Feeling a bit embarrassed for waiting in the car, thinking he would actually help me out, I finally opened the door and stepped out."
........................
“Get the fuck in,” he shouted, his face angry.
Wow. “What the hell are you shouting at me for?” I couldn’t help it. I was tired of him taking his bad mood out on me. But as I found out quickly enough, that wasn’t a good idea.
"Hunter’s hand grabbed the back of my head, twisting my hair around his fingers and gripping tightly. My skull hurt instantly and I couldn’t help but let out a small cry."
His eyes were burning with sudden rage and the veins on his neck stood out. “How many more times do I have to tell you not to fucking talk back to me? I said to get in the fucking car.”
"I knew I didn’t do anything wrong. I was being nice, trying to help him by asking if he was okay. But he snapped and got violent."
...........................
“Why are you here?”
"So you can forgive me,”
You have to accept my apology.”
I narrowed my brows. “What apology? You never said sorry"
.........................
"How do you expect me not to cry when you fuck with my head like that? I’m tired, Hunter!” I tried to push him away from me, but he pressed into me and now put both of his hands on my head.
“I’m not doing it on purpose.” Despite his careless handling of my body, his voice was soft and almost pleading.
Believe me, sweetheart. I don’t mean to hurt you.” His eyes were begging. Not sure what for, but he was definitely hoping I would just drop this subject and move on. But how in the world could I just let it all go? He treated me like shit. He was rude to me every time he opened his mouth and his ruthless behavior was messing me up. He might not even realize that but I knew fighting him was senseless"
“You never said sorry, Hunter. I think you don’t really get the concept of an apology.”
Now he grinned. How dare he? God!
“I do. Now you just have to forgive me and everything will be okay again.” His tongue touched his bottom lip and his eyes left mine to look at my lips. “Come on, Low. Say it. Say you will forgive me for what I did and said to you.”
I knew it wasn’t right. Letting him get this close when he was drunk was probably the most stupid thing I could’ve let happen. In the end, Hunter was still, well…Hunter."
..........................
Something about his arms around my waist and his lips moving against mine fought back all the thoughts in my mind, burning with the hope that I would stop him from getting any closer. But I wasn’t strong enough to fight back. To push him off me and tell him no."
"No wasn’t a word he took well. I think that had been made clear multiple times in the last few days. And to be honest, I wasn’t going to test that theory out again."
..........................
Ok, now just look the reasons in his head that make him treat her like a shit:
"I never even had to try catching someone’s attention because the attraction was always mutual. They saw me, came up to me, and asked if I was up for some fun. I always was. Girls were easy in this city. They weren’t very talkative and liked to head straight to bed without hesitation."
"I liked them easy. I liked them willing and wild. I liked the way they didn’t even need to know my name or where I came from to let me fuck them."
..........................
"I wasn’t a good man. I had hatred in me. I wasn’t sure where it came from and it sure as hell bothered the fuck out of me. I had a shit past. But then, most people did and they didn’t go around hurting people or messing with their heads. That’s exactly what I was doing to Harlow."
..........................
"I hated myself for letting her see the evil I was. The hate and my abusiveness toward her was nothing she deserved. Her past was fucked up too, just like mine and Jagger’s."
"Jagger, my best friend who I trusted most in this life, had no fucking idea how wrong and twisted I treated his little sister. His beloved sister he had to protect from a violent and sick father at a young age."
Go figure, I was now treating her just the same."
.........................
But then, I wasn’t sure she was even capable of hating someone. All the things I did to her in that short time were horrible. I was an asshole. I fucked up. Yet she was there, letting me suck on her perfect breasts and make her moan my name on the damn kitchen counter."
...........................
"A father was supposed to care. A father was supposed to protect their children from evil, not be evil to them himself."
"Understanding that just alcohol made him do what he did was not easy. Alcohol’s a drug that takes control over your brain and you don’t even realize it. It was normal for some to get angry while drunk. It’s a side effect. It could also make people emotional…Hunter, for example."
"But this wasn’t about the guy who messed with my head and feelings. This was about the guy who ruined my childhood, who messed up any idea of a family I ever had, but who thankfully made me realize that I had at least one person who loved me."
............................
“Wanna tell me what the fuck has gotten into you, Hun?”
“Not really sure, sis.”
“You hurt her that night and went ape-shit on her. I had to drive her home while she was crying and then you had the audacity to sit in your car outside her house, observing her like a creep. And now you wanna tell me that you fell in love with her?”
.............................
Yes, so what this book shows us? If you have problems with abusive parents, the best way to treat yourself is to relate to another abusive idiot! Congratulations to the author! Great way to romanticize violence against women! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 I hope she doesn't have daughters who are treated that way.
February 16, 2020
DON'T READ THIS AUTHOR!!
UPDATE!!!
Looks like the author deleted her fake reviews and accounts. The ratings went back down to how it should have been before for the book, back at 113 ratings. So she did definitely did hella a lot of fake ratings.
ORIG
Wow, a little desperate to have to create fake accounts for fake ratings. Several of the profiles only have this author's books on their profile and only like 5 star ratings for this book. If you are going to make fake profiles to up your book, at least make it less obvious, now you just look plain stupid.
She also jumped from very low ratings and no people knowing her, to 4.68 with 300 ratings in less than a month and bypassed several big authors, and yet there are only 6 reviews on amazon, so not sketchy right?
