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โืืฉืืง ืืฉื ืืโ ืืกืคืจ ืืจืืฉืื ืฉื ืืกืืคืจืช, ืืื ืืกื ืืื ืืืื. ืื ืขืคืชื ืืจืืืช ืฉืืจืื ืื ืืืืช ืืืืคืฉ ืขืื ืกืคืจืื ืฉืื. ืืื, ืืืฉื ืฉื ืื, ื- 2019 ืืฉืืกืคืจ โ99 Percent Mineโ ืืชืคืจืกื, ืื ืงืจืืชื ืืืชื. ืืืชืืื ืืืืืจ ืฉืื ืืื ืืฉืืืื ืื ืจืื ืืืืืืค ืฉืืื ืกืืื ืืกืืคืจืช ืืืืจ ืื, ืืื, ืืืจ ืื ืืื ืกืคืจืื ืืืจืื ืืงืจืื.
ืืืืจืื ื, ืืืื ืืืืฆืขืื ืฉื ืืืืื, ืจืืฉืชื ืขืืชืง ืฉื ืืกืคืจ ืืืืืจ ืฉืคืื ืืืกืืช.
ืื ืคืืฉืชื ืืช ืืื ืืืืกืงื ืืืืจืกื ืืืจื.
ืืืจืกื ืืืื ืืืื ืืื. ืืื ืืื ืกืื ืฉื ืขืืืื ืขื ืื ืฉื ืืฉ ืืื ืื ืืืจืืช ืฉืืื ืื ืืช ืืคื ืืืช ืืืื ืืืชื. ืืื ืืืืจ ืืืื ืฉื ืโืืืื, ืืืื ืืชืืื ืฉื ืืืจืกื. ืืืฉื ืฉื ืื ืืืจืกื ืืืคืืช ืืืื ื ืกืชืจืช ืืืืชื ืืืืืฉืช ืืืื. ืืืื 18 ืืืฉืจ ืืื ืืชืืืื ืืคื ืื ืขื ืืืืชื, ืืื ืืชื ืืื ืืืืคืฉืืช ืืืฆืื ืืชืืจ ืืช ืืขืืื. ืืื ืืฆืืขืจืช ืฉืืชื ืืื ืืืืคืฉืืช, ืืื ืืื ืื ืื ืืขืฉืืช ืขื ืื ืื ืขืืฉืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืฉื ืืืืืื.
ืงืจืืืจืช ืืฆืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืกื ืืืฉืืฉืช, ืืืืืจ ืฉืกืืชื ืฉืื ื ืคืืจื ืืื ืืืืื ื ืืจืฉืื ืืฉืคืฅ ืืช ืืงืืืโ ืฉืืืจืืฉื ืืื.
ืืื ืืงืื ืขืกืง ืืืฉ ืืฉืืคืืฅ ืืืื ืืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืืชืจ ืืฉืคืฅ ืืช ืืงืืืโ. ืื ืืืจืกื ืืืื ื ืคืืฉืื ืขื ืืืจืคืกืช ืฉื ืกืืชื ืฉืื, ืืืจื 8 ืฉื ืื ืฉืืื ืื ืืชืจืื.
ืืื ืืขืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืืืช ืฉื ืืืจืกื, ืืฉ ืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืกืชืคืง ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืื. ืืื ืืืื ืขืืฉืื ืืฉืื ืฉืื ืืกืืืืช ืืืืืืช ืฉืืื ืืืืื ืื ื ืืฆื ืืกืืืื ืืืจืกื ืชืฆืืื ืืืืืฉ 2 ืืืื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืื?
ืืกืคืจ ื ืืกืจ ืืืืืืช ืืจืืื ืฉื ืืืจืกื. ืืื ืืืืจื ืืืืืช ืขืืืื ืงืฉืืื ืืงืฉื ืืคืืฆืื ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืื ืคืขืืื ืื ื ืฉืืข ืจืืืชื ื ืืืื ืืืกืื. ืืื ืืืจืืื ืืฉืืื ืชื ืฉืืืืื ืขื ืืืื. ืืื ืืขืืงืจ ื ืฉืืขืช ืืื ืืืื ืืช 16 ืฉื ืืฆืืช ืืชืืจืืช ืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืืืืช ืคืืจืืืื ืื ืฉื ืกืงืก.
