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99 Percent Mine: A Novel
Written by Sally Thorne
Narrated by Jayme Mattler
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Readers and critics alike raved over USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne's smash hit debut novel, The Hating Game—which sold in over 20 countries. Now she's back with an unforgettable romantic comedy about a twin sister and brother struggling over an inheritance—and the sexy best friend who comes between them.
Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach…
… If Darcy Barrett hadn't met her dream man when she was eight years old, the rest of the male population wouldn't be such a let-down. No one measures up to Tom Valeska, aka the best man on Earth, not in looks, brain or heart. Even worse is the knowledge that her twin brother Jamie saw him first, and claimed him forever as his best friend.
Tom's off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. One percent of Tom has had to be enough for Darcy, and her adoration has been sustained by his shy kindness. And if she's honest, his tight t-shirts.
Now Darcy's got three months left to get her life together, before her twin insists on selling the tumble-down cottage they inherited from their grandmother. By night, she's working in a seedy bar, shooting down lame pickups from bikers. By day, she's sewing underwear for her best friend and wasting her award-winning photography skills on website shots of pens and novelty mugs. She's enjoying living the messy life, and a glass of wine or ten… until that one night, when she finds a six-foot-six perfect package on her porch.
Tom's here, he's bearing power tools—and he's single for the first time in a decade.
As a house flipper extraordinaire, Tom has been dispatched by Jamie to give the cottage a drastic facelift that will result in a ton of cash. Darcy doesn't appreciate Tom's unsentimental approach to knocking down walls, and he really, really doesn't approve of her current burnout boyfriend. They can't be in the same room together without sparks flying— and it's not the faulty wiring. One bedroom wall separates them at night, and even that's looking flimsy.
Will Tom ever see Darcy as anything other than a little-sister obstacle to get around? And can she stand up to her most formidable opponent—her twin? This time around, she's determined to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers, and he's never managed to say no to her yet…
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99 Percent Mine: A Novel
Written by Sally Thorne
Narrated by Jayme Mattler
Description
Readers and critics alike raved over USA Today bestselling author Sally Thorne's smash hit debut novel, The Hating Game—which sold in over 20 countries. Now she's back with an unforgettable romantic comedy about a twin sister and brother struggling over an inheritance—and the sexy best friend who comes between them.
Crush: a strong and often short-lived infatuation, particularly for someone beyond your reach…
… If Darcy Barrett hadn't met her dream man when she was eight years old, the rest of the male population wouldn't be such a let-down. No one measures up to Tom Valeska, aka the best man on Earth, not in looks, brain or heart. Even worse is the knowledge that her twin brother Jamie saw him first, and claimed him forever as his best friend.
Tom's off limits and loyal to her brother, 99%. One percent of Tom has had to be enough for Darcy, and her adoration has been sustained by his shy kindness. And if she's honest, his tight t-shirts.
Now Darcy's got three months left to get her life together, before her twin insists on selling the tumble-down cottage they inherited from their grandmother. By night, she's working in a seedy bar, shooting down lame pickups from bikers. By day, she's sewing underwear for her best friend and wasting her award-winning photography skills on website shots of pens and novelty mugs. She's enjoying living the messy life, and a glass of wine or ten… until that one night, when she finds a six-foot-six perfect package on her porch.
Tom's here, he's bearing power tools—and he's single for the first time in a decade.
As a house flipper extraordinaire, Tom has been dispatched by Jamie to give the cottage a drastic facelift that will result in a ton of cash. Darcy doesn't appreciate Tom's unsentimental approach to knocking down walls, and he really, really doesn't approve of her current burnout boyfriend. They can't be in the same room together without sparks flying— and it's not the faulty wiring. One bedroom wall separates them at night, and even that's looking flimsy.
