papercranestitches's review
3.0
I'm having a hard time figuring out how to rate this book; there were parts of it that made me really, REALLY angry on behalf of one of the characters, there were parts that were completely entertaining, and then there were parts that were incredibly sweet and fluffy but bewildering at the time time.
I'm just going to put this out there: Max is a complete and total asshat. For 75% of the book, he's the worst kind of Robocop - he's judgmental and arrogant and wholly insensitive to those around him. In the first few pages of the story he. As if that weren't enough to make you loath his character, he repeatedly slut shames Finn for sleeping with him... all while trying to get in his pants again! It made me want to scream. You can't have it both ways, Max!
Because Max is such a giant asshat, I was COMPLETELY confused by Finn's attraction to him. Well, I mean, the man could stand in for the statue of a Greek God - I get the physical attraction - but the intellectual and the emotional attraction? The things that you can build an actual relationship on?! Nope, not seeing it (which makes Finn's otherwise great character seem pretty shallow).
But then, around that 75-80% mark in the book, it's like Max is body-snatched by aliens. His personality undergoes a complete 180 degree change, and all of a sudden he's solicitous and sweet and declaring his love for Finn.
Let's be real: I usually crave those declarations of love like a man dying of dehydration in the desert craves water, but this time around I was left with a pretty intense case of what-the-FUCK?!-itis. I understand that Gregg was going for a super awkward start to the Max and Finn's relationship and the whole enemies-to-lovers trope, but I felt like Max was a little too unlikable in the beginning for this to be believable.
Then there was the stalker/mystery aspect to the story. Although I can sit back and say rather smugly that I knew who the bad guy was from the first mention of him on-page, I will say that I absolutely didn't anticipate how the mayhem would build towards the end of the book. I thought that action was completely over-the-top but creative and damn entertaining.
I definitely enjoyed [b:Max and Finn|15806133|Max and Finn (Men of Smithfield #2)|L.B. Gregg|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344443004s/15806133.jpg|7124155] enough to continue reading the series, but I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping that the next MCs are a little kinder to each other.
I'm just going to put this out there: Max is a complete and total asshat. For 75% of the book, he's the worst kind of Robocop - he's judgmental and arrogant and wholly insensitive to those around him. In the first few pages of the story he
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thoughtlessly keeps Finn waiting HOURS to speak to him, only to fuck him, fire him, and caps it all off by insulting his teaching style and being a condescending jerkBecause Max is such a giant asshat, I was COMPLETELY confused by Finn's attraction to him. Well, I mean, the man could stand in for the statue of a Greek God - I get the physical attraction - but the intellectual and the emotional attraction? The things that you can build an actual relationship on?! Nope, not seeing it (which makes Finn's otherwise great character seem pretty shallow).
But then, around that 75-80% mark in the book, it's like Max is body-snatched by aliens. His personality undergoes a complete 180 degree change, and all of a sudden he's solicitous and sweet and declaring his love for Finn.
Let's be real: I usually crave those declarations of love like a man dying of dehydration in the desert craves water, but this time around I was left with a pretty intense case of what-the-FUCK?!-itis. I understand that Gregg was going for a super awkward start to the Max and Finn's relationship and the whole enemies-to-lovers trope, but I felt like Max was a little too unlikable in the beginning for this to be believable.
Then there was the stalker/mystery aspect to the story. Although I can sit back and say rather smugly that I knew who the bad guy was from the first mention of him on-page, I will say that I absolutely didn't anticipate how the mayhem would build towards the end of the book. I thought that action was completely over-the-top but creative and damn entertaining.
I definitely enjoyed [b:Max and Finn|15806133|Max and Finn (Men of Smithfield #2)|L.B. Gregg|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344443004s/15806133.jpg|7124155] enough to continue reading the series, but I'm just crossing my fingers and hoping that the next MCs are a little kinder to each other.
scarletine6's review
3.0
Good narration, but this is my least favourite book in the series. It didn't flow as well as the others and ended very abruptly.
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