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A review by kp_khera
Better Than New by Charley Descoteaux
2.0
ETA: *sighs* as I go through the other reviews I wonder if I even read the same book as practically everyone else. I think this might be my first "everyone loved it but me".
2,5 stars rounded down to two because... Honestly, I don't get what all the fuss is about.
This story’s only 26 pages so I was wondering whether it would be able to do anything for me, whether it would be able to get me invested.
It didn’t, not really.
It had my attention when Theo’s disability is illustrated, and even up to the point both MCs had their little alley talk (it was really great), but it promptly turned into disinterest when they got together.
There’s not a lot to say, because there simply isn’t a lot there.
It left me with questions like wondering who that “Strange guy” was.
It was all kinds of rushed and the dialogue and writing made me role my eyes. Nice idea, executed inadequately in my opinion.
One of the sentences I did really like was
Not recommended but also not advised against. At most it'll take 20 minutes from you, and it starts off interesting enough.
2,5 stars rounded down to two because... Honestly, I don't get what all the fuss is about.
This story’s only 26 pages so I was wondering whether it would be able to do anything for me, whether it would be able to get me invested.
It didn’t, not really.
It had my attention when Theo’s disability is illustrated, and even up to the point both MCs had their little alley talk (it was really great), but it promptly turned into disinterest when they got together.
There’s not a lot to say, because there simply isn’t a lot there.
It left me with questions like wondering who that “Strange guy” was.
It was all kinds of rushed and the dialogue and writing made me role my eyes. Nice idea, executed inadequately in my opinion.
“nom on my dick"
“like it was his favourite flavour of ice-cream”
“My arms shook so bad I could hardly stay up. “Oh, God, Ben. That feels so good.”
“So you are planning to kill me... I’ll only pleasure you half to death.”
One of the sentences I did really like was
“Through Ben’s eyes, though, it didn’t look like something strange from a sci-fi movie; it looked like something cool, maybe from a superhero movie.”
Not recommended but also not advised against. At most it'll take 20 minutes from you, and it starts off interesting enough.