Will Tom ever see Darcy as anything other than a little-sister obstacle to get around? And can she stand up to her most formidable opponent—her twin? This time around, she's determined to make Tom Valeska 99 percent hers, and he's never managed to say no to her yet…
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99 Percent Mine is a fun read filled with lots of flirty banter. Darcy and Tom have so much sexual tension between them, you can cut it with a knife! I must admit, it was a slow start for me. I had to come back to the book after a couple of days, but once I restarted, I powered through it, eager to find out how long it would take Darcy to wear down Tom's defenses. Darcy is quirky with a bad-ass facade that belies some of her vulnerabilities. Unfortunately, I couldn't really relate to her, mainly because I felt we only got to know her superficially and being reminded often that she has a weak heart, loves to travel as a form of escape and really wants Tom, got very repetitive quickly. In this particular story I would've loved to have seen things through Tom's perspective, given he is a quiet person. It would've been interesting to have seen his inner dialogue. Despite this, I still found 99 Percent Mine enjoyable and Sally Thorne's humorous writing style shines through. I also loved the Behind The Book Essay at the end and that there were bonus epilogues for The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine.
Rating: 3Okay, here's the skinny...
...I LOVED the pieces, but not the overall picture...
...now, let me explain.
Darcy Barrett was a force to be reckoned with, a take no prisoners, kick-a** ex (sorta) photographer and sometimes bartender that can certainly handle herself, but needs that one-on-one contact (friendly or otherwise) to fulfill her hunger. Sounds more sexual than it was meant, but then again...there was THAT angle too. Anywho...she's a strong female lead to be proud of, and while I'd like to wash her mouth/mind out with soap (sorry, but she's a bit too crass for my taste...and yes, I'd say the same if it was the male lead with the mouth), she definitely keeps things interesting.
Tom Valeska...perfect man specimen, if ever there was, that has the looks, the modesty, the balanced ambition, correct priorities...and if you think it's a "too good to be true" situation, it is, but only on the most minimum of levels. He's known Darcy and her twin brother (Jamie) since childhood, been the benefactor of their generosity (whether he wanted it or not) day in and day out, and been harboring feelings for one of them just...as...long. That's A LOT of tension to build up, and despite the fact that someone else made an appearance on his arm for some length of time, some flames can't be doused...only FED. He's a sweetheart that puts way too much pressure on himself, but memorable.
Here's the catch...they're both great, and their connection palpable, but the pieces set to connect them from point A to point B...I wasn't as sold on. For me, the drama of "should they, shouldn't they" was drawn out, I didn't quite buy the twin connection/fight nor did I particularly care for Jamie, and the grand finale wasn't as grand as I was hoping. I've been told (or rather saw online) that the final print includes an epilogue that the ARC does not...perhaps that solves my last "issue". In the end, while I wanted to be blown away, I was simply entertained. Grant it, that's not a bad thing, but it also left me wanting. Cie la vie...while it wasn't my all time favorite, it just may be yours, so do GO OUT AND GET IN THE PAGES of your own copy, just make sure you're adult age because yeah, there's words, and fantasies, and situations that are more than blush worthy.
**ARC received for review
Rating: 3...I LOVED the pieces, but not the overall picture...
...now, let me explain.
Darcy Barrett was a force to be reckoned with, a take no prisoners, kick-a** ex (sorta) photographer and sometimes bartender that can certainly handle herself, but needs that one-on-one contact (friendly or otherwise) to fulfill her hunger. Sounds more sexual than it was meant, but then again...there was THAT angle too. Anywho...she's a strong female lead to be proud of, and while I'd like to wash her mouth/mind out with soap (sorry, but she's a bit too crass for my taste...and yes, I'd say the same if it was the male lead with the mouth), she definitely keeps things interesting.
Tom Valeska...perfect man specimen, if ever there was, that has the looks, the modesty, the balanced ambition, correct priorities...and if you think it's a "too good to be true" situation, it is, but only on the most minimum of levels. He's known Darcy and her twin brother (Jamie) since childhood, been the benefactor of their generosity (whether he wanted it or not) day in and day out, and been harboring feelings for one of them just...as...long. That's A LOT of tension to build up, and despite the fact that someone else made an appearance on his arm for some length of time, some flames can't be doused...only FED. He's a sweetheart that puts way too much pressure on himself, but memorable.
