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A review by bookswithrhea
Break You by MV Ellis
3.0
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It was an ok read, but it lacked something for me.
If you like an enemies to lovers full of steam book, with a secret society and bully romances, this one might be for you.
✍The plot
The book started off a bit slow and it took a few chapters to get into the action, but I was easily hooked into the storyline afterwards. I just kept on reading because I needed to find out what happened next.
But, on the downside, there were a few things that let me down a bit. First one being the secret society from this college - it was a little bit underdeveloped. Who they were? What they did? What were the advantages of being one of them? I felt like all this notions were kind of glossed over and they could have added depth to the action and characters.
The angst tho?
I liked the bullying part of this book. It was so different from what I've read and Xavier took bullying to another level, especially in the beggining.
Then, it felt like MMC and the MC got together so quickly and it was a bit of insta-love, or insta-lusty-love, even though we are told they knew each other for months. Which it didn't feel at all.
Also, the main conflict of the book was kind of odd. All was set in motion due to hatred, which seemed so deep, and then you resolve it all in like 10 minutes and it's all nice and dandy? Don't get me wrong, I am a sucker for angst, but it should feel realistic. Also, I believe in coincidences, but not so many. The coincidences in this book were too many and so streched that it felt so unrealistic to me.
✍ The characters
Let's start with Rocky, because she was the best of them. I really liked her, she was sassy, smart and so much fun to read. I loved her moral compass and how she wanted to strive and become the best she could.
Xavier, on the other hand, was on my meh list throughout this book. He was a jerk for the most part to Rocky, but then he became the good guy. I don't even understand how she could like him, apart from his looks. He had not so many qualities and his development wasn't quite a... development.
Them together? They had chemistry, that's for sure, and the scenes between them were steamy. But I felt like the relationship between them didn't evolve and they didn't develop. By the end of the book, to me it didn't seem like their relationship from the begginging was so much different.
The side characters were interesting, the most notable one being Rocky's friend, Kik, who was better developed. Xavier's friends on the other hand were just there to move the story forward, it felt like they had no personality and we didn't know much about them at all.
✍The romance
This for me was the tricky part, because I felt like there was no romance. Sure, sexual attraction, there was plenty of it between Rocky and Xavier.
But I didn't feel the development of their relationship and how they developed feelings for one another. It seemed rushed.
So this book was a hit and miss for me. Despite all the things I couldn't stop and point out, it was an enjoyable read.
Will I read the next book? I am not so sure about that, tho.
It was an ok read, but it lacked something for me.
If you like an enemies to lovers full of steam book, with a secret society and bully romances, this one might be for you.
✍The plot
The book started off a bit slow and it took a few chapters to get into the action, but I was easily hooked into the storyline afterwards. I just kept on reading because I needed to find out what happened next.
But, on the downside, there were a few things that let me down a bit. First one being the secret society from this college - it was a little bit underdeveloped. Who they were? What they did? What were the advantages of being one of them? I felt like all this notions were kind of glossed over and they could have added depth to the action and characters.
The angst tho?
I liked the bullying part of this book. It was so different from what I've read and Xavier took bullying to another level, especially in the beggining.
Then, it felt like MMC and the MC got together so quickly and it was a bit of insta-love, or insta-lusty-love, even though we are told they knew each other for months. Which it didn't feel at all.
Also, the main conflict of the book was kind of odd. All was set in motion due to hatred, which seemed so deep, and then you resolve it all in like 10 minutes and it's all nice and dandy? Don't get me wrong, I am a sucker for angst, but it should feel realistic. Also, I believe in coincidences, but not so many. The coincidences in this book were too many and so streched that it felt so unrealistic to me.
✍ The characters
Let's start with Rocky, because she was the best of them. I really liked her, she was sassy, smart and so much fun to read. I loved her moral compass and how she wanted to strive and become the best she could.
Xavier, on the other hand, was on my meh list throughout this book. He was a jerk for the most part to Rocky, but then he became the good guy. I don't even understand how she could like him, apart from his looks. He had not so many qualities and his development wasn't quite a... development.
Them together? They had chemistry, that's for sure, and the scenes between them were steamy. But I felt like the relationship between them didn't evolve and they didn't develop. By the end of the book, to me it didn't seem like their relationship from the begginging was so much different.
The side characters were interesting, the most notable one being Rocky's friend, Kik, who was better developed. Xavier's friends on the other hand were just there to move the story forward, it felt like they had no personality and we didn't know much about them at all.
✍The romance
This for me was the tricky part, because I felt like there was no romance. Sure, sexual attraction, there was plenty of it between Rocky and Xavier.
But I didn't feel the development of their relationship and how they developed feelings for one another. It seemed rushed.
So this book was a hit and miss for me. Despite all the things I couldn't stop and point out, it was an enjoyable read.
Will I read the next book? I am not so sure about that, tho.