Am I the only one who wanted Tiernan to not choose any of them? I would have loved it if she went back home and worked on herself (she needed theraphy, all of them did 😅)
yeah the more i think about it the more i’m like.... i wish kaleb had been more like Archer from Archer’s voice. a KIND quiet guy. which totally isn’t a penelope douglas thing but hey that would have been even more unpredictable ;) it would have made her attraction WAY more believable since we didn’t get much time with him
chandler ainsley that’s exactly what I thought when I was reading Kaleb’s character. I would have loved him if he were like Archer, but that’s not Penelope’s vibe at all 😂 I did appreciate how I had no idea how the book would end and I couldn’t stop reading!
I knew from the first interaction it was going to be Kaleb, but my heart wanted Noah so bad. I didn’t think it would be Jake only because of birthday girl but Noah would have just been imo the better option of the two. They had the better story/connection apart from just the lust. But to me the “good” (better brother of the two) wouldn’t win in this one and I knew it.
everyone is like "I think she should've been with noah" but all of them had problems and I understand that she hooked up with them bc she wanted to feel stuff, not that I agree with that but whatever. but none of them are rlly good choices for her and idk how to feel about how things ended up being.
Omgomgomg thank you 😭😭😭 Everyone is saying they love kaleb and how he was perfect for her and i just....don't get it? He comes in late, interacts with her the least out of all of them and acts like a literal child anytime they do. And all the sudden its revealed kaleb has liked her all along? Since when? We don't see any connection form between them at all 😅 I get how and why she had to choose him but i feel like if he's the hero she's meant to be with i should ship them and I did not at all. Her connection w Jake and Noah was way more developed and fleshed out.
This is my first book I've read from Penelope Douglas and instantly fell in love with her writing and currently reading all her books. Credence to be honest is not for everyone but I enjoyed it surprisingly.
Am I the only one who didn't like jake? i loved Kaleb and thought he or Noah would be the right choice but I knew it was gonna be Kaleb from the beginning.But I get what you mean. I wish we had more development with Kaleb.
This book is definitely polarizing but I ended up loving it. It was very taboo and I understand the issues people have with it but it ended up being so much more emotional and deep than I thought it would be.
Honestly, I just finished it because I wanted to see who she'd end up with. Disappointed she chose Kaleb because there was little to no buildup & he was kind of a dick to her. Like how was he the one? 🤷🏻♀️
I had such a hard time verbalizing my thoughts for Credence and you explained exactly how I was feeling perfectly!! Even though I was intrigued and wanted to continue reading I gave it 3⭐️
Me too!! I loved their connection, Kaleb was just so under developed I just did not understand why they would end up together. It's like she did it for the unexpected factor but it's so unsatisfying.
@@PeaceLoveBooksxo I agree. I still really loved the story, I just didn't love her choosing Kaleb. He was just not appealing to me at all. Jake just seemed so good for her and really helped her find her sense of self and a sense of purpose and belonging.
I hated the villain character too, one thing about corrupt was that the villain and the ending was very "lifetime movie" like and I think the same thing happens too in credence with the villain
I LOVED the book so much!! I also wanted her with Jake too! I loved Noah at first but then he started getting possessive in a mean way. I wasn't too sure about Kaleb but once they started bonding, especially with the colouring, and them cuddling, I liked him and then started liking them together
I also didn't really like when she was with Noah because I found that they had more of a brother-sister relationship sister (which we saw in the shower scene)
okay I loved credence!! I was such a kaleb stan BUT one thing that did annoy me was that (SPOILER) he talks so damn much in the end like one of my favorite things is that he doesn't talk at all and I think how he learns to talk again and says like one sentence and then In the epilogue he just wouldn't shut the hell up??? also I do agree that the romance came out of nowhere and I did expect her to be with noah or jake
Spoilers... I think it was hard to get to know Kaleb, because he never talked or even communicated really. Everyone talked for him and you never knew what he was feeling. I really wasn't sure who I wanted her with. I think Tiernan had a lot of conflicting thoughts, which was apparent reading the book. Tiernan said Kaleb was like an animal and child, and I kind of agreed with her. But then later she felt like he was communicating with her in his own way and that maybe he would eventually talk to her. So I think when Cici turned up pregnant and he wouldn't say that he knew or not. Tiernan was more hurt by him not communicating rather than just the fact that a girl he had been with turned up pregnant. I mean Kaleb also tried to get Tiernan pregnant that morning. So I understood her frustration with Kaleb. Tiernan also realized from that encounter that he probably was never going to communicate with her in a way that she needed. I'm honestly torn on the ending, because, of course, everything was wrapped up so nicely. I still wasn't sure what I thought of the book after reading. So I'm glad you talk about spoilers in this video.
