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Ashley Shea
is 21% done
I'm worried I'm going to hate this too because I'm already seeing some common tropes that piss me off. The biggest being that someone as "serious" and "mature" as Jordan definitely should not still be with a guy like Cole. BUT Sara Cate's Praise is one of my favorite books, and I'm here for the parallels. If Pike (who names their kid Pike?!) tries to be a controlling chauvinist ass, I'm out.
— Dec 16, 2025 11:03PM
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Ashley Shea
is 87% done
The absolute best thing that can happen is if Jordan leaves and never comes back. What a refreshing change of pace that would be! If I'm to truly care about the character development Douglas is trying to give to this smut book, if I'm to truly have any respect for Jordan - no disrespect to Pike, who owns and runs him own business, but that's his journey, and Jordan needs to find her own path.
— Dec 18, 2025 09:53PM
Ashley Shea
is 56% done
I forgot to update last night. No, scratch that, I fell asleep till after midnight and then woke up and kept reading. No idea where I was, but Cole is finally - FINALLY - kicked to the curb. This book is ridiculous, but we're all here for one thing so we might as well enjoy it. I do not love her writing. I do not love Pike's (pfft, Pike) possessiveness, and his ridiculous 'parenting' and his calling her a little girl
— Dec 18, 2025 05:39AM
