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Empire State of Mind by TeamRedhead
Fandoms: Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015)
29 Apr 2017
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At 33, Ethan Hux is the CEO of one of the most successful marketing firms in New York. He's spent decades establishing himself as the city's youngest self-made billionaire, who owes nothing to his family name, and it's paid off. Hux has an empty penthouse, an addiction to caramel macciatos he's not willing to talk about, and the world at this fingertips. There's nothing he couldn't have, if he wanted it - except, it appears, for the one thing he really needs.
Ben is a failure. He knows this. At 25 he’s a college drop-out, with a list of mental health issues a mile long, two toxic and blatantly homophobic parents, and no friends. Stuck working a job for which he is decidedly unsuited, stuck in that home that isn’t a home, stuck pretending he’s not breaking to pieces, stuck… Just plain and simply stuck. With hope of a brighter future diminishing every day, Ben feels trapped. It’s only a matter of time before he breaks, and when he does, he knows he will never be able to recover on his own. But who in their right mind could ever love something as broken and ugly as Ben Solo?
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Great novel! Almost fairytalelike romance.
Very well written.
Since its a modern coperate setting in today New York city, and because characters are introduced and we'll described, zero knowledge of anything starwars universe related is required.
I say this as a compliment to the writers. I assume that of course this is written for fans, but can also be enjoyed by everyone else as if it were an original story.Oh and the authors notes feature specific trigger warnings for each chapter where needed, thanks for that.
Honestly this discusses some heavy mental health stuff, so don't read now if it might trigger you. But I think this part was handled very well.
to spoiler: I learnt some things about mental heath and support and expectations. But also, it is a happy ending romance. So I cried reading this, both sad, then happy tears. -
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