99 Percent Mine/ Sally Thorne

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โ€œืžืฉื—ืง ื”ืฉื ืื”โ€ ื”ืกืคืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื•ืคืจืช, ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืกืš ื”ื›ืœ ื—ื‘ื™ื‘. ืœื ืขืคืชื™ ื‘ืจืžื•ืช ืฉื’ืจืžื• ืœื™ ืœืœื›ืช ื•ืœื—ืคืฉ ืขื•ื“ ืกืคืจื™ื ืฉืœื”. ืœื›ืŸ, ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื, ืž- 2019 ื›ืฉื”ืกืคืจ โ€œ99 Percent Mineโ€ ื”ืชืคืจืกื, ืœื ืงืจืืชื™ ืื•ืชื•. ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื”ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฉืžื™ื™ื ื›ื ืจืื” ืžื”ื”ื™ื™ืค ืฉื”ื™ื” ืกื‘ื™ื‘ ื”ืกื•ืคืจืช ื•ืื—ืจ ื›ืš, ื˜ื•ื‘, ืื—ืจ ื›ืš ื”ื™ื• ืกืคืจื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืœืงืจื•ื.

ืœืื—ืจื•ื ื”, ื‘ืื—ื“ ื”ืžื‘ืฆืขื™ื ืฉืœ ืืžื–ื•ืŸ, ืจื›ืฉืชื™ ืขื•ืชืง ืฉืœ ื”ืกืคืจ ื‘ืžื—ื™ืจ ืฉืคื•ื™ ื™ื—ืกื™ืช.

ื›ืš ืคื’ืฉืชื™ ืืช ื˜ื•ื ื•ืœืืกืงื– ื•ื“ืืจืกื™ ื‘ืืจื˜.

ื“ืืจืกื™ ื•ื˜ื•ื ื’ื“ืœื• ื™ื—ื“. ื˜ื•ื ื”ื™ื” ืกื•ื’ ืฉืœ ืขื–ื•ื‘ื™ ืขื ืื‘ ืฉื ื˜ืฉ ื•ืื ื—ื“ ื”ื•ืจื™ืช ืฉืื™ืŸ ืœื” ืืช ื”ืคื ื™ื•ืช ืœื’ื“ืœ ืื•ืชื•. ื”ื•ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื’โ€™ื™ื™ืžื™, ืื—ื™ื” ื”ืชืื•ื ืฉืœ ื“ืืจืกื™. ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื ื™ื ื“ืืจืกื™ ืžื˜ืคื—ืช ืื”ื‘ื” ื ืกืชืจืช ื•ื‘ืœืชื™ ืžืžื•ืžืฉืช ืœื˜ื•ื. ื‘ื’ื™ืœ 18 ื›ืืฉืจ ื˜ื•ื ื”ืชื•ื•ื“ื” ื‘ืคื ื™ื” ืขืœ ืื”ื‘ืชื•, ื”ื™ื ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื” ื‘ื˜ื™ืคืฉื•ืช ื•ื™ืฆืื” ืœืชื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืขื•ืœื. ื”ื™ื ืžืฆื˜ืขืจืช ืฉื”ืชื ื”ื’ื” ื‘ื˜ื™ืคืฉื•ืช, ืื‘ืœ ืื™ืŸ ืœื” ืžื” ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืขื ื–ื” ื›ื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื˜ื•ื ืขื•ืžื“ ืœื”ื™ื ืฉื ืœืžื™ื™ื’ืŸ.

ืงืจื™ื™ืจืช ื”ืฆื™ืœื•ื ืฉืœ ื“ืืจืกื™ ืžื“ืฉื“ืฉืช, ื•ืœืื—ืจ ืฉืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื” ื ืคื˜ืจื” ื”ื™ื ื•ืื—ื™ื” ื ื“ืจืฉื™ื ืœืฉืคืฅ ืืช ื”ืงื•ื˜ื’โ€™ ืฉื”ื•ืจื™ืฉื” ืœื”ื.

ื˜ื•ื ื”ืงื™ื ืขืกืง ื—ื“ืฉ ืœืฉื™ืคื•ืฅ ื•ื”ื•ื ื”ืื“ื ื”ืžืชืื™ื ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœืฉืคืฅ ืืช ื”ืงื•ื˜ื’โ€™. ื›ืš ื“ืืจืกื™ ื•ื˜ื•ื ื ืคื’ืฉื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืจืคืกืช ืฉืœ ืกื‘ืชื ืฉืœื”, ืื—ืจื™ 8 ืฉื ื™ื ืฉื‘ื”ืŸ ืœื ื”ืชืจืื•.

ื˜ื•ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ื™ื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ื“ืืจืกื™, ื™ืฉ ืœื” ืื—ื•ื– ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื™ื‘ื• ื•ื”ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื”ืกืชืคืง ื‘ืื—ื•ื– ื”ื‘ื•ื“ื“ ื”ื–ื”. ืื‘ืœ ืื•ืœื™ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ื›ืฉื”ื ืฉื•ื‘ ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ืช ื”ื™ืœื“ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืื—ื™ื” ืœื ื ืžืฆื ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื“ืืจืกื™ ืชืฆืœื™ื— ืœื›ื‘ื•ืฉ 2 ืื—ื•ื– ืžืœื™ื‘ื• ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ื?