She's also known to privately message and trash one star ratings on her own books, and yet usually only like low star ratings on bigger author's books.
This author is officially a big NO on my list now.
UPDATE!!!
Looks like the author deleted her fake reviews and accounts. The ratings went back down to how it should have been before for the book, back at 113 ratings. So she did definitely did hella a lot of fake ratings.
ORIG
Wow, a little desperate to have to create fake accounts for fake ratings. Several of the profiles only have this author's books on their profile and only like 5 star ratings for this book. If you are going to make fake profiles to up your book, at least make it less obvious, now you just look plain stupid.
She also jumped from very low ratings and no people knowing her, to 4.68 with 300 ratings in less than a month and bypassed several big authors, and yet there are only 6 reviews on amazon, so not sketchy right?
She's also known to privately message and trash one star ratings on her own books, and yet usually only like low star ratings on bigger author's books.
This author is officially a big NO on my list now.
January 17, 2020
I wrote a comment on a friend’s review, agreeing with her assessment of this book. Unfortunately, the author took umbrage with my friend’s opinion. The author privately messaged me to explain why my friend was wrong and that I’d gotten the wrong idea about her book.
Vanessa said: "Hi Cindy :) I've read your comment on a review on my book and I just wanted to make sure you're understanding this all correctly. In the book, I'm not justifying abuse in any way. - The heroine does NOT fall for her abuser. In this book, the abuser is the heroines FATHER and the heroine DOES fight against her right because of what happened in her past. I think that fact got lost somewhere for this reader. Anyway, I hope you have a nice weekend:)"
Once I received this message, I decided to read it myself… although I trust Ana Laura’s review without question.
Harlow is a young girl who was raised by an abusive father. She’s grateful to her brother for getting them out of the situation as soon as he could. The problem is that Harlow is still young and naïve, even after everything she’d been through if you can believe that. One would think that after she’d witness and experienced everything that she had, she’d have become more savy about recognizing a new abuser and that is exactly what Hunter is. From the first page, he’s grooming her to know her place and fear him. He hasn’t laid a hand on her and he has her shaking in her boots. I wanted to scream at her to run far. This guy was not going to be good for her.
At 8% Harlow drops a glass because Hunter is making her nervous in a dangerous way. She cuts her finger and he supposedly is coming to help her because he’s a nice guy… not. She raises her voice a little and says ‘I can do it myself.’ Clearly this is rude and will not be tolerated. He gets angry at her and says ‘If you talk to me like that ever again, I will not hesitate. Understood?’ What is she supposed to understand? I’m pretty sure that was a threat and considering she gets even more scared, she knows it was as well. Oh, and she apologizes for wanting to take care of her own wound by herself. The nerve.
Harlow about Hunter. ‘I was afraid he would snap from one moment to the next.’ ‘The way he grabbed me back there in the kitchen made me realize that I couldn’t trust him. He almost choked me, gripping my neck a little too hard. I knew he wasn’t going to hurt me badly, not when Jagger (her brother) could come home any second.’
“Not sure what you’re on about, but you better stop. I’m not gonna take any of your childish bullshit, and if I were you, I would listen to what I say. Have I made myself clear, sweetheart?” And just like that, I was the scared one again and he had all the power over me. I felt weak. I knew I challenged him by talking back, and I also knew he would get mad. I just nodded, hoping he would loosen his grip on me and step away a few feet. I had no idea why one minute he made me feel strong and powerful, and scared and unsure the next. He was messing with my head. “Are you sure you understood what I just said?” he asked and put his right hand on my lower back, right above my ass. “Because it seems like I didn’t make myself clear when I told you yesterday.” I wasn’t moving. I was staring back at him and it felt like he was looking right into my soul. That made me feel uncomfortable, but I couldn’t look away. This is a mess, I thought. “What’s wrong? Not feeling so confident anymore?”
His eyes were burning with sudden rage and the veins on his neck stood out. “How many more times do I have to tell you not to fucking talk back to me? I said to get in the fucking car.”
This is Hunter’s foster sister making excuses for his abusive behavior. Way to stick up for your fellow woman. I don’t care if he is your brother. Because if an awful childhood gives you license to be an abuser than why didn’t Harlow turn out that way? “He’s not worth crying over, sweetie. He’s been this way all of his life. Well, since the first day of living in an orphanage, at least.”
“What was that all about? First, he treats me like I’m some sort of object he can shout at and then he sits outside my house in his car, guarding me. I needed to avoid him from now on. What was I even thinking? He was rude to me from the beginning. So why would I even try to let him control me?” Why indeed.
“I knew how violent and harsh he could get when he was sober. I didn’t want to find out what he was like when he was drunk.”
“No wasn’t a word he took well. I think that had been made clear multiple times in the last few days. And to be honest, I wasn’t going to test that theory out again.”
Words from our Zero. “I had a shit past. But then, most people did and they didn’t go around hurting people or messing with their heads. That’s exactly what I was doing to Harlow.”
And to top it all off Harlow was a virgin and Hunter was a man whore. There’s nothing I hate more. He didn’t deserve to lick her boots. She was kind and good even though they came from similar backgrounds. She should have looked harder for a man to love her the way she deserved.
