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Flightless Bird
AU where Louis Tomlinson is a principal dancer with The Royal Ballet. When his rival from ballet school, moody dance prodigy Harry Styles joins the company, old wounds are reopened and old passions reignited. During the company's production of Swan Lake the secret that doomed their love is finally revealed, but will it be too late?
334 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2016
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December 25, 2020
I’ve read this masterpiece multiple times and each time it breaks my heart. I don’t know why, but it somehow is special to me. Maybe the concept of something so innocent and pure being broken, something beautiful taken away, this is something you’re just not able to put down. Or at least I wasn’t. It makes me amazed to see how exquisitely can something be written. It is both terrible as it is beautiful. Both hopeless as it is hopeful. And it will both kill you and make you feel alive. For how we’d know the good if it wasn’t for the bad?
January 22, 2022
If there's the simplest masterpiece, this would be it.
Forget that the characters are based off a boyband (which btw isn't that outrageous, having their names gave my brain less work to do to imagine what they looked like), the story itself is quite moving and well-written.
I finished it one night, this was such a comfort read and I'd read it multiple times.
This story has a great deal of metaphors and symbolic gestures. I'm always enchanted by films or stories based on ballet, really really happy that this book kept ballet's integrity atleast in part.
Loved it.
Edit: this fanfic literally became the gold standard that I compare others with smh
Forget that the characters are based off a boyband (which btw isn't that outrageous, having their names gave my brain less work to do to imagine what they looked like), the story itself is quite moving and well-written.
I finished it one night, this was such a comfort read and I'd read it multiple times.
This story has a great deal of metaphors and symbolic gestures. I'm always enchanted by films or stories based on ballet, really really happy that this book kept ballet's integrity atleast in part.
Loved it.
Edit: this fanfic literally became the gold standard that I compare others with smh
April 11, 2021
"They laughed at me"
Jestem pod wrażeniem, ile czasu i myśli trzeba poświęcić, żeby napisać coś tak przemyślanego i symbolicznego. Jestem pod wrażeniem, jak można tak wybitnie skonstruować historię i bohaterów. Jestem pod wrażeniem, jak można napisać coś jednocześnie tak okrutnego i pięknego. Jestem pod wrażeniem, jak można stworzyć zakończenie tak idealnie pasujące do całej historii.
Jestem pod wrażeniem, ile czasu i myśli trzeba poświęcić, żeby napisać coś tak przemyślanego i symbolicznego. Jestem pod wrażeniem, jak można tak wybitnie skonstruować historię i bohaterów. Jestem pod wrażeniem, jak można napisać coś jednocześnie tak okrutnego i pięknego. Jestem pod wrażeniem, jak można stworzyć zakończenie tak idealnie pasujące do całej historii.
July 13, 2023
Rating: 5 stars and more
I should really start trusting people when they tell me to read the "classics". Popular things do tend to be popular for a reason. This book didn't really interest me at first, it didn't feel like it had anything in the summary that drew me in. The only reason I read this book was because I saw someone bragging about their printed copy and I thought about how good a fanfic would have to be for someone to want it printed out. Very very incredible is the answer. Even if it is written in first person POV, it's worth reading.
This story is so beautiful and so haunting. It captures Louis and Harry's pureness through their relationship so well. This story is dark, haunting, and what should really be a tragedy. Yet, it doesn't feel that way. It feels light and full of hope and love. The author did an incredibly beautiful job at capturing their innocence and purity. The beginning switched between "Present" and "Past" chapters, slowly filling us in to the story line and what changed so much between Harry and Louis. The past chapters did such a successful job at capturing my heart and making me fall in love with their younger selves. They were written so so well and that connection made the story even more heart wrenching.
I knew before I started, what the "dark secret" was. I was warned by a trigger warning on twitter and I'm honestly really glad I came across it. It allowed me to prepare myself and actually fall in love with the story and read their early relationship, knowing deep down what was about to happen. Had I not known before, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed this book as much. I would've been too caught up in the shock of it all and uncomfortable with the plot. Knowing what I was getting myself into, and reading it anyways, gave me great appreciation for this book.
Harry and Louis' love is so pure. From their beginning to now. They're assholes to each other but Louis doesn't ever give up on Harry. There's hurt and there's pain in their story, but no hate. It is such a pure love and I'm in love. Seeing Harry unsure and nervous in-between scene's of present day Harry confident and successful, was an indescribable feeling. It brought me a bit of bittersweet pride for him. I loved seeing present day Harry slowly let Louis in, and see his softness. Some of my favorite scenes were of Harry letting Louis know that he still cared for him, even after all this time. There is just something so gentle and pure about their relationship that heals my heart.