ื”ืกืคืจ ื ืžืกืจ ืžื–ื•ื•ื™ืช ื”ืจืื™ื” ืฉืœ ื“ืืจืกื™. ื”ื™ื ืืžื•ืจื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขื•ื’ื™ื” ืงืฉื•ื—ื” ื•ืงืฉื” ืœืคื™ืฆื•ื— ืื‘ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื“ื™ ืคืขืžื™ื ื–ื” ื ืฉืžืข ืจื”ื‘ืชื ื™ ื•ื‘ืœื™ ื›ื™ืกื•ื™. ื›ืžื• ื”ื‘ืจื™ื•ืŸ ื”ืฉื›ื•ื ืชื™ ืฉืžืื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื›ื•ืœื. ื”ื™ื ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ื ืฉืžืขืช ื›ืžื• ื™ืœื“ื” ื‘ืช 16 ืฉื ืžืฆืืช ื‘ืชื—ืจื•ืช ืขื ืื— ืฉืœื” ื•ืžืœืืช ืคื™ืจื•ืžื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืกืงืก.

ื”ืืžืช ืฉื”โ€ืžืœืืช ืคื™ืจื•ืžื•ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ืกืงืกโ€ ื”ืคืจื™ืข ืœื™ ื’ื ื‘ืกืคืจ ื”ืงื•ื“ื ืฉืœ ืกืืœื™ ืชื•ืจืŸ. ื”ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื ืฉื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื” ืœื ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ืžืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื‘ืฆื•ืจื” ืฉืคื•ื™ื” ืœื™ื“ ื’ื‘ืจื™ื.

ื”ื–ื•ื™ืช ืฉืœ ื˜ื•ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ืกืจื” ืœื™, ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœืื–ืŸ ืืช ื”ืขืœื™ืœื”. ืžื”ืขืœื™ืœื” ื ืจืื” ืฉื”ื“ืžื•ืช ืฉืœื• ื”ื™ืชื” ืขืกื•ืงื” ื‘ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืขืœ ื›ืœ ื”ืื™ืจื•ืขื™ื ืฉืžืชืจื—ืฉื™ื ื‘ืืชืจ ื”ื‘ื ื™ื”, ื•ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืฉืœื™ื˜ื” ืขืœ ืขืฆืžื• ื•ืฉืžื™ืจืช ื”ื’ื‘ื•ืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื“ืืจืกื™. ื”ื™ืชื” ื—ืกืจื” ืœื™ ื”ื–ื•ื•ื™ืช ื”ืื™ืฉื™ืช ืฉืœื• ื•ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ืฉื ืžืกืจ ืœืงื•ืจื ื‘ืฉื ื™ื ื•ื—ืฆื™ ืžืฉืคื˜ื™ื.

ืžืขืจื›ืช ื”ื™ื—ืกื™ื ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ืฉื•ืงื™ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืžืฉื•ืœืฉ ื”ื–ื” ืœื ื‘ืจื•ืจื” ืœื™ ืขื“ ื”ืกื•ืฃ. ืจื•ื‘ ื”ื–ืžืŸ, ื’โ€™ื™ื™ืžื™ ืื— ืฉืœ ื“ืืจืกื™, ืœื ืฉื”ื” ืื™ืชื. ื”ื ืชืื•ืžื™ื ื•ื”ื™ื ื—ื•ื–ืจืช ื•ืžื“ื’ื™ืฉื” ืขื“ ื›ืžื” ื”ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ื•ืื•ื”ื‘ื™ื ืื—ื“ ืืช ื”ืฉื ื™. ื”ื•ื ืžืฆื˜ื™ื™ืจ ื›ื˜ื™ืคื•ืก ืขืฉื™ืจ ื•ืžื“ื•ื’ื ืคืจื™ืง ืงื•ื ื˜ืจื•ืœ, ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉืื—ื•ืชื• ืžืฆื˜ื™ื™ืจืช ื›ื ื•ื•ื“ืช ื—ืกืจืช ื“ื•ืœืจ ืื—ื“.

ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ, ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ื ื ืืœืฆื• ืœืžื›ื•ืจ ืืช ื”ืงื•ื˜ื’โ€™ ืฉืœ ื”ืกื‘ืชื ื•ืžื“ื•ืข ื”ื•ื ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœื ื•ื•ื™ืชืจ ืขืœ ื”ื—ืœืง ืฉืœื• ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืช ืื—ื•ืชื• ืฉื ื•ืจื ืจืฆืชื” ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช.