I’m going to try not to be condescending here. The author is young and maybe, just maybe, she’s unaware of how a woman can be conditioned to accept abuse. It’s a process. Abusers usually seek someone they sense they can mold. It’s as if they have a sixth sense for potential victims. In order for her to turn her zero into a hero, she went the mental illness route. Evidently, he has undiagnosed bi polar disorder. In my opinion, she didn’t accomplish her goal. Does Hunter deserve happiness if he gets himself straightened out… certainly. But when I read a romance book, I am invested in the heroine. Harlow deserved better.
Harlow's father was an abuser and so was Hunter. If the author doesn't see that then I don't know what else can be done to show her.
I would not recommend this book to anyone. Even though I tried, I just didn’t connect with any of the characters.
Vanessa said: "Hi Cindy :) I've read your comment on a review on my book and I just wanted to make sure you're understanding this all correctly. In the book, I'm not justifying abuse in any way. - The heroine does NOT fall for her abuser. In this book, the abuser is the heroines FATHER and the heroine DOES fight against her right because of what happened in her past. I think that fact got lost somewhere for this reader. Anyway, I hope you have a nice weekend:)"
Once I received this message, I decided to read it myself… although I trust Ana Laura’s review without question.
Harlow is a young girl who was raised by an abusive father. She’s grateful to her brother for getting them out of the situation as soon as he could. The problem is that Harlow is still young and naïve, even after everything she’d been through if you can believe that. One would think that after she’d witness and experienced everything that she had, she’d have become more savy about recognizing a new abuser and that is exactly what Hunter is. From the first page, he’s grooming her to know her place and fear him. He hasn’t laid a hand on her and he has her shaking in her boots. I wanted to scream at her to run far. This guy was not going to be good for her.
At 8% Harlow drops a glass because Hunter is making her nervous in a dangerous way. She cuts her finger and he supposedly is coming to help her because he’s a nice guy… not. She raises her voice a little and says ‘I can do it myself.’ Clearly this is rude and will not be tolerated. He gets angry at her and says ‘If you talk to me like that ever again, I will not hesitate. Understood?’ What is she supposed to understand? I’m pretty sure that was a threat and considering she gets even more scared, she knows it was as well. Oh, and she apologizes for wanting to take care of her own wound by herself. The nerve.
Harlow about Hunter. ‘I was afraid he would snap from one moment to the next.’ ‘The way he grabbed me back there in the kitchen made me realize that I couldn’t trust him. He almost choked me, gripping my neck a little too hard. I knew he wasn’t going to hurt me badly, not when Jagger (her brother) could come home any second.’
“Not sure what you’re on about, but you better stop. I’m not gonna take any of your childish bullshit, and if I were you, I would listen to what I say. Have I made myself clear, sweetheart?” And just like that, I was the scared one again and he had all the power over me. I felt weak. I knew I challenged him by talking back, and I also knew he would get mad. I just nodded, hoping he would loosen his grip on me and step away a few feet. I had no idea why one minute he made me feel strong and powerful, and scared and unsure the next. He was messing with my head. “Are you sure you understood what I just said?” he asked and put his right hand on my lower back, right above my ass. “Because it seems like I didn’t make myself clear when I told you yesterday.” I wasn’t moving. I was staring back at him and it felt like he was looking right into my soul. That made me feel uncomfortable, but I couldn’t look away. This is a mess, I thought. “What’s wrong? Not feeling so confident anymore?”
His eyes were burning with sudden rage and the veins on his neck stood out. “How many more times do I have to tell you not to fucking talk back to me? I said to get in the fucking car.”
This is Hunter’s foster sister making excuses for his abusive behavior. Way to stick up for your fellow woman. I don’t care if he is your brother. Because if an awful childhood gives you license to be an abuser than why didn’t Harlow turn out that way? “He’s not worth crying over, sweetie. He’s been this way all of his life. Well, since the first day of living in an orphanage, at least.”
“What was that all about? First, he treats me like I’m some sort of object he can shout at and then he sits outside my house in his car, guarding me. I needed to avoid him from now on. What was I even thinking? He was rude to me from the beginning. So why would I even try to let him control me?” Why indeed.
“I knew how violent and harsh he could get when he was sober. I didn’t want to find out what he was like when he was drunk.”
“No wasn’t a word he took well. I think that had been made clear multiple times in the last few days. And to be honest, I wasn’t going to test that theory out again.”
Words from our Zero. “I had a shit past. But then, most people did and they didn’t go around hurting people or messing with their heads. That’s exactly what I was doing to Harlow.”
And to top it all off Harlow was a virgin and Hunter was a man whore. There’s nothing I hate more. He didn’t deserve to lick her boots. She was kind and good even though they came from similar backgrounds. She should have looked harder for a man to love her the way she deserved.
I’m going to try not to be condescending here. The author is young and maybe, just maybe, she’s unaware of how a woman can be conditioned to accept abuse. It’s a process. Abusers usually seek someone they sense they can mold. It’s as if they have a sixth sense for potential victims. In order for her to turn her zero into a hero, she went the mental illness route. Evidently, he has undiagnosed bi polar disorder. In my opinion, she didn’t accomplish her goal. Does Hunter deserve happiness if he gets himself straightened out… certainly. But when I read a romance book, I am invested in the heroine. Harlow deserved better.
Harlow's father was an abuser and so was Hunter. If the author doesn't see that then I don't know what else can be done to show her.
I would not recommend this book to anyone. Even though I tried, I just didn’t connect with any of the characters.
