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Tempting Venom (Vipers #3)

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Doppelbänger

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✶ said: " This book is a banger. Seriously. What's it about? Self-love. But make it a little freaky. Jokes aside, I had the time of my life reading this, I'm actually obsessed. The premise itself is so unique and sounded so fun, but the execution is even bette ...more "

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Unexpected Prejudice

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" I already really enjoyed book 1 of the series, but Unexpected Prejudice is on a whole other level. This book follows Jessie and Levi, who are an established couple, and Jordan, who's hopelessly in love with someone that doesn't give two shits about h I already really enjoyed book 1 of the series, but Unexpected Prejudice is on a whole other level. This book follows Jessie and Levi, who are an established couple, and Jordan, who's hopelessly in love with someone that doesn't give two shits about him. I haven’t read a book like this before, with a couple and a third who has his own separate story going on while not being a part of the couple, so this was really unique!

I love reading about established couples. I love seeing the struggles in a relationship, how they handle it, learning new things about each other, and seeing their love grow, and it was no different here. There was some miscommu-nication, which I normally don't like, but here it made sense for the characters. Levi is really insecure about himself and that translates itself into their relationship; he constantly thinks Jess will get bored of him and leave. Jess is the complete opposite. He's secure, always says what's on his mind, and constantly tells Levi how much he loves him. I noticed that Levi doesn't say it a lot, in fact he only says it once at the end of the book, but I don't think he loves Jess any less because of that. He may not say "I love you" a lot, but it's evident in the way he takes care of him, talks to him or even about him. He's a shy baby and I love him for it.

I instantly felt their connection and their love for each other. Jess and Levi are the type of couple that make me believe in soulmates, seriously. They were made for each other. They fit each other like two puzzle pieces, they orbit each other like two planets, they complement and complete each other. I rarely see a love so pure and honest in books, especially with teenagers. Jess and Levi are 19 and 18 and despite them being so young, I firmly believe they are it for each other.

"When we laugh, we laugh together. When we love, we love together, and when we hurt? We hurt together."

Jordan… well, it's complicated. At the beginning, I felt sorry for him and his unrequited love. Then he started to let Shay-Lee use him like a puppet in his sick games and I started to really dislike him. He was so blinded by "love" that he couldn't see what was right in front of him. I don't believe he actually loved Shay-Lee because he never actually knew the real him. What Shay-Lee presented was a well crafted, cruel façade that Jordan became obsessed with. To put it simple, he's pathetic, and at the end I pitied him. I wanted to be like, hah this is what you get for being stupid, but he was so destroyed that even I felt a little bad for him. I don't think he's a bad person and he absolutely didn't deserve what happened. He got pulled into a very toxic relationship that could've happened to anyone, which makes his character very realistic. I do hope he gets to heal and meet his match.

And Shay-Lee… is even more complicated. This guy gave me serious whiplash in this book. He was cruel, then he was kind of sweet, even let Jordan peek behind his façade for a millisecond, then back to cruel, all in the space of five seconds. In book 1, he was a fun character to hate, a fun villain. But now, I find it hard to hate him because there's obviously something darker going on with him. Regardless, he was being an absolute devil in this book and there's no excuse for that, but I am excited to discover more about him in his own book!

Regarding the Levi/Jess/Jordan thing, it didn't go like I expected at all. It was supposed to be fun, and while it was at first, it went downhill pretty quickly, and I just felt awful for Levi. Jess bringing up that idea was the worst thing he could've ever suggested because it fed all of Levi's insecurities, even if Jess would never intentionally hurt him. It broke my heart to see Levi struggle with so much self hatred afterwards, but it made their resolving conversation all the better. I love that Jess took that initiative, it showed again how deeply he loves Levi. It was so heartfelt and emotional and everything I'd wished for.

To summarize, I'm in love with Tal's storytelling and her characters, and I remain saying Jess and Levi are so underrated. 🫶 ...more "

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