A review by nialanireads
The Enemy Trap by Maren Moore
3.0
3.5
The writing was mediocre at some points but it was cute. The conflict was predictable (which isn’t bad) but it came out of nowhere in the last 20 pages of the book. It was too last minute and didn’t hold much significance other than being an annoying sidetrack to the story. The issues from their childhood weren’t necessary and only mentioned twice or so every 100 pages; if it was meant to be a part of their story, there should’ve been a deeper dive into it or a flashback chapter. Sophia claimed that there was “clear evidence” of Hayes’ cheating when the girl only brought a pair of her own underwear and knew where he was. They stopped hating each other too early (I feel like they didn’t really hate each other that much to begin with), fell in love quickly (not in a bad way), fought then got back together too fast. It was cute but not my cup of tea.
The writing was mediocre at some points but it was cute. The conflict was predictable (which isn’t bad) but it came out of nowhere in the last 20 pages of the book. It was too last minute and didn’t hold much significance other than being an annoying sidetrack to the story. The issues from their childhood weren’t necessary and only mentioned twice or so every 100 pages; if it was meant to be a part of their story, there should’ve been a deeper dive into it or a flashback chapter. Sophia claimed that there was “clear evidence” of Hayes’ cheating when the girl only brought a pair of her own underwear and knew where he was. They stopped hating each other too early (I feel like they didn’t really hate each other that much to begin with), fell in love quickly (not in a bad way), fought then got back together too fast. It was cute but not my cup of tea.