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Poison Ivy by Steffanie Holmes

nyiemah06's review against another edition

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 DNF @ 42% What is going on here??? Cassius and these melt downs are too much for me. 

heatherroue's review against another edition

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3.0

Unfortunately, this book was not for me. Some parts I really enjoyed though, like the inclusion of various abled main characters. However, the story overall left me wanting. Nothing really gripped me since nothing quite stood out with the plot.

The narration was great though! Everyone did a great job bringing the characters to life and I loved that.

Thank you to NetGalley for the access to the audiobook!

facebehindabook's review against another edition

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4.0

Wow.

This book starts off with a bang.....
Sadly though it ends with a fizzle.

The whole book is one big TW so please read them first before starting, but if you're like me it only makes it more interesting.

I really like that the MFC should be someone who is seen a as not being able to look after herself when she is actually a kickass b**ch. The problem though starts about 70% into the book where she goes from kick ass to predictable.

I can't wait to see if the next book shows more of her kickass especially since the cliffhanger makes you want her to not be predictable.

sundancer_srb's review against another edition

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3.0

What a wild ride and boy do I have a lot to say. This book was like if the Korean drama Boys Over Flowers was R rated set in California and the girl is a sexy capable blind woman who isn't afraid to toss men around who annoy her and doesn't have to pick one man. Needless to say I am here for it.

The beginning hit me in the face in the best way possible. Holmes doesn't waste anytime introducing us to the characters, the back story and the sex. Except, this might just be me, but in the very beginning jujitsu Mina, oh I mean Fergie's dad says something like, "She's not used to being around humans." And this line flung me off on a wild head cannon that Fergie was a vampire or some other supernatural creature. I was convinced! I have to tell you, she is actually just a human and her dad was being funny...ha ha ha

Other than Fergie being Mina with new guys and new tricks, I still loved her. She is very real. For those readers who are tired of the main female character being completely helpless and never having any idea what is going on, this is the book for you. She is strong, opinionated and doesn't take anything from anyone. The sex scenes are incredible and I will be thinking about one in particular for a very long time. Defiantly not boring.

I found the language a little awkward but I have been out of high school for a long while now, maybe that's how kids talk now. If I have any reason to be in a high school and I hear someone say, "sound the fucktrumpts" I will be laughing hysterically. The author did reference her own writing three times, which started off cute, and by the last time was just annoying.

The audio-book version did not do Torsten's accent at all. In the book it is described as vaguely European maybe Swedish but the way he was voiced was just American.
Thank you Netgalley for gifting me a copy of the audio-book.

twirlygirl's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

booknerd1986's review against another edition

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4.0

I think out all the Steffanie Holmes books I've read this is my favourite so far. I loved the H Fergie she is a fighter, doesn't stand for assholish guys and she's blind. She can totally kick ass as well.

The guys Cas, Victor and Torsten are okay out of all 3 I like Torsten the best.
Cas is a hot head. There I said it lol.
I really enjoyed this storyline though I kind of predicted what was gonna happen at the end. Why can't they guys ever ask the H first before they go into action. Lol.

But what I do know is that book 2, Fergie will definitely fight back HARD!! And Cas, Victor, not sure if Torsten was involved yet, but either way they will have to grovel on their knees to Fergie.

mhmc25's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

caitlin_b_books's review against another edition

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2.0

This book is not for the weak but it's also not super dark seeing as it involves 18 and 19 year olds. It goes from 0 to 100 pretty quickly, but then it calms down for a while until about halfway through the book. It's a RH and kind of reminds me of the F4 boys from Boys Over Flowers, but a lot darker and only 3 boys. Definitely stay away if that does not appeal to you or sound like something that you would be interested in.

This book got old after a while, and seemed to just follow the same old thing in every bully romance that I've tried to read. No one knows how to communicate, and the only way that they do it is my staking claims and bullying the object of their affection.

Fergie was a great FMC at first. She is blind and was not afraid to give people hell if they treated her wrong, but was also afraid to open herself up to friendships because of something that had happened to her. However, in the second half of the book, she became pretty bland and started lacking the personality that she had in the first half of the book. There were also times where Fergie talked about things as if she wasn't actually blind. It threw me off several times.

I also want to note that there is a weird scene that involves both a brother and sister, not with the same person but they are both there, but it almost made me DNF. Fortunately, I got the audiobook ARC, so I just zoned out until it was over.

Everybody just really needs therapy.

moonyluve's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was a fun one.
Love the RH trope so much.
Love the grumpy Cassius, and the dapper Victor and the loving Torsten (if I spelled those wrong I’m sorry, lol I did the audio book arc)
It is entertaining from the beginning.
It keeps you engaged.
I loved it!

lucidreigns's review against another edition

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5.0

ANOTHER BANGER!!