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jg93's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
 Ehh, unfortunately this did not live up to the hype for me. This was like 90% smut without any real sense that the characters had romantic chemistry, and no plot.Â
Despite having a long history together, once the MC's started hooking up, (around the 20% mark) it honestly felt like they were just doing it out of boredom, and the romance never progressed from there.
There were occasional moments of the fun banter I love in the Off-Campus series, and I enjoyed the first part of this for the most part. However for me, the lack of romantic chemistry/development, along with a bunch of random casual misogyny (from both MC's) and biphobia (from Wes) -both of which went unchallenged- really spoiled the reading experience for me here. Â
Despite having a long history together, once the MC's started hooking up, (around the 20% mark) it honestly felt like they were just doing it out of boredom, and the romance never progressed from there.
There were occasional moments of the fun banter I love in the Off-Campus series, and I enjoyed the first part of this for the most part. However for me, the lack of romantic chemistry/development, along with a bunch of random casual misogyny (from both MC's) and biphobia (from Wes) -both of which went unchallenged- really spoiled the reading experience for me here. Â
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Sexism and Homophobia
gmelrose's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
So. Elle Kennedy is undoubtedly one of the worst current, more famous authors out there.
The book was fine, readable, up until the casual misogyny, racism (that I assume both authors shouldn't have written in) and homophobia, coupled with multiple f-slurs (which also- authors, queer or not- shouldn't have tried to reclaim). What really made me lose it was at 95% of my ebook, where one of the characters says, and I quote, "I could announce I wanted to live my life as a transsexual vampire yeti, and they’d still say ‘Oh, Jamie. You’re so cute.’" I might be reading too much into this, but since when is being trans- (-sexual or -gender) a bad thing? Where one shouldn't need the love they deserve for being who they are? Which is also a big plot of the book, being queer and homophobia. The irony.
Anyways, this book really... sucked. But seriously. Making being trans out to be a bad thing was the cherry on top.
The book was fine, readable, up until the casual misogyny, racism (that I assume both authors shouldn't have written in) and homophobia, coupled with multiple f-slurs (which also- authors, queer or not- shouldn't have tried to reclaim). What really made me lose it was at 95% of my ebook, where one of the characters says, and I quote, "I could announce I wanted to live my life as a transsexual vampire yeti, and they’d still say ‘Oh, Jamie. You’re so cute.’" I might be reading too much into this, but since when is being trans- (-sexual or -gender) a bad thing? Where one shouldn't need the love they deserve for being who they are? Which is also a big plot of the book, being queer and homophobia. The irony.
Anyways, this book really... sucked. But seriously. Making being trans out to be a bad thing was the cherry on top.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Homophobia, Transphobia, Sexism, and Racism
anjae's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Ugh, I loved it. Not much in the way of plot or much else other than gooey pining, excellent chemistry, and silent (and then vocalized) love confessions. It was a perfect, short and sweet read.Â
Content Warnings
Minor: Sexism and Biphobia
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