A review by jakeftsgerald
Book Boyfriend by Kris Ripper
2.0
I think this is one of those 'it's not you, it's me' type of situations. Maybe I'm not the right target audience for this book. I don't know. I read it fairly quickly but, representation aside, I honestly can't remember a single thing I like about it, which is a shame.
One thing I can tell you is that I'm still trying to figure out why PK has people like Art and Wade in his life, when they constantly belittle him. They were awful towards PK from the beginning, with Art stating that they only sought PK's help because he was the only one who had a spare bedroom and not because he was supposedly their best friend. And with both Art and Wade stating multiple times that they didn't think PK had any speck of emotional intelligence. It doesn't matter if you say something offensive followed or preceded by "no offense", because it's still offensive.
Although I enjoyed Art's representation, I can't name any other thing I liked about them. I felt like they were always trying to one-up PK and it got boring and annoying after a few chapters. They acted like they were doing PK a favor, when it was the other way around. And don't get me started on Wade. What on Earth was going on with him being a trophy son? Yikes. The only interesting thing about him was his partner.
Reading from PK's perspective was tiring. I get what the author was trying to do but there was so much going on in his head that I ended up skipping a few descriptive paragraphs every once in a while and I could still follow the story pretty well. Not to mention that some of the expressions seemed like they were taken from a Tik Tok video. We had too much without having much at all. I wish Kris Ripper would replace some of that verbiage with signs that PK can write a book about romance because, contrary to what Art and Wade say, he actually has emotional intelligence! After reading the whole book even I am questioning the veracity of that. I also felt like their conversation where they laid it out on the table was lacking emotional depth. And what about the back and forth between being sure you're in love with your best friend but still question it by the last chapters?
I have to say, though, that I was really pleased with PK's coworker, Maggie, and his parents. They were very supportive throughout the whole story, the kind of people he should surround himself with more often.
I received this e-Arc in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) and Netgalley!
One thing I can tell you is that I'm still trying to figure out why PK has people like Art and Wade in his life, when they constantly belittle him. They were awful towards PK from the beginning, with Art stating that they only sought PK's help because he was the only one who had a spare bedroom and not because he was supposedly their best friend. And with both Art and Wade stating multiple times that they didn't think PK had any speck of emotional intelligence. It doesn't matter if you say something offensive followed or preceded by "no offense", because it's still offensive.
Although I enjoyed Art's representation, I can't name any other thing I liked about them. I felt like they were always trying to one-up PK and it got boring and annoying after a few chapters. They acted like they were doing PK a favor, when it was the other way around. And don't get me started on Wade. What on Earth was going on with him being a trophy son? Yikes. The only interesting thing about him was his partner.
Reading from PK's perspective was tiring. I get what the author was trying to do but there was so much going on in his head that I ended up skipping a few descriptive paragraphs every once in a while and I could still follow the story pretty well. Not to mention that some of the expressions seemed like they were taken from a Tik Tok video. We had too much without having much at all. I wish Kris Ripper would replace some of that verbiage with signs that PK can write a book about romance because, contrary to what Art and Wade say, he actually has emotional intelligence! After reading the whole book even I am questioning the veracity of that. I also felt like their conversation where they laid it out on the table was lacking emotional depth. And what about the back and forth between being sure you're in love with your best friend but still question it by the last chapters?
I have to say, though, that I was really pleased with PK's coworker, Maggie, and his parents. They were very supportive throughout the whole story, the kind of people he should surround himself with more often.
I received this e-Arc in exchange for an honest review. Thank you Carina Press & Carina Adores (Harlequin) and Netgalley!