Here's the catch...they're both great, and their connection palpable, but the pieces set to connect them from point A to point B...I wasn't as sold on. For me, the drama of "should they, shouldn't they" was drawn out, I didn't quite buy the twin connection/fight nor did I particularly care for Jamie, and the grand finale wasn't as grand as I was hoping. I've been told (or rather saw online) that the final print includes an epilogue that the ARC does not...perhaps that solves my last "issue". In the end, while I wanted to be blown away, I was simply entertained. Grant it, that's not a bad thing, but it also left me wanting. Cie la vie...while it wasn't my all time favorite, it just may be yours, so do GO OUT AND GET IN THE PAGES of your own copy, just make sure you're adult age because yeah, there's words, and fantasies, and situations that are more than blush worthy.
**ARC received for review
I have seen the Hating Game around but this is the first time that I actually have tried a book by this author. I was wanting to read something that was a departure from by thrillers. Therefore, I picked up this book, not really sure what to expect. What I got was laughter, some romance, sass, and a new author that I want to read more books from. Darcy is my hero. Don't let her short hair or name fool you. She can kick your butt with both her tongue and fists. I say her tongue because she has quick comebacks filled with sarcasm that makes even the most macho of men quiver in their boots. Yet, this does not apply to Tom. That is because just the presence of him has Darcy tongue tied. Speaking of Tom. He has the patience of a saint. There were more than a couple of times that he could have lost his cool but he kept calm. I really liked the chemistry between Darcy and Tom. They were a good match. 99 Percent Mine is 100 Percent worth reading!
Rating: 4Ms. Thorne's second novel is a dark comedy romance. The characters are very different from the leads in The Hating Game. Darcy is a twin, the girl who came second to her brother and has a heart defect that has limited her life though, honestly, she doesn't let it slow her down much. It's more how her family and friends perceive her. She's been in love with her twin's best friend Tom since she was about eight years old. However, she messed up when he first approached her and took off on a global spree, panicked by his confession. When she comes back, Tom is engaged and Darcy starts a downhill spiral. She and brother Jamie have inherited their grandmother's rundown cottage and they hire Tom to do the renovation. He's just starting out with his own company, but Darcy is determined to turn her life around and help him with the rebuilding.Darcy is profane and darkly humorous while Tom is, well, "perfect." They seem like total opposites, and I wondered if there was going to be a twist on the usual HEA because they have a lot going against them. It took me a while to warm up to Darcy, but I liked that she did some growing up during the course of the story.The writing is fun and perfectly suited to the story. Darcy's is known for blurting out her thoughts, and I thought the author copied that style for most of the book. It's a fun read; I'm definitely a Sally Thorne fan.
Rating: 4
the audiobook made it enjoyable. Fun light listen, the hating game was way better.
Rating: 3Darcy behaved like a spoiled toddler, so did her brother. Tom behaved like a loyal old dog. They where all just irritating, not funny.
Rating: 2
Not as good as The Hating Game... love the excerpt at the end
Rating: 3
Cute and funny. Everyone had issues and that made everyone alot more likeable. Good chemistry and definitely entertaining.
Rating: 5I adored the hating game, but I absolutely loved this story!
Rating: 5This is another fun book from Sally Thorne, but the audiobook has a terrible narration.
Rating: 3
This book is grittier and angstier than The Hating Game, but it's neither a dark comedy nor a dark romance. It's an intense ride with quirky characters and high stakes. I was a little put off by the dangerous feel of the bar in the opening, but there are no more scenes there after the first one. I loved the secondary characters and hope they get their own books.
Rating: 5The audio is good, the book is not. Main character is pretty annoying without any self-control. Shame
Rating: 2I've waited nearly two years after this book's release to read it and four years after reading all-time favorite rom-com, The Hating Game. Intentional? Maybe. Smart? Absolutely. It's hard to read an author's sophomore release without expectations after falling head over heels with their debut. Mixed reviews and a lower overall rating also helped temper any expectations. In fact, I would say they significantly lowered them. Even under those conditions, it didn't help me rate this any higher than 3 stars.
The good stuff:
Thorne managed to create a story that was entirely different in tone, voice, humor, and characterizations. There were no similarities to The Hating Game and I loved that. In all respects, it could have been an entirely different author. For me, that is a big compliment. There are many accomplished authors who are great with that, but so often I see regularly releasing writers whose books exude a similar tone and quite often a familiar diction, where the writing becomes rote and tiresome. Or, it's that I get bored with the similarities between books.