"No. My favorite character is Prince Siegfried."
"Why didn't you choose to play him?"
"Because I wanted you to be my prince."
Harry's chapters were hard to read. Seeing him suffer, at the age of 15 was disgusting and absolutely disheartening. Seeing the effect it had on him was worse. Especially after having formed a connection with this book version of him, it was heartbreaking. I cried towards the end, during the healing part. I wasn't expecting to physically cry but this book did a wonderful job at conveying emotions and pulling them out of me. Knowing it was Harry's last show hurt me. It hurt to know that what happened to him as a teenager was what made him so successful, while also being what caused him not to be able to dance for long. It hurt to know that after all this time, all he wanted was to dance with Louis again.
"No. I have one more performance in me." He took my hand. "That's why I came back. I wanted to dance beside you one last time."
The tears started and they would not stop after that. I cried all the way down: when his friends found out what happened to him, when Harry found out what happened to Leo (a 12 year old boy who experienced the same thing, who looked up to Harry because he had caused an impact on his life in more ways than one), when Harry had to quit dancing for his injury, when he dedicated his book to Hans Faust (another boy with his same experience, but who suffered a different ending).
This entire story was so heartbreaking, yet so pure and I am in love. I am so in love with the story and my only regret is having read it too fast. I want this printed out and in my library. It is truly beautiful and I am in love.
"Look, Lou, it's your favorite dancer."
"Harry, you're my favorite dancer."
"Goodnight, Lysander."
"Goodnight, Demetrius."
Reading thread: https://twitter.com/honeyxmedicine/st...
I should really start trusting people when they tell me to read the "classics". Popular things do tend to be popular for a reason. This book didn't really interest me at first, it didn't feel like it had anything in the summary that drew me in. The only reason I read this book was because I saw someone bragging about their printed copy and I thought about how good a fanfic would have to be for someone to want it printed out. Very very incredible is the answer. Even if it is written in first person POV, it's worth reading.
This story is so beautiful and so haunting. It captures Louis and Harry's pureness through their relationship so well. This story is dark, haunting, and what should really be a tragedy. Yet, it doesn't feel that way. It feels light and full of hope and love. The author did an incredibly beautiful job at capturing their innocence and purity. The beginning switched between "Present" and "Past" chapters, slowly filling us in to the story line and what changed so much between Harry and Louis. The past chapters did such a successful job at capturing my heart and making me fall in love with their younger selves. They were written so so well and that connection made the story even more heart wrenching.
I knew before I started, what the "dark secret" was. I was warned by a trigger warning on twitter and I'm honestly really glad I came across it. It allowed me to prepare myself and actually fall in love with the story and read their early relationship, knowing deep down what was about to happen. Had I not known before, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed this book as much. I would've been too caught up in the shock of it all and uncomfortable with the plot. Knowing what I was getting myself into, and reading it anyways, gave me great appreciation for this book.
Harry and Louis' love is so pure. From their beginning to now. They're assholes to each other but Louis doesn't ever give up on Harry. There's hurt and there's pain in their story, but no hate. It is such a pure love and I'm in love. Seeing Harry unsure and nervous in-between scene's of present day Harry confident and successful, was an indescribable feeling. It brought me a bit of bittersweet pride for him. I loved seeing present day Harry slowly let Louis in, and see his softness. Some of my favorite scenes were of Harry letting Louis know that he still cared for him, even after all this time. There is just something so gentle and pure about their relationship that heals my heart.
"No. My favorite character is Prince Siegfried."
"Why didn't you choose to play him?"
"Because I wanted you to be my prince."
Harry's chapters were hard to read. Seeing him suffer, at the age of 15 was disgusting and absolutely disheartening. Seeing the effect it had on him was worse. Especially after having formed a connection with this book version of him, it was heartbreaking. I cried towards the end, during the healing part. I wasn't expecting to physically cry but this book did a wonderful job at conveying emotions and pulling them out of me. Knowing it was Harry's last show hurt me. It hurt to know that what happened to him as a teenager was what made him so successful, while also being what caused him not to be able to dance for long. It hurt to know that after all this time, all he wanted was to dance with Louis again.
"No. I have one more performance in me." He took my hand. "That's why I came back. I wanted to dance beside you one last time."