February 12, 2020
Aside from a terribly abusive hero we get an author faking their reviews. 🙄
never-no-way
February 13, 2020I do not want to read this book because from the reviews I have read, I see that the hero is abusive towards the heroine and she forgives him.
Please, DO NOT forgive your abusers; you are better than that, you deserve better...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Please, DO NOT forgive your abusers; you are better than that, you deserve better...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
February 12, 2020
- writing fake reviews about your book so people will think is good
- un-following and following Instagram accounts so you can have more followers
- making fake accounts to rate books by other authors 1 star
this author is such a mess pls ajshja
- un-following and following Instagram accounts so you can have more followers
- making fake accounts to rate books by other authors 1 star
this author is such a mess pls ajshja
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February 11, 2020So interesting that most reviews for this book are for new accounts and the account holders have only read her book...Shady AF 🤔
Not to mention she’s bullying readers that took the time to read her book oh and her fake accounts are 1 staring books that are on the most anticipated lists by their own merit.
Grow up!
Not to mention she’s bullying readers that took the time to read her book oh and her fake accounts are 1 staring books that are on the most anticipated lists by their own merit.
Grow up!
author-i-won-t-read
January 17, 2020There are many ways for an author to end up on my "author I won't read" list and criticizing a readers review - A READER WHO TOOK THE TIME TO READ YOUR BOOK!!!! - is an automatic induction to that list.
Here the thing....as an artist (of any kind) when you put your work out to the general public you have given up the right to be offended. The proper thing to do would have been to thank the reader for taking the time to read your book, not try to tell her that HER opinion of the book is wrong.
HOWEVER, please take the chance and judge for yourself. As for me, this review - and comments - support my reasoning's for not reading the book. Call me triggered if you want...but all that matters to me are my REASONS!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Here the thing....as an artist (of any kind) when you put your work out to the general public you have given up the right to be offended. The proper thing to do would have been to thank the reader for taking the time to read your book, not try to tell her that HER opinion of the book is wrong.
HOWEVER, please take the chance and judge for yourself. As for me, this review - and comments - support my reasoning's for not reading the book. Call me triggered if you want...but all that matters to me are my REASONS!
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
nfmaa
January 19, 2020He’s impulsive, troubled, and has anger issues........
☝what in this description spells romance book hero???? Girl run for your life I can smell the abuse from here
☝what in this description spells romance book hero???? Girl run for your life I can smell the abuse from here
February 12, 2020
Huge nope from me. The book definitely wasn’t what the hype tried to make me believe and on top of that the author, or someone on their behalf, went through a lot of trouble to create accounts and downvote established and hardworking indie authors, making everyone wonder how someone unknown could be up so high. 🤷🏻♀️
By the way, the tagline on the cover says it all.
"No matter how much someone hurts you, forgive them." UM WHAT THE ACTUAL???
By the way, the tagline on the cover says it all.
"No matter how much someone hurts you, forgive them." UM WHAT THE ACTUAL???
February 12, 2020
The author’s has no sense of ethics and has no respect for other authors in the community. She created bunch of fake accounts and went around giving 1 stars to all the book releasing on february. A hard pass. Guess now karma will hit her as readers and authors have realized the game she has played.
February 12, 2020
Congrats to faking so many reviews. Readers aren’t stupid but obvious the author is.
She jumped from low ratings to the highest and if you take a look at amazon there are only 6 reviews. Lol if she is so desperate to get attention then she shall have it.
If you are going to make fake profiles to push your book, at least make it less obvious, now you just look extremly dumb. And rating famous authors down is just mean! Maybe you should invest more time in righting good characters and less in faking reviews.
This author is an absolute a NO GO
She jumped from low ratings to the highest and if you take a look at amazon there are only 6 reviews. Lol if she is so desperate to get attention then she shall have it.
If you are going to make fake profiles to push your book, at least make it less obvious, now you just look extremly dumb. And rating famous authors down is just mean! Maybe you should invest more time in righting good characters and less in faking reviews.
This author is an absolute a NO GO
February 12, 2020
I can’t get behind an author who creates hundreds of fake profiles to one star other authors and five Star herself. It is so blatant. Put in the time, as all of the authors you one starred did, and let your work speak for itself. You don’t need to bring others down to get ahead.
February 13, 2020
I will not now or ever support someone who tries to bring other authors down for their own personal gain.
Indie authors work so hard to get their books out there and find genuine readers while other people try to take an 'easy' (but incredibly stupid) way around it.
Very disrespectful and disgraceful.
Sadly I was originally interested in reading this book but now I dont think ill ever read anything from this author and im glad i never started
Indie authors work so hard to get their books out there and find genuine readers while other people try to take an 'easy' (but incredibly stupid) way around it.
Very disrespectful and disgraceful.
Sadly I was originally interested in reading this book but now I dont think ill ever read anything from this author and im glad i never started
no-way-jose
January 17, 2020STOP IT!
February 12, 2020
EDITED REVIEW / CHANGING MY RATING
I can get over book not being good. Especially if it's the first time author. But what I cannot overlook is her reviewing her own book with numerous fake accounts just to up her book in the most-anticipated. And even more, giving one-star reviews to all those authors who deserve more because they worked hard to get where they are. I am leaving my previous review which had 3 stars (giving me a headache as to how to rate it), but the rating now is one star just because what the author is doing is not right. And thinking that people are stupid as not to see it, it's even worse.
