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A review by xasafi
Rare Vigilance by M.A. Grant
2.0
~2 stars~
Based on the blurb, this book seemed promising. Unfortunately, I was left disappointed yet again.
First of all, this story felt like a gay book written by a (straight) woman solely for (straight) women to enjoy. I don't know if that's the case here but that's the vibe and that's not something I look for in queer books.
Also, the whole 'Imma gain your trust and betray you, oops, I fell in love with you, now I'm gonna right the wrongs and protect you' thing is just terrible. I hate that.
The main character and his love interest had no chemistry together and their relationship was poorly developed. There was no connection between them and they barely knew anything about each other before they got together.
Also, shit is going down, people are fighting for their lives and those two are fvcking? Really?
What else, what else…
Ah, yes. Descriptions of Atlas's PTSD were weak and I would hazard a guess the author didn't do much research in this regard - which is a shame.
The plot itself wasn't THAT bad (though it wasn't anything I haven't seen before, nothing new, nothing original) so that's the only positive thing about this book.
Based on the blurb, this book seemed promising. Unfortunately, I was left disappointed yet again.
First of all, this story felt like a gay book written by a (straight) woman solely for (straight) women to enjoy. I don't know if that's the case here but that's the vibe and that's not something I look for in queer books.
Also, the whole 'Imma gain your trust and betray you, oops, I fell in love with you, now I'm gonna right the wrongs and protect you' thing is just terrible. I hate that.
The main character and his love interest had no chemistry together and their relationship was poorly developed. There was no connection between them and they barely knew anything about each other before they got together.
Also, shit is going down, people are fighting for their lives and those two are fvcking? Really?
What else, what else…
Ah, yes. Descriptions of Atlas's PTSD were weak and I would hazard a guess the author didn't do much research in this regard - which is a shame.
The plot itself wasn't THAT bad (though it wasn't anything I haven't seen before, nothing new, nothing original) so that's the only positive thing about this book.