A review by scmp73
Breaking Away by Toni Aleo
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
I’m confused as to how this has such a high rating. I didn’t like any of the characters; Claire was the only one I’d give even a little bit of a pass to. I feel like at this point, I should have some connection to the characters, but I don’t. None of them have shown me great qualities.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t gotten far enough along in the book, but how is everyone raving about Phillip? He’s honestly a dick. The way he talks about women and sex? Likes he’s owed something? Not it for me. This is the line that finally convinced me to give up:
“He gave her countless orgasms, made sure she was good and fucked before he left, and she couldn’t help him out? What the hell?”
Honestly, Phillip can get fucked. Let’s add this in to the fact he promised his niece he wouldn’t jeopardize her relationship with Reese by hooking up with her, but he did it anyway. He’s selfish and you won’t change my mind.
Reese was whatever. She’s hung up on her ex and will never settle down. Cool. I don’t mind this trope at all, but does it need to be repeated every 5 seconds?
Overall, this was my first book by this author, and I think it will be my last. I’m not a fan of the writing style, and if all the MCs are like Phillip and Reese, I’m not interested.
Maybe it’s because I haven’t gotten far enough along in the book, but how is everyone raving about Phillip? He’s honestly a dick. The way he talks about women and sex? Likes he’s owed something? Not it for me. This is the line that finally convinced me to give up:
“He gave her countless orgasms, made sure she was good and fucked before he left, and she couldn’t help him out? What the hell?”
Honestly, Phillip can get fucked. Let’s add this in to the fact he promised his niece he wouldn’t jeopardize her relationship with Reese by hooking up with her, but he did it anyway. He’s selfish and you won’t change my mind.
Reese was whatever. She’s hung up on her ex and will never settle down. Cool. I don’t mind this trope at all, but does it need to be repeated every 5 seconds?
Overall, this was my first book by this author, and I think it will be my last. I’m not a fan of the writing style, and if all the MCs are like Phillip and Reese, I’m not interested.