OLD REVIEW
I feel terrible writing this review, however, I couldn't just leave the rating without any explanation in this case. And, quite frankly, I was supposed to give it 2 stars, but after thinking it through, I changed my mind. Which I will explain. And it breaks my heart to give such rating to a new author. Especially since I am one as well. But I do believe in improvement through the criticism.
First things first, I will say what I liked. An author writes well. The read wasn't hard itself. No mistakes grammar and structure wise. I also really like all the edits for this book, as well as the cover. What else, I am a sucker for any family related stories, and it's great that Vanessa tried her best to portray the sibling bond.
However, here comes first problem. As a girl who has an older brother, whom I love very much, Harlow and Jagger's relationship wasn't all that great. I adore the fact that he wanted to protect his sister, but keeping all those money from her wasn't protecting her at all. Even though he didn't want her to know his real dealings, she struggled, thinking that she has to work her ass off to make ends meet, and basically stopped attending college (which they apparently had money for). He wanted her to have everything but left her without the chance of really learning and getting her life together for a job that she didn't have to work at.
What else, as much as I love name Harlow, she was too innocent in the most annoying way possible. For someone who is almost 20 years old, it's simply not possible to ignore all the things around her, and just worrying about her brother, without actually stepping up her game. She did this at the end, but it was way to long for my taste.
But all this wouldn't make me want to give it 2 stars, however, Hunter would. It seems that his attraction towards Harlow came from nowhere. There wasn't an actual scene where you could see his good side. A breakthrough which would be the beginning of their feelings. He is an asshole, and Harlow might see it but she comes back to him time and time again, even if he is abusive. I didn't feel their connection or anything really.
Here comes my explanation of the rating:
I know that the author wrote the book as a therapy because of her abusive past. And since I am not a person who can relate to this, I don't want to belittle her feelings or anything. I strongly believe that being mean and a constructive criticism are two different things that can be separated without much problem. Without being fully capable of finding myself in this book, I decided to give it 3 stars. The concept wasn't bad, and it actually had a lot of potential.The abuse is way to often happening in our world, whether its mental or physical, so giving someone voice, who actually fought through it, isn't a bad idea. And that is why I decided to give that much to the author.
I hope that she understands where I come from and sees this as a way to better the work each and every book.
I can get over book not being good. Especially if it's the first time author. But what I cannot overlook is her reviewing her own book with numerous fake accounts just to up her book in the most-anticipated. And even more, giving one-star reviews to all those authors who deserve more because they worked hard to get where they are. I am leaving my previous review which had 3 stars (giving me a headache as to how to rate it), but the rating now is one star just because what the author is doing is not right. And thinking that people are stupid as not to see it, it's even worse.
OLD REVIEW
I feel terrible writing this review, however, I couldn't just leave the rating without any explanation in this case. And, quite frankly, I was supposed to give it 2 stars, but after thinking it through, I changed my mind. Which I will explain. And it breaks my heart to give such rating to a new author. Especially since I am one as well. But I do believe in improvement through the criticism.
First things first, I will say what I liked. An author writes well. The read wasn't hard itself. No mistakes grammar and structure wise. I also really like all the edits for this book, as well as the cover. What else, I am a sucker for any family related stories, and it's great that Vanessa tried her best to portray the sibling bond.
However, here comes first problem. As a girl who has an older brother, whom I love very much, Harlow and Jagger's relationship wasn't all that great. I adore the fact that he wanted to protect his sister, but keeping all those money from her wasn't protecting her at all. Even though he didn't want her to know his real dealings, she struggled, thinking that she has to work her ass off to make ends meet, and basically stopped attending college (which they apparently had money for). He wanted her to have everything but left her without the chance of really learning and getting her life together for a job that she didn't have to work at.
What else, as much as I love name Harlow, she was too innocent in the most annoying way possible. For someone who is almost 20 years old, it's simply not possible to ignore all the things around her, and just worrying about her brother, without actually stepping up her game. She did this at the end, but it was way to long for my taste.
But all this wouldn't make me want to give it 2 stars, however, Hunter would. It seems that his attraction towards Harlow came from nowhere. There wasn't an actual scene where you could see his good side. A breakthrough which would be the beginning of their feelings. He is an asshole, and Harlow might see it but she comes back to him time and time again, even if he is abusive. I didn't feel their connection or anything really.
Here comes my explanation of the rating:
I know that the author wrote the book as a therapy because of her abusive past. And since I am not a person who can relate to this, I don't want to belittle her feelings or anything. I strongly believe that being mean and a constructive criticism are two different things that can be separated without much problem. Without being fully capable of finding myself in this book, I decided to give it 3 stars. The concept wasn't bad, and it actually had a lot of potential.The abuse is way to often happening in our world, whether its mental or physical, so giving someone voice, who actually fought through it, isn't a bad idea. And that is why I decided to give that much to the author.
I hope that she understands where I come from and sees this as a way to better the work each and every book.
February 12, 2020
This book is a huge nope for me. The book definitely wasn't what the fake reviews on goodreads made it out to be, and on top of that the author, or someone she commissioned, went trough a lot of trouble to create fake accounts to create negative reviews for other books and upvote hers on several lists.
The tagline, 'No matter how much someone hurts you, forgive them.' is absolutely disgusting and promotes abuse.
