A review by jennp28
The List by JL Bowman

dark emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

I won a digital copy of this book from a StoryGraph giveaway. At first I was enjoying the instalove story, with a little past trauma of a shive relationship and alcohol abuse thrown in to give the characters some back story and depth. Then toward the end it got really dark really fast and the ending/resolution felt rushed. 

It’s not a closed door romance but it’s not super explicit or spicy (in fact it might have been improved by being more spicy but that might have thrown off the pacing even more if extra time was spent on descriptions…. 

Also this book needs a REALLY good edit. It’s half in present tense and half in past tense, sometimes within the same sentence. It really pulled me out of the story every time it changed. I kinda want to print it off and have at it with a red pen because I think there’s a decent story under there! 
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