I agree with you in Kaleb and how his character was not really develop but I love him with her lol. I think I gave this one 4 stars, which for me it is high because this got me by surprise. I was not expected liking this so much and will be reading this again soon lol. Great review anyway!
kaleb needed more dialogue, we needed more chapters inside his head. i just wish him and her had more time and scenes together. like i felt like they connected too late into the book😭
I liked that it was Kaleb, Jake was a father figure for her and he knew that too I don't think he had deep feelings for her, and noah was like her best friend wich are two things she never had before. I felt that with Kaleb she found someone who did both things too but also got her on another level too idk, It was different but I loved it
I think I'm the only person who thought Jake came off creepy. He was okay in the beginning, but there was a moment where I honestly thought he'd try to kill Tiernan. 😅 I REALLY like Kaleb and I'm ashamed of it. I can't even explain why I like him. I agree with a lot of your thoughts on the book and the 4 star rating. I'm glad Penelope Douglas is trying something different. Although I left the book with mixed feelings it's definitely a book that I'll remember. Thanks for getting this review out so quickly after you finished it!
Spoiler: . . . . . I really wanted her to end up with Jake also, but by about 60% he started to become more of a father figure in her mind and I totally got skeeved out thinking about them hooking up. Kaleb legit bothered me. The entire consent issue. Wow. Like, that was not okay. PD’s writing is flawless though, and I wasn’t able to put the book down. I really enjoyed the flash forward at the end. And gave me all the feels.
I finished it yesterday, and I totally agree that I was feeling like she should have been with Jake--the relationship was the most developed and what I was rooting for in the beginning but it would have been too close to Birthday Girl (sigh
Okay I'm one minute in to the video. I'm going to stop here my copy should be here Tuesday. I'll come back after I read it. Can't wait to hear what you thought.
I totally wanted her with Noah!! I feel like we would have needed more interaction and sweet moments with Kaleb for me to feel more attached to them as a couple. Overall I still think it was amazing but really really wild looool
Dude I couldn’t agree with you more! I love all of her books but this just felt rushed...... I didn’t hate him I just felt like there wasn’t enough development in his character you know? Great review!
I need to talk to someone about this book! WTF happened and why!? I hated Kaleb, I was severely creeped out by Noah as likeable as he was and Jake was the least cringe for me. I hated how sexist and violent the book was - Tiernan was just a piece of meat throughout the book. It was just straight up messed up and the only thing that could have saved this book for me is that if Tiernan left the darn ranch, got home to California and checked into a mental health facility with a seriously good therapist. After her life and issues - she needed stability not ...... literally everything that happened to her. So many lines in the book that made me cringe from deep within my soul - most of those lines coming from Noah. There wasn't a single healthy relationship in that book. Please reply and share why you do or don't agree with me - theres just so much to talk about!