The author has contacted other readers, stating that they're misunderstanding the book, and that the father is the only abusive person, but after reading through the book myself, I found that the male Hero definitely scared and intimidated the female main character with abusive and grooming behaviour.
The tagline, 'No matter how much someone hurts you, forgive them.' is absolutely disgusting and promotes abuse.
The author has contacted other readers, stating that they're misunderstanding the book, and that the father is the only abusive person, but after reading through the book myself, I found that the male Hero definitely scared and intimidated the female main character with abusive and grooming behaviour.
July 4, 2020
This came on my radar due to a very passionate negative review concerning the author romanticizing domestic abuse. I am the first to admit that I don’t always listen to negative reviews, instead making up my own mind. However, this reviewer featured more than enough to show me the proof that what they said was true. I won’t get into that, it’s been said best by that reader. I planned to ignore the book until something became glaringly obvious......
A majority of the 5 star reviews looked very similar & were from accts that looked generic/spammy. Five minutes later and it was glaringly obvious that these accts were set up with the sole purpose of fluffing the ratings on this. Is it tacky? HELL YES, it misleads those that don’t notice the suspect-behavior, and turns off ones that could have been loyal readers before they see the shady practices in the name of success.
But she didn’t stop there.....I also noticed that suddenly some highly anticipated upcoming releases from very well loved authors were getting one star ratings (before release date) from some of the very same accts! This is where I lost every ounce of respect for this author. Attempting to build yourself up (whether it is using newly created accts to boost your place on a most anticipated list most authors work their asses off to get a spot on OR attempting to negatively affect another authors work) by any means possible is not cute.....instead, you are building your name and any success that may come with it on a complete lie. Those authors have MASSIVE fan bases, all those potential readers that will never give your books a shot bc you came after THEIR author. This author did herself the biggest injustice by alienating herself from some of the most talented authors and reviewers/bloggers in the game, a group of women who may have (in the future) been the very ones that helped her make a true name for herself. I can’t imagine this author thought no one would notice it, but I also imagine the desperation to be successful can blind you to all kinds of things.
I’m sure having a 4.62 rating is something to be extremely proud of....it looks great visually for sure. Yet I can’t help but see it as a shame when you know that rating is built off shady practices and lies.....especially when instead of trying to take a short cut to success, I think you could have gotten there writing a different kind of romance. We will never know, not after this shit show.
A majority of the 5 star reviews looked very similar & were from accts that looked generic/spammy. Five minutes later and it was glaringly obvious that these accts were set up with the sole purpose of fluffing the ratings on this. Is it tacky? HELL YES, it misleads those that don’t notice the suspect-behavior, and turns off ones that could have been loyal readers before they see the shady practices in the name of success.
But she didn’t stop there.....I also noticed that suddenly some highly anticipated upcoming releases from very well loved authors were getting one star ratings (before release date) from some of the very same accts! This is where I lost every ounce of respect for this author. Attempting to build yourself up (whether it is using newly created accts to boost your place on a most anticipated list most authors work their asses off to get a spot on OR attempting to negatively affect another authors work) by any means possible is not cute.....instead, you are building your name and any success that may come with it on a complete lie. Those authors have MASSIVE fan bases, all those potential readers that will never give your books a shot bc you came after THEIR author. This author did herself the biggest injustice by alienating herself from some of the most talented authors and reviewers/bloggers in the game, a group of women who may have (in the future) been the very ones that helped her make a true name for herself. I can’t imagine this author thought no one would notice it, but I also imagine the desperation to be successful can blind you to all kinds of things.
I’m sure having a 4.62 rating is something to be extremely proud of....it looks great visually for sure. Yet I can’t help but see it as a shame when you know that rating is built off shady practices and lies.....especially when instead of trying to take a short cut to success, I think you could have gotten there writing a different kind of romance. We will never know, not after this shit show.
February 12, 2020
If you put as much effort into writing and promoting your book as you did in creating fake accounts and writing all those reviews yourself then maybe you wouldn’t have had to do that in the first place 🤔 Don’t bring other authors down to get ahead. Put in the work like they did.
February 12, 2020
I came to give a one star review simply because this author creates 100s of fake accounts to give herself good reviews AND to go give other authors one star reviews. That’s just sickening.
February 12, 2020
Shameful author to create fake accounts to give other authors 1 star ratings just to bring their own up. The work should speak for itself. Clearly you don’t believe in your own work if you have to do this. So why would anyone waste time reading something you don’t believe speaks for itself.
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February 14, 2020Edit: Clearing my rating. It looks like most of the false five-star reviews have been removed from this book, as well as the one-star reviews from other authors books, so at least she's done something to try and change what she did.
Suggestion for bio rewrite:
Vanessa Siena is a lonely mean girl who gets off on creating hundreds of sock puppet accounts in order to one-star other authors who've actually worked hard to get where they are. In her spare time, she also purchases followers on Instagram to make her look more important than she actually is. She enjoys digging herself into indie author oblivion by cruelly targeting women who she should view as her mentors.
Do better, girl. Delete those accounts and reviews. I was nice enough to give you three "Okay" Stars at least. Learn.
Suggestion for bio rewrite:
Vanessa Siena is a lonely mean girl who gets off on creating hundreds of sock puppet accounts in order to one-star other authors who've actually worked hard to get where they are. In her spare time, she also purchases followers on Instagram to make her look more important than she actually is. She enjoys digging herself into indie author oblivion by cruelly targeting women who she should view as her mentors.