The tears started and they would not stop after that. I cried all the way down: when his friends found out what happened to him, when Harry found out what happened to Leo (a 12 year old boy who experienced the same thing, who looked up to Harry because he had caused an impact on his life in more ways than one), when Harry had to quit dancing for his injury, when he dedicated his book to Hans Faust (another boy with his same experience, but who suffered a different ending).
This entire story was so heartbreaking, yet so pure and I am in love. I am so in love with the story and my only regret is having read it too fast. I want this printed out and in my library. It is truly beautiful and I am in love.
"Look, Lou, it's your favorite dancer."
"Harry, you're my favorite dancer."
"Goodnight, Lysander."
"Goodnight, Demetrius."
Reading thread: https://twitter.com/honeyxmedicine/st...
March 14, 2022
This one had great potential and I was enjoying it in the beginning however the direction it went was too serious to overlook. I felt the extent for one of the M/C’s issues along with the resolution were both fat from reality.
January 30, 2022
beautiful piece of literature
August 21, 2022
this was one of the most triggering books i've ever read but ig it was good
May 6, 2021
This one was so beautiful and so heartbreaking. They deserve everything.
“My beautiful boy, my favorite dancer”
“Am I really your favorite dancer?”
“Oh Harry, you’re breathtaking when you dance, when you smile, when you laugh, when you cry... even when you hurt me. You’re my favorite everything. You’re perfect to me. You always have been.”
I’m just thinking about it and I’m starting to cry. This one has a special place in my heart.
“My beautiful boy, my favorite dancer”
“Am I really your favorite dancer?”
“Oh Harry, you’re breathtaking when you dance, when you smile, when you laugh, when you cry... even when you hurt me. You’re my favorite everything. You’re perfect to me. You always have been.”
I’m just thinking about it and I’m starting to cry. This one has a special place in my heart.
November 16, 2021
short review, but I think it is suitable for the fic
"I LOVE IT SO MUCH"
"I LOVE IT SO MUCH"
November 20, 2022
One of the best ffs I’ve ever read.
I didn’t know what I expected but this was better than I ever thought. The emotions were incredibly real and I could feel them every time.
I really like the building of the chapters and how you get to know the characters. I loved Harry’s character in this book. He was so special and I loved his last dance. I felt the magic of it.
The book was extremely sad but also happy when everting came to an end. It was a rollercoaster of emotions and I really loved it.
I can’t describe how I feel about this story but I’m always going to keep it in my mind and in my heart.
Everyone should read it. It’s a perfect story of damage and love.
I would give it 7 stars if I could
I didn’t know what I expected but this was better than I ever thought. The emotions were incredibly real and I could feel them every time.
I really like the building of the chapters and how you get to know the characters. I loved Harry’s character in this book. He was so special and I loved his last dance. I felt the magic of it.
The book was extremely sad but also happy when everting came to an end. It was a rollercoaster of emotions and I really loved it.
I can’t describe how I feel about this story but I’m always going to keep it in my mind and in my heart.
Everyone should read it. It’s a perfect story of damage and love.
I would give it 7 stars if I could
February 12, 2024
this broke my heart in a thousand million pieces and i LIKED it. the ending was sure as hell One Way to end a book, and i don't think i'll ever stop thinking about it. Overall heartbreaking and just beautiful.
June 3, 2021
So this was a BIG downfall and really I wasn't expecting it.
I read this fanfic a few months ago and thought it was the most amazing thing I had ever read.
What happened?!
If I had to summarize my feelings, it would be like: each chapter I found myself with a different opinion. In some I thought "damn this fanfic is so beautiful" and in the next one I was already "WTF delete this entire part please".
I still think this is one of the most beautiful (and painful) stories I have ever read! But the execution ... Unfortunately a lot less brilliant than I remembered. I think I was so amazed by the story and how much I identified with Harry's character that I ended up not seeing many flaws and other things that got me in this second reading.
As I like to remember, we always have to keep in mind while reading fanfiction that the author is INDEPENDENT, so of course, failures will happen (they happen even in books with a thousand revisions!), But the things that bothered me most about writing in itself were: the speed of some scenes that got a little confused at times, some dialogues very meaningless and weird from time to time, the lack of development of the relationship between Louis and Harry, which was very strange. Anyway.
What really bothered me the most about this fanfic was the number of sex scenes. I didn't really remember that there were so many! And I don't really care about smutty fanfics, do what you want! But in this particular story, it's more complicated...