I was really excited about this book but after reading the reviews I was so upset and confused about reading it. She is one of my most favorite author and I've read all her books so it was really confusing. But after watching your review I'm excited to read it and form my opinion after reading it. Thank you so much 😘
You got me even more intrigued in this book! I like that she’s writing on taboo subjects to challenge the readers and doesn’t stick to what is acceptable in this time and day, especially with the whole cancel culture going around and people throwing the world “problematic” everywhere...it’s interesting to see an author pushing boundaries and risking to have her book not selling well...I don’t know if I even make sense but I think it’s very courageous of her! Anyways thank you for this video! I love this kind of vlog style reviews! Bisous 😘 🇫🇷
Nina Quill I get what you’re saying and that’s what she said in her author note! But it still made it in the top ten on amazon, so she’s doing something right 😂
So, she sleeps with her Uncle( the father's step brother) and her cousins. I will be passing on this one. I could buy into Birthday Girl, but this just no. No matter how it comes to be, I can't get sleeping with the whole family. Especially since she should have been going there to be with family. And the fact that she is only 17 is disturbing.
louisville80 she does turn 18 before anything physical happens. But that’s definitely why I said I don’t think I’d like it if anyone but Penelope wrote it. I usually don’t like that kind of plot!
@@PeaceLoveBooksxo She was still 17 the first time Kaleb and Jake (kitchen scene) tried things with her! Remember that Kaleb is also a few years older than her.
So I read this after your bad boy rec and I was messaging my friend the entire time. It's not her type of book so she was living through me. I ended up loving it. It was definitely a new type of read for me.
The relationships represent the example Tiernan described with the sauces, the three Ls. I don't think it would have made sense for her to end up with Jake or Noah. Kaleb makes sense but I definitely think Kalebs development was not enough, and it was only towards the end of the book did we start to get to really know him.
I'm totally with u !! I was just reading this book but once she hooks up with noah and kaleb at the same time , I was so disgusted and didn't wanted to read further . I also think I would have been better if she had ended with jake . This is my least fav penelope Douglas's book
I just now watched this because I didn’t want to watch until I read it. I got like 60% in and I couldn’t force myself to pick it up and it was about to put me in a reading slump so I dnfed. I am now watching everyone’s video on it and I am so glad I didn’t finish because I would have been so mad if I made it to the end of this long freaking book for her to end up with Kaleb like no thank you. I liked her with Jake and I caught on to the 3 rule thing, so knowing that I knew it wasn’t going to be Jake so I was hoping it would at least be Noah. I am glad you enjoyed it though. 💕
It irritates me that some people say that the book 'should never have been published' or 'encourages abuse culture'. It's a work of FICTION for crying out loud, not a manifesto! It also makes my head hurt that so few of the book's critics can wrap their heads around 1) The characters being mentally unstable in their respective ways (hence their questionable choices and attitudes towards the relationships in the book) and 2) the likelihood that Tiernan is probably an unreliable narrator, like Holden Caulfield, Humbert, or Patrick Bateman. Sorry for the rant but I had to get it off my chest.
I wanted her with Kaleb. *Thankfully* that happened. Noah should've been her annoying big brother type. Jake should've JUST been her uncle. That's how I feel about it. Also, Jake should've ended up with Mirim.
Hard related to your review. It's just that her writing is too good so we get sucked in. But the story of this one was just...... Bizarre. And Kaleb was soooo underdeveloped. Idk i didn't like anyyy of the characters that much, definitely not Tiernan and Kaleb. Not even Jake. Just Noah, maybe, a little.
Had a hard time liking the characters of this book. Been reading a lot of taboo novels lately but this turned out to be a little porn-y too me. She went from a quiet girl to a really slutty one. Like really...two boys in one go? I would've liked Noah, but his first smutty interaction with her was less steamy because he kept on talking to Kaleb while she's doing....stuff. Sounds like a maniac to me. I expected him to be overprotective of her and jealous. A lot of instances that made me want to put this book down and move on. But i still gave it a chance because i saw people liking it. So i tried to find the "likeable" they're saying. I honestly wanted her to be with Jake. He's the only one who actually treated her right and not a sex thing. He never told her "c'mon we can do it again no one will see" unlike Noah.
