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Scorpio Hates Virgo

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It is no secret that Leo Loves Aries is one of my top 5 favorites of 2016. To say I was overly excited for this book to come out would be an understatement if there ever was one.

It's really scary though, right? I mean, you love something so very much and maybe it should just be left alone, no reason to tempt any sort of disappointment. It's scary hoping that the next book makes you feel exactly the same or at most, you don't hate it.

SUCCESS!!!

Well done Author. Well done. I've had a pretty good weekend of reading and this is another book that on Monday morning is still fresh in my mind and I'm still thinking about it. To the point I kind of want to read it again. I want to be like a sponge and soak even more of it up. Although I didn't love it as much as I loved the first one, I do have a feeling if I did a re-read that could possibly change, maybe. I feel I had a little trouble keeping up with this one. I don't know if it is just me or not but I had trouble following some of the conversation and understanding exactly what was going on. This pulled me out of the story more than once and even though I could easily get back into it, it still happened and I felt like I had missed words at times. This also felt less American than the first one. I wonder if the story would be better off taking place where the Author is more familiar.

All of that aside I had a truly emotional connection to everyone and everything in the story. I didn't ever want to put the book down and pretty much read it all the way through with one real life in the way exception. Signs of Love will probably end up being one of my most favorite series out there and I can't wait to see what is next.

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Anyta Sunday has a way with words. I haven't read a thing by this author that wasn't amazing.

Scorpio Hates Virgo is a Nemesis (not so much) to lovers romance. It has all the feels, too. I definitely cried. This was a slow burn, and it had heat and sparks and even some flames. But most of all it had heart. Not just between the two main characters either. The heart of the community that pull together, that seems like a great place to live. I also love how you can kind of check in with other characters in the series. It's a standalone though. Both Percy and Cal were sweet and endearing characters with witty banter. I only wish there was a bit more resolution with Percy's cousin near the end, but other than that, I absolutely loved it.
I received an arc of this.

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This book is beautifully written, almost lyrical at times and so very unique in the MM genre. I adore the writing in its clever complexity, geekiness and attention to details that make characters pop and steal your heart! It was delicately witty, funny and charming.
I loved to slow seductive burn and unfolding of Cal and Percy's feelings to each other interwoven in their growing friendship and diminishing nemeses-ness. Every character is so unique, one of a kind and very specific, in a way that draws you in until you feel like you too live in the cul-de-sac with them. The buildup was almost tangible, sexy and kept me at the edge of my seat without big drama in the story, and it was so captivating to read. I wanted them to get together already but keep teasing and skirting around their attraction because it was almost better than a full on sex scene. ALMOST…. When Cal and Percy finally do get together it is so rewarding and thrilling, sexy and touching. I needed this book to clear my palette in-between, albeit good, cookie- cutter books. I want more, I NEED more!

This was such an amazing unexpected delight! I was a bit hesitant, the blurb was cute but I thought it would be an average read. I WAS SOOOOO WRONG!!!!

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This second book in Anyta's 'Signs of Love' series is frenemies-to-lovers at its finest.

Percy is thoroughly convinced that everyone will leave him. Always. So not only is he afraid of his attraction to Callaghan because Cal is straight, but also because he fears putting himself out there (again), only to be rejected in the end.

Callaghan isn't afraid of his burgeoning attraction to his long-time nemesis, per se, he just needs more time to wrap his head around the attraction and see if it's something he truly wants to pursue.

When Percy's beloved aunt dies, he returns to sell her house and begin processing his grief. What he doesn't account for, though, is that his neighbors are conspiring against his plans for a hasty departure. Well, one neighbor in particular, mostly. His nemesis, Cal.

The snark and banter in this second book felt much more subtle than it did in Theo and Jamie's story. Also, this story is *much* more of a super-slow burn in the romance and steamy times department. I mean, the first kiss didn't even happen until nearly 70% in, so yeah. Slooooooooow burn.

So while I truly love both Percy and Cal, this more subdued romance left me missing a bit of the quick one-two verbal jabs that were so prevalent in the interactions that we saw between Theo and Jamie as their relationship developed.