I think it is worth remembering that this story deals with a VERY serious matter, sometimes with mastery and sometimes with not so much. In a story like this - IN MY OPINION - sex has to be shown and treated very gently and I think that putting completely random smut scenes in the middle made me a little uncomfortable.
I understand that many of these scenes were important to show Harry's traumas and how they spread in his life, which was incredible! I'm all for it! But the meaningless scenes, I didn’t saw it as something that added the work but only banalize it as something erotic... which should DEFINITELY not be the case...
Anyway, I continue to say that it is an extremely beautiful story and even with all these flaws I am still weeping with the ending. So I found myself now in a big dislike to love relationship with this. I love the vibe (ballet is so amazing, I'm obsessed), the STORY, some quotes... not so in love with the execution and writing but... I have to admit that my heart is clenched right now.
I read this fanfic a few months ago and thought it was the most amazing thing I had ever read.
What happened?!
If I had to summarize my feelings, it would be like: each chapter I found myself with a different opinion. In some I thought "damn this fanfic is so beautiful" and in the next one I was already "WTF delete this entire part please".
I still think this is one of the most beautiful (and painful) stories I have ever read! But the execution ... Unfortunately a lot less brilliant than I remembered. I think I was so amazed by the story and how much I identified with Harry's character that I ended up not seeing many flaws and other things that got me in this second reading.
As I like to remember, we always have to keep in mind while reading fanfiction that the author is INDEPENDENT, so of course, failures will happen (they happen even in books with a thousand revisions!), But the things that bothered me most about writing in itself were: the speed of some scenes that got a little confused at times, some dialogues very meaningless and weird from time to time, the lack of development of the relationship between Louis and Harry, which was very strange. Anyway.
What really bothered me the most about this fanfic was the number of sex scenes. I didn't really remember that there were so many! And I don't really care about smutty fanfics, do what you want! But in this particular story, it's more complicated...
I think it is worth remembering that this story deals with a VERY serious matter, sometimes with mastery and sometimes with not so much. In a story like this - IN MY OPINION - sex has to be shown and treated very gently and I think that putting completely random smut scenes in the middle made me a little uncomfortable.
I understand that many of these scenes were important to show Harry's traumas and how they spread in his life, which was incredible! I'm all for it! But the meaningless scenes, I didn’t saw it as something that added the work but only banalize it as something erotic... which should DEFINITELY not be the case...
Anyway, I continue to say that it is an extremely beautiful story and even with all these flaws I am still weeping with the ending. So I found myself now in a big dislike to love relationship with this. I love the vibe (ballet is so amazing, I'm obsessed), the STORY, some quotes... not so in love with the execution and writing but... I have to admit that my heart is clenched right now.
February 28, 2022
CRYING SCREAMING THROWING UP I LOVE THIS BOOK
TO SAY THIS WAS A MASTERPIECE WOULD BE PUTTING IT TO SHAME
IT WAS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT
UGHIOTEHWIOPTHEWQPIOTIWQPO
I WILL NEVER NOT GET TIRED OF THIS
October 20, 2021
"You mean everything to me. My beautiful Lysander. My precious boy..."
November 27, 2021
¿Qué puedo decir? Probablemente la más bella y dolorosa experiencia de este año.
En el dolor, me dejó varios minutos en blanco. En el amor, solo quería seguir leyendo.
Una historia sobre metamorfosis.
“My beautiful boy,” I cooed. “My favorite dancer.”
He smiled shyly. “Am I really your favorite dancer?”
“Oh Harry, you’re breathtaking when you dance, when you smile, when you laugh, when you cry… even when you hurt me.” I swallowed. “You’re my favorite everything. You’re perfect to me. You always have been.”
“I’m not perfect, Louis, but you are.”
En el dolor, me dejó varios minutos en blanco. En el amor, solo quería seguir leyendo.
Una historia sobre metamorfosis.
“My beautiful boy,” I cooed. “My favorite dancer.”
He smiled shyly. “Am I really your favorite dancer?”
“Oh Harry, you’re breathtaking when you dance, when you smile, when you laugh, when you cry… even when you hurt me.” I swallowed. “You’re my favorite everything. You’re perfect to me. You always have been.”
“I’m not perfect, Louis, but you are.”
