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dith_kusu's review against another edition
2.0
I guess if I had read all of these two authors' series beforehand, and been invested in all the lengthy character cameos, I would appreciate this book more. But I haven't, and as this book was, it was padded out with really long meandering asides like video recordings of their bachelor party featuring all their friends and acquaintances from the authors' other works, just dragging on with lots of descriptions and hanging out until their wedding. I liked the sweet epilogue of them adopting a child but this could've easily been the ending of a second book. If I liked all the people, I wouldn't have minded a fanfiction style just pages and pages of them all casually interacting Avengers-style, but I really didn't care too much and found that their whole story could've been more condensed into a tighter but more compelling narrative instead of three publications that don't really stand on their own each as novels. I found myself disappointed at the bareness of the celebrity world that Dylan and Ace inhabit too, where everything was very unbelievable and comes across very fanficky. I always prefer more of a fleshing out of the universe that characters inhabit when it comes to published romance that I actually purchase or take the time to borrow, while I can be more blase about the varying quality of free fanfiction out on the internet. So this final work, and this series in general, is more of a miss for me. Not sure if I would try out the authors' other works continuing from here, since I'm not so keen on this and Ella Frank's recent series about the primetime news anchor bodyguard pairing that also had the same pitfalls as this (dragged out unnecessarily into three books, lackluster romance, unconvincing newscasting media world, lots more emphasis on their sexual aspect of their relationship that was meh to read for me because their chemistry was more plot progression than a fully developed and realized thing). I might give one of their series a chance sometime.
chlojo91's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
morgan96's review against another edition
5.0
I definitely need more contemporary trilogies/duologies in my life.
This was such a cute and fluffy book with barely any drama. Dylan's parents were the best there were some of the most beautiful moments with them and. I love how open they are to people. Seeing Ace's parents slowly changing was a nice development too.
The banter with their friends was great especially with Paige xD Although I have to admit that months after reading Locked I didn't alway remember who was who among their friends (Watch me struggling in every single one of my reviews about that lately xD).
It was definitely not the book where the most things happened, but if you loved the characters and the first two books you will like this one. It's a feel good book and it made me happy so that's all I care about :')
3rd book for the #24in48 readathon. 15 hours of reading.
This was such a cute and fluffy book with barely any drama. Dylan's parents were the best there were some of the most beautiful moments with them and. I love how open they are to people. Seeing Ace's parents slowly changing was a nice development too.
The banter with their friends was great especially with Paige xD Although I have to admit that months after reading Locked I didn't alway remember who was who among their friends (Watch me struggling in every single one of my reviews about that lately xD).
It was definitely not the book where the most things happened, but if you loved the characters and the first two books you will like this one. It's a feel good book and it made me happy so that's all I care about :')
3rd book for the #24in48 readathon. 15 hours of reading.
shahlasworld's review against another edition
4.0
This book was everything I wanted it to be and more... an absolutely beautiful ending to a phenomenally written contemporary romance that made me laugh so hard I fell from my chair and tear up when I least expected it... hilarious and vulnerable, this story, and this whole series, is a gem that everyone needs to read :)
dithkusu's review against another edition
2.0
I guess if I had read all of these two authors' series beforehand, and been invested in all the lengthy character cameos, I would appreciate this book more. But I haven't, and as this book was, it was padded out with really long meandering asides like video recordings of their bachelor party featuring all their friends and acquaintances from the authors' other works, just dragging on with lots of descriptions and hanging out until their wedding. I liked the sweet epilogue of them adopting a child but this could've easily been the ending of a second book. If I liked all the people, I wouldn't have minded a fanfiction style just pages and pages of them all casually interacting Avengers-style, but I really didn't care too much and found that their whole story could've been more condensed into a tighter but more compelling narrative instead of three publications that don't really stand on their own each as novels. I found myself disappointed at the bareness of the celebrity world that Dylan and Ace inhabit too, where everything was very unbelievable and comes across very fanficky. I always prefer more of a fleshing out of the universe that characters inhabit when it comes to published romance that I actually purchase or take the time to borrow, while I can be more blase about the varying quality of free fanfiction out on the internet. So this final work, and this series in general, is more of a miss for me. Not sure if I would try out the authors' other works continuing from here, since I'm not so keen on this and Ella Frank's recent series about the primetime news anchor bodyguard pairing that also had the same pitfalls as this (dragged out unnecessarily into three books, lackluster romance, unconvincing newscasting media world, lots more emphasis on their sexual aspect of their relationship that was meh to read for me because their chemistry was more plot progression than a fully developed and realized thing). I might give one of their series a chance sometime.
lolalovesromance's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
emagd's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.5
reviewsshewrote's review against another edition
5.0
NOT ME TEARING UP OVER A FICTIONAL WEDDING, NOPE