I rated that book a 3 star.i hated how she just slept with everyone.... don't get me started with Kaleb he's a caveman yew .... Penelope Douglas could have done better . that's my honest opinion.
If you think about it when jake had both his sons she wasnt even born yet .. i hate this in books why is he thinking like that about her when sges still a miner and hes saying all the time the kid the kid hes creepy and disgusting and there relationship was just wrong
I didn't like Kaleb at all. I was rooting for Jake the whole time. Kaleb did make me sympathise with him when his backstory was told but for a love interest, I just didn't like him.
OK, so I 'wasted' 40 odd mins watching Lacey and Chandler talking about this book that I have no interest in reading... and now, even more, watching yours! 😆 I have to ask though, why rate it higher just because of the author? Surely your rating should be for the contents of the book not who wrote it? OT, I'm just waiting for more gushing about the wolves (and witch and humans!) of TJ Klune's Green Creek! TFS :)
I actually meant that it was her writing and storytelling that made it a four star for me. I still really enjoyed the whole reading experience. I don’t think other authors would have been able to do that for me and I wouldn’t have liked the book as much. And yes!!! I’m planning on reading book two very soon!
I like some RH (Kristy Cunning has a couple good series), but not when it involves a father and his 2 sons. 🤢 No thanks. This is how inbreeding starts. Hard pass for me.
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Am I the only one who wanted Tiernan to not choose any of them? I would have loved it if she went back home and worked on herself (she needed theraphy, all of them did 😅)
So true 💀😂
Yeah poor girl deserve therapy!
Maybe if some chapters would have been in Kaleb point of view we would've connected more with his character
my thoughts exactly!
I wanted her to stay with Noah. He was the perfect one for her. If they would have stayed together, then I would have loved this book.
I lovedddd her with Kaleb but my heart did hurt for Noah :( I loved all of them
Omg samee 😭 i love noah so muchh 😭
I wished that too
THISSSSS
I would've loved the book if she ends up with uncle Jake🙂
i ask for the lords forgiveness after reading this!! I need some holy water or something.. 😭🙏
Nahhh I’m screaming cause me too sis 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
I just started this book today...... girl I am scared...
yeah the more i think about it the more i’m like.... i wish kaleb had been more like Archer from Archer’s voice. a KIND quiet guy. which totally isn’t a penelope douglas thing but hey that would have been even more unpredictable ;) it would have made her attraction WAY more believable since we didn’t get much time with him
chandler ainsley that’s exactly what I thought when I was reading Kaleb’s character. I would have loved him if he were like Archer, but that’s not Penelope’s vibe at all 😂 I did appreciate how I had no idea how the book would end and I couldn’t stop reading!
I loved Kaleb :( I like me a scary man I guess
I knew from the first interaction it was going to be Kaleb, but my heart wanted Noah so bad. I didn’t think it would be Jake only because of birthday girl but Noah would have just been imo the better option of the two. They had the better story/connection apart from just the lust. But to me the “good” (better brother of the two) wouldn’t win in this one and I knew it.
Kaleb was creepy,
Noah was desperate and
Jake was only about the taboo.
Shouldn't have gone with any😅
Totally weird ending.
I know is like, WHATS!?!
everyone is like "I think she should've been with noah" but all of them had problems and I understand that she hooked up with them bc she wanted to feel stuff, not that I agree with that but whatever. but none of them are rlly good choices for her and idk how to feel about how things ended up being.
Loved her with Kaleb and Noah 😭
Omgomgomg thank you 😭😭😭 Everyone is saying they love kaleb and how he was perfect for her and i just....don't get it? He comes in late, interacts with her the least out of all of them and acts like a literal child anytime they do. And all the sudden its revealed kaleb has liked her all along? Since when? We don't see any connection form between them at all 😅 I get how and why she had to choose him but i feel like if he's the hero she's meant to be with i should ship them and I did not at all. Her connection w Jake and Noah was way more developed and fleshed out.
