I really want to be able to enjoy the books, but those two things, especially the second, have become distracting and are taking away from what could otherwise be solid new adult romance novels. If you're going to draw attention to something that someone is going to say, especially if the impact of their words are supposed to be significant, it better be good. There are several instances where the character is supposed to say something profound, whether to make an heartfelt appeal or to 'put someone in their place,' but it always comes out as a childish quip. However, Tijan seems to want these characters to seem wise beyond their years, given their backgrounds. In reality, you would expect some immaturity in the dialogue and/or actions. I get that Tijan writes young / new adult characters. In this way, her characters seem to fall short of their intended impact. I have trouble believing the trauma and the necessity for someone to step in to rescue them. It seems that Tijan develops traumatic backgrounds for her characters, but in a way that is so obvious it seems superficial.

In theory, this should produce a full-bodied character that we can buy into. We should want these characters to have a happy ending given what they had to endure earlier in life.

The characters are written to have a backstory that makes you either relate to or want to pull for the character. However, after listening to Kian, I realize that this is a Tijan thing. There are a few things that bothered me about the Fallen Crest series that I thought might be unique to the character ages or the characters themselves. I breezed through all of the books in a few weeks and must say that I enjoyed them. Loved seeing some familiar faces come back in this book.I was introduced to Tijan via the Fallen Crest series. Once I picked this up again, I finished it so fast. This books was kind of slow in the beginning, but that may have just been me because I have had a lot going on in life when I first started reading this book. Once Nate knows he has a daughter, he drops everything and even allows Quincey to stay with him since he is all the daughter knows. But Quincey's father wants his daughter and 'granddaughter' all to himself which is not going to happen when Nate gets involved. Quincey loves her niece and wants the best for her but she feels it is only right for Nate to know that he has a daughter. Quincey has just gained custody of her niece because her sister just passed away. Normally, enemies to lovers is not my favorite trope, which is probably why it took me forever to read it, but I really enjoyed this book. I have been a huge fan of the Fallen Crest series and have been waiting for Nate's book for a long time. It took me FOREVER to start this book and FOREVER to finish but I am so glad I finished it!

Nate by tijan