The not-so-good:
In some ways, it was the tone, as well as the push/pull between the main characters that made it a rather odd romance for me. I wasn't particularly fond of how the heroine was characterized and I tried really hard to see past her sometimes brusque and aggressively assertive nature. It was mentioned that she looked and acted different from when she was as old as 18, but I never fully understood why. Was it regret or that her teenage crush was with someone else for the past eight years? I also didn't feel a true connection between the two. I was told about some of their childhood and various moments in between, but those weren't enough to convince me of their current attraction.
The overall:
99 Percent Mine was a decent sophomore effort. It wasn't a standout nor will it necessarily be memorable, but it was compelling enough to keep me reading and entertained.
Rating: 3The good stuff:
Thorne managed to create a story that was entirely different in tone, voice, humor, and characterizations. There were no similarities to The Hating Game and I loved that. In all respects, it could have been an entirely different author. For me, that is a big compliment. There are many accomplished authors who are great with that, but so often I see regularly releasing writers whose books exude a similar tone and quite often a familiar diction, where the writing becomes rote and tiresome. Or, it's that I get bored with the similarities between books.
The not-so-good:
In some ways, it was the tone, as well as the push/pull between the main characters that made it a rather odd romance for me. I wasn't particularly fond of how the heroine was characterized and I tried really hard to see past her sometimes brusque and aggressively assertive nature. It was mentioned that she looked and acted different from when she was as old as 18, but I never fully understood why. Was it regret or that her teenage crush was with someone else for the past eight years? I also didn't feel a true connection between the two. I was told about some of their childhood and various moments in between, but those weren't enough to convince me of their current attraction.
The overall:
99 Percent Mine was a decent sophomore effort. It wasn't a standout nor will it necessarily be memorable, but it was compelling enough to keep me reading and entertained.
The general story was sweet but was overshadowed by the extreme use of expletives and crude sexual dialogue. The Hating Game is by far the better book. Hopefully this author will write another romance vs. practically porn.
Rating: 3
4.5 ⭐ for this book. I still love THG more ?
Rating: 4I love Darcy. She's not your typical ingenue, which is refreshing. Another great book from this author!
Rating: 5It was a great audiobook! The beginning was okay, but the rest was great!
Rating: 5Darcy and her twin brother Jamie share Tom, their childhood friend. But Tom has always been more Jamie's friend than Darcy's. Darcy has traveled the world trying to escape her heart condition and her crush on Tom. But when their grandmother dies and leaves a cottage to be renovated and sold, Darcy and Tom are thrown back together. What I found most interesting about this novel was the exploration of relationships. Darcy and Jamie are heartlessly competitive - it is uncomfortable how competitive they are. And Tom has an odd relationship to their family - almost family, but not quite. As Darcy finds the courage to stop running from her problems and be a little softer all kinds of hard but good things start to happen.
Rating: 4Actual rating: 1.5 stars.
What on earth did I just read?
This book was a solid one star until the last few pages where I was like "Okay let's make it 1.5"
I don't even understand what this jumbled up mess was supposed to be. Like, is it supposed to be a romance? A comedy? A nothing? Hell if I know.
So 99 Percent Mine is about this girl called Darcy, her twin called Jamie and their childhood friend called Tom.
Basically, Darcy and Jamie got in a fight a while ago and basically fucked their relationship, but they inherited this house from their grandma and they have to renovate it then sell it. And that's where Tom comes in, he's starting his own construction company and they're his first solo project.
Darcy has been making questionable decisions her whole life, and has basically been on the run since she was 18.
Tom was the perfect boy next door that did everything right and bla bla bla.
Jamie was the twin who got everything right (well it depends on how you'd define right but oh well)
This book felt like a first draft rather than an actually published one.
The writing was horrible and confusing, the dialogues were cringe worthy and made me wanna hit my head against a wall; hell I got second hand embarrassment just by reading them, the characters were weird and not in a good way.
They talked, behaved and even thought like 16 y.o rather than 26 y.o grown ups!
Darcy was obnoxious , childish, annoying and straight up horrible. I HATED being in her mind, I HATED reading from her PoV, and I just overall hated her.
It really annoyed me how desperate she was in front of Tom and ho she kept throwing herself at him in the most cringy ways possible.