Pop Rocks I loved her with Noah
Ughh i loved noah
This is my first book I've read from Penelope Douglas and instantly fell in love with her writing and currently reading all her books. Credence to be honest is not for everyone but I enjoyed it surprisingly.
OMG FINALLY SOMEBODY WHOSE NOT JUST FLAT OUT RUDE- but same
Am I the only one who didn't like jake? i loved Kaleb and thought he or Noah would be the right choice but I knew it was gonna be Kaleb from the beginning.But I get what you mean. I wish we had more development with Kaleb.
This book is definitely polarizing but I ended up loving it. It was very taboo and I understand the issues people have with it but it ended up being so much more emotional and deep than I thought it would be.
Honestly, I just finished it because I wanted to see who she'd end up with. Disappointed she chose Kaleb because there was little to no buildup & he was kind of a dick to her. Like how was he the one? 🤷🏻♀️
I had such a hard time verbalizing my thoughts for Credence and you explained exactly how I was feeling perfectly!! Even though I was intrigued and wanted to continue reading I gave it 3⭐️
I'm so with you, I wanted it to be Jake SO BAD!!!
Me too!! I loved their connection, Kaleb was just so under developed I just did not understand why they would end up together. It's like she did it for the unexpected factor but it's so unsatisfying.
I think it might be because she built the connect with him first and for the longest amount of time? I loved their connection!
@@PeaceLoveBooksxo I agree. I still really loved the story, I just didn't love her choosing Kaleb. He was just not appealing to me at all. Jake just seemed so good for her and really helped her find her sense of self and a sense of purpose and belonging.
@@alexandriac.5648 I only want jake for her I've lost motivation continuing it knowing she ended up with kaleb
I hated the villain character too, one thing about corrupt was that the villain and the ending was very "lifetime movie" like and I think the same thing happens too in credence with the villain
I LOVED the book so much!! I also wanted her with Jake too! I loved Noah at first but then he started getting possessive in a mean way. I wasn't too sure about Kaleb but once they started bonding, especially with the colouring, and them cuddling, I liked him and then started liking them together
This was a total WTF book
Sour Tejal hahaha so true!!
I also didn't really like when she was with Noah because I found that they had more of a brother-sister relationship sister (which we saw in the shower scene)
okay I loved credence!! I was such a kaleb stan BUT one thing that did annoy me was that (SPOILER) he talks so damn much in the end like one of my favorite things is that he doesn't talk at all and I think how he learns to talk again and says like one sentence and then In the epilogue he just wouldn't shut the hell up??? also I do agree that the romance came out of nowhere and I did expect her to be with noah or jake
Spoilers...
I think it was hard to get to know Kaleb, because he never talked or even communicated really. Everyone talked for him and you never knew what he was feeling. I really wasn't sure who I wanted her with. I think Tiernan had a lot of conflicting thoughts, which was apparent reading the book. Tiernan said Kaleb was like an animal and child, and I kind of agreed with her. But then later she felt like he was communicating with her in his own way and that maybe he would eventually talk to her. So I think when Cici turned up pregnant and he wouldn't say that he knew or not. Tiernan was more hurt by him not communicating rather than just the fact that a girl he had been with turned up pregnant. I mean Kaleb also tried to get Tiernan pregnant that morning. So I understood her frustration with Kaleb. Tiernan also realized from that encounter that he probably was never going to communicate with her in a way that she needed. I'm honestly torn on the ending, because, of course, everything was wrapped up so nicely. I still wasn't sure what I thought of the book after reading. So I'm glad you talk about spoilers in this video.
she wasn’t mad because she thought he did it. she was upset because he wouldn’t confirm or deny whether or not he knew before
I agree with you in Kaleb and how his character was not really develop but I love him with her lol. I think I gave this one 4 stars, which for me it is high because this got me by surprise. I was not expected liking this so much and will be reading this again soon lol. Great review anyway!
kaleb needed more dialogue, we needed more chapters inside his head. i just wish him and her had more time and scenes together. like i felt like they connected too late into the book😭
I liked that it was Kaleb, Jake was a father figure for her and he knew that too I don't think he had deep feelings for her, and noah was like her best friend wich are two things she never had before. I felt that with Kaleb she found someone who did both things too but also got her on another level too idk, It was different but I loved it
I didn't feel any connections with any of the men! IMO nothing flowed.