One of my favorite aspects of this book is when it finally clicks with Percy that you can move on and recover from loss without necessarily leaving your old life behind entirely, as he'd initially thought he'd need to do. That sometimes the best way to get past your grief is to embrace those around you that you love, and love you in return -- if you'll only open up your heart and let them.

I'd rate this one at a solid 4.25 stars and highly recommend it to any fans of the first book, "Leo Loves Aries."

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Enjoyed this addition to the series. Loved both characters.

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Absolutely gorgeous slow burn romance from Anyta Sunday, this one ramps up the UST between Cal and Percy until it has nowhere else to go but to explode in a volcanic exploration of love and desire.
Great secondary characters and setting bring this book to life with the sense of community which is waiting to embrace Percy after his aunt's death.
Lots of humour stops the slow burn from becoming a bit too much, although it skirts a fine line between taking too long and losing the reader's interest, but fortunately Sunday is a writer who knows when to pull people back with a touch of sexual contact.
I loved both Percy and Cal and the chapter intros, just like in book one, were hilarious and helped to tell the story without throwing in loads of exposition.

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What a lovely little book! I'm a sucker for friends/enemies to lovers stories so this one was right up my alley. Both Percy and Cal are wonderful guys who (though they like to call themselves nemesis) never actually hated each other. I absolutely loved their chemistry that was there all along even if it took our guys some time to act on it. 
There are a lot of cute, funny and heartwarming scenes, thanks to the community they live in aka the cul-de-sac. I adored all the side characters and there were a million tiny things that made them more than just a way to fill up space. 

Scorpio Hates Virgo is a sweet slow burn romance with wonderful characters and lots of humor. I really hope there'll be more books in the Signs of Love series.

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Felt for Percy from the first - he was struggling with his grief . Loved Cal and the gnome game and all the cul de sac characters.Possibly a little too slow a burn considering how long they had been neighbours and nemeses but it did not detract from the enjoyment of reading their story . Have to fall in love with cal for the care he gives to those he loves.

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Review Update

Guys!! On the 1st of September stop everything you are doing, go online to your favorite bookshop and get your hands on a copy of Scorpio Hates Virgo. You will not regret it I promise you that.

Anyta Sunday is back with her second novel in the Signs of love series. When I read Leo Loves Aries( the 1st book) I was taken back with how amazing it was. I don't read contemporary. It is not my thing but omg do I love this series. Scorpio Hates Virgo can be read as a stand alone but do be warned if you ever wanted to read Leo Loves Aries, our stars from book one - Theo & Jamie - do have a cameo in Scorpio Hates Virgo and in my opinion it's so much fun knowing who they are.

Now on to why I loved this so much. One answer( there is more than one but this is my favorite): Slow burn. Anyta Sunday is my go to author when I want to read good slow burn romances. Nobody does it quite like her. And by that I mean, wanting me to break my own no Insta - love rule very quickly because Tension.

The book is told from the POV of Percy. Percy has returned home to sell his aunts house in hopes of leaving the cup-de-sac behind him. But Percy has a problem and that problems comes in the form of Cal, his nemesis. And so the story begins.

I loved everything about this from the slow burn romance to the crazy, lovable neighbors. What I loved also was the romance didn't take over the whole plot. Percy is grieving and Cal is dealing with problems at home. Both are like anchors for each other and it was beautiful to see their friendship evolve before a relationship even gets hinted at. It's unique and different and miss Sunday always has a way to make me love it all. We see new faces and old faces and guys I now have high hopes of finding neighbors just like Percy's I'm on a mission. The cul-de-sac is just like one big happy family and I dare you not to love it.

Overall I would recommend this to people who like me love slow burn. If you are the type of person who doesn't, and wants Insta love you will be disappointed. But then again Percy could warm the coldest heart so give it a try. I adored it and I don't even like contemporary that's how good Anyta Sunday is.

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Yes, and yes ! A thousand times YES ! This book is the perfect romance novel...

