Semi’s Reviews > Delayed Penalty > Status Update

“Because of you, I fought to survive.”

No surprised at all. The author did well on giving him bad vibes so I was expecting this.

They've been taking it slow with their physical relationship and I really respect that. If the author had made them have penetrative sex faster than the pace they are on now, I would have dropped the book so fucking fast.

“Wanting to know everything about her and what makes her smile? Wanting to be the reason for the smile?
Yep. Big fucking checks all around.
Fuck. I’m in love.”
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Oh so cute

“I know it happened. Someone took something from me I didn’t give them. Someone replaced my no with a yes.

I have a few scars, but I’m not going to let my situation control me.”

Finally getting the FMC's POV - I'm looking forward to seeing how her mind is working after her trauma. I'm expecting triggers in her POVs. Also wondering if she's struggling with not remembering/knowing what happened.

“Until then I never thought about the lasting effects of her being raped. Will she ever have a normal relationship again? Will she want to?”
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I forgot that people don't think about this/know this

First kiss. They're still in the hospital but she'll be discharged soon. The FMC not remembering her attack probably helps with moving this romance along, but I guess this feels fast to me personally. But everyone reacts to trauma differently, so it's pretty amazing to see how strong and resilient the FMC is.

Also - I really like how we've only had MMC POV so far; I feel like we don't get this perspective enough.

Seeing how nervous the mmc is to finally talk with her...it's so sweet

FMC turned 18 while in a coma