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5.0 out of 5 starsSally Thorne is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to writing romance!
Reviewed in Canada on December 5, 2020
99 Percent Mine is Sally Thorne's sophomore novel and it does not disappoint! It's a very strong follow up to her incredible debut The Hating Game, one of my all-time fave romances, and it shows that Sally Thorne is a force to be reckoned with when it comes to writing romance.
99 Percent Mine leaves the enemies-to-lovers trope safely ensconced in The Hating Game and explores the friends-to-lovers trope with Darcy Barrett and Tom Valeska. What makes this use of friends-to-lovers so interesting is that Darcy's always viewed Tom as only 1 percent her friend and 99 percent her twin brother Jamie's friend. So Sally Thorne, the fabulous writer that she is, has also gifted us with my sibling's best friend/best friend's sibling trope inside this friends-to-lovers romance. SPOILER: it's also a bit of a second chance romance since Tom told Darcy he loved her back when they were 18 and she wasn't ready for it then.
I personally love ALL of those tropes so I felt Sally Thorne really spoiled readers (namely this reader) with 99 Percent Mine. Once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down. I obviously did because work, sleep, eating, etc. required my attention BUT this book is one that deserves to be read in one sitting. It's deliciously entertaining, full of heart and provides a beautiful look at two insecure people who never felt like they were worthy of the people in their lives.
Sally Thorne is an auto-buy author for me and I can't wait to see what she comes up with next.