July 21, 2022
Idk, liked it better when I was younger 🥴
February 26, 2023
To be fair I'm Not into Ballett, I couldn't give less fucks about it actually but this
THIS I will reccomend
Honestly I was so heartbroken, it HURT
but as I said
I couldn't care less about Ballett
4 stars out of 5
THIS I will reccomend
Honestly I was so heartbroken, it HURT
but as I said
I couldn't care less about Ballett
4 stars out of 5
April 3, 2022
FUCKING MASTERPIECE. I LOVE IT. THE WRITING IS AMAZING I CANT. ITS EVERYTHING. THE EMOTIONS AND EVERYTHING I FUCKING LOVE IT. 👨🍳💋
July 15, 2025
Thoughts while reading: hmm seems interesting, i love me an annoyed Lou, okaayy, Harry's so cocky i love this pookie, wai-, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, pain, LOTSOFCRYINGGG, I LOVE THESE TWO BOYS IN EVERY FUCKING UNIVERSE!!
September 20, 2023
I would reread it but I seriously don’t think I could handle this state of heartbreak ever again.
But it’s great you should definitely read it :)
But it’s great you should definitely read it :)
November 19, 2021
Ryczałam. Książka porusza bardzo bolesną tematykę, ukazane jest w niej poświęcenie jakie może dokonać człowiek dla drugiej osoby z miłości. Odwaga Harry'ego i to ile miał psychicznej siły, wywołała u mnie wielki podziw i TAK KOLEJNY RAZ- RYCZALAM PRZEZ TO. Rozdziały z przeszłości doprowadziły mnie do kolejnych łez. A wylałam ich chyba milion podczas czytania.
Miłości Harry'ego i Louisa była bolesna i ciężka, ale udało im się przezwyciężyć mrok który otaczał Harry'ego z nastoletnich lat.
Książka na prawdę jest piękna, ciężko się ją czyta pod względem tematyki, miałam trudności z przeczytaniem rozdziałów, które były konkretnie wokół okrutnych rzeczy. Ale jest warta przeczytania. ❤
Miłości Harry'ego i Louisa była bolesna i ciężka, ale udało im się przezwyciężyć mrok który otaczał Harry'ego z nastoletnich lat.
Książka na prawdę jest piękna, ciężko się ją czyta pod względem tematyki, miałam trudności z przeczytaniem rozdziałów, które były konkretnie wokół okrutnych rzeczy. Ale jest warta przeczytania. ❤
February 12, 2022
Alors là…j’ai trop de choses à dire.
J’avais du mal au début avec les passages du passé pcq je trouvais que les dialogues étaient trop rapides et j’avais du mal à visualiser le truc MAIS j’ai compris ensuite que c’était écrit comme ça juste parce que c’était un enfant au début c’était juste aussi rapide que lui !!
Le plot de l’histoire…traumatisant j’étais pas préparée à ça j’ai jamais pleuré comme ça en lisant un livre. MAIS ALORS comment j’ai EXPLOSÉ quand j’ai lu « take me to kiev » j’ai jamais autant pleuré.
Je suis trop fragile pour tous les rebondissements qu’il y a eu j’ai cru que j’allais pas m’en sortir et je sais qu’il va me falloir un peu de temps pour m’en remettre et je vais sûrement jamais la relire c’était un chef d’œuvre merci les larry fics d’exister
J’avais du mal au début avec les passages du passé pcq je trouvais que les dialogues étaient trop rapides et j’avais du mal à visualiser le truc MAIS j’ai compris ensuite que c’était écrit comme ça juste parce que c’était un enfant au début c’était juste aussi rapide que lui !!
Le plot de l’histoire…traumatisant j’étais pas préparée à ça j’ai jamais pleuré comme ça en lisant un livre. MAIS ALORS comment j’ai EXPLOSÉ quand j’ai lu « take me to kiev » j’ai jamais autant pleuré.
Je suis trop fragile pour tous les rebondissements qu’il y a eu j’ai cru que j’allais pas m’en sortir et je sais qu’il va me falloir un peu de temps pour m’en remettre et je vais sûrement jamais la relire c’était un chef d’œuvre merci les larry fics d’exister
November 17, 2021
nossa eu com ctz subestimei a DESVASTAÇÃO emocional que seria ler essa fic, mas não me arrependo pq adorooo um drama lgbt. Essa aqui é polêmicaaaa nos assuntos, e no jeito que escolhe lidar com eles, me fez chorar lendo cena de sexo e gritar contra o travesseiro de raiva. C
omo vcs podem ver terminei em um dia kkkk fic boa é essas né q faz tu ficar até as duas da manhã lendo pq PRECISA saber o final.
