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A review by afi_whatafireads
Stupid Dirty by Erin Russell
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
Randomly picked this one up (cause it was recommended after I finished Garron's Park) and I got to say, whilst the overall idea was actually good, the execution part of the book was lacking. (but since this was a debut, kudos to the author but would have loved it if some things were done better).
The first half of the book was actually not bad. It was how the friendship started, the way Silas and Cade hit it off from being enemies of sort and ended up becoming friends. If I were to say, the parts that I liked were how the author wrote about their vulnerabilities, their family situations and how they were handling it in their own way.
But then, the second half happened and everything just went downhill after that. Everything was just RUSHED . There was no build up to their friendship into becoming more, and honestly, it almost felt like stereotyping despite the book having made almost all of the other characters around the mains to be free to be themselves with no toxicity in any way.
And the conflict? Good lord that was messy. I don't know, it just felt like there was little-to-no build up? And everything just happened???? and well I was pissed. I did finish it because I wanted to know how it will end (and the premise of the second book sounded really really good), but lowkey I was just left disappointed.
Will actually still read the second book cause I really liked Ford, but I hope that the build up would be better :')
The first half of the book was actually not bad. It was how the friendship started, the way Silas and Cade hit it off from being enemies of sort and ended up becoming friends. If I were to say, the parts that I liked were how the author wrote about their vulnerabilities, their family situations and how they were handling it in their own way.
But then, the second half happened and everything just went downhill after that. Everything was just RUSHED . There was no build up to their friendship into becoming more, and honestly, it almost felt like stereotyping despite the book having made almost all of the other characters around the mains to be free to be themselves with no toxicity in any way.
And the conflict? Good lord that was messy. I don't know, it just felt like there was little-to-no build up? And everything just happened???? and well I was pissed. I did finish it because I wanted to know how it will end (and the premise of the second book sounded really really good), but lowkey I was just left disappointed.
Will actually still read the second book cause I really liked Ford, but I hope that the build up would be better :')