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A review by kyrumption08
Type Dirty to Me by Roxanne D. Howard
2.0
I was given an ARC of this novel, but all opinions are my own.
I requested this book because I thought the title was fun and promising. I really did enjoy how the author tackled healing from emotional abuse. I loved the theme of her finding herself again and realizing her dreams of opening a bookstore.
However, this book sorely needed an editor. The word choices were bizarre and inconsistent. It seemed like the author wasn't sure what she wanted her character to sound like and flip-flopped between styles. I also felt that the plot was quite unrealistic at times.
The romantic male lead for me was a major miss. I did not enjoy being told he was charming rather than being shown by his actions. He would tell her he respected her choices but seemed to bulldoze her into doing what he wanted especially when it came to intimacy.
The sex scenes were filthy but not in a fun way. I felt like I was hearing too much detail in ways that were uncomfortable. For example, I heard about their "liquids' more times than I care to count. It was off-putting and strange. I did however enjoy the phone scene, that was well-written.
In conclusion, I thought the novel had a lot of potential and if it had been revised a bit and edited better could have been a win for me.
I requested this book because I thought the title was fun and promising. I really did enjoy how the author tackled healing from emotional abuse. I loved the theme of her finding herself again and realizing her dreams of opening a bookstore.
However, this book sorely needed an editor. The word choices were bizarre and inconsistent. It seemed like the author wasn't sure what she wanted her character to sound like and flip-flopped between styles. I also felt that the plot was quite unrealistic at times.
The romantic male lead for me was a major miss. I did not enjoy being told he was charming rather than being shown by his actions. He would tell her he respected her choices but seemed to bulldoze her into doing what he wanted especially when it came to intimacy.
The sex scenes were filthy but not in a fun way. I felt like I was hearing too much detail in ways that were uncomfortable. For example, I heard about their "liquids' more times than I care to count. It was off-putting and strange. I did however enjoy the phone scene, that was well-written.
In conclusion, I thought the novel had a lot of potential and if it had been revised a bit and edited better could have been a win for me.