One of the worst things about this book was how despite the whole book being told exclusively from Darcy's point of view, we get parts where Darcy is just describing how Tom is feeling or how he's thinking, and I'm like "um... excuse me but fuck no."
Tom was somewhat annoying, somewhat gullible somewhat I wanted to smack his head on a wall. It's like the author worked so hard on making him "perfect" she fucked the character up entirely.
Jamie was no better than his twin sister, he was annoying (I see a pattern here), judgmental, only cared about money, selfish...etc. Yet he was portrayed in a way that made him seem like he could do no wrong. I hated him and his holier than thou attitude.
One more thing I loathed was the romance, it was a big fat no from me.
Tom and Darcy are not the match made in heaven the author wanted to represent. Hell they weren't even an okay match. Their relationship was toxic, they had a lot of non-discussed issues that they didn't even talk through before jumping straight into having sex like the wild animals they are.
I never wanted two characters to not be together as much as I wanted those two apart. It was just wrong, there was no dynamic, chemistry or anything of the sort, just annoying sexual tension.
I HATED how possessive Darcy was of Tom; heck both twins were. They treated him like an object that could only belong to one of them rather than a fucking human being with his own thoughts and emotion. Not only that, but fucking Tom did not seem to mind it in the slightest!
One more thing that just made me wanna throw the book across the room (and I would have if I wasn't reading the ebook) ,and this is a pet peeve of mine, was how the characters NEVER discussed their issues, they never talked things through. A lot of the issues in this books could've been fixed -I shit you not- with one fucking conversation between the main characters.
I just kept yelling at the book all the time because of that. Heck I even considered DNFing many times.
All in all this was not for me, it was horrible, annoying, made me wanna pull my hair out and I do not recommend it.
Rating: 2What on earth did I just read?
This book was a solid one star until the last few pages where I was like "Okay let's make it 1.5"
I don't even understand what this jumbled up mess was supposed to be. Like, is it supposed to be a romance? A comedy? A nothing? Hell if I know.
So 99 Percent Mine is about this girl called Darcy, her twin called Jamie and their childhood friend called Tom.
Basically, Darcy and Jamie got in a fight a while ago and basically fucked their relationship, but they inherited this house from their grandma and they have to renovate it then sell it. And that's where Tom comes in, he's starting his own construction company and they're his first solo project.
Darcy has been making questionable decisions her whole life, and has basically been on the run since she was 18.
Tom was the perfect boy next door that did everything right and bla bla bla.
Jamie was the twin who got everything right (well it depends on how you'd define right but oh well)
This book felt like a first draft rather than an actually published one.
The writing was horrible and confusing, the dialogues were cringe worthy and made me wanna hit my head against a wall; hell I got second hand embarrassment just by reading them, the characters were weird and not in a good way.
They talked, behaved and even thought like 16 y.o rather than 26 y.o grown ups!
Darcy was obnoxious , childish, annoying and straight up horrible. I HATED being in her mind, I HATED reading from her PoV, and I just overall hated her.
It really annoyed me how desperate she was in front of Tom and ho she kept throwing herself at him in the most cringy ways possible.
One of the worst things about this book was how despite the whole book being told exclusively from Darcy's point of view, we get parts where Darcy is just describing how Tom is feeling or how he's thinking, and I'm like "um... excuse me but fuck no."
Tom was somewhat annoying, somewhat gullible somewhat I wanted to smack his head on a wall. It's like the author worked so hard on making him "perfect" she fucked the character up entirely.
Jamie was no better than his twin sister, he was annoying (I see a pattern here), judgmental, only cared about money, selfish...etc. Yet he was portrayed in a way that made him seem like he could do no wrong. I hated him and his holier than thou attitude.
One more thing I loathed was the romance, it was a big fat no from me.
Tom and Darcy are not the match made in heaven the author wanted to represent. Hell they weren't even an okay match. Their relationship was toxic, they had a lot of non-discussed issues that they didn't even talk through before jumping straight into having sex like the wild animals they are.
I never wanted two characters to not be together as much as I wanted those two apart. It was just wrong, there was no dynamic, chemistry or anything of the sort, just annoying sexual tension.
