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A review by lemunoz017
Pages for You by Sylvia Brownrigg
Did not finish book. Stopped at 65%.
They were many issues that I had with this book which eventually lead to me putting it down unfinished:
1) I did not like how pretentious the writing was trying to be.
2)The romance between the two main characters felt forced, uncomfortable, and honestly cringey. Anne, the older woman in this story, was so rude to her partner and just made their dynamic incredibly toxic.
3) I did not like the age gap between the two characters. The protagonist is 17 years old when she meets her future partner who is 28 years old and I couldn't get over that the entire time I was reading. As someone in my mid-20s I have zero desire to romantically pursue someone who is underage, as they are not able to legally consent nor would I have much in common with a teenager. This was my main issue with the book mainly because I felt like the age gap really did not add anything to the novel except make the readers feel uncomfortable.
There are a few more issues I had but this review would be way too long. Truthfully, I am pretty surprised that this novel is so critically acclaimed.
1) I did not like how pretentious the writing was trying to be.
2)The romance between the two main characters felt forced, uncomfortable, and honestly cringey. Anne, the older woman in this story, was so rude to her partner and just made their dynamic incredibly toxic.
3) I did not like the age gap between the two characters. The protagonist is 17 years old when she meets her future partner who is 28 years old and I couldn't get over that the entire time I was reading. As someone in my mid-20s I have zero desire to romantically pursue someone who is underage, as they are not able to legally consent nor would I have much in common with a teenager. This was my main issue with the book mainly because I felt like the age gap really did not add anything to the novel except make the readers feel uncomfortable.
There are a few more issues I had but this review would be way too long. Truthfully, I am pretty surprised that this novel is so critically acclaimed.