A review by tillyjournals
Below Zero by Ali Hazelwood
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Honestly this probably lost half a star for the end of the last chapter. It just made the whole novella feel a little like a caracture.
Again with these novellas I think I would have enjoyed this more as a full novel - there was a lot of backstory for a book this length so the actual story felt very rushed.
The above is a shame really because I think Sadie and Ian might have been my favourites if they hadn't felt so underdeveloped. This really had great promise but honestly just fell a little flat.
If Ali Hazelwood wants to keep her popularity she needs to stop with the tiny white cis girls, falling for huge white cis males. To be fair Sadie's tininess was less of a feature but I do just roll my eyes every time one of the females is described as tiny and the men as huge, it's just endless.
Again with these novellas I think I would have enjoyed this more as a full novel - there was a lot of backstory for a book this length so the actual story felt very rushed.
The above is a shame really because I think Sadie and Ian might have been my favourites if they hadn't felt so underdeveloped. This really had great promise but honestly just fell a little flat.
If Ali Hazelwood wants to keep her popularity she needs to stop with the tiny white cis girls, falling for huge white cis males. To be fair Sadie's tininess was less of a feature but I do just roll my eyes every time one of the females is described as tiny and the men as huge, it's just endless.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content