Do better, girl. Delete those accounts and reviews. I was nice enough to give you three "Okay" Stars at least. Learn.
February 13, 2020
Honestly, this was a terrible examlple of an author trying to make an abusive relationship seem “dark and romantic.” It was a big DNF for me and finding out this author has been purposely creating fake accounts to drag down other amazing authors to promote THIS book is unbelievable.
For further proof of fake reviews and profiles, compare the ratings/reviews on goodreads to amazon. Cannot support someone who would try to tear down other authors in the same genre.
For further proof of fake reviews and profiles, compare the ratings/reviews on goodreads to amazon. Cannot support someone who would try to tear down other authors in the same genre.
February 13, 2020
I Got this book on my TBR list for some reason but after I heard what this author has been doing I don’t want to support such a manipulator and mean woman. 🤘🏾
February 14, 2020
Christie says it best:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
November 23, 2020
This book was a bit of a mess with no real direction. I want to say first and foremost, that this book had total potential! If what I read had just been like a draft, I would have totally understood. She really could have made this great. I don't see why there are so many 5 star ratings. And I HATE giving not good reviews to books. Like it makes me feel sick. This is the author's hard work that they are putting out for people to read.
We have Harlow and her brother Jagger. Harlow is so unbelievably sheltered by her brother, though she kind of isn't at the same time. To me, she just seemed kind of empty. Her brother protects her from their bad upbringing, but lies to her constantly 'to protect her"... She attends college, but never goes because she would rather work to help pay their bills (that he tells her he can barely pay, though his secret job pays all of it)(what? huh?). She seems like this quiet little mousy girl, but she claims to have street smarts. Apparently they ALL have street smarts?
Then we have Hunter, Jagger's best friend. He is an absolute jerk to Harlow most of the time, even to the point of actually hurting her. The excuses made in this book for his reasons are completely paper thin. He has a bad upbringing... he has some mental health issues... but it could have been executed so much better. Hunter is the worst, but somehow he and Low fall in love. Jagger does all this stuff to isolate his sister and he allows this dude to date her? I mean of course after Hunter allows him to beat him up a little... so normal.
Okay, seriously though, this could have been great. The cover is awesome and all the graphics put out by the author have been hella hot. But this book was just okay.
We have Harlow and her brother Jagger. Harlow is so unbelievably sheltered by her brother, though she kind of isn't at the same time. To me, she just seemed kind of empty. Her brother protects her from their bad upbringing, but lies to her constantly 'to protect her"... She attends college, but never goes because she would rather work to help pay their bills (that he tells her he can barely pay, though his secret job pays all of it)(what? huh?). She seems like this quiet little mousy girl, but she claims to have street smarts. Apparently they ALL have street smarts?
Then we have Hunter, Jagger's best friend. He is an absolute jerk to Harlow most of the time, even to the point of actually hurting her. The excuses made in this book for his reasons are completely paper thin. He has a bad upbringing... he has some mental health issues... but it could have been executed so much better. Hunter is the worst, but somehow he and Low fall in love. Jagger does all this stuff to isolate his sister and he allows this dude to date her? I mean of course after Hunter allows him to beat him up a little... so normal.
Okay, seriously though, this could have been great. The cover is awesome and all the graphics put out by the author have been hella hot. But this book was just okay.
February 13, 2020
Disgusting. Romanticising abuse. Worse is when the author makes several accounts and gives herself 5 stars. Please respect this community. There are many upcoming authors who are trying to make it to big but hey never engage in such deceit. STOP GIVING YOURSELF GOOD REVIEWS!
January 2, 2020
I received the ARC for Hunter from the author Vanessa Siena. I was taken in by her teasers and the cover, yesss I love a cover that’s hard to resist!
Hunter is the damaged hero of this book- he comes complete with childhood (or lack thereof) that seemingly sets the course for his life. He’s mysterious, dangerous, broody and off limits. He’s also the best friend of Harlow’s older brother Jagger who is protective of her; their’s is a kinship that makes my heart swell with so much love.
Harlow has her own messed up past but is a likeable good girl who works hard and give back the support to her brother as they forge their lives independent of their estranged father. This girl is kind and sweet but sassy all the same, and by no means under the thumb.
Hunter shouldn’t be a likeable man but damn I couldn’t not swoon for him.
“I told her we were a mess. A magnificent mess. It was stupid. But true.”
There’s a lot of emotional ups and downs; some heated and sexy scenes that set my pulse racing... and there’s the edge of your seat, heart stopping moments when I wanted to still time and read as fast as I could so I didn’t have to feel my heart shattering.
“... don’t ever run from me. And if you do run, I will catch you.”
There’s a few aspects I would’ve liked to flow smoother and areas that could be better integrated with more depth and clarity; but all in all- what an engaging and entertaining first read from soon to be newly published author.
Amazing writing especially for starting out at such a young age. Can’t wait to read more.
4 Enthralling Stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Bad boys who need to be loved by good girls.
Hunter is the damaged hero of this book- he comes complete with childhood (or lack thereof) that seemingly sets the course for his life. He’s mysterious, dangerous, broody and off limits. He’s also the best friend of Harlow’s older brother Jagger who is protective of her; their’s is a kinship that makes my heart swell with so much love.