Sooo a 17 y/o might be hooking up with some Dad or his sons? I'll be skipping this book.
Amanda Williams she’s 17 in the beginning but doesn’t do anything physical until she’s 18!
Are we gonna skip over the fact that they are all RELATED
@@kyraadams8578 Not by blood though. They are her step uncle and step cousins
I'm so team Noah. 100% Team Noah. but also, kinda wish she had ended up with someone random and they had stayed her family.
Penelope is always the best in everything she's writing!
I think I'm the only person who thought Jake came off creepy. He was okay in the beginning, but there was a moment where I honestly thought he'd try to kill Tiernan. 😅 I REALLY like Kaleb and I'm ashamed of it. I can't even explain why I like him. I agree with a lot of your thoughts on the book and the 4 star rating. I'm glad Penelope Douglas is trying something different. Although I left the book with mixed feelings it's definitely a book that I'll remember. Thanks for getting this review out so quickly after you finished it!
Kalia 😂 Kaleb is a character that is definitely polarizing. Some people love him and some people hate him! That’s totally okay!
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I really wanted her to end up with Jake also, but by about 60% he started to become more of a father figure in her mind and I totally got skeeved out thinking about them hooking up.
Kaleb legit bothered me. The entire consent issue. Wow. Like, that was not okay.
PD’s writing is flawless though, and I wasn’t able to put the book down. I really enjoyed the flash forward at the end. And gave me all the feels.
I finished it yesterday, and I totally agree that I was feeling like she should have been with Jake--the relationship was the most developed and what I was rooting for in the beginning but it would have been too close to Birthday Girl (sigh
I don’t think I’ve ever read a Penelope Douglas book but I still just HAD to watch your vlog 💕 I can’t get over how ADORABLE your dogs are!!
I totally agree 100%
No development between kaleb and Tiernan
Jake should’ve totally been the one she ended up with 💔💔
I just finished Credence this morning. What the f*ck is my reaction. This is nothing like the Bully series or Birthday girl.
Okay I'm one minute in to the video. I'm going to stop here my copy should be here Tuesday. I'll come back after I read it. Can't wait to hear what you thought.
I totally wanted her with Noah!! I feel like we would have needed more interaction and sweet moments with Kaleb for me to feel more attached to them as a couple. Overall I still think it was amazing but really really wild looool
Shelby /bookswithshelby haha REALLY wild!
#teamjake I wanted them to end up together. Once I realized it was going to be Kaleb, I was already struggling to finish the book. 😭
Same
I’m gonna be honest I cannot finish this book! Like I don’t get how she fell in love with Kaleb!?? I got no connection between them ):
I TOTALLY FEEL U SIS
I still don't get why tf she stayed with Kaleb and not with Jake AAAGHHH
Someone PLEASE explain this to me!
Loved her with uncle Jake too
Dude I couldn’t agree with you more! I love all of her books but this just felt rushed...... I didn’t hate him I just felt like there wasn’t enough development in his character you know? Great review!
I need to talk to someone about this book! WTF happened and why!? I hated Kaleb, I was severely creeped out by Noah as likeable as he was and Jake was the least cringe for me. I hated how sexist and violent the book was - Tiernan was just a piece of meat throughout the book. It was just straight up messed up and the only thing that could have saved this book for me is that if Tiernan left the darn ranch, got home to California and checked into a mental health facility with a seriously good therapist. After her life and issues - she needed stability not ...... literally everything that happened to her. So many lines in the book that made me cringe from deep within my soul - most of those lines coming from Noah. There wasn't a single healthy relationship in that book. Please reply and share why you do or don't agree with me - theres just so much to talk about!
