{"id":7727,"date":"2022-03-04T21:37:23","date_gmt":"2022-03-04T13:37:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aflowerbookmark.com\/?p=7727"},"modified":"2024-01-22T11:34:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T11:34:07","slug":"liam-davis-the-raven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aflowerbookmark.com\/?p=7727","title":{"rendered":"Liam Davis & The Raven"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Liam Davis & The Raven (Love Inscribed #1) by Anyta Sunday<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

From Goodreads<\/a>:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Love and romance? I don\u2019t know how I feel about that.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But I\u2019m about to find out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jock. Big-boned. Broad shoulders. Tall. Runs fingers through hair as though he\u2019s attractive and knows it. Walks into party like he has all the time in the world, slow but oddly graceful. Laugh lines around the mouth, a deep crack in his skin where a dimple might be.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s how I described him in the notes for my latest party-page column.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He fascinates me, but I\u2019m not sure why. Or what to do about it. My belly is a fluttery, twisty mess.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Best to focus on my mission to find The Raven\u2014the campus vigilante\u2014and warn him about the hate mail the student paper\u2019s been getting for him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Except . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Quinn looks at me and his eyes darken. He wants something. But what is it?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why do I want so badly to give it to him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Liam Davis and The Raven is the first book of the Love Inscribed series by Anyta Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I picked this up after finishing\u00a0 Marc Jillson and The Gazebo. In retrospect, I should have read this first but got too invested with Marc and Hunter’s story, instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

<\/a><\/a><\/a>\ud83c\udf39Reasons to Bump This Up Your TBR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Read this not for the romance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019re coming here expecting romance, well, look somewhere else. While it has a bit of romance, the story was more of how Liam navigates the world and how he grows and adjusts his very set views. He also learns how to make and maintain his relationships with other people. The story started with him quite content with his life or rather starting to feel like there\u2019s something missing in his life. It was quite satisfying how he went from being a loner to someone who tried his best and opened himself to new experiences. It was satisfying and fulfilling to see Liam grow and mature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treat this as a prequel to Marc Jillson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Ah, I finally get to understand Marc\u2019s remorse and avoidance of Liam in this book. I also get to meet Jack. Marc, or rather Jill in this book, is nothing but a big jerk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hunter is still the biggest sweetheart ever to walk on Earth. I really love his energy and optimism. I gobble up their small interactions together because ugh, I\u2019m a sucker for them like that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\ud83e\udd40Reasons to Bump This Down On Your TBR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Distanced<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t mind a character who\u2019s more into mental than the emotional aspect. But Liam was hard to relate to when he felt so removed. He felt cold and distant, even though I read this from his perspective, knowing full well his inner monologue. Even after a re-read or even spending time apart with this book didn\u2019t make me feel even closer to him which was a stark contrast to Marc\u2019s book. To borrow the word of a Goodreads reviewer, he was very clinical in how he approached life. And that\u2019s a gap that was hard to cross.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

T<\/strong>he Bi-awakening<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I was rather looking forward to the bi-awakening, but Liam took it in stride. Welp, there goes the tension for the romance. I couldn\u2019t help but wonder that maybe it would have more effect if I was reading this in Quinn\u2019s POV.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verdict<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I had high expectations, and I was hoping that maybe I\u2019d like this as much as I loved Marc\u2019s book. Sadly, it was nowhere near book 2.\u00a0Still a decent read, though.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now that I\u2019ve finished the two books, I\u2019m looking forward to whenever the release of Tyler\u2019s book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Have you read this book? If not, do you plan on reading this? Let me know your thoughts in the comments!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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