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A review by sarah1984
Back to You by Lauren Dane
Did not finish book.
26/12 - I admit this is partially my own fault. I didn't read the blurb, just picked the book up for the author's name. Unfortunately, it seems I confused the name Lauren Dane with any number of other Laurens (Lauren Blakely, Christina Lauren et al) who write romance I've enjoyed in the past as I've never read anything else by her and only had one of her books on my to read shelf (a book I will be seriously reconsidering after attempting this).
In 54 pages (was actually 49 pages due to ridiculous formatting by the publisher) I had seven pages marked for discussion (one of them I didn't bother doing a status update for as it was only a page after the previous one and I felt like I'd already expended enough effort) - that's too many negative comments for an entire book, let alone in just 49 pages.
The whole premise of the book didn't work for me. I just can't find the romance in the 'let's break up my ex-partner's new relationship because I've come to my senses many years too late' trope. That's all about selfishness and all I can ever think about is how unfair it is to the third party who, through no fault of their own is about to get dumped because the previous person has changed their mind. Then there was editing errors and writing that honestly didn't make any sense and I knew within a few pages that I wasn't going to be able to finish it. I decided to read till I got past page 50, I succeeded in that goal so score one for both stamina and knowing when to quit to avoid unnecessary pain.
In 54 pages (was actually 49 pages due to ridiculous formatting by the publisher) I had seven pages marked for discussion (one of them I didn't bother doing a status update for as it was only a page after the previous one and I felt like I'd already expended enough effort) - that's too many negative comments for an entire book, let alone in just 49 pages.
The whole premise of the book didn't work for me. I just can't find the romance in the 'let's break up my ex-partner's new relationship because I've come to my senses many years too late' trope. That's all about selfishness and all I can ever think about is how unfair it is to the third party who, through no fault of their own is about to get dumped because the previous person has changed their mind. Then there was editing errors and writing that honestly didn't make any sense and I knew within a few pages that I wasn't going to be able to finish it. I decided to read till I got past page 50, I succeeded in that goal so score one for both stamina and knowing when to quit to avoid unnecessary pain.