I was really excited about this book but after reading the reviews I was so upset and confused about reading it. She is one of my most favorite author and I've read all her books so it was really confusing. But after watching your review I'm excited to read it and form my opinion after reading it. Thank you so much 😘
Priya Dey I’m glad you’re picking it up! I hope you enjoy it!
I didn’t care for Kaleb either. He was a man child and some of the stuff he did to her was unforgivable.
You got me even more intrigued in this book! I like that she’s writing on taboo subjects to challenge the readers and doesn’t stick to what is acceptable in this time and day, especially with the whole cancel culture going around and people throwing the world “problematic” everywhere...it’s interesting to see an author pushing boundaries and risking to have her book not selling well...I don’t know if I even make sense but I think it’s very courageous of her!
Anyways thank you for this video! I love this kind of vlog style reviews!
Bisous 😘 🇫🇷
Nina Quill I get what you’re saying and that’s what she said in her author note! But it still made it in the top ten on amazon, so she’s doing something right 😂
So, she sleeps with her Uncle( the father's step brother) and her cousins. I will be passing on this one. I could buy into Birthday Girl, but this just no. No matter how it comes to be, I can't get sleeping with the whole family. Especially since she should have been going there to be with family. And the fact that she is only 17 is disturbing.
louisville80 she does turn 18 before anything physical happens. But that’s definitely why I said I don’t think I’d like it if anyone but Penelope wrote it. I usually don’t like that kind of plot!
@@PeaceLoveBooksxo She was still 17 the first time Kaleb and Jake (kitchen scene) tried things with her! Remember that Kaleb is also a few years older than her.
So I read this after your bad boy rec and I was messaging my friend the entire time. It's not her type of book so she was living through me. I ended up loving it. It was definitely a new type of read for me.
I finished reading This Book today. All I will say is wow.
I hope Penelope writes a story for Jake and Noah!!
The relationships represent the example Tiernan described with the sauces, the three Ls. I don't think it would have made sense for her to end up with Jake or Noah. Kaleb makes sense but I definitely think Kalebs development was not enough, and it was only towards the end of the book did we start to get to really know him.
I'm totally with u !! I was just reading this book but once she hooks up with noah and kaleb at the same time , I was so disgusted and didn't wanted to read further . I also think I would have been better if she had ended with jake . This is my least fav penelope Douglas's book
I just now watched this because I didn’t want to watch until I read it. I got like 60% in and I couldn’t force myself to pick it up and it was about to put me in a reading slump so I dnfed. I am now watching everyone’s video on it and I am so glad I didn’t finish because I would have been so mad if I made it to the end of this long freaking book for her to end up with Kaleb like no thank you. I liked her with Jake and I caught on to the 3 rule thing, so knowing that I knew it wasn’t going to be Jake so I was hoping it would at least be Noah. I am glad you enjoyed it though. 💕
I really wanted her to choose none of them. They all are horrible for her. They all need therapy.
It irritates me that some people say that the book 'should never have been published' or 'encourages abuse culture'. It's a work of FICTION for crying out loud, not a manifesto! It also makes my head hurt that so few of the book's critics can wrap their heads around 1) The characters being mentally unstable in their respective ways (hence their questionable choices and attitudes towards the relationships in the book) and 2) the likelihood that Tiernan is probably an unreliable narrator, like Holden Caulfield, Humbert, or Patrick Bateman.
Sorry for the rant but I had to get it off my chest.
I just read credence. Although I wanted her to be with the dad I genuinely get how Pen ended the book why she did. Overall I loved it.
I agree with everything you said 100 percent!
You are not a mess girl!.....love the way you do this review.....hey, what is wrong with 80's movies? LOL Don't think I'll read this....not my bag.
I detested Tiernen's 'thing' with Jake, I felt like he was a creepy usurper, and I agree with Noah's comment that Jake abused his authority..
