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A review by moonbites
Perfect Ten by L. Philips
2.0
This was SUUUUUPER PROBLEMATIC
*Let the RANT Begin*
Now the story has a bit of magical element to it, but is basically a contemporary romance. I usually LOVE LGBTQ romances, in fact I live for the stuff. This story has so much problematic material, handled in the worst possible ways. If you ever find the moral of the story, please enlighten me. For me this story was just...
Now the characters...Sam is shallow & hypocritical. I kind of liked Landon (Sam's BFF) he was at least somewhat relatable and multidimensional. Sam's love interests are extremely basic. They are mainly described as "The French Guy," "The Shy Artist Boy," and "The Rebel."
You may be asking yourself why I have given it a two stars and not a one star. Well, that's because I was actively engaged in hating it. Being engaged in a book is something I love. Hating on things was also something I really enjoyed about this.
Basically this was a bad book. There are too many issues running rampant in here for it to be good, but I did enjoy hating on it. I would recommend to people who like to do the same...
Ahead will be some minor spoilers, where I will list my reasons for hating Sam and other stuff...
-Sam is a self-proclaimed hipster...because he drinks Chai Tea instead of coffee...WOW
-Sam talks about how lonely he is after two years but refuses to date, "the guy with acne," because he is too weird and nerdy. (Spoiler alert nerd boy actually finds love)
-Sam calls himself a lover of fantasy and Sci-Fi but doesn't like Labyrinth or Dark Crystal???
- Sam calls Landon spoiled because he gets everything he wants and never has to work for anything, yet he himself has a credit card...because that's so normal for a 17 year old.
THE CHEATING and the belief that if someone really loves you they can forgive you for it. AND LETTING your drunk friend go home with a stranger
*Let the RANT Begin*
Spoiler
I started reading this right after [b:The Music of What Happens|35442700|The Music of What Happens|Bill Konigsberg|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1527283064s/35442700.jpg|56825302] in which I found the characters to be a bit boring. This book has the exact opposite problem, I actively hated on our MC Sam. He is an extremely unlikable character, which I found isn't necessarily a problem for me. Of course with a problematic MC my fingers are crossed for some development. The real problem is that all of our other characters were one dimensional and the story was so wrong.Now the story has a bit of magical element to it, but is basically a contemporary romance. I usually LOVE LGBTQ romances, in fact I live for the stuff. This story has so much problematic material, handled in the worst possible ways. If you ever find the moral of the story, please enlighten me. For me this story was just...
Now the characters...Sam is shallow & hypocritical. I kind of liked Landon (Sam's BFF) he was at least somewhat relatable and multidimensional. Sam's love interests are extremely basic. They are mainly described as "The French Guy," "The Shy Artist Boy," and "The Rebel."
You may be asking yourself why I have given it a two stars and not a one star. Well, that's because I was actively engaged in hating it. Being engaged in a book is something I love. Hating on things was also something I really enjoyed about this.
Basically this was a bad book. There are too many issues running rampant in here for it to be good, but I did enjoy hating on it. I would recommend to people who like to do the same...
Ahead will be some minor spoilers, where I will list my reasons for hating Sam and other stuff...
-Sam is a self-proclaimed hipster...because he drinks Chai Tea instead of coffee...WOW
-Sam talks about how lonely he is after two years but refuses to date, "the guy with acne," because he is too weird and nerdy. (Spoiler alert nerd boy actually finds love)
-Sam calls himself a lover of fantasy and Sci-Fi but doesn't like Labyrinth or Dark Crystal???
- Sam calls Landon spoiled because he gets everything he wants and never has to work for anything, yet he himself has a credit card...because that's so normal for a 17 year old.
THE CHEATING and the belief that if someone really loves you they can forgive you for it. AND LETTING your drunk friend go home with a stranger