Their interactions nearly always had a sexual undertone, and a good portion of the book consisted of Darcy’s sexual fantasies about Tom.

Furthermore, the relationship between Darcy and Tom seemed to be entirely physical and lacking any deeper connection.

I struggled to buy into the story, as the characters felt rather flat. Unfortunately, 99 Percent Mine failed to hit the mark. I had read and enjoyed Sally Thorne’s other book, The Hating Game, so I expected to also like this one. Or is he? And so begins Darcy’s quest to make Tom 99% hers.ĩ9 Percent Mine was a bit of a disappointment. But as her brother has reminded her, Tom is off limits. He, however, has shown up earlier than expected, and having caught Darcy off guard, his presence has reignited all of her feelings for him. He had been enlisted by both her and her twin brother, Jaimie, to renovate the run-down cottage that they had inherited from their grandmother. She only sees Tom during the holidays when he is accompanied by Megan to her family’s holiday dinners – that is, until she arrives home one night to find him outside her house. Flash forward nearly a decade later, and Tom is still with his girlfriend, now fiancé, Megan. Upon returning from her trip, Darcy has realized her mistake and is planning to tell Tom that she loves him too, but unbeknownst to her, Tom has met someone while she was away. When Tom professes his love for her at age 18, Darcy feels unable to reciprocate the strength of his feelings, and at her grandmother’s behest, she sets off on a round-the-world trip. Darcy Barrett has had a crush on her childhood friend, Tom Valeska, since they first met when she was eight.

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