ืืืืช ืฉืโืืืืช ืคืืจืืืื ืื ืฉื ืกืงืกโ ืืคืจืืข ืื ืื ืืกืคืจ ืืงืืื ืฉื ืกืืื ืชืืจื. ืืืืืืืช ืื ืฉืืืช ืฉืื ืื ืืืืืง ืืชื ืืืืช ืืฆืืจื ืฉืคืืื ืืื ืืืจืื.
ืืืืืช ืฉื ืืื ืืืชื ืืกืจื ืื, ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืขืืืื. ืืืขืืืื ื ืจืื ืฉืืืืืช ืฉืื ืืืชื ืขืกืืงื ืืฉืืืื ืขื ืื ืืืืจืืขืื ืฉืืชืจืืฉืื ืืืชืจ ืืื ืื, ืืืขืืงืจ ืฉืืืื ืขื ืขืฆืื ืืฉืืืจืช ืืืืืืืช ืืกืืืื ืฉื ืืืจืกื. ืืืชื ืืกืจื ืื ืืืืืืช ืืืืฉืืช ืฉืื ืืืกืืคืืจ ืืืฉืคืืชื ืฉื ืืกืจ ืืงืืจื ืืฉื ืื ืืืฆื ืืฉืคืืื.
ืืขืจืืช ืืืืกืื ืืื ืืฉืืงืืื ืฉื ืืืฉืืืฉ ืืื ืื ืืจืืจื ืื ืขื ืืกืืฃ. ืจืื ืืืื, ืโืืืื ืื ืฉื ืืืจืกื, ืื ืฉืื ืืืชื. ืื ืชืืืืื ืืืื ืืืืจืช ืืืืืืฉื ืขื ืืื ืื ืงืจืืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืืช ืืฉื ื. ืืื ืืฆืืืืจ ืืืืคืืก ืขืฉืืจ ืืืืืื ืคืจืืง ืงืื ืืจืื, ืืืื ืฉืืืืชื ืืฆืืืืจืช ืื ืืืืช ืืกืจืช ืืืืจ ืืื.
ืื ืืฆืืืชื ืืืืื, ืืืืข ืื ื ืืืฆื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืงืืืโ ืฉื ืืกืืชื ืืืืืข ืืื ืคืฉืื ืื ืืืืชืจ ืขื ืืืืง ืฉืื ืืืืืช ืืืืชื ืฉื ืืจื ืจืฆืชื ืืช ืืืืช.
ืื ืืฆืืืชื ืืืืื ืืืื ืคืจืืง ืงืื ืืจืื ืโืืืื ืืฉืฆืืืืืื ืืืชืจ ืืฉืืคืืฅ ืืกืคืงืื ืืืชื.
ืขื ืื ืืื ืชืืกืืคื Slow Burn ืืืกืืจื ืฉืืคืขืืื ืืจืืืฉ ืืื ืืชืืืช ืืขืฆืืื ืฉื ืืงืืจืืื ืืื ืืขืืจื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืืืืืืช.
ืกืโื ืื ืฆืืคืืชื ืืืืชืจ ืืืื ืืืกืคืจ ืืืื ืื ืื ืืชืืืืืชื. ืื ื ืืืฉืืช ืฉืืื ืงืฆืช ืคืืืช ืืื ืโืืฉืืง ืืฉื ืืโ ืืื ืื ืฉื ืื ื ืืืกืืื ืื ืืกืคืจ ืืจืืฉืื ืืื ื ืื ืืืกืคืจ ืืื.
99 Percent Mine/ Sally Thorne
Kindle Edition, 349 pages, 2019
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The Hate Game, the authorโs first book, was a charming read. While it didnโt immediately lead me to seek out more of her works, Iโm intrigued by her growth as a writer. This curiosity has kept me from reading โ99 Percent Mineโ since its release in 2019. Initially, its price was high, likely due to the authorโs 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.
Thatโs 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, Darcyโs 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, sheโs back, but Tomโs impending marriage to someone else looms over their reunion.
Darcyโs 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. Thatโs how Darcy and Tom meet on her grandmotherโs porch after eight years of not seeing each other.
Tom can never be Darcyโs. 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 Tomโs heart.
The book is told from Darcyโs 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 โfull of sex pheromonesโ also bothered me in Sally Thorneโs previous book. Her female characters donโt exactly behave sanely around men.
Tomโs 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 Darcyโs 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, Darcyโs 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 couldnโt understand why they had to sell the grandmotherโs cottage and why he didnโt just give up his share in favor of his sister, who wanted the house badly.
I couldnโt 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 didnโt expect much from the book, so I wasnโt disappointed. Itโs a little less good than โThe Hate Game,โ but those who enjoy the style in the first book will also enjoy this book.
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