Dieses Buch ist ab sofort ein comfort read für mich.😭Auch wenn es dark romance ist,hat dieses Buch einen solchen kick von grenzenloser Akzeptanz und den found Family trope.Ich empfehle es jedem der offen für super guten und teilweise 🏳️‍🌈 Spice ist aber auch diese absolut herzerwärmenden und tränen in die Augen treibenden Momente braucht. Für mich ein Monatshighlight🤭Ich hatte beim lesen wirklich das Gefühl,dieses Buch versteht alle meine Probleme, akzeptiert sie und kann sie gleichzeitig mindern. 🥹🥲

Es ist so schön gewesen, die Protagonisten aus "Dare" nun wirklich kennenzulernen. Es ist nicht nur spicy und kinky, es ist sexpositiv, poly und bi: Eine Kombination, die ich so noch nicht gelesen habe.🤩 Auch ernste Themen wie Mobbing, Homo-/Bi-Feindlichkeit, Vernachlässigung, mentale Gesundheit werden mit eingearbeitet. Es ist ein rundum gutes Paket, das ich auf Englisch schnell lesen konnte.🤗

Jess used to bully the „Losers“ in Highschool. The losers are four guys : Lucas: the angry psycho one who doesn’t give a damn about feelings Manson: the also psycho but also ultra sweet guy Jason: the very kinky one also he doesn’t shows his emotions very much… And Vincent: also very kinky and so funny They are all in this poly relationship (the losers) but Jason and Vincent are also like their own couple and Lucas and Manson are also their own couple They once slept with Jess and now all of them are obsessed with her… At some point at the book she can’t pay them to fix the damage she caused (it actually were her „friends“ but yeah) so they make a deal she will pay them „otherwise“ until the car is ready to drive again. Best why choose I have read so far

Dieses Buch hat die gesündeste Beziehung, die ich in einem Romance Buch je gesehen habe. Sie fragen einander nach Consent, haben Listen mit ihren No Goes und alle Charaktere haben so viel mehr Tiefe als ich beim Lesen des Klappentextes dachte. Eigentlich habe ich es nur angefangen, weil es mir vorgeschlagen wurde, nachdem ich Punk 57 beendet und geliebt habe. Ich dachte es wäre einfach ein bisschen guter Smut für zwischendurch. Am Ende habe ich geheult wie ein Baby.

It’s really surprising that I liked that book. Didn’t expect I it to be honest. I think it tells a lot about me, cause like one year ago I read „the deal“ and I was traumatized. It was too much and I was not ready for such a book at this time. But now I’m toughened up I guess thanks to all these dark romance books haha. It was pretty hot. I really didn’t like the fmc but she changed like a full 180 which is why she is way more likeable at the end.<spoiler> Also really liked that there was no third act breakup which always is a plus point for me <spoiler>

did this book take me out the reading slump I need the answer is Yes omg I could always count on there books to do that. I loved everything about this book from the sexy times all the way to the talk of insecurities a such. It was such a fun read and I'm glad I finally read it. I loved The Dear and wanted more and OMG this was so much more.

4.25/5.00 This book had me at the dedication already and I’m not going to pretend that I don’t inhale anything this extraordinary author writes. Something about the way Harley Laroux writes her characters just gets me every time and this was no exception. Even though I might end up not liking ALL of the characters, there always will be one or two that really grow on me. This is what happened here, too. While I enjoyed Vincent and Jason for the characters they were, Manson as their seemingly ever-calm presence, their rock and their anchor point, it certainly was Lucas who had my whole heart. Manson watches out for them all, ties them together, keeps them together and level-headed(-ish) and realising he might need someone to lean on to sometimes was a valuable part in this book. So while I had some sort of sympathy for all of them, even Jess slowly started to grow on me, it all came down to Lucas being the most relatable to me. Behind all that aggression, the gruff exterior and the harsh words there’s just someone so afraid of losing again, that he can’t allow himself to get attached to anything at all. He’s afraid of being left behind when everyone else develops and evolves, not seeing how much value he has to all of them. His slow progress to trusting people, the general mistrust and antipathy towards the majority of people … that all hit a little too close to home to be comfortable. I just want to hug that man and tell him it’s going to be alright. Plotwise there was not too much going on in this one, but being a book that focuses a lot on the relations of the characters and their bond growing, evolving and prospering, I didn’t mind too much. The spice was good though. Like really good. Being a firm advocate for “no romance books should have more than 500 pages”, I’ll make an exception her because it’s basically like … 4 romance books, right? Right.

Oh my gosh!!! This books was so amazing. Harley Laroux is one of my all time favorite Authors and i love all her books. I really love the Cover of „Losers Part 1“. It presents the story so well. Harley Laroux has a beautiful writing style and i couldn’t but the book down. I´ve read the book in one day and it was so good. All the feelings, the tension and the angst were so amazingly written. You’re rooting for the characters the whole time. And the spicy scene… the spicy scene were just so delicious. I had to fan myself a few times. The Characters were portrayed very well. You could understand the actions and behavior very well. I love the boys and Jessica so much. They have so much chemistry and the tension between these five is so amazing. Generally I liked the plot very much and how everything developed was absolutely interesting and wonderfully written. The Dare was one of my favorite reads in 2021 and i was so excited that Harley wrote a full length novel for all these amazing character. If you liked „The Dare“ you definitely need to read „Losers“. You won’t regret it. And the end… the Cliffhanger… I need the next Part ASAP!!