Harlow has her own messed up past but is a likeable good girl who works hard and give back the support to her brother as they forge their lives independent of their estranged father. This girl is kind and sweet but sassy all the same, and by no means under the thumb.
Hunter shouldn’t be a likeable man but damn I couldn’t not swoon for him.
“I told her we were a mess. A magnificent mess. It was stupid. But true.”
There’s a lot of emotional ups and downs; some heated and sexy scenes that set my pulse racing... and there’s the edge of your seat, heart stopping moments when I wanted to still time and read as fast as I could so I didn’t have to feel my heart shattering.
“... don’t ever run from me. And if you do run, I will catch you.”
There’s a few aspects I would’ve liked to flow smoother and areas that could be better integrated with more depth and clarity; but all in all- what an engaging and entertaining first read from soon to be newly published author.
Amazing writing especially for starting out at such a young age. Can’t wait to read more.
4 Enthralling Stars ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ for Bad boys who need to be loved by good girls.
May 9, 2020
I will be separating this review in three categories and each one will have a different side of reasoning why i don't suggest this book.
Reason 1:
Without even getting on the problematic side of this book and the author. Right away the story just JUMPS. They never even talk to each other and then WHOOP all of the sudden they are confessing their love (after not even spending one day together). In my opinion the author really just wanted to use some cute ass Wattpad quotes like 'we're a mess' without even developing the story first.
This book was basically Wattpad in every sense of the word. And don't get the wrong, there are some good books that came out of Wattpad, but this one was the cliche Wattpad story.
The characters couldn't have been more bland and boring. And on top of that they weren't even developed. The story was so fast paced and just all over the place. I didn't like the writing or the story. I was so deatached from the characters and didn't really care about the story because of that.
Reason 2:
The abuse in this book, emotional and physical.
While i think it's great to talk about issues like bipolarism and the abuse foster care children go through, i think the author did it all wrong.
The girl literally grew up in an abusive household and she is falling in a toxic relationship too. Hunter is bipolar, he is emotionally, and on some cases even physically, abusive to Harlow.
Just because you have a bad past or mental health problems doesn't give you a free pass to be abusive towards people. And the message in this book was terrible.
Harlow saying she 'to be the one to fix him'.
Young women are NOT a freaking mental asylum. Stop teaching young women that this is okay. Hunter needs to seek help from a professional. Not have Harlow put up with the abuse for the sake of his past.
Reason 3:
So one side note here: I was following the author on Instagram, right. And from the teasers and stuff i was like, i want to check this book out. I don't ever check the Goodreads reviews before i read a book completely because i don't want my opinion to be biased by anyone.
So even before i came here to review the book, completely oblivious of the problematic author, the book was one i wasn't liking and wouldn't suggest.
But boy, did the rating go from 1 to 0.
Apparently the author has been noticed deleting honest low rated reviews and faking reviews for her book. Which is so wrong.
That is a big red flag for me. I will be unfollowing her from Instagram and not supporting her.
And i want to point out that i dont believe in cancel culture. I believe everyone can do better and grow. The author can do better in her writing and as a person too.
I am not making this review to put her down or hate on her. I am just simply giving my honest review of the book and situation.
I hope this helps your decision if you are wanting to read this book.
Reason 1:
Without even getting on the problematic side of this book and the author. Right away the story just JUMPS. They never even talk to each other and then WHOOP all of the sudden they are confessing their love (after not even spending one day together). In my opinion the author really just wanted to use some cute ass Wattpad quotes like 'we're a mess' without even developing the story first.
This book was basically Wattpad in every sense of the word. And don't get the wrong, there are some good books that came out of Wattpad, but this one was the cliche Wattpad story.
The characters couldn't have been more bland and boring. And on top of that they weren't even developed. The story was so fast paced and just all over the place. I didn't like the writing or the story. I was so deatached from the characters and didn't really care about the story because of that.
Reason 2:
The abuse in this book, emotional and physical.
While i think it's great to talk about issues like bipolarism and the abuse foster care children go through, i think the author did it all wrong.
The girl literally grew up in an abusive household and she is falling in a toxic relationship too. Hunter is bipolar, he is emotionally, and on some cases even physically, abusive to Harlow.
Just because you have a bad past or mental health problems doesn't give you a free pass to be abusive towards people. And the message in this book was terrible.
Harlow saying she 'to be the one to fix him'.
Young women are NOT a freaking mental asylum. Stop teaching young women that this is okay. Hunter needs to seek help from a professional. Not have Harlow put up with the abuse for the sake of his past.
Reason 3:
So one side note here: I was following the author on Instagram, right. And from the teasers and stuff i was like, i want to check this book out. I don't ever check the Goodreads reviews before i read a book completely because i don't want my opinion to be biased by anyone.
So even before i came here to review the book, completely oblivious of the problematic author, the book was one i wasn't liking and wouldn't suggest.
But boy, did the rating go from 1 to 0.
Apparently the author has been noticed deleting honest low rated reviews and faking reviews for her book. Which is so wrong.
That is a big red flag for me. I will be unfollowing her from Instagram and not supporting her.
And i want to point out that i dont believe in cancel culture. I believe everyone can do better and grow. The author can do better in her writing and as a person too.
I am not making this review to put her down or hate on her. I am just simply giving my honest review of the book and situation.
I hope this helps your decision if you are wanting to read this book.
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