A review by katewheels13
Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood

Did not finish book. Stopped at 52%.
Dnf at 286 pages. The main character went from ok to distinctly unlikable as the book went on. The romance was meh, though I liked the character. While some of the supporting characters were fun and I enjoyed the chess aspect, Mallory put me off. The book also will be outdated within a few years since Hazelwood dropped a bunch of pop culture references.   My other big complaint is the amount of weird fixation on the main character’s sex life (and her 12 year old sister talking about her sister’s sex life). I think Hazelwood was trying to present a sex positive character, but it fell a little short on the messaging for me. Also you can make a drinking game out of how many f-bombs are dropped in this book. 
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