Josie Charles überrascht uns in ihrer Princeton Reihe jedes Mal mit einer neuen "Sportart". Diesmal geht es um das Thema Boxen. Natürlich geht es noch um so vieles mehr, aber lest selbst ! Meine Meinung ? Liebe ! Ich liebe die Princeton Reihe. Und ich freue mich so sehr auf mehr! Mit Losers & Champs hat Josie eine richtige spannende, tolle Geschichte ins Leben erweckt. Carver und Bethany sind unglaublich sympathisch und tolle Protagonisten. Das Buch hat alles, was man noch einem stressigen Alltag benötigt. Der Schreibstil ist einfach in jedem Buch so perfekt, das man zwischen den Zeilen verschwindet. So toll ! Das Cover passt zu allen anderen der Reihe und macht sich super im Regal! Mein Fazit? LEST DIESES BUCH ! Es ist einfach wundervoll

"Möchte ich das Mädchen sein, mit dem ein paar Idioten bei den Mülltonnen Schweinchen spielen? Oder will ich eine echte Kämpferin sein?" - S. 89 Bethany Die #princtonreihe ist einfach eine Reihe, die ich einfach immer gerne lese, die Spaß macht und das Herz schneller schlagen lässt. Bethany ist eine sehr stolze, fürsorgliche und mutige Studentin und Schwester. Sie ist eine Kämpferin & Beschützerin, was ihren Bruder angeht. Weder verliert sie dabei an Biss noch ihre Schlagfertigkeit. Carver hat da doch etwas mehr Selbstbewusstsein ohne dabei arrogant zu wirken. Er ist besonnen, zielstrebig und sehr offen wie ehrlich. Sein Ehrgeiz und seine Hilfsbereitschaft sind zwei sehr prägnante Eigenschaften. Was soll ich sagen, ich hatte einfach wieder riesigen Spaß. Es war wieder witzig, schlagfertig mit einer coolen Message. Beths Bruder Bobby war ein toller Charakter und wie man mit seinem Thema umgegangen ist war sehr schön. Mit am überzeugendsten war wie tiefgehende Carver hier dargestellt wurde, was das ganze greifbarer gemacht hat. Es gab auch genug süße Szenen in die ich mich einfach nur verliebt habe, während das Drama klein gehalten wurde was hier super reingepasst hat. Auch das Thema Boxen wurde einem näher gebracht und hat sich gut eingefügt. Hachja ich war rund um zufrieden und happy mit dem Buch.

When I read The Dare, Jess and Manson made me curious for more. I liked them as protagonists, I liked the spice…but I also felt like we‘ve just got a glimpse in and there‘s so much more. And ohhh there’s so much more indeed. Losers does not just offer perspectives of all 5 of them, there are also their background stories and one of the best found families I‘ve ever read about (and believe me when I say I‘m a sucker for found family). Also the constellation of Jess being the former bully (what I also loved to read about in The Dare), it was an amazing starting point for this story. The spice is full 5/5🌶 – it‘s perfekt. All of it. We get scenes with all of them, scenes with Jess and each of them, and scenes between the guys. Love it! That‘s poly representation as it should be in my opinion. In my opinion the story is character driven. Everything revolves around Jess, Manson, Lucas, Vincent and Jason, and I like how this story is told. For real, the book is 600 pages long, and I never, not once, felt bored despite the fact that the plot is basically the characters and their relationship. I eat it up, loved every second of it. The ending isn‘t a cliffhanger…still I can‘t wait for the second book and to continue this journey with them. You may guessed it: For me it‘s a highlight!🫶 And I haven‘t mentioned that – have I? – the guys also are mechanics (well, Lucas and Manson are) and they race cars❤️ 5/5⭐️

When I read The Dare, Jess and Manson made me curious for more. I liked them as protagonists, I liked the spice…but I also felt like we‘ve just got a glimpse in and there‘s so much more. And ohhh there’s so much more indeed. Losers does not just offer perspectives of all 5 of them, there are also their background stories and one of the best found families I‘ve ever read about (and believe me when I say I‘m a sucker for found family). Also the constellation of Jess being the former bully (what I also loved to read about in The Dare), it was an amazing starting point for this story. The spice is full 5/5🌶 – it‘s perfekt. All of it. We get scenes with all of them, scenes with Jess and each of them, and scenes between the guys. Love it! That‘s poly representation as it should be in my opinion. In my opinion the story is character driven. Everything revolves around Jess, Manson, Lucas, Vincent and Jason, and I like how this story is told. For real, the book is 600 pages long, and I never, not once, felt bored despite the fact that the plot is basically the characters and their relationship. I eat it up, loved every second of it. The ending isn‘t a cliffhanger…still I can‘t wait for the second book and to continue this journey with them. You may guessed it: For me it‘s a highlight!🫶 And I haven‘t mentioned that – have I? – the guys also are mechanics (well, Lucas and Manson are) and they race cars❤️ 5/5⭐️