I HATED how possessive Darcy was of Tom; heck both twins were. They treated him like an object that could only belong to one of them rather than a fucking human being with his own thoughts and emotion. Not only that, but fucking Tom did not seem to mind it in the slightest!
One more thing that just made me wanna throw the book across the room (and I would have if I wasn't reading the ebook) ,and this is a pet peeve of mine, was how the characters NEVER discussed their issues, they never talked things through. A lot of the issues in this books could've been fixed -I shit you not- with one fucking conversation between the main characters.
I just kept yelling at the book all the time because of that. Heck I even considered DNFing many times.
All in all this was not for me, it was horrible, annoying, made me wanna pull my hair out and I do not recommend it.
A giant disappointment. I haven't sunk in to enough fluffy romance lately and needed an escape. I loved The Hating Game and was ready to be transported again, but no go. There was no sense of humor, joyless characters, no charm, the relationship impediments were entirely self-inflicted. Just no. It wasn't terrible, but it was never better than pedestrian.
Rating: 2I stayed up until 6.30am to read this book. That should really tell you enough about how much I enjoyed it ?It was a complete joy to read that left me with warm fuzzy feelings and a book hangover.
Rating: 5First I have to ask why Darcy is in a dress on the cover. I don't recall her even once donning a frock throughout the entire book.
Now that that's out of the way, the book.
I liked it okay, I guess. There were a couple of moments of real emotion and vulnerability that got me a bit misty-eyed. Generally, though, I found both Darcy and Tom insufferable in their own ways. Both were incredibly self-pitying, though with different ways of "coping" (because let's be honest, here, neither of them were coping so much as denying and burying). Jamie—Darcy's twin—was also a piece of work, but was thankfully an off-screen presence for most of the book. The only character I really liked was Megan and the most we got of her was a phone conversation.
Oh, and why is it that as soon as renovations started on the house, Darcy seemingly stopped going to work? I think there was one (maybe two) passing mentions of a bartending shift and she went back a couple of times to take pictures of the bikers, but she didn't seem to be working so much as swanning in when the mood struck, which only added to my dislike of her.
By the end, this felt like it wanted to be a much longer book with more character development (of both the central and supporting cast) and plot, but was ruthlessly pared down to what either the author or editor deemed essential, leaving characters like Truly and Holly undeveloped and plot threads like Darcy's encounter with Keith at work unexplored. (This latter bugged me a lot. There was kind of a big deal made of it when it happened, but then Darcy returned to work and everything was just fine and normal? I don't buy it. There would be repercussions. But, since we never actually saw Darcy at work again, only heard about it in passing, the whole thing with Keith was like Chekov's gun going un-fired. It was annoying and frustrating.)
All that is to say that I was disappointed. doubly-so because I loved The Hating Game so much.
Rating: 3Now that that's out of the way, the book.
I liked it okay, I guess. There were a couple of moments of real emotion and vulnerability that got me a bit misty-eyed. Generally, though, I found both Darcy and Tom insufferable in their own ways. Both were incredibly self-pitying, though with different ways of "coping" (because let's be honest, here, neither of them were coping so much as denying and burying). Jamie—Darcy's twin—was also a piece of work, but was thankfully an off-screen presence for most of the book. The only character I really liked was Megan and the most we got of her was a phone conversation.
Oh, and why is it that as soon as renovations started on the house, Darcy seemingly stopped going to work? I think there was one (maybe two) passing mentions of a bartending shift and she went back a couple of times to take pictures of the bikers, but she didn't seem to be working so much as swanning in when the mood struck, which only added to my dislike of her.
By the end, this felt like it wanted to be a much longer book with more character development (of both the central and supporting cast) and plot, but was ruthlessly pared down to what either the author or editor deemed essential, leaving characters like Truly and Holly undeveloped and plot threads like Darcy's encounter with Keith at work unexplored. (This latter bugged me a lot. There was kind of a big deal made of it when it happened, but then Darcy returned to work and everything was just fine and normal? I don't buy it. There would be repercussions. But, since we never actually saw Darcy at work again, only heard about it in passing, the whole thing with Keith was like Chekov's gun going un-fired. It was annoying and frustrating.)
All that is to say that I was disappointed. doubly-so because I loved The Hating Game so much.