A review by rosereadseverything
RoomHate by Penelope Ward
2.0
I really feel like this is 2.5, but I’m gonna keep it at 2 because of how the plot continued.
1. I did not like Justin. Still don’t, and that could have changed but his redemption arc was not well executed. Why else? Well usually I can have cognitive dissonance with romance books and ignore and be ignorant to SOME misogyny. But, after he said she looked like a whore I was over him. He was so mean to Amelia, and that being me to my second point.
2. I don’t think all romances need strong women, there I said it. We are not strong all the time, and we shouldn’t have to be we are human. I think it’s okay for some of us to be a damsel, a lot. Switch it up a bit you know? But NOT a pushover. We don’t need that. Amelia had little to no character development, as well as her relationship with Justin. Which brings me to my third point.
3. The childhood friends to enemies to second chance lovers trope Ms. ward was tryna pull off? Failed. The pacing of each part of their relationship made the “tension” seem forced and unreal. There was no tension felt by this reader.
4. So Why 2 instead of 1 star? I loved the beginning, it was intriguing, Amelia’s Justin’s meeting was cute. Everything was fine, until it wasn’t.
1. I did not like Justin. Still don’t, and that could have changed but his redemption arc was not well executed. Why else? Well usually I can have cognitive dissonance with romance books and ignore and be ignorant to SOME misogyny. But, after he said she looked like a whore I was over him. He was so mean to Amelia, and that being me to my second point.
2. I don’t think all romances need strong women, there I said it. We are not strong all the time, and we shouldn’t have to be we are human. I think it’s okay for some of us to be a damsel, a lot. Switch it up a bit you know? But NOT a pushover. We don’t need that. Amelia had little to no character development, as well as her relationship with Justin. Which brings me to my third point.
3. The childhood friends to enemies to second chance lovers trope Ms. ward was tryna pull off? Failed. The pacing of each part of their relationship made the “tension” seem forced and unreal. There was no tension felt by this reader.
4. So Why 2 instead of 1 star? I loved the beginning, it was intriguing, Amelia’s Justin’s meeting was cute. Everything was fine, until it wasn’t.