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A review by tabea_a
Birthday Girl by Penelope Douglas
adventurous
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
This was..a rollercoaster..
I have to say I was excited and wanted to see where the story and characters would end up and I could kind of put myself in their situation and see why they would act the way they did.
The age difference was one thing but when he always called her a little girl and presented her as if she was small and fragile and everything ugh that made me feel physically ill. Also I get the whole “you’re mine only and I possess you” trope but it got annoying like chill out for a sec.
The slutshaming of her sister also wasn’t for me and the chapters were so long.
All in all I did find the characters interesting, not lovable tho, and the story rounded up okay. But like I said I felt like it was wrong to listen to him constantly talk about how he wants to smash her and her “little” body. I just wish that Penelope Douglas chose for Jordan to be a little older, then everything would‘ve seemed different.
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Domestic abuse and Sexual harassment