Ainda processando o paralelo com a história real de larry quando a frase "none of this happened. Our story was stolen from us." apareceu.
I might be okaaay but I'm not FINEEE AT ALLLLL
omo vcs podem ver terminei em um dia kkkk fic boa é essas né q faz tu ficar até as duas da manhã lendo pq PRECISA saber o final.
Ainda processando o paralelo com a história real de larry quando a frase "none of this happened. Our story was stolen from us." apareceu.
I might be okaaay but I'm not FINEEE AT ALLLLL
Want to read
May 17, 2023deep, deep, sigh
opens ao3
opens ao3
December 9, 2023
i first read this when i was around 12 and obviously didn't feel the story at its full impact but now, being 20 and having had many more life experiences, i devoured it in one night and felt ALL the emotions. forget that it's fanfic (i am no longer in the fandom and haven't been for a LONG time so i sure as hell did), because it's genuinely one of the most emotionally debilitating but hopeful stories i've EVER read
September 21, 2024
‘they laughed at me’ sobbing because what the fuck was that?!?
November 7, 2024
yes this is my second larry fic leave me alone it's fiction and i've regressed since liam's death so i'm mentally 13. i have lots of things to say about this idgaf if this comes across as hater behavior but woah i cannot believe this is one of their most popular fanfics because i really don't think this was all that...
maybe it's because i just read young & beautiful but that one was soooo worth the hype meanwhile this one fell flat. not to mention that this was SUCH a hard read. all the things i see on the internet are just people praising it but barely anyone ever mentions how fucking triggering it is ?? it literally centers around sexual abuse and everything that comes with it and it is pretty graphic so every couple of chapters was traumatizing as hell. and i just do not get why people would find joy or comfort in rereading this of all stories...
the romance itself wasn't that revolutionary either i thought i would eat it up because it's my favorite trope (childhood best friends to strangers/enemies to lovers) but it was all pretty fast paced to me. maybe because the characters were very straightforward but... if it's not a 300k slowburn i don't want it.... so yeah i get that they already have this long term connection but i feel like we really could've explored a lot more before they got together like halfway through the story.
this last one may be insignificant but the writing bothered me at first because it's in first person and it alternates between pov and timeline so it was a bit jarring especially because the narration sounded the exact same so i couldn't always remember who's pov we're supposed to be reading from... idk maybe a me problem (but this made me realize i very much prefer 3rd person). anyways the ending felt too easy and very abrupt! ok that's it nice story points for originality or whatever and i don't exactly Hate it (3 stars is good!) but since i always see young & beautiful and flightless bird being held to the same standard this was kinda very eh... i would reread y&b in a heartbeat but i would not reread this!
maybe it's because i just read young & beautiful but that one was soooo worth the hype meanwhile this one fell flat. not to mention that this was SUCH a hard read. all the things i see on the internet are just people praising it but barely anyone ever mentions how fucking triggering it is ?? it literally centers around sexual abuse and everything that comes with it and it is pretty graphic so every couple of chapters was traumatizing as hell. and i just do not get why people would find joy or comfort in rereading this of all stories...
the romance itself wasn't that revolutionary either i thought i would eat it up because it's my favorite trope (childhood best friends to strangers/enemies to lovers) but it was all pretty fast paced to me. maybe because the characters were very straightforward but... if it's not a 300k slowburn i don't want it.... so yeah i get that they already have this long term connection but i feel like we really could've explored a lot more before they got together like halfway through the story.
this last one may be insignificant but the writing bothered me at first because it's in first person and it alternates between pov and timeline so it was a bit jarring especially because the narration sounded the exact same so i couldn't always remember who's pov we're supposed to be reading from... idk maybe a me problem (but this made me realize i very much prefer 3rd person). anyways the ending felt too easy and very abrupt! ok that's it nice story points for originality or whatever and i don't exactly Hate it (3 stars is good!) but since i always see young & beautiful and flightless bird being held to the same standard this was kinda very eh... i would reread y&b in a heartbeat but i would not reread this!
February 4, 2025
Bardzo mi się podobało, będę na następnej, lubię placki
April 5, 2021
vale nose ni como sentirme después de esta ✨MARAVILLA✨ la forma en la que lleva los dos puntos de vista en la historia es increíble, los sucesos y giros de 180 grados es alucinante, he sido un mar d lágrimas leyendolo y lo volveria a ser 😃
June 1, 2021
4/5⭐️ A heartbreaking masterpiece. This book was just pain with a beautiful ending. They deserve everything :’)
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