Well, damn. This is my first PD book, and I was hoping she had done others like it. I don't even feel guilty about loving this book ;)
This book is like, what the fuck is hapenning?
Never planned to read this. Still don’t. But love these vlogs
Sounds interesting just added this to my tbr
I still haven’t read a penelope Douglas yet 😭
Jay G ahhh you need to!
Random question: what is a harem/reverse harem?
Am I the only one who LOVED her with Kaleb?!?!!!!
I wanted her with Kaleb. *Thankfully* that happened. Noah should've been her annoying big brother type. Jake should've JUST been her uncle. That's how I feel about it. Also, Jake should've ended up with Mirim.
I wanted jake 1st choice and then 2nd Noah but i knew it was gonna be kaleb and that kinda annoyed me
This book was crazy in the best way
Hard related to your review.
It's just that her writing is too good so we get sucked in. But the story of this one was just...... Bizarre. And Kaleb was soooo underdeveloped. Idk i didn't like anyyy of the characters that much, definitely not Tiernan and Kaleb. Not even Jake. Just Noah, maybe, a little.
I loved this book.
I wanted her to end up with Jake but I listen to Lana Del Rey so I love a good daddy 😍
Totally agree with you!!
Had a hard time liking the characters of this book. Been reading a lot of taboo novels lately but this turned out to be a little porn-y too me. She went from a quiet girl to a really slutty one. Like really...two boys in one go? I would've liked Noah, but his first smutty interaction with her was less steamy because he kept on talking to Kaleb while she's doing....stuff. Sounds like a maniac to me. I expected him to be overprotective of her and jealous. A lot of instances that made me want to put this book down and move on. But i still gave it a chance because i saw people liking it. So i tried to find the "likeable" they're saying.
I honestly wanted her to be with Jake. He's the only one who actually treated her right and not a sex thing. He never told her "c'mon we can do it again no one will see" unlike Noah.
I love Penelope but this book is not my cup of tea.
zaza mukhtar that’s fair! It’s definitely not for everyone!
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I rated that book a 3 star.i hated how she just slept with everyone.... don't get me started with Kaleb he's a caveman yew .... Penelope Douglas could have done better . that's my honest opinion.
If you think about it when jake had both his sons she wasnt even born yet .. i hate this in books why is he thinking like that about her when sges still a miner and hes saying all the time the kid the kid hes creepy and disgusting and there relationship was just wrong
I didn't like Kaleb at all. I was rooting for Jake the whole time. Kaleb did make me sympathise with him when his backstory was told but for a love interest, I just didn't like him.
I love Phenolope Douglas but this book i did not like at all😢
OK, so I 'wasted' 40 odd mins watching Lacey and Chandler talking about this book that I have no interest in reading... and now, even more, watching yours! 😆
I have to ask though, why rate it higher just because of the author? Surely your rating should be for the contents of the book not who wrote it?
OT, I'm just waiting for more gushing about the wolves (and witch and humans!) of TJ Klune's Green Creek! TFS :)
I actually meant that it was her writing and storytelling that made it a four star for me. I still really enjoyed the whole reading experience. I don’t think other authors would have been able to do that for me and I wouldn’t have liked the book as much.
And yes!!! I’m planning on reading book two very soon!
@@PeaceLoveBooksxo Ah ok, understood :)
I liked everyone but kaleb tbh. I mean he's annoying the entire time. Wtf
Jake was even a better choice
I usually love Penelope Douglas books but never liked this book at all!!!
Taznim Pat it’s definitely different than anything else she’s written!
I agree! Hate it how she called him Uncle even though they had sex🤢
donitsi choco ugh...I know right?!
PeaceLoveBooksxo hello
I didn’t enjoy this one 😬
KH08 it’s not for everyone!
ur face is so cleaaaaaarrrrrr
I like some RH (Kristy Cunning has a couple good series), but not when it involves a father and his 2 sons. 🤢 No thanks. This is how inbreeding starts. Hard pass for me.