Maggie May > Recent Status Updates

What is happening? I am at 20% and I know virtually nothing about either character. They have spent maybe 20 minutes in each other’s presence. They are in the middle of a job and now they are suddenly banging. There was like 30 seconds of kissing and now it’s full on anal. On a beach. After the boat they were on exploded. What?

So early in the book we are told that Sage knows all about AV equipment because his father is a famous director, and everyone at the school knows his name. Now he is freaking out because he is “not used to the attention” that dating Luca is garnering. How does that make sense? I would have given up on this book already if the narration wasn’t so good.

I can’t believe that at 20% the entire plot is still just body betrayal. I don’t know anything about these characters except that they are obsessed with the idea of fucking each other and they are super pissed about it. Oh, and Sage is a nerd because he wears glasses. I am not sure how much longer I want to give this to start being about something.

What do you mean there was a 6 month time jump?! Owen and Oliver have just left him alone? At this point the story seems to have no actual relation to the series. Also, the time jump served absolutely no purpose. ALSO also, when did this series become a rom-com? I have serious doubts.

It doesn’t make sense that Sawyer would be given a position in the special paranormal unit after seeing something paranormal, but then given literally no further information before being stationed alone in a paranormal community. Like, what? Just figure it out on your own while extremely isolated. And the guy just went. No further questions. What?

I am extremely disappointed that the little bits that we got in Whit that were from Whit’s POV aren’t switched to Caleb’s POV in this book. I am absolutely loving reading this, but I feel the author really dropped the ball and let us down on this count.

These type of books drive me crazy. The dark and steamy parts are so much fun to read, but the rest of the story is just poorly done. The MCs come across as prepubescent children who can’t process any emotion, the side characters make no sense, and there are weird phrases sprinkled throughout. Yet I want to keep reading for the sexy times. Frustrating.

You know, if you put “bang” in the title, there should really be some banging in the story.

Did I squeal with delight at a character named Maggie? Yes I did.

Also, the verbal gymnastics to talk about Michael as a groundhog without quite making it clear he is really talking about a groundhog, is just nonsense. I really expected the ridiculousness to end by 15-20% into the story. An outrageous meet cute is one thing, but hinging the entire story on this groundhog misunderstanding is making me lose my patience.

Okay this is really straining the bounds of credulity. Thorne is a trained investigator, it’s really bothering him to not know if Leaf is a criminal, and he has asked more or less no questions. He saw the cameras in the garden, all he had to do was say “are these to see Michael? Can I see the video?” You can only stretch the “he’s afraid of the answer” thing so far.

This story is going nowhere and I am about to lose my patience. I understood what their problems were 10% into the book. I don’t need to keep hearing about it.

What the fuck is up with the food in this book? First the dude was putting ketchup on some kind of cold sandwich and now he is eating peas in mayonnaise??! What? Are you trying to gross me out? 🤣

One of the things I love about Becca Steele’s books, is that she actually shows you what the characters like about each other. This seems like something that should be standard in romance, but it’s really not.

This book is trying to do a weird thing where it’s going fast and slow at the same time. It’s like being in a car when the driver has one foot on the gas and the other on the brakes and keeps mashing them hard in quick succession. Unfortunately, it’s an equally unenjoyable experience. I hope we get past this soon because the story has so much potential.

I am loving how smoking hot the first 100 pages have been, but it’s driving me crazy that these guys moving from the AHL to the NHL seem to be spending zero time practicing, skating, or even seriously working out. My guys, you are all getting sent back down real quick.

It’s taking these two way too long to figure out that they are attracted to each other.

I never noticed how much this “omega” stuff has in common with the menstrual cycle. I feel a little slow for not noticing before but I have read little of it and most of what I read seemed to be worded to make me think of it in animalistic terms. Skye’s father’s discomfort really brought the connection home.

Grey’s writing frustrates me.
“Practice finally ended and I dragged myself off the pool deck, barely able to walk…. but now I ached”
2 sentences later,
“I could barely walk, and every part of me ached.”
This type of repetition is already common at 39 pages in.

I really hate that Atlas thinks his mom would want him to “make it work” with his father. She might have wanted him to be a family with the man she thought he was, but she wouldn’t want him to keep subjecting himself to emotional abuse. I am going to be real pissed if this book ends with him becoming close with his dad.

Good writing. The enemies thing feels forced, though.

Really enjoying the first part of this book. Good character development, some sexual tension, nice use of backstory to illuminate the characters’ behavior. I like that while there is low level hostility and sniping at each other, it’s never cruel and you can see they care about each other underneath it all.

This book is so frustrating! There is a dire circumstance, my child could be endangered! I think I will go have a pout. Huge revelation that is a threat to us and Balty’s family! We should definitely have sex rather than responding to it or telling anyone. We need to have a serious conversation! But first, dinner.

Wow Blair’s family are assholes. They just ignore how he isn’t taking care of his own life and ask for more and more and more from him. The fact that he keeps playing the martyr is really getting on my nerves. Also, do we actually need a cast of dozens for a romance? This might be another DNF.

I am not sure I can continue with this. Just having someone interrupt every single time they come close to having a much needed conversation is weak writing.

This author seems to believe that “utter” is spelled “usher”. The first time a character ushered a statement I assumed it was a typo, but no, characters have continued to usher words.