A review by nineinchnails
Kings of Quarantine by Susanne Valenti, Caroline Peckham

adventurous dark emotional tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

i really should have hated this on paper this would be a DNF. the heroine comes across as a mary sue from a wattpad novel. the plot is so ridiculous and the prose wasn’t something id usually find readable but they made it work. i did really end up liking the characterisation of at least a couple of the guys after the 50% mark.

i think it’s because of how ridiculous it was i just got sucked in it’s like bollywood/telenovela level OTT but i couldn’t put it down. i will say the bullying is really cruel at some points definitely it was emotionally abusive asf which i wasn’t prepared for because i’ve read and enjoyed darker work but if you can deal with all of that then i’d definitely recommend if you want something to get lost in.
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