ืœื ื”ืฆืœื—ืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ืื™ื–ื” ืคืจื™ืง ืงื•ื ื˜ืจื•ืœ ื’โ€™ื™ื™ืžื™ ื›ืฉืฆื™ืœื•ืžื™ื ืžืืชืจ ื”ืฉื™ืคื•ืฅ ืžืกืคืงื™ื ืื•ืชื•.

ืขืœ ื›ืœ ืืœื” ืชื•ืกื™ืคื• Slow Burn ื”ื™ืกื˜ืจื™ ืฉืœืคืขืžื™ื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื›ืžื• ืžืชื™ื—ืช ื”ืขืฆื‘ื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืงื•ืจืื™ื ื•ืœื ื‘ืขื™ืจื” ืื™ื˜ื™ืช ื‘ื™ืŸ ื”ื“ืžื•ื™ื•ืช.

ืกื”โ€ื› ืœื ืฆื™ืคื™ืชื™ ืœื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื™ื“ื™ ืžื”ืกืคืจ ื•ืœื›ืŸ ื’ื ืœื ื”ืชืื›ื–ื‘ืชื™. ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื•ื ืงืฆืช ืคื—ื•ืช ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžโ€ืžืฉื—ืง ื”ืฉื ืื”โ€ ืื‘ืœ ืžื™ ืฉื ื”ื ื” ืžื”ืกื™ื’ื ื•ืŸ ื‘ืกืคืจ ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ื™ื”ื ื” ื’ื ืžื”ืกืคืจ ื”ื–ื”.


The Hate Game, the authorโ€™s first book, was a charming read. While it didnโ€™t immediately lead me to seek out more of her works, Iโ€™m intrigued by her growth as a writer. This curiosity has kept me from reading โ€™99 Percent Mineโ€™ since its release in 2019. Initially, its price was high, likely due to the authorโ€™s increasing popularity, and I also had a list of other books to explore.

Recently, I purchased a copy of the book at a relatively reasonable price during an Amazon sale.

Thatโ€™s how I met Tom Velasquez and Darcy Barrett.

Darcy and Tom, two characters with relatable struggles, grew up together. Tom, a loner with a troubled family background, is the best friend of Jamie, Darcyโ€™s twin brother. Darcy, who harbors a secret love for Tom, acted foolishly when he confessed his love at 18 and set out to tour the world. Now, sheโ€™s back, but Tomโ€™s impending marriage to someone else looms over their reunion.

Darcyโ€™s photography career falters, and after her grandmother passes away, she and her brother must renovate the cottage she left them.

Tom has started a new renovation business and is the best person to renovate the cottage. Thatโ€™s how Darcy and Tom meet on her grandmotherโ€™s porch after eight years of not seeing each other.

Tom can never be Darcyโ€™s. She has one percent of his heart and must settle for that single percent. But maybe now that they are back in their childhood environment and her sister is not around, Darcy can win two percent of Tomโ€™s heart.

The book is told from Darcyโ€™s point of view. She is supposed to be a tough cookie and hard to crack, but too many times, she sounds enthusiastic and without cover, like the neighborhood bully who threatens everyone. She mostly sounds like a 16-year-old girl who is in a competition with her brother and is full of sex pheromones.

The truth is that โ€œfull of sex pheromonesโ€ also bothered me in Sally Thorneโ€™s previous book. Her female characters donโ€™t exactly behave sanely around men.

Tomโ€™s perspective, if fully explored, could have added a rich narrative depth to the plot. His character, seemingly busy controlling all the events at the construction site, especially himself, and maintaining boundaries in Darcyโ€™s environment, was a missed opportunity for a more profound story. The family story was delivered in two and a half sentences, leaving the audience feeling the loss of a potentially rich narrative.

The relationship between the legs of this triangle could have been more apparent. Most of the time, Jamie, Darcyโ€™s brother, was not with them. They are twins, and their bond, their closeness, is something she often reiterates, making the audience feel connected and empathetic. He is portrayed as a rich type and model control freak, while his sister is portrayed as a vagabond without a single dollar. However, the depth of their characters was not fully explored, leaving a sense of missed potential.

I couldnโ€™t understand why they had to sell the grandmotherโ€™s cottage and why he didnโ€™t just give up his share in favor of his sister, who wanted the house badly.

I couldnโ€™t understand what a control freak Jamie was when photos from the renovation site were provided to him.

Add a hysterical Slow Burn that sometimes felt like stretching the readersโ€™ nerves rather than a slow burn between the characters.

I didnโ€™t expect much from the book, so I wasnโ€™t disappointed. Itโ€™s a little less good than โ€œThe Hate Game,โ€ but those who enjoy the style in the first book will also enjoy this book.

๐Ÿคž ืงื‘ืœื• ืžื™ื™ืœ ืžืจื•ื›ื– ืื—ืช ืœืฉื‘ื•ืข!

ืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืฉื•ืœื—ื™ื ืกืคืื! ืœืžื™ื“ืข ื ื•ืกืฃ ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœืงืจื•ื ืืช ืžื“ื™ื ื™ื•ืช ื”ืคืจื˜ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•.


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