I laughed, swooned, smiled so hard my cheeks hurt, and felt the pain and grief so deeply my chest cavity felt hollowed at times. <i><b>Scorpio hates Virgo</b></i> is everything a feel-good romance novel is supposed to be. Full of that witty banter that has become the trademark of the <i>Signs of Love</i> series. I mean, I really didn't think anyone can top Jamie and Theo's back-and-forth verbal foreplay, but turns out dinosaurs and ice cream make for some of the most entertaining dialogue I've had the pleasure of reading.

It is uncanny how Ms. Sunday was able to recreate within me all the warm and fuzzies I had while reading <i><b>Leo loves Aries</b> -which I absolutely loved if you can't tell-</i> while still delivering a completely new and refreshing story. True, some elements that made the last book so enjoyable were still present in this novel, like the misunderstandings, cluelessness and general ambiance of the novel, but Percy and Cal's dynamic was completely different from Theo and Jamie's.

Every interaction was well thought out, well executed and absolutely hilarious. The entire cast of characters could've been a sitcom and I'd have binged on it forever. The nosey caring neighbours, the loving Glover family, the wise horoscopes from Crystal, the community games and the running joke that everyone knew Cal and Percy were meant to be together except Cal and Percy made this book one of my favourite reads of 2017. The cameo from my favourite Leo and Aries didn't hurt either :D

It is everything a heart warming romance should be, and I can't wait for readers to meet this match made in zodiac heaven <3

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Anyta Sunday has developed a formula; two characters who are supposed nemeses which is usually down to a misunderstanding or trying to deny physical attraction, who then slowly become friends even though it's blatantly obvious that there is something more between them, and then proceed to have the slowest of slow burns until they just snap, have another misunderstanding, and eventually reach their happily ever after. Oh, and one of the MCs is gay and the other is bi/pan, and one of them has a penchant for something a little out of the ordinary. It's a formula that usually works though, as it did in the case of Scorpio Hates Virgo.

The second in her Signs Of Love series, it introduces us to new characters whilst still linking them to characters from the first installment of the series. Yes, I was absolutely chanting for Percy and Cal to kiss because their tension was real and undeniable. It wasn't as much of a slow burn as I was expecting going off other reviews, but that didn't detract from my enjoyment of it.

We have Percy, our gay protagonist who is struggling with the death of his closest family member and a recent break up, and Cal, a masters student who takes on a large portion of looking after his family due to closeted family events. Percy and Cal snark and snipe at each other at every opportunity they get, but it's obvious to the reader and everyone around the MCs that this is very thinly veiled flirting. Percy is all for selling his aunt's property, moving away, and starting over somewhere new, but something keeps delaying him from doing just that, and he just can't ignore what's in front of him any more.

The only reason I didn't rate it five stars is because I thought the language was a little juvenile at times for characters in their 20s, and because I thought the reasoning behind them being 'nemeses' was a little bit iffy, but this is definitely a solid and enjoyable enemies to friends to lovers m/m entrant and I would definitely recommend it.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the author for the ARC.

Can m/m romance be TOO cute? The answer in this case is resoundingly YES!

Here we have demi-pan-sexual (have I got that right?) Cal, and gay Percy in relationship with a very long, slow-burning fuse.

Except everyone knows they love each other, really, despite all the oh-so-clever snide remarks and wordplay they constantly indulge in.

And Percy has loved Cal since he first saw him. And Cal has loved Percy since…? Well you do not really know...maybe forever too.

Add a cast of ever-so-lovely neighbours, some siblings, an ex-or-two and the odd dinosaur.

And all those close encounters and almost moments…

I mostly like Anyta Sunday’s books and short stories. This one made me smile…and feel very old…and very nostalgic…and slightly sick.

The sex when it happened was unbelievable as in there is no way that this would happen in this way.It did not fit with the characters, nor was it realistic.

I am left totally undecided about star rating this.I’m too…flustered! Peachy!

Maybe 3.5 stars- if I can commit myself!

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