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bekand1's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
I never skim books but I skim read major chuncks about then at 80% really just flicked through to see what happened and let me say… I love romance but this book infuriated me.
The pacing was dull and the puns painful. The characters were caricatures of the tropes.
I hate when fertility or conception issues is the major conflict in a book - gives me major ick. Also pre-implantation genetic testing is a thing so it was completely invalid anyway. He’s a billionaire also pretty sure in the UK it’s covers on NHS. It didn’t mention whether her heart couldn’t handle a pregnancy just that she would pass on her genetic condition.
There was also some tasteless jokes at the sake of a gender diverse person saying that a side character dating them is the reason they use they/them pronouns now. Whilst continually misgendering them.
Super frustrating. Most hated book of the year easy.
The pacing was dull and the puns painful. The characters were caricatures of the tropes.
I hate when fertility or conception issues is the major conflict in a book - gives me major ick. Also pre-implantation genetic testing is a thing so it was completely invalid anyway. He’s a billionaire also pretty sure in the UK it’s covers on NHS. It didn’t mention whether her heart couldn’t handle a pregnancy just that she would pass on her genetic condition.
There was also some tasteless jokes at the sake of a gender diverse person saying that a side character dating them is the reason they use they/them pronouns now. Whilst continually misgendering them.
Super frustrating. Most hated book of the year easy.
Graphic: Sexual content, Medical content, and Medical trauma
Moderate: Infertility and Death of parent
12ozbeehouse's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
1.0
This book was great until the last 4-5 chapters there is a “secret” that is revealed in the most hamfisted and manipulative way. I went from ready to enthusiastically recommend this book, to loathing it all because of one badly executed plot point.
Graphic: Medical trauma
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