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As Nora tries to give her burned-out sister the perfect getaway and untangle her own fear of being left behind, she starts to wonder whether the woman who never gets the guy might be writing her own story wrong.\n\nEmily Henry's sharp, funny, and surprisingly tender romance is a love letter to books, to sisters, and to the people who don't fit neatly into anyone else's plot.","https:\u002F\u002Fapi.seekquel.app\u002Fstorage\u002Fcovers\u002Feditions\u002F01\u002F01kndzbj772abpgx0j085fnznt.jpg","LmNmKO$MOTXS}yS~s+s9KrnOwfX8","3.79",14,416,[942],{"id":897,"slug":898,"name":899},[944,945,946],{"id":93,"name":94,"slug":95,"is_fiction":19},{"id":29,"name":30,"slug":31,"is_fiction":19},{"id":33,"name":34,"slug":35,"is_fiction":19},[],{"pace":166,"complexity":7,"audience":59,"mood":949,"themes":950,"setting_period":7,"summary":7,"content_warnings":7},[61,103,104],[236],{"id":952,"slug":953,"title":954,"description":955,"primary_cover_url":956,"cover_blurhash":957,"first_publish_year":115,"community_rating_avg":958,"community_rating_count":959,"page_count":509,"authors":960,"genres":962,"series":967,"enrichment":968},"01kk3rf9m3yaeb9g61bxm4kp5b","funny-story-xvvc","Funny Story","Daphne moved to the small lakeside town of Waning Bay, Michigan, for her fiancé, Peter — right up until he called off the wedding because he'd fallen in love with his lifelong best friend, Petra. Now Daphne is heartbroken, nearly homeless, and stuck in a town where the only person who understands exactly how she feels is Miles Nowak: Petra's dumped ex-boyfriend.\n\nWith nowhere else to go, Daphne takes the spare room in Miles's apartment. They could not be more different — she's a careful, buttoned-up children's librarian; he's a warm, chaotic mess — and at first they barely speak. Then, almost by accident, they start pretending to be a couple, partly to save face and partly to needle the exes who left them.\n\nWhat's meant to be a performance turns into long summer days at the beach, honest late-night conversations, and a friendship that neither of them planned on. 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I enjoyed it so much more than I the first book.\n\nWhat the book is about?\nAs you may have guessed by now based on the title, this installment tells the story of Valen, the Guardian for the gate of the Underworld in Rome. A job which involved him protecting the underworld from daemons and preventing a collision between the mortal realm and his world. He had the power to weild lightening, however, the barriers he built around his heart, led to it having a dark hold over him. With every barrier he erects the hold becomes more powerful.\n\nHowever, when he crossed paths with the beautiful assassin who had been watching him from the shadows waiting on the right moment to strike, the barriers he erected began crumbling one by one.\n\nEva was hired by a mysterious client to gather intel on Valen. She had no idea that her mark was a god and the guardian of the Underworld. She knew nothing of the world this latest assignment brought to her door. She knew, however, it was not an easy one, an she was way in over her head.\n\nCharacters\nA tortured hero, Valen bore a deep seated pain and anger. He held the belief no one could love him. A belief which contributed to his aloof behaviour. Upon learning of the events that led to him maintaining this belief my heart broke for him.\n\nEva did not have an easy life growing up, and the choices she made as a result led to her becoming an assassin. She was smart, brave, feisty, resilient, independent and caring and the perfect match for Valen. She was unlike any woman he had ever encountered.\n\nThe secondary characters from Valen’s brothers to the various daemons looking to create havoc intrigued me and made me curious to learn more.\n\nRomance\nI enjoyed the interactions between the characters, especially those between Valen and Eva. The chemistry between them popped, cracked, sizzled and burned. Their romance was not of the slow burn variety, but more of a raging inferno. The sex scenes, though hot, were tastefully written. The main thing that endeared me to their relationship was the trust they had in their love for each other. I loved how protective they were of each other.\n\nStory\nHeaton weaved an intense suspenseful, fun and at times heartbreaking story There were scenes that had me smiling and some of which made me sad. There were no cliff-hangers, however the overall story arc continues.\n\nWorld building\nIt was fun revisiting the world Heaton created. Things have intensified since the last book. The villains have amped up their game and will use any means necessary to carry out their evil plot.\n\nConclusion\u002FRecommendation\nThe Guardian of Hades is proving to be an engaging series. I am looking forward to reading the next book in the series. This is a must read for fans of paranormal romance.\nThis review was originally posted on Totally Addicted to Reading","none","rv-01kxq882541q9h2mf2n457e56z",[]]